This is the last episode of the podcast. For now at least.. I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I have loved creating it for you.. Thanks for coming on the journey with me so far - One thing that many of you have asked me is how can we get more connected? More opportunity interaction with other like-minded leaders in business who want to create more impact and get more support. Well the good news is that you can carry on that journey in our new on-line community called business with purpose. So ...
Feb 12, 2025•53 min
For this episode, David is joined by Derrick Mains, the CEO of Process Fixer. Derrick is an award-winning content creator and business optimization expert. He explains why the way Western companies treat and manage their employees is behind the fact that 70% of Inc 5000 listed businesses fail within 5 years. He explains how to engage your employees in a different way to identify the pain points in your business and provide them with what they need to make their jobs easier. A change that replace...
Jan 29, 2025•54 min
For this episode, David is joined by Christian Muntean, a master coach and leadership expert who works with owners and executive teams to build high performing companies. He explains why businesses need strong leaders, how a values-led approach automatically ensures all of a business’s leaders are pulling in the right direction and why personal development is the key to being a successful leader. This episode is also packed with simple exercises and changes you can make immediately to greatly im...
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 1 min
For this episode, David is joined by Jeff Mask who's a high achiever in Fortune 10. He's taken a software company from $2 million to over $100 million and was able to achieve these things, whilst also focusing on his life outside of work, which he really values. Jeff explains how he kept his health, and well-being intact and continued to enjoy a successful home life while building that business. Today, Jeff, helps other CEOs to do the same, enabling them to become even more effective leaders. Th...
Jan 20, 2025•54 min
For this episode, David is joined by Jeff Mask who's a high achiever in Fortune 10. He's taken a software company from $2 million to over $100 million and was able to achieve these things, whilst also focusing on his life outside of work, which he really values. Jeff explains how he kept his health, and well-being intact and continued to enjoy a successful home life while building that business. Today, Jeff, helps other CEOs to do the same, enabling them to become even more effective leaders. Th...
Jan 15, 2025•54 min
Today, David is joined by Doug Bennett, the author of Think Simple Win Big, which explains how to build the business of your dreams with a few simple goals. Doug explains why goal setting is so powerful and how to do it in a way anyone can use to make fast progress in all areas of their lives. In particular, he shares advice on how to set goals your team will buy into, how to use tracking to maintain forward momentum, and exactly what to do if progress temporarily stalls. David helps owners and ...
Jan 08, 2025•58 min
For this episode, David is joined by Lewis Crompton, a former counsellor and fully trained trader, who is on a mission to help 1 million families live with less stress and more fun through financial education and empowerment. Lewis explains why he chose to help 1 million people and why his goal includes helping people enjoy life more by reducing the stress they feel. He explains how he uses social media to maximise his reach and, why he teaches a trading system he developed. As well as talking a...
Jan 03, 2025•58 min
For this episode, David is joined by Andy Lee, who is the founder of Parallaxes Capital, an alternative asset manager and a market leader in monetising tax-receivable agreements on behalf of investors. Andy helps companies and organisations access tax receivables as an asset class rather than as a cost. He also explains how companies can take latent assets and use them to generate cash now. Before walking you through how to spot a gap in a market, educate customers about your unique and new serv...
Dec 27, 2024•51 min
In this episode, David, who has created and sold many businesses, shares seven things you should not do when selling your business. Often, these relatively simple errors end up costing you a lot of money and making it far harder to sell, so the consequences of making these mistakes are serious. David explains why these mistakes are so easy and common and, most importantly, how to avoid making them yourself. Including some things you need to start doing years before you eventually sell your busin...
Dec 20, 2024•26 min
Today, David is joined by Michael Greenberg, the CEO of 3rd Brain Automation, which digitizes and automates operations. He takes business problems and figures out which technology will solve the issue. Michael explains exactly how he and his team help business owners achieve unparalleled clarity, consistency, and confidence by leveraging automation, AI, global talent, and human-centred workflow design. David helps owners and leaders build their businesses without having to do it all themselves s...
Dec 18, 2024•55 min
During this episode, David explains how to create an environment that boosts productivity and workflow. He shares a simple 5 step process any leader can use regardless of the industry they work in to coach and nurture their team. To motivate them, gain their trust, lead by example, remain calm under pressure and get everyone pulling in the same direction and following the right plan. David helps owners and leaders to build their business without having to do it all themselves, so that they have ...
Dec 13, 2024•18 min
Today, David is joined by Alex Norian MD of IWN Accountancy. His focus is on helping business owners, landlords and high net worth individuals manage their money. He and David discuss the reaction and the immediate impact the changes announced during the autumn statement are having on UK businesses. Including, how to analyse the impact it has on your business. Alex also talks through using NI rebates, structuring businesses as a group, SSEs, inheritance planning, leveraging exit options, EMIs an...
Dec 11, 2024•51 min
In this episode, David explains how to present and speak with confidence at meetings, a skill that anyone who wants to progress their career or build their own company needs to master. This highly effective way of communicating also improves how you plan and lead your team in day-to-day settings. David helps owners and leaders to build their business without having to do it all themselves, so that they have a business that is ready to sell when they are ready. To build your business, so it is re...
Dec 06, 2024•33 min
For this episode, David is joined by Rob Bell, a British Broadcast journalist who's well-known for tales of adventure, engineering feats and industrial history programmes. Recently, he has refocused and is currently exploring how male relationships and male communities can be improved in society. David helps owners and leaders to build their business without having to do it all themselves, so that they have a business that is ready to sell when they are ready. To build your business, so it is re...
Dec 04, 2024•1 hr 5 min
For this episode, David shares 8 leadership skills that when learnt and applied well can turn a good leader into a great one. We are living in an increasingly complex world. The leadership of the past won't help you in the world of the future. People are too well informed, and things move too fast for the traditional lead and command approach to work. Today´s leaders must lead by example and empower their teams to take the right action quickly. David shares the 8 attributes today´s leaders need ...
Nov 29, 2024•16 min
Today, David is joined by Dr Shalini Jain and Dr Shailendra Jain. They are renowned business professors and global marketing and brand management thought leaders. Today, they and David look at what happens when brands let their employees, partners, financiers and customers down by failing to follow their brand values. They share 8 principles any business can use to avoid making a mistake or giving into temptation and transgressing. As well as explaining how to recover and realign if a transgress...
Nov 27, 2024•58 min
In this episode, David looks at one of the biggest reasons businesses fail – a lack of cashflow. A problem that can, on occasion, even lead to profitable companies having to close their doors. The higher cost of materials and labour coupled with increasing tax take, and downward pressure on what they can charge is leading to more firms experiencing severe cashflow issues. David explains what business owners can do to relieve some of that pressure and have access to the money that is necessary to...
Nov 22, 2024•22 min
For this episode, David is joined by Jamie Waller, who's an award-winning entrepreneur, an author and dyslexic, who also has ADHD. He's on a mission to share and demonstrate the many benefits that Dyslexia has for individuals, businesses, and the wider world. Jamie is helping people everywhere to understand that thinking differently actually has a significant upside. It helps you to see solutions others miss. David helps owners and leaders to build their business without having to do it all them...
Nov 20, 2024•55 min
In this episode, David shares the 7 things you need to do to have a business that is going to scale without you being there. This approach also solves the 3 main problems that most businesses have. You just have to follow it to end up with a business that has the right beliefs, the right patterns of behaviours and the right skills, which means that you're able to work through the fundamental business challenges. David helps owners and leaders to build their business without having to do it all t...
Nov 15, 2024•21 min
For this episode, David explains how to increase your prices while winning more customers. Providing you with the chance to make higher profits x2. Something that sounds impossible but is actually not that difficult to do. David shares four steps you can take today to review what you charge and raise your prices in a way that benefits your bottom line, keeps existing customers loyal while attracting new ones. David helps owners and leaders to build their business without having to do it all them...
Nov 13, 2024•33 min
In this episode, David shares 3 things you can do to move from feeling stuck to stacked. A simple approach that will take you from being unsure of what to do next and feeling a bit trapped to being unleashed, reinspired, and transformed. David also shares a bit more of his personal story explaining why he decided to start the Business With Purpose podcast and how it is going to benefit you as a listener. David helps owners and leaders to build their business without having to do it all themselve...
Nov 13, 2024•19 min
For the first episode of the Business With Purpose podcast, David Roberts looks at the importance of a business having a purpose that goes beyond profit. Something many of the world´s most successful entrepreneurs, for example, Richard Branson, have done. David talks about what a business with purpose looks like and why running one benefits you just as much as it does your customers, employees, and the wider community. Before briefly explaining how he will help you uncover the true purpose behin...
Nov 13, 2024•15 min
For this episode of the Business With Purpose podcast, David is joined by Jamie Waller a serial entrepreneur. Jamie, who is dyslexic, has built and sold numerous businesses over the past 20 years. He is currently running several global businesses and is an author. His latest book The Dyslexic Edge explores why so many people with dyslexia are successful entrepreneurs and leading thinkers. It is written for people with and without dyslexia. Everyone who reads it learns how these successful people...
Nov 13, 2024•20 min
For this episode, David provides you with some excerpts of an interview he has done with the British broadcast journalist and TV presenter Rob Bell. Rob is best known for his programmes about engineering, industrial history and pursuing outdoor adventure. Recently, Rob has started exploring how society and organisations can encourage male friendships and positive male communities. That is what they discuss today. David helps owners and leaders to build their business without having to do it all ...
Nov 13, 2024•22 min
For this episode, David provides you with excerpts of a full interview he has recorded with Dr Shalini Jain and Dr Shailendra Jain. Both of whom are renowned business professors and global thought leaders in marketing and brand management. They discuss what happens when brands transgress and how to get the balance between your personal and business brand right. David helps owners and leaders to build their business without having to do it all themselves, so that they have a business that is read...
Nov 13, 2024•17 min
In this episode, David makes a surprise announcement about this podcast and what he is going to do next. He also shares what hosting 287 episodes of the People with Purpose Podcast has taught him, including the 5 most important insights his nearly 150 guests have left him with. Five lessons that are sure to help you to understand the power of having a purpose, identify yours and leverage it to enable you to do amazing things. To have an impact on the lives of others that you would never have ima...
Nov 08, 2024•28 min
For this episode, David is joined by Santa Mike, a professional Santa who has been playing Santa for nearly 40 years. During which time he has met and delighted thousands of children. So, unsurprisingly, his children´s books are incredibly popular. Santa Mike has become good at telling stories that help people to decide what to buy and share. A skill that has also turned him an incredibly adept salesperson. During the episode, he shares what he has learnt about sales and explains how giving gift...
Nov 06, 2024•52 min
In this episode, David explains, in detail, how to encourage your team to use their initiative. To recognise what needs to be done, then, get on and do it. When your team is capable of taking the initiative, things happen faster, their understanding of what the business needs improves, and they deliver a far better service. Empowering people in this way also helps to build confidence, improves skills and makes it easier to retain the best team members. The strategy David shares to improve your t...
Nov 01, 2024•15 min
For this episode, David is joined by Ashley Stanford, who is a digital marketing, freelancing, and event expert. She is the co-founder and vice president of Ice Cream Social. They discuss how to move with the times in a digital and social media environment that is in a constant state of flux. How to use some basic principles to ensure that no matter what changes you keep up and continue to run effective digital marketing campaigns. The advice and tips that Ashley shares work for every type of bu...
Oct 30, 2024•48 min
For this episode, David explains why your beliefs could be holding you and your business back. Importantly, he also shares simple tactics you can use to change them so that you can make progress again. If you are a leader who is feeling stuck, and constrained by the situation you are in, applying the advice in this episode will play a key role in getting you unstuck. To explore how to get unstuck on your mission, put your purpose into practice and convert your ideas into impact book a discovery ...
Oct 24, 2024•25 min
