Sparks by Ignium

Phil Rose talks to Pam Barbato about her experience conceiving and driving Action Net Zero – an organisation she founded in 2020 to help us all work towards becoming Carbon Neutral. The mission of Action Net Zero is to empower communities, people and businesses with easy, affordable actions to achieve a healthier and greener world, where carbon emissions are reduced and the climate is no longer in...

Phil Rose talks to Alexis Kingsbury on today’s show about how he created AirManual through a focus on purpose and systems. AirManual helps you run your business smarter, something Alexis and his co founder wanted based on his experiences of failing to do it first time round. As a serial entrepreneur Alexis realised he needed to put systems in place to enable his businesses run without him present...

Phil Rose talks to Deniz Kayadelen about her experiences and thought processes that enable her to push herself out of her comfort zone in both her work and personal life. As two times world champion of Ice swimming Deniz has a message we can all learn from – as a swimmer she excels when it comes to managing her own mind in extreme circumstances. I loved this conversation on many levels. There is s...

(Some of) The main points for listeners: •             What can you do to move to mastery, intentionally •             Seeing the glass half full versus half empty •             How not buying into the recession will save your business •             What’s in your control and what CAN you control – it’s a matter of focus •             Start with knowing you own skills… •             You cannot NOT...

In this episode of Sparks by Ignium Phil Rose talks in-depth to John Ratliff. John built, scaled and exited Appletree Answers as a 23 year old in his back room to an international business with 650 employees for a multiple 5 times that of other similar businesses. He first met Verne Harnish in 2005 as part of the Birthing of Giants programme. He is now the CEO of Align 5 where his team helps other...

In this episode Phil Rose talks openly about finding PURPOSE and overcoming his FEARs to swim in cold dark lakes… (Some of) The main points for listeners: ·       False Expectations Appearing Real ·       Finding my purpose… my WHY for the podcast ·       Getting in the lake… at 3.9 degrees… ·       Learning to swim  ·       My purpose… challenge… to do it, or not to do it… ·       Out of your Com...

Verne Harnish is founder of the world-renowned Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), with over  16,000 members worldwide, and chaired for fifteen years EO’s premiere CEO program held at MIT,  a program in which he still teaches today.  Founder and CEO of Scaling Up, a global executive education and coaching company with over 200 partners on six continents, Verne has spent the past four decades helping...

(Some of) The main points for listeners: •             CHUTZPAH – it’s something anyone can develop •             Introvert or extravert – both can have it…  •             Sisu, Chutzpah – it’s the same… •              C arpe Diem •              H andling Objections •             What we can learn from the success and mistakes of Blockbuster •              U ncovering Needs •             Why do do...

Bill Gallagher shares his thoughts on how you can take time out of your business and Scale at the same time Summary: In this episode Phil Rose talks to Scaling Up Coach Bill Gallagher about his experiences running is own businesses and helping others scale theirs. Bill made a significant shift in his own life when he realised that to truly be able to take time away from his business he needed to n...

In this shorter episode Phil Rose talks about all things purpose led, from ESG principles to engaging your teams through aligning your values and your actions.  (Some of) The main points for listeners: ·         It’s our gift as business owners to change some of the biggest problems… ·         Purpose and prosperity ·         The UN sustainability goals: how you can use them to help… ·         How...

Align your business Purpose, goals and activities to drive your success Summary: In this episode Phil Rose talks Eugene Terk. Eugene is VP Business Development and General Counsel for Align – creator of the Scaling Up Scoreboard Software.  His role is to find, foster and nurture strategic partnerships with coaches, consultants and implementers of processes that help businesses scale. Align was cre...

So you think you know what keeps your business alive? Summary: In this episode Phil Rose talks Jonathan Mond. Jonathan is an accountant turned business coach.  If you want to know more about the levers to pull in your business to make it more successful you must listen to this! (Some of) The main points for listeners: •                The 7 Drivers of financial success •                Price is se...

In this episode Phil Rose talks again with Dr Nicole Rivera, integrated practitioner and business coach. She is an expert in functional medicine and business – a unique combination where she (and her husband) help both diagnose and then ‘cure’ health and business issues to create sustainable benefits. Dr Nicole discusses: Don’t Guess, Test! And provides advice on how to ‘heal’ your business. (Some...

In this episode Phil Rose talks Matt Cox. Matt is a serial entrepreneur, coach and consultant who was once labelled ‘slow’ by teachers at school. That prompted him, after a number of years, to look at the choices he really had in life. He could live with the label as a burden or look for ways to make the most of the gifts he has.  (Some of) The main points for listeners: •             Making sense...

In this more commercially focussed episode Phil Rose talks with Nicki Kinton of Confident Cash Flow. Nicki helps businesses get money in faster so you can grow… Remember Growth sucks Cash and if you haven’t got cash… you can’t grow which means you might not achieve your purpose… (Some of) The main points for listeners: •             How can you get your money in faster? Listen further to find out...

In this shorter (week 4) episode Phil Rose talks about, among other things … the podcast and how we want to support purpose led businesses to scale.  (Some of) The main points for listeners: ·         From marketing to having a real purpose ·         It’s our gift as business owners to change some of the biggest problems… ·         Purpose and prosperity ·         Driving change, driving me, drivi...

What you can learn from being a rally driver to help you build and develop yourself further. In this episode Phil Rose talks for a second time with communications and leadership expert Dean Heffta of Clarus Results. Dean is a coach and speaker based in Peoria Illinois.  (Some of) The main points for listeners: •             Challenges from the global anxiety in our communication •             How...

In this episode Phil Rose talks with Dr Nicole Rivera, integrated practitioner and business coach. She is an expert in functional medicine and business – a unique combination where she (and her husband) help both diagnose and then ‘cure’ health and business issues to create sustainable benefits.  (Some of) The main points for listeners: •             How to build a business AND maintain your healt...

In this episode Phil Rose talks with John Rosling, CEO of Contexis about activating your Purpose. We all know what purpose means (don’t we?) but how many business owners have a purpose that fully engages humanity?  (Some of) The main points for listeners: •             What do we mean by ‘purpose activation’? o   Its all about living your purpose actively and authentically •             If Purpose...

In this episode Phil Rose talks with Andrew Ryder about his take on content creation. Andrew is an investor – in relationships – with others and with himself. Andrew’s 3 top tips really create a useful mechanism we can all use to help us get more creative: (1) Get Clarity on the content you are consuming – who do you allow to influence you? (2) Curate what you are consuming;  (3) Creation to build...

This is part three of a three part podcast with Natural Netwalking founder, Jackie Jarvis. We recorded it in January 2022 and now as I listen to it with the War continuing in Ukraine it feels strange reflecting on some of the conversation. We talked about how we can take responsibility for what’s going on around us and I now wonder how true that really if you are in a war zone? I hope you find str...

In this episode Phil Rose talks with Flavilla Fongang. Flavilla is an award-winning serial entrepreneur, an international and multilingual keynote speaker (in English & French), a neuroscience brand expert covering strategy, design, marketing and customer experience. She is also the founder of 3 Colours Rule, an award-winning branding and marketing agency. Above all she’s an enabler who is nev...

Phil Rose talks to Karie Kaufmann about vision, planning, creating a theme and working towards that to build your business. We also discuss systems and how to empower and trust your team to work to support and scale the business. Karie Kaufmann is a master coach and facilitator, having coached over 1,000 high growth companies since 2005. Her clients have achieved double and triple-digit growth in...

Phil Rose talks to Michael Tanner about building leadership so that people genuinely want to follow. From his 28 years experience in both military and corporate roles Michael has seen what it takes to truly lead people – and it’s not about rank, title or authority – it’s about true Servant leadership. Key Points in the Show: •               Servant Leadership and the servant coach – the most influ...

Darryl Bates-Brownsword is on a mission to build the ‘exit industry’ in the UK. Originating from Australia Darryl has been in the UK since 2005 helping business owners grow the value of their business. He realised that many business owners who wanted to sell their businesses (prior to working with Succession Plus) went through an earn out period that often never came to fruition. This lead DBB to...