The MAP Room

In episode 6 of The MAP Room, Stuart Brown is joined by James Ashford, Founder of GoProposal, for the latest conversation in our ‘Difficult Truths’ series, where we discuss the less glamorous areas of business ownership. After selling his business to a FTSE 100 company, James opens up about his experiences after an exit, the pitfalls of the ‘I’ll be happy when’ mindset and the importance of having alignment at home throughout this life changing process.For more information on MAP, visit wearemap.co.uk or follow @WeAreMAP_ on socials

Episode 5 of The MAP Room sees Stuart Brown joined by award-winning author and co-host of The High Performance Podcast, Professor Damian Hughes. In this fascinating discussion, Stuart asks Damian to talk through his “Five STEPS to a Winning Mindset” principles and describes why he believes ambiguity is the enemy of high performance. Also, Damian explains the one characteristic of leadership that inspired the formation of his charity, Coats4Kids.For more information on MAP, visit wearemap.co.uk or follow @WeAreMAP_ on socials

In another ‘Difficult Truths’ episode of The MAP Room, host Stuart Brown is joined by Insolvency Practitioner, Jimmy Fish. This informative discussion opens up the often misunderstood area of business insolvency. We learn the definition of insolvency, discuss the most common cause of insolvency, the errors often made by small business owners and what needs to be addressed in relation to creditors, assets and your conduct as a director.For more information on MAP, visit wearemap.co.uk or follow @WeAreMAP_ on socials

Episode 3 of Series 2 sees host Stuart Brown and Managing Director of MAP, Paul Barnes reflect back on a Digital Roundtable Q&A session in which Stuart presented his framework of ‘Six lessons learned from scale’, and see if any of those lessons have changed or evolved over the years, and which remain constant in our ever changing business environment.For more information on MAP, visit wearemap.co.uk or follow @WeAreMAP_ on socials

Series 2 of the MAP Room continues with host Stuart Brown being joined by Louise Carr of Bexley Beaumont. In this episode, Stuart introduces the first in a theme of ‘Difficult Truths’ with employment tribunals, why it is vitally important to invest in good advice and what can be at stake for organisations when “informality bites”.

The MAP Room returns for Series 2 with host Stuart Brown joined by Adrian Lomas, Founder of Blueleaf and Professional EOS Implementer. In this heartfelt and emotional episode, Adrian and Stuart touch on overcoming the obstacles and challenges of growing a business, taking personal responsibility at the top despite outside factors and the power of rewriting your values.For more information on MAP, visit wearemap.co.uk or follow @WeAreMAP_ on socials

In a special episode of The MAP Room, Paul Barnes and Stuart Brown reflect on some of the most important conversations from Series One.Featuring contributions from Karen Reyburn, Jon Woodall, Adam Downes, Hannah Johnson, Leanne Elliott, Amanda Walls, Daniel Priestly, Simon Landi and Jon Davage.Please follow and subscribe to ensure you don’t miss an episode of Series Two of The MAP Room, returning in October 2023.

Series 1 of The MAP Room closes with host Stuart Brown and Karen Reyburn, owner of PF and author of The Accountant Marketer. In another fascinating episode, we hear why The Profitable Firm unapologetically chooses to operate remotely, how the culture of PF is one of the key drivers behind their success and how years of documenting coaching sessions has led to Karen’s first book, The Accountant Marketer.For more information on MAP, visit wearemap.co.uk or follow @WeAreMAP_ on socials

In episode twelve of The MAP Room, host Stuart Brown welcomes Leanne Elliott, Business Psychologist Co-Founder of Oblong HQ and Host of the Truth, Lies & Workplace Culture Podcast. We hear how businesses find, engage and empower great people, the negative impacts of the Superstar effect and dive into the fascinating psychometrics of entrepreneurship.For more information on MAP, visit wearemap.co.uk or follow @WeAreMAP_ on socials