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In this special edition of The Beautiful Business Podcast, we bring you exclusive insights from BenchPress Live 2025, hosted by The Wow Company at London's iconic Banking Hall. This episode merges the highly anticipated release of Wow's annual BenchPress report with an engaging panel discussion focused on building people-centred businesses.Join your host, Chloe, alongside expert panellists:Mo Kanjilal, author of The Inclusion Journey and Co-founder of Watch This Sp_ce, providing actionable insights into embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) to enhance innovation and profitability.Kelly Goodship, Managing Director at The Wow Company, sharing first-hand lessons on building clarity of vision, effective communication, and nurturing a culture that prioritises people and performance.Nikki Gatenby, renowned author of Superengaged and Better Business on Purpose, offering practical strategies for creating measurable outcomes through vivid visions and lighthouse metrics.Highlights from this episode:The vital link between DE&I and commercial success - why genuine inclusion attracts talent and drives innovation.How to define and communicate your business vision clearly to motivate your team and boost profitability.Practical steps to turn key business numbers into 'lighthouse metrics' everyone can understand and support.Effective strategies to balance work-life commitments, foster accountability, and promote wellbeing across your team.Navigating the remote vs hybrid office debate to maintain a strong company culture and attract top talent.Enhancing employee engagement by understanding and supporting neurodiversity within your agency.Key takeaways:DE&I isn't just a compliance exercise - it's fundamental to innovation and profitability.Clear and continuously communicated visions inspire teams and drive measurable success.Profitability should be understood as fuel for growth, benefiting everyone, not just business owners.Success in modern business requires flexibility, empathy, and creative approaches to traditional work structures.Dive into this episode for essential insights and inspiration from industry-leading experts to drive meaningful change in your agency.Resources:The Inclusion Journey by Mo KanjilalSuperengaged (Nikki Gatenby)For more practical tips on building your own Beautiful Business, visit our content hub at wowco.uk/hub.
In this week's hugely inspirational podcast, Yiuwin Tsang talks to Nikki Gatenby - author of ‘Superengaged' and a strategic leader with a huge amount of knowledge on leadership and developing business cultures which promote purpose and change.In this episode Nikki explains how leaders are in a unique position to galvanise the energy of those around them and therefore have a duty to play their part in making the world a better place. Leaders play a pivotal role in creating and directing positive energy and empowering their teams to create a difference in the world.Leaders need to avoid the pitfalls of maximising profit at the expense of everything else. They need to focus their energy on creating positive change and giving back. And the leaders that do that are going to have a competitive edge in the future.Nikki Gatenby is a non-executive director and cognitive behavioural coach; with a background in developing company culture and engagement to deliver world class results.Having led multiple successful agencies, with a track record for taking them global, Nikki has removed herself from the day-to-day operations and is now focused on making many other good companies, great. She does this by being non-exec to the board to develop their strategy, coaching leadership teams to help them to achieve it together - all the while, developing culture right across the organisation.Nikki is known for combining a no-bullshit approach to business with a passion for helping people be the best version of themselves. When she's not making life better for her staff, clients and community, she is usually to be found at the top of a mountain or the bottom of the ocean. But not at the same time.
We're asking questions about what next, and whether life after the national anguish of austerity, Brexit and Covid-19 will set progress back on things we care about or will accelerate the growth of ideas and new ways of working. ---- In this episode, we focus on business stories, marketing and brand value as a result of the pandemic. Answering our questions are a Nikki, an entrepreneur, author, consultant and former marketing agency leader; Sam a data story-teller, author and brand consultant; and Steph, an experienced graphic designer. All are speaking in a personal capacity about their own experiences, observations, questions, hopes and fears. You should never let a good crisis go to waste, right? But rather than exploiting the moment to create vast wealth for shareholders - is 2020 the moment in which social value, purpose and business ethics are dominating the corporate conversation? Some people have enjoyed a quiet lockdown, saving money on commuting and holidays, looking to spend money online. Others have seen their livelihoods or their health fall apart, with misery compounded by insensitive adverts, airlines refusing refunds and greedy loan companies. How are businesses acknowledging this unequal disruption when the make decisions about their own values, and how they communicate them? Is this time putting small businesses back decades as they fight for survival - or is it the making of them, with a surge in localism and praise for the small businesses showing innovation and community spirit? Have a listen. See if you agree. ---- Related links: Insight Agents - https://insightagents.co.uk/ How To Be Insightful - https://howtobeinsightful.com Say Design UK - https://www.saydesign.com/ Menopoised - https://www.menopoised.co.uk/ Superengaged - https://superengaged.co.uk/ --- Thank you to everyone who generously contributed their thoughts and expertise on this episode. We'll be debating the issues raised at www.thepossibilityclub.org - and we really want to know what you think. Please like, subscribe and write a review if you get a second! The Possibility Club is an always possible podcast, produced by Chris Thorpe Tracey for Lo Fi Arts.
Nikki Gatenby joins me today, as the author of the bestselling book SuperEngaged and the co- founder of Menopoised®. Menopoised® is a new start up which uses Acupuncture, Chinese medicine practice and consultancy, to change the lives of menopausal women all over the world. Nikki is also the director of Gatensby Consulting where she works with founders, board directors and leaders to develop their strategy and bring their business ideas to life. Prior to this Nikki was the managing director the multi-award winning, global digital marketing company Propellernet. Nikki has been Featured by The Guardian, The Parliament Trust and Corporate Rebels. During this Episode we discuss how to stay SuperEngaged with your business and purpose, ripping up the business rule book and the importance of women in leadership and female led businesses. Finally we explore the last taboo - Menopause and why the life stages of women are critical to the growth of women in business and society as a whole. “We as women need to take up the mantle and blow the taboo (of menopause) apart because we are the the most qualified to do so” - Nikki Gatenby This week on She Rebel Radio : How to stay SUPER ENGAGED with your business and why it’s critical right now. The importance of ‘WHY’ and being driven by your PURPOSE. The tipping point Nikki experienced as a means to write her book. How you can be successful when you rip up the business rule book. Why women in business and female founders are critical in leadership and creating CHANGE. Why we need to have TABOO conversations about the experiences of women in respect of menopause and menstruation. How dealing with the menopause effectively will change the trajectory for women leaders and business owners all over the WORLD. Additional Quote : “You can be successful when you rip up the business rule book and it’s about putting people and purpose on a par with a profit “ - Nikki Gatenby Connect with Monopoised Website: https://www.menopoised.co.uk/ Article: https://www.menopoised.co.uk/blog/why-did-we-create-menopoised Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/menopoised/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Menopoised/ Connect with Nikki Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikkigatenby/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/NikkiGatenby Email : nikki@menopoised.co.uk Website : www.superengaged.co.uk Resources Join the Secrets to Self Actualisation Webinar on the 23rd June at 1pm GMT : www.luluminns.com/selfactualisation Join the She Rebellion! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of She Rebel Radio - the podcast empowering professional women to pave their own way to success. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, leave a review, and share your favourite episodes with your friends on social media. Be sure to visit our website, follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram, and join the She Rebel Radio Members group for more inspiring content on how to design your success.
How to make your people SUPERENGAGED - Interview with Nikki Gatenby, MD of Propellernet, a multi-award winning Brighton-based digital marketing agency that operates globally and the author a new book: Superengaged: How to transform business performance by putting people and purpose first. She joins us today to talk about the new book and what they have done at Propellernet to produce some astounding commercial and engagement numbers.
Howdy, Nathan here. Thank you for listening and subscribing to the podcast, I hope you’re really enjoying the content. Stay tuned over the next few weeks and months because we’ve got some awesome guests coming up. I can’t tell you who they are, I want that to be a surprise, but you will absolutely love them. You may have seen that issue two of Agency Dealmasters magazine is out. I wanted to take a few moments to explain why we feel the magazine is important and why you should subscribe. We’re on a mission to build the largest community of B2B marketing agencies in the world. We’re creating a destination where you can get access to the best ideas and strategies of the most successful B2B agencies and implement them into your business. The monthly magazine will help you grow, professionalise and sell your business in the future if that’s what you want to do. So we not only speak to the founders and CEOs who have done those 3 things but we also bring in the advice of the ecosystem of partners who support marketing agencies like, the Growth and M&A advisory WayPoint and SI Partners, business development and sales thought leaders like Jill Konrath, Jeb Blount, and Anthony Iarannio. I’ll just tell you a little about what we’ve got in issue 2. Scott Adams the creator of the Dilbert cartoons, shares his philosophy for success. It sounds odd taking advice from a cartoonist but he’s probably failed at more things than anyone you’ve ever met. He explains how he went from hapless office worker and serial failure to the creator of Dilbert, one of the world’s most famous comic strips in just a few years. He shares things like, goals are for losers and systems are for winners. forget passion, what you need is personal energy. He’s a fascinating guy. We also feature Nikki Gatenby, CEO of Propellernet, CEO and co-founder of Search listening and author of the phenomenal book, Superengaged. They’ve built a culture in the agency that has reduced staff turnover to some of the lowest in the industry.Find out how they tippled margin, quadrupled revenue and generated 10 times more profit. Ben Fox from Fox Agency discusses why it’s important for agencies to set BIG GOALS. We’ve got key finding from the Agency Collective, the UK’s largest survey of independent agencies. The business books you should be reading this month, as recommended by our guests and others. Subscription is £325 for 12 issues per year. As part of the membership, you also join the community. You get free attendance to one of our quarterly breakfast briefings held in London and Manchester. You join the slack community where can get your burning questions answered by the other members and you also get exclusive access to tools and resources you need to grow your agency, like access to professional EOS implementors, business development experts, webinars and reading material. I think you’re absolutely going to love it. There’s a link in the description to subscribe, I hope you can join us. https://www.agencydealmasters.com/magazine/ Thanks Nathan
This week on the podcast, I have an extra special guest. Nikki Gattenby author of Superengaged, Managing director of Propellernet a globally operating digital marketing agency. Their work and the way they work have been featured by the BBC, the Guardian, Management Today, Parliament Trust, just go down the list of the leading media publications. She worked in agencies in London and Paris prior to becoming MD of Propellernet. During her time the agency they have tripled margins quadrupled revenue and generated ten times more profit Essentially we discuss the business case for putting people first and how to create a culture in your agency that reduces staff turnover to some of the lowest in the industry. if you are at all interested in any of those topics I think you're really going to enjoy the conversation. so without me keeping you in suspense any further, my conversation with Nikki Gattenby.
Nikki Gatenby is founder and MD of the marketing agency Propellernet, based in Brighton, UK. She has been consistently described as a Great Boss, running an agency that is cited as a Great Place to Work every year since 2013. Nikki is also author of the best-selling book, SuperEngaged, How to transform business performance by putting people and purpose first. In this conversation, we discuss how Nikki has created such a powerful agency with a super engaged workforce, the lessons learned and how other entrepreneurs and business leaders could create their own super engaged team. Please send me your questions as an audio file or text to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to go over to iTunes to rate/review the podcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)
> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/This week on Being Human, we interview Nikki Gatenby author of Superengaged - nominee for Business Book of the Year. At her offices in Brighton, UK, we talk:- Using your people's side hustles as fuel for business innovation- Creating a culture that takes people from engaged to superengaged- How putting people before profit led to a partnership with a Namibian safari outfit- The waste associated with a disengaged workforce- Their famed "dreamball machine" for making the lives of their people betterEnjoy!Links:https://superengaged.co.uk/https://www.propellernet.co.uk/
> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/This week on Being Human, we interview Nikki Gatenby author of Superengaged - nominee for Business Book of the Year. At her offices in Brighton, UK, we talk:- Using your people's side hustles as fuel for business innovation- Creating a culture that takes people from engaged to superengaged- How putting people before profit led to a partnership with a Namibian safari outfit- The waste associated with a disengaged workforce- Their famed "dreamball machine" for making the lives of their people betterEnjoy!Links:https://superengaged.co.uk/https://www.propellernet.co.uk/
> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/This week on Being Human, we interview Nikki Gatenby author of Superengaged - nominee for Business Book of the Year. At her offices in Brighton, UK, we talk:- Using your people's side hustles as fuel for business innovation- Creating a culture that takes people from engaged to superengaged- How putting people before profit led to a partnership with a Namibian safari outfit- The waste associated with a disengaged workforce- Their famed "dreamball machine" for making the lives of their people betterEnjoy!Links:https://superengaged.co.uk/https://www.propellernet.co.uk/