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Mike Stevenson, From rough sleeper to an award winning entrepreneur

Season 4, Ep. 6

In this episode of the Conscious Business Podcast Joe Dalton speaks with Mike Stevenson


From rough sleeper to busker and then on to multi-award winning entrepreneur, Mike Stevenson's journey reads like a Hollywood Script. He is founder of Scotland's motivational communications agency and one of the most compelling speakers on the circuit. 

He talks from direct experience – as a master of personal reinvention and a marketer and business owner who has helped create visionary change for brands large and small, national and global. For clients such as M&S, Standard Life, Sky, British Gas and SSE is delivered far beyond expectation – winning in the process nine Communicators in Business Awards. 



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