My guest this week is so inspiring. Natasha is the founder of Dandelion Weatherstone Limited and only took the plunge to start her own business last year and what a journey she has had so far. If you would like to support Natasha and the amazing things she does then you can sponsor a pair of knickers. The story and inspiration behind her business is shared in the podcast. This is how Natasha describes herself. Natasha-Dawn Ni Leighn (Ash) Single mum, dog owner, size 20 swimming enthusiast, Manag...
Oct 01, 2021•20 min
My guest this week is Paula Crowhurst is an accredited Divorce & Separation Coach who is passionate and driven to help individuals going through a very traumatic time in their life. Her own experience of divorce motivates her to empower clients to see that there is light at the end of the tunnel and an exciting next chapter. Paula has recently written a children’s activity book called ‘Keep on Swimming Freddie’. This an aid to support children and help them cope with their emotions in the wa...
Sep 23, 2021•20 min
Jo Finnerty has got quite a story about how she started her own recruitment business. From making a decision to starting her own business one day she really hit the ground running in a big way with a whole host of people supporting and encouraging her. In this really honest chat Jo shares tons of tips and advice and what she has learnt in her 9 years of having her own business.
Sep 17, 2021•33 min
My amazing guest this week is Sue Henry who is a Transformational Change & Well Being Coach. Sue talks so openly about her journey from the NHS to starting her own business and how it happened - not the response I was expecting but one of the funniest I've heard yet which we both laughed about. This is such a great conversation about the transition from moving from a Public Sector role to self employment and all that it brings with it. In Sue's words.. Mum, nan, wife, daughter, sister, aunti...
Sep 09, 2021•25 min
My guest this week is an amazing man called Sean Liddell. Sean is a Mental Health First Aid instructor trainer and Suicide First Aid Tutor, award winning mindfulness practitioner, coach, and international speaker helping to create mentally healthy workplaces. This is such a powerful story of Sean's journey of how he overcame personal challenges in his career which has taken him to where he is now. Quite honestly I was blown away by the work he does. All my guests get the opportunity to Pay It Fo...
Aug 21, 2021•25 min
My guest this week is Naomi Marriott who is the owner and founder of VaHero. Many of us have defining moments which made us step out of what we are doing and make some changes and Naomi certainly had a defining moment 7 years ago. In Naomi's words she is a Property Pain Manager. Landlord and tenant wrangling a speciality. Working with tenacity and integrity, listening to the client wants, understands the client's outcomes and delivers on that. Knit-a-holic
Aug 05, 2021•29 min
My guest this week is Judith Hamilton who is Virtual Finance Director and Business Plan Creator. Judith helps and support business owners to run successful businesses and reach their goals and aspirations. It so clear that Judith absolutely loves what she does and is hugely passionate about helping SME's and she delivers that in a number of different ways which we talk about in the podcast.
Jul 22, 2021•28 min
My guest this week is Evelien Van Es . Evelien van Es is an International Business & Life Coach, Speaker, Published Author and Founder of Signature 4 Success. During the pandemic in 2021 she published her book Be Relentlessly Yourself in both English as well as Dutch (Wees Onverbiddelijk Jezelf). It’s her passion and mission in life to inspire and set her audience and clients in motion, to transform their life’s and feel their inner power of being and focus on what really matters. Evelien is...
Jul 08, 2021•30 min
My guest this week certainly embraces new opportunities and is always ready for the next challenge and idea. Janet has always had a passion for food and at one point owned a Deli Cafe too. In Janet's words.. With 25 years' experience in Adult learning and Food Safety, I have now developed a practical Food Safety course for Forest School Leaders. I have also recently developed e-learning food safety courses for Childcarers and Education providers. Recently I launched my own e-learning platform wh...
Jul 01, 2021•25 min
My Pay It Forward guest this week is Steven Watson. Steven is a Time Habits coach and author of Time Ltd. He helps business owners and professionals to transform their busyness into a thriving business. Time is absolutely one of our greatest commodities something we all have the same amount of but don't use it in the same way. Steven for reasons you will hear in the podcast challenged himself to reduce his hours which he certainly mastered and now he shares with others how to do the same.
Jun 17, 2021•27 min
My guest today is Haydn Bratt founder of Mindset Leadership. I absolutely loved Haydn's response to why he started his business it really was life changing for him. Haydn also sings the praises of his business partner who really does enjoy doing the stuff he doesn't which really works well for them. From Haydn.. Inspiring more people to love their work, Haydn Bratt is a coach who develops better leaders and builds better workplaces.
Jun 10, 2021•24 min
My amazing guest this is Judith Kenyon - Jude to her friends! We laughed so much I had to edit some of it out. Jude shares how she ended up in the Events Management arena after running her own business and was asked to help organise a fundraiser and she got the bug. BIO Judith Kenyon is Events Director at JayKay Events, creating memorable, bespoke, engaging, professional events for individuals, charities and the professional services sector. Judith is also one half of networking community networ...
May 27, 2021•30 min
Frank Rogers who is a Driving Offence Solicitor joins me in this episode. As someone who started their business last year he has taken amazing strides forward and shares some excellent advice. Frank has definitely surrounded himself with a fantastic support network and he thanks them in the podcast for the ongoing support he receives. In Frank's words A solicitor specialising in defending people prosecuted for driving offences anywhere in England & Wales. Expert, straightforward advice, no j...
May 20, 2021•35 min
It is a real joy for me to have Ishtar Ali on the show for a second time. I caught up with Ishtar again 9 months on and wow has she been busy. Ishtar shares the story of how her new business came to be and within a month of launching it is going from strength to strength. She shares how she pivoted and changed direction a number of times before she got it right. I'm looking forward to catching up with you again in 9 months time!
May 13, 2021•29 min
In this episode Laurent who is a Coach to Entrepreneurs talks open and honestly about his journey as an entrepreneur and how he now coaches entrepreneurs. In Laurent's words... I am an Entrepreneur, Coach for entrepreneurs, and the Host of the podcast Inter:views, Cracking The Entrepreneurship Code. Today, I use my 20+ years of experience to help entrepreneurs do their job better.
May 07, 2021•30 min
Amanda Daniels Allen comes at marketing in a very different away and I totally loved it. She is known as a Marketing Architect and when you listen to the podcast you will understand why. In Amanda's words... 'I’m Amanda Daniels-Allen, an International, Award Winning Marketing Architect Forget Marketing, Think Alignment! Ensuring every action you take, makes an impact… Allowing you to be seen as the Expert, whilst your mission ripples across the world' Amanda pays it forward to Jay Allen and you ...
Apr 30, 2021•28 min
My guest this week is Claire Dallas from Dallas Consulting. In Claire's words... The value of my innovative and effective consultancy is based on 25 years business expertise providing expert-led commercial, operational and strategic solutions for problems and developments in accelerated growth SMEs, Corporates and Public Sector. It's plain to see that Claire is very passionate about what she does and the support they provide for SME's. She didn't plan to join forces and start a business it sort ...
Apr 23, 2021•35 min
My guest this week is one truly amazing lady who has certainly faced some huge challenges and shares them with me in the podcast. Andrea Rainsford is the owner of the SEO Angel. Which of course as her company name suggests helps small business owners demystify SEO. We talk about feeling the fear and doing it anyway and certainly Andrea has done that numerous times in her career. It was a real joy spending time with Andrea and hearing her truly incredible journey.
Apr 16, 2021•34 min
Aaron changed direction in his career during the last 12 months. He shared a post on LinkedIn that he thought his connections may be interested in and ended up taking it further himself. Aaron talks about the new world he finds himself in now as someone who has been in an employed role in retail for many years he admits he had a lot to learn and has welcomed the amazing support from his Pay It Forward shoutout who is Joanne Summers. Aaron is the CX director of Insight6 Liverpool. In Aaron's word...
Apr 09, 2021•26 min
My guest this week is Jon Covey who is is a business coach, sales trainer and mentor. Jon shares some great stories that have shaped his journey and pays tribute to Bob Procter who has been a huge influence. Jon Covey is the go-to expert for sales, marketing and business strategy, a pro at taking truly ambitious high achievers to the most exceptional levels of success.
Apr 02, 2021•26 min
My guest this week is Chris Kelly who is the MD of Campfire IT. As many of my previous guests talk about IT as the thing they like least about running a business I was very interested to hear what Chris was going to say as his least favourite. All is revealed in the podcast of course! BIO Chris Kelly is the Managing Director of Campfire IT and Digital. Gaining his degree from John Moore’s University, after leaving the RAF, he has over 15 years’ experience in IT.
Mar 26, 2021•17 min
Emily Hatton who is my Pay It Forward guest this week is the founder of Remote Hub Solutions and is based in Malta. Emily has a wealth of knowledge in remote solutions and now supports small business owners to help them navigate it. As business owners we can often 'collect' business tools Emily talks about that and how she can help people with what they really need and streamline what they have. Emily's BIO 'As an experienced business analyst and project manager, I have the skills and experience...
Mar 19, 2021•27 min
My guest this week is Dino Tartaglia who is the Co Founder of Success Engineers. I caught up with Dino who was at that time in Poland. Dino has built, shut down, troubleshooted and otherwise helped over 1,000 businesses on 5 continents over 30+ years, from €6.5Bn Globals to kitchen-table Entrepreneurs barely making £40k. Lived & worked in 23 countries (visited a LOT more).
Mar 12, 2021•24 min
My guest this week is Rob Illidge who is the CEO of Social Republic. Rob shares his story of 'how he went for it' and started his business over 5 years ago. In Robs words... I founded Social Republic, the global social media agency, in 2015 as a "new way", an alternative to traditional agencies. Having led in-house marketing teams for eight years, I was frustrated by the lack of transparency offered by agencies, and handed in my resignation at a global finance company one fateful Friday. Monday ...
Mar 05, 2021•29 min
Pete Allen is founder of the podcast company, Carrotcruncher Media. He’s been working in the podcast and radio industry for the past 25 years. He works with clients to launch, manage, coach, edit, mix and grow their podcasts. Pete clearly loves what he does and so do his clients. He is definitely the go to guy if you don't know where to start and either want someone to do it for you or show you how it's done so you can then do it yourself.
Feb 26, 2021•27 min
My guest this week is Margaret Bell who is a Transformational Health Coach and also an author of a book. Margaret shares her inspirational story about how her own personal journey led her to starting her business. Her passion for helping others who struggle with emotional eating is very clear. Margaret pays it forward to Melanie Lomas who is a business coach. Margaret's BIO I am the owner and founder of Naturally Empowered Health and a Transformational Health Coach. I specialise in coaching wome...
Feb 21, 2021•17 min
My guest this week is Stacey MacDonald who describes herself as a modern day storyteller. Stacey herself has an incredible story to share about her journey and why she started her business. She knows helps others 'find' their stories. In Stacey's words 'I unlock stories for authentic leaders. Give me your confusion & crap; I’ll return clarity & content to you. Level up your business with a damn good story!
Feb 14, 2021•22 min
'Lidia is an inspiring Transformation Life Coach, Personal Trainer, mindfulness advocate and huge travel enthusiast. Her suffering has become her strength and this has equipped her to follow her passion to help others create the life they truly want'. Lidia shares in the podcast how she was almost at a place of giving up and just how important one phone call was to her. In the podcast she takes the opportunity here to thank that person who was unaware the difference that call had made to her lif...
Feb 07, 2021•23 min
My Pay It Forward guest Ian Brodie is someone I've followed for a few years now and he is brilliant at what he does. He is the Creator of the Value-Based Marketing Blueprint. In this podcast Ian not only shares the reason why he started his business but he also shares some great nuggets and stories that he learnt along the way. As someone who considers himself to be an introvert Ian shares how he found the way that works for him. He certainly has a great style that has given him a great number o...
Feb 01, 2021•30 min
My Pay It Forward guest this week is Kerry Swift the owner of Beam Recruit. Kerry shares her story of coming out of the employed world and starting her own business and gives some great advice to anyone looking to take the leap.
Jan 25, 2021•24 min
