The Independent Minds

Pete Romano is the founder of Segwik.com, an AI powered customer journey optimization platform that helps businesses turn every customer interaction into a meaningful, memorable relationship.

Before becoming a tech, entrepreneur Pete was a composer of advertising jingles like the Budweiser frogs.

In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, Pete explains to host Michael Millward how his musical education and experience contributed to his entrepreneurial success.

Michael and Pete discuss how many entrepreneurs are experts in their field, but set-up businesses without knowing everything they need to run that business.

Pete explains how his thinking outside the box about what happens in the box of a business led to the creation of Segwik, which enables business owners to effectively manage every aspect of their customer relationships, and create meaningful repeatable experiences.

They also discuss how the business owner must act like the conductor of an orchestra, bringing experts together to create high performing teams.

This episode will enthuse you to rethink how you interact with your customers.

More information about Rebecca Olson and Michael Millward is available at Abeceder.

The Independent Minds is made on Zencastr, because as the all-in-one podcasting platform, Zencastr really does make creating content so easy.

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Fit For Work Look after your health and you will be fit for work.

It is important for entrepreneurs maintain good mental and physical health. That is why we recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test; a 39-health marker Annual Health Test conducted by an experienced phlebotomist Hospital standard tests are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

A secure Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and lifestyle guidance

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Rebecca Olson is a working mom, who is using her experience of motherhood to help other working mothers to balance motherhood with achieving career objectives.

In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, Rebecca explains to host Michael Millward a few of the issues that mothers face when returning to work after maternity leave and highlights the high number of women who change their jobs within 18-moths of their return to work.

Rebecca discusses the identity crisis that many mothers endure as they try to redefine life and work because of the changes that parenthood brings. She looks at the role line managers play in creating a successful maternity leave and return to work.

Michael and Rebecca discuss the Moms First Moms in the Workplace report identifying what it tells employers and managers who want to retain their talented mothers.

Rebecca is the host of the Ambitious and Balanced Working Moms podcast.

More information about Rebecca Olson and Michael Millward is available at abeceder.

The Independent Minds is made on Zencastr, because as the all-in-one podcasting platform, Zencastr really does make creating content so easy.

If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing and use our offer code ABECEDER.

Travel

With discounted membership of the Ultimate Travel Club, you can travel anywhere else at trade prices on flights, hotels, trains, and many more travel related purchases.

Fit For Work Look after your health and you will be fit for work.

It is important for entrepreneurs maintain good mental and physical health. That is why we recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test; a 39-health marker Annual Health Test conducted by an experienced phlebotomist Hospital standard tests are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

A secure Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and lifestyle guidance

Visit York Test and use this discount code MIND25.

Three the network Visit Three for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote my referral code WPFNUQHU.

Being a Guest

We recommend that potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre.

We use Matchmaker.fm to connect with potential guests If you are a podcaster looking for interesting guests or if you have something interesting to say Matchmaker.fm is where great guests and great hosts are matched and great podcasts are hatched. Use our offer code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber.

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uRoutine  is the productive social network.

uRoutine helps users to build routines that help them to achieve their objectives.

The social network aspect of uRoutine enables users to support, and hold each other accountable to each others routines.

In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, uRoutine co-founder Ed Johnson explains to host Michael Millward how valuable having a routine is to achieving a work focused objective or fulfilling a life style aspiration.

Ed explains what make uRoutine different from other social network platforms and how he will maintain that difference.

You will leave this podcast inspired to build routines into your life and work.

uRoutine is a free to use App that is available in the Apple App Store, the Google Play Store, and the uRoutine website

More information about Ed Johnsons and Michael Millward is available at abeceder.

The Independent Minds is made on Zencastr, because as the all-in-one podcasting platform, Zencastr really does make creating content so easy.

If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing and use our offer code ABECEDER.

Travel

With discounted membership of the Ultimate Travel Club, you can travel anywhere else at trade prices on flights, hotels, trains, and many more travel related purchases.

Fit For Work Look after your health and you will be fit for work.

It is important for entrepreneurs maintain good mental and physical health. That is why we recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test; a 39-health marker Annual Health Test conducted by an experienced phlebotomist Hospital standard tests are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

A secure Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and lifestyle guidance

Visit York Test and use this discount code MIND25.

Three the network Visit Three for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote my referral code WPFNUQHU.

Being a Guest

We recommend that potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre.

We use Matchmaker.fm to connect with potential guests If you are a podcaster looking for interesting guests or if you have something interesting to say Matchmaker.fm is where great guests and great hosts are matched and great podcasts are hatched. Use our offer code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber.

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Philip Milne built his IT expertise working at the sharp end of business as he endeavoured to use technology in all its forms to make his business more efficient and more profitable.

Now as the founder of Intelidat Philip helps other business owners make better use of their investment in IT and the data that that IT helps to generate.

In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, Philip explains to host Michael Millward the big mistake that business owners make when it comes to effectively using IT and AI within their business.

Philip describes the difference between AI that has been designed for personal use and AI that has been designed for business use.

Philip also explains the advantages of using AI as business brain that acts like an identical twin of your organisation.

You will leave this podcast appreciating more about the practical application of AI in your organisation.

More information about Philip Milne and Michael Millward is available at abeceder.

The Independent Minds is made on Zencastr, because as the all-in-one podcasting platform, Zencastr really does make creating content so easy.

If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing and use our offer code ABECEDER.

Travel

With discounted membership of the Ultimate Travel Club, you can travel anywhere else at trade prices on flights, hotels, trains, and many more travel related purchases.

Fit For Work Look after your health and you will be fit for work.

It is important for entrepreneurs maintain good mental and physical health. That is why we recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test; a 39-health marker Annual Health Test conducted by an experienced phlebotomist Hospital standard tests are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

A secure Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and lifestyle guidance

Visit York Test and use this discount code MIND25.

Three the network Visit Three for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote my referral code WPFNUQHU.

Being a Guest

We recommend that potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre.

We use Matchmaker.fm to connect with potential guests If you are a podcaster looking for interesting guests or if you have something interesting to say Matchmaker.fm is where great guests and great hosts are matched and great podcasts are hatched. Use our offer code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber.

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Marcia Darwood is an Angel Investor, and the host of the Angel Next Door podcast.

Marcia is also the author of Do Good Whie Doing Well a book in which she explains what angel investors do and how ordinary people can become angel investors.

It is important to remember that angel investors make investments in companies and that these investments are not always successful. If this episode of The Independent Minds inspires you to get involved in angel investing, please consult a qualified financial advisor before making any investments.

In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, Marcia demystifies the process of early-stage investments that angel investors get involved in.

Marcia shares with host Michael Millward how and why she became an angel investor.

Marcia also candidly discusses the pros and cons of being an angel investor and what has motivated her investment decisions. It is not always about making money.

You will leave this podcast appreciating the important role that angel investors play in facilitating company growth, and understanding the processes involved in becoming an angel investor and making investment decisions.

More information about Marcia Darwood and Michael Millward is available at abeceder.

The Independent Minds is made on Zencastr, because as the all-in-one podcasting platform, Zencastr really does make creating content so easy.

If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing and use our offer code ABECEDER.

Travel

Marcia is based in New York NY USA. With discounted membership of the Ultimate Travel Club, you can travel to the USA, or anywhere else at trade prices on flights, hotels, trains, and many more travel related purchases.

Fit For Work Look after your health and you will be fit for work.

It is important for entrepreneurs maintain good mental and physical health. That is why we recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test; a 39-health marker Annual Health Test conducted by an experienced phlebotomist Hospital standard tests are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

A secure Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and lifestyle guidance

Visit York Test and use this discount code MIND25.

Three the network Visit Three for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote my referral code WPFNUQHU.

Being a Guest

We recommend that potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre.

We use Matchmaker.fm to connect with potential guests If you are a podcaster looking for interesting guests or if you have something interesting to say Matchmaker.fm is where great guests and great hosts are matched and great podcasts are hatched. Use our offer code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber.

Thank you for listening.

Mike Moyer is a serial entrepreneur and the fonder of Slicing Pie the world’s only fair start-up equity calculator.

Now Mike has written a book, the Slicing Pie Handbook.

In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, mike shares with host Michael Millward how the SaaS behind Slicing Pie works and how the entrepreneurs can use both Slicing Pie and the Slicing Pie Handbook.

During their discussion, Mike and Michael discuss how setting up a business can be like playing a game of black jack or pontoon. Two entrepreneurs agree to split their winnings 50/50, but they total amount of money they bet is not equally split.

Mike explains how Slicing Pie helps entrepreneurs to achieve a more equal share of the equity in the business they have founded.

More information about Mike Moyer and Michael Millward is available at abeceder.

The Independent Minds is made on Zencastr, because as the all-in-one podcasting platform, Zencastr really does make creating content so easy.

If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing and use our offer code ABECEDER.

Travel

Mike is based in Michigan USA. With discounted membership of the Ultimate Travel Club, you can travel to Michigan, or anywhere else at trade prices on flights, hotels, trains, and so many more travel related purchases.

Fit For Work Look after your health and you will be fit for work.

It is important for entrepreneurs maintain good mental and physical health. That is why we recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test; a 39-health marker Annual Health Test conducted by an experienced phlebotomist Hospital standard tests are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

A secure Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and lifestyle guidance

Visit York Test and use this discount code MIND25.

Three the network Visit Three for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote my referral code WPFNUQHU.

Being a Guest

We recommend that potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre.

We use Matchmaker.fm to connect with potential guests If you are a podcaster looking for interesting guests or if you have something interesting to say Matchmaker.fm is where great guests and great hosts are matched and great podcasts are hatched. Use our offer code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber.

Thank you for listening.

William Davis is the creator of The Leadership Blueprint  which aims to address the global crisis in corporate leadership.

He is also the author of How to Lead Without Just Managing.

In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, William shares with host Michael Millward his view on why and how the crisis in leadership developed.

William and Michael discuss the special role of leadership and the difference between being a leader, a manager and a boss.

They discuss the importance of leaders connecting with the people they lead, and how managers and leaders view their team members differently.

You will leave this episode with useful tips on how to be a better leader.

More information about William Davis and Michael Millward is available at abeceder.co.uk.

The Independent Minds is made on Zencastr, because as the all-in-one podcasting platform, Zencastr really does make creating content so easy.

If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing and use our offer code ABECEDER.

Travel

William is based in Texas. With discounted membership of the Ultimate Travel Club, you can travel to Georgia, or anywhere else at trade prices on flights, hotels, trains, and so many more travel related purchases.

Fit For Work Look after your health and you will be fit for work.

We recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test; a 39-health marker Annual Health Test conducted by an experienced phlebotomist Hospital standard tests are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

A secure Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and lifestyle guidance

Visit York Test and use this discount code MIND25.

Three the network Visit Three for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote my referral code WPFNUQHU.

Being a Guest

We recommend that potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre.

We use Matchmaker.fm to connect with potential guests If you are a podcaster looking for interesting guests or if you have something interesting to say Matchmaker.fm is where great guests and great hosts are matched and great podcasts are hatched. Use our offer code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber.

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Yaron Been is the founder of EcomXFactor, and other ecommerce related businesses.

Yaron was encouraged to set-up an on-line store by a friend who had been successful. He ran this store, with his wife as a side gig to his day job for two years. After two years that business was successful enough for both Yaron and his wife to focus on ecommerce full time and adopt a digital nomad approach to working.

Yaron now focuses his business activities on sharing what he has learnt about digital advertising.

In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, Yaron shares with host Michael Millward the logical approach to paid online advertising.

Michael describes how not understanding advertising led him to use content as a way of raising the online presence of his web shop Work Place Learning Centre.

Yaron explains how content can be used effectively within a marketing campaign, and how it contributes to the data that digital advertising generates to improve advertising and relationships with customers.

He describes how advertisers who take the long-term view when advertising online enjoy more success than advertisers who want instant returns. he learnt about how to create a commercial advantage from being an inclusive employer.

More information about Yaron Been and Michael Millward is available at abeceder.co.uk.

The Independent Minds is made on Zencastr, because as the all-in-one podcasting platform, Zencastr really does make creating content so easy.

If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing and use our offer code ABECEDER.

Travel

Yaron is based in Georgia. With discounted membership of the Ultimate Travel Club, you can travel to Georgia, or anywhere else at trade prices on flights, hotels, trains, and so many more travel related purchases.

Fit For Work Look after your health and you will be fit for work.

We recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test; a 39-health marker Annual Health Test conducted by an experienced phlebotomist Hospital standard tests are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

A secure Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and lifestyle guidance

Visit York Test and use this discount code MIND25.

Three the network Visit Three for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote my referral code WPFNUQHU.

Being a Guest

We recommend that potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre.

We use Matchmaker.fm to connect with potential guests If you are a podcaster looking for interesting guests or if you have something interesting to say Matchmaker.fm is where great guests and great hosts are matched and great podcasts are hatched. Use our offer code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber.

Thank you for listening.

Paul Hargreaves is the founder of certified B-Corp food wholesaler Cotswold Fayre, and restaurant Flourish.

He is also an award-winning business author of two books The Fourth Bottom Line and Forces for Good.

When Paul established Cotswold Fayre, and later his restaurant Flourish he committed to creating an inclusive employer that would welcome people to the team who might face challenges finding work.

In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, Paul shares with host Michael Millward the lessons he learnt about how to create a commercial advantage from being an inclusive employer.

Paul explains the original catalyst for establishing a business, and how that business grew.

He details some of the challenges of employing a diverse workforce and especially people with a neuro diversity. As counter balance to those challenges Paul also shares the positive impact that working has on people and their families.

You will leave this podcast with an enthusiasm for investigating how your organisation might benefit from proactively recruiting a more diverse workforce.

More information about Paul Hargreaves and Michael Millward is available at abeceder.co.uk.

The Independent Minds is made on Zencastr, because as the all-in-one podcasting platform, Zencastr really does make creating content so easy.

If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing and use our offer code ABECEDER.

Travel

Cotswolds Fayre is based in the Cotswolds in the UK. With discounted membership of the Ultimate Travel Club, you can travel to the Cotwolds or anywhere else at trade prices on flights, hotels, trains, and so many more travel related purchases.

Fit For Work Look after your health and you will be fit for work.

We recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test; a 39-health marker Annual Health Test conducted by an experienced phlebotomist Hospital standard tests are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

A secure Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and lifestyle guidance

Visit York Test and use this discount code MIND25.

Three the network Visit Three for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote my referral code WPFNUQHU.

Being a Guest

We recommend that potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre.

We use Matchmaker.fm to connect with potential guests If you are a podcaster looking for interesting guests or if you have something interesting to say Matchmaker.fm is where matches of great hosts and great guests are made. Use our offer code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber.

Thank you for listening.

Terry Tucker has had a varied career. From college scholarship basketball player, to marketing executive, to police hostage negotiator and school safety advisor, he has certainly been there and done it.

Most recently he has been battling a rare cancer. That is the sort of life event that forces you into a reflective learning mode. Unlike most people Terry has distilled his reflective learning into ten principles for leading an uncommon and extraordinary life and created a book

.Sustainable Excellence: 10 Principles to Leading Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life,

In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, Terry describes to host Michael Millward the ten principles. They discuss the how these ten principles to help people to create their best life.

As Michael and Terry share their experiences of life and some of their favourite quotations they are learning from each other just as much as the listener will be learning from them.

You will undoubtedly leave this programme feeling confident in how to deal with internal and external doubters and inspired to work on your own life.

More information about Terry and Michael is available from Abeceder.co.uk

The Independent Minds is made on Zencastr, because as the all-in-one podcasting platform, Zencastr really does make creating content so easy.

If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing and use our offer code ABECEDER.

Travel

Joe is based in Denver Colorado, USA.

With discounted membership of the Ultimate Travel Club, you can travel anywhere in the world at trade prices on flights, hotels, trains, and so many more travel related purchases.

Fit For Work Look after your health and you will be fit for work.

Terry is candid about the health challenges he and his family have faced.

It is important to know the risks early. That is why we recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test; a 39-health marker Annual Health Test conducted by an experienced phlebotomist Hospital standard tests are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

A secure Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and lifestyle guidance

Visit York Test and use this discount code MIND25.

Three the network Visit Three for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote my referral code WPFNUQHU.

Being a Guest

We recommend that potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre.

We use Matchmaker.fm to connect with potential guests If you are a podcaster looking for interesting guests or if you have something interesting to say Matchmaker.fm is where great hosts and great guests are matched and great podcasts are hatched. Use our offer code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber.

Thank you for listening.