This week we have the closest we’ll probably get to having royalty on the Business Growth Podcast.
Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Penny Power OBE.
Penny is a published author, one of the UK’s most inspirational female entrepreneurs and a highly engaging and sought after speaker.
Penny founded Ecademy, the UK’s first social network for business, a fore-runner to LinkedIn which followed in 2002 and FaceBook in 2004.
She authored her book in 2009 entitled “Know Me, Like Me Follow Me: What Online Social Networking Means for You and Your Business.
Penny has been married since 1990 to Thomas Power (our guest last week LINK) and has three children: Hannah born in 1992, Ross in 1994 and TJ in 1997.
Penny is no stranger to the media spotlight and regularly speaks at conferences and events and writes for press across the globe.
Understanding the small business market has resulted in Penny being sought out to advise small business owners, and the Government on issues relating to the challenges that are critical to small business success.
Recently Penny has been speaking and commentating on the changing face of society and the affect the Born Digital Generation should have on the business environment if they are given a chance to enter the commercial world and listened to by business leaders. Penny talks about the asset of Social Capital and how we must seek to grow this as well as our human and financial capital.
More recently Penny has been working on an innovative new idea, The Business Café® (LINK) which will bring social networking to the High Street via a network of Business Cafés dedicated to SME’s, run and managed by Young Adults being trained in giving Digital and Fintech Skills to the local business community.
This is yet another fascinating conversation on how your business can stand out in the digital age regardless of whether you yourself are a fan of social media or not.
This is a wide-ranging and fascinating discussion that will reward repeat listening.
Enjoy the show!
On this week’s Business Growth Podcast I was joined by Iyas AlQasem.
Iyas helps Business owners and leaders of independent companies, mostly tech and digital consultancies, grow and scale their organisations with a focus on profit, values and fulfilment.
Iyas himself has grown a a £40m+ consultancy business.
Iyas has grown and led teams of talented tech, design and business consultants from 2 people to nearly 500 through startup, breaking through plateau, turnaround, rapid growth, IPO and trade sale.
Iyas subsequently founded Inspired Indie to help companies build scale and grow profitably while contributing, leading with their values and enjoying the ride.
He is currently supporting other mostly tech/digital consultancies and agencies on their own journeys to scale.
This is a very different and fascinating conversation from the ones you may be used to hearing so I look forward to any questions, comments or thoughts you have after listening.
Enjoy the show!
Dan Bradbury interviews Profile Expert Thomas Power about how to boost the value of personal and business profile as well as exploring Thomas' philosophies of growth.
This is a wide-ranging and fascinating discussion that will reward repeat listening.
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Last week I got this question in the Fast Growing Business Community Facebook group;
Q: Why do less than 3% of businesses reach 7 figures in revenue (let alone profit)?
A live interview for the number one Business Growth Show on iTunes. Dan Bradbury interviews Mike Michalowicz, author of Profit First.
You are about to discover the profoundly simple yet shockingly effective accounting plug-in that will transform your business from a cash eating monster into a money making machine. In Profit First, Mike Michalowicz, author of The Pumpkin Plan & The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, explains why the GAAP accounting method is contrary to human nature, trapping entrepreneurs in the panic-driven cycle of operating check-to-check and reveals why this new method is the easiest and smartest way to ensure your business becomes wildly (and permanently) profitable from your very next deposit forward.
This week Dan Bradbury interviews Topher Morrison.
Topher is an author, speaker, trainer, and communications expert. He is the managing director of Key Person of Influence USA and his speaking schedule, over 25 years, has taken him all over the globe teaching business leaders to present and pitch with more power and persuasion.
Dan Bradbury interviews marketing genius Jay Abraham about how to scale and boost the value of businesses as well as exploring Jay's philosophies of growth.
This is a wide-ranging and fascinating discussion that will reward repeat listening.
In this episode, Dan Bradbury interviews serial entrepreneur Steve Bennett, well known for creating global brands such as Gems TV and early internet success Jungle.com.
They discuss:
Jeremy Harbour has a career as a serial entrepreneur spanning over 20 years and countless company start-ups and acquisitions. He’s a leading expert in distressed business turnaround and creative deal structure and he’s also the author of ‘Go Do’: a book for people who have always wanted to start a business but been scared to make the leap.
They talk about:
How Jeremy went from being a market trader at 14 to having the most successful IPO on the NASDAQ stock exchange in 2016
The importance of avoiding getting stuck in a rut
Exiting your business
+ lots, lots more!
Dan Bradbury interviews Jamie Smart. A globally known writer, speaker, coach, trainer and the creator of the Clarity system to help individuals and organizations achieve more meaningful results with less stress, in less time.
Dan Bradbury interviews author, property investor, podcaster and business owner Rob Moore about building business assets, profit, morning routines + much more.
Dan Bradbury talks to NPE founder Sean Greeley about overcoming growth obstacles, productivity, and scaling a global business.
Dan Bradbury speaks to performance coach Jairek Robbins about how business owners can improve every aspect of their lives including sleep, work/ life balance and daily habits and routines.
If you want to join a community of ambitious business owners looking to seriously scale past the 6 figure barrier then join my Fast Growing Business Community
Dan Bradbury, the UK's highest paid business coach and author of Breeding Gazelles talks to Daniel Priestly, the author of Key Person of Influence, Entrepreneur Revolution and Oversubscribed about global small business trends, the life of a business owner and the role of technology in our lives.
Dan Bradbury interviews 'Built to Sell' and 'The Automatic Customer' author John Warrillow about growing a profitable, resilient, sellable business.
They cover topics such as understanding your reasons for starting a business and growth by acquisition.
What kind of thinking do you need to take on to leap from small business to fast-growth gazelle business?
Dan Bradbury talks to Sixth Division's Brad Martineau about lifecycle marketing. How to plan your sales and marketing 'plays' and the common mistakes business owners make and how to overcome them.
Dan Bradbury interviews Rob Moore from Progressive Property and The Disruptive Entrepreneur Podcast on the most important lessons he has learned in business and how to move from 6 to 7 or even 8 figures.
Buy Dan's book Breeding Gazelles here.
Dan Bradbury talks to the President of the Information Marketing Association Robert Skrob about the importance of customer engagement and retention.
Looking for a way to create more freedom in your life?
Online products give you a way to have more choice in your life. Dan Bradbury talks to Lazy Coach Creator James Lavers about how business owners can sell their knowledge online.
Dan Bradbury talks to David Fagan, entrepreneur, international speaker, author of Guerrilla Parenting and the host of the California Cable TV show, The Hollywood Entrepreneur.
If you think you're business would improve if you had more influence, credibility and exposure in your industry then listen and learn about social proof, positioning and getting fans.
Discover how to stop leaving so much money on the table and plug all the profit leaks in your business.
Dan Bradbury and Darcy Juarez talk about Traditional Advertising Vs Direct Response and show how simple changes can add up to large rewards over time.
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