Helen Dowling

The Exceptional Business Podcast

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The Exceptional Business Podcast is for business owners who are tired of gimmicks, quick wins, and being told to “just post more content.” Hosted by Helen Dowling, Managing Director of Exceptional Thinking ( http://www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk ), this podcast dives into the real mechanics of growing a profitable, sustainable business — from generating high-quality leads and running better sales conversations, to leadership decisions, mindset shifts, and the lessons you only learn by actually doing the work. Each episode is practical, honest, and grounded in real experience. No hype. No buzzwo...

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Helen Dowling

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Business

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Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

What is your plan in 2025? 17.01.2025

Do you have some big goals that you want to achieve in 2025? On this week's episode, Helen Dowling from  Exceptional Thinking  walks you through why New Year's resolutions tend to fail and what you can do to make sure you plans succeed in 2025. To find out more go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk To book an appointment to talk about lead generation, go to  www.exceptionalthink...

Quick wins to get more clients in 2025 10.01.2025

Everyone wants new clients in January don't they? On this week's episode, Helen Dowling from  Exceptional Thinking  shows you some quick wins to get more clients quickly and get 2025 off to a great start. To find out more go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk To book an appointment to talk about lead generation, go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk/contact Hosted on Acast. See a...

How I achieved my goals in 2024 03.01.2025

Did you have goals that you set in 2024? Did you achieve them? On this week's episode, Helen Dowling from  Exceptional Thinking  walks you through how she achieved her two goals in 2024 which were to be working just two days in the business by the end of the year and to be turning over more than a million. To find out more go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk To book an appointment...

Happy Christmas 20.12.2024

Helen just jumps on to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year If you want help in getting three to six qualified appointments on a monthly basis in 2025, to find out more go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk To book an appointment to talk about lead generation, go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk/contact Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 tips of Christmas 13.12.2024

This time of year, we always send out our article called "12 tips of Christmas". On this week's episode, Helen Dowling from  Exceptional Thinking thought we'd turn this into a podcast too so that you can also hear the tips. Enjoy! To find out more go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk To book an appointment to talk about lead generation, go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk/contact H...

Quick wins to get clients in December 06.12.2024

What can you do to get more clients moving forward in December? And how about increasing your client's spend? On this week's episode, Helen Dowling from  Exceptional Thinking  gives you a couple of quick wins to get your clients moving forward in December and also a quick way in increase your client's spend. To find out more go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk To book an appointmen...

Tough Love 29.11.2024

So, it's December - the time for marketing has passed, right??? Wrong!!! On this week's episode, Helen Dowling from  Exceptional Thinking  gives you some tough love this week and tells you that the time for marketing this year hasn't passed and what you can do to get on with it. To find out more go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk To book an appointment to talk about lead generatio...

How to get appointments in December and January 22.11.2024

It's often thought that it's hard to get appointments in December and January - but is it! On this week's episode, James Willis from  Exceptional Thinking  walks you through why December and January are actually great times to market and promote your business - and how you'll be ahead of the game if you do this. To find out more go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk To book an appoin...

What to do if your marketing doesn't work 15.11.2024

What do you do if your marketing just isn't working? On this week's episode, Helen Dowling from  Exceptional Thinking  walks you what to do if your marketing isn't working; how to narrow down the problem and how to get it sorted out for good. To find out more go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk To book an appointment to talk about lead generation, go to  www.exceptionalthinkin...

What is your unique brilliance? 08.11.2024

Have you ever sat down and thought about your unique brilliance? That is, what you're really good at? On this week's episode, Helen Dowling from  Exceptional Thinking  talks you through the unique brilliance exercise and shows you how you can use this to your advantage with yourself and your team. To find out more go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk To book an appointment to talk a...

Build your audience and reputation 01.11.2024

To build your reputation and audience, there are three quick and easy things you can do. On this week's episode, Helen Dowling from  Exceptional Thinking  walks you through how to build your audience and reputation quickly and easily so that you can ultimately get more clients. To find out more go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk To book an appointment to talk about lead generation...

Automation saves the day 25.10.2024

There are usually three things you can do with a task to get it off your desk - delegate it, eliminate it and automate it! On this week's episode, Helen Dowling from  Exceptional Thinking  shows you why automation is fantastic for your marketing tasks and how you can incorporate this into your business. To find out more go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk To book an appointment to...

Should you offer a guarantee? 18.10.2024

If you've not thought about offering a guarantee in your business, this is definitely something you should consider. On this week's episode, Helen Dowling from  Exceptional Thinking  runs you through the pros and cons of offering a guarantee and what sort of guarantee you could create. To find out more go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk To book an appointment to talk about lead ge...

Why running a business is like running a marathon 11.10.2024

I run on a regular basis - not to the extent of running a marathon, but run nonetheless. I have noticed that there are lots of parallels between running and running a business so I thought I'd share them. On this week's episode, Helen Dowling from  Exceptional Thinking  tells you about her experience of running, why it's like running a business and how you can use some strategies to help...

The last quarter of the year 04.10.2024

It's the last quarter of the year - what are you going to do to make sure you achieve your goals for the last quarter? On this week's episode, Helen Dowling from  Exceptional Thinking  shares some time management tips that can help you plan the last quarter and get determined to achieve it your goals. To find out more go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk To book an appointment to ta...

What can you get rid of? 27.09.2024

As a business owner, you should be looking to get as much off your plate as possible, so that you can concentrate on growing the business. On this week's episode, Helen Dowling from  Exceptional Thinking  knows this is easier said than done so gives you her top tips as to how you can get rid of some of the things on your to do list and focus on what's important. To find out more go to&nb...

New thoughts on hiring and onboarding telemarketers 20.09.2024

Over time, we've got better and better at hiring telemarketers - and making sure the right 'person' is in the right 'seat'. On this week's episode, Helen Dowling from  Exceptional Thinking  shows you our new thinking on hiring and onboarding telemarketers and making sure you get this process right, every time! To find out more go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk To book an appointm...

Reveal the what not the how 13.09.2024

How many times have you been on a sales call where the person just needs some help? How tempting is it to give it? On this week's episode, Helen Dowling from  Exceptional Thinking  walks you through how to deal with this all too common scenario - by revealing the what not the how. To find out more go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk To book an appointment to talk about lead generat...

How to maintain a great virtual culture 06.09.2024

Now more and more companies are working in a virtual world, how do you maintain a great culture for your team? On this week's episode, Helen Dowling from  Exceptional Thinking  walks you through what we do at Exceptional Thinking to maintain a great culture in a virtual world. To find out more go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk To book an appointment to talk about lead generation,...

Competitor Insights 30.08.2024

How well do you know your competition? On this week's episode, Helen Dowling from  Exceptional Thinking  shows you how to use your competition, and other methods in the market place to improve your own business. To find out more go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk To book an appointment to talk about lead generation, go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk/contact Hosted on Acast...

How to get case studies and testimonials 23.08.2024

Should you build case studies and testimonials for your business? On this week's episode, Helen Dowling from  Exceptional Thinking  walks you through how to get case studies and testimonials quickly and easily as well as a list of clients who can talk about you positively to prospective clients. To find out more go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk To book an appointment to talk abo...

How to come up with loads of content ideas 16.08.2024

Do you struggle to come up with content ideas? Well there's a simple method that can help. On this week's episode, Helen Dowling from  Exceptional Thinking  shows you how to create a content matrix which will give you tons of content ideas that you can refer to whenever you need to. To find out more go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk To book an appointment to talk about lead gener...

Creating your customer journey 09.08.2024

Do you know what the customer journey is? And more importantly have you mapped this out for your business? On this week's episode, Helen Dowling from  Exceptional Thinking  walks you through what the customer journey is and how to create this journey for your business to help your customers move forward to the next phase. To find out more go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk To book...

Should you do marketing in August? 02.08.2024

So, should you do any marketing in August? Most people would say it's not the best time of year to do marketing, right? On this week's episode, Helen Dowling from  Exceptional Thinking  discusses this subject and gives her opinion on whether you should do marketing in August or not. To find out more go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk To book an appointment to talk about lead gener...

How well do you know your ideal clients? 26.07.2024

How often do you sit down and re-look at who your ideal clients are? On this week's episode, Helen Dowling from  Exceptional Thinking  encourages you to do this at least annually and shows you a different way to get the information you need. To find out more go to  www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk To book an appointment to talk about lead generation, go to  www.exceptionalthinking...

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