Love Business with Alan Wick

In this show, I interviewed John Wyer, Co-founder and CEO of Bowles & Wyer .  John has more than 35 years’ professional experience and is a widely published and respected designer, lecturing on his work both in the UK and abroad. We discussed the growth and the success of his company, including topics such as: Why trust is important for your business and brand The benefits of understanding the...

Pricing and charging are often seen as the same thing. They're not. Pricing a product or service is a strategic decision, whereas charging is  tactical. In this podcast, Alan explains to listeners: How to set the price for a product or service correctly Business charges for a product or service and how to vary or alter them according to the circumstances How to successfully discount.  Remember, it...

In this podcast Alan interviews Chad Patel, CEO of thoughtbot .  During the discussion, Chad discusses the lessons learned from starting  the business, the company's methodologies as well as looking towards  the challenges and opportunities of the future. Listen to learn more about: Finding your vision and the impact on business The importance of being dedicated and fulfilled in your company Stand...

They say necessity breeds invention and that’s what certainly drove Emma Killilea to build her brand, Delicious Alchemy . After being diagnosed as a coeliac and realising the limitation of gluten-free products on the market, Emma decided to dedicate her life to making gluten-free options commonplace, to help more people live a happy and healthy life. During the interview, we explored her extraordi...

Juggling several businesses, I’m not surprised that Carrie Bedingfield has a lot of good advice to share on time management. Carrie is the founder of Onefish Marketing , a company with the knack for articulating complex services and energising the market you need to sell them to, and 50th Generation, which provides training, funding, mentoring and a powerful community for companies who want to cre...

Every day’s a learning day, and it’s refreshing to hear about a new take on training. Bob Bannister has built iManage Performance as a training company with a difference, focusing on blended learning (combining face-to-face and online learning). Their sole purpose is to change people for good, through a process of challenging learners to think in new ways and to put new practices into daily action...

Sometimes true stories are more captivating than a best-selling novel. Alfie Best ’s story firmly fits in this category. From scratch, after being born in a caravan to a poor Romany Gypsy family, Alfie has built up Wyldecrest Parks , which now has 75 residential mobile home parks, seven holiday mobile home parks and a golf course in Hertfordshire, along with a 50% share in 15 sites in the US. This...

A new company making jeans in Wales? We explored the extraordinary story behind how David Hiett got his town, Cardigan in Wales, making jeans again, with the launch of his successful business, Hiut Denim . It sounds like it should be made into a film! It was fascinating discussing David’s extensive experience as we delved into his thoughts around: How storytelling can make such a difference to a b...