In this weeks episode, I welcome Matt Haycox, Funding Guru . Matt was a multi-millionaire who lost his fortune in the crash of 2008, he battled back to become a top UK business investor. His fortunes changed when he set up an online advisory service which helped others avoid the same mistakes he had made and he set up an online consultancy service. During this episode we chat about: No nonsense advice based on Matt's 20+ years in business Strategies to future proof your business during the curre...
Jun 03, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 239
Welcome to Saturday's Solo Episode. In this week's episode, I am talking about Winning the Day. Many our regular listeners will know about 75 Hard , I have completed it twice now. I am going to talk you through this and it could benefit you. If you are looking for something that can help you reach your goals in record time by instilling habits. This program is all about the mind, about mental toughness and it also has physical benefits too. "75 Hard is a mental toughness challenge that brings li...
May 30, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 238
In this weeks episode, I welcome James McMaster, CEO of Huel . During this episode we chat about: New opportunities in the Food and Nutrition sector How are the better brands remaining relevant How is direct to consumer food sales changing Let's StartUp!
May 27, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 237
Welcome to Saturday's Solo Episode. In this week's episode, I'm going to talk perseverance. Why? Well, this week was different from any other - I decided last Saturday morning to run a marathon on my own for the first time!
May 23, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 236
In this weeks episode, I welcome back Alan Barratt, Founder and CEO at Grenade . Almost, 10 years today they started Grenade. They rocked up to the NEC in a tank, where nobody knew them and then spent the last 10 years building up what's talked about being the next billion dollar UK business. During this episode we chat about: Taking positives out of the current situation Product Distribution during Covid-19 Grenade’s Comms Strategies and how they’re affected Let's StartUp!...
May 20, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 235
Welcome to Saturday's Solo Episode. In this week's episode, I've got a lot of learnings that I want to share with you specifically around building a community within Facebook groups. Where are you building your community at the moment? Where is it that you are taking people? Is your community housed, for example, on in an email list, have you built your community on an Instagram page, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.? Where does your community live? Have got a Facebook group? Let me know where you built...
May 16, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 234
In this weeks episode, I welcome back for a third time Chris Ducker , a serial entrepreneur, best selling author of both Virtual Freedom and Rise of the Entrepreneur . During this episode we chat about: Five new ways to make money with your brand. Everybody having a personal brand, whether you are a brand based owner or whether you already building a business based around you. His business ecosystem. That floats around everything from free content to social media, all the way through to one on o...
May 13, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 233
Welcome to Saturday's Solo Episode. In this week's episode, I want to talk about you will be judged by the company that you keep. I saw posted on LinkedIn that you would judge by the company that you keep, and I thought, you know what, this week I have been in pretty good company. I want to make sure that you are not wasting this time to build your network. At this time it's never been easier to communicate with people. Start sending three messages today, three messages tomorrow, three messages ...
May 09, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 232
In this weeks episode, I welcome David Mansfield Founder of The Monday Revolution , former CEO of Capital Radio PLC and a keen runner just like me. During this episode we chat about: Why this is the perfect time to change the way you approach work and life. His tips and tricks to simplify business behaviour and get more done. Sharing some insights from his book - The Monday Revolution , which was published in March 2020 David's talk is very positive, very proactive. Let's StartUp!...
May 06, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 231
Welcome to Saturday's Solo Episode. In this week's episode, I talk about what have you done during Covid-19? This is something that has moved you personally or your business forwards. I want to ensure that you have not wasted your time, if you haven't done anything yet, it's not too late. People are realising the opportunity of podcasts with time on their hands and how many people are listening to podcast at this time. Learning new technology at this time and seeing how to harnesses it - those a...
May 02, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 230
In this weeks episode, I welcome Lord Bilimoria, Cobra Beer Founder & Chairman, and CBI Vice President. During this episode we chat about: How his business has been affected by Coronavirus. Two thirds of Cobra Beer sales were through restaurants and now that the whole sector is closed, sales are 100% down. Why we need to see an exit strategy. When does he think we'll be drinking Cobra again with a curry? People doing wonderful charitable work, including many restaurants who are preparing mea...
Apr 29, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 229
Welcome to Saturday's Solo Episode. In this week's episode, I talk about four positives that have come out of the Coronavirus crisis. The four R's: refocus, reconnect, remote and running. Refocusing on what is truly important to you both in your personal life and your business life. It is a good time to go over your roadmap, refocus, what's important to you both from a business perspective? What has been important during this time is reconnecting. I've loved having zooms with my friends. My team...
Apr 25, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 228
In this weeks episode, it's my great pleasure to welcome once again Antler's Magnus Grimeland. During this episode we chat about: Why he believes now is a great time to innovate His thoughts in general on survival for both startups and scale up businesses I think you're going to get a huge load of value from it. Let's StartUp!
Apr 22, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 227
Welcome to Saturday's Solo Episode. In this week's episode I talk about Fear of Selling. One of the common themes that are coming up regularly is that people are scared to sell. People genuinely are in fear of selling, of selling their products and services, selling themselves and it's been covered a number of webinars. I believe you owe it to yourself, your business, your family, the world economy to it to be selling. "If you are solving, providing a solution to somebody else's problem with you...
Apr 18, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 226
In this weeks episode, I welcome Scott Maguire, CEO and founder of Cannaray , a British Medical Cannabis and CBD company. During this episode we chat about: * Plans to dominate the European industry * The global medical cannabis market which is set to grow to over 60 billion pounds by 2026 * Capitalising on the growing recognition of the therapeutic benefits of medical cannabis * Consumer awareness around CBD Let's StartUp!...
Apr 15, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 225
Welcome to Saturday's Solo Episode. In this week's episode I address Fear - there is a lot of it around at the moment. Fear of catching the coronavirus. Fear of going out. Fear of doing anything. Now is not the time to roll over and die. Yes, things are tough for most people. And I'm not even talking about . If you're a business owner you're extremely lucky if you haven't been impacted by the financial implications of Covid-19. I know I have. I've learnt some powerful lessons. And I'm using fear...
Apr 11, 2020•18 min•Season 1Ep. 224
In this weeks episode, I'm diving back to a chat with Chris Ducker from Youpreneur . In the last few episodes, I have brought you some really useful tools and inspiring stories from past episodes that I think are relevant in this time that I think can help you get through it. Chris Ducker's book " Rise of the Youpreneur " the definitive guide to becoming the go to leader in your industry, and building a future proof business is really relevant, especially the last part building a future proof bu...
Apr 08, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 223
Welcome to episode 222, as in the last couple of episodes, I am giving you some useful tools, some inspirational stories from the past that you can utilise today. I know a lot of people listening to the show are business owners or entrepreneurs and I wanted to give you a useful exercise called "Your Big Idea". We'll work through what you're passionate about, and what skills you have acquired - and exactly where the two merge and result in your potential one big idea. We'll then list out the pro'...
Apr 04, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 222
In this weeks episode, I wanted to find a really inspiring episode from the past that bore parallels to the present. This episode "How to bounce back and reinvent yourself" with Damion Lupo says it all really and totally resonates with the current times we're living in. To try and give you some hope out there that somebody like Damion, as a result of the last financial crisis in 2008, found himself losing close to $20 million in just a few months. He managed to turn everything around, managed to...
Apr 01, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 221
Welcome to episode 220, I thought I would find some things that are useful to you, some tools that you could use. The first solo episode I ever recorded was habits, rituals from all the lessons that I've learned from people that I've interviewed in the first year and a half of the show. I thought it would be helpful to share episode with you now because I think at the current time for me if you can start your day with a routine, finish your day with a routine, you've got two bookends that are tw...
Mar 28, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 220
In this weeks episode, I welcome Markus Giesswein, CEO of Giesswein, a third generation Austrian sustainable footwear brand. Diving into the history of the business. Future plans for the business. Sustainability Let's StartUp!
Mar 25, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 219
Welcome to episode 218, today I'd like to share my personal experience. Have you had the corona virus? Have you been directly affected or your business? Sharing my experience, I wanted to show it's not all rainbows and unicorns out there all the time in my world. And I've definitely been affected in a number of different ways by this in my business. I wish you continued success and all the very best.
Mar 21, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 218
In this weeks episode, I welcome Jonathan Bowman-Perks , former of British Army Officer, CEO coach, Top Team coach, motivational speaker and host of the Inspiring Leadership podcast. Jonathan and I met in 2019 at the Festival of Enterprise at the NEC in Birmingham, where we got on like a house on fire Jonathan asked me to help him create and launch his Inspiring Leadership podcast I think you're going to get a lot out of this interview without a shadow of a doubt. Let's StartUp!...
Mar 18, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 217
Welcome to episode 216, today I want to talk to you about don't set SMART goals - set ridiculous goals. I want you to aim higher We often set our goals far too low How far you are along in achieving your goals? Did you listen to the episode where I talked about the roadmap? Anything is possible. If you set your intention, if you take action, you consistently turn up and put the effort in.
Mar 14, 2020•18 min•Season 1Ep. 216
In this weeks episode, I welcome Rob Moore, The Disruptive Entrepreneur "One of the ways to reach as many people as possible is to leverage all the media. One of the ways to really help people is give them consistent content. And if you give them consistent content, you're likely to build your following and your fan base. It was all always about trickle down. It's never about monetizing uprights and no ads on YouTube videos and no interruptions and breaks for ads, it was always about I give you ...
Mar 11, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 215
Welcome to episode 214, #AskAlexAnything. On the first Saturday of every month I answer any of your questions. It can be on absolutely everything - entrepreneurship, business, personal stuff, health and fitness stuff, podcasting. Last month I received the following questions: 1) "When you're thinking about moving into a new job, starting a new business full time. What would your process of transitioning out of another full time job be?" 2) "If you are committing to putting out two episodes a wee...
Mar 07, 2020•22 min•Season 1Ep. 214
In this weeks episode, I welcome Morten Toft Bech, Founder of The Meatless Farm Morten and his young family were keen to reduce their meat consumption, but found a lack of tasty and inspiring plant based options were available to them. There in was born The Meatless Farm and a team of nutritionists and chefs were put together to launch a range of meat alternatives. In episode #213 we chat about: Taste, texture and sustainability Preconceptions, social media and Gen Z Competing and how to get you...
Mar 04, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 213
Welcome to episode 212 and time for our monthly review. First of all massive thanks to everybody who supported the podcast this year. It is a good time to take a look back at this year. This month was all about embracing change and trying something new. The first cohort of my podcast launch programme was completed. Three people launched their podcast before the course was even finished! I'd love to know what your favourite episode was this month. Was it one of our interviews? Was it one of the s...
Feb 29, 2020•18 min•Season 1Ep. 212
In this weeks episode, I welcome Graeme Risby, Co-Founder & CEO of Hiyacar Did you know that the average car is driven for less than 5% of its lifetime? Graeme wants to turn your car into an asset by making more use of your vehicle and making you money at the same time. In episode #211 we chat about: Sharing - if people shared more imagine what a better place this world would actually be Connecting drivers to cars and vice versa Keeping people in your community Let's StartUp!...
Feb 26, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 211
Welcome to episode 210, today I want to talk to you about how you can measure your ROI (return on investment). This is relevant for podcasts, blogs, vlogs, social media. What's the true return on investment from having a branded podcast? What's your ultimate goal with your podcast?
Feb 22, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 210
