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Jamie Hill discusses how we has found Facebook groups can be an excellent source for creating sales leads. We hear from friend of the show Jamie (from 007) who has invested time into Facebook groups to uncover sales opportunities and build the brand of family business Hill Shipping. Jamie and Ian discuss; Facebook groups Boosting posts Commenting and meaningful engagement Running competitions Refe...

Ian attended Newcastle start up week 2018 and discusses the benefits of attending events and meeting new connections. Ian also catches up with Co-Founder Paul Lancaster from Episode 66 and hears how the week was going. Brian Fanzo from Episode 50 also shares his thoughts on the week and his experience of closing day one.

Full show notes Jill's current role sees her work across the region, proactively engaging industry and education to support both parties to get what they need from each other - talk about a challenge! With teachers being stretched to breaking point with existing curriculum demands, the need for digital skills in business in of huge importance - and not only in the tech sector. Moving on to ensurin...

Full show notes here As a child he wasn't encouraged by teachers to explore his love for science. Destined to follow the well trodden path of 'getting a trade' he worked on building sites for 25 years. As an astronomer in his mid thirties, he joined the Sunderland Astronomical Society. By 2002 he started the Kielder forest star camp, and a year later it would start a path that would change his lif...

Full Show notes here ; Lucy is CEO of COCO (Comrades of Children Overseas) an International Charity based in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Lucy has worked at COCO for 14 years, working her way up from volunteer to a position of leadership, shaping the development and direction of COCO's fundraising, governance and project management. Her major interests are led by a passion for international relations,...

Show Notes Here Author of upcoming Bloomberg Law guide on ICOs. Amy Wan, Esq., is Founder and Chief Legal Hacker at Sagewise, a project of Bootstrap Legal. Sagewise aims to build a dispute resolution infrastructure for smart contract disputes. Amy was previously a Partner at a law firm and general counsel of a real estate crowdfunding startup. Amy is also Founder and Co-Organizer of Legal Hackers...

Full show notes here http://industryangel.com/084-live-shaun-oakes Shaun is the Managing Director at ievo biometric fingerprint readers. Shaun started the company in early 2009 with the aim to deliver biometric products for real world deployment. Shaun had the products designed and manufactured to deliver where many others have failed. This took a year in development and then they launched their f...

Full Show notes here  http://industryangel.com/083-internationalwomensday This year, Sunderland are once again celebrating the achievements and success of local women in the work place. With guest speakers from a range of backgrounds and sectors, the day was one not to be missed. An opportunity to showcase the importance of women at work, and just what can be achieved, the event demonstrated the p...

Full show notes here http://industryangel.com/082-get-free-publicity-today/ Sharon Bolt is a publicity expert and founder of Get Free Publicity Today, she has been a business owner and Entrepreneur for over 16 years. Sharon's businesses have included Complementary Health Therapies and Dog Training and during the last 11 years she has contributed to more than 40 different local and national newspap...

Show notes http://industryangel.com/081-ian-in-india/ Ian recently travelled to India to visit a business festival and armed with his portable recorder he documented his thoughts.

Full show notes here :- http://industryangel.com/080-build-a-business/ Alex is the Founder of award winning MI Supplies, 11th fastest growing UK workwear company in 2017. They have achieved record growth every year from 2007 to 2017 whilst working on building stronger foundations for the future. Their annual revenues are now at £2.4m (205% growth in 5 years). Website  www.misupplies.co.uk  Ian & A...

Full Show Notes Here  http://industryangel.com/079-productivity/ Simon started out life as a researcher: his PhD looked at causes of childhood leukeamia, and his scientific training and background stays with him on anything he does - he's strong on empirical evidence and what's proven to be effective for 'normal' people. He's also worked as a fire-eater, a teacher, an author and a lighting designe...

Full Show notes can be found here; http://industryangel.com/078-linkedin-ads/ AJ Wilcox is a long-time digital marketer who fell in love with the LinkedIn Ads platform back in 2011. Since then, he's scaled and managed among the world's most sophisticated accounts worldwide. In 2014, he founded B2Linked.com which specializes in LinkedIn Ads training, consulting, and account management. Ian & AJ dis...

Kyle Davies is a coach, author and trainer. He teaches people how to optimise their wellbeing, attain clarity of mind, and perform more effectively at work, home, and in life. Kyle originally qualified as a Chartered Occupational Psychologist and is the creator of Energy-Flow Coaching™. Kyle began his career in management consulting before moving into healthcare. Along with colleagues, he pioneere...

Ian tells us his thoughts for 2018 and calls for your communication and goals for this year!

Ian and friends share their thoughts for the Christmas holidays and the coming year ahead.  We hear from :- Ash Dykes Dustin Matthews Simon Raybould Linda Smith Sean Swarner Shawn Anderson Ted Rubin Alexander Laurin Have an amazing time with your loved ones and let's get back together in 2018 for further awesome guests and content to help you crush this year ahead. Leave Ian a Christmas present an...

Andreas is the founder of  Nibble Apps .  The team is behind some of the best selling Food and Drink apps for iPhone and iPad. Their most recent success is the FitMenCook app, which became a number 1 Food and Drink app in 82 countries. Beyond apps, Andreas is a believer in creating liveable cities and promotes cycling through  LondonCyclist.co.uk Ian and Andreas discuss: Surveying/questioning cust...

Doug has created tech companies with millions of visitors! A retired investor and advisor, Doug gives us the skinny on Angel Investors & Venture Capitalists. Ian and Doug discuss: Angel investors strategy Runways Timescales for raising finance What to do with that investment Share amounts Once you have the investment Venture capitalists strategy Diluting shares Exit Strategies To raise or not to r...

Jeff Koser is the spirited CEO and founder of Selling to Zebras, a sales tools Software company www. SellingtoZebras.com. Jeff is an award-winning co-author of Selling to Zebras, HOW to CLOSE 90% of the BUSINESS YOU PURSUE FASTER, MORE EASILY, and MORE PROFITABLY. In 2010, Jeff was recognized as one of the best sales authors of all time in Andrew Clancy's book, The Sales Gurus. Ian and Jeff discus...

When it comes to business, Paul has seen and done it all. Well, almost... back in 2002, he set up creative design agency Urban River Creative swiftly moving with the digital age to offer clients innovative products and services to keep them at the top of their game. Paul will chat with Founder of Far North Ltd, South Tyneside's very own Ian Farrar as they discuss his early days in business and how...

His first goal was to crawl 8 feet from the hospital bed to the bathroom. He went on to Redefine Impossible by climbing 29,035 feet to the top of Mt. Everest with one lung! From there he stood atop the highest point on all 7 continents, skied to the South and North Poles, and completed the Hawaii Ironman. Sean has been interviewed by Steve Harvey, CBS Evening News, Fox & Friends, The Today Show, G...

Martel provides custom printer solutions to equipment manufacturers and system integrators. They recently embarked on an innovation journey and after a fantastic team effort VIDA 4.0 was borne. VIDA 4.0 is every equipment manufacturer's dream; it allows them to be able to add additional features to their devices without the huge product re-design and development costs. Ian and Keith discuss: The n...

Episode 068 - Chatbot: Friend Or Foe Heather Ann Havenwood, is a serial entrepreneur and is regarded as a top authority on digital marketing, sales coaching, and online publishing business strategies. Heather Ann has been named Top 50 Must Follow Women Entrepreneur's for 2017 by Huffington Post. She is also called Chief Sexy Boss™ (from her Amazon BEST SELLER book Sexy Boss™ How Female Entrepreneu...

Suria was a former school teacher who quit her job to pursue her passion as an entrepreneur. She has lost over $580K in her business Ups and Downs, was a homeless single mum, who pulled through her depression to Soar like a Phoenix from the ashes. Now she is a Social Media Influencer Ranked #1 Facebook Public Figure in Singapore with over 100 Million Views. She made over $10M sales in a year using...

Paul Lancaster is an award-winning Inbound Marketing, Social Media & Business Development expert based in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North East of England. After helping other people start and grow their own business whilst working for Sage, Tech North (part of Tech City UK), Shell LiveWIRE, Project North East and Generator (plus a brief spell in the music industry as a house music DJ, producer an...