Sairan Aqrawi is a seasoned professional with a rich background in engineering and business coaching. Not only does she excel in designing and implementing engineering solutions that meet the highest standards in the industry, she is also passionate about leadership development and has a proven track record of empowering individuals and teams through training and mentorship, fostering the next generation of leaders in the industry....

Fiona Allman-Treen is an expert in strategic website design and online software systems to enable rapid, sustainable growth for businesses and charities. For 23 years, her web design agency has delivered successful website creation for a global portfolio of clients and she hosts a monthly Mastermind group for women business owners in her region, giving them a safe, confidential space to come together and share their challenges and celebrations. She is also an Amazon #1 bestselling author with...

Chris Mansfield is a professional networker! After over 20 years of networking in and around Sussex and London, and having struggled through lockdown, Chris decided to start afresh with a business that utilises what he's good at, which is connecting businesses to the right kind of people, whether that be new customers or strategic alliances. He is retained by a variety of top quality businesses who use him as an extension to their sales team and overall business development...

Senthilkumar is the founder of SEO with Senthil. Using his 5 Step 'Jumpstart Your SEO' system, Senthil ranked for 100s of keywords on Google Page 1 and made over $1 million in revenue across his printing business and art studio business which he has now sold. He is passionate about impactful SEO education that brings results and is accessible to all business owners. Through SEO With Senthil, he wants to help founders go from “clueless about SEO” to ranking on Google Page 1 using the same...

Veronica Di Polo is a Marketing & Messaging Expert with over 15 years of experience. She empowers busy service-based women entrepreneurs by crafting clear messaging that attracts ideal clients, and building effective marketing strategies that fit their schedules. Veronica's passion lies in helping women overcome time management hurdles and achieve business growth. She also hosts the Branding Momentum Podcast, which delivers bite-sized, actionable marketing advice in a format that fits...

Philip Wride is an entrepreneur based in the UAE. His current focus is on helping female coaches and course creators overcome the tech headache so they can save time, earn more and serve their clients better. In 2020 Philip broke his neck playing rugby, but amazingly has made a complete recovery without surgery! He is the author of two books, one is for parents on online safety and helping kids to learn maths online through games, and the second is about the 12 chains that stop us moving...

Louise Chandler is an award winning marketing and communications specialist with over 20 years’ experience working in the media, marketing, and PR industry with names like the BBC and Superdrug. Working to influence organisations, charities, entrepreneurs and businesses with a dedicated passion to make a positive difference. For Louise it’s all about creating stories of success and sharing messages about achievements.   https://soundbitemedia.co.uk/ Self-employed stories:  Follow Louise's...

James Fleming is the co-founder and CEO of The Power Within Training entities, specialising in unlocking leadership potential through Motivational Intelligence. Leveraging MQ, coaching, NLP, and engineering expertise, James develops leadership, management and employee engagement programs that promote trusting and innovative environments thriving with diversity. When James returned to his native Scotland after several years living overseas he needed to build his network to get his business off...

Karen Davies is a graphic designer, branding expert, and online course coach, helping business owners to create new revenue streams with online courses. When she was moving her business into the field of course creation, networking really helped her get her new offering established. Sign up to Karen's free'Digital Creators' Hub through her website: www.pink-lemondigital.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karendaviesco/

Helen Tuddenham is an executive coach and leadership development consultant, who works with experienced professionals to help them untangle the complexities of leadership. She supports them to figure out what’s holding them back and eliminate those sticking points. As a result, they gain fresh perspectives on who they are and how they lead, and an ability to take on new challenges and thrive in their career. Prior to setting up her own business, Helen was a Director of the People and Culture...

With over two decades in sales and a pioneering spirit in B2B networking, Donnie has transformed his experiences into Success Champion Networking (SCN). Here, he empowers professionals to build influential networks and businesses based on genuine connections and community support. SCN isn’t just about networking; it's a hub for entrepreneurial growth and success, focussing on: - B2B Networking Strategies - Community Building - Business Support and Coaching - Networking Event...

Andy Brown is a speaker, coach, and author of 'The Emotional Overdraft'. He wrote his book after hundreds of conversations with leaders, entrepreneurs and founders – all of which pointed to the fact that every single one of them was – to some extent or another - subsidising their business success at the cost of their own physical or mental wellbeing (what he calls their ‘emotional overdraft’). Andy feels that by networking you can build your own personal business board around you, which will...

Sophie Kirk is on a mission to revolutionise the way we perceive and approach mental health. Her dedication stems not only from a deep passion for helping people but also from her extensive experience in assessing, treating, and genuinely improving the lives of individuals grappling with mental health conditions. Her journey began in private practice, where she honed her skills. Over the years, she transitioned to preventative programs, working with businesses and schools through Melp Co to...

Neil’s aim in life is to “Inspire before he Expires”. Neil is an international Business and Personal Development Speaker, Business Transformational Consultant, Trainer, Mentor & BNI Managing Area Director. He also runs an expert Marketing Mailing Service known as “Stuff the Rest”. Neil's mantra is that you should leave the people you meet with something they didn't have before you met them - even if that's just a smile. www.neilgiller.co.uk...

Vicki Allen's journey has been an exciting mix of live broadcast, windsurfing waves, and now, conquering the digital seas as a Social Media Manager and Consultant at Ashore VA. For ten years, Vicki thrived in the fast-paced world of television production, as Director and Vision Mixer on a live sports programme. But her adventurous spirit craved a change. Enter certified watersports instructor Vicki, teaching in the UK and Abu Dhabi! This experience honed her leadership skills and ability to...

A Qualified Franchise Professional with the British Franchise Association, Rebecca Newenham is a business owner, mentor, franchise consultant and flexible working champion. After a successful career in corporate buying, she founded award-winning outsourcing agency Get Ahead in 2010 and welcomed her first franchisee in 2017. Rebecca helps other businesses realise the benefits of franchising as a consultant with Ashtons Franchise Consulting. She is author of Virtually Yours, a guide to finding...

Claire Hill is a self belief and businesses mentor, as well as the founder of The Vivid Business Club, a membership dedicated to supporting and uplifting business owners. She is also the host of the No Rest for the Vivid podcast. She's planning to start a new network in the Kent and Medway area which will be based more on making friends than doing business. https://www.clairehill.uk https://www.clairehill.uk/podcast

Flee Chavasse is the owner of Parker and Boots photography. She loves creating brand photography for business owners, as well as teaching children about photography, and being an NLP practitioner! Flee says she came to networking late but is glad she discovered...

John Wilson is the Founder of Honest Video, a full-funnel video marketing agency for corporate clients. Honest specialise in beautiful corporate videos and work with the likes of AQA, Bauer Media, Thomson Reuters, Roche, and Asahi. Recently, John co-founded Xplnr which produces animated explainer videos with fixed fees, streamlined processes, and a proven script model. Founded on delivering hundreds of videos for global companies. John is also the founder of the walk-and-talk community which...

Kelly Drewett is the founder of Kaydee Website and SEO Agency. Kelly started her business at the tender age of 19 and has been running it for almost 25 years! She now lives in France but networks with people back in the UK through online meetings which she loves. As well as helping businesses with their websites and SEO Kelly also trains people do be able to do some of the work themselves. Have a look at the Web Untamed website for more info. www.webuntamed.com www.kaydee.net This episode is...

Blake Caldwell is one of the co-founders of Brotherhood-UK, a coaching business that helps people (predominantly, but not exclusively, men) be the best they can be. Blake's background includes sport, sales and crisis intervention work for Children's Services. He's very keen on fitness and mental health, and wants to help as many people as possible to feel good about themselves and their lives. He recorded his side of this episode in his garden so you'll notice the birds in the...

Nicola Auckland is a Business & Brand Photographer with a passion for the relationships formed between business owners, customer and brands.  After her corporate career ended during Covid, she turned her profitable side-hustle into fully fledged wedding photography business. Whilst she loved this, she knew something wasn't quite right (and it had little to do with the number of Ed Sheeran songs she had to listen to!) In January 2023 she took the decision to pivot her business, completely...

James West is the co-founder of ONLE Networking - the online business network for people who like people. He met his wife Kelly while networking and they built ONLE on the belief that most people can be trusted to network without the rules and protocols that get in the way of running a business. Based on his own experiences, James believes that the secret power of networking is to provide business owners with access to the meaningful connections that are vital to good mental health. ONLE...

Camilla is a Vedic Meditation expert, based in Kent, UK Camilla trained as a primary school teacher in 2000 and learnt to meditate when she was an Assistant Headteacher in an inner city London school.  After meditating, she worked as a gardening teacher in the Eden Project, a chef and cooking teacher in Sydney and then returned to the UK to live in the family home, Owletts, a National Trust property.  She recently left the class room and, armed with Sanskrit GCSE (grade A!) she began teaching...