The Growth Strategy Podcast with Steve Pugh

Within the full interview we covered a range of topics including mental health, being authentic online, her own journey and the need to be resilient, and also the best advice she's ever had. Maureen is someone I genuinely respect and her 31 years in business (in one of the most competitive industries there is) is testament to Maureen's obsession with customer service and her strive to be the best....

Many thanks to my wonderful guest Michael Richardson, MD and Founder of ACT GROUP 📈🔩 If you don't know Michael he's a fantastic businessman and you should certainly check out his business.  Within the interview we covered his early career, the power of apprenticeships, launching and growing a business, the challenges faced along the way and the best advice he's ever had!   The intervie...

Many thanks to my wonderful guest Simon Clayton. Within the full interview we discussed Simon's career to date, but also discuss how he came about to launch his businesses, writing his first book, all things marketing and the best advice he's ever had!   The interview was LIVE at 4pm on Monday 17 May 2021 across LinkedIn LIVE, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook. ⭐️ The podcast will be shared...

Many thanks to my wonderful guest yesterday Chris Rabbit. Within the course of the interview, not only did we discuss a whole range of wonderful business topics, we also discovered that we grew up one street apart. 🤯 Topics included: developing entrepreneurship in young people, naming and branding your business, self funding a startup, raising finance in seed rounds and the best advice he's ever...

Many thanks to my wonderful guest Ian Farrar yesterday, MD of Far North and also host of the Industry Angel Business Podcast!! 😁 🎧 🏆  Within the full interview we covered a whole range of topics, including  Ian's early days at school, the joys and challenges of launching a business, what goes into starting a podcast and also the desire to climb Mount Kilimanjaro! 🤯 📈 🏔 Timecodes: 0:...

I had the absolute pleasure to speak to Tim Ward 🚀 , CEO of Opportuni 🙌🏻 Tim is a super smart, super nice guy and over the course of the interview we spoke on a whole range of topics including his early career, the challenges of running a business, the huge opportunity in public sector tenders, raising finance, and also launching his exciting new start-up. 📈 🏆 Time codes: 0:00 ​ Introduction...

I recently had the pleasure of speaking to David Smallman - business professional, radio host and now author, with his latest book "Smallman - Making sense of Business" 🗣📈💡  Within the interview we will discuss David's career to date, but also delve into some of the concepts and life lessons from the book, the process of writing and publishing on Amazon, and the best advice he's ever had!...

Within the conversation we discuss running and growing a business, personal and professional development and everything he loves and hates about the course! 😳❌ The Roadmap MBA is a CPD certified training course which provides the real world skills to grow a business, aimed at organisations of less than 250 people.  SMEs account for 99% of the business population and the challenges smaller b...

Many thanks to my guest Aaron Lawson-Clark from Mercia Asset Management PLC. Within the interview we discuss private equity, the North East's investment community, the challenges business owners face raising finance, Aaron's own career, and the best advice he's ever had! 🏆   The aim of the Growth Strategy Roadmap™ interview series is to share the stories of real people who have real business...

Many thanks to my wonderful guest earlier, Jeni Smith from Networking KnoWho.  Across the interview Jeni shared her story of starting multiple businesses and the power of business networking. Really worth a listen.  The aim of the Growth Strategy Roadmap™ interview series is to share the stories of real people who have real businesses. We unpick some of the business strategies behind the...

Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking to Maf Smith. Maf was formerly Deputy Chief Executive at RenewableUK, a Special Advisor to the House of Commons, and is now working with me on an exciting new project called WEST for the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership helping companies grow and diversify into the sector. 📈 🌊 💡   Listen if you're interested in doing more business in offshore wind....

Many thanks to my wonderful guest earlier Carl Swansbury FCA from Ryecroft Glenton. 🙌🏻  Within the interview Carl shared his career history to date, before an excellent discussion on corporate finance, business valuations, the process of growing and selling a business, and the things owners can do to maximise value. 📈  An honest and genuine 45 minute conversation you will get real val...

Today I had a great conversation with Peter Mckeone from Diablo Seasonings Ltd, exactly one year on from our first meeting, as two new business owners set off on a new adventure. 😄🙌🏻🌶  This is 100% honest content from two people who are each finding their way through launching a new business in 2020.   The podcast is available across all popular channels from today. ✅ The aim of the...

Many thanks to my guest Jeroen Corthout, CEO and Co-Founder of Salesflare 💻 🗄 Salesflare is the #1 simple CRM for small businesses selling B2B.  Within full interview Jeroen shared his own story on pivoting from being an engineer to becoming a tech entrepreneur, setting up a global CRM business, how they learn, develop and promote their business, and the best advice he's ever had! 💡  ...

Many thanks to my wonderful guest Alex Thompson, Copywriter 🗣 📝 Within the full interview Alex shared his own story starting out, the challenges people face in the first two years, social media and the best advice he's ever had! 💡🤯 Top Man! 👍🏻   The interview was broadcast LIVE across LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.   The aim of the Growth Strategy Roadmap™ interview series...

Many thanks to my guest earlier, Tech Entrepreneur James Allen , who launched his health based symptom tracker app today! Within the full interview we covered a range of topics involving healthcare, careers, launching your own tech company, and also when to (and when not to) raise finance!! The interview was broadcast LIVE across LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook. The aim of the Growth Strat...

Earlier today I had the pleasure of speaking to International Conference Host & Speaker Peter Hopwood 💬 🏆💰 Within the interview we covered Peter's life and career to date, dealing with anxiety, building confidence, the international speaker circuit and the importance of raising profile in business! 📈   The aim of the Growth Strategy Roadmap™ interview series is to share the stories of...

Recently I've found it harder to find motivation with lockdown restrictions, the weather closing in, and not having had a meaningful break this year. This is some exclusive content for followers of the podcast on finding motivation in an ongoing COVID environment.  If you have any questions or comments please reach out. Steve@Growthstrategyroadmap.com ABOUT ME: My name is Steve Pugh, a Charte...

Recently I had the pleasure of speaking to Thor Holt 💬Thor is an Aberdeen based Pitch Coach, Investor and Volunteer Mental Health Counsellor. Thor also now helps people to land jobs with his latest business Career Goldminder 🏆💰⛏ Within the interview we covered Thor's career to date, growing up in Scotland, finding confidence in yourself, dealing with career challenges, finding opportunity and t...

I often get asked for ways to help raise profile and win more business, so what better than to explain than using real case studies of where I put my own money, why, and what it achieved for me. 🏆 Based on this I caught up with Natalie Devonshire from PR company Harvey & Hugo to discuss a recent project we did together for Growth Strategy Roadmap™ 💬 Within the chat we discuss the entire proc...

Many thanks to my guest earlier Stuart Coupland from Coupland Leather 💬 💼 Within the interview we covered so much that I didn't feel I could do it justice through cutting it down to 10 minutes, so instead if you're interested you can check out the complete interview or podcast on the links below. 🏆  Within the conversation we covered everything from growing up in Stockton, learning to netw...

Many thanks to Mark Easby for sharing his time. Within the interview we discuss Mark's career, founding branding agency Better, what makes great design, expanding his business to London, the High Tide Foundation and the best advice he's ever had! 📈 💬  The aim of the Growth Strategy Roadmap™ interview series is to share the stories of real people who have real businesses. We unpick some of t...

Many thanks to the wonderful Emily Bentley! We discussed Emily's life and career to date, discovering the power of networking, building business relationships and also her latest entrepreneurial venture Bentley's Coffee Shops. 🍰☕️📈   The aim of the Growth Strategy Roadmap™ interview series is to share the stories of real people who have real businesses. We unpick some of the business strat...

This week is all about mistakes. They happen to all of us, but they're really useful. 5 mins.  ABOUT ME: My name is Steve Pugh, a Chartered Mechanical Engineer (CEng) and former Managing Director experienced in successful company turnarounds and implementation of growth strategies.  What do I do? I listen, understand, then tackle your biggest problems as quickly as possible. I don't just...

Many thanks to my excellent guest Matt for sharing his story of growing up in Middlesbrough, getting his first job, learning he was good at talking to people, then his career through to becoming an Ambassador for a global business. 💬📈   Time stamps:  0:05 - Introduction  2:50 - How do we know each other?  4:00 - Growing up in Middlesbrough  20:08 - Growing a business fro...