Mind Your Business
Mind Your Business Podcast is THE podcast for Entrepreneurs. Each episode brings a fresh conversation with a blend of business development, leadership development and self development.Mind Your Business Podcast has been created to support Entrepreneurs and Executive Leaders and their businesses to strengthen and grow!
Episodes
72 episodes
Episode 72: Referral Reigns Supreme!
What is one of the most productive ways you can strengthen and grow your business?Personal referral.In this episode Alan and Matt discuss how to make optimum use of this simple and yet highly effective business strengthening str...
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Episode 72
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29:00
Episode 71: Cashflow is King!
In this episode Alan and Matt discuss the importance of ensuring a steady cashflow, giving their top 5 methods for ensuring financial success.As usual the boys are drawing from their own experience, and that of supporting their clients ...
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26:53
Episode 70: Kudos to the KPI
As we celebrate the milestone of 70 episodes Alan and Matt offer their usual blend of practical, solution based insights to the world of business. In this episode the boys focus on taking a critical eye to your business via KPI's (Key Performan...
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27:44
Episode 69: Asking For Your Worth
Alan and Matt are back with another juicy podcast where they share insights, experiences and wisdom to business owners and entrepreneurs.This episode was recorded on their return from their summer break and initially draws on a news s...
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Episode 69
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31:54
Episode 68: The Art of Reinvention
Reinvention. A word we may associate more with the likes of Madonna or global business players such as Microsoft or Netflix.But does it deserve a place at the table within SME and Owner-Managed businesses?In this episod...
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Episode 67 - Breakthrough Conversations
In this episode Alan and Matt share their insights on Breakthrough Conversations.They explore the merits and potential positive outcomes of breakthrough conversations, the barriers to getting started on these important conversations as ...
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30:56
Episode 66 - Please, Please Prioritise!
Matt and Alan return with a full on plea for every leader and business owner to learn the art of prioritisation!Prioritisation has never been as valuable to personal effectiveness and business performance than it is right now and Matt a...
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32:02
Episode 65 - When Things Go Wrong!
Matt and Alan return after a prolonged absence (big apologies for their absence are made in this podcast!) and get into another conversation about all things business, self and leadership development. In this conversation they disc...
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36:08
Episode 64 - Busy doing what exactly?
Matt and Alan get into a conversation about busyness - with more and more business owners saying they have never been busier, it seems like there is a pandemic of busyness right now. Taking a closer look at this b...
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Episode 63 - Insolvency threat and the three key areas to strengthen.
Alan and especially Matt impart some super valuable wisdom around the threat of insolvency, three test areas to be aware of and ultimately what a business owner should focus on to strengthen their business and power away from the threat&n...
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Episode 62 : A Critical Ingredient for Consistently High Performing Businesses.
Matt and Alan reference a recently published McKinsey article that has studied performance and results in a wide range of businesses over a period of years across the globe.The great news is that there seems to be a clear path to consis...
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31:24
Episode 61 : A February Focus!
Matt and Alan return to 2023 with a " focused" podcast on four areas of focus that could make a hugely positive difference to your business in 2023.Customers and People feature prominently in this episode!!
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30:08
Episode 60 - It's a TEAM game!
In an unashamedly World Cup themed episode, Matt and Alan get into a conversation about performance and the impact of your team on business performance. People development, people structures, organisation, leadership styles, confid...
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Episode 59 - Destressing yourself and your business.
There is a lot of negative rhetoric, fear and worry in the world right now - many business leaders and owners are feeling heightened levels of pressure and stress and this pressure and stress can flow throughout an entire business and organisat...
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31:50
Episode 58 : Let's get Systemical!
In their latest podcast Matt and Alan explore and respond to a profound quote : " Your results in life and business are directly related to the systems that you have in place, if you want to change your results, change your system!...
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33:03
Episode 57 : The Power of Possibilities!
Matt and Alan return with a podcast packed with possibilities! Literally, episode 57 is all about the magic of creating possibilities from nothing, acting on these possibilities and seeing the powerful change that these possibiliti...
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31:23
Episode 56 : The Smart Phone Dilemma !
Is it possible to run your business entirely from a smart phone ? What about different roles, CEO or middle management ? What are the benefits ? What are the downsides ?Even if it was possible, should you even try ?Matt and Alan...
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Episode 55 : Meetings - From Madness to Maximisation !
In this episode Matt and Alan declare a war on habitual, underproductive meetings and make a heartfelt plea to listeners - Do you actually need this meeting ? From this point the conversation goes into to poor meeting practice, bes...
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36:06
Episode 54 - Three Antidotes to the Summer of Discontent.
Political chaos, rising cost of living, inflation and interest rate uncertainty, rising Covid infections, record temperatures, war - there is definitely a feeling of unhelpful anxiety and uncertainty this summer amongst entrepreneurs and their ...
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Episode 53 - The Art of Decision Making !
In a recent poll a group of global CEO's listed decision making and the ability to make optimal decisions, at pace and to stick with them as the number one desirable skillset for a CEO right now in 2022.Matt and Alan get into a conversa...
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Episode 52 - What is really holding you back ?
Matt and Alan get into a conversation with the intent of helping leaders and entrepreneurs to get under the skin of what is really holding themselves and/or their business back,It is not always what you think it is !A lively, en...
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32:38
Episode 51 - The Abundance Mindset
Matt and Alan get into a conversation about two common but opposing mindsets, abundance and scarcity, and the cause and effect impact that they each have on business and outcomes.Diamonds vs Rocks, Yes vs No, marbles and angels ar...
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32:38
Episode 50 - Introducing Marcus Taylor : Forecasting, Automation and The Comfort Zone
In their extended 50th episode podcast, Matt and Alan are joined by a very special guest!Marcus Taylor, CEO of Venture Harbour and True North discusses a proactive philosophy to marketing forecasting, the genius of automation and ...
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