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Business Mastermind PodcastThe Benefits of Cloud Accounting – with Gavin PrestonOn this episode, Gavin brings to a close what is now Season 1 of The Business Mastermind podcast after more than two years with a solo episode. In this episode, Gavin draws on his background in accountancy and looks at finance and accounting systems in business, specifically how a lot of businesses are doing far too much manual input rather than using the power of cloud accounting which enables quicker, better data, better interpretation and saves man hours.KEY TAKEAWAYSI've found that there's a huge amount of manual inputting around financing; manual inputting of purchase invoices...
2021-07-2621 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastJay Jay, Founder of Ace of Spades Agency, On How To Attract A Following On Social MediaAfter having helped countless clients to establish their own personal brands, and attract huge followings across social media platforms, Jay Jay, the founder of the Ace Of Spades Agency, joins Gavin to tell you why it's so important, and practical ways that you can do it!Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSViews and engagement stats don't tend to disappear. You're always accumulating, however slowly. When you hit a number that turns heads, it follows you across social media.Consistency is the key to building an audience. Don't be pu...
2021-05-1033 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastFounder of Maixter, Alejandra Carreno Garzo on building a platform to bring students and teachers togetherGavin talks to the founder of Maixter, Alejandro Carreno Garzo, about her inspirational and motivational tale of strength, resilience and will power – a journey that brought her back from the brink of defeat to the heights of success through the development and building of a brand new tutoring platform.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSWe must remember to give gratitude and acknowledgement to the people who help us to achieve greatness.Emotion invoke within ourselves through the stories of others are what drive us towards transformation, innovation and prog...
2021-05-0354 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastClaire Dale and Pat Peyton - Authors Of Physical IntelligenceGavin talks to Claire Dale and Pat Peyton, the authors of the incredible new book "Physical Intelligence: Harness your body's untapped intelligence to achieve more, stress less and live more happily", about the book's philosophy, and how you can get the most our of being physically intelligent in your own life.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSHormones and neurotransmitters largely dictate how we think, how we feel, how we speak and how we behave.We can strategically influence the balance of certain key chemicals so that we can ac...
2021-04-2648 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastDefine And Deliver Exceptional Customer Service - with Dr Kelly HenryThis week, Gavin talks with Dr Kelly Henry, a chiropractor who's built up his own string of practices, and who has now published a book on effective customer service strategies, entitled "Define And Deliver Exceptional Customer Service"Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSGreat customer service is the cornerstone of any business, and helps to establish trust, value and a basis for scale.Coaches, consultants and mentors can help us to grow by offering a whole new perspective that we as business owners do not have.Systems and processes al...
2021-04-1940 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastBranden Lark- Marketing and Brand Strategist On How Consultants and Coaches Achieve $10,000 per month In RevenueThis week, Gavin is joined by marketing and brand strategist, Branden Lark, for a look at how consultants and coaches maximise their potential incomes, and the marketing strategies that can dynamically energise your fortunes.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSEffective marketing strategies are built upon looking ahead, not just at the now. We must be thinking many steps ahead at all times.A business's revenue is just another metric used for measuring success. It is the barometer by which we can tell if the plans we put in p...
2021-04-0535 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastJason Richmond CEO and Founder of Ideal Outcomes And Author of Culture Spark On The Importance of Culture and Leadership with Remote TeamsThis week, Gavin talks to Jason Richmond, the CEO and founder of Ideal Outcomes, about why culture is such a vital component of any business's success, and we can best inspire, motivate and collaborate with our teams remotely.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSCreating dynamic cultures and great working environments should be the cornerstone of any company. There is no one-size-fits-all solution. It is an evolving process.No one could have been prepared for the impact of COVID, especially on home working. The companies who have succeeded were t...
2021-03-2933 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastMatthew Yahes - CEO and Founder of Extend Your Team On Hiring Exec-Level Team Members From The PhillipinesGavin talks to Matthew Yahes, the founder of Extend Your Team, and a specialist in the eCommerce space, about the best ways in which you can grow your teams through hiring C-Suite level and executive level team members from around the world, and thereby strengthen and develop your own workforces.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSWe can spur further growth if we are concentrating on the right areas of our business, and by ensuring that our talents are best matched to the tasks at hand.Leveraging the skills an...
2021-03-2245 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastSandy Brown On Mediation - Skills And Tools To Help Reduce Or Remove ConflictThis week, Gavin is joined by Sandy Brown, a mediation trainer, solicitor and speaker, to discuss the ways we can improve our mediation skills, and how to turn what can be an awkward situation, rife with conflict, into a mutually beneficial and friction-free outcome.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSPart of the problems we're seeing in the heightened sensitivity situations where mediation is required, is a lack of tolerance. Make sure you are listening effectively.Listening to the best of our ability involves truly hearing what is said. Th...
2021-03-1548 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastDerick Van Ness On Fundamental Wealth-Building StrategiesIn this episode, Gavin talks to wealth strategist, Derick Van Ness, about the ways in which we can better insure our future resources by strategically basing our todays upon the outcomes of tomorrow.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSMany business owners start with a passion that comes from the heart. But over time, this passion turns into something more transactional, which causes the passion to become a grind.Creating a financial structure around us and our wealth, helps to prevent our futures being decimated by the storms of ca...
2021-03-0834 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastUri Bram, CEO Of The Browser, On Managing Teams Of Remote WorkersWith remote working fast becoming the norm in the new post-COVD world, Gavin talks to Uri Bram, founder of The Browser, about the ways in which he has successfully managed teams around the world, and how we can make the most of our people from afar.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSEnsuring our teams know their separate areas of work, and structuring our workflows around this, is essential to provide a fluid stream of productivity.We need to account for the lack of nuance in communication that can oc...
2021-03-0121 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastJames Sinclair, CEO Of Partyman Group, On Scaling Your Business In A PandemicThe pandemic has thrown many challenges up in the world of business, but it has also provided opportunities, including chances to scale. In this week's show, Gavin talks to one of businesses true entrepreneurs, James Sinclair, the mastermind behind Partyman, about how he not just survived during lockdown, but has thrived!Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSWe can effectively shore up assets throughout the life of our business concerns, by making sure we invest in safe harbours, such as property.We should be constantly operating four companies:The c...
2021-02-2249 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastUsing Inner Wealth Work To Unlock Your Potential - with Rose RadfordThis week, Gavin talks to powerhouse business coach, strategist and speaker, Rose Radford, about developing the entrepreneurial potential in people by using "inner wealth work", focussing specifically upon female entrepreneurs and businesses.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSBe less emotion-driven. Gather and look at data as though you are a CEO, even if you only have a six-figure business.Conversations about money should not be a taboo thing. If we brought this dialogue out into the open, we could do wonders for the equality issues in business.We m...
2021-02-1538 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastFinding The Passion To Change The World - with Reece BrownThis week's guest is independent wealth manager, Reece Brown, one of the most dynamic up-and-coming business minds in the country, about the importance of fuelling the fire beneath your passions, and how you can follow your dreams all the way to success.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSMany in the entrepreneurial space have grown up in defiance of the pigeon-hole that society has put them in. It is the drive to break these boundaries that fuels their rise to success.Friends are the ones who stand by us, e...
2021-02-0830 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! - Quarterly Strategic And Action PlanningToday Gavin talks about planning! It will have been something you have been surrounded by the past few weeks. But, if you haven't quite got started yet or want to revisit it and want a strategic, process-lead way to plan then listen in to todays episode of Hey Presto for some great tips and ideas from Gavin!Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod VALUABLE RESOURCESThe Business Mastermind Podcast Get your copy of Survive And Thrive NOW at https://www.surviveandthrive.ccKeep Your Boat Afloat - h...
2021-01-2113 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! Re-Activitating Drive And Motivation, Keeping Employees EngagedVALUABLE RESOURCESSign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod The Business Mastermind Podcast Get your copy of Survive And Thrive NOW at https://www.surviveandthrive.ccKeep Your Boat Afloat - https://www.survivetothrive.biz/keep-afloatgavin@gavinpreston.com ABOUT THE HOSTGavin PrestonGavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and high-performance Coach. He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their busine...
2021-01-1408 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto - Happy New Year - Refocus New Tiers and Fears into a New Gear for your businessWith a new year come new challenges. In this week's Hey Presto, Gavin talks you through why now is the right time to focus on the positives, and switch up gears to face those challenges down, and get 2021 off to a flying start!Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSBeginning the new year in lockdown provides not just a business challenge, but a mental one, too. Finding the right mind-set is everything.Disconnecting and unplugging is a smart way to give ourselves that sense of refresh and recharge that we...
2021-01-0716 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastApril Shprintz On Energising Your Mind-Set For The Challenges And Opportunities In 2021As we look forward to the year ahead, and the possibilities and opportunities that come with it, Gavin opens 2021's account by talking to business accelerator, best-selling author and creator of The Generosity Culture, April Shprintz, about the simple steps you can take on a daily basis in order to refine and hone your mind-set and give you an energised advantage over the challenges ahead.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSThe great success stories in business are all subscribed to some form of generosity. By helping others to at...
2020-12-3138 minBusiness Mastermind Podcast4 Steps To Tap Into Your Own Creative Intelligence - with Vineet BhartiaEverything we require in order to succeed is already within us, and yet we often look externally for our sources of success. In this week's show, Gavin talks to Vineet Bhartia, founder of the Natural Business Groupabout the ways in which we can tap into our own innate creative intelligence, and by doing so improve and energise our own path through business.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSWe all seek validation, but many seek it externally. The most important and valuable validation comes from within.T...
2020-12-1050 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastParker Stevenson, Co-Founder Of Evolved Finance, On How He Helped Online Course Creators To Turn 2020 Into Their Biggest YearThis time, Gavin talks to Parker Stevenson about how he came to found Evolved Finance, in order to help online creators to better keep their books. The idea has helped some of the largest names in the world of course creation and online education to make 2020 the biggest year yet, despite forecasts saying otherwise.Listen in and find out how he achieved this!Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYS2020 saw a remarkable uptick in online teaching due to the fact that many people were at home, and c...
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Business Mastermind PodcastMatt Barnett - Founder Of Bonjoro - On How Video Improves Prospect And Customer Response RateUsing their video email tool, Bonjoro, founded by Matt Barnett, managed to triple response rates overnight! In this week's show, Matt joins Gavin to talk about the incredible power of video as a tool to engage prospective customers, as well as how to create "superfans" from customers, how to use video as an automated process, and how you can significantly increase your conversion rates now.
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Bonjoro is designed to target certain leads at certain times depending on their geography and on the content b...
2020-11-3035 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! Go For Growth or Hold Steady in Order to Look After Burnt Out Employees?The prospect of 2021 throws up an interesting question: should we push for growth, or should we moderate our expectations? In this special edition of 'Hey Presto', Gavin answers this very timely question.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSBusiness is like nature. We are either growing, or we are decaying and shrinking. Growth is the optimal state for any business at all times. Now is the time for growth and to take advantage of opportunity.In the wake of COVID restrictions, and as we move into a post-vaccine future, b...
2020-11-2610 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastMike Maynard on Marketing Numbers, Content and Growth through AcquisitionGavin is joined by PR and marketing specialist, Mike Maynard, the Managing Director/CEO of the Napier agency, and host of the Marketing B2B Technology Podcast.Mike discusses the ways in which the needle has shifted dramatically for marketing in the wake of lockdown, and how this has allowed for sales specialists to focus in narrowly upon tighter demographics.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSSince lockdown, marketing has become far more of a front-end component in sales, enabling a greater ability to target specific niche c...
2020-11-2339 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! Don't Let People Put You In A CornerAre you associating with the people who nourish your development?That's the question at the heart of this week's 'Hey Presto', where Gavin discusses the impact of external negativity upon our internal self-belief, and why it might be time to move on if you're not being appreciated.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSWhen others project their negativity upon us, it can have the effect of forcing upon us a mask or different version of the person we know we are.If you find yourself being under a...
2020-11-1911 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastAre You Preparing Your Business For Your Endgame?Are you keeping your business on course for your ultimate objective? Are you on track for the exit you've planned, the sale you hope to achieve, or for the management team to take over so that you can free up your time?In this week's Hey Presto, Gavin gives you some ideas and pointers about the things you should be focussing upon if you want to stay on course towards your endgame.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSThe general areas of error that many businesses suffer f...
2020-11-1209 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto - Three Things That You Can Do To Improve Your AdaptabilityA welcome return this week to the ‘Hey Presto!' mini-series, in which Gavin delivers a more personalised solo experience every week, designed to energise and improve your business acumen!In this week's edition, Gavin discusses three instant changes you can make in order to improve the adaptability of your business, a much-needed skill in the current business climate, where those who adapt quickly are finding their business interests thriving.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSWe are approaching the fastest and deepest technological disruption in history. We...
2020-11-0515 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastMatt Bird, The Founder Of The Shirt Society, On The Value Of Identifying Your Ideal CustomerGavin talks to entrepreneur and founder of revolutionary new service, The Shirt Society, a subscription-based fashion brand for men that aims to put the power back into customer's hands by allowing them a greater sense of control and freedom over their choices.Matt discusses the journey of his brand, including the marketing experiments that saw a boom in his success, and the importance of identifying your ideal customer.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSLaunching a brand is a case of experimentation, in which we release a r...
2020-10-2930 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastBryan Clayton On Growing And Scaling Ideas And Skills From Scratch Into A Multimillion Dollar ConcernSolutions require innovation. In this week's show, Gavin talks to entrepreneur, Bryan Clayton, the founder of GreenPal, an exciting solution-based operation being described as “The Uber Of Lawns”, and dedicated to connecting homeowners with local lawn care services.Bryan talks about growing, scaling, bootstrapping businesses, switching between marketplaces, and how best to prepare your business for a potential sale and exit.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSIdeas require ingenuity, but implementation sometimes requires skills outside of our remit. Teach yourself the skills you need to get movin...
2020-10-2641 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastBuy, Build And Sell - Adrian Knight Who Has Completed 6 Acquisitions In The 12 Months Since Completing The Harbour Club Training In the latest edition of Buy And Build, a series of conversations with experts in acquisitions, deal-making and investment, Gavin talks to Adrian Knight, the founder of Knight Franchises, who having recently completed the incredible Harbour Club training programme, has used the knowledge to make six acquisitions in the space of single year!Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSReflection after the intense training is essential. You must find time to work through what you have learned and verbalise it for yourself in order to get the bes...
2020-10-2135 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastGet Your Marketing Strategy Ready For 2021 - with Ana RaynesGavin is joined by entrepreneur and digital marketing expert, Ana Raynes, the founder of Simplified Impact, specialists in growth marketing strategies that drive digital traffic and sales. Ana discusses the ways in which you can get your business marketing strategies in order for 2021, the areas in which you should be focussing, and why now is the right time to get moving!Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSThe companies who have maintained sales during 2020 are the ones who did not panic externally, kept marketing strategies in place, and held on...
2020-10-1927 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastSelling On Amazon - Michael Begg On How You Can Optimise Your Listing For Prime Day, and How To Get The Best From Your Ad Spend Gavin's guest this time is Michael Begg, a specialist in working with business owners in the eCommerce space. Michael discusses the best ways in which you can optimise your Amazon Prime Day listing, and take advantage of the benefits that eCommerce sales such as this can bring.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSMany see eCommerce sales as a quick way to make money, but Amazon provides an engaging, empowering platform for businesses to grow their brands.Using foreign manufacturers for goods is wise as costs can be...
2020-10-1532 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastScale Your Business By Harnessing The Power Of Marketing - with Kevin UrrutiaGavin is joined by entrepreneur and scale-up expert, Kevin Urrutia, the founder of Voy Media, a specialist in helping businesses to grow their revenue stream through creative digital marketing based around speaking “fluent internet”.Kevin discusses the ways in which the business landscape has changed, and how he grew and scaled his business into a multi-million dollar revenue concern.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSIn the nascent days of the internet, many businesses discounted the value of SEO. Kevin was able to be more forward-thinking, harnessing its po...
2020-10-1237 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastJennifer Goldman On Increasing Productivity Through Integrating, Delegating, Eliminating, Outsourcing And Staff RecalibrationThis time, Gavin talks to business consultant, Jennifer Goldman of Jennifer Goldman Consulting, about the ways in which we can positively transform our organisations, by using her IDEOS system, essentialism and how it can increase workflow, and the benefits of staff recalibration.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSLeaders can follow the quantitative signs, and their gut instincts, when deciding to engage in business transformation. The gut instincts often come first, and manifest themselves in unhappiness and fatigue among the team.Taking a step back and looking at the th...
2020-10-0838 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastDaniel Mangena On Deliberate Creation And Why You Should Stop MeditatingIn order to achieve success, we must focus on not just the outer game, but the inner game. In this episode, Gavin talks to Daniel Mangena, a transformational life coach, speaker and author, about how to embody mindfulness, spirituality, and why it might be time to stop meditating and start taking action!Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSIt is not enough to simply visualise success. We must, at some point, connect the spiritual to the physical in order to achieve any growth or success. We must take responsibility fo...
2020-10-0539 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastSelling With Noble Purpose - with Lisa McLeodGavin talks to author, advisor, consultant and speaker, Lisa McLeod, about her book, 'Selling With Noble Purpose', and the philosophy behind it, designed to accelerate revenue growth, increase competitive differentiation, and ignite emotional engagement.Lisa discusses the importance of sales teams having a “North Star” to guide them, why it's crucial to not just make a difference, but make a different difference from your competitors, as well as some invaluable parenting tips...Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSConversations about how we can better serve the customer, and h...
2020-10-0146 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastRachel Martin On Using Instagram To Grow Her Accountancy PracticeInstagram isn't perhaps the natural place to grow the reputation and reach of an accountancy business, but Gavin's guest today, Rachel Martin, did just that through creative thinking and innovative strategies. In this episode, Rachel talks about using Instagram to grow your brand and company, as well as the importance of female visibility in business, and the impact of the global pandemic has had upon operations.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSOne in three entrepreneurs are female, and in the last twelve months, females made up 60% of...
2020-09-2442 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastBuy And Build - There's More Than One Way To Acquire A Business - with Carl AllenGavin continues with a new mini-series, entitled Buy And Build, where each time, he'll be talking to experts in acquisitions, deal-making and investment, on the subject of why now might be the best time to grow and scale your business through acquisition.This time, Gavin talks to master deal-maker and founder of the Dealmaker Wealth Society, Carl Allen, about the many creative strategies that can allow you to acquire a business, beginning with finding motivated sellers, and developing a relationship that may open new opportunities for acquisition.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod
2020-09-2347 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastFounder of Ride Sharing business for women, SAFR, Syed GilaniIn this episode, we're fusing purpose, economics, strategy and gender equality in the company of Syed Gilani, the CEO and president of Safr, a new ride-sharing service designed to provide safe transportation and job opportunities for women everywhere.Syed discusses his vision, the importance of equality, and how we should all be endeavouring to turn neighbourhoods into sisterhoods.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSWomen are marginalised in society, in terms of wage disparity, opportunities, and wealth distribution. This a global situation, and must be addressed on a...
2020-09-2141 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastRaising Awareness Of Mental Health Issues In The Workplace - with David CainIn this very special episode, Gavin talks to David Cain, the founder of Automotive Minds, and a man who has himself struggled with mental health issues over the course of many years, about how mental deterioration can affect your workplace life, how you can find the courage to speak up about it, and the steps that we can take to create awareness and mindfulness about this crucial subject.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSPeople suffering with mental health issues often create a mask to hide behind. They can p...
2020-09-1744 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastMatt Clark: How to Get 3 to 5 Qualified Leads Per Day From LinkedInWould you like to get three to five highly qualified leads every day? In this edition, Gavin talks to Matt Clark, a LinkedIn expert, about his incredible eight-step ‘Rainmaker' system, designed to allow you to get quality leads from LinkedIn every single day!Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSEverything is about people. They are at the root of every idea, product, concept or business. By remembering that we are able to instantly realign to the factors that drive success.By creating a more focussed approach to Lin...
2020-09-1441 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastCoaching Call With South African Entrepreneur Anele PasiweIt's a special episode this time, as Gavin is in conversation with young South African entrepreneur, Anele Pasiwe, a passionate student of business and life, with a valuable set of life lessons already beneath his belt.Anele and Gavin discuss the power of mindset, instinct, coaching, and opportunity by means of a unique coaching call in which Gavin helps Anele to realise where his true business focus lies.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSThrough any period of adversity or challenge, there is always opportunity. What we n...
2020-09-1041 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastCarl Pate on His Journey of Leading a Multi-Million Pound Turnaround And The 5 Pillars of Personal ProductivityGavin talks to productivity expert, finance professional and turnaround mastermind, Carl Pate, about his journey of leading a multi-million pound turnaround, and how his ground-breaking ‘5 Pillars of Personal Productivity' have helped him along the way!Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSThe keys to personal productivity are:Energy - Giving ourselves the energy and drive we need through physical wellbeingFocus - Creating a laser focus that creates incredible powerSystem - The effective management of all these thingsThe Five Pillars Of Productivity are built upon Habit, Alignment, Balance, Integration, Tracking.Con...
2020-09-0742 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastChris Marco Flores About His Book 'The Weight is Over' And How to Turn Health And Fitness From a Chore Into a Way of LifeGavin is joined by Chris Marco Flores, author of “The Weight Is Over”, a fascinating new book designed to help those in search of wellbeing and physical health, by turning health and fitness into not a chore, but a way of life.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSDeveloping the resilience and the will to succeed allows us to power through any challenge. We may not excel, but we will overcome.Fitness and health requires work. We must do battle with our physicality and our brain. It's a tough task...
2020-09-0330 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHow to Improve Your Health, Fitness and Sleep. Practical and Down to Earth Tips from Ashley BishopBy taking care of your physical self, you can greatly enhance your mental abilities. But how can you dynamically improve the qualities that can make a true difference to the way you perform?In this episode, Gavin talks to Ashley Bishop about five key ways in which you can positively impact your mental wellbeing, your business and your family life.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSCreating a high-functioning business takes work and sacrifice, but when we begin to see the fruits of those labours, we can f...
2020-09-0229 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastPete Schaub on Leading Teams in Different Cultures And Bringing Humanity to The Corporate WorldPete Schaub's mission is to bring back the human factor to the corporate world, and through extensive experience leading teams globally, he is achieving it.Pete joins Gavin to share his experience leading teams in India, China, US and Europe and why vulnerability and humanity should be the cornerstones of the corporate business world.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSLeadership should always require an emotional element. It helps to humanise and to provide empathy to even the toughest situations and negotiations.A business career is a j...
2020-08-3135 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastJeff Chastain on The Entrepreneur Operating System ( EOS)Jeff Chastain talks about the Entrepreneur Operating System (EOS), why your business needs Vision, Traction and Health and why these are ever more important right now!Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSWithout the foundations in place, any new measures will only seek to amplify issues that have perhaps gone unnoticed.Sometimes it's not about looking for revolutionary ideas, but searching out there for the tried and proven methods of developing and improving.EOS is a very basic set of tools and processes that look at vision, traction and h...
2020-08-2742 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastEric Zuley on Getting Your Message Out to Millions And His New Book "The Influencer Effect"Nobody knows more about reaching people than Eric Zuley. As one of the world's biggest social media influencers, as well as a man internationally recognised as one of the foremost talents at matching business and celebrities to success, Eric has achieved global renown, multiple awards, and a proven track record of success.Eric joins Gavin today to discuss his new book, “The Influence Effect”, and how its revolutionary system, known as the eZWay, can help you to get your message out to the masses!Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY T...
2020-08-2636 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastTom Libelt on Insight Marketing, marketing courses online and protecting 4 thinking hours per day!Gavin's guest today is Tom Libelt, the CEO of Smart Brand Marketing, the publisher of over 5,000 books for Kindle, the brains behind We Market Online Courses.com, and a true journeyman when it comes to the world of business and entrepreneurship.Tom joins the podcast today to discuss the power of online development, and why everyone should be setting aside four hours each day to engage in empowering thought.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSPartnerships are like a marriage. Be very careful when you enter into o...
2020-08-2442 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastRe-Engaging With Teams and Energising Trust – with Caspar CravenCaspar Craven, author of 'Be More Human: Rethinking The Rules of High Performance Teamwork' shares how to re-engage employees after furlough, how to lead through uncertainty and why building trust is more important than ever.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSOne we have a clear vision and goal of where we wish to get as a team, you will find a way or you will make a way. If the purpose is strong enough, you'll get there.If you do not have trust, then you do not have a...
2020-08-2045 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastChris Lowe On Transforming The Performance Of Your Sales Team WIthout HelpChris Lowe has run a national team for many years, and along the way has gained a wealth of experience in areas such as how to get the best from your team and how to better improve the customer experience for clients.In this week's show, Chris shares the three things that you can do to bring your post-furloughed sales team back up to speed, and improve their performance!Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSThe first exercise must be to look at the team itself and at...
2020-08-1938 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastLifetime Cash Planning - with Tristan HarteyGavin talks to Tristan Hartey, the managing director of Hartey Wealth Management, who explains why we need Lifetime Cash Planning, and why the assumption that your business will provide your retirement income may well be flawed.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSHartey Wealth Management has been founded upon the principles of offering each client a personalised experience, and has endeavoured to imbue its offerings with the culture and core values it has nurtured since its inception.Setting aside cash for retirement should always be begun as early in l...
2020-08-1337 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastDesigning Your Visual Brand Strategy - with Susan Hamilton-MeierGavin talks to brand strategist and visual artist, Susan Hamilton-Meier, about the most effective ways to shape your business strategy and brand through a more artistic approach in these ever-changing times.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSWe must put ourselves into a more creative mindset when thinking about our message and strategy. It's something that's often missing from the more corporate environments, and yet can make a huge, impactful difference.We cannot influence the fortunes of the world at the moment. We can only respond to the things w...
2020-08-1234 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastWho Your Ideal Customer Is, And How To Reach Them - with Zuzana DobroZuzana Dobro is a specialist in helping businesses define and reach their ideal customers. In this week's impactful conversation, Zuzana discusses her business journey, and talks about why many businesses need to first focus on who, rather than how!Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSCreating a business and giving it shape and purpose, is much the same as creating a drawing from scratch. We design and consider each stroke of the pencil.Far too many businesses focus on strategies and action plans, without knowing who they are aiming t...
2020-08-1045 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastGavin Preston on Why Motivating People to Succeed Isn't Enough, You Need to Introduce The Strategies And Capability in Their Business For GrowthAs part of his virtual book tour, Gavin made an appearance on the Optimise Me Now podcast. It's a rare, insightful discussion that gives Gavin the spotlight for once, allowing him to talk at length about the many challenges facing businesses today.Motivating people might not be enough to turn the tides of your business fortunes in a post-COVID world. Strategies and capabilities should be at the heart of any business plan, going forward, and in this very special show, Gavin talks you through why and how!Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod
2020-08-061h 06Business Mastermind PodcastMia Hewitt on Breaking Through Your Own Glass Ceiling And Imposter SyndromeMaster business coach and trauma specialist, Mia Hewett, shares how her own journey of discovery, and spending $500,000 on coaching, enabled her to eventually discover how to get out of her own way and let go of the things that were holding her back.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSAwareness is an incredible thing to have, but it does not always provide the solution. Most of us know what's wrong, but we don't know how to take action.We are not born with insecurities or complexes. We develop behaviours i...
2020-08-0551 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastNeil How on His Book Run Fast; The Definitive Guide to Accelerating Technology Projects'This week, Gavin talks to Neil How, the author of ‘Run Fast: The Definitive Guide To Accelerating Technology Projects' about the best ways of improving systems, processes, and subsequently the value of your business.It's an insightful, dynamic conversation covering everything from remote working and increasing engagement, to value engineering and super-charging the storm experience.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-podKEY TAKEAWAYSChange is often over complicated. If we see it as a fundamental desire to make something better, incrementally, it will positively affect your entire outlook on change.Business is...
2020-08-0336 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastSurvive And Thrive - Paul Avins On Creating High Performance TeamsTo celebrate the launch of ’Survive And Thrive: How To Secure, Scale, And Succeed In Business’, Gavin presents a very special mini-series to help you get the most out of this incredible new work.
This time, Gavin talks to business coach and growth expert, Paul Avins, who discusses how adapting individual’s roles so as to give flow to their time, can positively increase their contribution and value to the team.
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2020-07-3145 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastSurvive And Thrive - How To Secure, Scale And Succeed In BusinessIn this very special launch day edition of the series, Gavin discusses the reasons behind the writing of the book, who it's aimed at, and how it can help to navigate business owners through periods of uncertainty and back into a thriving state!Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-podKEY TAKEAWAYSGavin's desire to help others survive and thrive in business was born out of a background of financial uncertainty, and how that can affect the time spent with the ones we love most.Managing the basics in business, such as cashflow, are...
2020-07-3021 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastSurvive And Thrive - James Lavers On How We Can Improve The Way We Connect And Move People Through A Camera LensIn the run-up the launch of 'Survive And Thrive: How To Secure, Scale, And Succeed In Business', Gavin presents a very special mini-series to help you get the most out of this incredible new work.In the second edition of the series, Gavin talks to communications specialist and coach, James Lavers, about the three crucial ways in which we can dynamically improve our engagement and web presence in the new world of Zoom networking and conferencing!Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-podKEY TAKEAWAYSThe way we communicate and sell through...
2020-07-2947 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastSurvive And Thrive - Gavin Interviewed By James Burtt On His Journey Into Coaching And Helping Businesses To GrowIn the run-up the launch of 'Survive And Thrive: How To Secure, Scale, And Succeed In Business', Gavin presents a very special mini-series to help you get the most out of this incredible new work.In this first edition, Gavin himself is in the hot seat, as he's interviewed by ‘Build The Brand' host, James Burtt, on his journey in business so far, the lessons and learnings he's used to help other businesses to grow and scale, and the story behind the book itself.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-podKEY TAKEAWAYS...
2020-07-2853 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastJulie Barber Talks About Her New Book "'Investor Ready" & How to Make Your Business 'Investor Ready'This week, Gavin speaks to Julie Barber, the author of ‘Investor Ready', a guide for start-ups, designed to help them attract more investor interest.Julie discusses the reasons behind the book, the common mistakes that people make when seeking investment, and how to best appeal to investors when your time comes.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-podKEY TAKEAWAYSThe biggest mistake that people make when seeking investment, is the lack of outer perspective they have on their own company. We need to see our business through an investor's eyes, not ou...
2020-07-2033 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! 4 Steps to Increasing The Adaptability of Your BusinessABOUT THE HOSTGavin PrestonGavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and high-performance Coach. He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives and employees in blue-chip corporates over the last 20 years.Gavin's energetic, insightful and yet down to earth and practical talks, workshops and coaching is in demand with h...
2020-07-1612 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastPaxton Gray, CEO of 9th Floor on Attaining & Retaining Top Talent and How You Can Optimise Your Conversion on Digital Marketing Campaigns (with some effective data analaysis)Paxton Gray is the CEO of 97th Floor, an award-winning software and digital marketing agency, with clients such as Discover, Celebrity Cruises and Salesforce. Paxton joins Gavin today to discuss his incredible business journey, and to give his invaluable insights into how best to attract, recruit and make the most of new talent, as well as the best ways in which you can optimise conversions on digital marketing campaigns using effective data analysis.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-podKEY TAKEAWAYSServing the customer and adding value to their experience is n...
2020-07-1356 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastFinancial Fitness Coach Tracey Bissett on Cashflow Management, Underpricing & Self WorthGavin is joined by Bissett FInancial Fitness founder, Tracy Bissett, to discuss managing your business cash-flow and finances as we move out of lockdown and towards the future. Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSBusiness owners who ignore the numbers and hope for the best are essentially putting their heads in the sand. Accountability and responsibility are of paramount importance.Planning for cash-flow has never been more important. COVID has demonstrated that businesses cannot survive without reserves to draw upon.There's nothing wrong with taking advantage of go...
2020-06-2235 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastDavid Horne. Preparing Your Business For an L Shaped RecessionDavid Horne is one of the most experienced people in the world when it comes to raising debt funding for businesses, having raised over £100 million through equity funding.David joins Gavin today to discuss the very real prospect of an L-shaped recession, and how you can successfully navigate your business through what may prove to be choppy waters ahead.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-podKEY TAKEAWAYSWe're dealing with two issues, moving into this likely global recession: an existential issue in terms of the virus's effects on humanity, and the f...
2020-06-0839 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! The Mental Toll of LockdownGavin explores research into the mental toll of quarantine and lock down and predictions of a wave of absenteeism and burnout and suggests steps you can take to counteract this amongst your team.
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2020-06-0516 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastJennifer Peak of Peak Advisory on Growing Your Business Through AcquisitionThis week, Gavin discusses the technique of developing and strengthening businesses through mergers and acquisitions, from one of the most experienced people in the world in this field, Jennifer Peek of Peek Advisory.Jennifer talks about the importance of having impartial guidance through the acquisition process, and why now may be the ideal time to begin thinking about mergers in your own company.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-podKEY TAKEAWAYSBusiness owners in the twilight of their business life, may well be looking at the post-COVID world, and wondering whether...
2020-06-0138 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! Courage. 10 Things You Can do to Increase Your CourageAt a time when so many people are fearful, Gavin presents a very timely conversation about building courage. As leaders of people and teams in business, we are often faced with moments that call for us to be brave. But how can we make sure we always have the courage to summon that bravery?In this week's show, Gavin offers ten practical ways to keep that courage alive and present in your business life!Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-podKEY TAKEAWAYSThe act of naming fears and anxieties, means that...
2020-05-2919 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastKeep Your Boat Afloat: Re-Engaging Team Members as They Return to Work With Adam CoxAdam Cox is a PR expert, and specialist in using hypnotherapy to help people improve themselves, and to overcome phobias and mental blocks. Adam joins Gavin to talk about what business owners and leaders can do to re-engage and re-onboard workers as they return to work, and how they can help shift focus from anxiety and fear, to a brighter and more positive future.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-podKEY TAKEAWAYSAs human beings, we do not cope well with change, especially on the scale of the COVID lockdown. Also, m...
2020-05-2537 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! Refocus on Where You Are Heading & Change The NarrativeAs we begin to move out of lockdown, and people start to return to work, we need to be aware of how they're feeling, and how we can do our part in making the transition as simple as possible.One of the ways we can do this, is by providing a clear narrative about how the business will look in the short and long term, and so give clarity around our collective mission. In this week's show, Gavin talks you through the best ways focus on where we're heading next, and how to communicate that message.
2020-05-2212 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastDigital Marketing & Paid Ads on Social With Naira Perez of Springhill Digital, Portland OregonEffective advertising on social media has become an artform in itself. Many believe that simply clicking and spending is enough to make their business visible on social channels, but as today's guest, digital marketing expert Naira Perez from Springhill Digital discusses, there's far more to it.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-podKEY TAKEAWAYSDigital marketing has made instant analysis possible. We are now able to receive immediate feedback about who are customers are, and why they have engaged with us.Part of our professional lives must always be spent in keeping abreast...
2020-05-1547 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastThe Game Changers Summit With Adam StrongIn a remarkably brief period of time, Adam Strong came up with the idea for The Game Changers Summit, and within weeks had turned that idea into a reality.Since then it has grown to include thirty of the most respected and admired speakers in the world, who will all be taking to the virtual stage in May to discourse in their own expert ways upon subjects such as finance, health, wellbeing, marketing and property.In this week's show, Gavin talks to Adam about how the summit came into being, and the many treasures in...
2020-05-1135 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastKeep Your Boat Afloat: Beyond Lock Down, How You Can be Preparing Your Business & Your Teams With Chris PatonGavin talks to speaker and Managing Director, Chris Paton, a former Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Marines, about the things we can be doing right now, in order to prepare ourselves for life after lockdown.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-podKEY TAKEAWAYSNo matter what profession we're in, everyone's routine has been completely disrupted in this unprecedented moment. Day one of “normality” will feel completely alien to most people.Stress levels are on the rise due to people worrying about what might take place, when in reality we can only control the thin...
2020-05-0443 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastKeep Your Boat Afloat: Communicating to Stakeholders in COVID 19 TimesIn this week's show, Gavin discusses the most effective ways in which you can engage with stakeholders across five different categories: customers, suppliers, team members, funders and bankers.During COVID-19 times, it's even more vital to keep lines of communication open, but also to ensure that we treat each different channel in its own unique way. In today's show, Gavin walks you through the best ways of maintaining your key stakeholder groups.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-podKEY TAKEAWAYSCommunication now should be front-loaded with care, compassion and empathy. It...
2020-05-0130 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastKeep Your Boat Afloat: Supporting CEOs & MDs Through Challenging Times With Lily ShippenThe COVID-19 outbreak has caused uncertainty across the world, especially in the economic sector, where jobs are being nervously propped up by companies who have no idea when life will return to normal. But as Gavin and his special co-host, recruitment expert Lily Shippen discuss this week, it's equally as important to consider the wellbeing of CEOs and MDs at this time, who are facing equal, if not greater levels of uncertainty.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-podKEY TAKEAWAYSIt's important to consider CEOs and MDs when it comes to e...
2020-04-2743 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! Emerging Strategic TrendsFor this very special 100th episode, Gavin shares some emerging strategic trends, and aligns them to the six steps of his revolutionary business growth model, The Strategy Compass.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-podKEY TAKEAWAYSMore so than ever now, our ability to shift from survive to thrive using mindset is critical. Stepping outside of our present and looking towards the future will be the skill that makes the true difference going forward.Growth of community-focussed efforts within business are on the rise. The companies who energise their altruistic activities will benefit...
2020-04-2421 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastKeep Your Boat Afloat in COVID19 Times: Hey Presto! Start Planning Your Re-BootOne of the most important ways in which you can move past the grief cycle of COVID-19's impact on society, and focus on the bounce-back that's on the way.A powerful part of this process is to begin work on your business reboot now. Start planning for the positive future ahead, and use the lessons we've learned to come back brighter. And Gavin's here to tell you exactly where to start.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-podKEY TAKEAWAYSReviewing the many lessons learned through the quarantine's impact will be...
2020-04-1012 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastKeep Your Boat Afloat in COVID -19 Times: Gavin Preston interviewed by Lee Houghton for the Business Problems Solved PodcastGavin is interviewed by Lee Houghton, creator of The Business Problems Solved Podcast!In this time where for many small businesses it's all about survival, they discuss the ways this can be achieved successfully with Gavin's ‘Keep Your Boat Afloat – A Business Survival Guide for COVID19 Times'We are all in a period of enforced change and the most important thing for any business is to be able to make it to the other side.There is great content and practical advice in this episode listen in and find out how to survive and...
2020-04-0641 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! Time Tactics That WorkExtracts from Gavin's Kindle Book, Time Tactics That Work 107 Ways to Get More Donehttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Tactics-That-Work-Ways-ebook/dp/B00JUJHASCABOUT THE HOSTGavin PrestonGavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer andhigh-performance Coach. He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives a...
2020-03-1308 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! How Engaged Are Your Team?VALUABLE RESOURCESThe Business Mastermind PodcastSign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-podABOUT THE HOSTGavin PrestonGavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer andhigh-performance Coach. He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives and employees in blue-chip corporates over the l...
2020-01-2410 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! Fixed of Growth MindsetGavin draws from the work of Mathew Syed in his book Black Box Thinking and explores whether you have a culture of learning and growth in your business.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-podVALUABLE RESOURCESThe Business Mastermind Podcast ABOUT THE HOSTGavin PrestonGavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer andhigh-performance Coach. He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their bu...
2020-01-1711 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! Give Yourself Credit For 2019Happy New Year! As we launch into a New Year and a new decade, have you stopped to admire the view of what you achieved in 2019? Even if 2019 didn't give you the journey you hoped for, Gavin encourages you to give yourself a pat on the back for what you did achieve. VALUABLE RESOURCES The Business Mastermind Podcast Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod ABOUT THE HOST Gavin Preston Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and high...
2020-01-0311 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! Build One Bridge FirstGavin shares more insights from the mastermind with Roland Frasier and Ryan Deiss including what you need to do to get people to successful refer your business and what all businesses become at scale and advice on how to avoid shiny object syndrome. VALUABLE RESOURCES The Business Mastermind Podcast ABOUT THE HOST Gavin Preston Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and high-performance Coach. He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accele...
2019-12-2712 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! The 5 Entrepreneurial PlateausGavin shares The 5 Entrepreneurial Plateaus and the three things you need to put in place in your business for predictable growth. Both are insights from the recent Scaleable Mastermind Gavin was part of with Roland Frasier and Ryan Deiss VALUABLE RESOURCES The Business Mastermind Podcast ABOUT THE HOST Gavin Preston Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and high-performance Coach. He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their b...
2019-12-2013 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! How to Have a Productive December in Your BusinessIn too many businesses, as soon as the Christmas songs come on the radio and the mince pies and big tins of chocolates come out, productivity plummets. In this episode, I share things you can do to have a productive December? What things will enable you to have a strong December in terms of Revenue, Profit and valuation of your business ABOUT THE HOST Gavin Preston Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and high-performance Coach. He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong t...
2019-11-2909 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastPlan Your Way to More Freedom – Interview with John Lamerton Bestselling Author of ‘Big Ideas, For Small Businesses’ & ‘Routine Machine’In today's episode, Gavin speaks with John Lamerton; Angel investor, business owner and author of The Routine Machine. John has been called the King of Routine! John describes how the routine itself does not matter. You set the routines & the rules up to work for you. What is the little hinge that will swing the big door? Make one change. Start small and level up. Keep levelling up. Schedule in your level-ups. Even the most disorganised and creative amongst you will find yourself wanting to schedule some routine into your world after listening to this...
2019-11-2556 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! Giving Feedback to Your Team MembersIf the thought of giving feedback to a member of your team causes your pulse t quicken and you to tense up, Gavin shares a 3 step process to having successful conversation and two ways of structuring that conversation. ABOUT THE HOST Gavin Preston Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and high-performance Coach. He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their...
2019-11-2214 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! Are You Successfully Stuck?Has your business growth plateaued? Do the things that used to work, no longer work? Are you successfully stuck? Even worse, as a result of the day to day challenges of running your business have you lost sight of the dream you had when you founded your business? Gavin invites you to reconnect with the reasons you set up your business and re-ignite the passion in your belly necessary for renewed growth. ABOUT THE HOSTGavin PrestonGavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and high-performance Coach. He work...
2019-10-2514 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! How Flawless is YOUR Customer Experience?Is the experience your customer has of your product or service remark-able? Gavin shares a story of the arrival of a fin tech bank debit card is worthy or remark and an exercise you can do to improve the experience of your customers. ABOUT THE HOSTGavin PrestonGavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer andhigh-performance Coach. He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of...
2019-10-1811 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! Start Before You Are ReadyABOUT THE HOST Gavin Preston Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer andhigh-performance Coach. He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives and employees in blue-chip corporates over the last 20 years.Gavin's energetic, insightful and yet down to earth and practical talks, wor...
2019-10-1106 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! Are you the smartest person in the room?Why you don't want to be the smartest person in the room. Gavin shares the importance of making the time to learn. Prepare to be uncomfortable, to be challenged and to be least smart person in the room whilst you learn the strategies and tools to take your business to the next level, by sharing some of the stories from a recent event that created significant shifts for attendees and also how applying some of the new tools learnt will shift the valuation of a client's business by more than 10 times. Learners are earners. ABOUT THE...
2019-10-0419 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! Questions are the AnswerMindset is key to business growth. If your business growth has stalled it may have got to the upper level of your thinking. Change your thinking and change your results. The quality of questions we ask ourselves determine the quality of answers we get. In this Hey Presto! we explore a way of formulating questions that will elicit better answers. ABOUT THE HOSTGavin PrestonGavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and high-performance Coach. He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in c...
2019-09-2707 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! How to lead through changeAs we grow our businesses we need to get our team members on board with the changes that are required to deliver that change. I outline how you can pitch the journey ahead so that employees are more likely to be on board with the change. ABOUT THE HOSTGavin PrestonGavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and high-performance Coach. He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hun...
2019-09-2013 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! 5 Ways to Increase Your Monthly Recurring Revenue, Increase Your Profits & Increase The Valuation of Your BusinessLEGS (Leverage Exit Grow Scale) intensive extra dates released on 22-23 September in London.For more information of content and to secure one of the remaining places go toBit.ly/LEGS-GAVINABOUT THE HOSTGavin Preston Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and high-performance Coach. He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their bu...
2019-09-1315 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! How Amazon Made 11.6 Times The Profit From 86% Less RevenueHow you can use the E2P (Expenses to Profits) strategy to turn cost centres into profit centres. Hear how Amazon did it and also how you can apply it in your businessLEGS (Leverage Exit Grow Scale) intensive extra dates released on 22-23 September in London.For more information of content and to secure one of the remaining places go toBit.ly/LEGS-GAVINABOUT THE HOSTGavin Preston Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and high-performance Coach. He works with Business Owners and En...
2019-09-0610 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! Hire The Best People You Can AffordVALUABLE RESOURCESThe Business Mastermind PodcastGavin talks about why you should hire the best people you can afford and then captivate and nurture them so that they stay with you and continue to add value to your business. Building on the conversation in Episode 23 where we spoke about replacing D Grade Customers with A Grade customers, Gavin explains the impact he has observed in teams where D Grade Players are replaced with A Grade Players.Gavin then shares why you should create a culture that cultivates learning, curiosity and ambition...
2019-08-3006 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! Growing Bigger Than The ProblemWhen you are hit with a number of problems at once, how do you respond? Overwhelm?In this episode of The Business Mastermind Podcast, your host Gavin was interviewed about this very topic and he shared a story in his life when he was overwhelmed; A break up in a personal marriage & a business marriage and was then given another apparently devastating piece of news. Gavin shares how he grew bigger than the problem.VALUABLE RESOURCESThe Business Mastermind Podcast Sign Up Here: ht...
2019-08-2307 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! More Sales, More MarginWelcome to the Business Mastermind Podcast! In this Hey Presto! Episode, Gavin discusses the A to D grading of customers and the incredible power of Product Staircases!"So I want you to think about what you can do to build your own product staircase; What that might look like?"-Gavin Preston ABOUT THE HOSTGavin PrestonGavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and high-performance Coach. He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to...
2019-08-1610 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastHey Presto! Your Mind is Like a Sat NavObstacles always get in the way of our goals. This analogy of your mind 'being like a Sat Nav' and asking Who before How will help you find alternative routes to your goalsABOUT THE HOSTGavin Preston Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and high-performance Coach. He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and...
2019-08-0909 minBusiness Mastermind PodcastStrategy Compass Lite Part 2In the Strategy Compass, part 2 Gavin explains the importance of clarity and focus for purpose and mindset in any business.He explains how the Strategy Compass program can be the ultimate guide for your business.If you are a business owner who is always busy and struggling to find the time to be strategic listen in because this podcast could provide the answers. Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-pod KEY TAKEAWAYSBefore we go on any journey we have to know where we are heading.Bus...
2019-06-2423 min