I always think the day after World Mental Health Day should be World Mental Health Toolkit Day. Every professional should have one of these in place. Every child should be taught this. Every Brownie group, Every Gardeners Club, Every Banger Racing Meet, Every Croquet club, Every Rugby Club, Every K-pop community, everywhere, everyone. It’s not…
I recently spoke for the Powered Up Networking community in Essex. A very relaxed approach to networking with an element of learning and support for business owners. I do not usually offer free speaking gigs, however this is a community outside BWN INsiders, my own networking and business growth organisation that I network as much…
The secrets to building lifelong relationships that deliver to you and your business. This slide deck accompanies a professional keynote I first delivered for the Institute of Directors October 2025. All speaking engagements are unique and tailored to the audience in the room. I want to ensure you, the organiser and your delegates benefit from…
Business parents here’s 7 ways to grow your business and keep it sustainable, when you are constantly filling the fridge, lose track of the days and pray for the school term to start again so you can get back to making money to pay for the next holiday. It’s not just business mums that take…
It’s amazing how AI is getting people in a tizz on what to write, how to write it, where to put it, how to say it, when to say it, what key words, aaaaa brain ache! Communication is key to helping you grow your business, your profits, your reach and even your team; Communication is…
I experiment with my own networking strategy so I understand business owners’ preferences and emerging trends so I can ensure INsiders* are networking in a way that improves lead generation and new business from their networking activities. So, it’s a real shocker when one of the keys strategies to networking success is rarely employed. And…
Fear attacking success. We give it many names. Publishers and gurus/coaches/speakers (Yes folks like me) will give it many other names too (so they can sell books/courses/coaching) the fact is for most people it won’t present as the traditional fear you know and expect. Fear rarely is that aaaaaaaa I need to run right now…
There is zero need to feel anything different about Christmas day.If you DO FEEL SOMETHING DIFFERENT you’ve clear signs that the outside world impacts on your internal world. Which means anyone and everything can impact on how you feel. Which means that anyone and everything can impact on what you do, and how successful and…
I have rarely used my blog to berate or complain since I believe in sharing solutions and ways to make business better, however it’s been a year of disability unfriendly experiences I don’t want to see anyone else suffer and in my view it is only in raising awareness we can improve – well that…
Okay, slight alteration to the truth here, if you ask Meta, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo to send you a newsletter they will but imagine not promoting the fact you have a newsletter? Imagine your customers having to hunt for an email to sign up to get your offers and news in their inbox? That’s every business…