How Not to Run a Business

I hate confrontation, I hate difficult conversations, I hate having to deliver bad news. This made me terrible at firing someone. I would keep people in my business way longer than I should have. This had a bad impact on my business and finances. In this solo episode, I share the worse example of firing someone in my business. It was a big failure on my part. I share with you the lessons I learned...

I sat down with my good friend and all-around superstar entrepreneur Ruth Anslow who founded the ethical supermarket chain HISBE with her sister Amy. She is passionate about businesses being a force for good in the world and founded The Good Business Club which supports businesses committed to making a positive impact. In the conversation we explore why Ruth left her corporate career to start a bu...

In my second solo episode, I share one of my biggest mistakes in business and how I managed to get myself into £150k without knowing about it. I am going to give you a very frank and open breakdown of what I consider to be one of my biggest failures in business and what I learned. This is, in my opinion, one of the most important lessons need to learn as a business owner.   I’ll discuss: My f...

Jeannette started off her career working for the UK Government as an economist but after deciding it wasn't for her, she jumped into the travel industry. She worked her way up to Managing Director for Emerging Markets for TUI and CEO for the Travel Division for Saga, running 4 businesses with £370 million of turnover. 3 years ago, she took the leap to leave her corporate job to become an entrepren...

Woohoo! Welcome to episode one! I thought I would start off by taking the mic and kicking off by explaining the idea behind “How Not to Run a Business”. I started it for a very specific reason, to have conversations around failure and mistakes. Something we often avoid. I also share a short version of my 15 years of running my own businesses. Enjoy!     I’ll discuss: Introduction to the...