Small Business, Big Network

James West is the co-founder of ONLE Networking - the online business network for people who like people. He met his wife Kelly while networking and they built ONLE on the belief that most people can be trusted to network without the rules and protocols that get in the way of running a business. Based on his own experiences, James believes that the secret power of networking is to provide bus...

Camilla is a Vedic Meditation expert, based in Kent, UK Camilla trained as a primary school teacher in 2000 and learnt to meditate when she was an Assistant Headteacher in an inner city London school.  After meditating, she worked as a gardening teacher in the Eden Project, a chef and cooking teacher in Sydney and then returned to the UK to live in the family home, Owletts, a National Tr...

Claire Waite Brown is the founder of the Creativity Found podcast where she interviews people about being creative in later life. She has also built the Creativity Found website to help grown-ups find their creativity by listing courses, workshops, events, books, products and subscriptions with creativity at their heart. In addition she has created a network to support and promote artistic and cre...

Martin Whiskin and Ben Bowles (collectively known as Bentin) are the founders of The Creative Collective (TCC), an online networking group for people in creative industries. Their motto is 'collaboration not competition' and their meetings regularly attract 30+ attendees which suggests it's an approach that works! Find out more at: www.thecreativecollectivenetworking.co.uk Today's episode is kindl...

In 2015, Debra decided to leave the corporate world and do something. Exactly what she was going to do was somewhat unclear! She decided to focus on smaller businesses and see if she could use her experience to support them. Having set up a website, she realised that she needed to get the message out which led to her joining various networking groups - a new and, initially somewhat uncomfortable,...

Anna is a Sexual Intimacy Expert and Your YOU Coach, operating from China where her focus lies in helping women who’re disappointed, disconnected and detached in their relationships accelerate their intimate connection with their partner with her INTIMACY ACCELERATION 3 Step System. She has helped 100s of women shift from desperate and frustrated to delighted and confident by integrating coaching...

Tom Jepson is a coach for creative people who describes himself as being slightly rebellious and also quite nerdy! Tom's background is in the design industry as both an employee and a freelancer, so he understands the issues that creative business owners face. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomjepsoncoaching/ https://www.tomjepsoncreative.com

Branding is all about creating an emotional connection between the brand and their ideal customer. When that prospective customer encounters your brand, it should create an instant feeling. That feeling if done correctly should grow and turn that customer into a customer for life. That’s exactly what Squark Design help business owners to do – build trust, loyalty and excitement in their brand.&nbs...

Gemma Adair is the founder of Riada Consultancy, a marketing expert who helps businesses unlock their marketing potential. With an impressive 20-year marketing journey, Gemma has worked for and with some of the world's largest tech giants, including Accenture, Microsoft, Avanade, AWS, Ricoh Europe, and K2 (Nintex). Her deep understanding of the tech industry shines through her expertise in marketi...

Shanel Richardson is a British artist based in Sweden who creates memorable images for memorable projects through the use of illustration, animation and 3D, and she's passionate about helping companies think in creative ways when it comes to their image and marketing.  Whether it's sketching out characters and ideas in a rapid sketch-session, or designing a children's book...

The Business Allotment is run by Jodie Newman, author of Build Your Business on Ideas (published by Icon Books). From her furniture design MA at the RCA, through a decade spent in marketing, Jodie has since built her business for the last twenty-one years on the belief that great ideas grow businesses and that creativity makes you a better business owner. Just ask her about how Polo mints can...

Barbara Gill is a specialist in marketing creative businesses and has a passion for marketing strategy and email marketing.  Barbara founded Barbara Gill Marketing in 2020 with a mission to help businesses without a marketing department to take control of their marketing and reach their ideal clients and customers. Barbara is also a co-founder of the Hook Project, an agency providing workshop...

Rayhaan is a Chartered Accountant and the founder of Sidekick, an accountancy firm specialising in providing outsourced accounting and CFO support to business owners. Focused on helping clients make more money and pay less tax, Sidekick distinguishes itself by prioritising client service above all else. This foundational philosophy ensures that every client is provided with bespoke, strategic fina...

Matthew Hunkin is a branding expert and runs Valhalla Branding. He has found that being clear on your branding helps with your networking too. If business is a battlefield, then brand is your most powerful weapon. To be victorious, you need a clear strategy, the right weapons, and good people on your side. That is where Valhalla comes in. Matt will align your brand identity to your mission and sha...

Bryan Clayton isn't just another CEO; he's a visionary and a groundbreaker. As the mastermind behind GreenPal, an innovative online marketplace dubbed the "Uber for lawn care" by Entrepreneur magazine, he's revolutionizing the way homeowners connect with local lawn care pros. Boasting over 200,000 active users, GreenPal pulses with thousands of transactions daily, a testament to Bryan's knack for...

Clare Fuller has spent 30 years working as a palliative care nurse and has now set up her own business called 'Speak for me'. She helps people negotiate the tricky topic of advanced care planning, to ensure that at the end of their lives they get what they want and need as far as possible. She is also the host of the 'Conversations about advanced care planning' podcast. Clare has found that a peer...

Dan Knowlton and his brother Lloyd run Knowlton Marketing, an agency which specialises in 'advertainment'. Dan is on a mission to rid the world of 'crap marketing' and encourages businesses to invest in marketing that actually makes their customers feel something. Networking is something Dan feels he got wrong at first, by going to the wrong places, but now he networks at meetings around the world...

In 2011, Rachel MacLynn took a leap of faith. Following a series of serendipitous events, she founded matchmaking agency Vida (now known as Maclynn) in London and never looked back. Rachel is a Chartered Member and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and holds a Master’s degree in Occupational Psychology. Her own values around integrity, delivering the highest standards, inclusio...

Joe Gallant is a creative guy living in Kent, England with his lovely wife, Naomi, their daughter and a little dog called Kobe. He’s a keen musician and a big sports fan following various sports both English and American. His passion is helping people and organisations to find their voice online, through effective branding and custom website design. In addition to co-founding Christian Businesses...

Phil Tyreman is the most controversial personal trainer on the internet. Incisive and irreverent, his material makes some apoplectic with rage. However, it’s beloved by hardworking and underappreciated family men who are brave enough to engage with challenging ideas, and bold enough to put those ideas into action. He publishes a free  daily  email newsletter containing information to hel...

Ella started out in the mortgage industry in the USA, but after the financial crash of 2008, began building a career focused on helping people. As a specialist advisor for a charity, she worked with many employers facing tribunal claims, most of whom had a poor awareness of their legal duties, or how to tackle HR issues effectively. Ella wanted to find a better way - where companies could identify...

Hi – I’m Becky Ray, CEO and High Performing Cultures Consultant at Culture Kick!  I’m an engineer, turned H&S Professional turned Culture Change expert and I love nothing more than bringing my experience and expertise into businesses to help enlighten them on how they can improve their culture where their people feel excited to show up to work and performance can skyrocket as a result. At...

What do you need when you move cities, countries or start a new business? You need a network.  After a corporate career in 2 of the 5 largest UK banks Julie Taylor moved to The Netherlands in 2018 as a trailing spouse. Now on her second business, Buzz Business Networking a B2B network of English-speaking businesses that have monthly in person meet ups in Leiden and Rotterdam and online. ...

With over 29,000 hours of practical marketing experience, Lenny has worked in the marketing and design industry for over 18 years for several European corporate companies. The Covid pandemic presented an opportunity to move away from employed work and into the arena of self-employment. Three years later, Lenny is the founder and director of Marketing Outsource Limited, an on-demand marketing servi...

Alison Carter is a life coach who helps people who are dealing with change in their lives - often a career change in midlife. Her background is in retail as a buyer for Selfridges and later John Lewis. When she used to network for her employer she found it something of a chore, but now she's doing it for herself she finds it inspiring and energising! https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisoncartercoachin...