Small businesses and start ups podcast: Recent Episodes
Brian Anderson
Have you ever wondered what being a social enterprise actually means? How the aims and values may differ to traditionally run business? What in their fabric and tracking of KPI's is unique?
Josh Turner founded stand4socks in 2015 with the mission that socks can save the world, and eight years later the business is provided incredible support to the homeless and has given away more pair of socks than it has sold. They have recently attained BCorp Certification to validate their impact. Josh's passion and insights are shared in this session. Josh is also dyslexic and embraces this as a power to think and act creatively and be a positive diverse strength within the business.
stand4socks.co.uk
https://www.stand4socks.com/en-us
Josh LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?fetchDeterministicClustersOnly=true&heroEntityKey=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profile%3AACoAAABt5KYBhrFv9xJYTpGGY-7YsU6OOIYC0vk&keywords=josh%20turner&origin=RICH_QUERY_SUGGESTION&position=0&searchId=f4238682-d097-40c5-b46e-cba877661a0c&sid=3ar
In this episode Jonathan and I discuss using values developed through experiences to harvest an effective company culture, as well as the components required to deliver against company mission and ambition.
Jonathan is CEO and Founder of Atom Resources which he incepted in January 2016. Jonathan has extensive experience in the recruitment industry and is an avid learner, reader and football enthusiast.
Hailing from rural Northumberland, Jonathan moved to Australia over a decade ago where he now runs Atom from.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhopes/
Atom resources: https://www.atomresources.com.au
In this episode Thomas and I draw on his experiences to discuss the critical aspects of culture and investment as an SME grows.
Thomas is CEO at BR-DGE, a leading Scottish Fintech scale up. Prior to BR-DGE, Thomas held leadership positions in B2B SaaS technology businesses; working across corporate strategy, go to market planning, finance, and international expansion. He also founded SIS Ventures, Scotland’s first impact-focussed VC fund.
He is passionate about purpose-driven entrepreneurship and connecting enterprises with mission-aligned investors and support, in the pursuit of greater positive social and environmental impact.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-gillan-99814547/
In this episode Sorcha Lorimer and I have a discussion about what risk means to us, and why her attitude to risk is what it is. Sorcha is currently founder and CEO of Trace Data, and has vast and varied experience. The opportunity to tap into that experience and understand risk drivers and attitudes from a personal and professional perspective led to this conversation. I hope you enjoy this episode.
https://tracedata.co.uk/
PS you may hear my daughter making a background appearance in this one!
Dee Ludlow talks through his experience of adopting macroeconomics into the threats and opportunities for his businesses. Dee has been active in business across multiple industries for many years and has an extremely deep understanding of many topics required to be successful.
@dee_ludlow
Darren is the CEO and Founder of SpecifiedBy, and sold the business to a larger competitor late last year. He talks us through their use of cold calling, sometimes perceived as a non glamorous method. As Darren describes, getting it right can actually bring a competitive edge and differentiate from your peers. His evolution from non targeted email campaigns to running a successful cold calling team to generate new business is insightful and valuable.
LinkedIn: Darren Lester
Ken has done over $100m in acquisitions over a 16+ year career, and now spends his time mainly in Dubai continuing to buy businesses and coach students in M&A. He recounts his journey, dispels some business buying myths and why he believes owning businesses is a key part of your personal strategy and such an opportunity in the current market.
Instagram - @kenmack
YouTube - kenmackshow
Facebook - @kenmack
Nathan and I discuss his career in the brand, marketing and strategy fields of the digital world - and all the aspects of keeping a consulting business growing and on course.
createfuture.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanfulwood/
Stuart tells us about his career progression from the corporate world to a small family office, the motivation and all ups and downs in between. He also talks about the personal side of things, and how he lives his life away from the office to achieve his goals.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-george-91111b28/
https://bute.energy
In this Episode I interviewed Tamsin Thomson who has her own art business that she runs from her family home in the Scottish borders. She had a fantastic drive to find a business that would fit the lifestyle she wanted and allow her to balance her family and professional ambition. She shares some fantastic experiences and I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.
https://tamsinthomson.co.uk/
Instagram: @tamsinthomsonart
Michelle and Gary discuss their motivation for wanting to be in control of their own time and outcomes, their purpose - and the ins and outs of their multiple property business. The husband and wife team take us behind the scenes in an insightful discussion.
https://www.instagram.com/hame_property/?hl=en
Start up summit 2021 winner and one of Insider magazine’s top 20 women to watch, Lynne Darcey Quigley takes us through a fascinating road of starting her two businesses, Darcey Quigley & Co and Know-it - and all the experiences in between.
https://www.darceyquigley.co.uk
https://know-it.co.uk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/know-it-global/
Ian Cameron discusses the nuances of being a specialist independent optometry practice in a competitive environment. We also discuss his personal and business philosophies which have helped Cameron Optom to become the premium independent service in the city of Edinburgh.
https://cameronoptom.com/
Scott talks about the path from starting the business as a summer adventure all the way through to the international group it is today.
Website: https://twedex.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-macfarlane-63221627/
James More talks about his experiences in starting and evolving TCC as well as his own personal development.
YouTube: The Crypto Circle
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv3-hPpBpFGqSfvxP5wVktg
Instagram: The Crypto Circle
Twitter: thecryptocircl3
LinkedIn: James More
Website: www.thecryptocircle.co.uk
Signup: https://launchpass.com/the-hub2/activation