Business Growth Talks

This is a podcast where I talk to my guests about their journey to success. We talk about their education, experience, current business and future endeavours.  A feature length episode with John Driscoll, who is marketer, coach and growth hacker.   We talk with John about the theme to his career is sales and mentoring. He set up a successful mortgage and insurance business in 2000 which he sold. W...

A feature length episode Martin Saenz, who is Managing Partner at Bequest Funds. In this interview we talk about his early career as a co-founder of a museum exhibit in DC. After selling this business he went into property and note investing. We go deep into his area of expertise in secondary mortgages and how it can help his clients. WE talk about his love for education and learning and he has wr...

A feature length podcast episode with Chris Craddock, who is Founder and CEO of Redux Group.  We talk with Chris about his decisions on his education with an Economics degree and a Theology masters. He then became a pastor after an inspiring person who taught him to be a man. Property is a massive part of Chris’ life with flipping houses and growing multiple businesses like lending and agents. If...

A feature length second interview episode with Angel Ribo, this is a more relaxed conversation about his focus for 2022, how to deal with negative people in life and on social media. We delve into modern business working practises with some honestly by Angel about feedback on his aggressive behaviour in 1996. We talk about bringing up kids and the ways he enriches his life in eating nourishing foo...

A feature length episode with Wouter Delbaere, CEO and Founder of Mangtas. We talk about Wouter being a truly global citizen living in 10 countries. We discuss his early roles which was in sales and tech. The important point of Wouter’s life was quitting his job in pandemic times. Then we go deep into his business with the outsourcing model for his clients. This is fascinating to hear his approach...

A feature length interview with Daniel Tolson, founder of Tolson Institute. Daniel’s early life was littered with difficulties with a learning disability and chronic fatigue. He spent a lot of time in physical and mental therapy. This gave him limiting beliefs which plagued his life in his 20’s. He felt he wasn’t smart enough, not educated enough with no degree; this wasn’t the end of his story. ...

A feature length episode with Michael Fried, who is a diamond buyers’ best friend. Michael started in an admin role in a diamond manufacturing company. One day he was asked to cover for a diamond salesperson. This meant he was able to develop a relationship with the buyer which meant he secured a one-year training on diamonds.   Diamond value isn’t like Gold with trading, the number of varieties m...

A feature length episode with Joseph O’Connor who is an author and executive coach. This is a fascinating conversation about coaching from an experienced coach.  Joseph was a performer, teacher, and musician of the classical guitarist. He learnt important skills to develop as a performer and coach. After being a musician, he immersed himself in NLP and wrote several books on the subject. This was...

A feature length episode with Carter Williams, who is CEO and Managing Partner of iselect Fund. We talk about his post degree experience in the President Bush campaign. He left politics to spend time in industry. He then became an aircraft engineer, where he solved complex problems. There is an incredible story of the development of the first AWS and computation of complex problems from 1991. He t...

A feature length episode with John Papaloni, who is Founder of Just Ask John and is a Real Estate Agent in Toronto. We talk about his early jobs in his life at McDonalds, pro-shop in a Gym and DJ-ing through school. After college he started a print and marketing company where he printed business cards for local companies. He lost his biggest client, and he was able to wholesale for the small busin...

This is something different today, this podcast is 12 of the most important lessons learnt from my recent podcasts.  I reference my last 6 podcasts and share the insight they gave me on my podcast interviews.  If you enjoyed this type of podcast and you would like me to repeat this style of podcast then let me know.  Support the show If you want to watch the full video of this episode go to: https...

A feature length episode with Shelly O’Donovan, who is CEO of Authentic Influence Group. We go deep into her expertise of non-verbals in conversation, but we start with her degree in Political Science. This experience designed much of her early career.  Shelly started as an intern working with politicians after university where she learnt about the practical side of politics with her theoretical k...

A feature length episode with Will Nitze, who is Founder and CEO of IQBAR.  We talk about his passion for psychology and neuroscience, inspired by his degree, which was fascinating.  Will learnt many things from his first sales role in software, he learnt transferable skills like email, notes, compelling pitch and excel, which helped him through his career in business.  Will talks about the best p...

Part 2 of the interview with Chris Marhefka, we talk more about his current role at CEO of Training Camp for the Soul.  This program was that thing that changed Chris’ life in 2019, he was a client initially and is now CEO with the founder of the business. This program is to teach how to create real transformation in your life. It teaches the client how to see their lives like a movie, you may be...

A feature length episode with Chris Marhefka, who is CEO at Training Camp for the Soul. This is a two-part episode, first episode about Chris’ education and business career and the second one is more about his current role.  Chris started a degree in finance and business, which was a default major, not knowing his true path. At graduation he was planning a corporate career but in 2008 the job was...

A feature length interview with John Briggs, founder of Incite Tax.  We start with his business which does a few different things including help grow wealth by tax saving, cashflow management and bookkeeping. John has found in his experience entrepreneurs often want to ignore tax and cashflow. John explains that he thinks we are conditioned that tax is too complicated, so they ignore it. John has...

A feature length interview episode with Jason Osbourn, CEO of Impact for Leads. His business is working with businesses, coaches, consultants, and advisors using LinkedIn and generating leads.  Jason believes that LinkedIn is under-utilised in 2021. Most people still think it is a CV website. Most people try to use like FB and Instagram.  The best way to use LinkedIn is to use it as online version...

A feature length interview episode with Nikki Nash, who is an author, speaker, podcast host and marketing mentor.  Nikki Nash is a marketing mentor after she left role as Head of Marketing at a tech start up to start her own business. Her business strategy is to help entrepreneurs create leads and find their dream clients. She does this in a few ways including private coaching, online training, an...

A feature length interview with Louise Bedford and Chris Tate, who are the founders of Trading Game, based in Australia.  Louise and Chris have been working together in Trading Game for more than 20 years and have been traders since 1980’s and 1990’s.  Their unique selling point is that they teach new traders all the instruments, over all time frames but with their own trading plan.  We talk about...

This is a podcast I am going to talk about the role of mergers and acquisitions in our recent business past. Website www.absolutebusinessmindset.com Podcast course www.abmpodcastcourse.co.uk Find me on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-hayward-163721a0/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/markjhayward Support the show If you want to watch the full video of this episode go to: https://www...

A feature length interview with Steven Hoffman, who is CEO of Founder Space and author of “Make Elephants Fly" and "Surviving a Startup”. Steven has been successful with 3 different businesses; he then took a break and was being asked to help his friends setting up businesses. Steven then thought there might be an interesting opportunity so he set up events, roundtables and started an ac...

This is a podcast I am going to talk about 4 Types of Business Growth and 4 Main Strategies for Business Growth.  Website www.absolutebusinessmindset.com Podcast course www.abmpodcastcourse.co.uk Find me on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-hayward-163721a0/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/markjhayward Support the show If you want to watch the full video of this episode go to: https:...

A feature length interview with Lee Caraher, who is Founder and CEO of Double Forte which is a public relations, content marketing and social media firm. 18 years ago Lee left a large multinational media company for a year off work. Unfortunately, Lee’s mother was taken ill, and she needed the flexibility to work for herself. She has learnt she enjoys being the boss and she started her agency by n...

This is a podcast I am going to talk about discrimination in business and life. I break it into 3 different areas: 1) Race 2) Gender 3) Social Mobility We all need to break these barriers down and prevent discrimination in all ways.  Website www.absolutebusinessmindset.com Podcast course www.abmpodcastcourse.co.uk Find me on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-hayward-163721a0/ Facebook -...

A feature length interview with Jyotsna Ramachandran who is on a mission to help aspiring authors become published authors. She has helped over 500 authors in 7 years.  Jyotsna has built an online business where she helps authors self-publish their books and gives business owners the ability to grow their business by being an author.  Jyotsna premium service is her ‘Angel’ writing, this is much mo...