A very warm welcome to another lively and insightful edition of the 1230 TWC Business Beat Radio Show, where business, wellbeing, technology, resilience and real-life conversations all come together.

This week’s show is packed with inspiring guests, practical business insight and powerful personal stories — from AI and social media strategy to stress management, contracts, data privacy and the importance of sleep.

And as always, we begin with a little 1230 TWC news…

🌸 1230 TWC News & Events

💻 1230 TWC TV – Special Extended Session

📅 Wednesday

⏰ Extended until 2:30pm

Special Talk:

“The Sleep Reset: Why Smart, Busy Women Can’t Switch Off (And What Actually Works)”

A hugely important and very timely conversation for busy businesswomen balancing work, family, responsibilities and life.

🍝 1230 TWC In-Person Networking

📅 Wednesday 20 May

📍 ASK Italian, Bromley

Relaxed, welcoming networking where real conversations create real opportunities.

As Jackie always says:

“If you can get there… this is for you.”

🎂 Birthdays, Hugs & Community

Birthday wishes to everyone celebrating this week.

And hugs to anyone needing a little extra support right now — our community is always thinking of you.

☕ Annabel Kaye

Contracts, GDPR & Keeping Business Real

About Annabel

Annabel Kaye is a contracts and data privacy specialist with more than four decades of experience helping small businesses navigate the realities of working online.

As founder of KoffeeKlatch, Annabel is widely known for:

Plain-English contracts

Practical GDPR advice

Realistic, no-nonsense business support

Her approach removes the fear, jargon and “legal theatre” often associated with contracts and compliance.

Today’s Conversation

Annabel joins the show to discuss:

Tracking and data privacy

Online responsibility

Contracts in the real world

The realities of running modern businesses online

Always informative, practical and refreshingly honest.

Allexia Griffiths

From Personal Loss to Powerful Purpose

About Allexia

Allexia Griffiths is a Social Media Marketing Strategist supporting founders and solopreneurs to grow their businesses and maximise opportunities both online and offline.

A café owner, widow and single parent herself, Allexia brings lived experience, empathy and commercial insight into everything she does.

Alongside her own business, she is:

A Business Mentor for the Department of Business & Trade Help to Grow Scheme

A newly appointed Charity Trustee

And organiser of the exciting new Charity Village at Ideas Fest — often described as the “Glastonbury of Business”.

This year, Ideas Fest takes place at Champneys, Tring.

Today’s Conversation

Allexia shares her deeply personal story of:

Losing her husband to terminal illness

Losing the family IT business

Rebuilding life and business from scratch

She also explains how the Charity Village concept came to life after a conversation with Frank Bruno sparked a “lightbulb moment”.

A brilliant reminder of the power of:

✨ resilience

✨ reinvention

✨ conversations

Allexia’s Business Tip

Manage your time intentionally.

By:

Time-windowing

Blocking specific tasks

Creating a documented social media strategy

Business owners can reduce overwhelm and make social media feel far more manageable.

🤖 Karlene Hibbert

AI, Automation & Smarter Small Business

About Karlene

Karlene Hibbert is founder of Genie AI Solutions, helping small businesses use AI to:

Save time

Respond faster to enquiries

Reduce admin

Improve customer follow-up

Increase sales opportunities

Her speciality lies in practical AI voice agents, chat agents and automation systems designed specifically for real business owners.

Today’s Conversation

Karlene discusses:

The biggest challenges facing small businesses today

How AI can help reduce pressure and improve efficiency

Why business owners should stop fearing AI — and start using it strategically

Karlene’s ChatGPT Tip

One of the simplest but most useful AI tips shared today:

Instead of overthinking prompts…

👉 simply “brain dump” your messy thoughts into ChatGPT first.

Then ask:

“Please refine this prompt for clarity and impact.”

A brilliant tip for:

social media posts

LinkedIn content

marketing ideas

clearer messaging

🌿 Pam Sithole

Stress, Skin Health & Self-Care Without Guilt

About Pam

Pam Sithole is a holistic skin and body health advocate, longevity enthusiast and founder of KnuSkin.

Passionate about the connection between wellness and appearance, Pam helps busy people understand that caring for body and skin is:

not a luxury — but a responsibility.

Through:

Therapeutic massage

Targeted oils

The medical-grade Million Dollar Facial System

Pam helps clients address the root causes of stress-related skin and body issues.

Today’s Conversation

Pam tackles a hugely important subject:

Stress has become dangerously normal.

For many high-achieving women over 40:

tight shoulders

poor sleep

exhaustion

adult acne

overwhelm

have become accepted as “normal”.

Pam explains why these are actually warning signals from the body — not minor inconveniences.

The Million Dollar Facial System

Pam also shares insight into:

The Million Dollar Facial System

Anti-ageing and acne treatments

Her book:

Clear and Ageless

Designed to simplify skincare and help busy people stop feeling overwhelmed by conflicting advice.

Pam’s Wellness Tip

“Self-care is not self-indulgence. It is preventative maintenance.”

A powerful reminder that consistency — not occasional pampering — creates lasting change.

🌟 Next Week’s Guests

Joining us next week:

Morag Horner

Jo Chandler

Stellamann Dove

Another fantastic line-up to look forward to.

📅 Don’t Forget…

1230 TWC TV – 2nd Wednesday each month

1230 TWC Bromley Networking – 3rd Wednesday each month

Business Beat Radio Show – Mondays, 2–4pm live + podcast replay

💗 Final Thanks

A huge thank you to today’s wonderful guests:

Annabel Kaye

Allexia Griffiths

Karlene Hibbert

Pam Sithole

And of course…

thank you to our amazing listeners and community.

Take care, stay safe, hugs to all — and see you next time.

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