Business of life

On this week’s show we are very lucky to be welcoming someone that has fit more into the last 20 years than most do in a lifetime. We have former pro sailor, global adventurer and wildlife conservationist Nick Bubb. To summarise what he has done in a paragraph isn’t really possible, so I've bullet pointed the main highlights below: · Engineering degree from the University of Exeter. · 10 years sailing all around the world professionally, including once around the world non-stop. · Raced solo across the Atlantic, competed in the Volvo Ocean Race and many of the world’s biggest offshore races. · For 4 years he was an investment manager for one of the UK's leading investment companies - Brewin Dolphin. · Re-enacted Shackleton’s famous voyage from Antarctica to South Georgia, sailing across the Southern Ocean in a 23 foot wooden rowing boat wearing vintage clothing. · For over 6 years now has been the Business Development Director at Fauna & Flora International- the oldest wildlife conservation organisation in the world. Working alongside the likes of vice-presidents Sir David Attenborough and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall in trying to preserve our planet and its inhabitants. · Gave a very popular TEDx talk on the roles within modern wildlife conversation, see below. · Was a parliamentary candidate for the Green Party in the 2019 General Election, returning the 11th highest vote share from all 485 candidates nationally. · Along with all his sailing, has taken on masses of land based endurance events and expeditions, including Ironman and ultra-marathons, adventure racing and ultra-biking. This guy is the epitome of an adventurer forging a career out of doing what he loves and taking on his passions as a way of life. Key takeaways: Building a career on doing what you love Importance of Working as a team Importance of using your intuition Discussing how parliaments are acting on wildlife conservation issues Some of the challenges of sailing around the world Living out of a bag to follow his dreams of sailing professionally Importance of having a strong support network Living for experiences rather than money What some of the most pressing issues are with our environment The link between human health and our planets health How complicated and interconnected our world’s political systems are Nick was very open and honest about life and career and proved to be very valuable as a guest on the show. Below are a few links to his career. I hope you guys enjoy it and would love to hear your thought on the conversation. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify and podomatic. https://bizoflife.podomatic.com/ If you think this podcast would be beneficial to anyone you know please pass the message on and don't forget the #bizoflife for any social media posts regarding it.

On this weeks show we have Businessman and young entrepreneur Drew Patel who founded and owns the Tele-marketing company, Your Lead machine along side his brother in Southampton. They are in the process of trying to change the way people perceive sales and have become very successful on a local and national level with this ethical approach. Fortunately over the last 6-12months Ive really got to know drew and his business and was really pleased when he accepted the offer to come on the show. Drew Discusses a number of topics on the show including how his Indian heritage has been difficult but also how he's used it to his advantage. He talks about how changing his mindset has helped him to change his thinking on life and provided him with the catalyst to starting his own business. He goes into detail about he's used the power of visualization in many aspects of his life and how acting as a dad to his younger brother over the course of his life has given him the motivation to give him a better life. Key takeaways: Always work on your mind and body Art of communication Changing your network of friends to help you push for the better in your own life Using negative people as internal drive for yourself Not letting failure get the better of you and using it to your advantage Finding a purpose bigger than you. Remembering where you came from Accepting that you should never stop learning. I have to say it was a really enjoyable conversation for me and i really got to know Drew over the course of the conversation. I hope you guy's enjoy it and would love to hear your thought on the conversation. www.yourleadmachine.co.uk @your_lead_machine If you think this podcast would be beneficial to anyone you know please pass the message on and don't forget the #bizoflifepod for any social media posts regarding it. If you'd like to discuss any of the topics on the show, you can send me a direct message on my social @guyrichardson90 Or send me an email to [email protected] Thanks guy's

This week we have Business man James West. (Clean slate websites, ONLE Network) He owns and manages one of the fastest growing network events in the U.K along side his wife Kelly called ONLE. What's really interesting about this, is that they went from 0 meetings per month to 22 within 2 years and i believe they have attended nearly every one in that 2 years.. Crazy right? James also had a career in journalism for a number of years, where he wrote for an IT magazine and also has a company which builds websites called clean slate websites. There's also another topic which we go into great detail about on the show and that is the struggle James had with his mental health... He was struggling from crippling depression for a number of years before he met his now wife and business partner Kelly. He talks at length about the struggles he used to face with this on a daily basis and how he coped with it, but on a more positive note, how he came out of the other side of it. Some of the key takeaways from the show Mental health and some of the difficulties surrounding it. Building a culture within a business. Striving for happiness. Dynamic of running a business with your wife. Mindset. Difficulties of running a business. Sacrifices. Successes in business. Friends within business. Marketing and knowing who your market is. Having a vision for your business. It was a really enjoyable conversation for me and am very grateful to James for being as open as he was about the issues he's faced in his life. So i hope you enjoy. If there is anyone that listens to this show or is subscribed to this email that is struggling with their mental health at the moment, there is a great podcast series called Feel better live more by Dr Rangan Chatterjee. On quite a few of his shows he has experts within the field of mental health, come on the show to give actionable tips and help you to understand why you maybe having mental health issues. The links are below. I highly recommend them as someone that has experienced mental health issues in the past myself. https://drchatterjee.com/how-our-childhood-shapes-every-aspect-of-our-health-with-dr-gabor-mate/ https://drchatterjee.com/is-everything-you-know-about-depression-wrong-with-johann-hari/ James's Links to business. https://theonle.network/ https://www.cleanslatewebsites.com/ I hope you guy's enjoy it and let me know what you think. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify and podomatic. If you think this podcast would be beneficial to anyone you know please pass the message on and don't forget the #bizoflifepod for any social media posts regarding it.

We've got The Big Man Ian skinner (The business Improvement Group and Diverse Cleaning)On the show to answer 10 questions on what to do with your business in this difficult time that we are in regarding COVID-19. We talk about what you can do to keep your business moving and also go into detail about what he has done to make sure that his business is well prepared for the present and the future. Key takeaways: What things you can do with your time. What mitigating measures you should be putting in place. How to stay focused and in a routine. How to use this time to your advantage. What Ian is doing with his time. How to prepare for the future. This is the first in a new series of shows called Business bites and would really appreciate any feedback. [email protected] #bizoflifepod #bizbites.

On this weeks episode, I'll be having a conversation with Sales coach and Businessman Simon Tucker He owns a company called profitable Conversation where he teaches people and companies how to become better at selling. He works with companies and individuals to firstly understand where they are going wrong and then comes up with a solution so they can start to hit their targets. Simon has quite an interesting story... Him and 3 other partners built a company in finance and training with a yearly turnover of £25million in just 7 years! Whats more interesting though is they did this all within the financial crash of 2008 too. Staggering right! We go into detail about how him and his partners managed this feet and how he himself had to teach himself to become better at business by reading numerous books and going on training courses. Proving that self development is so important if you want to succeed. Simon was very open about how he used a mentor and coaches to help him not only build the business but also exit the business. Something which at first he wasn't entirely sure he should do. Some of the key takeaways are: No matter what business you have, you are always selling. Self development is key for personal and business growth If you believe in something just get started and learn on the job. Having mentors and coaches are critically important Knowing your market is vital Sometimes taking a risk is what you need to do to succeed. There's no substitute for hard work but leveraging out your weaknesses to others does make it slightly easier. Simon Tucker - Profitable conversation https://www.profitableconversation.com/ I hope you guy's enjoy it and let me know what you think. If you think this podcast would be beneficial to anyone you know please pass the message on and don't forget the #bizoflifepod for any social media posts regarding it.