When you launch a project there is so much to do that it can be overwhelming. How do you know where to start? How do you choose what to focus on? How do you make sure you make progress towards your goals every single day? Alan and Digital Artist Jaymie explore productivity and getting things done.
Jun 03, 2021•42 min
You’ve launched your business and now you need more customers! You’ve been going a few years and you need more customers. No matter what stage of business you are in marketing is the perennial problem that needs tackling. In this episode KC and Alan work to break down the mysterious world of marketing to make it practical and applicable to your business now.
May 31, 2021•51 min
One of the biggest challenges you will face on the entrepreneurial journey is doubt, imposter syndrome, and lack of confidence. These things come up from our past and try and “protect” us from getting rejected by stopping us from ever trying! We have to deal with the doubt and negative spirals to help us make progress. Join us as Jaymie and Alan work through doubt!
May 27, 2021•54 min
When you run your own business there is SO much to do. You need to do the sales, the marketing, and the product development & delivery. In this episode Chris Bello from the Entrepreneur Motivation Podcast shares the bitter lessons he has learned in entrepreneurship from starting his own venture with debt.
May 24, 2021•45 min
Where does the time go? When you take on a mini-experiment to test your business ideas the word “mini” doesn’t do justice to the scale of the project! You need to think through the idea, create the marketing, work out pricing, market and sell whilst doing a full time job! In this episode Alan and Jaymie explore where the time vanishes too and how to make more progress whilst avoiding perfectionism!
May 20, 2021•49 min
Where do you start? You want to launch a business but where do you start? In this episode Kai Angelet of Can You Handle It Tours shares his story of starting an international tour business from nothing. I met Kai doing one of his tours in Berlin, Germany and after hearing his story had to share it with you. This is grass roots entrepreneurship at it’s best!
May 17, 2021•59 min
You have decided that you want to make something happen. You have decided which idea to go for but now you are feeling overwhelmed! There is so much to do, can you do it all? You start to doubt yourself and your idea! This is part of the entrepreneurial journey. You are not alone! We all go through it.
May 13, 2021•53 min
When you start a small business what roles do you take on? Co-founder, head of sales, marketing, finances, HR, and all this whilst still looking after the family, doing home schooling in lock down and maybe a full time job? How do you stay on top of all this? In this episode Alan meets David Allen the author of Getting Things Done, and has a small fan boy melt down as they discuss making progress and lazy productivity.
May 10, 2021•54 min
The paradox of choice is a huge problem for creative entrepreneurs. How many ideas for businesses do you have? Where do you start? How do you make progress? Simon, Katie, and Alan work with Digital Artist, Jaymie Dylan, to work out where to start with her project.
May 06, 2021•51 min
How do you spend your days? What percentage of your time do you think is spent in productive activity? In this episode Robert Peake from Next Action Associates coaches Simon, co-founder of Rebel Business School, on the tools of stress free productivity.
May 03, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Where do you start with your business ideas? Digital Artist, Jaymie, is so creative and overwhelmed with ideas we don’t know where to start. In this episode Katie Coombes and Alan work with Jaymie to identify the starting point and how to get going.
Apr 29, 2021•55 min
Does multi-tasking exist? Can you get more done by doing it? In this episode Dave Crenshaw, author of The Myth of Multitasking, explores the biggest challenges facing new entrepreneurs, how to overcome them, deal with the overwhelm, and make more progress with your business.
Apr 26, 2021•55 min
You are thinking of going full time on your side-hustle? What do you need in place? This episode Alan works with Christina to prepare to leave her employment and go full time on her business. This is where the magic really starts to begin building! We talk smoothing income, things that could go wrong, and being your own supervisor.
Apr 22, 2021•39 min
Is it time or energy that is the limiting factor in your life? So many people tell me it is time that stops them, but then they return home after work exhausted and slump on the couch and watch Netflix because they just don’t have the energy to do anything. How good is your energy? In this episode I talk to Tanessa Shears about increasing your energy and feeling better throughout the day. What else do you have other than energy and time?
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 1 min
What’s it like quitting your job to go full time on your side hustle? How does it feel? In this episode we get to talk to Christina as she has just quit her job to go full time on her own business, Fresh Print Media, and to work to build her dream life.
Apr 15, 2021•38 min
How do you know if the mini-experiment worked? You have sold some things, you have some hope but is it enough to keep going? Following on from Episode 24 in Season 1, we talk to Keith Hunt again about his restaurant mini-experiment and whether or not he’ll be doing it again! This episode will help you work out if you want to continue your side hustle.
Apr 12, 2021•41 min
How comfortable are you cold calling people? Sending out cold email? How much of your time do you spend selling, marketing, and growing your business? Sales is the underlying activity that will build your business and it is something that you need to get comfortable with if you are growing a small business.
Apr 08, 2021•31 min
It doesn’t always go right! In fact sometimes it just doesn’t work. Alan interviews Michael Redford who ran a mini-experiment starting a business which failed. We pick through the failure (is there such a thing?) to find the lessons for you and for Michael that you can apply to your next business or experiment.
Apr 05, 2021•46 min
If you don’t sell you don’t have a customer. If you don’t have a customer you don’t earn money, have a business, or get to do the thing you love. Sales, marketing, and generating business is at the heart of creating the company you want. In this episode we explore authentic sales, daily habits, and marketing.
Apr 01, 2021•20 min
After discovering the power of mini-experiments Alan was unlocked to test his business ideas, launch quickly, and innovate on the fly. Simon and Alan show how this incredibly powerful tool can be applied to your business, your life, and all your dreams.
Mar 29, 2021•56 min
How do you generate new sales opportunities, contacts, and partnership opportunities from thin air? How do you just make it happen? At some point you are going to need to reach out to new people, and this episode shows you the tools needed to get cold email to work for you. Eric Finnigan from Transform Your Copy helps decode cold marketing emails and more.
Mar 25, 2021•40 min
Are you creative? Do you believe you are creative? In this Episode Alan interviews Travis Shakespeare, SVP of Unscripted Programming for BBC Studios Los Angeles and Emmy award winning TV maker about his creative process and how he thinks about creativity. As an entrepreneur you are faced with an endless list of challenges and crises and you need to get creative to overcome them!
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr
You have a full time job, you have a side hustle, you’re making some money in the side hustle, but it isn’t quite enough to live on. How do you know when to quit the job and go full time on your own business? In this episode Alan and Christina discuss how to make that decision and the criteria to feel confident going full time in your own business.
Mar 18, 2021•28 min
Thomas Anglero has been an entrepreneur for over 20 years and the Director of Innovation for IBM Norway. Alan and he got into taking ownership for your world, creating, and innovating in your business. Feeling down about your business? Don’t know where to go next? Listen to this episode for energy, drive, and motivation.
Mar 15, 2021•48 min
Do you ever get the feeling that there is more to do than can be done? Does it ever get on top of you? Do you feel overwhelmed? Of course you do; you’re human! If you are building a business, have a job, and have friends then there is more to do than can ever be done. In this episode Christina and Alan discuss practical methods to deal with overwhelm and make progress on your business on a daily basis.
Mar 11, 2021•32 min
After hearing the phrase “The extraordinary belongs to those that create it” in The Big Short, Alan was inspired to start creating and building the life of his dreams. After 2 decades of research into life design, goals, and making things happen Alan shares everything he has learned on the journey.
Mar 08, 2021•47 min
You have started a side hustle. It’s going well, you are bringing in money and you are having fun. It isn’t quite enough to live on but you are overwhelmed by doing a full time job, running a side hustle, and family! How do you know when it is the right time to quit the day job and go full time on your side hustle? When should I quit my job?
Mar 04, 2021•30 min
What business is furthest from the high tech start-ups of Silicon Valley? Alan’s answer was a craft business from Reading, Berkshire in the UK. In this episode Jennifer Vessels, an innovation expert from Silicon Valley who has worked with Google, Adobe and Netflix, takes what she has learned and helps Adam from Craft Box Club in the UK with his business. We talk innovation, marketing, and sales, and how to apply these ideas to your business.
Mar 01, 2021•58 min
Sales come from two main places; people you know and people you don’t! What percentage of your time do you spend hunting for new business? What percentage of your time do you spend connecting with your network and speaking to existing clients? If you aren’t hunting and farming how do you expect to have customers?
Feb 25, 2021•27 min
If you listen to the Tim Ferris Experiment and other popular entrepreneurial podcasts they talk endlessly of venture capital, investors & huge tech start-ups. Silicon valley is all about business plans, venture capitalists, incubators, investors and getting the big money first! In this episode Jennifer Vessels, an innovation expert from Silicon Valley who has worked with Google, Adobe and Netflix debunks the myths of Silicon Valley.
Feb 22, 2021•51 min
