{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/621c9c376ac9100012a01696/62228612891c9700142ddc4a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Welcome to How Not to Run a Business | Ep 01","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/621c9c376ac9100012a01696/1646042199941-ab58dbe30cd9c17e2acf31f9a2370364.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Woohoo! Welcome to episode one! I thought I would start off by taking the mic and kicking off by explaining the idea behind “How Not to Run a Business”.</p><p>I started it for a very specific reason, to have conversations around failure and mistakes. Something we often avoid. </p><p><br></p><p>I also share a short version of my 15 years of running my own businesses. Enjoy!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I’ll discuss:</p><ul><li>Introduction to the podcast and why I set up podcasts.</li><li>The biggest lies we are told about success.</li><li>Why no one wants to talk about failure and mistakes.</li><li>What success, failure, and mistakes really mean.</li><li>The biggest thing people get wrong about making a mistake or failing.</li><li>How do deal with failure.</li><li>The truth about your chances of success.</li><li>My journey and story about how I started working for myself.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Key Learnings:</p><ul><li>Success is defined by the individual.</li><li>A failure is always an option.</li><li>Having a successful business is harder than most people think but a definite possibility.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Like this show? Please leave us a review here.</u></strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>***</p><p>Jeremy Jacobs is an experienced entrepreneur, business consultant, and mentor. He started his career in digital marketing, managing multi-million-pound campaigns for well-known global brands. He left that career to start 2 businesses including a food manufacturing company with his Mum which ran successfully for 13 years. He now works as a mentor and consultant for a wide range of businesses including start-ups and solo entrepreneurs through his marketing and management consultancy, Cookie Jar Consultancy. He has an MBA with Distinction from the University of Sussex.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>He is proudly neurodivergent and a member of the LGBTQ+ community. He lives in Sussex with his partner and their two dogs.</p><p><br></p><p>Personal website: <a href=\"https://jeremyjacobs.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://jeremyjacobs.co.uk</a></p><p>Cookie Jar: <a href=\"http://cookiejar.info/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://cookiejar.info/</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>social media accounts:</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>LinkedIn:</em> <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyjacobsuk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyjacobsuk/</strong></a></p><p><em>Instagram:</em> <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/jeremyjacobsuk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.instagram.com/jeremyjacobsuk</strong></a></p><p><em>Facebook:</em> <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/jeremyjacobsuk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.facebook.com/jeremyjacobsuk</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Jeremy Jacobs"}