The Women In Business Radio Show

As well as the usual crew we were joined by two brilliant businesswomen In the studio. TV presenter Joyce Ohaja turned her experience and skills as an interviewer and producer into a business creating video to help other businesses showcase their products and services.

Paula Wilkinson launched her business Mum Bakes Cakes following her experience of trying to buy a special gift during a heartbreaking family event. Hear how she found the guts to go against the usual advice given by the marketing experts, and got it right!

Tune in to hear their business stories, what worked, what didn't work and their tips for creating a great business.

This show, recorded live, is for you if you have an idea or a recipe and are wondering if it could be the makings of a food business.

Our VIP Guest is Karen Green, Business Mentor, Speaker, Lecturer and author of the best selling book “Recipe for success – the ingredients of a profitable food business”.

Karen has worked with some of the biggest players in the retail and food industry and now brings this expertise to small businesses.

We hear her story about starting out as a mentor, her experiences and advice about writing a book for your business as well as an insight into the experiences of some of the clients she has worked with.

Also in the studio is Freda Francis who runs an event and cake company alongside her husband. Freda did that thing that so many new businesses long to do but find so tricky which is to stop giving away products and services to your family and friends for free.

Tune in for ideas, information and business tips from women in business.

How often do we talk about turning our passion into a business?  When we ask our guests what the most important thing about starting a business is, working with your passion turns up time after time. That’s exactly what our VIP guest on the show today did.  She turned her passion for the Vegan lifestyle and her quest to find soaps and beauty products to support that into her business.  It wasn’t all plain sailing.  It involved making a big mess in the kitchen before it got to the business stage.  But she did it and we are going to hear firsthand from her what worked, what didn’t and how it felt to get going with a start-up budget of £7!!

Also in the studio taking part in the discussion is Dominica Roszko who decided her high-stress business wasn’t for her and set up her vegan food business, and we will hear her life-changing story.

Thanks also to the usual crew - host Sian Murphy, Co-host Laura Lawrence and Kelly Culver on Twitter!

Today we welcomed two fabulous business women into the studio for the live show. Our VIP Guest was Courtney Wylie, VP of Mention-Me, the online platform helping major retail brands to sell more product by using the power of referrals.

Courtney has some great tips about how you can grow your business using referrals; at what point in your business development you should be thinking about referrals and some of the things you need to consider. It’s a great way to grow your business but as is so often the case, there’s a right way, there’s a wrong way and there’s a way that just takes longer and costs more than it needs to.

We also signpost you to some of the great resources on offer from Mention-Me to help you, whatever size your business is.

Our other guest is brand new start up Jade Sekum, founder of the Growth Company who shares her experiences about what’s working, what didn’t work and what she’s learnt so far, just 2 months in.

Also in the studio with host Sian Murphy are Laura Lawrence co-host and Kelly Culver is on Twitter!

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How many times have you heard that the best thing to do in business is what you’re passionate about? If you’re anything like us, quite a lot I should think. However, this advice isn’t just because if your’e passionate about something you’re going to enjoy it more, it’s really about how that passion means you’re going to create a better business.

When you’re passionate there isn’t compromise; you don’t let standards slip so you can get something done quicker, or for more profit. Passion creates a business you care about and that shows through into what you deliver.

That’s what really shines through as you listen to Caz Taylor talking about her journey to launch and grow her business Taylord Bundles which delivers special gifts to people at key events of their life. Sometimes these events are happy, such as the birth of a new baby, and sometimes, when things don’t go as expected, they are not happy events, It can be difficult for friends, relatives and colleagues to say the right thing and then they turn to Caz and her team.

We hear Caz talking about how she delivers that customer experience, how she met the challenges of business and her top business tip.

We were also joined by Jo Martel who has her own customer service challenge running art workshops for children and adults and who takes her role of helping her clients find their creative side and take their life to a new depth very seriously.

Also in the studio was our lovely co-host Laura Lawrence, Jo Wooltorton on the camera as the token man and Kelly Culver tweeting like crazy.

Fab show and thanks everyone.

In this show we blew away some misconceptions about the Fenestration and construction industry. Why is is a great industry for women? Why, when there is a skills gap and employers are having trouble filling roles, are they not seeking out women to step in? We also learn about the different roles available from design to fitting and what a varied career it can be.

We also have ideas for you if you’re an employer in the Fenestration or wider construction industry on how you can you tap into the wealth of talent of our school and college leavers.

Bridging the gap between eduction and the fenestration (glazing industry) is a passion for the founder of Fit For Trade, Joanne Taylor. Such an inspiration to have in the studio, a true driving force for helping her industry and young people.

Thanks also to Maxine Benson of the internationally renowned organisation EveryWoman who represent and support over 20,000 women in business. The Natwest Everywoman awards are now in their 16th Year and we heard from Maxine about how to enter these awards, tips for entering awards in general and why entering your business is great for your business even if you’re not a winner.

Thanks as always to our co-hosts Laura Lawrence and Kelly Culver and Joe for his production support.

Loads of women have brilliant ideas about how an existing product can be improved. The number of people who manage to secure funding, design, manufacture and launch their idea as a viable product is considerable less.

Tune in to hear how Rheumatoid Arthritis patient Sarah Dillingham’s dream of dancing at her own wedding was marred by having to wear her bland, beige and itchy wrist support.

So she gave it a makeover, a bit of a bling up. Her simple idea is now being transformed into a business.

We follow Sarah through her journey, her tips for applying for funding, and through the ongoing design process.

Sarah is now looking for more people who wear wrist supports to get involved in the development process and also to connect with other businesses who are shaking it up in the chronic or long term health accessories and support industry.

Connect with Sarah and her company Grace and Able at www.graceandable.io

Thanks to Suzy Miller for helping us to create such a varied show with a range of actionable ideas for you to get paid more for doing what you do. This is closely aligned with getting more money generally in situations such as divorce which is Suzy’s specialist area.

Listen in to find out how Suzy turned her experience of going through a divorce into her business which helps others do the same. But it didn’t end there because she then ramped her business up another notch to include helping those professionals, such as divorce lawyers, mediators, financial advisors and life coached to better market their services and get paid what they are worth.

The end result is a show with ideas to help you negotiate trouble in your personal life and come out on top as well as to grow your business and get paid for the value you deliver.

There is more on our website https://thewomeninbusinessradioshow.com and you can find the show on twitter at https://twitter.com/wibradiolive

On the show today our live studio guest was Folake Bee from Beeline Films. Folake has built an amazing business specialising in creating videos for business owners. Along the way she has also worked with celebrity clients who want to develop their personal brands.

In the show we find out how to create video using your phone, and when you should consider using a professional video shoot instead.

Tune in for business tips, ideas and resources and of course a bit of fun along the way.

There is more on our website https://thewomeninbusinessradioshow.com and you can find the show on twitter at https://twitter.com/wibradiolive

Our studio guest today was Gemma Sharpe, founder of Lordene Learning.
Gemma works with individuals and companies to help them build resilience and develop wellness for themselves as business owners or for staff.
Tune in to hear Gemma’s story and how she had to build resilience herself, and which then enabled her to start a business sharing what she learnt to grow a business helping others to do the same.
We learn how to recognise when someone, and that could be yourself, needs to build more resilience, how it’s not always obvious that someone is struggling and some ideas and techniques to improve the situation and create some coping mechanisms.