BIP Chat with Penny Power OBE

Penny chats with Francis Rodino – Founder of Lead Hero, Revenue Systems Specialist. Francis covers how growth-stage SaaS and service businesses can increase profit by 20% without hiring more staff or spending more on ads. He explains why many founders think they need more leads when the real issue is what happens after a lead comes in. Slow follow-up, messy CRMs, unclear sales steps, and poor pipe...

In this conversation, Penny Power OBE and Ben Price, an elite life coach to the ultra ambitious, explore how high-performing entrepreneurs can win the inner war that often follows external success. Drawing on Ben’s experience as a former UK Special Forces Military Intelligence operator, Ironman triathlete, and elite coach, the chat uncovers practical strategies to manage pressure, restore focus, a...

Penny chats to Tim Meadows-Smith, an Enterprisation Architect, with Multiple Non-Executive Director and Chairman roles. Tim is a Champion of StartUp Suffolk and Investment Partner at K2 Business Partners and saves businesses by making them work productively. As Tim says, "Exceptional, positive, tenacious, problem-solving people should be joyous, not trapped, and not failing. We don’t have a distre...

Penny chats to Jo Ann Sweeney, a company founder, charity trustee and school governor who provides stakeholder engagement consultancy, training and mentoring to executives in multinational organisations undergoing digital transformation. Are you considering morphing into a non-executive role? But not sure if this is a good move? During this chat Penny and Jo Ann explore the A-Z of finding a non-ex...

Penny chats with Cloud Optimisation, Enterprise Architecture and Cyber Security expert, Iain Cox. Building a Responsible AI Strategy is crucial for organizations to harness AI's transformative power ethically and sustainably. It ensures AI systems are fair, transparent, and accountable, minimizing risks like bias, data privacy breaches, and severe regulatory fines (e.g., up to 6% of global revenue...

Penny chats to Peter Stansbury, an Exitologist – helping founders build their business and achieve their exit goals. In this engaging conversation, Penny explored with Peter the aspects of exit planning that many founders overlook. Peter shared how successful exits address both the hard business metrics - valuation, timing, deal structure - and the deeply personal elements that often catch entrepr...

In this chat Penny Power OBE and Geoff Sober discussed why it is so difficult for people to change when they want to change. People are surrounded by personal growth memes, books and courses on self-development abound and yet many struggle to know what they want or if they know what they want then they put up barriers to the attainment of their goal. Geoff believes atychiphobia – the fear of failu...

Penny chats to storyteller and success strategist, David Pugsley. How do you bring the human-ness we all desire into social media? In this conversation Penny and David talk about the rise of AI in social media platforms and how you can create a better experience by being more human in your outreach. They cover the best ways to build great conversations with strangers through social media: do you f...

Penny chats to Commercial and IP/IT Lawyer and Fractional GC, Alexis Goldfinch. In this chat, Alexis takes us through the 5 most common mistakes business owners make with their terms of business and the consequences that come with those mistakes. From incomplete terms to non-compliance with legal requirements, Alexis explained why terms of business are the backbone of every business relationship,...

Penny chats to Jo Parker. Jo is co-host (with psychotherapist Gaylin Tudhope) of 'When The F**k Did I Become Old?' podcast, and an estate agent for Fine and Country in The Surrey Hills. "When the F**k Did I Become Old" is a no-holds-barred podcast for those who've suddenly found themselves on the other side of 60. This unapologetic series dives headfirst into the rollercoaster of aging, tackling e...

Penny chats to Sally Rule, The Home~ologist – the expert with your home. Moving home is an emotional and financial commitment. Homeowners often feel overwhelmed, uncertain, or even stuck, wondering why their property isn’t attracting the right buyers. The frustration of endless viewings, unhelpful feedback, or a lack of offers can be disheartening. As The Home~ologist, Sally helps unlock the true...

Penny chats to Adam Mangan, an entrepreneur specialising in growing businesses through strategy, sales, and marketing, with a track record of helping venture obtain impactful results. Penny and Adam explore the fascinating parallels between building a business and training for and completing a running race. From setting clear goals to creating a strategic plan, and from overcoming challenges to ce...

Penny chats to Keith Langbo, an expert in talent acquisition, engagement & retention…and company culture. Is there anything more important than the people we recruit? The conversation centres on the idea that talent acquisition is personal, critiquing the current system as overly transactional and neglecting the human element. Keith discussed this three-stage model: - Pre-hire (assessing needs and...

Penny chats with website conversion expert and live chat specialist, Lee Rennie. Websites are digital, but people prefer to buy from people. Calling and form-filling appeals to some visitors, but what about the growing number that are ready to engage, but don't like these traditional communication methods? It's more than likely they'll go back to Google and find another website. Penny and Lee talk...

Penny chats to Rebecca Sutherland. Rebecca is an investor and entrepreneur focused on finding growth opportunities in unexpected places, helping "boring" businesses evolve into successful ventures. Rebecca has a strong track record in business acquisitions and turnarounds, always looking to unlock potential through strategic direction and practical solutions. Understanding what attracts investors...

Penny chats to Customer Experience Architect, B2B Lead Generation Expert, Onur Ibrahim. If you're ready to scale effortlessly and enjoy the process, this episode is a must-listen. So much money mis-spent, tune in and transform your business today! Onur placed his first FB commercial advert in 2004 and has been a Google partner for over 20 years. Dive into actionable strategies to simplify customer...

Penny chats to Liz Jackson, MBE, the Sales and Marketing Director of employee-owned corporate finance company, Initium. Initium’s focus is supporting ambitious entrepreneurs and adding exceptional value before, during and after the deal. In this chat, Liz shares hints and tips on why focusing on KPIs that matter today can have a massive impact on value when the time is right for exit. Liz also sha...

Penny chats with Sharon Eden, The Wild Elder, Spiritual Psychotherapist Coach. The sense of freedom we experience when we truly meet ourselves is amazing. The midlife crisis has been the butt of many a comedian’s joke. But what if it were anything but? What if it was a sacred rite of passage for you to evolve into a more refined and revitalised you? In this chat with Sharon Eden we talk about her...

Penny chats to the Robin Cancer Trust charity founder and CEO, Toby Freeman. In this chat Toby and Penny deep dive into the top three lessons businesses can learn from the charity sector (plus much more) 1. Creating an empowered and impactful workplace culture. 2. Innovating services and identifying needs. 3. Connecting with customers through cause-based marketing They discuss why these lessons ar...

Penny chats to David B. Horne, a Finance, fundraising and M&A Expert, Award-winning author and speaker. They explore the journey that led David B Horne to develop his FACE methodology – Fund, Acquire, Consolidate, Exit – and discussing how today he works exclusively with entrepreneurs, supporting them in achieving exponential growth that goes way beyond organic growth. He shares the story of one c...

Penny chats with Business Strategy, Scale-Up & Prep to Sell Specialist, Jeff Gosling Join Penny and Jeff in an enlightening session on scaling your business. Discover how to enhance its value and appeal to investors and lenders. We feature insights from two cutting-edge software solutions Jeff’s clients utilise, offering a fresh perspective on your business. Learn strategies for immediate improvem...

Penny chats to Money Coach & Financial Literacy expert, Lesley Thomas, the Founder of the Money Confidence Academy. If Financial Literacy were taught to children from a young age, this would add £200Billion to the UK Economy by 2050. With so many teenagers and young people, fearful about their financial futures, worried that they will be worse off than their parents, why is not enough being done t...

Penny chats to Helene Sewell, a business mentor and coach, helping neurodivergent entrepreneurs build a successful business without overwhelm or burnout. After 20 years working in corporation as a finance business partner up to Finance Director level, Helene set up as a business mentor to help purpose driven businesses succeed. She helps her clients leverage their neurodivergence, while also filli...

Penny chats with Alex Pink, a film maker who works on both storytelling and production. Alex explains how to understand storytelling and the language of moving image, and he started an animation studio business in 2020. Learn how AI is impacting the moving image production industry and gain a big picture perspective on the direction of travel for AI in the media. Alex discusses his upcoming short...

Penny chats with Paula Petry, PhD, CEO of Alexis Holistic Learning, Inc, Educator and Practitioner of Energy Medicine and her guest Peter Merry, PhD the CEO of Ubiquity University and Founder of Wyrd. Step into this podcast episode, where an educator and practitioner of energy medicine and a quantum field scientist converge to share the intricacies of the new human story. Join these two impassione...