County Business TALKS Podcast

This week's episode of the podcast we talk to BranDad himself, Bill Wallsgrove. A brand strategy consultant with decades of experience from working on global brands, to running his own agency to now as a consultant supporting many individuals and businesses to discover their brand identity.Bill's knowledge is incredible as we discuss the history of branding and how a brand is so much more than just a logo or a product. As he states "A brand is what people say about you when you're not in the room". Bill talks about how his creative journey started from a young age, through to working on some of the biggest brands on the planet. He also shares some insights into running his own agency, his successes and failures that have led him to a place now as a branding consultant in Brighton where he has truly found his Ikigai.To find your Ikigai, ask yourself...What are you good at?What do you love doing?What does the world need?What can you be rewarded for?Everyone has a story to tell...Watch the episode on YouTube ➡️ https://youtu.be/vSYxdhaXW-cTo connect with Bill Wallsgrove click here ➡️ https://brandad.co.uk/OUR SPONSORSCreative Pod ➡️ https://www.creativepod.uk.com/EMC Corporate Finance ➡️ https://www.emcltd.co.uk/Preston Insurance Brokers ➡️ https://prestoninsurancebrokers.co.uk/Plus X ➡️ https://plusx.space/Produced by H2 Productions ➡️ https://h2productions.co.uk/

This week's episode of the podcast we talk to the amazing, Romy Alford. She is an award winning film producer that she received whilst at university, has had an Ofsted outstanding career in education with continually nationally beating results in Media Studies, a burlesque dancing, single mother to two children and the founder of the Black Market a business she has dreamt of since she was 18.Whenever I start an episode I am keen to find out about my guests life growing up and how that has shaped who they are today. In this episode we went really deep as Romy opened up about her toxic family environment, how she never really fitted in and how that shaped her dream to create the Black Market. The company where she is making a positive change to help create a community based on ethical entertainment. This is a really powerful, inspiring episode and proof that despite our backgrounds we can achieve our goals and dreams if we believe in ourselves.Everyone has a story to tell...Watch the episode on YouTube ➡️ https://youtu.be/tgFpK6sdDqwFind out more about Romy Alford click here ➡️ https://www.theblackmarketbrighton.com/OUR SPONSORSCreative Pod ➡️ https://www.creativepod.uk.com/EMC Corporate Finance ➡️ https://www.emcltd.co.uk/Preston Insurance Brokers ➡️ https://prestoninsurancebrokers.co.uk/Plus X ➡️ https://plusx.space/Produced by H2 Productions ➡️ https://h2productions.co.uk/

⚠️ Trigger Warning ⚠️ This episode contains content that may be alarming to some listeners. We do talk about suicide, which we know can be distressing.This week's episode of the podcast we talk to a truly inspirational entrepreneur, Rob Goddard, as I am joined on this special episode by my co-host, the wonderful Jo Baldwin Trott. Rob is an investor, author, mentor, board advisor and someone that has grown and sold many businesses, but on his journey has faced some tough times that he shares in his book 'Suicide to Success' and today will share with us.When I started this podcast I wanted to create a space to have truly authentic, open and honest conversations about the entrepreneurial journey, the up's, down's and everything else in between. I have been fortunate enough that my guests have gone deep and shared their highest highs and lowest lows, none more so than Rob Goddard. Rob's inspiring story takes us to a place in his life where he ran away from his problems in the UK, he lost his job, marriage, was in debt and found himself at the top of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai where he had planned to end his life, only a locked fire exit stopped him. Rob discusses his mindset around this time and how a conversation and reaching out to a good friend Alex and asking for help, allowed him to make some changes and rebuild his life. Rob has gone on to build and sell many successful businesses but with clarity and purpose. We talk about success and what that looks like to him now, and the two most important things in life, your health and relationships. With suicide still the biggest killer in men under 45 in the UK, this is why we need to have these conversations and change the narrative that vulnerability and asking for help is brave and sign of strength, NOT weakness. There are so many incredible takeaways from this episode that I would need to write a book to cover them all. I am so grateful to Rob for being such an amazing guest as well as my incredible co-host Jo for helping me record one of the most powerful episodes of the podcast yet..Everyone has a story to tell...Watch the episode on YouTube ➡️ https://youtu.be/SS3d31NALZkFind out more about Rob Goddard click here ➡️ https://robgoddard.co.uk/OUR SPONSORSCreative Pod ➡️ https://www.creativepod.uk.com/EMC Corporate Finance ➡️ https://www.emcltd.co.uk/Preston Insurance Brokers ➡️ https://prestoninsurancebrokers.co.uk/Plus X ➡️ https://plusx.space/Produced by H2 Productions ➡️ https://h2productions.co.uk/

In this weeks bonus episode we talk with the inspirational Sarah Hurst. The founder and also Aesthetic Therapist at Sarah Hurst Skin Clinic in Brighton. She is also the Co-author of the best selling book Beauty and the Best.This is a truly inspirational story of resilience and power of a positive mindset. Sarah takes us on her entrepreneurial journey that started from a young age and built up her skin clinic with a strong team around her to create a thriving business. How she survived and thrived during the pandemic as well as her raw openness and honesty about how she lost her sister to breast cancer and her own battle with ovarian cancer. How she raised over £5000 for charity from her head shave to how she climbed Mount Snowdon during a round of chemotherapy. This is a truly incredible story of resilience and self belief and an episode you will not want to miss.What's the choice? The choices are to lie in the gutter or look at the stars' Everyone has a story to tell...Watch the episode on YouTube ➡️ https://youtu.be/3ZQPjXc0N40Find out more about Sarah Hurst click here ➡️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-hurst-the-skin-expert/OUR SPONSORSCreative Pod ➡️ https://www.creativepod.uk.com/EMC Corporate Finance ➡️ https://www.emcltd.co.uk/Preston Insurance Brokers ➡️ https://prestoninsurancebrokers.co.uk/Plus X ➡️ https://plusx.space/Produced by H2 Productions ➡️ https://h2productions.co.uk/

My guest on the podcast this week is someone that has been an inspirational and influential figure within the Sussex Business Community for many years, he is the Managing Director at the Grand Brighton and Richmond Hill Hotels, Andrew Mosley.This is a truly brilliant episode packed with passion, inspiration, insights, humour and a lot more. We take a look back and Andrew's life growing up and how an experience in a restaurant at a young age played with his emotions and ignited a passion in him that led to a lifelong career in hospitality. We discuss what it was like running Brighton's most iconic hotel during the global pandemic, the culture he has helped to create at both the Grand and Richmond hill hotels, as well as sharing a couple of stories about some well known public figures, the Ricky Gervais story is pure gold. The main takeaway though is clear throughout the entire episode and that is Andrew's clear passion and love for hospitality. He is someone from a young age that followed his passion, was focused, genuinely loves what he does and why he has no regrets.Everyone has a story to tell...Watch the episode on YouTube ➡️ https://youtu.be/D9Tl5GNh6YgFind out more about Andrew Mosley click here ➡️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-mosley-41177123/OUR SPONSORSCreative Pod ➡️ https://www.creativepod.uk.com/EMC Corporate Finance ➡️ https://www.emcltd.co.uk/Preston Insurance Brokers ➡️ https://prestoninsurancebrokers.co.uk/Plus X ➡️ https://plusx.space/Produced by H2 Productions ➡️ https://h2productions.co.uk/

In this weeks bonus episode we talk with the amazing Mo Kanjilal. Co-Creator @ Watch This Sp_ce - helping people to walk the talk to create diverse, inclusive teams, she is NED, Trustee, Conference Speaker, podcast host, Writer and Mentor.When we recorded this episode during the 24 hour podcast Mo's energy and enthusiasm was infectious at hour 21. She shares her incredible story from growing up as the only brown family in town in East Anglia to leading global sales teams in a FTSE 250 company, to co-creating Watch This Sp_ce during the global pandemic and its incredible growth over the past three years. We talk about what it means to really create a diverse and inclusive culture and some top tips for companies to consider. What is clear from this conversation though, is as much as we are moving towards a more inclusive society, there is still so far to go. Everyone has a story to tell...Watch the episode on YouTube ➡️ https://youtu.be/0XSTquW2xk8Find out more about Mo Kanjilal click here ➡️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mokanjilal/OUR SPONSORSCreative Pod ➡️ https://www.creativepod.uk.com/EMC Corporate Finance ➡️ https://www.emcltd.co.uk/Preston Insurance Brokers ➡️ https://prestoninsurancebrokers.co.uk/Plus X ➡️ https://plusx.space/Produced by H2 Productions ➡️ https://h2productions.co.uk/