Your Business Hour

Rich Marsh has a wealth of experience in the corporate world and various industries. It is this wealth of knowledge that enables him to help business in their growth. Rich explains to us money lessons and people handling that is applicable to any business size. You can find Rich at  https://www.linkedin.com/in/richcmarsh/ Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, C...

Mark Milsted has over 30 years of high-level leadership under his belt and knows exactly what it takes to success in the B2B space. As the founder of Performance Method, he acts as a strategic partner and fractional commercial director to leaders looking to refine their revenue operations and commercial strategy. Mark shares many tips with us especially in how to work as a founder. You can find Ma...

Richard Shorter has spent the last decade helping high-performance schools, elite sports environments and leadership teams face the conversations that most people run from. Now he brings that experience to the workplace, where leadership lives or dies in the heart of dialogue. During our chat we discuss confidence and resilience, development and growth and Richard shares some tips on how to improv...

Hannah Welton is part of the fundraising team, raising funds for St Piers School and College in Lingfield and her role also includes building relationships with the local community. St Piers is a specialised school for children and young people living with special educational needs and some also have epilepsy. Hannah shares some amazing stories about the school, the college and some of the pupils....

Ritam Gandhi is the founder and director of Studio Graphene, a digital product studio that partners with growth stage businesses to design and build AI-native digital products.  In today’s world AI is in every business, no matter how big or small it is. Ritam embraces this and explains how each business can use AI to help it grow and some tips on how you can include AI in your business. Ritam expl...

Gary is the owner of The Missing Linke which is an agency that focuses mainly on sport. Verena heads up the Kit Funder project through My Club Group. These two individuals have collaborated and are building an amazing initiative that supports grassroots sports in the community. We discussed various matters including the importance of collaborations and how to build collaborations in order to allow...

Charlotte Webb is a project manager at Surrey Chambers of Commerce, where she leads the Source in Surrey initiative – a programme dedicated to helping local SMEs connect, collaborate and grow through stronger supply-chain relationships and community-driven networking.  Source in Surrey run some amazing events that collaborate training and networking. Without these two essential skills your busines...

Liane Spencer-Graham has always wanted to be a fashion designer since a young age. She has been able to gain a wealth of experience in the fashion world which has enabled her to start her own fashion label. Her business does not follow the normal structure of a fashion label and so her ideas are different to the norm. Her sustainable fashion label has meant that every part of her product is sustai...

Ash and Ian had never met before, one day fate brought them together and they started a micro pub in Warlingham, Surrey – Ales On The Green. Their passion for their community is what brought them together. Our chat discovers how they met, how they structure their business and their aims and ambitions. Their stories are truly entertaining. You can find out more about what they do by subscribing to...

Will Steel is a transformational leadership coach, author of Free To Lead and the host of the Free To Lead podcast – where entrepreneurs, founders and world leaders uncover what’s truly holding them back and step into the power of authentic leadership. Will shares details of his coaching and discusses with Chantal matters that may be holding her back from writing her book – it does get interesting...

Fiona Tothill is a ‘hands on’ proprietor of Kingsmead Equestrian Centre which she has run with her family for nearly 14 years. Through our chat with Fiona you can hear her passion, her love of horses and her natural ability to talk and understand the horses. Such insightful and touching stories were also shares. You can find out more at www.kingsmeadhorses.co.uk    Your Business Hour podcast is ho...

Matteo Turi is a finance leader, investor and bord advisor who has spent nearly two decades working with businesses at pivotal moments of growth. Matteo shares his experiences from being on both sides of the table to enable a business to grow. Matteo explains his High Valuation Triangle, a model he applies to the five stages of business: startup, scale-up, stagnation, crisis and exit. You can find...

Emma Regan is the founder of Strength & Bloom, a women’s strength and wellness brand based in Surrey. In chatting to Emma we learned about how she started her business, how her passion about cutting through noise in women’s health has also led to her a podcast, retreats and much more. Emma shares her stories, benefits of opening a gym and why she decided to start a women’s only gym. I love Emm...

Nicola and Wendy from Mettle and Bond shared their experiences, both positives and negatives in running a business especially with the challenges involved in domestic care. Their stories were amazing and so heartwarming. We also congratulate them on winning Rising Star Award and Employer of the Year Award at the Tandridge Business Awards. You can find out more at www.mettleandbond.co.uk   Your Bus...

Alice had a career in Engineering and is now the founder of Wonder Create Play. Alice discusses her personal classrooms and her online videos and classrooms, how her ideas come to light and what she is taking apart next. You can find Alice at  www.wondercreateplay.co.uk Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker.  They are both accountants...

David Cousins is the author of Dave’s Burgers and the Dave’s Burgers brand. Did you know there is a different burger for each week of the year? Dave’s Burger book gives recipes and designs for the burger book. He discusses how he has come up with these ideas and what is next ….You can find Dave on Instagram @davesburgers_ and get his book from him personally at The Dene Restaurant in Woldingham. Y...

Ali’s Vintage Hire is both a vintage china hire and afternoon tea catering company based in Oxted, Surrey. She has been running her business for 15 years and it has become a one stop company for special events. Ali chats about her business, how it all started and the pitfalls of shopping for a business you love! And much moreYou can find Ali at  www.alisvintagehire.co.uk Your Business Hour podcast...

Alice Coombe is the founder of Kind Minds runs a holistic coaching service for children, parents, teachers and adults. Alice guides families and educators to find calm in the chaos, fostering a deeper mind-body connection through practical tools, emotional awareness and mindful movement. During our chat, Alice shares various stress tips in being a parent and business owner, the stigma behind life...

Kinga Biro is the founder of Gold Crown Cleaning Services, Surrey’s eco-friendly cleaning company. Originally from Hungary, Kinga started cleaning at age 14 and her side job soon became a lifelong passion to transform spaces and help people feel at ease in their home. During our chat, Kinga shares much of her history, a few tips and some great ideas for making your own cleaning products. She is al...

Chantal explains how the Autumn Budget of 26th November affects individuals and businesses. Chantal looks at what this actually means and explains it in a way everyone knows how it will affect them. Chantal can be found on TikTok  https://www.tiktok.com/@toptaxtipsuk   Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker.  They are both accountants a...

For over twenty years, Kate Bigwood has worked as an osteopath and a farmer. Through her work as an osteopath, Kate came to understand the health of the body, one that thrives when it's in balance, well nourished and relaxed. On the farm, Kate sees those same patterns and is exploring how to produce food in ways that respect nature, restore balance and nurture health in its widest sense, starting...

Nici Jupp is the founder of Talent Gateway, a hiring consultancy helping scale-up founders and businesses with rapid growth opportunities build the right team without the chaos.  During our chat, Nici discusses with us the 5P's framework that help scale-up founders move beyond reactive hiring and build teams that scale with their business. She explains what they are and how they are used. An essen...

Karina Karn is a Behavioural Marketing Strategist and author whose work is driven by a single, powerful question: 'How are brands chosen?' Her search for the answer led her into consumer psychology, forming an innovative perspective rooted in behavioural science, going beyond generic marketing agencies.  During our chat with Karina, we discussed all aspects of her career, her book 'Invisible Trigg...

Andy Grey is an entrepreneur, founder and multi-business owner with 7 years of hands-on experience building brands across exports, hospitality, property and consumer ventures. During our chat Andy discusses why he is passionate about opportunity, risk-taking and mentoring others to realise their full business potential. You can follow Andy on Facebook, Instagram and Tik Tok under @andygrey13.  You...

Dan Norcross is the founder and CEO of Regal Relocations, a UK-based serviced accommodation provider specialising in housing long-term contractors, business professionals, tourists and relocation clients. During our chat Dan explains how he works with landlords, investors and how he has recently secured the West Cheshire franchise for Spark Networking. Dan provides financial advice during the show...