I’m joined by Carl Haffner, CEO of Avida Global SAS, for a fascinating Imperfect Brand podcast with a story that begins in the UK and reaches all the way to Colombia.

Avida is a producer of medicinal cannabis and Carl oversees farming operations in Colombia, where Avida has also set up a Foundation to improve education, the environment and enterprise in the local community.

You can find Carl on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlhaffner/

Avida Global: https://www.avidaglobal.com/

For the first episode of our second season, I'm speaking with Karen Lee-Thompson, Managing Director and Founder of Wǒ Skincare.

Wǒ is a skincare lifestyle brand that helps people to identify the individual needs of their own skin, with a flexible diagnostic system that provides the right care for them.

You can find Karen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-lee-thompson-59292017/

And here's the Wǒ website: https://wearewo.com/

Later in July, Karen is hosting some exciting live skincare consultations. You can book here: https://wearewo.com/pages/events

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearewo_uk/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearewo-105436237567122

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/wearewo_uk/

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Benjamin & Brand Clear:

I'm Benjamin Catley-Richardson, Strategic Director for Brand Clear. We work with B2B businesses who provide essential products and services, taking them from boring to brilliant.

www.brandclear.co.uk

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

This time I’m joined by Claire Bicknell, founder of the Catena business ‘dating agency’. 

Since 2021, Catena has been helping people avoid 60 second pitches, referral targets and the obligation to work the room by offering a way to build business relationships without suffering from networking fatigue.

Find Claire on LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-bicknell-2a201314/

Catena Business Network: https://www.catena-business-network.com/

Catena’s LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/catena-nottingham-ltd/ 

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Benjamin & Brand Clear:

I'm Benjamin Catley-Richardson, Strategic Director for Brand Clear. We make it easier to do business for businesses with all the right ingredients, bar one.

If you're sick of not being listened to, get in touch: [email protected]

www.brandclear.co.uk

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

For episode five of The Imperfect Brand, I'm speaking to Marketing Coach and Founder of Rather Inventive, Ben Kinnaird.

Drawing on Ben's extensive background in IT, web development and marketing, Rather Inventive is a digital marketing agency that has been helping people to use the web more effectively in business since 2009.

Find Ben on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benkinnaird-marketing-expert/

Rather Inventive: https://ratherinventive.com/ 

Rather Inventive's video guides: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNL4RFp9AG3BWIlKnI4Y9EQ/videos

The Rather Inventive podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/inventive-marketing-club-a-marketing-podcast/id1093969528

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Benjamin & Brand Clear:

I'm Benjamin Catley-Richardson, Strategic Director for Brand Clear. We make it easier to do business for businesses with all the right ingredients, bar one.

Find out what the missing ingredient is (and how to apply it) by using [email protected]

www.brandclear.co.uk

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

It's episode four of The Imperfect Brand, and joining me is Ashley Jones, Director of Framework Media.

In 2017, Ashley launched marketingSHOWCASE, a monthly B2B business event for marketing professionals across the UK.

Find Ashley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyjonesshowcase/ 

marketingSHOWCASE: https://www.mktgshowcase.co.uk/

Framework Media: https://www.frameworkmedia.co.uk/

Watch the SEO talk Ashley mentions at the marketingSHOWCASE YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vom1BSS8JaA&list=PLRoFPqszrsuXg_wV0KXHf8lMaafT9HhOQ&index=6 

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Ben & Brand Clear:

I'm Ben Catley-Richardson, Strategic Director for Brand Clear. We make it easier to do business for businesses with all the right ingredients, bar one.

If you'd like to find out what that missing ingredient is, I'd be happy to tell you! Use [email protected]

www.brandclear.co.uk

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

For episode three of The Imperfect Brand, I'm joined by Patrick Smith, who has spent 20 years in the world of marketing and business.

Patrick is a serial entrepreneur (though he wouldn't call himself that) outsourced marketing director, and also Chief Executive of the Donr Foundation, which gives charitable causes a leg up in digital fundraising.

Patrick also has a life-changing bombshell decision to kick the episode off with. Though, actually, not one that prevents our conversation from being directly linked to his business experience.

Find Patrick on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-smith-marketing/

Patrick Smith Marketing - https://www.patricksmarketing.co.uk/

Sign up for Patrick's writing enewsletter - https://patrickswriting.ck.page/a7a8ec990d

Find Patrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/PatrickComms

Donr Foundation - https://donr.foundation/

Patrick's first book, The Dummy Pass, will be published with Ladey Adey - https://www.ladeyadey.com/

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Ben & Brand Clear:

I'm Ben Catley-Richardson, Strategic Director for Brand Clear. We make it easier to do business for businesses with all the right ingredients, bar one.

If you're sick of not being listened to, get in touch: [email protected]

www.brandclear.co.uk

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

For the second episode of The Imperfect Brand, Benjamin Catley-Richardson is joined by Andy Middleton, a sales specialist who helps businesses of all kinds work out where their next sale is coming from.

Andy also has a passion for networking, and sits as Regional Director for the Catena Business Network in Nottinghamshire.

Find Andy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmiddleton1/

Andy Middleton, Sales & Networking - https://amsn.co.uk/

VideoSketch, Andy's doodle video project - https://amsn.co.uk/videosketch-doodle-videos/ 

Catena, The Business Dating Network - https://www.catena-business-network.com/

Instagram statistics mentioned in the chat - https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018012/instagram-users-united-kingdom/#:~:text=In%20February%202021%2C%20Instagram%20had,years%20old%2C%20at%2030.7%20percent

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Benjamin & Brand Clear:

I'm Benjamin Catley-Richardson, Strategic Director for Brand Clear. We make it easier to achieve your long term business goals through a coherent brand strategy.

If you're sick of not being listened to, get in touch: [email protected]

www.brandclear.co.uk

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

It's the first ever episode of The Imperfect Brand (and our first ever podcast, too).

Brand Clear's Ben Catley-Richardson is joined by Glen Thurgood, former athlete, professional performance coach and Co-Founder of Training Shed.

Training Shed are a fitness and gym business with an emphasis on individual health and wellness goals, and how to help people achieve them through understanding their own needs.

Find Glen on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glen-t-61b11165/

Training Shed - https://www.trainingshed.com/

Try Training Shed's online assessment platform, the Wellbeing Score - https://www.trainingshed.com/wellbeing-score/

Wellonomics - https://wellonomics.co.uk/

Training Shed shortlisted for the Transform Awards Europe 2021 - https://www.transformmagazine.net/awards/europe/the-shortlist/ 

The book Glen mentions - Traction, by Gino Wickman

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Ben & Brand Clear:

I'm Ben Catley-Richardson, Strategic Partner with Brand Clear. We use brand strategy to help ambitious organisations be easier to notice, easier to remember and easier to choose.

So if you're sick of not being listened to, get in touch: [email protected]

I'm confident that a clear brand can make it easier for you to do business.

www.brandclear.co.uk

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