Leadership Revealed

“You can’t train 100%, 100% of the time.” This is one of my own quotes that I strongly believe in and I took it from time spent in my sporting career. This quote also applies to business and how I think you should be treating your team. What I mean by this is if you push your staff members too hard, you will get the opposite result of what you wanted. It’s easy to take for granted what your employ...

In this special episode, John talks to Founder and CEO of The Behaviour Company, Anne-Maartje Oud. For 20 years, Anne-Maartje Oud has been a behavioural advisor/consultant, trainer, chairwoman and keynote speaker. She is the CEO and founder of The Behaviour Company based in Amsterdam, customising personal development programs for companies and organisations worldwide. Anne-Maartje Oud specialises...

In this special episode, John talks to Mindset Coach and Founder and CEO of InspirEngage International, Melody Hossaini. Melody launched her social enterprise, InspirEngage International, way back in 2009 and has since gone on to take the company global. As a personal growth expert, she helps to inspire and motivate people, developing them to be their best. She appeared on the BBC’s ‘The Apprentic...

In this special episode, John talks to Founder and President of The Body Language Institute and New York Times best-selling Author, Janine Driver. Janine is a body language expert and a true leader in her field. She has a wealth of experience and has spoken at four different Tedx Talks, she is a body language contributor for the NBC Today show in America and is an award-winning keynote speaker. Sh...

You might be wondering what a neghead is but don’t worry, I do go into it in the episode!! The reason for the title of this episode follows a lot of feedback I received on social media after I posted this topic online. People were messaging me and asking for advice on how to deal with negative people in their lives. Now, I’m no agony uncle but I do have some experience! With that being said, I wan...

The title of this episode is something many of us struggle to answer. In this episode, John shares his top tips on when exactly enough really is enough. In business, we always feel like we need to keep going but have you asked yourself if you are following your original business plan? Have you deviated from it and is that affecting your business in a good or bad way? Are you doing enough? Tune int...

Are you always honest with yourself and others? In this episode, John provides advice on how to deliver brutal honesty and why it is important to be able to do this. John recently wrote an article on this subject and how brutal honesty needs to come from yourself as well as other people. If you can be honest with yourself, this will allow you to take less positive feedback on board as well, making...

Do you need to brush up on specific areas of your business? Are you even qualified in that area? In this episode, John provides his 5 top course topics you should be covering to help you and your business. As well as other topics, John talks about the importance of learning the ins and outs of finance and how to make sure you are on top of it. Are you speaking to your accountant on a regular basis...

Here we are… The first episode of 2023!! With a new year in mind, John wanted to touch on something that tends to be in a lot of people’s new year resolutions and that is how to be more productive. During this episode, John provides 3 tips on what you can do to have a better, more effective year. He talks about a specific phrase he uses, “No agenda, no attender”. A phrase that makes a lot of sense...

In this special episode, John talks to Senior Lecturer in Consumer Behaviour and Retailing, Dr. Amna Khan. Dr. Khan uses her consumer and retailing knowledge to provide regular commentary to national, international and regional media outlets, providing interviews to BBC Breakfast, ITV and others as well as giving her expert opinion on Channel 5 retail documentaries. In short, she certainly knows h...

This is a slightly different episode to what you might expect. John describes this one as a ‘self-promo’ episode, talking about some of the content in his upcoming online course which has been created by John to help agency owners fully understand the business fundamentals that make the biggest difference to every successful business. During this episode, John touches on some of the topics he will...

In this episode, John speaks about a popular phrase that he lives by, “How you do the little things is how you do everything.” The little things in life count. They can tell you a lot about a person, how they treat people, how they think etc. Things that we consider to be little and less important can also be hard for a lot of people to do but you can work them into your day. After all… they still...

In this episode, John talks about how he deals with juggling multiple projects at any one time and even provides 6 useful tips on how you can do it better. This is something that we must deal with when we own a business. It can be very difficult to give enough time to people when there are a lot of people you need to speak to or a lot of projects you are managing. So, where do you start? John talk...

In this episode, John addresses one of the questions he is most often asked. ‘How do you have so much time to get everything done?’ It can often seem that way. The truth is it’s all about time management, or as John likes to refer to it as, priority or choice management. You can choose what you spend your time doing and ultimately what you consider to be the most important thing to get done. Plan...

In this episode, John wanted to talk about something he hasn’t spoken about much before in the podcast…leaving a legacy. Many people get into business for the here and now and don’t always think about the long game. What are your goals with the business? What will happen to the business when you’re no longer around? We need to think about these things. John talks about the meaning of legacy, gener...

In this special episode, John talks to Selling Sunset cast member and luxury Real Estate Agent, Maya Vander. Maya has been working in real estate for nearly 10 years and has certainly worked hard to get to where she is. First working in retail, Maya eventually got her real estate license in Los Angeles and worked in 2 other brokerages before starting at The Oppenheim Group. It took 2 years working...

In this special episode, John talks to Letting Agent and expert property mentor, Katrina Jones. Katrina has a fascinating story. After making the decision at the age of 19 to sell her car, quit her job, change her name, and book a one-way ticket around the world, within 5 years’ time she would become an international award-winning Sales and Marketing Manager in Melbourne. Quite the turnaround! She...

In this special episode, John talks to CEO, Author and Consultant, Marlene Chism. Marlene is a very interesting person. She is a seasoned speaker, advisor and is widely recognised as the leading US authority on stopping workplace drama. John knew Marlene would be a great fit for the podcast because her knowledge will speak to a lot of you who might be struggling with workplace drama and its impact...

In this episode, John talks about the importance of recognising that you do, whatever role you are in, work in sales. A scary topic for some but John provides some extremely useful advice on how to improve your confidence in selling. It’s tough in real estate right now. Things aren’t happening as quickly as they used to and we need to do whatever we can to get the work in. Through John’s own coach...

In this special episode, John talks to Teacher, Coach and Author, Nicholas Janni. Nicholas has a fascinating background. His father was a world-famous film producer, and his mother was one of the first women to gain a scholarship to Oxford University. An impressive family indeed but Nicholas certainly worked extremely hard to get to where he is today. With early influence from his father, Nicholas...

In this episode, John delves into the significance of reading and why this task helps to create stronger leaders. John is an avid reader himself (as you’ll know from previous episodes) and has a sizeable library of great books. Reading has helped John to improve on many of his existing traits, including how to communicate better, empathy, critical thinking, and other areas. John touches on how rea...

In this special episode, John talks to Executive Confidence Coach, Beth Hope. Beth is a true expert in her field. She is a qualified coach and has a MSc in Psychology and neuroscience of mental health. During their time together, John and Beth talk all things confidence, how to achieve a higher level of confidence and the art of ‘active listening’. Beth states on her website that confidence underp...

In this episode, John talks about why values are extremely important in business. After all, these are the things that will drive your business forward. There are many times in life, both in business and in your personal life, when a lot of things come down to our values. In business, recruiting is an important time to make sure the applicant has the same values as you and your business. John’s bu...

In this episode, John talks about the teachable moments he came across throughout his sporting career and how he applied these teachings to business. John has enjoyed a career in several sporting fields, even training with world-class UFC champions. John has also interviewed brilliant Rugby players and coaches for the podcast. He has managed to not only personally learn from sporting failures but...

In this episode, John talks about the often-disruptive scenario of dealing with setbacks in business and how to make sure you address them correctly. Unfortunately, dealing with setbacks is something we all come across, in both our personal lives as well as business. Unless you are walking around wrapped in bubble wrap, this really does hit us all. John provides some useful advice, even talking ab...