From Bedroom to Boardroom | With Rob Spence

Adapt or Get Left Behind: Why Change Is the Only Option | Episode Twenty Two Episode Summary Something is changing at Paragon. Rob isn't ready to say exactly what yet — it's still too fresh, too raw — but this episode is his way of processing it out loud. A reminder to himself, and to anyone listening, that staying still is its own kind of risk. What We Cover Change Is Coming — Details To Follow R...

You Can Rebuild a Business. You Can't Get This Time Back | Episode Twenty One An unplanned, slightly chaotic episode — recorded at 4pm with the England pre-match build-up on in the background, because Rob left the original recording on the SD card at the studio. Classic. But amid the chaos, a genuinely honest reflection on what being your own boss is actually for. What We Cover The Accidental Home...

A Company of Giants: Why You Should Always Hire People Better Than You | Episode Twenty Rob's back from holiday and keeping this one short. But the topic is anything but small. A principle he once believed in, drifted from, and is now recommitting to: always hire people who are better than you. Two stories — one from Henry Ford, one from David Ogilvy — and one honest admission about where drifting...

You're Allowed to Switch Off: A Holiday Reminder for Busy Fools Everywhere | Episode Nineteen Short one this week — Rob's on holiday. And that's exactly the point. This is your reminder that stepping away from the business isn't weakness, it's essential. Recorded before he left, with his phone already cleared of emails and LinkedIn. Before You Go Away A few practical suggestions from Rob: Remove e...

Stand Your Ground: The Invoice Dodgers Who Will Always Lose in the End | Episode Eighteen. Rob opens this one at full volume — and for good reason. Two companies are currently refusing to pay their invoices, and he's not staying quiet about it. No names, but plenty of detail. If you've ever been stiffed by a client, this one will feel very familiar. Key Takeaways Invoicing someone and not receivin...

The BNI Hypocrisy Problem | Episode Seventeen BNI has wound Rob up again. In this week's unfiltered episode, he takes on the hypocrisy at the heart of some BNI chapters — not the concept itself, but the behaviour that contradicts everything the network claims to stand for. Two specific incidents this week brought it all to a head. Key Takeaways BNI works for plenty of people, especially those in t...

A slightly scrappier episode this week — Rob forgot to record and wasn't letting that stop him. Hunched over a laptop with a mic, he talks about reigniting his passion for content creation, launching a brand new TikTok channel, and the business lesson that ties it all together: if you don't do, you'll never learn. Key Takeaways Content creation is a skill that compounds — the earlier you start exp...

Too Little, Too Late? Starmer's Small Business Bill vs. The Damage Already Done | Episode Fifteen Rob Spence was doom-scrolling Facebook when a post from Keir Starmer stopped him in his tracks, and not for the usual reasons. For once, something the Prime Minister said actually resonated. In this episode, Rob breaks down Labour's record on small business since taking power, reacts to Starmer's late...

Decide Faster, Win Faster | Episode Fourteen Eight and a half years into running his business, Rob Spence has identified one of the things that's held him back recently — and it's something he used to be brilliant at. Making decisions fast. In this episode, Rob gets brutally honest about the fact that slow decision-making has started to stagnate his business. He backs up his gut feeling with resea...

Why Are We Tied Down by our Emails and Inboxes?! | Episode Thirteen A slightly different episode this week — Rob is recording from home (yes, ironically, the week after the WFH episode) because his partner has just returned to work and baby duty calls. The audio might not be quite up to its usual studio standard, but the conversation is every bit as honest. The topic? Email. Specifically, the quie...

Why I Don't Believe in 'Working From Home' | Episode Twelve In this episode, Rob Spence tackles one of the most hotly debated topics in modern business — working from home. In true From Bedroom to Boardroom style, this one is unfiltered, unplanned, and pulls absolutely no punches. Rob openly admits to being a hypocrite: he loves working from home himself, but as a leader running a telemarketing bu...

Should We Name and Shame Companies That Fail to Pay? | Episode Eleven In this week's episode of From Bedroom to Boardroom, I talk openly about ongoing cases I have against people who are refusing to pay their invoices; and I know that this is a problem that many businesses and business owners face on a daily basis. Should we, as a collective economy, allow for bad business owners to ruin it for th...

Managing Oneself | Episode Ten One of the best books I have ever read was Managing Oneself. This book reminded me of the importance of managing yourself like you would a business; delivering the best possible service, looking at revenue in to your 'business', monitoring expenses and costs, and ultimately doing what you can to take yourself to the next level. In this episode, I discuss openly my fe...

Ignore the Naysayers | Episode Nine Can I be honest with you? Some of the hardest moments in my entrepreneurial journey haven't come from a bad month, a lost client, or a cashflow dip. They've come from the people closest to me telling me it wouldn't work. Sound familiar? In this episode, I'm talking about naysayers — and trust me, if you're building something, you've already met a few. Whether it...

Why Cashflow is KING, and, How to Fix It | Episode Eight  Let me ask you something — have you ever looked at your bank account and thought, "I'm making sales... so why is there no money there?" You're not alone. And in this episode, I'm getting into one of the topics closest to my heart (and honestly, one that trips up more entrepreneurs than almost anything else): cashflow. I've seen it time...

Watch out for Bad Clients | Episode Seven We all know that clients, and customers are the lifeblood of any business, but what happens when you start to attract the wrong kind of clients? In this episode, I want to share with you my experiences of bad clients, bad customers; what they can do to a business, and what red flags to look out for them so you never get trapped with negative, toxic custome...

Train Your Whole Team to Sell | Episode Six I experience it so often: I call into businesses, I call them up, I email them, or contact them on social media, and I end up walking away and debating my choice to work with that company. I say that without an ounce of arrogance. I say it because the team member I end up speaking with has had no sales training whatsoever. Worse than that, and this is ha...

The Birthday Episode | Episode Five Wow. Eight years in business. Time really does fly when you are having fun! I really cannot believe eight years have gone by so fast; I still remember the very first day of starting my new ‘job’. Having that anxious, nervous feeling when I sat down at my desk, in my bedroom for the very first time. Not only was I about to embark on my business venture, but I had...

When a Client Decides to Leave | Episode Four This morning, I woke up to an email that NO business owner ever wants to read: Termination of service. It’s the kind of email I have received numerous times over the past 8 years of business, but, it still hits hard. If you are a business owner, you will know the feelings and emotions that occur when you hear of a customer or client wanting to leave. F...

Say YES to More Opportunities | Episode 3 We all get opportunities thrown our way every single day. Some of these opportunities are small. Tiny little opportunities that may go unnoticed. Other times, these opportunities are huge. They are life changing. Either way, I strongly believe that if we take on board any opportunity that comes our way, our lives will flourish. So many people turn down opp...

Trailer | From Bedroom to Boardroom Running a business can feel scary. It can be isolating… and, at times, properly lonely. In this podcast, I’m sharing the truth behind what it’s really like to build something from scratch — the emotions, the lessons, and the moments you don’t always talk about when you’re “meant to” be the confident business owner. I started my business on an old desk in the cor...

Episode Two | Creating a Business, Not Just a Job I see so many people start a business, and very soon get stuck in a job they create for themselves. For some people, this is absolutely fine, and works out for the best. For others, they soon feel a sense of resentment and perhaps disappointment towards what they have grown and built. After all, before long, you can so easily just end up swapping t...

Episode One | From Bedroom to Boardroom

 Thank you for joining me on the every episode of From Bedroom to Boardroom. 

 This is the business podcast that has been planned to be unplanned, where I, your host, Rob Spence will talk about the highs, the lows, and the journey of being an entrepreneur. 

In this week's episode, I wanted to take some time to introduce myself briefly, and to introduce my...