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Joining us this episode is Marcus Exall, serial founder, angel investor, and investor in residence at Virgin Startup. In this episode, Marcus shares his journey from building and exiting a digital advertising company to supporting countless founders along the way. We dive into his early days as an entrepreneur, from running a paper round as a kid to selling tickets at a nightclub, and how those experiences shaped his approach to business. Plus, we debunk some common myths around investment and entrepreneurship, and discuss the importance of freedom and failure in the startup journey. Don't miss this episode packed with insights and laughs!Links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcusexall/Monese: https://monese.com/gb/en/Up and to the Right: https://www.u2r.co/

Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Andy Fishburn, Managing Director of Virgin StartUp all about Virgin StartUp's mission to help founders startup and thrive, its unique ability to support and plug startups into the Virgin ecosystem and a whole host of its success stories. 

Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Andy Fishburn, Managing Director of Virgin StartUp all about Virgin StartUp's mission to help founders startup and thrive, its unique ability to support and plug startups into the Virgin ecosystem and a whole host of its success stories. 

Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Andy Fishburn, Managing Director of Virgin StartUp all about Virgin StartUp's mission to help founders startup and thrive, its unique ability to support and plug startups into the Virgin ecosystem and a whole host of its success stories.

Send us a Text Message.I don't often get to publish my interviews with crew members, because so many people want to remain anonymous. Luckily for me, the guy with the MOST stories I've ever heard has agreed to let this interview be public! 2 of his stories have already been episodes - including this week's episode about the crew member being left alone in the flight deck....A lot of the stories told on The Red Eye podcast come from days gone by. The 80's, 90's and 2000's seemed to be the prime time for mischief in the aviation industry. So we today we talk to Alex Chisnall. A British ex flight attendant who doesn't mind spilling the beans about his antics in the sky!Alex is a podcast host himself, amongst many other things! When he launched his podcast "Screw It Just Do It" 6 years ago, two downloads illustrated no one listenedexcept his wife and mum. Today, it's in the Top 1% of all podcasts globally, with 500+ episodes and listeners in 180+ countries.He went from working as a flight attendant for Virgin Atlantic to becoming Sir RichardBranson's #1 business advisor at Virgin StartUp. Throughout his journey, he has had theprivilege of interviewing extraordinary individuals such as Steven Bartlett, LewisHowes, Jamie Laing, Fleur East, James Haskell, Lord Bilimoria, and the founders of billion-dollar brands like Lush & Ted Baker.If you'd like to find Alex Chisnall (not if you're the bloke he got passengers to sit on though), you can find him www.podpreneur.co.uk,  LinkedIn, & Instagram. and you can find Screw It Just Do It on Youtube, Apple Podcasts & Spotify.We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at hello@theredeyepod.comSupport the Show.To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Ot find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!If you'd like to support the podcast you can subscribe at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2310053/support, we'd be happy to give you a shout out on our newsletter!For more of Ally Murphy's work as a British voice over artist, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

Al is a serial entrepreneur and Co-Founder/CEO of Grenade, one of the most successful UK FMCG brands of the last 25 years. Starting with a £500 loan from the UKTI Passport to Export program in 2010, he sold shares in Grenade in 2014 for £35M, again in 2017 for £72M, and in 2021 for £200M, to Mondelez International.Current trading as of 2023 values the brand at over £500M and still growing.Grenade has been featured in the Virgin Fast Track 100 for seven consecutive years in a row, with no signs of slowing down, and its signature product, Carb Killa, is currently the bestselling protein bar brand in the UK grocery channel, disrupting the entire confectionary category for the first time in many years, as well as the number one selling item in food on Amazon.Al has won UK Entrepreneur of the Year an unprecedented three times, and is a mentor for Virgin Start Up, as well as an angel investor and philanthropist. He also holds multiple pilots licences for both aeroplanes and helicopters and is an honorary Colonel in the British Army (Royal Artillery)He has invaluable experience in going head to head with industry giants and passionately tells the highs and lows of building a disruptive global brand and overcoming adversity against all odds, from making front page headlines after surviving a plane crash to creating one of the UKs best known and fastest growing consumer brands.Find out more about Al Barratt via: LinkedIn.Find out more about Grenade via: their website, Instagram and Twitter.A new episode EVERY WEEK, showcasing the journeys of inspirational entrepreneurs, side hustlers and their mentors. We discuss their successes, challenges and how they overcame setbacks. Focusing mainly on what they wish they had known when starting out. The podcast aims to give aspiring entrepreneurs the confidence to START UP and START NOW by showcasing real and relatable entrepreneurs. After all, seeing is believing! Join the conversation using #startupstartnow and tagging us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Don't forget to leave a review as it really helps us reach those who need it and allows us to get the best guests for you! Connect with START UP. START NOW. and to nominate a guest please visit: www.startupstartnow.co.uk.  To connect with Sharena Shiv please visit: www.sharena.co.uk.

Life after Virgin Atlantic! In this episode, I'm joined by Alex Chisnall, host of the renowned entrepreneurship podcast 'screwitjustdoit' and the visionary behind the Podpreneur agency. Alex is no stranger to the world of entrepreneurship, as he also serves as a mentor at Virgin Start Up, where he helps aspiring entrepreneurs secure funding to launch and nurture their brands. Notably, he brings a unique perspective as a former Virgin Atlantic employee. As two individuals who have shared the Virgin Atlantic journey, we'll be delving into our personal experiences with Sir Richard Branson and unravelling the secrets to fostering meaningful connections in the workplace. Tune in as we share our personal insights including: Embracing our inherent well-being and discovering the resources within us to thrive. Recognising the vital role of a personal touch when integrating new employees into the team. Harnessing the profound influence of presence, deep listening, and establishing connections as quintessential leadership attributes. Investigating where today's employees find their sense of connection and belonging in the ever-evolving landscape of remote work. Exploring the sources of shared experiences for remote workers and their potential Return on Investment (ROI). Contrasting the benefits and drawbacks of online training versus in-person, face-to-face training. And lastly, we dissect the very essence of connection itself—what truly forges those bonds that bind us in the professional world.   To find out more about how we can support your organisation drop us a line at info@themindsolution.com https://themindsolution.com or book a consultation;  

This week, Adrian is joined by William Adoasi.  He is a British-Ghanaian entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, philanthropist, vocalist and Fashion designer who is the founder and CEO of the innovative watch brand Vitae London.He has an illustrative CV including being featured as one of Forbes' 25 Leading Black British Business People To Follow. He has also been mentored by Billionaire Business Magnate Richard Branson. In addition, he was selected as a 2016 Virgin StartUp ambassador.Vitae London watches have been sold in over 30 countries and have provided over 5,000 educational resources to underprivileged children across Sub-Saharan Africa.Special thanks to Tevin from 1000 Voices UKSHOW NOTESwww.thesoundofaccra.com/williamTALKING POINTSIntroVitae LondonWilliam's upbringingWhy WatchesDifferent types of watchesWhy not?Richard Branson and Virgin Being endorsed by Richard Branson & VirginTaking risksWhat a sales career can do for your business Vitae Pop Ups Giving Back Inspiration behind Vitae's watches Not being content Entitlement Creep What The Sound of Accra is to William Final thoughtsCONNECT WITH WILLIAM Instagram TwitterCONNECT WITH VITAE LONDONWebsiteInstagramTwitterWEBSITEwww.thesoundofaccra.comOUR SOCIALSYouTubeInstagramTwitterFacebookLinkedinHonam Naturals A Toronto based skincare brand for all skin types. Organic, sustainable & vegan inspired by Ghana.Support the showLISTEN TO MORE EPISODES BELOWhttps://linktr.ee/thesoundofaccrapod

Been telling yourself you're too old / young to start your own business? Well this is the episode for you! Join me in this fascinating chat with William Ferreira, a 27 year old entrepreneur and investor for this episode of #HowToSparkSuccess. He's been featured in Forbes, Virgin Startup, The Daily Mail and Yahoo Finance. Born in Taiwan and raised in the UK/Netherlands, Will's path was slightly different. He dropped out of university at the age of 19, where he co-founded a creative agency that worked with brands such as Nike, Deliveroo and The Princes Trust. He sold his first business by 22. And Will went on to represent Virgin StartUp as an ambassador, helping build and launch multiple brands in Tech & FMCG. Today he is the Co-Founder and CEO of Social Buff, a performance agency that builds scalable and profitable direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands. Since its launch in 2019, the business has taken countless companies to multi-million pounds in revenue. In this episode, Will talks about his founder journey - amongst so many things on success, entrepreneurship and life, we chat about: The real reason behind taking an exit from his first business Why working with a co-founder has its benefits Why success to him means something drastically different to 3 years ago Achieving success out of the spotlight And so much more!   You can connect with Will here: Website - https://socialbuff.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/socialbuff/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/socialbuffagency/   If you've been inspired and would like to find ways to lead better, launch your business idea, grow your business or increase your online presence, book in a call with me, Liz Hamlet (Podcast host, Coach, Speaker & Strategist) at https://www.sparksucceed.co.uk/ or connect with me on LinkedIn on https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-hamlet/

Burnout is affecting record numbers of people thanks to increasing stress, illness, a fractured news cycle and a myriad of other factors. Life coach and author of ‘Energize', Simon Alexander Ong, is going to talk about how to minimise the effects if avoiding it is impossible, along with having greater energy in general. In this episode of Mouthwash, we're talking about making the workplace more bearable, identifying issues and finding solutions to those issues. ABOUT SIMON (@SimonAlexanderO)From a young age, Simon Alexander Ong has always been curious about learning and exploring the areas of personal fulfilment, human potential and organisational success. This curiosity was accelerated following his departure from the financial industry, in which he began his career following graduation from the London School of Economics. Studying the mindset and habits of successful leaders and organisations, Simon enjoys distilling his insights into lessons that can be easily understood and codifying the key principles that have had the biggest impact. He shares his insights, lessons and wisdom with all who are committed to upgrading their life and business to that next level. He speaks at international events, conferences and corporate events that have included those organised by Google, London School Of Economics, Barclays UK, The Institute Of Directors, Virgin, Salesforce, 10 Downing Street, Natwest, Enterprise Nation and Microsoft. As a life coach and business strategist, Simon also helps leaders, entrepreneurs, organisations and celebrities to transcend perceived limitations and experience extraordinary transformations through the power of insight, perspective and energy management.Simon's views, from his work as a coach and speaker, has seen him featured in a wide range of publications that include the likes of The Financial Times, Women's Health, HuffPost, Cosmopolitan, Forbes, Virgin StartUp and Harvard Business Review. He has also been interviewed on LBC radio's Business Hour show, BBC London Radio and for a Barclays UK advert on good financial habits that people can embrace in their daily lives. Find out more about Simon here. SPONSOR: Season 4 of Mouthwash is proudly sponsored by Workplace from Meta. To make your place of work a great place to work, visit workplace.com/human Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Corrie Jones is the founder of UNTAPPED, the award-winning, London-based social media agency for ambitious brands. They have worked with clients like Virgin Startup, NatWest, and Omaze on social strategy, content, and advertising.   Let's tune in to her story!   [00:01 - 05:19] Opening Segment   Get to know my guest Corrie Jones Leaving the corporate world and started freelancing to manage social media   [05:20 - 14:19] Key Practices to Level Up   The Difference between Marketing in Larger and Smaller Companies How Freedom and Flexibility Make Work a Paradise The Big Shift from Freelancer to CEO Setting and Reaching Realistic Goals   [14:20 - 18:38] Thinking Like a CEO   Corrie's Yearly Goals Looking back on the past year and moving forward Entrepreneurs: Born or Made?   [18:39 - 27:38] The Social Media Manager's Magic Corrie's Social Media Magic Why You Need a Social Media Manager The Right Mix of Data and Psychology   [27:39 - 31:37] Closing Segment   Special Offers for Listeners!  Free 20-Minute Consultation Call with Corrie  POWER45: The Health and Performance Accelerator.  45 Days of 1:1 Laser coaching, delivered via a daily text prompt for your convenience.  Includes two 1:1 calls and messaging access throughout.  This is the most time-efficient way to take your health to the next level, eliminate your most frustrating health symptoms, and change your view on what "wellness" really can be!  This special link for your audience brings the offer to just $444 for 8 total weeks of access.   Reach Corrie through Untapped, LinkedIn, and Instagram and tap into your limitless social media potential!   If you liked my show, please LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW, like, share, and subscribe!     WANT TO LEARN MORE?   Connect with me through Emi Kirschner Business Coach, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn Or send me an email at amacvirtualassistance@gmail.com     Check all the Tribe of Leaders podcast episodes here.   Thanks for tuning in!   Tweetable Quotes   “Don't overestimate what you can get done in the space of a year, think longer term than that.” - Corrie Jones   “It's very easy in January to get really caught up in the 'This year is gonna be amazing!' mindset and not actually think, 'Okay, based on last year, what did we learn?'” - Corrie Jones   “People feel like it should be free to do social media, but don't realize that social media takes up so much time and time is the most valuable resource that you have if you're an entrepreneur.” - Corrie Jones

Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interviews Corrie Jones. Corrie Jones is the founder of UNTAPPED, the London-based social media agency for ambitious brands. Since its launch in 2016, UNTAPPED has worked on content, strategy and advertising with clients around the world including Virgin Startup, NatWest, Kawasaki Engines and Omaze. Corrie has spoken at conferences such as General Assembly's “Talk Data To Me” in London and SEMrush's Global Marketing Day in New York. Off-stage and behind the scenes, Corrie has also managed live social media at a number of high-profile events, including with the BBC and the British Royal Family. In 2018, she was nominated ‘Female Entrepreneur of the Year' by TMC. Connect with Corrie : http://www.corriejones.co/about-1 Sandee's Group Coaching: https://sandeesgarlata.mykajabi.com/happiness-solved-for-everyone-sp Connect with Sandee www.sandeesgarlata.com Sandee's book: www.sandeesgarlata.com/the-book Podcast: www.happinesssolved.com www.facebook.com/coachsandeesgarlata www.twitter.com/sandeesgarlata www.instagram.com/coachsandeesgarlata

On this weeks episode of #Leadership - What's on your mind? I speak to Richard Huxley. Richard has held senior executive and commercial leadership roles in complex businesses including Brammer and RS Components and is an active mentor within The Prince's Trust and Virgin StartUp. He is currently the Managing Director of NWF Fuels, the UK's third largest fuel distributor and also holds the role of Cheshire Chair for the Institute of Directors. He has achieved business success in countries around the world for global companies including Hitachi, Samsung and Arrow Electronics Inc. and has lived both in Europe and Asia where he developed and managed multi country, diverse teams to serve both local and global customer bases. He is a life long learner and continues his quest to better understand what drives consistent high performance, improving leadership skills and what drives peoples behaviour and decision making in order to be better personally each and every day! Outside of work, he is father of two school age boys who keep him and his wife very busy and he is a keen runner, trail walker and cyclist and has completed endurance challenges in the UK and overseas through the years. Find Richards socials below: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/richardhuxley Find Stuart's socials below: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/STARDevelopm... LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartwad... Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stuart_wadd... YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2x3... Spotify - #Leadership – What's on your mind? MAKE SURE TO HIT SUBSCRIBE IF YOU ENJOYED AND THANKS FOR WATCHING. see you next week...

Guest Speaker: Corrie Jones Information: corrie@untappeddigital.co www.instagram.com/corriefjones My name's Corrie, I'm the founder of UNTAPPED, the award-winning, London-based social media agency for ambitious brands. We've worked with clients like Virgin Startup, NatWest, and Omaze on social strategy, content and advertising. In the five years since launching, we've hit multi-6 figures as a business and I've spoken at conferences in London and New York, co-written a book and been nominated for Female Entrepreneur of the Year. She would love to talk with Ambitious businesses needing more customers and attention from social media marketing. Kodachrome Photo Co Information: Product Photo Needs Website Adding Chrome To Your Community Website --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/actyc/support

Amanda is a marketing and sales specialist with over 29 years of experience. She owns and operates a very successful training and software company that assists accounting and booking organizations in growing their businesses. She gives sales and marketing superpowers to accounting firms. She is known for introducing firms to the world of Leveraged Advisory™ and showing people how to productize their offerings and de-commoditize their firms in the process. Amanda's clients are some of the most rapidly expanding accounting companies in the country, and she has assisted them in increasing income while working with fewer clients. Since 2009, Amanda has helped over 1,000 companies launch or grow through her firm, her work with Richard Branson's Virgin Start-Up, and training and mentoring. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rush-tech-support/message

How can a straw make us better singers? Oren Boder is an award winning singing teacher, voice researcher, entrepreneur, and inventor of the SOVT Singing Straw. Oren joins Alexa this week on Singing Teachers' Talk to tell us all about what SOVT is, how it works, and how it can help us as singing teachers.    KEY TAKEAWAYS Oren didn't set out to write a book, he took all the recorded talks he'd done in the past and ran them through an AI transcriber. He then took the bits that sounded good and tweaked them.  A Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract (SOVT) means there is some sort of narrowing somewhere along the vocal tract, which is anywhere from the vocal cords to the lips. Semi-occluded vocal tract: Say the OO /u/, V /v/, Z /z/, J /ʤ/, or M /m/ sounds - notice how your lips and/or teeth come together to shape the sound. This also happens with a lip or a tongue trill - the airflow is “semi” closed off to make a sound. Fully closed vocal tract: Close your mouth and purse your lips together. Your vocal tract is closed (except for your nasal passage for breathing). SOVT exercises can improve the conditions inside the throat as your vocal cords are vibrating. They do this by neutralising the pressure that is coming up from the lungs. When you have a semi-occluded vocal tract, some of the airflow is blocked from exiting the mouth, because your lips and/or teeth are closing off the airflow as you say “OO”, “ZZ”, “VV”, etc. This airflow is reflected back towards the vocal cords (see the following pages for drawings) and pushes back against the vocal cords from the top. This pushing from the top will balance out the pressure that is being pushed up from below from the lungs, and this allows your vocal cords to vibrate more efficiently (not too pressed or strained, not too breathy). cmH2O is a pressure unit that is mostly used to measure breathing on respirators and ventilators which are used in medical and physiological applications such as controlling respiratory conditions or monitoring athletic performance.   BEST MOMENTS ‘It's like a Swiss army knife of techniques'  ‘We never want to train in the extreme because we don't want to be under loading or overloading our voice' ‘We can get a minimum of 40 resistance configurations from one device, it can be infinite' ‘The products we have designed have been designed by an aerospace engineer'    EPISODE RESOURCES  BAST Training    Guest Website Website: www.rayvox.co.uk   Social Media: Instagram: @sovtstraw   Relevant Links & Mentions:  Singing Through A Straw Can Make You An Awesome Singer by Oren Boder Singing Teachers Talk: Episode 30 - Clearing the Brain Fog with John Henny: Covid-19, Acoustics, Passive Income & The Teaching Triangle Balloon Activity for Maximum Threshold Pressure (MPT) (shared by Chris Johnson with credit to Kerrie Obert)   ABOUT THE GUEST  Oren is an award winning singing teacher, voice researcher, entrepreneur, and inventor of the SOVT Singing Straw, and is proudly supported by both the Prince's Trust and Virgin Startup. Oren believes in enriching lives through the arts, and through the pursuit of meaningful science, develops innovative tools and resources to help singers enhance and improve their vocal development, health, and wellbeing, whilst also having an impact on the universe. Oren's journey started at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, where he trained in singing and vocal technique, as well as studying internationally in Holland in collaboration with the London College of Music, and then with New York Vocal Coaching (NYVC). Oren also holds a degree in Psychology. His current pedagogical focus is on researching and developing vocal development tools and techniques that involve singing through straws, using state of the art computer simulations to explore the interactions of airflow and air pressures of different straw types and their effects on the voice.   ABOUT THE PODCAST BAST Training is here to help singers gain the knowledge, skills and understanding required to be a great singing teacher. We can help you whether you are getting started or just have some knowledge gaps to fill through our courses and educational events. Website: basttraining.com Get updates to your inbox: Click here for updates from BAST Training Link to presenter's bios: basttraining.com/singing-teachers-talk-podcast-bios See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group talks about Emotioneering With The Podpreneur - Alex Chisnall This interview will leave you feeling empowered to start podcasting or smash through the roadblock holding you back to really 'Screw It, Just Do It'  From initially launching his own show and receiving just two downloads - clearly his wife & his mother - to getting a #1 rated entrepreneurship show all over the globe, from the UK to Uganda, his podcast - Screwitjustdoit - is now downloaded in 145+ countries. Screw It, Just Do It was launched by Alex Chisnall when he was a delivery partner for Virgin StartUp, Sir Richard Branson's not-for-profit where Alex was a business advisor and mentor to 500+ entrepreneurs and helped fund their business to the tune of £5M+. Alex passionately believes that everybody deserves to be heard and everybody should have their own voice. He's on a mission to help ambitious brands & driven entrepreneurs who want to educate their existing customers about their products and services and attract more like-minded listeners to become paying customers. Alex hosts the regular Accelerate Scaleup series for the US Chamber of Commerce in the UK, British American Business, and is an advisor to global startup generator & early-stage VC, Antler. Previously, he worked for Virgin Atlantic and is now co-host of the Not Just Crew podcast show with former colleagues. He founded his podcast agency, Podpreneur after the success of his own podcast changed his life. Alex passionately believes that everybody deserves to be heard & everybody should have their own voice. Alex helps ambitious brands and driven entrepreneurs be heard above the noise and amplify their brand's story. All through the power of podcasting Alex and his team have helped create and launch numerous podcasts into Apple's iTunes Top 20 chart from corporate brands through to individual entrepreneurs. He has a long-standing history with audio, having started his career at BBC Radio in the 1990's before deciding to travel the world working for Virgin Atlantic Airlines. You can reach Alex Chisnall here -  Instagram: www.instagram.com/alexanderchisnall , www.instagram.com/screw.itjustdoit Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexchisnall?lang=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-chisnall/ Website: https://podpreneur.co.uk/ Melissa absolutely loved speaking with Alex and we hope you do too. The best in the industry, interviewed just for you.  Welcome to the Emotioneering podcast - created by the Modern Mind Group - Improving your people skills to build better relationships for a more fulfilling life or career.  Learning and Performance Consultancy. Accredited CPD Training Provider in Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Communication and Mental Health http://www.modernmindgroup.co.uk    

Everything that Simon Alexander Ong does is built around inspiring people to see their world differently and igniting their imagination of what is truly possible so that they can unleash their deepest potential. From a young age, Simon has always been curious about learning and exploring the areas of personal fulfilment, human potential and organisational success. This curiosity was accelerated following his departure from the financial industry, in which he began his career in following graduation from the London School of Economics. Studying the mindset and habits of successful leaders and organisations, Simon enjoys distilling his insights into lessons that can be easily understood and codifying the key principles that have had the biggest impact. He shares his insights, lessons and wisdom with all who are committed to upgrading their life and business to that next level. He speaks at international events, conferences and corporate events that have included those organised by Google, London School Of Economics, Barclays UK, The Institute Of Directors, Virgin, O2, Salesforce, 10 Downing Street, Natwest, Enterprise Nation and Microsoft. As a life coach and business strategist, Simon also helps leaders, entrepreneurs, organisations and celebrities to transcend perceived limitations and experience extraordinary transformations through the power of insight, perspective and energy management. Simon's views, from his work as a coach and speaker, has seen him featured in a wide range of publications that include the likes of The Financial Times, Women's Health, HuffPost, Cosmopolitan, Forbes, Virgin StartUp and Harvard Business Review. He has also been interviewed on Sky News, BBC Radio London, LBC radio's Business Hour show and for Barclays UK adverts.   https://www.simonalexanderong.com/

Welcome to Saturday Solo Episode #335. During this episode, I talk about How to Create an Amazing Company Culture. I was reeled back in a few years ago to work with Richard Branson's Virgin Startup, not for profit. I kind of feel I was spoiled, because the company culture was amazing! I'd like to draw back on my experience and just share some of the keypoints that go towards creating an amazing company culture and something that I hope that I'm doing with building my own business, Podpreneur. Here's some highlights from this episode: If you are the boss, you don't need to be a boss, you need to be a leader You don't need to be a super superhero, you just need to be human, you need to show some flaws, some empathy as well and I think that goes a long way Taking people on the same destination as you, building and empowering people and not micromanaging them In partnership with Pure Sport CBD. Relieve. Relax. Perform. CBD For Active Lifestyles. Use the code 'justdoit20' to get 20% off on your purchase. Learn more about the contents discussed in this episode: Connect with me via LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. Udemy Course on Clubhouse.

In this episode, Jeannette speaks to Alex Chisnall, the host of the #1 entrepreneurship podcast screwitjustdoit and founder of the Podpreneur agency. Alex is a mentor and start-up specialist who has helped 500+ entrepreneurs to secure £5m in funding to launch and grow their brands.   He and Jeannette talk about his nearly 2 decades working for Virgin, including some of the lessons he learned from Richard Branson that enabled him to successfully launch his businesses. Alex explains how he has managed to set up successful businesses across several industries. He shares tips to help entrepreneurs to stop procrastinating, take action and find success.   KEY TAKEAWAYS   With a regular job, there is always a ceiling on how much you can earn. It’s not always necessary to take big risks to become a successful entrepreneur. Believe in yourself. Don´t let the doubts of others put you off. You need to be bold, make a decision and take action. Procrastination is your enemy. If you get involved in something and realize it is not for you, don´t be too proud to recognize that fact and change direction. You need tenacity to get you through the tough times. Focus in on one thing at a time. Get that making money, then expand. Don´t overthink things and procrastinate, but make sure that you still do your due diligence.   BEST MOMENTS ‘You can be entrepreneurial within an organization.’ ‘Between success and failure, there is a fine margin. ´ ‘Just be decisive, be bold. ´ ‘Focus in on one thing at a time, get that making money before switching your focus to something else. ´   GUEST RESOURCES Alexander Chisnall Instagram Screw it Just do it Instagram Alex Chisnall Twitter Alex Chisnall LinkedIn The $100 Start-up: Fire Your Boss, Do What You Love and Work Better   ABOUT THE GUEST Alex Chisnall is the host of a #1 rated entrepreneurship show. His Screwitjustdoit podcast is downloaded in 145+ countries. He launched the podcast when he was a delivery partner for Virgin Startup. In that role, he provided 500+ entrepreneurs with £5M+ in funding. Throughout the years he has acted as a guide and mentor for many ambitious brand owners.    Alex founded his podcast agency called Podpreneur as part of his mission to ensure that those people found the right audience and turned their listeners into paying customers. He is also regularly involved in delivering the Accelerate Scaleup series for the US Chamber of Commerce in the UK, British American Business. As well as being an advisor to global startup generator & early-stage VC, Antler.   VALUABLE RESOURCES Brave, Bold, Brilliant podcast series   ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 25 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development.   Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams.    CONTACT METHOD https://www.jeannettelinfootassociates.com/ YOUTUBE LinkedIn Facebook Instagram   Podcast Description   Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences of being Brave, Bold & Brilliant, which have allowed them to unleash their full potential in business, their careers, and life in general. From the boardroom tables of ‘big’ international business to the dining room tables of entrepreneurial start-ups, how to overcome challenges, embrace opportunities and take risks, whilst staying ‘true’ to yourself is the order of the day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Corrie is the founder of UNTAPPED, the London-based social media agency for ambitious brands. Since its launch in 2016, UNTAPPED has worked on content, strategy and advertising with clients around the world including Virgin Startup, NatWest, Kawasaki Engines and Omaze.    Corrie has spoken at conferences such as General Assembly’s “Talk Data To Me” in London and SEMrush’s Global Marketing Day in New York.    Off-stage and behind the scenes, Corrie has also managed live social media at a number of high-profile events, including with the BBC and the British Royal Family.    In 2018, she was nominated ‘Female Entrepreneur of the Year’ by TMC.   Highlights Prospects into leads - 5:19 How she views a strategy when it comes to social media - 5:47 What works best for an audience - 6:40 Invest in customer service - 10:51 Solving your customer problems - 15:25 Measurement of the content - 16:43 Increase brand awareness - 20:14 How we use social media - 25:00   Episode Resources Connect with Raul Hernandez Ochoa https://www.linkedin.com/in/dogoodwork  https://dogoodwork.io/work-with-raul  https://dogoodwork.io/podcast  Connect with Corrie Jones www.untappeddigital.co  www.instagram.com/corriefjones  https://www.linkedin.com/in/corriejones

"You’re always advertising yourself." – Jack Rolfe​Jack Rolfe (@the_coachinglab) ​ is a hockey coach and the founder of The Coaching Lab: a community which is helping to support coaches coach through games and resources.After landing himself a coaching role in Perth, Jack has gone on to produce MatchPlay and Reflection cards. These cards have been designed to generate powerful conversations within team games, as well as promote confident, decision-making players, and they’ve been sold in countries all around the world through thecoachinglab.org.In our wide-ranging conversation, we discuss manufacturing products overseas; potential sampling pitfalls; an honest look at some of the challenges facing a start-up; e-commerce selling tips; and so much more!You can find Jack and The Coaching Lab at the following:Instagram: @the_coachinglab ​Website: thecoachinglab.org Key Points:Ending up in the land down under (2:37)Getting into coaching and his first steps (4:38)Changing the game (11:34)Manufacturing products overseas (14:13)Potential sampling pitfalls (16:20)Distribution and Jack’s team (18:56, 30:46)Gradually growing (19:54)Working with Virgin Startup and an honest look at some of the challenges facing a start-up (25:48)An honest look at some of the challenges facing a start-upE-commerce selling tips (28:24)“Don’t sell the product, sell the solution.” -Jack (30:21)Don’t be boring. Be exciting. (33:33)Resources mentioned:Episode #50: Travis Marziani: $1,000,000 a Year from ONE Passion Product!Episode #42: Louise Croft: Digital Nomad Making 5-Figures Passive Income Each MonthEpisode #34: Alex Chisnall – Super-Connector and Host of #1 Ranked Podcast, Screw It Just Do It Be sure to follow me on Instagram @entrepreneurscanpartyWant to create your own podcast? Sign up with Buzzsprout and get a free $20 Amazon gift card!If you haven't already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts!** Want to make this your best year yet? Claim your FREE Annual Blueprint & Strategic Life Plan, packed full of 96 thought-provoking, mind-shifting questions! Visit my website – scottstockdale.co.uk – for details **

In this episode we are changing things up a little and answering your questions. Seb breaks down his journey and shares some tips and tricks to get yourself started in business. The 10 questions from the audience focussed on Seb starting his edTech business; Titus Learning. Seb as always gives an honest account of what he's experienced in the hopes that you can all learn and take inspiration from it. We'll be releasing more content like this as well as our usual interview podcasts. Questions asked by the audience: 1. How did you come up with the idea for your business? 2. How long have you and your business partner worked together? 3. Did you need lots of money to start the business? 4. Did you write a business plan and do your market research. 5. What is the best way to do a business plan? 6. How do Virgin Startup loans work? 7. What did you spend your startup capital on and how long was it before your team grew? 8. Did you start the business without an office? 9. Do you hire Freelancers in your business? 10. Has your growth been steady? . Titus website: https://www.tituslearning.com In this episode we cover: Idea generation Business loans Business plans and much more We hope you enjoy the episode and please subscribe to our podcast. New episode every Wednesday.   — — — —   Remember to follow us on our social channels below where we deliver you valuable tips, tricks and content daily!   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/threepointfiveX/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/threepointfivex/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/threepointfivex LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/threepointfivex/

[0:58] - Intro and journey to starting Sustainbly.   [6:15] - What does Sustainbly do? [8:34] - What changes have you seen in the donation patterns since the pandemic hit? [10:11] - How are charities leveraging digital to fundraise? Is your platform really making an impact to their bottom line? [12:19] - Why have you build Sustainbly as a for-profit rather than a non-profit company? [14:37] - What are some concerns consumers have in using such apps and how are you addressing that? [16:21] - How did you get help and resources from Virgin Startup, We Work, Founders Factory etc?   [19:36] - What advice would you give to entrepreneurs on how to stretch their money in the early months? [22:31] - How do you work with a family member and what advice would you give others who are in the same situation? [25:56] - What did you do when funding was tight?   [27:58] - What were some of the successful strategies you used to get funding? Book recommendation:Summer - Alley SmithTraction - Gabriel Weinberg and Justin MaresHooked - Nir Eyal

In this podcast episode I am discussing with Oren Greenberg (London, UK): How do we get the marketing to create a massive pull effect that people leave their comfort zone in order to become clients or passionate employees of this startup. Who is Oren Greenberg? Oren has a highly regarded digital strategy and commercial expertise to offer. His Marketing Consulting is based in London (UK). Oren is a On-Demand CMO, Startup Investor & Advisor. He also a mentor in Virgin Startup, which is a not-for-profit company (founded by Richard Branson) supporting entrepreneurship in the UK . He spends his days helping FTSE 250s and funded startups to navigate the perilous waters of growth and marketing. He has contributed to the growth of client brands including Investec Bank, Peakon, Wonga, Wink Bingo, Nutmeg, Funding Circle, MarketInvoice and innovation incubation projects within Canon, HomeServe. Oren knows how handle the big games in marketing as he managed over £10M marketing budgets. His impressive achievement included paid search campaigns with over 13.7 million key phrases. He is also knowledgable on organic traffic growth and scaling paid search delivery. Oren has been featured in The Telegraph, Social Media Examiner and the HubSpot blog. Oren Greenberg is an instructor on Skillshare and Jolt. This episode's train of thought: Our conversation matches todays challanges of new businesses that are in a situation "David vs Goliath". The discussions concept is based on a scenario where a startup enters a market. 3 big competitors have split up the market betweeen each other (Ratio 100% = 40-30-20-X). Theoretically there is still 10% of untapped market share and a potential that disatisfied customer base and frustrated employees might decide to shift over to the startup. This is where we discuss how such a startup can successfully move up to taking the place of #3 in the market. The startup presumably has sufficient funds through investors. The challange of the business is not money but actually getting clients (60% B2C + 40% B2B) and skilled workers (e.g. engineers, IT, marketeers, etc.). Subscribe to the Telegram Channel: Don't miss more content by subscribing to our telegram channel: https://t.me/thegrowthzone PS... Support the show by submitting a review to podchaser.com Download a free copy of this business magazine: https://ejournal.businessboostertoday.com/BBT-INT-2020-01.pdf

Welcome to Big Ideas With Mesh! Exclusive interviews with dreamers, pioneers, visionaries, and people who challenge the status quo! We will be delving into their story, their dreams, and ultimately their vision for the future. This week, I catch up with Corrie Jones, CEO & Founder at UNTAPPED, a London-based social media agency for ambitious brands. Since its launch in 2016, UNTAPPED has worked on content, strategy, and advertising with clients around the world including Virgin Startup, NatWest, Kawasaki Engines, and Omaze to name just a handful of clients. Corrie is also an international public speaker, a startup mentor, and she is passionate about supporting women in business. We chat about all things social media, corporate mistakes, tone of voice, diversity, entrepreneurship, digital media, fame data privacy, censorship, & the power of sales, along with many other fascinating topics during our time together!This episode was originally recorded on 12th August 2020. Corrie's Contact Details:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corriejonesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/corriefjonesTwitter: https://twitter.com/corriefjonesWebsite: http://www.corriejones.coUNTAPPED: https://www.untappeddigital.coYour Host: Mesh KumarLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meshkumarInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mesh_kumarTwitter: https://twitter.com/Mesh_KumarIf you would like to see behind the scenes, follow our dedicated pages.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigideaswithmeshTwitter: https://twitter.com/ideaswithmeshWebsite: https://www.bigideaswithmesh.comWant to Start Your Own Podcast? Buzzsprout gets your show listed everywhere! Podcasting isn’t hard when you have amazing partners. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bigideaswithmesh)

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite!John Auckland is a crowdfunding specialist and founder of TribeFirst, a global equity crowdfunding communications agency that has helped raise in excess of £25m for over 60 companies on major equity crowdfunding platforms, with roughly a 90% success rate. TribeFirst is the world's first dedicated marketing communications agency to support equity crowdfunding campaigns and the first in the UK to provide PR and Marketing campaigns on a mainly risk/reward basis. John is also Virgin StartUp's crowdfunding trainer and consultant, helping them to run branded workshops, webinars and programmes on crowdfunding. John is passionate about working with start-ups and sees crowdfunding as more than just raising funds; it's an opportunity to build a loyal tribe of lifelong customers and supporters.—Thanks for watching!SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR MORE TIPS—WebsiteInstagramTik TokFacebookTwitterLinkedIn—LISTEN TO THE PODCAST!SpotifyApple—Who Is Matt Haycox? - Click for BADASS TrailerAs an entrepreneur, investor, funding expert and mentor who has been building and growing businesses for both myself and my clients for more than 20 years, my fundamental principles are suitable for all industries and businesses of all stages and size.I'm constantly involved in funding and advising multiple business ventures and successful entrepreneurs.My goal is to help YOU achieve YOUR financial success! I know how to spot and nurture great business opportunities and as someone who has ‘been there and got the t-shirt' many times, overall strategies and advice are honest, tangible and grounded in reality.

Lucas London is the CEO & co-founder of Lick Home. Lick Home is a direct-to-consumer home decor brand. They understand that when it comes to decorating and design - a simple change in colour or design can have a massive impact on the way people feel about the spaces they spend our lives. They have re-imagined the way people decorate, replacing the stresses of the traditional route to DIY with an experience and products created with the modern lifestyle in mind. Lucas was the VP International of $140m GMV jobs marketplace Airtasker, having joined in 2017 to lead expansion outside Australia growing the UK market to $4.5m GMV within 12 months. Lucas spent 5 years at the UK equity hedge fund Clareville Capital, as an Investment Analyst before joining Yubl, a social messaging startup, as Commercial Lead. Lucas works with a number of startups including as an Investor Director at the catering marketplace Feast It and was a Director & co-founder of coworking space Karma Kitchen. He has mentored on the Virgin StartUp and Escape The City programs, winning Virgin Mentoring Star of 2017. Founders365 is hosted by business coach Steven Haggerty and shares 365 insights from 365 founders during 2020.

William Ferreira is a co-founder of Social Buff as well as a speaker and investor. He's worked with brands such as Nike, HSBC, Virgin and Stolichnaya and has been featured in Virgin StartUp, Forbes, The Daily Mail and Startup UK for my work in entrepreneurship. Social Buff is a fast-growing startup based in London and Amsterdam. They specialise in performance-based digital marketing. They help companies build a brand and drive sales through SEO, PPC, organic & paid social, websites & thump-stopping content. Founders365 is hosted by business coach Steven Haggerty and shares 365 insights from 365 founders during 2020.

For the past 20 years Ben has built his career by growing communities. One of the first was Tribewanted. Which was crowdfunding sustainable-tourism villages on an island in Fiji (which was turned into as a 5 part BBC series and book), a beach in Sierra Leone and a farm in Umbria. Since then Ben has worked on a number of social enterprise and startup projects including Right to Dream(sports development and leadership in Africa), Escape the City (helping 1000s quit their corporate jobs to do something different), Virgin Startup (small business loans and support for startups), and THNK (a creative leadership school). Ben has shared his adventurous startup stories and learnings with audiences all over the world including at a CIA conference in Las Vegas. Ben has most recently spent 6 months living on a Thai Island with his wife and 3 young kids, whilst working remotely as a business mentor and building Rebel Book Club, a growing community of 500+ subscribers in 5 cities which is now his main focus.

Today we're joined by Josh Renouf, who is now closing his second crowdfunding campaign. The original campaign raised close to $800,000 and the latest one has just broken £100k. He runs the business with co-founder Markus and today we're going to dissect how to smash a product launch. The Barisieur started as a university design project, and after some buzz around the product turned into a business.Josh tells us how he reached out to design blogs and got unexpected media coverage that resulted in hundreds of emails a day and over 250k website views.Early on, Josh approached Virgin Start Up and ended up working with Maus to figure how to how bring his product to manufacture.We talk about how the first Kickstarter campaign did over $800k and the 2nd one, which has just finished on kickstarter and is now on Indiegogo has currently raised £110k.Josh tells us how he ran a good product launch to get those numbers, and why creating a killer video is key to building attention.We discuss how to get media and journalists attention, and why using a PR agency has been a key factor in getting in outlets like GQ, High Snobiety and Hype Beast.The Facebook and google ads strategies they have been using to engage shoppers and get conversions.How they were a year late to market after the first kickstarter campaign, and why being completely transparent with customers kept them loyal.Barisieur is now in 30+ stores around the world, including Harrods and Selfridges. Josh tells us about the future of the brand and how he has brought in lower ticket items to appeal to more customers.We're brought to you by onthejobmarketing.comIf you're a tradesperson, you need a website and marketing to get more customers. Speak to the people that know your trade and can help with all your marketing needs.

GUEST BIO Jordan Harry joins us in the lab to talk about the most important piece of real estate one can own. Jordan and his company coaches people for improving their reading speed, memory and public speaking. He was 10 years old when he had a speech impediment that made him struggle with public speaking and reading. Since then he's turned what was once a challenge into a unique strength. He is now an international public speaker and the CEO of StudyFast - a company that transforms the way you learn and is now teaching more than 20,000 people from different countries across the Globe. Jordan Harry is well known for his Ted talk on ‘how to read a book a day' with more than 2 million views. He is more than qualified considering he reads seven times faster than the average reader (1,500 words per minute). With recent features at BBC, Virgin Startup, Santander and Metro, we are so honored to have him step into the lab today and talk about the most important piece of real estate we all own - the brain and the mindset to surpass our challenges and current performance. Let's build! HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 02:56 Background of the guest - Jordan Harry 06:02 Making education and learning cool 13:56 Overcoming Impostor Syndrome 17:51 Becoming overprepared 21:57 How important is our memory KEEPING IT REAL 26:17 Learning from books vs mentors 29:59 Knowing your best time to work 36:34 Disciplining yourself 41:40 Speed reading tips 54:18 Learning anything faster 58:59 Standing out for the right reason ANSWERS TO THE RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS IN THE SHOW: 1:03:49 Favorite speaker - Jordan Peterson 1:09:10 Favorite Book - The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss and Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl 1:14:06 Best Habit - Scheduling priorities 1:14:42 Best Tool - Trello 1:19:26 One super power - Financial literacy BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS SHOW The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl NOTABLE QUOTES (KEY LESSONS): “When you come into money, it doesn't change you, it just makes you more of who you already are” “As a human being we want natural progression, we wake up each day, and we want to improve than who we were yesterday” “In martial arts, you train enough and put your body on the line for an experience that you would hope that will never happen” “It's not about how much money you make, it's how you make it” CONNECTING WITH THE GUEST Website: www.studyfast.uk Instagram | LinkedIn #ExperimentMindset

Jordan Harry is a memory and speed reading coach who has given a TEDx talk that has been viewed by 1.6 million people and taught over 15,000 people from 147 countries speed reading and memory. When he was 10, I had a speech impediment which left him struggling with speaking in public and reading. He now reads seven times faster than the average reader (1,500 words per minute), the CEO at StudyFast, and an international public speaker. His mission is to make speed reading and memory training accessible to all. Featured on the BBC, TED, Virgin StartUp, LBC Radio, and Metro. In this episode, Jordan and Mark talk about speed reading, the right way to learn something new, why forgetting is a good thing, habiting forming, and the myth of muscle memory. Connect with Jordan on LinkedIn If you'd like to support the show, you can click here to give a one-time gift in any amount or go to paypal.me/markstruczewski. Join The Mark Struczewski Insider Community or go to MarkStruczewski.com/community! Become a Mark Struczewski Insider or go to MarkStruczewski.com/insider for productivity tips! Take the productivity quiz and see how productive you really are. or go to MarkStruczewski.com/quiz ABOUT Mark ‘Ski' Struczewski (“Mister Productivity”) works with executives to help them gain control of their time by taming distractions so they can experience less overwhelm, feel a sense of freedom, and enjoy their lives. In addition to being a productivity coach, Mark is a speaker, host of The Mark Struczewski Podcast, and an author. His strategies have guided CEOs/Executive Directors, business owners, business corporate specialists, and entrepreneurs to get back control of their time. You can find out more about how to connect with Mark and his mission to create confident leaders at misterproductivity.com. If you're looking to take your productivity to the next level or if you are interested in bringing me in to speak at your event, visit MarkStruczewski.com. Follow me: LinkedIn Instagram If you love the show, share it with a friend on Apple Podcasts.

Jordan Harry is a memory and speed reading coach who has given a TEDx talk that has been viewed by 1.6 million people and taught over 15,000 people from 147 countries speed reading and memory. When he was 10, I had a speech impediment which left him struggling with speaking in public and reading. He now reads seven times faster than the average reader (1,500 words per minute), the CEO at StudyFast, and an international public speaker. His mission is to make speed reading and memory training accessible to all. Featured on the BBC, TED, Virgin StartUp, LBC Radio, and Metro. In this episode, Jordan and Mark talk about speed reading, the right way to learn something new, why forgetting is a good thing, habiting forming, and the myth of muscle memory.   Connect with Jordan on LinkedIn   If you'd like to support the show, you can click here to give a one-time gift in any amount or go to paypal.me/markstruczewski.   Join The Mark Struczewski Insider Community or go to MarkStruczewski.com/community!   Become a Mark Struczewski Insider or go to MarkStruczewski.com/insider for productivity tips!   Take the productivity quiz and see how productive you really are. or go to MarkStruczewski.com/quiz   ABOUT Mark ‘Ski' Struczewski (“Mister Productivity”) works with executives to help them gain control of their time by taming distractions so they can experience less overwhelm, feel a sense of freedom, and enjoy their lives.   In addition to being a productivity coach, Mark is a speaker, host of The Mark Struczewski Podcast, and an author. His strategies have guided CEOs/Executive Directors, business owners, business corporate specialists, and entrepreneurs to get back control of their time. You can find out more about how to connect with Mark and his mission to create confident leaders at misterproductivity.com.   If you're looking to take your productivity to the next level or if you are interested in bringing me in to speak at your event, visit MarkStruczewski.com.   Follow me: LinkedIn Instagram   If you love the show, share it with a friend on Apple Podcasts.

Alex helps ambitious brands and driven entrepreneurs tell their stories via the power of podcasting.He founded his podcast agency, Podpreneur, after the success of his own podcast changed his life.From initially launching his own show and receiving just two downloads - clearly his wife & his mother - to getting a #1 rated business show all over the globe, from the UK to Uganda, his podcast - Screwitjustdoit - is now downloaded in 140+ countries.Alex spent a number of years in the entrepreneurship space, working with Sir Richard Branson’s not-for-profit Virgin StartUp, helping entrepreneurs get funding & mentoring.He still has a vested interest in this space as an advisor for global startup-generator and VC, Antler.co, and also chairs the Accelerate Event Series for British American Business. Alex passionately believes that everybody deserves to be heard & that podcasting provides a great platform to do just that.He’s on a mission to help ambitious brands & driven entrepreneurs who want to educate their existing customers about their products and services, and attract more like-minded listeners to become paying customers.Alex and his team have helped create and launch numerous podcasts into Apple’s iTunes Top 20 chart from corporate brands through to regional startups.He has a long-standing history with audio, having started his career at BBC Radio in the 1990’s before deciding to travel the world working for Virgin Atlantic Airlines.He feels like he’s now come full-circle as podcasting has recently exploded in popularity.This article Alex contributed to talks about opportunities that exist for businesses looking to start a podcast: https://startups.co.uk/business-ideas/podcasting See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Percy Stride is not another corporation or money-making machine, it's a family. A notable Northampton Brand, their handmade shoes are brought into life in a family run factory made up of a designer, photographer, copywriter, and friends. The brand is striving to become the best handmade English shoe brand around. After a 3-year footwear design degree at De Montfort University, Founder Danielle Wathes decided to put all the skills she had learnt to good use by starting her own footwear company, Percy Stride. There were only two main criteria she wanted to incorporate: English manufacturing and unique design aesthetic. Taking an active role in the business Danielle attended every show and met every client she could to help grow the brand to what it is today.In this episode of the MenswearStyle Podcast we sit down and speak to Danielle Wathes, Founder of Percy Stride. Our host Peter Brooker speaks to Danielle about her graduate footwear design course at De Montfort University before starting her brand. She also worked with Virgin StartUp which offers business mentoring and help to entrepreneurs with the aim of accelerating their businesses. They also discuss Northamptonshire shoemaking, running a business during covid-19, the importance of social media and working with influencers.Whilst we have your attention, be sure to sign up to our daily MenswearStyle newsletter here. We promise to only send you the good stuff.

Hosted by multiple iTunes Top 10 podcaster James Burtt, Building The Brand is in-depth conversations with the entrepreneurs, founders, marketing and brand experts, PR specialists, CEO’s and CMO’s who have built some of the countries most successful companies and brands. The week on the show we welcome iTunes Top Business podcaster Alex Chisnall host of the excellent Screw It Just Do It show. Alex shares his journey from BBC trainee to Virgin Atlantic cabin crew, which saw him travel the globe for 15 years before settling in the UK to start working in the health and fitness space. His successes (and learnings) in that sector led to him being bought in to Virgin Startup to help small business launch to success. The start up work then led to Alex founding and co-creating some of the UK’s fastest growing business events and subsequently led to him launching his top rated podcast, which resulted in brands and businesses asking him to help them with branded audio so his latest venture was born. The mission of our show is to create a sense of inspiration and aspiration for our community of likeminded go-getters who are the influencers, innovators, creators, makers, builders, crafters and doers who form the next big wave of entrepreneurial success and Alex’s journey of constant evolution and continued opportunist growth definitely offers motivation for others to follow! CONNECT WITH ALEX:  Linkedin Instagram 

Amanda C. Watts gives sales and marketing superpowers to accounting firms. When Amanda is not out sharing her superpowers, she is a speaker, entrepreneur, Amazon best-seller and the author of The Pioneering Practice. Since 2009 Amanda has helped over 1000 companies launch or grow through her firm, her work with Richard Branson’s Virgin Start-Up, and training and mentoring. Amanda’s clients are some of the fastest-growing accounting firms around and she has helped them achieve "higher revenue with fewer clients."

As Steve Jobs says, you can only join the dots when you look back.I started straight from University as a trainee journalist at BBC Radio Wales interviewing everyone from heavyweight champion of the world Lennox Lewis, to leader of the opposition Neil Kinnock. I now feel life's come full circle as I'm back in the audio space, helping leading brands & entrepreneurs tell their stories through the power of podcasting. In between I'd had my head turned & left to see the world with Virgin Atlantic Airways.Then Inspired by my boss, Sir Richard Branson, I left Virgin to set up my own business.I'm now the founder of the Screw It, Just Do It podcast agency. From initially launching my own show and receiving two downloads, to last year getting a #1 rated business show from the UK to Uganda and downloaded in 140+ countries, I passionately believe that everybody deserves to be heard & everybody should have their own voice. Podcasting is a great enabler in this regard. More than anything, it has been about the people I have met. Great leaders of hugely successful businesses such as Innocent's Richard Reed, Ted Baker's Ray Kelvin CBE, Not On The High Street's Holly Tucker MBE. People I would have never got to have met without my podcast, and who have grown my network immeasurably.In hindsight, I wish I'd asked Richard more questions as we used to see a lot of him in the early days of the airline.When I re-joined Virgin, in the guise of his not-for-profit Virgin StartUp, helping entrepreneurs get funding & mentoring, he was living on Necker Island!My biggest takeaways when it comes to leadership was seeing how well he recruited people who had skills he didn't. How he empowered them by giving them autonomy, by delegating, and by creating an incredibly positive company culture.I am also an advisor for global startup-generator and VC, Antler.co, whilst I also chair the Accelerate Event Series for British American Business - the US Chamber of Commerce in the UK. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Over the last year the UK launched more plant-based products than any other nation, making it the country’s fastest growing culinary trend and resulting in a market worth of £310m. This growth, coupled with research out of Oxford University finding that cutting meat and dairy products can reduce an individual's carbon footprint (from food) by up to 73 per cent, is resonating with start-ups across the UK. In this week’s episode of Earth Unscrewed you’ll hear from Virgin StartUp – the Virgin not-for-profit on a mission to help start-ups get the support they need to turn great ideas into successful and sustainable businesses. Andy Fishburn, Managing Director of Virgin StartUp, talks to presenters Helen Scales and Seyi Rhodes about the growing global interest in sustainable businesses, in plant-based diets, and in the win-win formula that is producing fully recyclable, sustainable products. Listen in to learn Andy’s top tips for businesses to thrive and hear from Andrea Cavallo, founder of the plant-based-meal delivery service, Planty. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Can a book club give you the confidence to chat up a potential partner? Or feel more connected in your community? What about help you feel more attuned with your mental health? Or just help you stick to your New Years resolution of getting through that overdue stack of books? On the eve of the new year, I chat with walking embodiment of a New Years resolution, Virgin StartUp business advisor, Ben Keene, about how his side hustle startup, Rebel Book Club, helped him go from reading four to 40 books in a year. It's also helped now hundreds of Londoners and beyond get through all those half-read books, meet new people, and connect more genuinely over a timely – and at times controversial – non-fiction read. Co-founded in 2015 with fellow entrepreneur, Ben Saul Garner (@bsaulgarner), Rebel Book Club is now rolling into 2020 with over 700 active members in five European cities. They also offer remote membership. To join Rebel Book Club, head to at rebelbook.club or follow RBC on Instagram at @rebelbookclub. Find Ben at benkeene.com. For full show notes, head to atelierwrede.com/10 Are you a domestically-confused dandy? Are you ready to come home knowing you've ARRIVED? Book a consult and action plan with me at atelierwrede.com/arrived

Podcast popularity is on the rise! According to Ofcom, over 7 million people listen to them every week and they've seen a boom during the last two years. So it's no wonder brands are now looking to create their own podcast channel as part of their marketing strategy. But how exactly do you create a podcast? How do you get started? And how do you stand out from the crowd while staying true to your brand tone of voice? In this latest episode we chat to Alex Chisnall, founder of #1 business and entrepreneurship podcast Screw It, Just Do It. Alex is also an adviser for Antler and was a mentor for Virgin Startup. In this episode he shares his tips and tricks on how to create a successful podcast and shares some interesting stories from some of the world's most well-known entrepreneurs. Follow us on Twitter to join in the conversation: https://twitter.com/FPCG_team And to find out more about the topics disucssed in today's show head to: https://fpcreativegroup.com/ https://uk.linkedin.com › alex-chisnall

This week's guest is a learning expert, Jordan Harry! In this episode we're covering: How to read a book a day How to remember names at networking events What methods work best for different types of memory activities And so much more!! Jordan is a memory and speed reading coach who has given a TEDx talk that has been viewed by 1.4 million people and taught over 15,000 people from 147 countries speed reading and memory. When he was 10, I had a speech impediment which left him struggling with speaking in public and reading. He now reads seven times faster than the average reader (1,500 words per minute), the CEO at StudyFast and an international public speaker. His mission is to make speed reading and memory training accessible to all. Featured in the BBC, TED, Virgin StartUp, LBC Radio and Metro. Reach out to Jordan at: IG: https://www.instagram.com/jordannharryy/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanharry/ Let us know how you like it. Rate us. Leave a comment. Email us at info@abundantculture.co. Do something! Connect with us at: IG: @abundant.culture FB: @abundantculture Rate us at: http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1452078614 Join our newsletter: https://www.abundantculture.co/contact-us

I am a memory and speed reading coach who has given a TEDx talk that has been viewed by 1.4 million people and taught over 15,000 people from 147 countries speed reading and memory. When I was 10, I had a speech impediment which left me struggling with speaking in public and reading. I now read seven times faster than the average reader (1,500 words per minute), the CEO at StudyFast and an international public speaker. My mission is to make speed reading and memory training accessible to all. Featured in the BBC, TED, Virgin StartUp, LBC Radio and Metro. The average time taken to read this: 27 seconds -Jordan Harry Guest on ep 15 Dave Dave Jackson launched the School of Podcasting in 2005. He has been helping people understand technology for 20+ years as a corporate trainer and podcast consultant. Dave Jackson was inducted into the Podcasting Hall of Fame in 2018. He is the author of the book, “More Podcast Money.” Over the years he has launched over 30 different podcasts with over 4 million downloads. guest on ep 51 Tyluer_mikal_chancy

Today I bring you episode #168: a show, with a difference. Now normally Saturday's are a solo episode from yours truly. A bit of background: Back at the start of the summer we hosted a live episode with Jimmy's Iced Coffee's brand new product launch - their Flat White in a can, with the whole Jimmy's crew including founders Susie Owen and Jim Cregan - plus a live audience at Urban Garden in Bournemouth. We also ran a competition to win a mentoring session with Jim, myself, Virgin StartUp mentor Russ Taplin from Mmm thoughtful business. The winner was Jean Daniel Francois, professional chef and entrepreneur who owns the Grill Shack and Tikki Bars in both Bournemouth and London, and who this year also launched his Caribbean Magic range of sauces. He's also a husband and busy father. His passion is his cooking and serving that to his customers and getting their feedback.  It was great to dig beneath the surface and find out what his biggest challenges were, and work through therewith Jim, who's got a decade in the food and beverage business, plus Russ, who's helped many businesses form a wide variety of sectors. A quick note before we dive in is that we have just released a limited number of half day tickets to this years Entrepreneur Summit on October 17th in Bournemouth. Full details are here In today's episode we discuss: Productising - and bottling your USP The move to plastic free Family - and work/life balance If you liked this episode, and think we should do more of them, email me alex@screwitjustdoit.org or message me on social @alexchisnall everywhere except Instagram where I'm @alexanderchisnall

Gosh, this woman is nothing short of incredible! Not many people would sell their home to fund their business but that’s exactly what inspirational, single mum-of-one, Selma Nicholls did to turn her entrepreneurial dream into what is now, a successful reality - Looks Like Me. Why risk so much, might you ask? Because at the time she felt like she had no choice. From her candid thoughts on dealing with the pressure and loneliness that can come when you’re trying to make an impact on a scale unlike anything you’ve ever known before; her practical advice on funding from her initial Virgin Start Up loan of £7000 to selling her flat; to how she uses PTSD from an attack in her early twenties as fire in her belly to fuel her ambition and success going forward; Selma is a woman worthy of every bit of success that comes her way in my opinion and I really hope that you take as much from her story as I did…. She can. She did. is hosted by me, Fiona Grayson (hello!) and is sponsored by xero.com For a free one-month trial on Xero followed by 50% off for the next six months, please feel free to use the code, 'SCSD50' going forward! The good old social handles should you fancy a further peek! She can. She did. @shecanshedid Looks Like Me @lookslikemeuk Xero @xero   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today's episode is with Selma Nicholls. Selma is an inspirational mother of one who founded Looks Like Me - a pioneering talent agency challenging racial stereotypes in advertising thanks to the support of Virgin StartUp. Selma has an amazing story and is an inspirational voice to those who are looking to start-up in business or go back to work.Selma started her business in 2016, after her three year-old daughter began questioning her identity and disliking her curly hair as she rarely saw children looking like herself in mainstream media. Selma wanted to create content for her daughter, and others like her, so they no longer felt different. From this lightbulb moment, Looks Like Me was born, the only child talent agency in the UK that champions improving diversity in media. Selma is part of Virgin StartUp's incredible public pledge to commit to a 50/50 funding target for women and men entrepreneurs by the end of 2020, becoming the first business funder in the UK to make this promise. The pledge represents a crucial step towards achieving gender balance for start-up investment in the UK but Virgin StartUp will also address the nationwide barriers faced by many women in business, such as childcare and gender based discrimination, including unconscious bias. Resources Mentioned In The EpisodeLooks Like Me Website: https://lookslikeme.co.uk/My Book: https://www.amazon.com/Use-Your-Difference-Make-Cross-Cultural/dp/1119590698/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Female founders are making waves. Virgin StartUp Chair Linda Grant joins me as Virgin Startup announces their new PLEDGE to commit to a 50/50 funding target for men and women by the end of 2020. Linda and I discuss the relationship between action + confidence, women’s access to capital and what’s next for creating gender parity. Read the full show notes over on our website School for Mothers Website ●  School For Mothers Private Facebook Group ● School for Mothers Instagram

Welcome to episode #154: Patience, Plateau's and perseverance. Why do we expect overnight success?   I went for a 5K run the other night to try and beat my personal best. I was initially pissed off that I didn't get it. But in retrospect, I'm more pissed off that I quit. I quit with about 250 yards left to run when I realised that I wasn't going to get a PB.   I know I shouldn't have quit. I should have finished the full 5k.   Why should I expect success when I've only been running 5k's for the last 6 or 7 weeks FFS!   Anything worth achieving takes hard work. If it was easy, everybody would be doing it.   I tried again on Saturday and missed out by 4 just seconds. But I didn't quit this time.   We now live in an on-demand society where we can get virtually anything on demand, a book from amazon, a movie from Netflix, a podcast on iTunes, even a pizza from Dominos.   It wasn't like that when I started this entrepreneurial journey nearly ten years ago now. Couldn't believe that when I realised it. I left Virgin Atlantic on 9/9/09   But it's only now, with the launch of my podcast agency, that I feel I've really found my niche.   And over the last four years I was told today that I helped 300+ entrepreneurs through Virgin Start Up either start a brand new business or grow their existing business in that time.   I've seen so many expect success quickly.   When they don't find success straight away, when it gets hard - and it will - they switch to something else, and quit.   But it doesn't work like that.   The rules of success are the same that they have always been.   You've got to show up every day and put the work in.   I tell my two girls, both dancers, that the most successful ones aren't the one's with the most skills or the biggest talent.   They're the one's who were the most patient and who persevered.   Most people quit whilst they're right on the cusp of success.   Don't let that be you.   Do what your competition isn't prepared to do.   Be patient, learn to weather the plateau's that'll you'll eventually meet - and persevere.   Because if you do you will succeed in the end.

How do we build the people we dream of being, so we can create the lives – and impact – we dream of creating? Inspired by a talk I delivered to a group of entrepreneurs for Virgin StartUp's StepUp program this week, I'm excited to capture the essence of my talk for you in this episode. My hope is that this episode creates the experience – or a taste – of being in one of my coaching workshops. We dive into… The life-changing experience that inspired me to start building the person I want to be and help as many people as I can fulfill their potential. The Unleash Your Extraordinary framework – the 3 steps and how it can help us build the people we dream of being. And I'll coach you through the 3 steps of the framework to help you identify and start iterating towards one change you dream of making. As always, I hope this episode sparks a smile, a new insight and an idea...or two. What's one takeaway that landed with you from this episode? I'd love to hear – you can reach me at @jessratcliffe on Instagram or at jess@jessratcliffe.com. Enjoying The Unleash Your Extraordinary Podcast? I would be so grateful for a review on iTunes, which helps other people discover the podcast too. Leave a review here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jessratcliffe/message

Online marketing basics is where it all begins and in this episode Tim Elliott shares some great content. Nathaniel Schooler 0:37 Today, I'd like to introduce Tim Elliott:- by day he is head of marketing for an acquisition and investment company in the East Midlands in the UK, where he spends his days helping great companies grow. Outside of the day job he has a real passion for startups and was awarded Virgin startup mentor at the start of 2018. So that's quite interesting. And he's also been a Chartered Institute of Marketing tutor. Tim shares some really great information in this episode with me. Well, Hi there, Tim, it's great to have you on the show. I'm really excited about this expert talk today. Because you've got oodles of experience in the marketing world. And yeah, I think it's great. Yeah, great. Great to speak with you again! It all begins with branding :- Luxury Branding with Krug Champagne with Douglas Commaille – Episode 35 Tim Elliott 1:17 Thanks it's good to be here. As usual, share some of my my oodles of experience. 22 years I've been a marketer now, 22! A long time. Nathaniel Schooler 1:29 It's a long time. And so I think the best thing is, we start off with the marketing basics, and we start sort of talk about that, because, you know, everyone today they say it's all about online, right? And yes, online marketing is important, you know, is as well as I do, right. But there is still no substitute for really well targeted piece of mail or, or, or a phone call that is, you know, researched to the point of, you know, where they live, you know, where they're from, you know, you know who their secretary is, you know, who their team are. And if you call them up, you have a proper conversation with someone, there's a lot to be said for that. So, where do we started with marketing basics? Tim Elliott 2:21 I mean, marketing is about people and problems, and not products and services, right. So, you start with people and the people were interested in, in terms of marketing is our customers, right? So, job number one for a marketer in marketing basics terms is to understand your customer as much as you can, right. Get some research on it, look at the previous people who bought them, have conversations with him, you know. Don't use data, talk to people, because conversation just like this one, move stuff forward a lot further, you can support what you learn from that by data and take it wider. But understand your customers as much as you can more than the next guy will help you win at marketing. That's the fundamental starting point and one that people miss all the time doing some good old research. Nathaniel Schooler 3:26 So you would you would potentially do that in with a questionnaire if you if you if you had people who would respond if it was a targeted questionnaire. Because obviously, you can't just send out a questionnaire to people that you don't know, and say:- "I'm thinking about this." You need to, you need to target the right individual. So for an example, whatever, whatever sort of demographic, you're, you're hitting, you're going to hit that particular job description and say. Well, hi, I noticed that you're in such and such a job doing a bit of market research around x, because I know you might use it in your job, could you help me and then and then you've got three questions on a on a questionnaire, Tim Elliott 4:12 three to three to five by three or five a really good numbers, I have no reason why just people respond more if it's three or five, I think it's some deep seated human behavior thing, right. But you've got many ways of doing this, right? If you're an existing business, you have at some point sold to somebody, right? So we bought all of us with existing businesses, we've got clients that we can bring up there are there are, you know, with friendly with if we go, we've got, look, we're doing a bit of research,

"I have so many different passions: fitness, fashion and food - the three "F's" - plus music of course. So it was a natural progression once I came off the x-factor...to get into fashion and release my own clothing line. And as soon as the W8 Gym came along... it's funny how timing works out, as when Nick approached me I was actually thinking of venturing into fitness. So as soon as I saw the product I just jumped on it..quite literally. This is what I was looking for. This was amazing. You may know Fleur East from 'I'm a celebrity get me out of here', from the X-Factor, her Top 3 album, her number one single 'Sax' ...but what you may not know... is that she is a female entrepreneur and business woman with her own clothing brand and now a fitness startup too. Fleur is related to Nick Meaney..who's related to Clive Payne..who first came up with the idea that became W8 Gym. Having first met me at Jim Cregan's 'Jimmys Iced Coffee' HQ for the first Virgin StartUp meetup outside London in July 2016, they are now two and a half years into their journey. Clive developed the prototype, Nick travelled to China to source suppliers and many iterations later, Fleur designed the final product and filmed all the exercises that W8 Gym allows you to do. I caught up with them to find out how they're getting on. Let's StartUp!

Making Money Moves is a new podcast brought to you by Janet’s List, hosted by Janet Oganah and Adonica Simmons. The aim of our podcast is to open up conversations about money, mind-set, and the moves people have made to build successful businesses. If you are a female entrepreneur, a high impact woman or are simply looking for inspiration, this podcast is for you. We interview inspiring guests, mostly women of colour, who are building incredible businesses. Our guests will also share tips and strategies, which you can apply at any stage of your entrepreneurial journey. We had a brilliant chat with Tahlia Gray, Founder of hosiery brand Sheer Chemistry, specialising in shades for women of colour. While working abroad in New York, the shock discovery that the cosmopolitan city didn’t have skin colour tights available for sale in her skin tone, Tahlia walks us through how the absence of an essential product led her to fill this gap in the market while representing and empowering black women in a way unique to the approach of other brands. Tahlia tells us how her love for travel paired with her business studies background empowered her to create her ideal brand, details intricacies of the manufacturing process and let’s us in on some bootstrapping hacks that helped her shave pounds off her marketing campaign. Here’s what you’ll learn this episode: Finding a name that represents the brand’s ethos (5:36) Hanging out at makeup counters and using makeup foundation tones for inspiration, doing the research and budgeting for minimum orders (6:18) Establishing contracts when dealing with manufacturers overseas, bridging the business-practise gaps and calling it a day when values don’t align (10:15) 'Wood and food?' – flouting stereotypes to frame women of colour in a positive light (10:54) How the W Hotel collaboration came about (14:19) Getting Sheer Chemistry tights on the Kingdom Choir at the Royal Wedding (17:31) Cash injection, the Virgin Startup loan process and the impact of the mentorship included (19:33) Money well spent – the costs of a photoshoot and some bootstrap tips for saving costs marketing, packaging design and the importance of quality imagery (21:44) Making the most of pop-ups, choosing a prime position and rough costs of showcasing your wares (23:16) Tahlia's Janet’s List spotlight – Colour Shot Cards (28:10) Who Tahlia would like to hear next on the show (28:44) Sheer Chemistry – @SheerChemistry Twitter Janet’s List – @JanetsList (Instagram) and @JanetsList (Twitter) Janet Oganah: @Janet_Oganah (Twitter) Adonica Simmons: Global Style Services (Instagram) The overall mission of Janet’s List is to connect consumers with women of colour in business. We want to close the gap between consumers and women of colour in business and to improve diversity in the business landscape. We also have a curated edit on Janet’s List where you can buy directly from fantastic brands by women of colour. Podcast listeners! You can get a special discount of 10% off Janet’s List using the code: JANETSLIST10 Stay tuned and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and your favourite podcast apps

Amanda inspires leading firms of accountants to use marketing to grow their business. She is the founder of TwentyTwo Agency, an Amazon bestselling author, mentor for Virgin Start-Up and creator of The Relationship First Method™. She speaks regularly on marketing and branding and has helped over 500 companies launch and grow across the globe since 2009. Amanda now works solely with accounting firms helping them to attract more high value clients, to be create more profit and more time in their practices. We talk about her agency, TwentyTwo and the process of writing books and how it changed over time, going from a successful corporate career to being on housing benefit and then taking the leap to start her own business. Amanda shares some fantastic advice. Contacting Amanda Email: info@twentytwo.agency Website: twentytwo.agency Twitter: @AmandaCWatts Facebook: facebook.com/TheAmandaCWatts Facebook: facebook.com/groups/MarketingForProfessionalAdvisors/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/amandacwatts Her Book: The Pioneering Practice     Are you interested in running your own podcast?   Check out my course 'So You Think You Want Your Own Podcast'   About Debra Levitt - Your Host I work with business owners who are growing their business. We work together to identify hotspots, agree rescue plans and put a structure in place to enable you to become more consistent and efficient which increases productivity and supports your growth. We do this utilising planning, project management and communication skills. Phone: +44 1344 289985s Email: debra@bridginggaps.uk/ Website bridgeroadconsultants.com LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/levittdebra Debinar Can't Plan! Won't Plan! - a debinar (webinars by debra) to get you planning   If you know someone who would make a great guest or want to be on the show yourself, drop me an email. Where Else You Can Find Bridging Gaps - The Business Podcast Acast acast.com/bridginggaps Blubrry blubrry.com/bridginggaps/ iTunes itunes.bridginggaps.uk Libsyn bridginggaps.libsyn.com Pocket Cast pca.st/Z1sc Soundcloud soundcloud.bridginggaps.uk Spotify spotify.bridginggaps.uk Stitcher stitcher.com/s?fid=175318&refid=stpr TuneIn  tun.in/piV9g YouTube youtube.bridginggaps.uk

In this podcast you will hear from contemporary designer Harold Kensington. Based in London, his brand, Aerold, focuses in ready to wear unisex clothing. Harold’s professional background ranges in aesthetic and establishment of brands; such brands as Diane Von Furstenberg, Céline and Yeezy. This experience has instilled in him the belief in quality production and fine materials, this is exemplified by his relationship with Corgi in Wales for his knitwear manufacturing. LCF Student Enterprise Team: set@fashion.arts.ac.uk Virgin Start Up - https://www.virginstartup.org/ Princes Trust: https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/help-for-young-people/support-starting-business

"The scales were tipping, so I was doing more artwork and becoming more and more disengaged with a career in medicine. But then I broke my leg one winter and I couldn't stand up to paint anymore. So I had to change to painting watercolours and I sat down and painted, put it online...and it went viral." On today's landmark 50th episode I welcome Laloa's Liz Murray. We helped her start out with a Virgin StartUp loan and mentoring so it's apt that she's my interview on my 50th show. She had a lifelong love of art, inspired by her grandfather, which lay dormant while she studied and then became a doctor. However, an accident resulting in a broken leg rekindled her interest and she's now proving that you can 'screw it, just do it' and turn a hobby into a full-time job. Let's startup!

"We've just brought out a documentary with two fighters from the area we're from south London, he's got a fight coming up in two weeks time at the O2. We filmed a documentary about him two years ago and we never released it. Its almost like we had the eye to see that he was going to be successful one day..We literally completed it this week." On this week's show I welcome Josh, Patrick and Jerry, otherwise known as JPJ Media, a young London startup founded by three cousins. Since pooling their skills and resources back in 2016 they applied and received a Virgin StartUp loan and launched JPJ Media. In just 18 months they have already worked with London Fashion Week, MTV, Nike, Boo Hoo, the Saatchi Awards Gallery and the Mobo Awards. I found out with the three of them to find out how they have got to work with such an amazing client list. 

How To Secure Investment On Dragon’s Den On this edition of Business Connections Live Steve Hyland asks Julianne Ponan, Owner and CEO of Creative Nature Superfoods, How To Secure Investment On Dragon’s Den. Julianne was recently on Dragons Den on the first episode of this season. She will be talking about her experience in taming a dragon.Julianne will also be covering why your product needs to have a purpose, what does your product do to help people, how does it make their lives easier, does it solve a problem? People don’t remember facts anymore as there are to many numbers, passwords and adverts that are constantly around us in our busy lives. People remember stories they connect with. A story from a product that has purpose people will relate too, it will evoke emotion which in turn will create brand loyalty. Julianne is the youngest winner of the National Natwest Everywoman Artemis Award for Women Entrepreneurs. Julianne also won 3 awards in FSB Surrey Business awards for Young Person in Business, Real Life Entrepreneur and Overall Winner, she was Director of the Year at the Toast of Surrey Awards and Young Director of the year in the IOD Awards and was recently voted by the public as the Guardians Leader of the Year. Julianne is also a mentor for Virgin Startup, keynote speaker and enjoys helping young entrepreneurs achieve their goals with particular focus in the food/retail industry. On this edition of Business Connections Live, Julianne will explain: Tips on how to execute a successful pitch on Dragons Den How to start exporting when you have no clue How to increase your social media presence when you have very little time Why a one page business plan is what you need to enable you to grow It’s not just about the amount of staff you have, it’s about your staffs attitude and drive to work. Learn the business fundamentals on how your business can achieve: Tips on how to execute a successful pitch on Dragons Den How to start exporting when you have no clue How to increase your social media presence when you have very little time For more great information visit our Guests website or follow them on Social Media.Website: https://www.creativenaturesuperfoods.co.uk/ Twitter:  @creativenature  @julianneponan   Facebook:  https://en-gb.facebook.com/julianneponan/      LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianne-ponan-7464a226/     *******You Can Contact Business Connections Live****** The UK’s Leading Online Business Channel: Subscribe Here! http://businessconnectionslive.com/BC... Visit our Website http://businessconnectionslive.com Follow us on Twitter for the latest news https://twitter.com/bclbusinesstv Live Shows on Youtube Mondays Mid-day GMT https://www.youtube.com/c/businesscon... Follow us on our Google+ page https://plus.google.com/+Businessconn... Follow us on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/BusinessConn... You Can Contact Business Connections Live The UK’s Leading Online Business Channel: Subscribe Here! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Visit our Website http://businessconnectionslive.com Follow us on Twitter for the latest news https://twitter.com/bclbusinesstv Live Shows on Youtube Mondays Mid-day GMT https://www.youtube.com/c/businesscon... Follow us on our Google+ page https://plus.google.com/+Businessconn... Follow us on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/BusinessConn... Find Out more about TubeBuddy https://www.tubebuddy.com/bclbusinesstv You can email the studio here studio@businessconnectionslive.com We are always looking for Industry experts… You can email the studio here studio@businessconnectionslive.com We are always looking for Industry experts…

"I have so many different passions: fitness, fashion and food - the three "F's" - plus music of course. So it was a natural progression once I came off the x-factor...to get into fashion and release my own clothing line. And as soon as the W8 Gym came along... it's funny how timing works out, as when Nick approached me I was actually thinking of venturing into fitness. So as soon as I saw the product I just jumped on it..quite literally. This is what I was looking for. This was amazing. You may know Fleur East from the X-Factor, from her Top 3 album, her number one single 'Sax' ...but what you may not know is that she is a female entrepreneur and business woman with her own clothing brand on Lipsy. Now Fleur is related to Nick Meaney..who's related to Clive Payne..who first came up with the idea that became W8 Gym. Having first met me at Jim Cregan's 'Jimmys Iced Coffee' HQ for the first Virgin StartUp meetup outside London eighteen months ago, they are now fuelled with a Virgin StartUp loan. Clive developed the prototype, Nick travelled to China to source suppliers and many iterations later, Fleur designed the final product and filmed all the exercises that W8 Gym allows you to do. Releasing W8 Gym on the crowdfunding site Indiegogo on October 24th, I got all three of them in the studio to hear the full story.

"It was at that moment that I realised that a buyer and seller had a need, and that the current operators in that market weren't fulfilling that need, for whatever reason. It really got me thinking about the secondary ticket market...and I actually stumbled across this £3 Billion opportunity. Twenty-Four year old tech entrepreneur Luke Massie sold his first business aged just 17 for £96,000. Having invested £50,000 of that in his next startup, Vibe Tickets is now valued at over £6,000,000. With over 200,000 fans on social media and investment from Matt Newing, Scott Fletcher and Richard Branson, this "Air BNB" for concert tickets" is on a mission to stop ticket touts for good. Also on this week's show I speak to Alice Reeves who is the living embodiment of the phrase "Screw it, Just do it". On the day she spoke at a Virgin StartUp event she gave up her job at a global agency to set up her own agency - The Joyful Web. Her entrepreneurial qualities were never far away as she has previously written a series of published children's stories under the title "Truth and tails".

"We started an internet gaming company. We launched it, we built the product out, it was just like fantasy football. We launched it around Euro 2000, and then we just couldn't get any traction...the internet bubble burst." Andrew Walker is now on his 4th startup and has experienced the highs and lows of starting and growing software companies. His last startup, Clicktools, was bootstrapped for over 14 years from 3 to over 50 people, and was partly acquired by Survey Monkey before being fully fully acquired by Callidus. Andrew is now on a new journey with his social media app, Ikooloo, as well as mentoring new startups through Virgin StartUp and Barclays Eagle Labs. I also speak to Isaac Bartlett-Copeland who started cooking professionally aged just 16 in fine dining and luxury hotel restaurants in Sussex. Isaac's passion to learn more about food led him to London to further his training and experience by working in a series of Michelin Star restaurants. Having always wanted to own his own restaurant he then moved back to Brighton, launched a pop-up aged just 22 which has now evolved into 'Isaac at', his own Brighton-based restaurant.

Amanda C Watts is a brilliant business consultant, trainer, and speaker, with a following of over 50,000 people. She is also an Amazon bestselling author. Her work has led to her becoming a mentor for Richard Branson’s Virgin Start-Up programme where she speaks regularly on marketing and branding. Listen in as she talks about: Her incredible story of starting from nothing (and I mean nothing) and building her own multiple 6-figure businesses How her mindset played a crucial role in her success – taking her from £400 a month to earning a 6 figure income in seven months Why surrounding yourself with the right people is key to your success How to override fear and reach out to key people on LinkedIn – get the exact script Amanda uses to connect Why getting comfortable with discomfort is crucial to your success How to have powerful conversations and building solid relationships to build your business Her methodology of connecting with people and taking them on a powerful customer journey Her advice to business owners about getting past the fear of rejection – this is brilliant advice! Her 3-step process that she personally uses to make every single decision to make sure she gets the best result Her No.1 Mindset Top Tip on how to grow your courage as a business owner Smash Your Income Glass Ceiling To Attract More Clients And Money… without doing more marketing! Click here for Free Video Training. P.S. I would love your review! If you enjoy what I share in this episode, please leave a review and comment on iTunes. I would really appreciate it. Thanks! Nina x

"It's cool to be a foodie now. Whereas it used to be a very niche thing, all over now..whether it's pop-up food markets or open kitchen restaurants... food on TV, and in the real world, is a kind of cool space to be in." On this week's show I speak to Ben, Jamie, Mike and Barry who launched SORTED food in 2010 after finishing university.  The Wall Street Journal calls their show "food porn meets social media" whilst The Independent calls them "the food equivalent of Instagram or Spotify". They describe their own show as a "mix of food, recipes, video and banter". With over TWO million social followers including Barrack Obama and David Cameron, and ELEVEN million downloads per month, I spoke with the guys to find out how they became the world's most engaged cooking channel - that's also inspiring a younger generation to think more about what they eat. Also on today's show I speak to Raise Bakery's Jeremy Jacobs. I spoke with Jeremy on how he took voluntary redundancy to help his mum launch a family business. With his dad onboard they went from strength to strength, at one time supplying Virgin Atlantic Airways with over four million cupcakes.  It hasn't always been a smooth ride but it's all been invaluable in bringing the family closer together and in giving back to the startup community through Jeremy's voluntary work as a Virgin StartUp mentor and 'entrepreneur in residence at Brighton & Hove's City College.  

"I suffered a pretty heavy burnout...anti-depressents, the whole thing. On the outside it probably looked like I was on top of the world, but deep down I was working 16 hours a day, living on coffee, wasn't working out, wasn't eating well..I ended up hiring eight people..to remove myself from the business." Chris Ducker is a serial entrepreneur who moved from London to the Philippines seventeen years ago and now owns and operates three businesses employing 450 people including a recruitment consultancy, call centre and co-workign space to support local startups. He managed to remove himself from the day to day running of these businesses and now helps entrepreneurs like you and rebuild successful businesses around their personal brand. He's worked with well-known entrepreneurs such as Pat Flynn, Gary Vaynerchuk, John Lee Dumas and John Jantsch. I'm also joined by John Auckland who is the founder of Tribe First, a crowdfunding support agency that works with startups both nationally and internationally, helping businesses meet their crowdfunding targets and gain funding. After crowdfunding the biggest ever sports crowdfunding campaign with David Brabham, former triple Formula 1 champions, for over £300k, he knew he was on to something. John started his own business with a Virgin StartUp loan, and he's gone on to become Virgin StartUp ambassador. 

"...I would go up on stage and I would trip and my nose would bleed... and then people would throw tomatoes at me..or even worse, potatoes, and then I would wake up in a ditch somewhere..naked". Pat Flynn has been called "the crash test dummy of online business" and in this interview you'll find out why. Forbes named him as one of the most transparent leaders in business  and the New York Times profiled him as a case study in smart online business building. He has a top-ranked business podcast with over 34 million downloads, a best-selling book "Will it fly?" and a number of successful seven figure businesses. Pat is well known globally as a global thought leader in the areas of online entrepreneurship, digital marketing and lifestyle business. We talk about how he overcame becoming redundant and found his own path and true passion in helping others build successful online businesses. We also speak to Seb Francis, co-founder of startup Titus Learning, and one of Richard Branson's self-appointed Virgin StartUp ambassadors. Seb talks to me about his experience working with hundreds of schools around the world and how he's at the forefront of the digital transformation of the classroom.

Tom Charman Show Notes Tom started his first technology company at the age of 18 and gave a TEDx talk on the Future of Technology aged 23. He’s represented the UK at four startup world finals, and currently mentors for Startup Weekend and Virgin Startup. He’s advised the UK government on entrepreneurship, was shortlisted for Future Business Leader of the Year and was named one of 20 young entrepreneurs to watch 2017. Most passionate about  Today I’m a co-founder and CEO of COMPAS, it’s a mobile app that uses artificial intelligence to learn users’ interests and needs, and present you with travel recommendations based on your personal interests. We’re currently active in a few cities across Europe and are about to expand to other cities in Europe, and in the rest of the world. What is your next step? We’ve been working on this product for two years. We started the company on April 2015, after I sold my last company. We launched officially on January this year (2017). We are currently raising funds of around Million Pounds to implement some new technologies, expand to more European cities and looking to engage users around the world, once we have presence in these cities. Who your Customers are? It’s best to start with how we learned who our consumers are, so when we started the company, two years ago, we got a blog in order to understand if there is a market. In about six months, we actually had 10000 people who were actively reading our blog every single day. When we looked at the demographic and the total data of those people, we realized that generally speaking, our target market are aged 18 to 34 years old, who live in a city, and want to find things that are different from what they usually find. Differentiation When we decided to go from a blog to a mobile application, we really needed to work out what would make us different from many other applications in this field. The two USPs for us, the first is the fact that we learned so much about the individual making sure that everything that you see is based on who you are and what you would like to do so it’s completely personal to each individual person.  That second USP is the content itself. We make sure that the content we deliver to you… is personal, it’s handpicked, it’s accurate. You won’t find Starbucks or chains, what you find is a unique hidden local place. We really want to support the local businesses. To make sure the places you visit are different, unique, and more enjoyable than the same places that you visit every day. Tom’s best advice about approaching your customer The most important thing is that you understand who your market is, and that you build something that they will use. Too many times I see…entrepreneurs and people who want to start a new business think that because they have the problem, everyone has the problem. So the biggest piece of advice I can give to people, is that before you go out with a product, do everything you can to test it. Go with the minimum viable product, get the product out there, and see what people say about it ,and only then if people really love what you are doing build it and go out with the product. Which is exactly what we did with the blog before we started to build the mobile application. Biggest failure with a customer For me, it was over estimating what I thought people needed. I saw people struggling with particular problem but it was actually a problem that I needed to solve not a problem really needed solving.  So that was about when I realized that instead of spending so much time focusing on what I believe is a problem, I should go out and learn about the bigger problems. Look at the big ideas that can change the world in the future and then use my expertise and my understanding to work towards finding a solution. We built a basic product, we took it out to the market… it was doing OK but it just wasn’t going fast...

"Work hard..any idea that you have can be come a reality just by sharing it and getting people inspired". Conker Spirit are at the forefront of the Gin Revolution. Founder Rupert Holloway talk us through his journey from self confessed "miserable surveyor" to happy head conkerer. Rupert has taken Conker Spirit from a one band foraging, distilling and marketing to building a team with his best friend and getting their gin stocked everywhere from farm shops to Fortnum and Masons.  Also on this episode I speak to David Humston, Virgin StartUp's youngest entrepreneur when at just 18, Virgin StartUp funded Viewpoint Videos who create personal action videos for extreme sports for customers of experience days. David talks about the challenges a young entrepreneur faces in being taken seriously and how he has used Virgin StartUp funding to grow his business to the point where one of his videos with a multiple world record holder received millions of downloads on Youtube. Here are their stories

Lois Wilson & Michela Wilson are both sisters and co-founders of Saint Aymes, a brand with a mission to make every moment beautiful, by creating luxury, enchanting artisan chocolates, that are hand painted with 23ct gold, enriched with opulent colour and inspired by artistic greats. Saint Aymes have been featured at the Saatchi Gallery for Scoop International Fashion Show, London Fashion Week and in Virgin Red Hampers. Both sisters were selected from hundreds of to represent Virgin Start Up as Virgin Startup Ambassadors. Since the launch of Saint Aymes in Oct 2016, they are now stocked in Fenwick Bond Street, Central London. The Fenwick Newcastle Flagship store, a few independent UK boutiques and they will soon be stocked in the renowned Selfridges, here in the UK. In this episode, you will learn how making your business partner into your fictitious internal client, can help with productivity and accountability. How Michela and Lois partnered with the right events to help grow the brand. Why when creating a luxury product, you must consider the longevity of the business, not just immediate short term revenue and why rushing your product to market, can kill your business Check the show notes for resources, notes, and links from the show. Original Music by MadReal

Jim Cregan joins me to talk about how he went from British building site to Australia and back again. In the process launching his own brand of Iced Coffee after not being able to find it in the UK when he came back from OZ. You can now get Jimmysicedcoffee in Tescos, Sainsbuys, Waitrose, Selfridges and even in Animal's clothing shops. We talk brand building through University tastings, his Ride Club, Cinema Club and festivals.   Also on todays show are sisters and Virgin StartUp ambassadors Michaela and Lois Wilson, who talk about their edible art business, Saint Aymes. We talk building a brand that transcends genres - whilst I eat their amazing chocolate that really does look too good to eat...

John Lee Dumas went from serving as a a US Army Officer in Iraq to generating over $10m in under 5 years. JLD has interviewed nearly 2,000 of the world's most successful entrepreneurs: from Gary Vaynerchuk to Tony Robbins, Tim Ferris and Seth Godin. He joins me on todays show to talk about the lessons he has taken from these interviews and has implemented in his own business - one of the world's top-ranked business podcasts offering free courses in webinars, podcasting and funnel-building. He also gives his top tips on increasing productivity, discipline and focus. Also joining me on todays show is Virgin StartUp ambassador Tom Birbeck from Arc Marine who is on a mission to increase awareness of ocean conservation. Arc Marine specialise in generating marine habitats by crowdfunding projects through marine-friendly artificial reefs - a subject close to Necker Island-living Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson

Steven Bartlett, the founder of Europe's fastest growing social media agency, Social Chain, joins me on todays show. Steven left University after just one lecture and has since gone on to create an agency built on harnessing social media influencers on social media platforms such as Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube and LinkedIn. With Social Chain under two years old, with a mentor in Gary Vaynerchuk and offices in London, Manchester, New York and Munich, he's certainly going places fast. We're also joined by William Ferriera, recent Virgin StartUp business of the month with the creative agency he co-founded, Unbxd, who like Steven set up his agency after quitting University. Seems to be a theme developing here...

Paul Lindley is an award-winning British entrepreneur and children's welfare campaigner. He founded organic baby and children's food brand Ella's Kitchen in 2006, and later launched organic toddler toiletries brand Paddy's Bathroom. He also co-founded a social enterprise called The Key is E with former child soldier and international hip-hop artist Emmanuel Jal, and was previously deputy managing director of Nickelodeon UK. WATCH THIS EPISODE FOR FREE: https://londonreal.tv/paul-lindley-little-wins/ Notes: Paul Lindley on Twitter https://twitter.com/Paul_Lindley?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Ella’s Kitchen https://www.ellaskitchen.co.uk/about-us/ The Key is E http://www.thekeyise.org/ Paddy’s Bathroom https://www.paddysbathroom.com/ Paul Lindley on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Lindley     Books: Little Wins: The Huge Power of Thinking Like a Toddler https://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Wins-Power-Thinking-Toddler/dp/0241977940       Topics discussed: Sir Ken Robinson TED Talk https://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Now-Guide-Spiritual-Enlightenment/dp/0340733500 We shape our buildings……. http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/architecture/palacestructure/churchill/ founders4schools https://www.founders4schools.org.uk/about/#/ Westminster Kingsway College https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Kingsway_College Ashoka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashoka_(non-profit_organization) Bite The Ballot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bite_The_Ballot Toast Ale http://www.toastale.com/ Sesame Street https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame_Street Every Child’s Plate (rap song featuring Paul Lindley & Emmanuel Jal) https://www.reverbnation.com/emmanueljal/song/22119670-every-childs-plate-feat-paul-lindley Virgin StartUp https://www.virginstartup.org/ Mayor of Oklahoma TED talk https://www.ted.com/talks/mick_cornett_how_an_obese_town_lost_a_million_pounds?language=en Stuart Brown TED talk https://www.ted.com/talks/stuart_brown_says_play_is_more_than_fun_it_s_vital Marshmallow Test TED talk by Peter Skillman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p5sBzMtB3Q  

Caroline McQueen is a Personal Image & Brand Consultant from London. She's also the chief provocateur at Industry Avenue. As a branding expert and former model, She's spent over 10 years working in front and behind the camera, for some of the world's largest companies - Unilever, Suntory. Plus, top magazines including Cosmopolitan, Red, and Good Housekeeping. Caroline is also an ambassador for Virgin Startup. In this episode, Caroline shares her tips and experiences on funding, business plans, marketing & more. Check the show notes for resources, notes, and links from the show.

Intelligent Africa™ — CliffCentral.com — William Adoasi is a Virgin Startup ambassador and Founder of Vitae London, who is doing something remarkable with the profits of his growing and popular watch brand. The #FutureCEOs team explores what this is and how it is changing the public’s response to him and his business.

CliffCentral.com — William Adoasi is a Virgin Startup ambassador and Founder of Vitae London, who is doing something remarkable with the profits of his growing and popular watch brand. The #FutureCEOs team explores what this is and how it is changing the public’s response to him and his business.

On this episode, Nikki Bedi is joined by Elizabeth Varley, the Founder and CEO of TechHub - the global tech startup community with over 1000 members that creates spaces around the world for tech entrepreneurs to meet, work, learn and collaborate - and Richard Stephens, co-founder of Opto VR - a new kind of Virtual Reality Headset that lets anyone who owns a smartphone experience High-quality VR movies, videos and games wherever you are. They discuss the risks of being an innovator, how to position your start up against big corporations and how to recognise when you have an idea that your market want. Plus we hear tips on how to pitch from VOOM competition judges including founder of The Cambridge Satchel Company, Julie Deane, You Tube star, Dina Tokia and Head of Investment at Virgin StartUp, Andy Fishburn after a record breaking 29 hour Pitchathon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I first met today's guest on the Art of Adventure after a talk he gave at a PechaKucha night in Ubud, Bali. We ran into each other at the coworking space here, Hubud, and I decided I really had to get him on the podcast! Ben Keene is the founder of TribeWanted, initially a project where he and 2000 of his closest friends rented an island in Fiji for five years, which became a book and the subject of a BBC series, and now is a global project with tribes of entrepreneurs in many different countries, including here in Bali. We will hear about Ben's rush to "crowdfund" the project to get it off the ground, back in 2006 before there were crowdfunding sites, and how TribeWanted has progressed into what it is today, and his vision of the future of "lean startup ecotourism". I really dig how cheerful and engaged Ben is, which is impressive, because he has a lot going on - besides Tribewanted, he has projects to find the best swimming holes and tree houses around the world, is an advisor for Virgin Startup, part of THNK - a creative leadership school in Amsterdam, he profiles "schools for life", and works with Right to Dream. Ben is a big thinker and really good at bringing ideas down to your and my level. "Adventure is not knowing whats going to happen, but if your mindset is positive, it will work out" - Ben Keene "What do you want to do with your time?" - Ben Keene "An island represents perfection" - Ben Keene "People are craving community and nature" - Ben Keene "I would teach empathy in every school on earth" - Ben Keene "Work out as early as possible what you are really good at" - Ben Keene "Don't hesitate when it comes time to go for it" - Ben Keene   What you will learn in this episode: -How to rent a private island -The future of sustainable tourism and social enterprise -How to create jobs and income through cultural experiments -How to hack publicity for your project -The difference in crowdfunding n America Vs. Europe -How to figure out what you are really good at -Why you should have an accountability group   Mentioned in this episode: Tribe Wanted BenKeene.com Ben's Book: Tribe Wanted: My Adventure on Paradise or Bust Roost Pool Hunter Thanks Ben Keene! If you enjoyed this session of The Art of Adventure Podcast, let Ben know by clicking on the link below and sending him a quick shout out on Twitter: Click here to thank Ben on Twitter! Support the Art of Adventure! This podcast is supported by listeners like you! Become a patron of the Art of Adventure on Patreon This episode is also brought to you by Red Revive! We have an amazing new partner and are offering a special sale for Art of Adventure listeners – click here for 30% off! Subscribe to The Art of Adventure Podcast for free in iTunes or Stitcher. If you enjoyed the show, please help us by leaving a 5-star rating and review! You may also like these episodes: AOA 028 | Bjork Ostrom | Building a Tribe With Food Blogger Pro and Pinch of Yum AOA 035 | Peter Wall | Co-Working in Bali and the Future of Work AOA 021 | Chris Taylor | Actionable Books and Deliberate Decision Making Did you enjoy the podcast? What I love about Ben is his enthusiasm and optimism!  He makes it seem that anything is possible.  What tribe do you want to go build? activate javascript activate javascript activate javascript activate javascript