Focus on WHY

From property sourcing to building portfolios, from creating memberships to founding trading communities, Ryan Carruthers has created his own luck through his deep understanding of how to tap into both his potential and the potential of others to excel in business. Automatically protecting the downside in his approach to business and life, 'student of the game' Ryan lives a life of his own design...

As a personal trainer and fitness coach, Michael Budensiek believes that he is privileged to be in a profession where you are able to truly change the whole person. Taking people from their lowest low to their highest high in their life, he helps them with nutrition and exercise, he listens to their problems and works on their behaviour management. Michael believes that exercise is powerful as it...

Colouring in is what Sam Farrow loves doing more than anything and she is very good at it! A qualified graphic designer for over 30 years, Sam helps brands with purpose to make a positive difference. Aligning marketing activities with their mission and their ambitions, Sam works closely with companies to define, strengthen and share their brand message with their customers, users, partners and sta...

085 Reflections and Observations with Amy Rowlinson Amy Rowlinson shares her reflections and observations of these recent podcast episodes: 079 The Five Senses with Simon Pollard 080 Time, Energy and Money with Ann Wilson 081 A Life by Design with Manmeet Kaur Chowdhry 082 Wealth Building with Kevin Whelan 083 Take Control of Your Life with Justine Kirkham & Julia Wetherell 084 The Power of Forgiv...

Are you a lion, elephant, monkey or dolphin? Focusing on communication, leadership and forgiveness, Nigel Risner explains how he uses his 'animal theory' expounded in his book 'It's a Zoo Around Here' to categorise people according to four communication styles which helps to demonstrate how teams can benefit from the interplay of its different members.   KEY TAKEAWAY "You sometimes can't forget th...

Working together towards a common goal of freedom is very fulfilling for Noted Property sisters Justine Kirkham and Julia Wetherell. They love working together, sharing their worries and their risks as well as the upsides! Their WHY is about creating stability for their families' future building a portfolio for the long term. Both Justine and Julia remain passionate about property which means ever...

Kevin Whelan spends his whole life trying to encourage people to stop trading their time for money under the illusion that it gives. Instead Kevin recommends that people focus on wealth building to become financially independent and create a legacy for generations to come using the Seven Pillars of Wealth system.   KEY TAKEAWAY "A few years spent creating financial independence means you're set fa...

As a specialist in universal laws, Manmeet Kaur Chowdhry is empowering people by educating them and guiding them in their growth to find the solution to their biggest problems. By teaching them to transform their perceptions and by helping them to overcome their toughest life challenges, they heal themselves physically and emotionally. Manmeet helps them to learn more about who they are, breaking...

Achieving all she wanted to in the engineering world and having created her own financial freedom by learning how to invest and create assets, Ann Wilson decided to leave the infrastructure world and instead focus on helping thousands break free from debt, financial restriction and anxiety by teaching people how to manage money better and learn how to create real wealth generating assets. In the p...

Get outside to celebrate and enjoy what the world has to offer. Be present and use your senses to allow yourself to connect with nature. Simon Pollard ensures that people are not wasting a minute of their life by taking them into the countryside and providing guided walks awakening them to the environment that surrounds them.   KEY TAKEAWAY "The outdoors is part of our DNA and even if we have allo...

Amy Rowlinson shares her reflections and observations of these recent podcast episodes:   072 Create Shared Value with Mark Stokes 073 A Different Approach with Sarah Trumble 074 Choices and Opportunities with Nick James 075 A Game of Loans with Sam Norris 076 Why Bitcoin? with Sir Badminton of Bitcoin 077 Creative Perspective with Charlie Calder-Potts   KEY TAKEAWAY "How often do you follow the t...

With her love for travel, history and art, Charlie Calder-Potts has bent her practice around her passions. Combining travelling and painting, in 2014 she was commissioned by the British Army becoming the youngest ever female Official War Artist at 28. Sharing her experiences of being an artist based in Camp Bastion, Helmand Province in Afghanistan and also training as a Russian Icon artist, Charli...

Why might you consider investing in Bitcoin? Sir Badminton of Bitcoin aka @HodlerThanThou has distilled 6000 hours of Bitcoin investment knowledge into an hour to share what he has learnt over the last four years covering the WHY, the WHAT and the HOW of Bitcoin investment.   KEY TAKEAWAY "We are entering the 21st century with a money that came about in the 16th century and a financial and banking...

Sam Norris thought he was applying for a stockbroker role and turned up for the group interview. It was a miscommunication with a recruitment consultant as the role was actually for a mortgage broker. Honesty paid off though as Sam explained the situation and they offered him the role on the spot. A new career path was forged. 13 years since qualifying as a mortgage broker, Sam has just launched h...

From dropping out of university, a failed first coaching business and a mistake which cost him £50k out of his own pocket to building and selling a business for seven figures, Nick James has had his fair share of a rollercoaster business life. Nick experienced a 'Sliding Doors' moment which changed his life at the age of 12 and he has since gone on to make many choices which enable him to play the...

Immersing people into a brand, stimulating all their senses and enabling them to engage with that brand, product or service is a powerful marketing tool and one that Sarah Trumble takes to the next level for the ambitious brands who want a different approach. With a passion for people and what makes them tick, connection is at the core of why Sarah Trumble set up her experiential agency, Circus Br...

Walk a mile in another person's shoes to understand what great looks like to them, to strike the balance and to create shared value as this is how remarkable things can happen according to Mark Stokes. Determined to live a life of fulfilment, Mark walks us through his transition from corporate life to a life where he is now in full control of his whole personal economy and is able to spend more ti...

071 Reflections and Observations with Amy Rowlinson Amy Rowlinson shares her reflections and observations of these recent podcast episodes: 065 The Smart Connector with Jane Bayler 066 Challenge Your Thinking with Marcus Cauchi 067 Invest in Yourself First with Shally Singh 068 Everything is Energy with Angela Rigby 069 Real Connection with Marina Conway-Gordon 070 Keep it Simple with Bill Schley...

It's not what people hear, it's what they repeat! Less is more! Award-winning branding expert, Bill Schley, gives us a masterclass on messaging sharing the #1 communication secret of how to distil messaging using micro-scripts. In the survival of the simplest, find out exactly how to apply the Micro-Script Rules to tell your story and differentiate your brand in seven words or less!   KEY TAKEAWAY...

With previous years spent in marketing content creation, fundraising, media writing and brand documentary through social media, not to mention eight years as a holistic therapist, Marina Conway-Gordon decided to combine these skills and shine a light on the humans in business and the purpose that drives the brand. She shows brand leaders and teams how to articulate the real, beating heart of the b...

Self-development, positivity, focus and energy are the themes covered in this episode with Pranic Healer, Angela Rigby. Angela's approach to wellbeing and mental health ignited after experiencing burnout and led to an unrivalled passion and purpose in her life. From a traumatic business in the fire and flood restoration industry to an enlightening conversation that changed everything. With peace o...

In her early 20s, Shally Singh sought independence and moved from her family home in India to London to study fashion at university. Shally attributes the time she has invested in her own personal development and having a strong circle of influence to being critical elements that have allowed her the freedom of choice to live life as she wishes. Years of taking action consistently have paid off an...

Marcus Cauchi's primary focus is to help technology companies to grow or turn them around which requires a complex combination of a good deal of hard thinking, the right systems, strategy, structure, people and partnerships. Getting to the root of the real problems and holding up a mirror to his clients, Marcus focuses on their vision, clarity and purpose and asks them three key questions: Where?...

Connection and relationships are at the heart of everything Jane Bayler does in life putting people before profit every time. The Smart Connector is the name of her bestselling book, her podcast and her business. Using communication, influence and rapport, Jane is on a mission to empower as many people as possible particularly entrepreneurs to become better communicators and to become more powerfu...

Amy Rowlinson shares her reflections and observations of these recent podcast episodes:   058 Crazy Opportunities with Karolina Adamczyk 059 Follow Your Heart with Olga Geidane 060 Goal Mapping with Brian Mayne 061 Superpowers and Kryptonite with Lucia Knight 062 Planning Vision with Jon McDermott 063 The Rocket and the Compass with Lisa Gill   KEY TAKEAWAY "We all have the ability to identify our...