The First Wealth Podcast

Take a listen to the trailer for series 2 of “The First Wealth Podcast” launching Tuesday 13th September! 

This new series will be led by our own Financial Planners, Robert Schwarz and Scott Millar, who’ll be chatting to innovative business visionaries discussing how they got to where they are today. 

New episodes will be dropping every Tuesday, so make sure to subscribe via your favourite podcasting platform to be the first to hear episode 1 and 2 on launch day…!

First Wealth Website: https://www.firstwealth.co.uk/category/podcast

In light of the challenges we’ve all faced in years prior, it’s safe to say that company culture has had to make an essential evolution to prepare for a future of hybrid working.

Culture Amp’s Nick Matthews is well placed to see what makes a great manager, and which skills will be brought into play in the coming years. Hear Nick’s insights on how culture feeds into employee experience, and the necessity to build trust with your team, on episode 10 of The First Wealth Podcast.

This episode covers:

• How culture feeds directly into employee experience
• The essential, but surprising, skillset required in management roles
• Ways to build trust with your team around company culture and policies
• Predictions for the future of working on and off-site

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Creating a brand from scratch can be a daunting prospect, so to have Co-Founders who’ve done so twice in different industries on The First Wealth Podcast is an invaluable opportunity for anyone looking to enter the world of startups.

Anthony Villis is joined by Luke Shelley & Marcus Ereira, Co-Founders of Central 23. We hear their insights into how local businesses can leverage unique marketing techniques, the lessons they’ve learned from setting up Tavistock Tutors, and how it’s helped their unique brand stand out from the crowd. 

This episode covers:

• The endearing response from the Central 23 customer base initiated by having a unique product
• Finding innovative marketing methods for drumming up local business
• Structuring a talented team and growing a faithful client base

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Covid has presented an unparalleled challenge to our economy, and with the uncertainty surrounding our fiscal future it’s high time to prepare your business to ride the wave and come out on top.

Who better to gaze into the crystal ball and help shine a light on how to move forward than Shamik Dhar, Chief Economist at BNY Mellon. Shamik breaks down what might happen moving forwards as a result of Covid, and whether we’ve anything to learn from previous crises.

This episode covers:

• Similarities and differences between responses to Covid & the 2008 economic crisis
• The financial impacts of Covid on a national and global scale
• Our potential routes out of national debt
• How you can prepare your business to ride out the wave of economic uncertainty

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Copywriting is a sometimes overlooked, but entirely essential, marketing tool with which to share the one thing that will always set you apart from the rest of an industry - your story.

Caroline Mays is the Founder of Switchblade Lemonade, a professional platform-building & bio-writing salon for thought leaders, speakers, authors, and artists.

In this exciting episode of The First Wealth Podcast Caroline dishes out the secrets to stellar storytelling, how to avoid cliches, and ways to turn a static bio into a sea of content about your journey.

This episode covers:

• The secrets to crafting bios that set you apart from your industry
• How copywriting can be considered its own niche worth learning, even for already-talented writers
• Weaving your journey into text and focusing on the art of storytelling

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With two years to go before the Sydney Olympic Games, Ben Hunt-Davis was part of a team that set an audacious goal with concrete measures underneath it. Two years later, Team GB stood on the podium with gold around their necks.

Ben channels this into his performance training for businesses, sharing the collective winning mindset with entrepreneurs looking to achieve huge goals of their own.

On this episode of the podcast we’ll hear some of the tales from Ben’s rowing career, how their elite sporting principles translate into business, and how to get buy-in from your whole team.

This episode covers:

• The incredible story behind Ben’s Olympic victory in Sydney
• How to set crazy goals and convert them into solid strategies
• Communicating plans in with more discussion to engage your team
• The value of having collective accountability in a team

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Carole Spiers is a recognised, world-leading authority on wellbeing & workplace stress, two highly pertinent topics for the current work climate.

On this episode of the podcast, we’re breaking down how to keep in touch with teams and keeping wellbeing at the top of the agenda, throughout the pandemic and beyond.

We hear how a culture of listening starts at the top, ways to keep up communications while working from home, and tips on maintaining a positive mindset in light of negative situations.

This episode covers:

• How healthy workplace culture starts with the CEO
• Where to start when considering a communications programme
• Tips on communication & productivity while working from home

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The hospitality industry is one with such an impact on all our lives, and we stand to learn from the resilience they’ve shown throughout Covid’s most prevalent years.

Josh Katz is a renowned restaurateur and Founder of Berber & Q, and is the perfect guest on The First Wealth Podcast to talk about the incredible undertaking of opening new restaurants, even for those well acquainted with the process.

We also hear how the pandemic has presented a chance for a pivot in priorities on both a business and personal level, and their amazing £40k fundraising effort as part of a movement to feed the NHS.

Anthony is joined by renowned restaurateur and Berber & Q founder Josh Katz to discuss how he started up his two critically acclaimed restaurants, and talk about the impact of Coronavirus on the hospitality industry. He also talks about the incredible work his team has done in raising over £40,000 for the NHS!

This episode covers:

• The lengthy, laborious but highly rewarding process of opening restaurants
• How Berber & Q have had to react to the uncertainty of Covid
• Josh’s incredible initiative to raise money for NHS workers
• Realigning your time to focus on more personal goals

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Covid-19 is a crisis that has prompted us all to consider how we communicate, from tone and frequency to methods, and the lessons we take from the pandemic will serve us well in future crises.

In episode 3 of The First Wealth Podcast, Anthony is joined by Iain Anderson, who divulges tips from his 25 years’ experience in communications on how business leaders can collaborate effectively in even the most world-altering events.

Anthony is joined by Iain Anderson of Cicero/AMO to discuss his thoughts on how business leaders should communicate in a crisis, as well as how COVID-19 could shape the way we work forever, even after the crisis.

This episode covers:

• Ways in which the pandemic has brought businesses into closer collaboration
• Re-evaluating the need for in-person office work based on our desire for connection
• The essential factor of nailing your tone in communications to clients and staff alike

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When pressured to make the right decision, it’s easy to overlook the power of unconscious biases and human evolution, which are exacerbated in times of crisis.

Behavioural expert Neil Bage is a specialist in the behaviours driving our decisions - and how to counter them. 

In episode 2 of The First Wealth Podcast we hear from Neil on how ‘lazy’ decisions might actually be shrewd ones, what to look out for in the way we process information, and the often-underestimated power of ‘sleeping on it’.

This episode covers:

• The human evolution behind our unconscious, snap-decision making processes
• How the presentation of information dramatically affects our perception of it
• Sleeping on an issue, and how it engages the parasympathetic nervous system to clear your head

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