Hiring Your First 5 People Without Regret

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This week, I sat down with the brilliant Sarah Lamontagne, Founder of Montagne Motion Consulting, to dive into smart hiring and what really matters when founders make those all-important first hires. Sarah’s seen it all, from prisons to AI scaleups, and brings some refreshing honesty, and tonnes of experience to bear hiring, culture, and building […]

Making Metrics Matter – KPIs for Small Businesses

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In this week’s episode, I sat down with Dan DeGolier, CEO of Ascent CFO Solutions, to dig into making metrics matter, and how small businesses can start to think about this subject. Some of the highlights from our conversation included: ✅ Why “cash is king” still matters – regardless of your growth stage. ✅ The […]

Mindful Onboarding for Small Businesses

In this one, I’m delighted to be joined by Wenceslyne Ong, the Founder of Elite LVL, a business operations consulting firm with a world-class customer onboarding and continuous improvement framework, helping cost conscious businesses scale. In this broad ranging conversation, Wenceslyne and I cover all that you need to know about having a strategic and […]

Insights from an SME Consulting Expert

In this one I had the pleasure of chatting with Dave Parry, the Managing Director at Wellmeadow Ltd, a consultancy that helps businesses that need non-exec support, process transformation or support with lead generation. Dave and I had a wide ranging discussion, looking at how small businesses set their vision and strategies, how they live […]

Navigating HR for Small Business Success

In this episode, I’m thrilled to be joined by Sarah Ropek, the Founder of People Management Partners, an HR consultancy committed to delivering HR solutions to start-up, small and medium sized businesses. In this conversation, Sarah and I explore the world of HR for Small Businesses – and how small business owners can best approach […]

How Legal & Finance Work Together

In our second episode, I’m delighted to be joined by Merley Okine, Group General Counsel of Ebiquity plc, the media investment analysis firm. In this conversation, Merley and I cover a plethora of topics that you won’t want to miss. Some of my favourite parts were: ✅ What legal support a business needs as it scales; ✅ […]