Every Business Counts

Challenging times require different leaders and Mark Henderson believes businesses now need regenerative leaders to help them adapt to the changing times and regenerate the society and planet we live in.  During our conversation Mark and I talked about:

·        What Mark wished he had known when he founded Ecoliving – as well as what he was glad he did not know.

 ·        The changes do needed in business leaders of the future.

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Do you avoid difficult conversations hoping they resolve themselves?  This week I explore the cost of avoiding difficult conversations, the benefit from having them and how to prepare for them with my guest Nicole Posner.  During the conversation we look at:

·        What is classed as a difficult conversation & why we avoid them.

·        Where we, as business owners, encounter difficult conversations.

·        The cost to the bu...

Is how you work a hidden cost to your business?  A cost for which there is no monetary exchange, but there is a cost after all due to low productivity, motivation, poor health etc?  In this episode I share my experience of overworking and how I came to realise the importance of creating a sustainable business that works for you, your team and the business.

·        What I see as a hidden cost to business – how we work

·        My pe...

How do you move beyond green?  As we face a changing environment and look to move towards net Zero businesses are facing challenges. Today my guest Paul Adderley talks about how businesses can create a resilient business by looking beyond the financials.  

During the conversation we look at:

·        The inspiration behind Beyond Green.

·        How optimising resources supports businesses business.

·        Key ways businesses can opt...

Are you optimising your resources and are they moving you towards your purpose?

These are 2 things this episode asks you to think about. In doing this it looks at:

• What are the resources of your business?
• What is the risk and potential impact of not managing these resources?
• The opportunities that exists from managing resources and looking at waste - both yours and other businesses.
• The opportunities of the circular econom...

Do you know where everything that makes up your product or service comes from?  Are you aware of the societal and environmental impact?  This is something I got to explore with this weeks guest Jo Salter.  During the conversation we look at:

·       What inspired Jo to become involved in founding and consulting for ethical businesses.

·       How running a business ethically gives customers peace of mind and why transparency and the ...

Are you giving your money purpose?  In this episode I am speaking with Louise Wilson, co-founder and Managing Director of Abundance Investment.  During the conversation we look at:

·       What inspired Louise to create an alternative solution to traditional investment.

·       How the system of finance supports and protects itself rather what is important to society as a whole, and we need to make fundamental changes to how it works...

There is no one challenge that every business faces as regards cash flow.  In this episode Katie Hurst and Sue Jackson share what they see as some cash flow challenges businesses face and provide insights as to how to overcome these.  In this episode we look at:

·        The importance of a strategic plan and building reserves in the business

·        The difference between profit and cash 

·        The importance of the balance sheet...

Do you know your cash?  Cash is an important resource in both our business and personal lives.  It is cash which allows us to buy and sell goods and services. So, knowing the amount of cash we have helps us in making decisions and managing it as a resource.  In this episode we look at:

·        What knowing your cash means

·        Why we should know our cash

·        How the knowledge of our cash helps us

·        What stops you looki...

In this episode I speak to Alisa Barcan, Financial Coach and Consultant, who helps people rewrite their financial stories.  During our conversation we look at:

 ·       What inspired Alisa to become a financial coach.

·       The biggest challenges people face when dealing with money.

·       How the 4 Cs model can help people become more financially confident.

·       The importance of both financial and personal resilience for you an...

What does money mean?  Money had a physical and an emotional meaning for each of us.  It’s physically allows us to buy and sell things, and at the same time there is an emotional element for all of us.  In todays episode we explore:

·        The root of the word money

·        How money evolved within our societies

·        The use of money for power and control

·        That money has become a basic need in the western world

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In this episode I speak to Tabitha Jayne, founder and Lead Coach at EarthSelf, the earth’s leading Nature coaching and mentoring organisation.  During our conversation we look at:

·        What does putting the earth at the core of your business mean?

·        How the systems and processes that exist within an organisation are a reflection of the humans within the organisation and the importance of psychological safety in organisatio...

In this episode I am speaking to Masami Sato, founder of B1G1. 

During our conversation we look at:

·        The inspiration behind B1G1 and how travel opens you to different cultures and experiences.

·        How living in the natural cycle of nature creating abundance is much simpler.

·        That we can all find a way of giving that works for us and that there is no end to the creativity within business to change the world.

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In this episode I am speaking to Kat Luckock – Social Entrepreneur Coach and Impact Strategist.  During our conversation we look at:

·        The importance of having a good impact story and starting with your why when you introduce yourself

·        What makes a good impact story

·        The elements that create a good impact story

·        The benefits of measuring your impact

·        How you can measure your impact

·        How mone...