Live & Linking with Ashley Leeds

Here’s Episode 20 of my podcast series taken from my LinkedIn Live Show Number 86. Why would you start a new software company? When you know lots of people who all have the same problem I guess. I want to find out more about why people do the amazing things that they do with software and to have a real-life developer on the show will be a real treat. Especially when you find out what he has called...

Here’s Episode 19 of my podcast series taken from show number 68 of my 15 Minutes for Accountants & Bookkeepers Live Stream which aired on LinkedIn on 22 March. As you know, every Wednesday at 12:30 pm I talk to the wonderful people who help and inspire Accountants & Bookkeepers. I also love to talk to Accountants & Bookkeepers too. And this week is one of those weeks as I am chatting...

Here’s Episode 18 of my podcast series taken from my LinkedIn Live Show Number 85  which aired on 21 March. Do you dislike icky cold-calling sales methods? You know the ones that leave you feeling pressured into buying something you don't really want or need? When my guest, Sophie, started her first real company (a cake company), she dreaded the thought of selling. It made her so incredibly an...

Here’s Episode 17 of my podcast series taken from my LinkedIn Live Show For Accountants and Bookkeepers Number 67 which aired on 15 March. Hands up who likes doing payroll?  Every week filling out forms and doing checks. And cheques?  Or is it all BACS now 😂 I guess not many people love it, but it’s a necessary evil when you have clients who have staff to do eh? But I do know a few peop...

Here’s Episode 16 of my podcast series taken from my LinkedIn Live Show Number 84 which aired on 14 March. Can you dance the Macarena? Do you Sing or jump off tall buildings? Don’t worry, you do not need to do any of this on Tik Tok. You just need to be you!!! My guest this week is the one and only TikTokpreneur, Michelle Haslam. Michelle has been a star on Tik Tok and is teaching and coaching oth...

How on earth do you plan the 180+ speaker sessions for the UK’s Biggest Accountancy Show?  Where do you start and how do you sift through the applications to find those speakers who will add value to the 8,000+ visitors? As you know, every Wednesday LIVE at 12:30 pm I talk to the wonderful people who help and inspire Accountants & Bookkeepers to get where they want to be even if sometimes...

Here’s Epsiode 14 of my podcast series taken from my LinkedIn Live Show Number 83 which aired on 7 March. My guest this week is Adam Fillary from the Meetings & Events Support Association (MESA). As an entrepreneur, Adam has been championing Professional Networking & Pioneering New Techniques. He loves nothing more than developing and delivering business concepts and projects. He’s also pl...

When you leave a corporate job and set up as an accountant what do you do?   If you are anything like my guest this week you seek out an awesome niche and not only help your clients, you pave the way for making tech sexy!   Every Wednesday at 12:30 pm I talk to the wonderful people who help Accountants & Bookkeepers to get where they want to be.  And sometimes I talk to a real-l...

Do you ever meet anyone and think WOW, they know a lot?   My guest this week is a walking encyclopedia.  Well, nearly.   "2 inches wide, but 2 miles deep" is how Nadin describes herself.  She loves a rabbit hole and we definitely look down them in this show.  So what is Nadin’s specialist subject I hear you ask.  Do you know your SEO from your GPT?  Search Engine...

Do you like a bit of friendly competition in the marketplace?  I do.     Having worked for Digita, the Tax Software company, I was used to coming up against the competition so it’s fitting that this week I’ll be interviewing one of my former competitors. Every Wednesday at 12:30 pm Live on my LinkedIn page I talk to the wonderful people who help Accountants & Bookkeepers to...

Are you sitting comfortably?  Then  I’ll begin.  OMG, who remembers that?  Jackanory C.1970’s  How old do you feel now?   I wasn’t referring to the children's BBC TV Series, I am referring to my guest This week. This show is part of my LinkedIn Live shows.  Every Tuesday at 12:30 pm BST I chat with a LinkedIn personality to find out about them, what they do and w...

Do you like to speak in public?   My guest on Podcast for this episode is the enigmatic Sandro Forte.  He not only delivers financial advice to some cool people, he also hosts a podcast and is on the speaking circuit too.  Sandro is one busy guy so to have him on my show was a real treat.  In fact, he was in Colorado when he spoke prior to delivering a keynote. We discussed 80'...

Have you ever been brave enough to ask for something you may not get?   Did you not bother asking just in case the answer was NO?   I asked Entrepreneur, podcaster and all-around lovely person, Sam White, if she’ll be on my LinkedIn Live Show.  Obviously, I was expecting a no, but OMG she said YES!!!  BOOM!!!!  Like my mum always said, “if you don't ask, you don't get!” &n...

Where do Accountants go when they need a hand with their practice?  A mentor?  A coach (like me), a mastermind, or maybe something bigger?   How about a fully grown community?   The TAG Community offers a simple way to obtain the best practice methodology from peer accountants who have been there, done it, got it wrong then got it right.  My guest this week has been t...

Have you ever had a new job that is a huge deal?  I’m guessing my guest this week could be feeling a little bit like this.   As you know, every Wednesday at 12:30 pm I talk to the wonderful people who help and inspire  Accountants & Bookkeepers to get where they want to be even if sometimes it is to stop being stuck.   This week I am chatting with the recently appointed CEO...

What do you think makes a good logo?   Do you have a logo that you are proud of?     Are you thinking that maybe the one you started with is in need of a bit of modification or upgrading?  If you have any other questions for branding and logos then I guess you should listen to this podcast   Every Tuesday at 12:30 pm BST I have a LinkedIn Live chat with a LinkedIn per...

ave you lost your MoJo?   Hang on, what is a MoJo?  Where I come from that was a chewy sweet, but I guess with everything going on it’s easy to lose your PZazz and sparkle eh?   So who ya gonna call when you lose yours?  Sarah Taylor, that’s who.   My guest in this episode is the lovely Dr Sarah Taylor who is an expert in finding MoJos.  In fact, Sarah is a highly sou...

Are you looking for a new job or a bit worried you’re not in the correct role?   Are you looking to tidy up or optimise your CV or your LinkedIn profile for job hunting?   I never really thought about career coaching, but OMG with 30 different jobs, I could have done with meeting my guest a few years ago.  This is my LinkedIn Live Show Number 77 and I am looking forward to having a...

How are you doing on LinkedIn?    Who are you following in the Accounting and Bookkeeping space?  My guest this week is doing great things on this incredible platform and he is following a hundred awesome people.   In fact, he is tracking these awesome people.   In this episode, we find out more and give some of the stars a namecheck and discover why we all need to be...

This is my very first Podcast.  Big thanks to Tom Edwards for getting me started.  It's not as difficult as it all seems and here I am with a podcast. Each week I'll bring you some interesting guests or some interesting topics of discussion, please reach out and let me know what you'd like to listen to, but in the meantime, I have a few previous episodes from my LinkedIn Live shows that...