UK Business IQ

Kalpa Tan on AI Adoption, Why Most Businesses Get It Wrong and What SMEs Really Need to Know Kalpa Tan did not come to AI through a business strategy or a tech interest. She came to it because she needed it. After a spinal injury in 2020 that left her spending five months in a Glasgow spinal unit during COVID lockdown with no visitors, she returned home to a house full of admin she had no capacity...

Linda Barclay: 33 Years of Keeping People Safe at Work with Evolve Training In this episode of UK Business IQ , Geoff Nicholson speaks with Linda Barclay , Managing Director of Evolve Training in Aberdeen, about the business of workplace safety, the value of practical training, and how a family-founded company has grown by helping people come home from work safely. Founded in 1993 by Linda’s paren...

In this episode of UK Business IQ , Geoff Nicholson speaks with Laura Armstrong , founder of Armstrong Talent Partners, a specialist IT recruitment company based in Glasgow. With around 16 years of experience in tech recruitment, Laura brings a practical and grounded view of what businesses are getting right and wrong when it comes to hiring. The conversation explores the realities of the Scottish...

Simon Raybould on Better Presentations, Audience Psychology and Why Structure Matters Most In this episode of UK Business IQ , Geoff Nicholson speaks with Simon Raybould , presentation trainer, researcher and author, about why so many presentations fail and what actually makes them work. Simon explains that it is not delivery that makes or breaks a presentation. It is structure. Drawing on researc...

Nevil Tynemouth on Sales Confidence, Follow-Up and Turning Relationships into Opportunities In this archive episode of UK Business IQ , Geoff Nicholson revisits a conversation with Nevil Tynemouth , sales expert, speaker and author of Sales Success on LinkedIn , about why so many business owners still feel uncomfortable with sales and what effective selling actually looks like. Nevil brings a prac...

In this episode of UK Business IQ , Geoff Nicholson speaks with David Algeo , a speaker, trainer and coach who helps people and organisations better understand stress and develop healthier ways to cope with it. Drawing on his background in policing and his now well-known cabbages-and-sprouts metaphor, David shares a practical, memorable and very human approach to stress, wellbeing and performance....

In this episode of UK Business IQ , Geoff Nicholson speaks with Steven J Innes , host, MC, connector and business community builder, about the power of real conversations, authentic networking and why visibility still matters in business. Recorded live on location in Belfast straight after a business show at the Clayton Hotel, this conversation explores Steven’s journey into hosting and MCing, his...

In this episode of UK Business IQ , Geoff Nicholson speaks with Gavin Belton-Rose about why sales and marketing should never operate apart, and why businesses often struggle when those two parts of the business are not aligned properly. With around 25 years of experience across hospitality, estate agency, sales and marketing, Gavin shares practical insight on commercial growth, leadership, visibil...

Archive episode: This conversation was originally recorded on the Success IQ Podcast and has been specially re-edited for UK Business IQ. I wanted to bring it to this audience because the lessons and insight are still highly relevant today. In this archive episode of UK Business IQ, Geoff Nicholson revisits a conversation originally recorded for the Success IQ Podcast with business coach, speaker...

In this archive episode of UK Business IQ, Geoff Nicholson revisits a conversation originally recorded for the Success IQ Podcast with digital marketing expert, trainer and video producer Pascal Fintoni. Pascal shares his journey into business, the personal experiences that shaped his passion for storytelling, and why video can be such a powerful tool for building trust, credibility and visibility...

In this episode of UK Business IQ , Geoff Nicholson speaks with Simon Washbrook , founder and Managing Director of Popcorn CRM , about why so many small businesses struggle with lead management, fragmented systems and software that is more complicated than it needs to be. Simon shares his journey from fashion and marketing into software, and explains how working with small businesses led him to bu...

The UK economy isn't built by giant corporations; it’s built by the founders, disruptors, and grafters who are actually doing the work. But too many exceptional businesses are the 'best-kept secret' in their industry. In this manifesto episode, host Geoff Nicholson lays out the vision for UK Business IQ —the new broadcast network for British business owners. What to expect: The Mission: Why we are...