The Pint-Sized Business Podcast

The legend that is Mick Brown joins Josh and Dom for a chat, some beer tasting and a look back at Mick's amazing career.

Josh Brown is away in Dubai on business so Dom gives him a call to find out how it's going, how expensive the beer is and they compare temperatures between Cobham and Dubai.

This week the guys have a chat with Leo and Luca, the founders of Surrey Bubbles, the rapidly growing hot tub hire company that was launched in the piddle of the pandemic.  

A special episode this week as the two hosts meet for a pint and a chat in the Alfie Arms. This time Dom is asking Josh about the story behind the launch of Henley Shipping, Josh talks about his time working in finance and how leasing a single van kick started the Henley empire.

In the first ever episode of The Pint Sized Business Podcast we are joined by Mark Middlemas, founder and CEO of The Athlete Media Group - the sports agency powered by purpose. We hear Mark’s journey from a career in media to founding a sports agency that helps both athletes and clients grow. In his own words…“…what we're trying to do is to help the athletes realise their dreams and for a client to be associated with that is pretty bloody brilliant.”“If a sponsor can help them and then weave their business into that journey for the long term… that's where I think the real value is.”

Following on from the chat with The Athlete Media this week the guest is Fred Watkins, founder of Cobham’s 225 Club and he talks to us about his journey from Mens Health model to recruitment consultant through to boutique gym owner.We enjoyed our time with Fred so much that there is still a lot of the story left to be told so look out for part 2 of this fantastic story.

Special edition Christmas  Pint-Sized Business Podcast and in this episode Josh and Dom sit down in The Alfie  Arms for a pre Christmas chat. Beer  judging , Christmas  favourites and a look to the New Year! Let’s just say Marmite Beer isn’t a winner! Merry Christmas from the Pint Sized Business Podcast!As always the podcast is available on all the usual podcast channels.The Pint-Sixed Business Podcast - Christmas , business and beer – what’s not to like?

The latest Pint-Sized Business Podcast is now available and in this episode we sit down in The Alfie Arms for a chat and a pint with the wonderful David Hall, Director of Operations and Business Development at Total Project Integration Ltd – award winning construction consultants based in Weybridge.The guys are also joined by David’s "security consultant", the 6 feet 7 inches tall Dieter as they talk all things construction, sales, pitching, rugby and of course beer whilst Dieter continually bangs his head on the 6 feet 4 inches high Alfie Arms ceiling.As always the podcast is available on all the usual podcast channels.The Pint-Sixed Business Podcast - Rugby, business and beer – what’s not to like?

The latest Pint-Sized Business Podcast is now available and this week Josh and Dom get together for a beer and a chat about all things networking. With the first Pint Sized Business Networking event just around the corner the guys look back on past networking experiences and explain their thinking behind setting up this venture. There are name checks for Yorkshire Jamie and Big Al The Decorator as they outline what they hope it will do for the local businesses that have been invited. Once again Dom, rather rudely brings his own choice of beer to The Alfie Arms and Josh, as always, gives his honest verdict on the Big Smoke Brew Company’s Electric Eye Pale Ale but that doesn’t stop him from drinking all of it. The podcast is now available on all the usual podcast platforms as well as here https://thepintsizedbusinesspodcast.buzzsprout.com

The latest episode of The Pint-Sized Business Podcast is now live and in this episode we substitute one of our beloved local businesses for a beloved local celebrity. We hear all about his hugely successful career, from school radio in South London to introducing Michael Jackson on stage at Wembley Stadium – this is the story of the legend that is Mick Brown.Mick dropped into The Alfie Arms for a chat and a pint with Dom and Josh to talk about his journey in radio, sharing some amazing stories including the times he interviewed some of the biggest stars in the world.The story goes right up to the present day as you can hear Mick on https://radiojackie.com/ everyday 4pm – 7pm and https://www.deliteradio.com/ doing the breakfast show between 7and 10amWe also welcome a new sponsor for this episode, Ditton Cruisers in Thames Ditton, great to have you on board (ha ha ha) https://www.taggsboatyard.co.uk/ - day boats for hire on the River Thames.

Whilst Josh was away in Dubai, he took a break from his hectic work schedule to have a chat with Dom from his hotel room about what it’s really like out there. The guys talk about, the heat, doing business in Dubai and of course, the price of beer over there.We’ve put this together into another Half Pint Sized Business Podcast.Business, beer and sunshine – what’s not to like?

With Josh Brown away working (sunning himself) in Dubai, Dom Barker is, for the first (and maybe last) time, flying solo on this episode.In this, the newly Christened “Half Pint-Sized Business Podcast” Dom decides to have a look at two local businesses that he feels are doing some amazing things – The Fruit Machine in Cobham and The Big Smoke Brew Company in Esher.The Fruit Machine have recently opened their first permanent shop on the High Street in Cobham and The Big Smoke Brew Company are expanding at an increasingly rapid rate with new pubs popping up all the time and a great sponsorship deal with East Molesey Cricket Club.

In the latest episode of The Pint-Sized Business Podcast we talk to the founders of one of Surrey’s most exciting new start-ups - Surrey Bubbles, specialists in inflatable hot tub hire. In a very busy Alfie Arms we joined for a pint by the founders Leo and Luca as they talk us through the ups and downs of setting up a business in the middle of a global pandemic. We also hear how the kind support from one of Surrey’s highest profile couples gave the business a real boost. The Pint-Sized Business Podcast, episode 4 of series 1 available now at your favourite podcast player or go straight to https://thepintsizedbusinesspodcast.buzzsprout.comThanks as always to our episode sponsors, this week we are delighted to have A Passion For Parties on board, if you are thinking of organising an event of any shape or size get in touch with Fiona Edwards – fiona@apassionforparties.com

In a special edition of the podcast the roles are changed and Josh Brown is interviewed by co host Dom Barker. Josh tells a great story, taking in school, his first ventures into full time employment and on to how he and co founder Alex Batten set up Henley Shipping 5 years ago

Episode 2 of Series 1 of The Pint-Sized Business Podcast is now live across your favourite podcast platforms. Hosted by Josh Brown, Co-Founder of Henley Shipping and Dom Barker of The Hats Off Podcast the show sees the hosts chatting to the founders of some of the businesses they most admire.Following on from the chat with The Athlete Media this week the guest is Fred Watkins, founder of Cobham’s 225 Club and he talks to us about his journey from Mens Health model to recruitment consultant through to boutique gym owner.We enjoyed our time with Fred so much that there is still a lot of the story left to be told so look out for part 2 of this fantastic story.You can find The Pint-Sized Business Podcast at Spotify, Amazon Music and Apple Podcasts among others or click here to take you to the microsite https://thepintsizedbusinesspodcast.buzzsprout.com/

The first episode of the Pint-Sized Business Podcast sees Josh and Dom sit down for a chat and a pint with Mark Middlemas, founder and CEO of The Athlete Media Group a sports agency on a mission to make more meaningful connections between athletes, sports and brands. Mark talks about his career in media moving through to the launch of The Athlete Media Group and his adventures in ultra marathons in Kenya and The Sahara Desert.The show is a great listen for anybody involved in running a company or thinking about setting one up.