The Smart Connector

John Tighe is a strategic and online marketer, and publishing and positioning expert, who helps entrepreneurs identify their unique value and difference and take their message to a global audience.  He is also a trainer and founder of Strategic Positioning Press, which helps entrepreneurs from around the world publish for profit and generate the success and recognition they deserve.  John is the a...

Would you like your personal brand to become memorable, unstoppable and irreplaceable? Ash Borland is a Personal Branding Coach who specialises in personal brand development and strategy. Ash helps his clients clarify their message. establish themselves as an authority, and unlock their selling potential through social media. His theory is that everyone is individual, and we all are our unique sel...

How story telling can grow your business. A lot of entrepreneurs would like to harness the power of story telling in their communications. In this solo episode Jane discusses the key elements to building a powerful story, and how using story telling in business can help entrepreneurs connect on a deeper and more intuitive level with their clients.  Jane says when you base your stories around the p...

Do you want to stoke the fire in your belly? Pete Lonton is an Entrepreneur, Podcaster, Coach, Mentor Author and Property Investor who helps his clients uncover their potential and become the mightiest version of themselves. Pete will talk openly about losing both of his parents, suffering periods of depression, business downturn and burn-out, and all his years spent not stoking ‘Fire in the Belly...

In this fascinating interview, Jane and Alex discuss the typical concept to implementation route for tech start ups, as well as the investment landscape, what tech contributes to society and the profile and character traits of successful tech founders and investors.  Alex Weekes made his name in the startup space through developing his career as a product and project manager. Now a Tech Startup Co...

Jane engaged in a LIVE coaching session with a member of her Smart Connector Facebook group, Jez Tinkler, coaching him through some of the issues standing between him and entrepreneurial success. This is a powerful and transformative session that will give you an insight into the issues many early stage entrepreneurs face in terms of scaling their businesses and achieving the results they want and...

Which would you rather do? I know my answer! Listen to this fascinating solo podcast episode where Jane discusses the challenges of being an early stage entrepreneur. She looks at how tempting it is to get trapped into executing the low value ‘$10hr’ tasks, which causes them to miss out on their highest value ‘$10,000hr’ tasks - that include finding clients, maintaining a strategic direction and e...

In this fascinating interview, Jane and Stephen Somers discuss how important it is to select the right product through product research for e-commerce selling on Amazon. As well as the need to sell quality, whatever you’re selling, because your reputation is the key to sustainability and longevity.  Stephen Somers is the co-founder of Marketplace SuperHeroes, an online education and services compa...

Would you like to reach excellence in your highest value area? Akhtar Khan is a peak performance, property, and business success coach. For over 25-years he has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs reach excellence through strategies that have also helped him excel in property management, acquisition and entrepreneurship.  Akhtar helps his clients free themselves from the hidden blocks buried deep wit...

Sapna is the multi-award-winning founder of brand consultancy InnerVisions ID, which creates brands for ambitious, ethical and purpose-driven businesses so they can make a bigger impact in the world. Sapna’s book Let’s Get Visible! was written to help business owners 'Get brand clarity, stand out in your Industry and supercharge your business growth'. It hit #1 best-seller status in four categorie...

April Shprintz, creator of the Generosity Culture - how giving and pouring value into your employees, clients and communities drives up revenues, brand loyalty and engagement. April has spent over two decades driving growth for companies of every kind. Early in her career, she served as a Staff Sergeant in the Air Force where she was an executive producer and anchor of Air Force Television News, d...

Harley Street Healthcare clinical psychiatrist, Dr Balu Pitchiah, specialises in treating high achieving entrepreneurs for a range of mental disorders. In this interview, he discusses why addiction and traits such as narcissism are common in successful people. He looks at the emotions involved in business partnerships, and suggests some tips for entrepreneurs to maintain a flexible and agile minds...

In this fascinating interview, video marketer, Simon Banks and I, go into detail on how to master video marketing for all levels, including why you must be using video to create rapport, whether you should script your recording or not, and the equipment required to produce great video content!  We all have hang ups about our appearance, our voice, our mannerisms. Most of us don’t like watching our...

Jane’s Canadian mentor, Jason Nyback, is a Paid Traffic Expert who works with coaches/consultants and shows them exactly how to attract high ticket "qualified" clients using Facebook ads - by implementing a system he has perfected himself over many years.  In this insightful interview Jason and Jane discuss the market saturation issue many coaches and consultants are facing today. As well as the i...

This fascinating interview between Jane Bayler and Taz Thornton dives into the physiological affects of abusive relationships - and how Taz used pain and challenge to turn her breakdown into a massive breakthrough!  Jane discusses the defining moment for Taz - and how her journey to the top faced many challenges along the way, from the loss of family members to losing all of her biggest clients at...

Do you find the success you dreamed of eludes you? This fascinating interview between Jane Bayler and Lindsey Sharratt dips into the personal and psychological difficulties that corporate high fliers and business owners face in their quest for success, as well as the 3 different aspects of identity and why is inextricably linked to business success. Lindsey Sharratt is founder of The A Game, and a...

Podcast expert, James Burtt, is working with 100+ clients to plan, produce, launch, grow and monetise their podcasts, having personally created 3 x iTunes Top 50 Podcasts himself. James helps business owners and experts who struggle to standout in a noisy market place to build an audience, raise their profile and attract new clients by harnessing the power of podcasting to scale their business. In...

International peak performance coach Chiara Covone worked for over 20 years for large multinational organisations in innovation and product development, before dedicating her professional life to coaching corporate high fliers and professionals from all over the world - helping them optimise their productivity and live a better life. This fascinating interview goes deep into this topic, with Chiar...

Strategic advisor & business crisis troubleshooter, Brian Sands is author of Stop The Bleeding – A Mind Shift Through Business Crisis Management… Thinking and Doing Everything Differently. He was the majority shareholder in an Australian construction company which he grew from $34M to more than $100M over 4 years without external capital or shareholder equity.  At the height of the Global Fina...

Michael Houlihan achieved a legendary exit from his $20M California wine business Barefoot, when he and his wife Bonnie sold it to E&J Gallo for $100M in 2005.  This interview tells the story of their phenomenal rise to fame and fortune.  Today Michael is the New York Times Bestselling author of The Barefoot Spirit, How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built America’s #1 Wine Brand and The Entrepre...

Creativity is the most powerful differentiator in marketing, and in this exciting episode Jane (who spent many years in creative media environments) and Founder of Roar Media Creative Daphne Diluce discuss the link between outstanding creativity and brand awareness and success. International designer, public relations advisor and brand strategist Daphne has worked on some of the world’s most power...

After a torrid childhood and failed education, Andy left home at 16 with a vision to become a pilot. With nothing more than a surfboard under his arm, a rucksack on his back and £40 in his pocket, Andy boarded a bus at 2am and left to pursue his dream… Lacking hugely academically and with very little money, he hustled and worked jobs until he could afford a Private Pilot’s Licence. Through the sup...

Rob Moore has held 3 world records for public speaking & has authored 9 books including global best-seller ‘Life Leverage’. Rob founded & co-owns the UK's largest & most property education business: Progressive Property, & owns/manages over 750 properties with his partner Mark Homer. ABOUT THE HOST: Jane Bayler is a serial entrepreneur, investor, speaker, event host and business sc...

Startups, especially in tech, often require capital to move to scale up, yet most don’t know where or how to begin this process. They need experienced consultants and connectors to guide them. Martin Stockman runs Stockman Ventures, a ventures boutique supporting early stage digital businesses. He has been raising finance for 25 years and gets to see exciting technology opportunities on a daily ba...

Video marketing expert Tom Stanhope has almost 20 years of experience in the video industry, having worked with every level of organisation - from nervous start-ups to global corporate behemoths, so there’s very little that he doesn’t know when it comes to getting visible with video. Fears, doubts and anxieties about being in front of the camera get in the way of business owners' true desire to sp...