The Conference Room with Simon Lader

In this week’s episode, we welcome a PR strategist and consultant, Kristin Spiers as she shares some understandings in the world of public relations. KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE: Catalyst for the vision – what does it mean? What’s a newsworthy content? Top three tips to have successful PR THIS WEEK'S GUEST Kristin Spiers is an international PR-strategist and consultant who helps startups, smal...

In this week’s episode, we welcome an LGBTQ+ leader, writer & global keynote speaker, Arthur Woods as he talks about the diversity in the workplace. KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE: DEI in the workplace - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion The advantages of having a more diverse workforce Top three tips to be successful in diverse hiring THIS WEEK'S GUEST Arthur Woods is a social entrepreneur and...

In this week’s episode, we welcome a business coach, Lori Konkler as she talks about making effort on building a brand effectively. KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE: The formula for success The common problems every business owner faced Lessons that any entrepreneur can do THIS WEEK'S GUEST Lori Konkler is the CEO & founder behind The Xennial Traveler Company, a consulting business with one sim...

In this week’s episode, we welcome a Course Launch Copywriter, Nami Clarke as she gives some tips on how to have a successful Course Launch business. KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE: The key challenges faced by clients The recommended methodology when starting up course business How to overcome imposter syndrome Tips to be successful in creating or selling a course THIS WEEK'S GUEST Nami Clarke re...

In this week’s episode, we welcome the Founder and GP. of Rain Capital, Chenxi Wang as she shares some backgrounds about start-up businesses. KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE: Determining the right start-up to invest in The advantages of working with the Venture Capital industry The right resources to be considered credible in Venture Capital Top three tips to successfully raise funds THIS WEEK'S G...

In this week’s episode, we welcome a digital marketer, Mick Smith as he talks about the importance of Digital Marketing. KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE: Determining which area of business should focus on Low cost yet high-impact strategies to market a business Three tips to be successful in digital marketing THIS WEEK'S GUEST Mick Smith is a digital marketer, executive, podcaster, voice actor, an...

In this week’s episode, we welcome former Coca Cola executive and marketing influencer, Paige Arnof-Fenn as she shares her playbook on brand building, market research and online marketing.  KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:  Primary solutions to the common problems faced by companies when building their brand  Why do business owners need to make time for market research?  The ac...

In this week’s episode, we revisit some of the best legal and financial suggestions that our guests have given. Jamie Barlett Episode 67: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2zZ4mzl6D9zFoKB4of3qfs?si=miMdIisoRairK2yjGXVgMA Jamie Barlett is the Founder, President and CEO of Polypay, a leading payments processing provider. Rocky Lalvani Episode 49: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1mCq3y8A9DDdvDCcMtyQr...

In this week’s episode, we revisit some of the best advice that our guests have given about how to market your business.  Hannah Pobar  Episode 50: https://open.spotify.com/episode/78Q5oXnkfSbRcf1cjuA74Z?si=kERTulC3SHSz3DdXd_iy2w  Hannah Pobar built a cult creative brand platform generating over $4,000,000+ in reservation requests organically, without ads or paid marketing, and has...

In this week’s episode, we'll be going back and revisiting some of the best advice that our guests have given in the area of sales and sales leadership BRIAN STONE Full Podcast (episode 05): https://open.spotify.com/episode/5qh2XalEKrI5ByKzC8pQY2?si=tYPkdAanQ-aqCN-godk1lQ Brian Stone is a world-leading global head of sales. He has a track record of scaling Cybersecurity companies from $10 million...

In this week’s episode, we welcome President at Cann Strategy & Co-Founder at Leafsheets.com, Juliana Whitney as she shares about overcoming challenges in running a business. KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE: How Cannabis Industry does help organizations and individuals? The struggles in the Cannabis industry Best remedy to solve when facing problems in licensing How to advertise when social me...

In this week’s episode, we welcome the President and CEO of Polypay, Jamie Barlett as she talks about important factors in keeping customers in a competitive world. KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE: Starting a business by providing a solution Overcoming the phase of establishing one’s self as an entrepreneur The typical problems clients encounter Top three tips to build a successful business THIS W...

In this week’s episode, we welcome the VP Global Sales of Skyline ATS, Mark Strutner as he shares some insights about establishing a team.  KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:  The advantages of having work experience from both small and large companies  Important factors to consider in creating a team  The Key things to motivate and get the best of your team  Top three tips...

In this week’s episode, we welcome the Chief Revenue Officer of RangeForce, Aaron Ansari as we discuss the core principles of sales.  KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:  The best approach for doubling your sales number  Key things to look for in a sales team  Tips to start a business  THIS WEEK'S GUEST  Aaron Ansari is the Chief Revenue Officer of RangeForce, a leading...

In this week’s episode, we welcome the founder and CEO of PHH Digital, Phil Hughes as he talks about how analytics can help you scale their businesses.  KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:  Why should an organization need to keep track of its analytics?  The key problems with the absence of tracking analytics  Key things to set up analytics successfully THIS WEEK'S GUEST  Phi...

In this week’s episode, we welcome the co-founder of InboxDone.com, Yaro Starak as he explains how you can save time and maximize your efficiency by managing your email inbox.  KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:  The key problems that an email management company deal with The key elements of successful email management  Tips to be successful in email management  THIS WEEK'S GUEST...

In this week’s episode, we welcome Automation Expert, Jacqui Money as she talks about things to consider when implementing automation in your business.  KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:  How to automate sales and marketing so it runs on autopilot?  The primary mistakes people need to avoid before deploying automation.  Top three tips to be successful when dealing with automatio...

The Conference Room welcomes CEO and creator of Skill Builder, Jeff Zigman as he shares some knowledge that incorporates the learning principles he gained from 20 years of martial arts into a remote learning system. KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE: Does the environment has an impact on the way people learn Key things that identify an effective learning How different is learning a new skill being b...

International speaker, author, and performance coach Gordon Jenkins returned to The Conference Room to discuss techniques that even the most undisciplined or autonomous person can use to harness the power of accountability to propel their productivity and scale their business. KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE: Why is accountability important? Why do people fail to continue their own ‘accountability...

Setting up your business without protecting your IP is like building a house on land you aren't sure you own. One day someone might take it all away from you. IP attorney Mariam Tsaturyan came into The Conference Room to explain what every business owner needs to do NOW to protect their business. KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE: Primary things need to consider in copyrighting an intellectual prope...

Hi, Simon here with a quick message before this week's episode. On February 24, 2022 Russia invaded Ukraine, in an unprovoked and unjustified attack.  At the time I am recording this message, I personally know people who, are trying to survive in bomb shelters in Kyiv, and others who have taken up arms to defend this country. Here at The Conference Room our thoughts and prayers are with our f...

In this week’s episode, we welcome the Chief Growth Officer of Taylor Green Media and co-founder of Stone Age Fuel, Chandler Walker as he redefines the landscape of sales, explaining his methodology of selling through compassion.  KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:  Primary differentiators between Chandler’s sales system and the hard-sale tectics of others  The key problems that most...

In this week’s episode, we welcome toxic workplace expert, Lynn Catalano , as she discusses workplace toxicity, narcissistic bosses, and what you can do as a leader to identify and correct a toxic environment.  KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:  How to identify a narcissist  Does working with a narcissist automatically established a toxic environment  What are the hallmarks of a...

In this week’s episode, we welcome serial entrepreneur turned business coach, Terri Ann Richards , as she shares what it takes to achieve ultimate success.  KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:  Terri’s journey from being unemployable to owning more eight successful companies  The common denominators that define success The typical problems every business owner faces  What is the b...

In this week’s episode, franchise queen, Nicolene Elhadad shares her journey as to how she scaled her coffee shop business from one store to over 30 cafes across South Africa, all through a franchise model.  KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:   The advantages of starting a franchise business How any business can scale using franchising  Who has more control over handling the business...