Build your own Business - Andrew Ford

Over the last few weeks we have looked at values and personality as important aspects of creating a business that attracts people to you.  Today we look at the third component - Life Stages. If you don't know where you are and where you want to go, how can you plan for the future? You need to know what you want in order to set your business intentions. What age are you is the first thing to look a...

Elphie Coyle is master at knowing his strengths and how to build a team around his weaknesses. Hear his journey to entrepreneurship and how his particular background and style is reflected in all his businesses. We discuss how he uses 5 freedom areas as his guiding principles in life and business and the impact owning a computer at the age of 7 kicked off of his entrepreneurial journey. Listen as...

Last week we looked at values -  the core foundation drivers of your business that you have to match to your business in order to persist.  Persistence is the thing that gets your 1%. This week we look at personality and how to design a business based on your personality. Knowing your personality allows you to know the best way you should be in your business, your best role within the business, wh...

Rohan Kopfler is a man following his own path. From high school teacher to entrepreneur, hear how he made his mark in his industry doing it his way. As the owner of East Coast Kayaking , Rohan got started by purchasing an existing business rather than starting from scratch. We discuss how he has expanded his business by creating additional revenue streams through an online store , and how he has h...

The concept of values is as old as Greek philosophy but we are not talking about right and wrong. More the core areas of life that determine how we spend our time, money and energy. There are seven that we explore and how they influence the choice of customers we engage and business we operate to be truly fulfilled. Values can help you to identify the difference being wanting and putting in the ef...

Yana Martens has combined her psychology studies and modelling experience to create a business on her terms. She understands both sides of the camera and now helps photographers and those in front of the camera to get the images they want in her Posing People Workshops and mentoring. It is said you only have 4-8 seconds to make a first impression, especially with your photos.  We discuss technique...

Taruni Falconer  created her own business from a young age and has traveled the world doing what she loves. During our conversation we explore the ups and downs of entrepreneurship and business ownership. We discussed the importance of self awareness and learning leadership through the living and working with discomfort until you are comfortable. What frustrations you can expect to during transiti...

On episode 004 of #BYOB I talk with Hank Vander Zee who has been a bricklayer for 20 years but is now transforming his life with a new business, Exclusive Entrepreneurs . He is helping people to grow a business through their thoughts and ideas, rather than their hands and labour. Hank talks about the pitfalls of having a business in the construction industry and what drove him at do business diffe...

If you had an opportunity to return to corporate life would you? What if you were able to combine the training and mentoring opportunities that come with a corporate role, with the satisfaction of running your own successful business? In this episode, Jacquie Pretty  from Grammar Factory  joins me to talk all about what led her to set up her business helping entrepreneurs. How she helps people wri...

Have you considered leaving the corporate world and starting your own business? Waving goodbye to a secure corporate role to follow your passion can, initially, seem daunting but the potential rewards can be life changing. In this episode I’m joined by Carol Benton of Words2Win to talk about what motivated her to leave her own corporate job to become a successful business writer and communications...

In this, the first episode of the Build Your Own Business Show, the tables are turned and Belinda Coomes, my podcast producer, puts me in the hot seat. We talk all about my background, my values, my own business and what drives me. Belinda and I discuss my escape from corporate life and how I turned my skills, knowledge and expertise in digital, marketing and branding into my own successful busine...