Small Business Heroes

Emily Hatton is an online tool specialist and remote working expert. Emily matches entrepreneurs with the perfect business systems.

Emily has a really helpful service to offer the small business community. The podcast contains great advice on how to get out there and promote yourself, even if you'd rather not. Emily also has some very interesting thoughts on remote working.

Garry Lee is a CEO, Board Advisor and Founder. He is passionate about helping businesses to grow, supporting owners and using the power of marketing and data to challenge the norm.

Leona Bishop, CEO Dare to Care Leadership and managing director of Functional Fluency International, is an expert on leadership development, executive coaching, team development, change management, organizational development, training and facilitation. She has the experience and knowledge to help companies build capacity and succeed in today’s constantly changing, competitive marketplace.

I am Vickylynne Atherton, founder of Artemis. I am an extraordinarily successful Sales Specialist with over 20 years’ experience. I named by business after Artemis “The Hunter” as I am a natural born sales leader who now works with a broad selection of organisations to build sales strategies and assist with the generation of new business.

Jess is a mega experienced event producer and strategic marketer who has spent over 15 years working client and agency side with major blue chips, charities and on well-known sporting events alongside building her and her husband’s live event business. Jess helps SMEs who need more time and resource with outsourced marketing, events and project work.

Jess' strapline is ‘Outsourced marketing for SME’s that need more time! Affordable, flexible and no fuss.’

In this episode we talk to Vickylynne Atherton, Director of Academy Now, an interactive education platform designed for remote learning, designed to support children with special educational needs.

Vickylynne tells us about how she and her partner Lee Quince positioned Academy Now in a market with well established and very large competitors. The interview also contains some excellent advice for those of you that don't always feel comfortable selling your products or services.

David Thomas is a Sunday Times #1 bestselling author, Hall of Fame speaker, Guinness record breaker, media personality (Oprah), global presenter in 23 countries, national level Masters competitive bodybuilder.

In this very entertaining podcast, we discuss:

The benefits of podcasting

The importance of social proof

How learning to sell online is vital to your business

A specific sales funnel strategy

The necessity of learning how to do email marketing

The importance of communication urgency in your offer

And, most importantly, why you should wear whatever shirts you feel good in

After practicing law for 15 years, 8 years of which were under his own umbrella, Mark Pollard of Funky Vibes Marketing, decided to change direction and is now a marketer, licensed drone pilot and podcaster.

In this edition of the Small Business Heroes podcast our wide ranging discussion included:

The joys of hot desking

The pain of being an employee

The long term benefits of networking groups

The necessity of a business plan

And more!

In this edition of the Small Business Heroes podcast Janet Efere provides a wealth of knowledge about sales including the two reasons people buy from you, how to solve the pricing dilemma, how to sell by phone, the importance of setting targets and how to sell £100,000 in a year.

Janet is an award winning sales trainer who helps ambitious business owners get significant business growth by converting leads into sales.

In this edition of the Small Business Heroes podcast James Smethurst talks about the transition from working in the NHS to running a marketing agency, the need for personal growth, the energy needed for sales, how we should go for speed over perfection, and some ideas on how to find the hungriest market for our products.