The Business Lockdown Podcast

Today James and Phil are joined by four individuals, who are each in their own rights’, phenomenal leaders and coaches. Meet Martin Johnson, CEO of Trans2Performance, specialising in coaching and performance psychology, Jonathan Leafe, a Business Coach and mentor and marketing expert, Dean Booty, a multiple business owner and host of the Motivated Entrepreneur Podcast and last but by no means least Dean Grimshaw, host of the Work In Progress Podcast, and Warrior Mindset Coach. 

As the latest Round Table session commences, our guests and hosts discuss the 2020 released Netflix series, The Playbook: A Coach’s Rules for Life follows five sports coaching legends as they share their philosophies and rules around their sports, teams and lives.

The series features legends such as Serena Williams’ coach Patrick Mouratoglou, former Chelsea Football Club and current Tottenham Hotspurs manager Jose Mourinho and the NBA stalwart Doc Rivers, who’s episode kicks off the series with an awe-inspiring approach to life.

Join us as our group share their thoughts around the series, their favourite moments and parts that have either inspired, resonated with or repulsed them! As business leaders, it is not often that we are given a space in which such positive energy, reflection and inspiring stories can be shared in so many ways as you will watch and hear unfold today, we guarantee that you will come away from today’s episode feeling uplifted, empowered and inspired by the ripple effect of energy these guests have created whilst discussing this incredibly motivating Netflix series.

Welcome to Episode 67 of The Business Lockdown.

We are joined at the Round Table by Phil Pond. A Round table is a form of academic discussion. Participants agree on a specific topic to discuss and debate. This time, we look at the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma. Are we destined for our lives to be taken over by tech or can we salvage what’s left of human connection?

In an age of tech domination, Zoom as a daily tool, Facebook as our means of social engagement and Google as our main source of knowledge, it is safe to say that tech is now an essential part of our biology.

Phil Pond, as a trends forecaster, uses technology against itself in his search for the truth, and tells us that the current state of the news and how we get the news is fundamentally flawed; if our hosts searched the same term, they would get three versions of the truth.

Phil Pond maintains that surely there can only be one version of the truth – but even this notion is called into question by the use of tracking and big data by companies like Google, Amazon and Facebook.

Join our discussion and let us know your thoughts as we digest this issue together – are we addicted to social media? Are you addicted to your phone? And, perhaps most importantly of all, Co-host James Ash asks: “Are We F*cked?”

Let us know in the comments if you’ve watched the programme. We’d love to hear your thoughts -

View Phil’s platforms below:

Scarlet Opus:

www.scarletopus.com

Facebook: @ScarletOpus

Insta - @scarlet_opus instagram.com/scarlet_opus/

Twitter -@scarletopus twitter.com/scarletopus

View “The Social Dilemma” Trailer here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaaC57tcci0&ab_channel=Netflix

Welcome to Episode 66 of The Business Lockdown. 

We are today joined by a true creative at a time when the creative industry has been somewhat destroyed by lockdown. Kerri Layton is a jazz singer, and the founder and director of Dixiebird records, a collective of musicians focusing on jazz, organising events and live music. 

Coronavirus means the effective end of live events and weddings This could not come at a worse time for Kerri, as she celebrated her first part of profit – she tells us how she lost ‘every single penny’, and had to take time out to regroup mentally and come back stronger than ever.

We discuss how COVID has affected the creative and events industry and Kerri’s business, and how a year of extreme adversity ended with the singer unable to sing, or even talk. What happens when you are denied your greatest passion in life? For Kerri it meant she was mute over Christmas and had to use other methods to communicate.

Kerri looks to the future to maintain hope: once we’re over the coronavirus pandemic, it’s back to the roaring twenties and Kerri tells us that human interaction will feel better than ever. We can come back from this, but only by mutual support and gratitude; it is through the power of one another that we can become stronger together.

View Kerri’s platforms below: 

Winter Wedding Package link  - https://www.dixiebirdrecords.com/winter-wedding-micro-offer-1

Dixiebird Records main website link - https://www.dixiebirdrecords.com/

Facebook - Dixiebird Recordse

Insta - https://www.instagram.com/dixiebirdrecords/

Kerri Layton Insta - https://www.instagram.com/kerrilaytonmusic/

Kerri Layton Facebook - Kerri Layton

Spotify -  https://open.spotify.com/album/2sU4AA4YZTVgaBbvBoLw6x

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4WS8Xk1Dhbdd8t3RbIhvAQ?

Soundcloud – https://soundcloud.com/kerri-layton

Welcome to episode 65 of The Business Lockdown. 

We are today joined by photographer, returning guest and great friend Andy Crozier. 

Since his appearance on episode 22 of The Business Lockdown, A lot has changed not only for Andy but for the whole world as we navigate the collective struggle of the Coronavirus pandemic. 

Andy continued to pivot as his area of expertise, wedding photography, has been put on hold and describes the way he’s changed business model with the purchase of a ‘business in a box’.

Reflecting on the act of pivoting, we question whether or not the pandemic has inspired radical changes to the estate industry with the emphasis on virtual tours, and if these changes are actually outdated – with the technology we have, it's hard to see why these changes were not seen earlier. 

Andy decided to take a step back and visited a yoga retreat in Turkey; in a time of resurfacing panic and uncertainty, finding the pieces to the puzzle of calmness is essential to wellbeing and mindset. 

View Andy Crozier’s platforms below:

www.insightphotographers.co.uk


www.insightours.co.uk

FB - https://www.facebook.com/InsightPhotographers/

Insta - https://www.instagram.com/insight_photographers/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-crozier-b164077/

Adversity can actually be a positive force for action; overcoming adversity shapes us into the people we are today. 

There are few people who are as familiar with this statement as Kawan Glover.

Kawan survived a stroke and three brain surgeries, but Kawan’s story does not end there. Kawan uses his story to massively inspire others and sees his experience as a tool to help others achieve victory. 

After studying business at university, Kawan looked to his own experience to become a “testimony” that “will inspire others to take hold of themselves”. Uniting others with his individual pain, this incredible young man turns adversity into victory. 

We discuss a number of topics with Kawan, such as what Kawan understands as his “why”, his inspiring and heartfelt journey that completely changed his life at just 20 years old, and the magic of human connection – something that we all desire in these strange and turbulent times. 

We can take inspiration from Kawan, safe in the knowledge that through the strength of each other, we will overcome the darkest time in our life with one commonality: each other. 

View Kawan’s Platforms below: 

Facebook: www.Facebook.com/OvercomeAdversityWithKawan

Instagram: www.Instagram.com/kawanglover - @kawanglover

Twitter: www.Twitter.com/kawan_glover - @kawan_glover

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/kawanaglover

[email protected]

Welcome to Episode 63 of The Business Lockdown. 

Stage fright is something we are all familiar with; the pre-show nerves where you tell yourself that everything that can go wrong will. The dreaded walk onto stage and that stuck, shocked ‘deer in the headlights’ panic which sends you straight into self-doubt.

Steve Trister works from within to destroy this feeling. 

Steve is an acclaimed public speaking, presentation and communication skills trainer who gives business owners, CEO’s and other senior figures the confidence they need to deliver powerful speeches. His proudest moments include training a person to open to 9,000 people in the audience live and nearly 100,000 online in Vegas and much more. 

Although Steve plays a massive part in these speeches, he is more focused on the delivery of the speech rather than its content; the ‘craft of the performance’ is Steve’s passion, and he uses his experience as a former actor to develop and shape this craft.

We discuss The Ego and it’s damaging properties and how to avoid this by assessing and destroying it with evidence, Steve’s personal experiences as a coach and the deeper side of communication – the importance of mindset and looking further within to communicate ideas effectively to the outside world. 

View Steve Trister’s platforms below: 

Website - www.stevetrister.com 

Online Course - www.thespeakingrevolution.com

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevetrister/

Twitter -  https://www.twitter.com/stevetrister 

Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/steventrister

Welcome to Episode 62 of The Business Lockdown. 

We are today joined by life coach Dean Grimshawe, who examines the mind with a critical eye. His approach to mindset is one of resilience, maintaining that we are already aware of what we want in life – and under lockdown, it is what we need that is more important. 

This development, once realised, will help you achieve your goals.  Dean maintains that many people don’t realise they can achieve what they want, by simply realising what they want in life is easily achievable. Once we figure out our goals and how to get there, all we need to do is create a plan and follow it! 

View Dean’s platforms below: 

Website - www.deangrimshawe.com

Twitter - @deangrimshawe   

Instagram - @dg_workinprogresspodcast  

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/deangrimshawefitness

Welcome to Episode 61 of The Business Lockdown. 

Through the power of community and coworking, Tyrone Curran is destroying the barriers of convention with his project The Crosby Collective. 

The Crosby Collective is a coworking space in Scunthorpe, but Tyrone is not concerned with geography; he is instead rewriting the rules of labour by transcending the office, creating a space for creativity to flow – choosing creativity as the main purpose of this space means that creatives will flourish, changing the way we can look at the concept of the office space and removing the constraints that many find blocks their creativity in an office environment.

We discuss how this project came to be, and the importance of community and how Tyrone’s ideas will be manifested in the Crosby Collective. 

View Tyrone’s platforms below: 

Website -  www.thecrosbycollective.com

Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/_thecrosbycollective_/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thecrosbycollective

https://www.facebook.com/OasisHubHendersonAvenue

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyrone-curran-20a92450/

Welcome to episode 60 of The Business Lockdown. 

We are today joined by Angela Morgan of SeaMorgens, a conscious entrepreneur who is driven to save the planet, who created a Swimwear brand that uses recycled materials and non-plastic packaging. 

Angela used lockdown to learn; she is proud of how much she focused on her business over lockdown and discovered the complexity of marketing. She is particularly interested in SEO and the back end of business, where as her sister is more focused on the front of house elements – this balance has lead to a powerful dynamic in her business. 

We discuss Angela’s newfound skills, such as advertising and marketing, her new brand and it's growth and much more in our conversation with Angela, a rising expert who has a lot to give! 

View Angela’s platforms below: 

SeaMogens 

Facebook - facebook.com/Seamorgen

Instagram - instagram.com/seamorgens/

Pintrest - pinterest.co.uk/SeaMorgens/

Shop – www.seamorgens.com

Email - [email protected]

Welcome to Episode 59 of The Business Lockdown.

Jack Burton is the owner of Fit24, a 24 hour gym in the heart of Hull. The health and fitness industry is one Jack, as an expert and business owner, knows has been forgotten by the government; we discuss the implications of a world left behind by the government and what this entails, and develop a behind the scenes picture of business post-lockdown. 

As lockdown is eased, we can now look back at our collective struggle and begin to find answers to our multitude of questions. We may not get them all, but we can start to rebuild together.

Hearing Jack’s story will inspire us all to keep on pushing; use the past to push you forward and get you through, as Jack puts it, the “assault course” that is life. 

View Jack’s platforms below: 

www.fit24.co.uk

Instagram – 

@Jack_burton92

@fit24hull

@ssa.sportuk

Facebook – 

Fit24 Hull