The Smart Connector

Do you want to stoke the fire in your belly?

Pete Lonton is an Entrepreneur, Podcaster, Coach, Mentor Author and Property Investor who helps his clients uncover their potential and become the mightiest version of themselves.

Pete will talk openly about losing both of his parents, suffering periods of depression, business downturn and burn-out, and all his years spent not stoking ‘Fire in the Belly’ before he found and committed to pursuing his true purpose and passion.

ABOUT THE HOST: Jane Bayler is a serial entrepreneur, investor, speaker, event host and business scale up expert. She had a 20 year history in global media and advertising, before becoming a serial entrepreneur herself, with multiple businesses in real estate, marketing and education. Having grown and sold a £6M brand identity business to US communications group Interpublic, today she is most passionate about and committed to serving other entrepreneurs – helping them grow their businesses and achieve their best lives. 

Enquire about working 1:1 with Jane, book a call here: https://bit.ly/2Z07DML

Discover Jane’s Ideal Client Success Accelerator Programme here: www.idealclientsuccess.com/masterclass

In this fascinating interview, Jane and Alex discuss the typical concept to implementation route for tech start ups, as well as the investment landscape, what tech contributes to society and the profile and character traits of successful tech founders and investors. 

Alex Weekes made his name in the startup space through developing his career as a product and project manager. Now a Tech Startup Consultant for product-based founders and entrepreneurs, he prepares founders for their fundraising rounds, and via his network of high level investors, actually funds their businesses too. 

Alex's experience and expertise has afforded him the knowledge and skills of what investors are looking for in startups - and it's this knowledge that he imparts to those he works with, providing them with a journey from their initial vision to the investor's boardroom.

ABOUT THE HOST: Jane Bayler is a serial entrepreneur, investor, speaker, event host and business scale up expert. She had a 20 year history in global media and advertising, before becoming a serial entrepreneur herself, with multiple businesses in real estate, marketing and education. Having grown and sold a £6M brand identity business to US communications group Interpublic, today she is most passionate about and committed to serving other entrepreneurs – helping them grow their businesses and achieve their best lives. 

Enquire about working 1:1 with Jane, book a call here: https://bit.ly/2Z07DML

Discover Jane’s Ideal Client Success Accelerator Programme here: www.idealclientsuccess.com/masterclass

Jane engaged in a LIVE coaching session with a member of her Smart Connector Facebook group, Jez Tinkler, coaching him through some of the issues standing between him and entrepreneurial success.

This is a powerful and transformative session that will give you an insight into the issues many early stage entrepreneurs face in terms of scaling their businesses and achieving the results they want and need.

ABOUT THE HOST: Jane Bayler is a serial entrepreneur, investor, speaker, event host and business scale up expert. She had a 20 year history in global media and advertising, before becoming a serial entrepreneur herself, with multiple businesses in real estate, marketing and education. Having grown and sold a £6M brand identity business to US communications group Interpublic, today she is most passionate about and committed to serving other entrepreneurs – helping them grow their businesses and achieve their best lives. 

Enquire about working 1:1 with Jane, book a call here: https://bit.ly/2Z07DML

Discover Jane’s Ideal Client Success Accelerator Programme here: www.idealclientsuccess.com/masterclass

Which would you rather do? I know my answer!

Listen to this fascinating solo podcast episode where Jane discusses the challenges of being an early stage entrepreneur. She looks at how tempting it is to get trapped into executing the low value ‘$10hr’ tasks, which causes them to miss out on their highest value ‘$10,000hr’ tasks - that include finding clients, maintaining a strategic direction and ensuring their messaging cuts through the sea of noise. 

Jane says one standout difference between entrepreneurs who are successful and those who are unsuccessful is their resourcefulness and determination to prioritise ‘working smart’.

Have you been working smart lately? 

ABOUT THE HOST: Jane Bayler is a serial entrepreneur, investor, speaker, event host and business scale up expert. She had a 20 year history in global media and advertising, before becoming a serial entrepreneur herself, with multiple businesses in real estate, marketing and education. Having grown and sold a £6M brand identity business to US communications group Interpublic, today she is most passionate about and committed to serving other entrepreneurs – helping them grow their businesses and achieve their best lives. 

Enquire about working 1:1 with Jane, book a call here: https://bit.ly/2Z07DML

Discover Jane’s Ideal Client Success Accelerator Programme here: www.idealclientsuccess.com/masterclass

In this fascinating interview, Jane and Stephen Somers discuss how important it is to select the right product through product research for e-commerce selling on Amazon. As well as the need to sell quality, whatever you’re selling, because your reputation is the key to sustainability and longevity. 

Stephen Somers is the co-founder of Marketplace SuperHeroes, an online education and services company that helps people all over the world learn how to sell their own products globally on Amazon from complete scratch.

Together with his business partner, Robert, Stephen has won 5 two-comma club awards for Marketplace SuperHeroes, which is now a highly successful 8 figure business, which has also helped over 7,000 people to create multiple income streams online.

Are you attracted by Amazon e-commerce? What product would you be drawn to sell?

ABOUT THE HOST: Jane Bayler is a serial entrepreneur, investor, speaker, event host and business scale up expert. She had a 20 year history in global media and advertising, before becoming a serial entrepreneur herself, with multiple businesses in real estate, marketing and education. Having grown and sold a £6M brand identity business to US communications group Interpublic, today she is most passionate about and committed to serving other entrepreneurs – helping them grow their businesses and achieve their best lives. 

Enquire about working 1:1 with Jane, book a call here: https://bit.ly/2Z07DML

Discover Jane’s Ideal Client Success Accelerator Programme here: www.idealclientsuccess.com/masterclass

Would you like to reach excellence in your highest value area?

Akhtar Khan is a peak performance, property, and business success coach.

For over 25-years he has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs reach excellence through strategies that have also helped him excel in property management, acquisition and entrepreneurship. 

Akhtar helps his clients free themselves from the hidden blocks buried deep within their subconscious, that are stopping them gaining traction in their business and life, so they can finally achieve the results they desire.

ABOUT THE HOST: Jane Bayler is a serial entrepreneur, investor, speaker, event host and business scale up expert. She had a 20 year history in global media and advertising, before becoming a serial entrepreneur herself, with multiple businesses in real estate, marketing and education. Having grown and sold a £6M brand identity business to US communications group Interpublic, today she is most passionate about and committed to serving other entrepreneurs – helping them grow their businesses and achieve their best lives. 

Enquire about working 1:1 with Jane, book a call here: https://bit.ly/2Z07DML

Discover Jane’s Ideal Client Success Accelerator Programme here: www.idealclientsuccess.com/masterclass

Sapna is the multi-award-winning founder of brand consultancy InnerVisions ID, which creates brands for ambitious, ethical and purpose-driven businesses so they can make a bigger impact in the world.

Sapna’s book Let’s Get Visible! was written to help business owners 'Get brand clarity, stand out in your Industry and supercharge your business growth'. It hit #1 best-seller status in four categories on launch in January 2020 and was a winner at the Business Book Awards in March.

ABOUT THE HOST: Jane Bayler is a serial entrepreneur, investor, speaker, event host and business scale up expert. She had a 20 year history in global media and advertising, before becoming a serial entrepreneur herself, with multiple businesses in real estate, marketing and education. Having grown and sold a £6M brand identity business to US communications group Interpublic, today she is most passionate about and committed to serving other entrepreneurs – helping them grow their businesses and achieve their best lives. 

Enquire about working 1:1 with Jane, book a call here: https://bit.ly/2Z07DML

Discover Jane’s Ideal Client Success Accelerator Programme here: www.idealclientsuccess.com/masterclass

April Shprintz, creator of the Generosity Culture - how giving and pouring value into your employees, clients and communities drives up revenues, brand loyalty and engagement.

April has spent over two decades driving growth for companies of every kind. Early in her career, she served as a Staff Sergeant in the Air Force where she was an executive producer and anchor of Air Force Television News, delivering information daily to a global audience of 75 million people.

From there, she entered the corporate world specialising in sales, operations, and marketing, supporting Fortune 500 clients while earning an MBA from the University of Texas.

ABOUT THE HOST: Jane Bayler is a serial entrepreneur, investor, speaker, event host and business scale up expert. She had a 20 year history in global media and advertising, before becoming a serial entrepreneur herself, with multiple businesses in real estate, marketing and education. Having grown and sold a £6M brand identity business to US communications group Interpublic, today she is most passionate about and committed to serving other entrepreneurs – helping them grow their businesses and achieve their best lives. 

Enquire about working 1:1 with Jane, book a call here: https://bit.ly/2Z07DML

Discover Jane’s Ideal Client Success Accelerator Programme here: www.idealclientsuccess.com/masterclass

Harley Street Healthcare clinical psychiatrist, Dr Balu Pitchiah, specialises in treating high achieving entrepreneurs for a range of mental disorders. In this interview, he discusses why addiction and traits such as narcissism are common in successful people. He looks at the emotions involved in business partnerships, and suggests some tips for entrepreneurs to maintain a flexible and agile mindset in these tough times. 

Dr Balu is the Executive Director of Harley Street Healthcare Clinic. He is a psychiatrist and offers a range of therapies, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), rational emotive behavioural therapy (REBT), motivational interviewing, relaxation techniques, behaviour change model or an integrative approach. He qualified from the prestigious Stanley Medical College in Chennai, India before completing further UK training including an MBA from Oxford University. 

ABOUT THE HOST: Jane Bayler is a serial entrepreneur, investor, speaker, event host and business scale up expert. She had a 20 year history in global media and advertising, before becoming a serial entrepreneur herself, with multiple businesses in real estate, marketing and education. Having grown and sold a £6M brand identity business to US communications group Interpublic, today she is most passionate about and committed to serving other entrepreneurs – helping them grow their businesses and achieve their best lives. 

Enquire about working 1:1 with Jane, book a call here: https://bit.ly/2Z07DML

Discover Jane’s Ideal Client Success Accelerator Programme here: www.idealclientsuccess.com/masterclass

In this fascinating interview, video marketer, Simon Banks and I, go into detail on how to master video marketing for all levels, including why you must be using video to create rapport, whether you should script your recording or not, and the equipment required to produce great video content! 

We all have hang ups about our appearance, our voice, our mannerisms. Most of us don’t like watching ourselves on video as it reminds us of our perceived ‘flaws’. The truth is we are our own worst critics. And while we’re cringing at our wrinkles/big nose/receding hairline/vocal stumbles etc most people are quietly approving of us for being brave enough to actually get out there and make the effort.

Simon has over 30 years of experience in the video industry, he made documentaries for many of the major broadcasters, such as BBC, ITV, CH4 and National Geographic. With his insights with working with 100's of businesses and producing 1000's of videos, Simon believes it is not all about the production. In this digital age, unless you have a robust strategy and distribution plan in place, your video will not be effective. So much so Simon has written a book ‘How to Get Video Right’, a video marketing guide for your business.

ABOUT THE HOST: Jane Bayler is a serial entrepreneur, investor, speaker, event host and business scale up expert. She had a 20 year history in global media and advertising, before becoming a serial entrepreneur herself, with multiple businesses in real estate, marketing and education. Having grown and sold a £6M brand identity business to US communications group Interpublic, today she is most passionate about and committed to serving other entrepreneurs – helping them grow their businesses and achieve their best lives. 

Enquire about working 1:1 with Jane, book a call here: https://bit.ly/2Z07DML

Discover Jane’s Ideal Client Success Accelerator Programme here: www.idealclientsuccess.com/masterclass