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The new podcast features a REMARKABLE story. I speak to Ian Jones, founder of Hill House Farm who put his dream into place of creating an ethical farm and food production business.  Within 4 years he's got national contracts, a huge customer base, now employs 28 people and has won a Queen's Honours List award. Grab a pencil! This episode is packed with learnings for small business owners as Ian shares his marketing insights...

Ever wanted to turn your passion or sideline into a business? If so, this episode is for you! My guest made the HUGE switch from working in the corporate world to starting a business based around his love of swimming.  His swim club has now been featured in the Times, the Telegraph and Elle magazine. Salim Ahmed takes his clients on swim treks in iconic locations abroad and to wild locations and upmarket hotels in the UK. He's coached elite athletes - including Olympians! - and has been the swim coach on feature films, including the Rob Brydon comedy, Swimming with Men. Before becoming one of the most notable swim coaches in the country, Salim was a businessman and marketer but felt he was missing "proper serious purpose in his life". Today, you'll learn how he managed to leave his historic career of 25 years to bring his business dream to life.  Salim reveals how you can launch and scale a business which has your lifelong passion at its core (slowly and measuring the risks!). You'll also learn: The essential marketing channels you need to launch How to tackle imposter syndrome Key elements to personal branding when you start a business based around you

Welcome to the second ever episode of Tools To Grow! In this episode, I interview Gemma Whates who founded All by Mama, the world’s first ever ‘the world's first marketplace supporting mums in business’. Despite not having a background in ecomm, Gemma created an award winning marketplace that’s seen hundreds of businesses grow through its membership and successfully sell on its platform. All by Mama came from a bold vision Gemma had when she was a young mum herself of enabling other women to earn a living whilst raising a family. This is a lady who has an incredible Can-Do attitude in making business goals happen. In this episode, you'll learn why she firmly believes experience is the best teacher how to apply a Can-Do it approach which tool that Gemma draws on to help the scores of businesses she mentors One to listen to if you're ever sitting on the fence!

Welcome to the first ever episode of Tools To Grow. And what a start! I’m thrilled to interview Debbie Clarke, aka Debbie Dooodah, a 7 times award-winning business coach from the UK who has been featured in Forbes magazine for her approach to business. In this episode, Debbie reveals the strategies she uses with clients to unblock their business dreams. She also documents her own business journey from being a ‘broke single mum’ and cancer survivor, to overcoming imposter syndrome and becoming UK’s Digital Woman of the Year in 2020. Today, Debbie hosts a private mastermind and has coached hundreds of entrepreneurs. She also runs women-in-business network called the Blue Stockings Society which has 2000 members. She has also recently launched a social enterprise supporting women on low incomes to build their dream businesses. She says she loves her job because she enables people to find joy and freedom in running their own businesses – and who doesn’t want that? Discover what the number one skill is that Debbie says we all need to develop to be brilliant in business, plus ways to tackle self-doubt and grow in business confidence.