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A culture of kindnessNilema Bhakta-Jones Talks KindnessNilema is the most recent member of the Kantar’s Executive Team and Group General Counsel. Before joining Kantar, Nilema was COO of Farillio, a legal tech platform for SMEs, CEO of Alacrity (a platform business for enterprise), and General Counsel of Ascential plc (250 FTSE). Last year she was named as Cranfield University’s 100 Women to Watch 2020.Nilema also founded the Courageous Leadership Event to empower leaders to find the courageous leader within themselves. The event was set up to fund an education project for disadvantaged girls to continue their education in Zimbabwe run by charity Plan Inte...
2022-01-0939 min
GoFarFast ShowLaunching a top UK podcast | S2 EP5In this episode of the Go Far Fast Show, podcast expert Chris Taylor answers your podcast queries, and talks all about helping businesses tell their story one podcast at a time, from finding the guests, to recording and editing it.
2021-09-0944 min
GoFarFast ShowWhy discomfort is essential for personal growth | S2 EP4In this episode of the Go Far Fast Show, the EcSell Institute's CEO and founder, Bill Eckstrom, talks all about his book 'The Coaching Effect', how coaches and leaders impact the performance of their teams, why stepping outside of your comfort zone is SO important for growth, and his 2017 TED Talk 'Why comfort will ruin your life' which inspired Farillio's founder Merlie to take the leap into entrepreneurship!
2021-07-1542 min
GoFarFast ShowHow to ensure your website meets your customers behaviour and needs | S2 EP3In today's episode of the Go Far Fast Show, product design expert James Keal shares his advice on how to create a brilliant customer buying experience, what we should be doing with our websites to meet customers behaviour needs, and how to get customers to do what you want through on your website!
2021-06-2454 min
2021-06-211h 03
GoFarFast ShowHow to recover from breaking point and smash success | S2 EP1The Go Far Fast Show is back!In episode 1 of season 2, serial entrepreneur Lisa Laing talks all about what to do when business gets tough, how to bounce back, and how to strike a balance between running your business and being a mother!
2021-05-2540 min
Freelance Heroes#55 - Why Freelancing is the Future of WorkHow has the pandemic changed the perception of freelancers? What value do freelancers truly add to the wider business community? How can freelancers get in front of the exciting businesses they truly want to work with, and the right people who work within them? How can freelancers help themselves when it comes to late payments?
These topics and more were discussed at Freelance Heroes Day and this episode is a recording of one of the panel discussions. This episode looks deep into the future of freelancing and its relationship with start-ups and bigger businesses.
2021-05-251h 26
GoFarFast ShowControl Your Time, Your Income and Your Life - how to achieve small business success | S1 EP12In episode 12 of the #GoFarFastShow, Carl Reader (author of Boss It) talks all about entrepreneurship, taking back control, and how to be successful in business!
2021-04-201h 00
GoFarFast ShowHow to rise to social media success and the real pitfalls to avoid | S1 EP11In this episode of the Go Far Fast show, social media whizz Katy Howell from Immediate Future tells us how to navigate different social channels and find the right space for your business. Hear all about follower metrics, trolling, where to put your money, and other great social media tips and tricks!
2021-03-3046 min
GoFarFast ShowWhy your marketing doesn't work, and how to fix it | S1 EP10In this episode of the #GoFarFast Show, we chatted with no-nonsense marketing expert Louis Grenier all about the most effective ways to get your business seen. He answered our burning questions with great advice, from explaining the marketing basics, to sharing his unusual insider tips!
2021-03-1857 min
Ask The ExpertMerlie Calvert recorded live on 23 February 2021Catch our live Ask The Expert with Merlie Calvert to understand why you shouldn't fear change.
Right at the forefront of the small business battle to overcome #Covid19, Merlie is the CEO and founder of Farillio, an award-winning, 3-year old tech startup in the business and legal services sector. Farillio’s mission, which has never been more real or relevant, is to ensure that no small business struggles or fails because they can’t easily access key information and core materials that they need to succeed.
With over 20 years’ experience of business and legal practice, spanning...
2021-03-1229 min
GoFarFast ShowHow to plan, pitch and innovate your business – and the amazing tool to get you there | S1 EP9In this episode of the Go Far Fast Show, Joshua Bicknell from Validate talks all about business planning, building confidence in your idea, and Validate, the one-stop tool for imagining, testing, creating and pitching any business or start-up!
2021-02-2632 min
GoFarFast ShowNailing Financial Freedom: How Blackbullion has turned finance into fun | S1 EP8In this episode of the #GoFarFast show, Vivi Friedgut from Blackbullion talks all about finance for students and real benefits a good financial understanding can have in the world of entrepreneurship and small business!
2021-02-1529 min
GoFarFast ShowHow to be confident and present well to win business | S1 EP7In this episode, we chatted to the Impact Guru herself, Esther Stanhope all about how to speak with confidence and present yourself well on camera. We also got to hear all about her amazing book, 'Goodbye Glossophobia: Banish Your Fear of Public Speaking'.
2020-12-1839 min
GoFarFast ShowWhat it takes to start and succeed in business with Jenna Davies | S1 EP6In this episode, Jenna Davies from Pioneer and Birkbeck Futures chatted to us all about this amazing programme and how it can help entrepreneurs on their business journey. She also answered our burning questions on what it takes to start and succeed in business, how you can go about building a great community and the importance of a solid business plan!
2020-11-1230 min
GoFarFast ShowThe real secrets to startup success AND the best-selling book on it | S1 EP5In this episode, business authors Gayle Mann and Lucy-Rose Walker talk all about their book, the Amazon best seller "Misadventures in Entrepreneuring", and give great words of wisdom on what it takes to succeed as a startup as well as how you overcome obstacles and thrive.
2020-11-0946 min
GoFarFast ShowThe future of banking and fair finance with Kevin Hollinrake MP | S1 EP4 In this episode, hear from Kevin Hollinrake, MP, and chair of the All-party parliamentary group on fair business banking, talk about the future of banking for small businesses, the government schemes and loans available to small business during COVID-19 and what is being done to try to achieve fair finance for the all important SME community.
2020-10-0942 minAsk The ExpertMerlie Calvert recorded live on 16 September 2020Right at the forefront of the small business battle to overcome #Covid19, Merlie Calvert is the CEO and founder of Farillio, an award-winning, 3-year old tech startup in the business and legal services sector. Farillio’s mission, which has never been more real or relevant, is to ensure that no small business struggles or fails because they can’t easily access key information and core materials that they need to succeed.
With over 20 years’ experience of business and legal practice, spanning international law firms, and a wide range of legal and business roles in industries including pharmaceuticals, music...
2020-09-3032 min
GoFarFast ShowEducation's altered forever. How students are leading the change | S1 EP3 In this episode, hear from Zubair Junjunia from Znotes, on how education's altered forever and the ways students are leading the change. See how Znotes has taken the global student population by storm, and the ways Zubair and his team are supporting students in a COVID-19 world, and, most importantly, helping to plug the education gap!
2020-09-2535 min
GoFarFast ShowThe future of retail – tips for retail business owners, online and offline, in 2020 and onwards | S1 EP2In this episode, hear from Chris Brook-Carter, CEO of the retailTRUST, on how the future of retail is looking because of Covid-19's impact, whether offline retail businesses should open online shops too, what support the retailTRUST offers to help the retail sector, how to find out what customers want, whether it's the right time or not to start a new retail business, and much, much more! Massive thank you to National Enterprise Nation for sponsoring the Go Far Fast Show – we're super proud to be supported by such a vital part of the business community. ...
2020-08-2735 min
GoFarFast ShowNeed free support in business planning, cash flow & more? Alex Till on how NEN helps SMEs | S1 EP1Welcome to the first ever episode of the Go Far Fast Show... the small business talk show that gets you places fast! In this video, hear from Alex Till, Chairman of the National Enterprise Network, on how you can get (sometimes free and locally available!) support and advice around getting started in making your business idea a successful, supported business... with support around business planning, cash flow forecasting and lots more. Take a look at how you can get support from the National Enterprise Network here: https://www.nationalenterprisenetwork... 22:44 – Are the government taking wh...
2020-08-2740 minAsk The ExpertMerlie Calvert recorded live on 16 April 2020Join our fully interactive Q&A sessions hosted by a different business expert every day. Pick up valuable tips and advice and discover practical positive steps you can take in the weeks ahead. You ask all the questions — add yours in the comments section of YouTube or Facebook or use the #QBATE hashtag on Twitter.
Right at the forefront of the small business battle to overcome #Covid19, Merlie Calvert is the CEO and founder of Farillio, an award-winning, 3-year old tech startup in the business and legal services sector. Farillio’s mission, which has never been more real...
2020-08-1429 min
#GetSocial - The Connected Leader PodcastGet Social - The Connected Leader Podcast - Nilema Bhakta-Jones COO Farillio, Founder - The Courageous LeaderIn this episode of the Connected Leader Podcast, I'm delighted to interview Nilema Bhakta-Jones, Chief Operating Officer at Farillio, and founder of the highly successful Courageous Leader Event. At Farillio, Nilema's on a mission to smash away barriers to key information and core materials that small businesses need to start, grow, and thrive. Through her Courageous Leadership Event, she's empowering leaders to find the courageous leader within. The event, through a foundation set up in honor of her mother, and working with Plan International UK, supports an education project for adolescent disadvantaged girls in Zimbabwe.
2020-07-0654 minAsk The ExpertMerlie Calvert recorded live on 11 June 2020Join our fully interactive Q&A sessions hosted by a different business expert every day. Pick up valuable tips and advice and discover practical positive steps you can take in the weeks ahead. You ask all the questions — add yours in the comments section of YouTube or Facebook or use the #QBATE hashtag on Twitter.
Right at the forefront of the small business battle to overcome #Covid19, Merlie Calvert is the CEO and founder of Farillio, an award-winning, 3-year old tech startup in the business and legal services sector. Farillio’s mission, which has never been more real...
2020-06-2729 minAsk The ExpertMerlie Calvert recorded live on 5 May 2020Join our fully interactive Q&A sessions hosted by a different business expert every day. Pick up valuable tips and advice and discover practical positive steps you can take in the weeks ahead. You ask all the questions — add yours in the comments section of YouTube or Facebook or use the #QBATE hashtag on Twitter.
Right at the forefront of the small business battle to overcome #Covid19, Merlie Calvert is the CEO and founder of Farillio, an award-winning, 3-year old tech startup in the business and legal services sector. Farillio’s mission, which has never been more real...
2020-06-2728 min
Freelance HeroesEpisode 2 - Merlie Calvert from FarillioIn this episode, Ed chats with Merlie Calvert, Founder and CEO of Farillio - a business that changed the way small businesses do law.
For more information about Farillio, visit https://www.farill.io/ as well as on twitter at @farillio. You can find Merlie on Twitter too at @merlieldc.
You can also get in touch with us via https://freelance-heroes.com/ and #FreelanceHeroes, as well as podcast@freelance-heroes.com
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2020-05-2046 min
Screw It Just DO It with Alex ChisnallBrand Building 'live' in London with Holly Tucker MBE, Vasiliki Petrou, Merlie Calvert & Emily Austen”Don’t take on Big Money. Because the moment you take on big money, it’s like sliding doors. Your world is determined. You’ve turned left and the options of right will never come back to you ever again. And the amount of people who have never asked themselves ‘Where do I want to be when I’m 70’...put your hands up if you’ve answered that question” At our latest London event, we got FOUR amazing brands to tell you how they did it. Hear from entrepreneurs Holly Tucker (notonthehighstreet.com, Holly & Co), Merlie Calvert (Legal Tech Startup...
2019-03-0146 minScrew It Just DO It with Alex ChisnallSolutions for Startups with Farillio's Merlie Calvert"And he pushed me, saying 'Don't be such an idiot', slightly harder than I think he intended...and I fell off my chair. It was one of those moments in time, drunk as I was, but that conversation haunted me. And I kept coming back to 'Yeah, why not? Why can't we get law into a space where there isn't a premium on information and people do understand how everything fits together and can access that really easily. I never set out to replace lawyers. I'm still very proud to be a lawyer myself, and I showcase amazing lawyers...
2019-01-0231 min