The Next 100 Days Podcast

Sex up your brand with Sharon Zehavi We're talking to Sharon today, all the way from Toronto, Canada, about branding. She's telling us how to sex up your brand! Sex up your brand What a memorable name! Well, you'd expect so from a marketing expert! Graham mentioned she's always wearing red and black and, Sharon says, this is because red and black are very powerful colours. They are associated with...

CFO Selling Businesses with David B Horne Today we have David Horne with us, talking about selling businesses. He's from big London, but originally Canadian (though Graham though he was American - faux pas there!). But what's a Canadian doing in Ealing? He trained as a chartered accountant with PWC in Canada. Because he can speak fluent German, he wanted to work in a German-speaking office and so...

Content and Branding with Rebecca Bitton Today we've got a talented content writer on the show. Graham met Rebecca through the same marketing training and she's on this episode to talk content and branding. Having an expertise that you can teach can be anybody's secret source. A secret source is having something valuable to share so that people can apply it to their lives. You'll also help them re...

People and Growth with Justin Leigh Today we're talking about people and growth with Justin Leigh. He's had such a prestigious career. He worked for 3M for 18 years in various leadership roles. And, he retrained as an executive coach about 2 and a half years ago. Now, he has his own business for executive coaching, marketing leadership and business consultancy. It's called Focus4Growth. Where have...

Confidence with Michael McDonnell Today we're hearing from a young man who has overcome a great deal of adversity, to now be an expert in his field - confidence. It's a great story. Michael's journey to confidence For Michael, it started from 2 months old. Michael was born with Cystic Fibrosis, which meant his body overproduced (and overproduces) mucus. This causes complications for his lungs and...

IPR for Private Labels with Robert Wright Today we're going into the legal space, talking about intellectual property rights (IPR). Robert advises a particularly niche - copyrights and patents for private labels. He focusses on Private Label sellers, because they need to ensure their brands are working for them and they are copyright protected. Private label products China has a huge market for th...

Selling your business with Phil Jepson Today we have Phil Jepson with us, talking about selling your businesses. He has a business that sells other people's business when they get to the point where they cab't pass it on to someone else. He buys the businesses with a view to building a family of businesses - to advance, hold and then (later down the line) maybe sell. Buying and selling your busine...

High Ticket Selling with Jane Baker Jane Baker is talking to us today about high ticket selling. She was originally from South Wales - the same places as Tom Jones - but moved to Lanzarote and the Canary Islands. What's the business model for high ticket selling? Jane is a coach and author for service-based businesses. She has them leverage high ticket selling so that they can leverage their time...

On Demand Labour with Noah Labhart Today we're talking to Noah Labhart from Texas all about on demand labour. He's all about code and must be in huge demand at the moment whilst everyone is online! What does he think the new normal will be? Noah thinks technology will be made more of, and embedded within the heart of the new normal. The internet might even become a utility rather than a luxury/ext...

Thought Leadership and Jason Van Orden Today, we’re delighted to have a returning guest all the way from New York City - Jason Van Orden. It’s his fault we started this podcast in the first place! Jason was last talking to us about being your best self and now he’s here to talk about thought leadership. Thankfully, Jason is recovering from some coronavirus symptoms. Now he’s emerged from the other...

The New Abnormal with Kevin Appleby What do you think the new normal is going to look like? Will there be another new abnormal before things settle down properly? From a month into lockdown, Graham thinks it's been a good time to benefit getting to know neighbours and become more sociable than we would normally be. That might just be part of the new normal. Also, in business we have shown it's pos...

Wellness with Patricia Bloj Today we're talking wellness with Patricia Bloj, all the way from Clapham, Romania, ha! From Romania, Patricia now lives in Clapham London. She runs a business called Metanoia Wellness. What's Metanoia Wellness all about? As the name suggests, this business is about wellness. What Patricia actually focusses on is wellbeing. She helps people change their perception of Mo...

Copy & Marketing Automation with Shenalyn Portugal Graham and Kevin have Shenalyn Portugal on the podcast today - into the world of digital entrepreneurship and bootcamps! Shenalyn is talking to us about copy and marketing automation. What's got you to where you are now in copy and marketing automation? First, it just started as a bit of curiosity. While she was at school she had jobs in customer...

Kristina McInnis on Fashion Blogging We're going into the world of fashion today. I know, we're not that fashionable really. However, we have a fashion influencer and blogger as our guest today, Kristina McInnis! She's all the way from Portland, Oregon, and is going to tell us all about fashion blogging and about both her experience of and journey into the fashion blogging world. What interested y...

Sales with Anja Rogan Pirc Selling is a difficult skill. Graham's career started in sales but we have Anja Rogan Pirc to tell us all about sales from her perspective. Anja is world famous because she's an international best-selling author, a public speaker and a charming person! Also, we just want to congratulate Kevin again on becoming a Grandad to baby Louis! Sending love to the family! Anja's j...

Language with Erik Seversen Today, Erik Seversen is speaking to us from lock down in Los Angeles about language. He's got fingers in all kinds of pies. He's a guest speaker and he has a company that helps people who speak English as a second language. Where a love for teaching languages began... Back in the nineties, Erik joined an American campus in Japan. He was a liaison between the students an...

Financing New Tech Companies with Kealan Doyle Another returning guest today - the charming Irishman Kealan Doyle talking to us about financing new tech companies. Living in London, things are a bit haywire as Covid-19 rules the roost. We're hoping Kevin will be safe though, being in the folds of the deep North in Northumberland! Kealan has just-about finished anew article to publish. We're in a r...

The First 100 Days with Kevin Appleby and Graham Arrowsmith "How do you approach the vital first 100 days in a new role?" Today, we're talking about this question, which Kevin recently posted on his LinkedIn profile. As listeners may well know, Kevin teaches seminars and this is something he was thinking about; can you offer help with the first 100 days of a new job, in the classroom? The first 10...

Connecting CFOs with Dan Wells Dan Wells is talking to us about connecting CFOs. He founded two collaborative portals: growcfo and growceo. He's spent 20 years as an advisor to lots of high-growth, entrepreneurial businesses. Additionally, he was an equity partner in a big four firm. Now, he's making his own path with his new venture. Entrepreneurial spirit Dan's passion has always been to become...

Sustainable Development Goals with Tabitha Jayne Tabitha Jayne joined us  to talk about sustainable development goals (STGs). But what is sustainable development? What are sustainable development goals? An overview of sustainable development goals Sustainable development is about business not being just about profit. It's about looking after people and looking after our planet at the same time. In...

Link Building with Amit Raj Today's podcast features Amit Raj talking about link building. Amit Raj is an SEO consultant and runs a link building company from his home in Glasgow. You can also visit https://victoriousseo.com/markets/seo-consultant/ to help you find the best SEO consultant services that may guide and help you improve your marketing strategy like Amit Raj.. How do you help people th...

Being a Fail coach with Miha Matlievski Miha Matlievski calls himself the Fail coach. Why? Firstly, because he learnt most of what he knows about running and scaling a business through failures. Also, after bouncing back from his negative reactions to his own failures, he realised failure happens when you push yourself outside of the comfort zone. Now, he still fails but has systems in place to re...

Narrative and Networks with Engel Jones This week we have something of a podcast expert on The Next 100 Days, talking to us about narrative and networks. Our guest is Engel Jones. He's a superstar at talking to people from around the world. The Next 100 Days has celebrated it's 200th episode and it's 4th year. But, Engel has actually released 2700 episodes across just under 4 years. What an amazin...

Bricks and Mortar with Russell Thackeray Today we have a returning guest, Russell Thackeray. He's talking about his new venture into retail with a bricks and mortar business. He has found out that starting up again from scratch isn't quite as easy as he first imagined. Listen in and learn all about the pitfalls that Russell has encountered in his first 100 days. QEDOD.com? Four or five years ago,...

Marketing Vodka with Saisha Singh Today we're talking to Saisha Singh, who is the brand and communications director for Laplandia Vodka. As a young entrepreneur, she is in charge of marketing the vodka. But, that title seems like a huge role! What does it entail? Marketing vodka: a day in the life of a brand and communications director Ultimately, Saisha leads communications and deals with how peo...