Finance Unpacked: Closing the Advice Gap with Gareth Shears & Shane Hyland

In this episode we will be talking to Josh Llewellyn-Jones OBE Born with cystic fibrosis, Josh was given 10% chance of surviving his first night due to complications. Growing up, he was told he wouldn’t make 30. At 32, he’s a World Record Holder, Ultra Athlete and International Motivational Speaker. At 29, he completed the ‘Worlds Fittest Man Challenge’ to become one of only 5 in the world.  The f...

In this episode we will be talking to Rachael Flanagan Rachael’s drive for success has taken her on an award winning path to create and run a multi -million pound business throughout south Wales and the west England. With her go-getter attitude and passionate approach, she is truly an inspiration to everyone that works with her. Rachael started Mrs Bucket Cleaning services with just £20 worth of b...

The one about controlling the controllable Tuesday quote In no competitive or life scenario will focusing on negative uncontrollable factors improve your performance or stress levels . Ben Bergeron In this episode we chat about the fact as humans we naturally focus on the negative and things we cannot control… its human nature. If we can shift that mindset in certain instances to undertsand we can...

In this episode we will be talking to Carl Richards  Carl is a Certified Financial Planner™ and creator of the Sketch Guy column, appearing weekly in The New York Times since 2010. Through his simple sketches, Carl makes complex financial concepts easy to understand. His sketches also serve as the foundation for his two books, The One-Page Financial Plan: A Simple Way to Be Smart About Your Money...

Each Tuesday we will release a short chat between Shane and Gareth. It will be no nonsense short podcast talking business, money, finance, aspirations, dreams & planning Sanctuary Financial Planning Want to make the most of your finances and run a better business?  Good, we want that for you too.  Shane and Gareth are two Financial Planners on a mission, seeking out the ideas, tips and tricks...

In this episode we will be talking to Neil Fachie MBE, about his early years discovering a congenital eye condition at 4 years old, his love of sport that took him from the highs of Beijing Paralympics to the job centre and a how a chance meeting at a velodrome introduced him to a new sport of cycling that allowed him to rise from adversity to now be the proud owner of 22 medals from major champio...

In this episode we’ll be talking to Fergus Connolly about human performance and Mindset, and discuss mindset, mental toughness and working with elite teams. Fergus is a Coach, teacher, mentor, author, speaker and student of success and resilience for leading sports, military, and business teams, where he applies his expertise of performance science.  He is the only coach to have full times roles i...

Welcome back to the Building Business Resilience show. It's episode 11 and in today's show we are going to be talking to Phil Davies Phil is a big personality in the sport of Rugby which has been a way of life for him for over 40 years now.  When you speak to Phil you can see and hear the passion in his voice for the game he loves. Having spent all his playing career with his beloved Lla...

Its episode 10 of the Building Business Resilience show.   In today's episode we’re going to be talking to Alex Mills   Alex is a home grown entrepreneur and star of the BBC apprentice.   He was a contestant on The Apprentice back in 2013 and did Wales proud! He was the first Welsh candidate in 10 years as well as incredibly being only 22 when he applied to the show, plus he was also the youn...

In this episode we’re going to be talking to Jamie Baulch Entrepreneur and Olympian. Jamie’s talent for running was spotted by his Headmaster, Eric Atkins, on sports day at Henllys Junior School in Newport. After beating everyone so convincingly on that memorable sports day, Mr Atkins encouraged Jamie to join Newport Harriers, in South Wales. After the introduction to athletics, when Jamie was onl...

Laura Janes, the Founder of and Director of Uniquity Marketing, join Shane and Gareth on this episode. Following a career immersed in financial services marketing at Lloyds, AXA and the Bath Executive MBA scheme, Laura has built specialist expertise and a formidable reputation for her consultative work in the financial sector. Supporting ambitious businesses in strategy, marketing and branding, La...

It's Mental Health Awareness Week, so Gwen Goddard of Mental Health First Aid Wales joins Shane and Gareth to give her five tips on managing your mental health during the coronavirus lockdown.  Mental Health First Aid Wales is a subsidiary of Mind, a registered charity situated in Wales. The aim of both organisations is to provide services that support the wellbeing of individuals and communi...

Gareth and Shane talk lockdown, business, mindset and mental health with James Haskell. James is a former England and British Lions rugby international with 77 caps. Following his retirement in 2019, James has been busy. He co-hosts a popular podcast called House of Rugby, he is a house DJ, a professional MMA fighter with Bellator, an author of 3 health and fitness books, a YouTuber, a public spea...

Gareth and Shane speak to former Glamorgan cricket slow left-arm bowler turned Cricket Liaison Officer, Dean Cosker and his good friend and current fast arm right medium bowler Michael Hogan. They discuss mindset, their futures and how they’ve had to demonstrate resilience in their long professional careers as cricket professionals. We talk about adapting to life in lockdown and they share their b...

How can networking online help grow your business during COVID-19 and the current UK lockdown? Shane and Gareth speak to Paul Smolinski, Co-Founder and Director of Introbiz on how they’ve had to adapt to business networking online and how to get the best from it. Paul and his wife Tracey founded Introbiz over 10 years ago. It is one of the UK's leading business networks hosting over 80 busine...

Chartered Tax Advisor, Daniel Perrin joins Shane and Gareth to answer key financial and UK Tax questions and to give his guidance and advice to UK small business owners in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The information in this podcast is up to date up to 30th March but the general advice is relevant throughout the crisis.    UK Government website for further financial and tax advice: https:...

Staying fit and healthy during the current COVID-19 Lockdown is crucial. In Building Business Resilience episode two, Shane and Gareth ask former Wales rugby strength and conditioning coach, Trystan Bevan, for his tips and advice on how people can stay or start to get fit and healthy during the current coronavirus lockdown. Trystan Bevan has over 20 years of experience in strength and condition at...

Ben Jenkins, Partner and Head of Litigation at Harding Evans Solicitors, joins Shane and Gareth to find out some of the legal ramifications and issues being faced by business owners in the current coronavirus lockdown and how they can go about tackling them. Ben shares his experience and gives advice on disputes, shareholders agreements and wills. Here are the links to contact Ben and some blogs/p...