Thought Bubble

Today's episode features Daniel Fenton, Daniel is the Founder of Bank Stores Coaching which specialises in supporting both individuals and businesses with career coaching and NLP support whilst also supporting development programmes within the professional services market. In today's episode we discuss the impact of coronavirus on the mental health of both employers/employees we also get into the benefits of Nuro-Linguistic Programming NLP and how it can benefit your business.

In today's episode I'm pleased to be sitting down with Andrew McAskill Founder and Director of Executive Career Jump. Andrew is a career coach with extensive experience in the recruitment industry who really breaks down what candidates can do from an outbound/inbound job search perspective. We break down the career coaching misconceptions and dive into some practical hints and tips which will accelerate your job search. In addition to this we discuss the importance of community engagement/content creation and the impact confidence has on job seekers and what you can do to increase your chances of employment at this challenging time. The current job market is more volatile than ever at the moment due to Covid-19 and it's individuals just like Andrew who are there to guide you in the next steps of your career, whether you have been made redundant, been put or furlough or just looking to change your career path.

Alice describes herself as a "Mental Health Maverick" and this couldn't be further from the truth! Just kidding... Alice supports both employees/employers through her business Dark Coffee to encourage mental wellbeing in the workplace and give support where necessary. In today's episode we discuss the benefits of coaching, what employers/employees can do to prepare themselves in a post lockdown workplace and the challenges we are all facing with working from home and how to build up your confidence whether you are working/furloughed or have unfortunately been made redundant.

Todays episode features 'Mr Linkedin' himself Mark Williams, Mark has been training and educating people on the platform for over 10 years and knows the platform inside out. Today we discussed a few different topics including censorship, strategy and where we think the platform is going to go in the future with some healthy debate. We also discussed some people that have really used the platform for good recently such as Mark Gaisford and Steve Phillip who are out there really supporting people which is what the platform is all about. So check it out give it a listen and I'll see you in the next one.

In today's episode I sit down with Mark Bryce the body transformation coach and founder of Motivate Me.Mark has built an unbelievable community of people looking to transform both their body and lifestyle, which continues to grow and help people on a daily basis. We discuss what both employees and employers can do to create better environments for physical and mental health, which in term supports everyone. If you have any questions regarding health/fitness/dietary requirements give Mark a message and I'm sure he'll help you out.

Todays episode is a little different, today we features Barry James Co-Founder of Beyond Rent which is an organisation which aims to support people renting to get onto the property ladder. In this episode we delve into my own experience of how I recently got on the property ladder and how I did it and some hints and tips from Barry. Barry also goes into what you can do to get closer to owning your own home/what are the current issues with legislation and market conditions. Millennials have been classed as 'generation rent' and things are not improving with current measures so its great to see people like Barry looking to impact real change.

Today's episode I sit down with Carol-Ann Reid, Caz has been a great support to me since we started working together on my personal life coaching and anxiety. Caz also works to support businesses to introduce programs to support mental wellbeing in the workplace amongst many other passion projects. If anyone needs support or direction in regards to their own mental health or that of someone close to them I'd recommend Caz she is da bomb. Enjoy!

Today's episode features MBA's Commercial Director Rob Hall, as well as being a veteran of the recruitment industry Rob is a former Royal Marine. Rob discusses the challenges of adapting back to civilian life and the journey he has been on, giving an insight into what he has taken from his military career and some advise for others looking to reintegrate into business/civilian life.

Ever meet people who are better than you at your job well it happens to me all the time. Especially when I chat marketing expert Lewis Kemp. It's an absolute pleasure to have Lewis on the show, someone who has founded and grown their own marketing start up we discuss Lewis's journey. We delve into some of the mistakes that SME's often make when it comes to marketing and also the tricky job of managing client expectations and working with clients who understand the value which you bring to them. It was great fun to thrash out some of our marketing opinions and hopefully give some value to you listeners. Peace, Scott

So I managed to get the man the myth the recruitment industry legend on the show Stanislaw Wasowicz. A great episode this one Stan didn't quite have his voice, but we still got through it discussing Stan's consulting work in the industry with Wasovision, the future of use of voice tech for hiring and the future of the industry. Enjoy!

In Thought Bubble's second episode we sit down with Victoria Rush, Victoria is a force of nature when it comes to following your passions and I know that is something which motivates us all. Victoria is a recruitment marketing expert and also a producer on the social movement show where Business leaders come together to solve some of societies toughest issues... something which is really going to be huge in 2020. Victoria has been unbelievably open and honest with me in this discussion we covered recruitment marketing, The Social Movement and mental health three topics which I'm sure you'll all enjoy us getting into. So thank you Victoria and give it a listen and let us know what you think.

In Thought Bubble's first episode we sit down with Glenn Southam Founder of TwoEnds a specialist Recruitment Marketing Agency. Glenn has over 15 years experience in Recruitment Marketing and is also a thought leader in the space following on from his hugely successful Podcast 'The Lonely Marketer'. The Lonely Marketer aims to bring together marketers in the recruitment industry create a real community, with no strings attached where they can share successes, experiences, and challenges. In this episode we talked Podcasting/Recruitment Marketing/Awsome Campaigns we've seen/Tech in this space. Basically we covered it all. So have a listen and let us know what you think. Scott