Business on a Beanbag

Welcome to BOAB, this week your host Adam Baskill is joined by the wonderful Jennifer McNeil, co-director of Holland Family Law. We address some common misconceptions around family law and discuss why it's vital that you have plans and preparations in place should the worse happen. Instructing a solicitor during the most emotional and difficult times of your life can be an extremely daunting and o...

Welcome to another episode of Business on a Beanbag! Join your hosts Adam Baskill and Thomas Bates as they talk with Mark Saxby of Status Social. Mark's accomplishments are nothing short of staggering, from the revenue generated by organic social alone to his charity work with Positive Social, he's got some fantastic stories to tell. An all round fascinating person, his knowledge and under...

Welcome to season two episode ten of Business on a Beanbag! This week, your hosts Adam Baskill and Tom Bates introduce Tim Rookes of True MSP to the show. We discuss internet security, computer security, how businesses can protect themselves from cyber attacks and how Tim has helped build True MSP from the ground up. It's a cracking conversation that highlights what it takes to start and build...

How hard actually is it to own a business? Join your hosts Adam Baskill and Tom Bates as they dive into the vibrant business mind of Adam Callow CCO of The Growth Foundation. Adam C has a wealth of experience starting businesses, growing businesses and helping entrepreneurs to reach their full potential. Making mistakes, no matter how catastrophically big, is absolutely fine as long as you learn f...

It's been a while folks but we're back! Join Adam Baskill and Tom Bates as they sit down with UK strongman Dean Maden as they discuss everything from physical and mental fitness to overcoming obstacles in life. Dean's outlook on life and business is, to put it simply, inspiring. His personal journey makes for an excellent listen and his advice is certainly worth hearing. We talk about...

Welcome to episode 7 of season 2! Adam Baskill and Tom Bates are joined by Tom Clarke of Reason8 to discuss everything from how to make your website work for you to how to choose who you work with wisely! Tom is a talented web designer that's worked with some pretty impressive clients, gifted with a sense of humour and humility his outlook on business and drive to help his customers is inspiri...

We sit down with business coach extraordinaire, Laurence Duncan to talk about finding purpose, building leadership qualities, controlling your mindset and so much more in this business masterclass episode! Join your hosts Adam Baskill and Thomas Bates as they delve into Laurence's experiences and stories to help business owners and leaders find things they never knew they were looking for! Lau...

Hello and welcome to the fifth episode of Season 2 with your hosts Adam Baskill, Tom Bates and Laura King-Berry. If you've been wondering about the different ways in which podcasting can generate revenue, you're in the right place! We discuss some obvious and not so obvious ways in which podcasting can make money, from relationship marketing to events and public speaking. We also dive into...

The bedroom rodeo. Buttering the biscuit. The horizontal monster mash. Sex. Whatever you call it, It’s important, a pretty big deal. Then why are we so afraid to talk about it? This week, we welcome Lee-ann Cordingly to the show, a certified sex coach whose expertise, enthusiasm and passion for her work help to inspire people to enjoy their sex lives to the fullest.  Now, of course there are count...

Welcome to episode three of season two! Strap in, because we have Dan Burke of Delta 74 Private Investigations with us for this one! Join your host Adam Baskill and guest Dan Burke as they talk about the private investigator industry as a whole, including some unbelievable stories of past cases. If you've ever wondered what a PI gets up to, this episode is certainly for you! From car chases to...

Welcome to the second episode of season two! This week, Adam & Tom are joined by Nathan Alsamawi from NJR Electrical & NJR Solar. Nathan's journey has humble beginnings which quickly transform into something truly inspirational! His work ethic, discipline and dedication to his industry is nothing short of amazing. Combined with some questionable questions and conversations around the s...

Welcome to season two of Business on a Beanbag, we're so excited to be back and to kick things off, we're talking about how you can elevate your brand awareness and become an authority in your field. Join your hosts Adam, Tom & Maz (our shiny new head of marketing) as we discuss the incredible power of podcasting, PR and the limited capabilities our team has when it comes to general kn...

Hello and welcome to episode 26 of Business on a Beanbag! This week, Adam Baskill and Laura King-Berry are joined by Grace Lawton, the social media manager for Grenade. We get into the nitty gritty of social media and Grace shares her top secret tactics to make sure your content performs as best it can. From ad spend to content scheduling, we discuss the must have tactics to help level up your soc...

Welcome to episode 25 of Business of a Beanbag! This week, Adam and Tom are joined by Phil Houlder from Glenfield Electrical and we dive into the one thing that we're all searching for...happiness. Discussing mental health, business growth and the importance of mindset as a business owner, this is another episode you do not want to miss! You can find Phil here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil...

Welcome to episode 24 of Business on a Beanbag! Can you believe we're at episode 24 already? We can't. Claire Flinders of Mojo Accounting joins Adam Baskill and Tom Bates in this episode that's full of accountancy tips, tricks and advice! If you struggle keeping control of your finances, bury your head or simply don't know where to start with bookkeeping, give this one a listen. Yo...

Welcome to episode 23 of Business on a Beanbag! This week Adam Baskill and Laura King-Berry are joined by Paul Baker of Bakers Environmental Solutions. We talk about the importance of sustainable growth, second chances, living by your values and how crucial it is to operate sustainably. Yet again, it's another episode jam packed with great conversation and of course, our infamous questionable...

Welcome to another episode of Business on a Beanbag! This week, your host Adam Baskill is joined by Hiten Bhatt of Be Great Training, a thought leader, inspirational speaker, author and all round Jedi knight.  Join us as we talk about all things personal growth, the temporariness of life, practicing gratitude and how leaders can find the courage to grow.  Oh, and we also talk about farts. Obviousl...

Welcome to another episode of Business on a Beanbag! This week, your host Adam Baskill is joined by James McNeil of Ready2Lease! Talking all things business start up, AI generated marketing poems and how to find the courage to start something new. It's an episode full of great conversation, chuckles and more! If you'd like to reach out to James, you can find him here: Linkedin: https://www...

Welcome to another episode of Business on a Beanbag! Join Adam Baskill, Tom Bates and Laura King-Berry as they delve into all the tools that make their lives easier and share some essential marketing tips! There's also some juicy gossip about season 2 (coming soon!) so we really hope that you're excited! If you'd like to guest on the podcast or get in touch, you can reach us here: W: h...

Hello fellow beanbaggers and welcome to yet another episode of Business on a Beanbag! We have a slightly different episode for you this week, join your host Adam Baskill and guest, Darren Bradbury, as they discuss the ups, the downs and the knee shattering progress of Darren's 'Vicious cycle'. By day, Darren is an expert protection specialist, by night, he's a cycling extraordinair...

Welcome to yet another episode of Business on a Beanbag! This week, we talk with Jack Wells of Jack Fit PT! His journey from early beginnings as a dancer, to care work, to eventually finding his rhythm as a personal trainer makes for some awesome listening! Join your host Adam Baskill and Jack as they talk about the trials and tribulations of social media, mental health, self-love and the key to b...

Welcome to another episode of Business on a Beanbag! This week, Adam & Georgia are joined by Ash Payne of Mason Foodservice, we discuss his personal business journey and his venture into the world of food as sales director for Masons. It's a great conversation that highlights Ash's belief that it's nice to be important but it's important to be nice, a statement that we can all...

Welcome to episode 16 of Business on a Beanbag! It's been a while, but Adam, Tom & Laura are back together for a team episode! We open pandora's box on everything that grinds our gears in the business and marketing world, including quitting too early, growing without purpose and overestimating the power of your brand's organic social media content. If you've ever made any of th...

Welcome to yet another episode of Business on a Beanbag! We're joined by the wonderfully quirky Laura Dalton, an interior designer by trade and general all round superstar. Her outlook on life and business provides some great insight into how she operates and handles the challenges that she encounters. Combined with our infamous Questionable Questions segment, this episode is definitely not on...

Welcome to episode 14 of Business on a Beanbag! This week, we're joined by the wonderful Glynis Wright MBE, an inspirational business development consultant with roots planted firmly in the law industry. Join your host Adam Baskill and co-host Thomas Bates as they discuss her journey, challenges, experiences, advice and her views on female leadership and unconscious bias. This is an episode ja...