The Imperfect Brand

An exciting episode this, with a twist. I'm chuffed to be joined by Dr. Michelle Gordon, entrepreneur, author, former surgeon and founder of The Menopause Movement.

Dr Gordon (Dr. G to friends) has one mission - to help women create a life they love, by demystifying the menopause and tackling this transformation with a positive mindset.

Now Dr. G has taken the choice to move beyond just helping women with the menopause to start supporting overworked and exhausted high-achieving entrepreneurial professionals of any gender with a brand new cohort-based coaching course.

Find Dr. G on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichellegordon/

The Menopause Movement: https://www.menopausemovement.com/

Dr. G's new course: https://drgordon.me/

Find her books: https://www.menopausemovement.com/dr-g-recommends-mm-resources-and-index

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Benjamin & Brand Clear:

I'm Benjamin Catley-Richardson, Strategic Director for Brand Clear. 

www.brandclear.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandclearben/

It's another episode, and I'm joined by Duncan Bennett, MD of Notts Sport.

Over the last 35 years, Notts Sport has established itself as an expert in the design, planning and supply of synthetic pitches for sport and leisure venues, and they remain the only official facilities partner to England and Great Britain Hockey.

Listen as Duncan talks me through a mistake from his career, and we cover business planning, questioning and getting into travel writing.

Find Duncan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncanbennettns/

Notts Sport website: http://www.nottssport.co.uk/

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Benjamin & Brand Clear:

I'm Benjamin Catley-Richardson, Strategic Director for Brand Clear. I love doing the boring marketing stuff that you’re probably avoiding.

If you’d like to be a guest on the podcast, please give me a shout: [email protected]

www.brandclear.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandclearben/

For the first episode of 2022, I'm joined by Debbie Knight, founder of the home fragrance brand, Senti.

Senti is the product of 6 years, 100 prototypes and Debbie’s single-minded ambition to create her own diffuser design called The Orchid. Launched in July 2019, The Orchid is now supplied to luxury offices, hotels and retailers like Harrods and Fortnum & Mason.

Find Debbie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbie-knight-6a230912/

Senti: https://senti.co.uk/

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Benjamin & Brand Clear:

I'm Benjamin Catley-Richardson, Strategic Director for Brand Clear.

If you’d like to be a guest on the podcast, please give me a shout: [email protected]

www.brandclear.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandclearben/

For this episode I'm going international for the first time, and speaking with Jean-Samuel Najnudel, Président of RingOver Group.

RingOver’s goal is to simplify the business phone system, so that your business can communicate from anywhere at anytime. 

With more than 10,000 customers, RingOver was founded in France but is now available throughout UK, Europe and the US.

Find Jean-Samuel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-samuel-najnudel-991402a5/

RingOver Group: https://www.ringover.fr/ 

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Benjamin & Brand Clear:

I'm Benjamin Catley-Richardson, Strategic Director for Brand Clear. I want to help people share their experiences and the lessons they've learned with the rest of us.

If you’d like to be a guest on the podcast, please give me a shout: [email protected]

www.brandclear.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandclearben/

For this episode of The Imperfect Brand, I'm talking to Katrina Turton, owner and co-founder of RDG Accounting Ltd.

Together with business partner Russell Geary, Katrina started RDG Accounting in 2009 with ambition of building close, long lasting relationships with clients. In recent years RDG has expanded on its accounting services to provide mentoring and guidance to entrepreneurs who need a boost for their business.

Find Katrina on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrina-turton-4072ab37

RDG Accounting: https://www.rdgaccounting.com/

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Benjamin & Brand Clear:

I'm Benjamin Catley-Richardson, Strategic Director for Brand Clear. I'm in the process of repositioning us to serve small charities and social enterprises who want to bridge the funding gap.

If you're part of a nonprofit and would like to be a guest on the podcast, I'd love to hear from you: [email protected]

www.brandclear.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandclearben/

I’m Benjamin Catley-Richardson and as our podcast returns for another season I’m talking with Andy Smith, Managing Director of Corpdata Ltd.

Corpdata provides accurate, up-to-date business information for organisations looking to drive their B2B marketing with data.

Find Andy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewsmithcorpdata/

Corpdata's website: https://www.corpdata.co.uk/

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Benjamin & Brand Clear:

I'm Benjamin Catley-Richardson, Strategic Director for Brand Clear. I love doing the boring marketing stuff that you’re probably avoiding.

If you’d like to be a guest on the podcast, please give me a shout: [email protected]

www.brandclear.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandclearben/

Today, I’m talking with Lucy Bailey, CEO and Founder of the charity Bounce Forward.

Bounce Forward trains teachers and parents to build and model positive resilience in everyday life, giving children and young people the inspiration and support they need to develop core skills like problem solving, creative thinking and compassion.

Since 2009, Bounce Forward has worked with more than 1800 schools and over 10 thousand teachers.

This year Lucy has also launched an e-learning programme in mental fitness called Beyond Today, applying everything that she’s learned over her work in the last 15 years to help women between the ages of 18 and 50 to confidently be the best version of themselves.

Find Lucy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-bailey-bsc-hons-socpol-msc-11024b14/ 

Bounce Forward: https://bounceforward.com/

Beyond Today: https://beyondtoday.co.uk/

Sponsor everything a teacher needs to get started with Bounce Forward for £185: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/helpchildrenthrive

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Benjamin & Brand Clear:

I'm Benjamin Catley-Richardson, Strategic Director for Brand Clear. I love doing the boring marketing stuff that you’re probably avoiding.

If you’d like to be a guest on the podcast, please give me a shout: [email protected]

www.brandclear.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandclearben/

Today I'm speaking with Aaron Rudman-Hawkins, Founder and Managing Director of The Evergreen Agency.

As Aaron puts it, just 3 years ago he had a successfully established 'business in a bedroom' specialising in SEO and PPC. But in 2021, Evergreen is now the winner of two national business awards, including fastest growing company. 

Despite 18 months of a pandemic, Aaron has doubled down on recruitment to build a busy team of 13 (it might be even more by now!) with a reputation for providing game-changing SEO, PPC and Digital PR support.

Find Aaron on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronrudmanhawkins/ 

The Evergreen Agency: https://theevergreenagency.co.uk/

Aaron's SEO video training course: https://theevergreenagency.co.uk/learn-seo/

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Benjamin & Brand Clear:

I'm Benjamin Catley-Richardson, Strategic Director for Brand Clear. I love the boring business stuff that you probably avoid.

If you’d like to be a guest on the podcast, please give me a shout: [email protected]

www.brandclear.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandclearben/

For this episode, I’m speaking with Steve Pearson, founder of Valve & Process Solutions in Chesterfield.

Valve and Process Solutions specialise in providing key equipment to the processing industry, who keep us fed, watered and supplied. 

Since founding the business in 2005, Steve has made every effort to stand out from his competition, leading from the front and being a committed regular on LinkedIn.

You can find Steve doing his thing here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-pearson-valve-expert/ 

Valve & Process Solutions: https://vandpsolutions.com/

See Steve doing some video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/VALVEPS

The book that Steve mentions: The Great Game of Business, by Jack Stack and Bo Burlingham

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Benjamin & Brand Clear:

I'm Benjamin Catley-Richardson, Strategic Director for Brand Clear. I love doing the boring marketing stuff that you’re probably avoiding.

If you’d like to be a guest on the podcast, please give me a shout: [email protected]

www.brandclear.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandclearben/

It’s time for The Imperfect Brand, and I’m speaking with James Taylor, Chief Executive for Macildowie Recruitment and Retention.

Macildowie is a Midlands-based recruitment firm with a progressive attitude, highlighted by its recent branding shift to emphasise the importance of both effective recruitment and retention.

You can find James on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/macildowieexecjobsjt/

Macildowie Recruitment and Retention: https://www.macildowie.com/

Find out more about LLEP (the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership) that James mentioned: https://llep.org.uk/about-us/

This is the weekly mastermind group James also talked about: https://www.eliteleaders.co.uk/

Finally, Macildowie have started a leadership blog which just so happens to have some words from me as well: https://www.unprecedentedleadership.com/

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Benjamin & Brand Clear:

I'm Benjamin Catley-Richardson, Strategic Director for Brand Clear. We do all the boring stuff that makes your marketing brilliant.

If you'd like to be a guest on the podcast, get in touch: [email protected]

www.brandclear.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandclearben/