I recently met Rashpal Sagoo, owner of Box Media in Leeds at a networking event. Box Media are an award-winning video production agency that, to quote their website, ‘helps brands do remarkable things with video’. Rashpal invite me into their studio for a ‘fireside chat’ about all things business.
It was meant to be a ‘short chat’ but we ended up covering a huge range of really interesting business topics.
00.00 – The accidental business start-up…
02.15 – Business expansion, market crash, scale then business sale in 18 years
03.30 – The three reasons my start-up funding pitch failed
06.00 – My business exit story and an important business sale structure lesson
08.00 – Is your business sellable? Try the holiday test…
10.15 – The motivations behind entrepreneurs and start ups
13.20 – Lifestyle businesses v growing a business
15.20 – How I help business owners to not be ‘lonely at the top’
18.00 – What does perfect look like for your business in a year’s time?
19.30 – How to avoid unconscious bias in the advice you receive
21.15 – The need for an accountability partner as a business owner
22.25 – The benefits of the feedback from a staff 360, and an external view
24.30 – The difference between a coach and a mentor
26.15 – The standard package for clients as a Business Sounding Board
27.00 – Real examples from helping two clients
30.00 – Business Owners not doing the correct tasks for their role
32.00 – Taking the risk out of recruitment
33.30 – Is there any business you woudn’t work with?
36.30 – The pros and cons of niching and becoming a shortlist of one
46.10 – Setting targets and the BHAG
49.00 – My take away tips – JFDI, follow your gut, FFS, PITA Patter process
51.00 – Free discovery session for anyone watching this
You can also see and hear my other podcast interviews and webinar appearances here.
What Next?
If any of the above resonated with you and you’d like to discuss how I could help you on your journey as a Business Owner, then please give me a call, drop me an email or connect with me on LinkedIn.
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