This podcast discusses various topics related to building a strong foundation for a business. Phil Rose and Don Monkhouse highlighted the importance of talent assessment, culture, and deliberate hiring policies in building a strong foundation for a business. They also emphasized the significance of weekly one-to-one coaching and small group lessons in helping teams understand how to operate to deliver real value. They discuss the importance of functional accountability charts and leading versus ...
Jul 17, 2023•39 min•Ep. 75
In this Podcast Episode Phil Rose and Amanda Fearn discuss the power of dreams and how they can influence our direction in life. They also discuss various topics related to copywriting, coaching, branding, and personal growth. Amanda explains that copywriting involves more than just writing words and that there is a lot of work that goes on before the actual writing, including branding and coaching. They discuss the process of uncovering a client's message and core customer, as well as the impor...
Jul 04, 2023•46 min•Ep. 74
In this episode Phil Rose talks to Andre Norman about life since he realised he had to make the choice of how to lead his life. He could either stay with the gang culture that lead him to prison, or change his attitude, realise his purpose and make a different choice. He had to challenge himself and understand the positive impact he could have on others. There’s learnings in there for all of us. Enjoy the show. (Some of) the main points for listeners are: • Why do we excuse work alcoholics who a...
Apr 06, 2023•50 min•Ep. 72
Phil Rose talks to Pam Barbato about her experience conceiving and driving Action Net Zero – an organisation she founded in 2020 to help us all work towards becoming Carbon Neutral. The mission of Action Net Zero is to empower communities, people and businesses with easy, affordable actions to achieve a healthier and greener world, where carbon emissions are reduced and the climate is no longer in crisis. Enjoy the show. (Some of) The main points for listeners: • Why aligning the purpose of an o...
Mar 15, 2023•44 min•Ep. 71
Phil Rose talks to Alexis Kingsbury on today’s show about how he created AirManual through a focus on purpose and systems. AirManual helps you run your business smarter, something Alexis and his co founder wanted based on his experiences of failing to do it first time round. As a serial entrepreneur Alexis realised he needed to put systems in place to enable his businesses run without him present each time. When he got ‘busy’ he struggled to find a way through. He then recognised that to scale h...
Feb 21, 2023•58 min•Ep. 70
Phil Rose talks to Deniz Kayadelen about her experiences and thought processes that enable her to push herself out of her comfort zone in both her work and personal life. As two times world champion of Ice swimming Deniz has a message we can all learn from – as a swimmer she excels when it comes to managing her own mind in extreme circumstances. I loved this conversation on many levels. There is so much to learn from journey Deniz has been on. Enjoy the show. (Some of) The main points for listen...
Jan 31, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 69
(Some of) The main points for listeners: • What can you do to move to mastery, intentionally • Seeing the glass half full versus half empty • How not buying into the recession will save your business • What’s in your control and what CAN you control – it’s a matter of focus • Start with knowing you own skills… • You cannot NOT market • What we can learn from the actions of some business owners during the lockdown period – it’s a matter of perspective • How fear, uncertainty & doubt left some...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 68
In this episode of Sparks by Ignium Phil Rose talks in-depth to John Ratliff. John built, scaled and exited Appletree Answers as a 23 year old in his back room to an international business with 650 employees for a multiple 5 times that of other similar businesses. He first met Verne Harnish in 2005 as part of the Birthing of Giants programme. He is now the CEO of Align 5 where his team helps others scale and exit. He talks openly about the highs and lows of his journey and shares his wisdom on h...
Nov 28, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 67
In this episode Phil Rose talks openly about finding PURPOSE and overcoming his FEARs to swim in cold dark lakes… (Some of) The main points for listeners: · False Expectations Appearing Real · Finding my purpose… my WHY for the podcast · Getting in the lake… at 3.9 degrees… · Learning to swim · My purpose… challenge… to do it, or not to do it… · Out of your Comfort Zone… · Sailing with my father… and feeling scared… as a child · Feel the Fear and DO it anyway · Find your purpose to help you on t...
Nov 08, 2022•13 min•Ep. 66
Verne Harnish is founder of the world-renowned Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), with over 16,000 members worldwide, and chaired for fifteen years EO’s premiere CEO program held at MIT, a program in which he still teaches today. Founder and CEO of Scaling Up, a global executive education and coaching company with over 200 partners on six continents, Verne has spent the past four decades helping companies scaleup. He’s the author of the bestseller Mastering the Rockefeller Habits; authored The Gr...
Sep 01, 2022•40 min•Ep. 65
(Some of) The main points for listeners: • CHUTZPAH – it’s something anyone can develop • Introvert or extravert – both can have it… • Sisu, Chutzpah – it’s the same… • C arpe Diem • H andling Objections • What we can learn from the success and mistakes of Blockbuster • U ncovering Needs • Why do dogs put up with laying on rough objects? Because the pain isn’t big enough to make them move… • T rail Blazer • Someone who’s willing to risk failure, disrupt the status quo and put themselves on the l...
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 64
Bill Gallagher shares his thoughts on how you can take time out of your business and Scale at the same time Summary: In this episode Phil Rose talks to Scaling Up Coach Bill Gallagher about his experiences running is own businesses and helping others scale theirs. Bill made a significant shift in his own life when he realised that to truly be able to take time away from his business he needed to not just empower his team but also coach them and change his own mindset. He shares openly how this m...
Jul 15, 2022•48 min•Ep. 63
In this shorter episode Phil Rose talks about all things purpose led, from ESG principles to engaging your teams through aligning your values and your actions. (Some of) The main points for listeners: · It’s our gift as business owners to change some of the biggest problems… · Purpose and prosperity · The UN sustainability goals: how you can use them to help… · How will you change the world · ESG … it’s not just for investment companies · Connecting back to why you exist · What do your team feel...
Jun 24, 2022•18 min•Ep. 62
Align your business Purpose, goals and activities to drive your success Summary: In this episode Phil Rose talks Eugene Terk. Eugene is VP Business Development and General Counsel for Align – creator of the Scaling Up Scoreboard Software. His role is to find, foster and nurture strategic partnerships with coaches, consultants and implementers of processes that help businesses scale. Align was created in 2012 to help implement the core processes of Scaling Up in the business and is now available ...
Jun 16, 2022•51 min•Ep. 61
So you think you know what keeps your business alive? Summary: In this episode Phil Rose talks Jonathan Mond. Jonathan is an accountant turned business coach. If you want to know more about the levers to pull in your business to make it more successful you must listen to this! (Some of) The main points for listeners: • The 7 Drivers of financial success • Price is secondary when you have a complete understanding of your customer’s needs • What are their emotional needs vs logical needs • The Pow...
Jun 09, 2022•58 min•Ep. 60
In this episode Phil Rose talks again with Dr Nicole Rivera, integrated practitioner and business coach. She is an expert in functional medicine and business – a unique combination where she (and her husband) help both diagnose and then ‘cure’ health and business issues to create sustainable benefits. Dr Nicole discusses: Don’t Guess, Test! And provides advice on how to ‘heal’ your business. (Some of) The main points for listeners: • Don’t Guess, Test!: Do the right testing to diagnose the issue...
May 19, 2022•44 min•Ep. 59
In this episode Phil Rose talks Matt Cox. Matt is a serial entrepreneur, coach and consultant who was once labelled ‘slow’ by teachers at school. That prompted him, after a number of years, to look at the choices he really had in life. He could live with the label as a burden or look for ways to make the most of the gifts he has. (Some of) The main points for listeners: • Making sense of complexity is key to prevent chaos • From Chaos to Cohesion – vision, purpose and clarity come first • What d...
May 12, 2022•42 min•Ep. 58
In this more commercially focussed episode Phil Rose talks with Nicki Kinton of Confident Cash Flow. Nicki helps businesses get money in faster so you can grow… Remember Growth sucks Cash and if you haven’t got cash… you can’t grow which means you might not achieve your purpose… (Some of) The main points for listeners: • How can you get your money in faster? Listen further to find out more… • It’s FEAR that stops businesses getting cash in faster (especially smaller ones) • Do you put the client...
May 03, 2022•45 min•Ep. 57
In this shorter (week 4) episode Phil Rose talks about, among other things … the podcast and how we want to support purpose led businesses to scale. (Some of) The main points for listeners: · From marketing to having a real purpose · It’s our gift as business owners to change some of the biggest problems… · Purpose and prosperity · Driving change, driving me, driving you · The UN sustainability goals: how you can use them to help… · How will you change the world · Wealth of mind and pocket · Con...
Apr 26, 2022•13 min•Ep. 56
What you can learn from being a rally driver to help you build and develop yourself further. In this episode Phil Rose talks for a second time with communications and leadership expert Dean Heffta of Clarus Results. Dean is a coach and speaker based in Peoria Illinois. (Some of) The main points for listeners: • Challenges from the global anxiety in our communication • How are we hearing and processing information? • What’s the intent behind what you are saying – and what conversations do you nee...
Apr 21, 2022•34 min•Ep. 55
In this episode Phil Rose talks with Dr Nicole Rivera, integrated practitioner and business coach. She is an expert in functional medicine and business – a unique combination where she (and her husband) help both diagnose and then ‘cure’ health and business issues to create sustainable benefits. (Some of) The main points for listeners: • How to build a business AND maintain your health and wellbeing • Dr Nicole’s tips for sustaining your business and health • The biggest topic entrepreneurs want...
Apr 12, 2022•59 min•Ep. 54
In this episode Phil Rose talks with John Rosling, CEO of Contexis about activating your Purpose. We all know what purpose means (don’t we?) but how many business owners have a purpose that fully engages humanity? (Some of) The main points for listeners: • What do we mean by ‘purpose activation’? o Its all about living your purpose actively and authentically • If Purpose is your reason to exist, then you must activate it to make it come alive • The function of purpose in an organisation: somethi...
Apr 05, 2022•55 min•Ep. 53
In this episode Phil Rose talks with Andrew Ryder about his take on content creation. Andrew is an investor – in relationships – with others and with himself. Andrew’s 3 top tips really create a useful mechanism we can all use to help us get more creative: (1) Get Clarity on the content you are consuming – who do you allow to influence you? (2) Curate what you are consuming; (3) Creation to build on the ideas you’ve learned. (Some of) The main points for listeners: • Invest your time and energy ...
Mar 29, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 52
This is part three of a three part podcast with Natural Netwalking founder, Jackie Jarvis. We recorded it in January 2022 and now as I listen to it with the War continuing in Ukraine it feels strange reflecting on some of the conversation. We talked about how we can take responsibility for what’s going on around us and I now wonder how true that really if you are in a war zone? I hope you find strength in the conversation and find energy from the words at this time and in the future. (Apologies ...
Mar 10, 2022•42 min•Ep. 51
In this episode Phil Rose talks with Flavilla Fongang. Flavilla is an award-winning serial entrepreneur, an international and multilingual keynote speaker (in English & French), a neuroscience brand expert covering strategy, design, marketing and customer experience. She is also the founder of 3 Colours Rule, an award-winning branding and marketing agency. Above all she’s an enabler who is never afraid to challenge the norms. (Some of) The main points for listeners: • Business is about peopl...
Mar 01, 2022•52 min•Ep. 50
Phil Rose talks to Karie Kaufmann about vision, planning, creating a theme and working towards that to build your business. We also discuss systems and how to empower and trust your team to work to support and scale the business. Karie Kaufmann is a master coach and facilitator, having coached over 1,000 high growth companies since 2005. Her clients have achieved double and triple-digit growth in profitability, accomplished through implementation of the Scaling Up framework and Rockefeller Habit...
Feb 17, 2022•51 min•Ep. 49
Phil Rose talks to Michael Tanner about building leadership so that people genuinely want to follow. From his 28 years experience in both military and corporate roles Michael has seen what it takes to truly lead people – and it’s not about rank, title or authority – it’s about true Servant leadership. Key Points in the Show: • Servant Leadership and the servant coach – the most influential form of leadership • What military leadership teaches us – it’s not about rank, it’s about caring for the p...
Feb 10, 2022•55 min•Ep. 48
Darryl Bates-Brownsword is on a mission to build the ‘exit industry’ in the UK. Originating from Australia Darryl has been in the UK since 2005 helping business owners grow the value of their business. He realised that many business owners who wanted to sell their businesses (prior to working with Succession Plus) went through an earn out period that often never came to fruition. This lead DBB to found Succession Plus in the UK based on the model developed by his colleague, Craig West, in Austra...
Feb 03, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 47
This is part 2 of a 3 part podcast with the walking coach Jackie Jarvis . In this episode Phil Rose talks to Jackie about her experience and learnings again from walking the Camino trails in Spain. We recorded this on January 6th 2022 as a follow up to the previous episodes. We set out to cover 6 keys points, and, as usual, the conversation developed further so there is a follow on conversation which will come out soon. We cover lots of topics that can be applied in your business and in your per...
Jan 20, 2022•36 min•Ep. 46
Phil Rose talks to Rob Barnard-Weston about all things sustainability and ESG. Rob has lived in Bath for forty years, thirty of them working in social and environmental responsibility. He co-founded Bath’s first eco-hotel; an eco-artisan bakery company; a commercial scale composting company; the UK’s farmers’ markets movement (starting with Bath’s farmers’ market); a farming apprenticeship scheme for vulnerable school-leavers in one of the region’s most economically disadvantaged rural communiti...
Jan 13, 2022•56 min•Ep. 45
