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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 performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives and employees in blue-chip corporates over the last 20 years.

Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance

Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership

Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder

Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change.

CONTACT METHOD

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Neil How on His Book Run Fast; The Definitive Guide to Accelerating Technology Projects' Aug 02, 2020

Show notes

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.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Change 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 currently in the midst of a great evolution. Organisations are seeing less need for physical presence, and more need for positive networking solutions, which has opened up new avenues of learning and opportunity.
The key to making the most of freelancers is to harness their collective powers, forming a unified seat of learning and empowerment through effective communication.
Fail, but fail fast! Failure shows us the fissures and faults in our organisation, and allows us to focus on the areas that need patching so that it does not happen again.

BEST MOMENTS

‘People don't see it as change. They see it as just another widget or piece of software'

‘Everyone thinks a meeting should be a formal place to talk'

‘It's about cultivating the can-do attitude and maintaining the right tempo'

‘Failure is just as important as success in a business'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Neil How - http://www.neilhow.com

Neil How LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/neilhow

The Ten80 Group - https://ten80.group

ABOUT THE HOST

Gavin Preston

Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and

Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance

Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership

Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder

Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change.

CONTACT METHOD

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Survive And Thrive - How To Secure, Scale And Succeed In Business Jul 29, 2020

Show notes

In 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!

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Gavin'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 the keystones of ensuring that your business is self-sustainable. Without sustainability and growth, it's possible that your business may need your constant attention throughout its life.
The book is a positive, constructive blend of growth and sustaining; inspiration and execution. Mindset, strategy, people and systems are carefully examined and expanded upon.
In order to effectively scale, you need the capacity and capability to do so. By following the book's mnemonic of SCALE (Systems - Cash - Advance - Leadership - Effectiveness), we can ensure that our business is in a fit place to do so.

BEST MOMENTS

'This is the story of an entrepreneurial father who was excellent at selling'

‘I knew that I needed to pull together the best of everything I've learned, experienced and tested into one place'

‘I invoke your passion and creativity in the art of what's possible'

‘It's about thriving, not just surviving'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Survive And Thrive: How To Secure, Scale And Succeed In Business - https://gavinpreston.com/survive-and-thrive/

ABOUT THE HOST

Gavin Preston

Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and

Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance

Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership

Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder

Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change.

CONTACT METHOD

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Survive And Thrive - James Lavers On How We Can Improve The Way We Connect And Move People Through A Camera Lens Jul 28, 2020

Show notes

In 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!

KEY TAKEAWAYS

The way we communicate and sell through a camera lens needs to pivot and adapt depending on the product we are selling. Each item requires a different approach.
Remember that web communication is still essentially a conversation, and requires a degree of engagement when it comes to eye contact. Find the lens and talk directly to it!
Focus on your outcome. What is the ideal result for your communication? Pinpointing your “why” and communicating your call to action, clearly and often, will drastically empower your calls.
Communicating an idea or selling online requires a completely different physical state. Compare the difference between the way we sell and the we consume through a screen. The difference between the two is obvious.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Basically, I had this live laboratory'

'They're on the other side of that little round window. They're not in the box on the screen'

'Stop looking at my boobs! Eyes up, please!'

‘I turn my selling into an event that can be fun for all of us'

‘I see this as an athletic pursuit'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Survive And Thrive: How To Secure, Scale And Succeed In Business - https://gavinpreston.com/survive-and-thrive/

James Lavers - https://lazycoach.kartra.com/page/jameslavers

James Lavers Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jameslavers/?hl=en

ABOUT THE HOST

Gavin Preston

Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and

Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance

Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership

Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder

Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change.

CONTACT METHOD

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Survive And Thrive - Gavin Interviewed By James Burtt On His Journey Into Coaching And Helping Businesses To Grow Jul 27, 2020

Show notes

In 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.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Visualisation is an incredibly powerful tool, especially if adopted early in one's journey. It allows us to remain focussed on our goals, and corrects our path when we begin to stray.
Being determined, keeping our goals and aspirations clear in our minds, and doing whatever it takes to get there, will always yield success.
Purpose should be at the heart of any business. We need to focus upon the difference that we're making to the world, and the potential difference that our customers can make to their customers.
A loss of focus, purpose, or a general reduction in results, can usually be corrected by concentrating on the required mind-set.

BEST MOMENTS

‘You started being a coach in the days when people weren't even using Instagram. They were using faxes!'

‘He tapped the side of his head and said “You've got to see it here first”'

‘With that level of credibility, you don't need to do naked running through the woods'

‘Whenever I am seeing a reduction in results in my business, I turn on the mind-set piece again'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Survive And Thrive: How To Secure, Scale And Succeed In Business - https://gavinpreston.com/survive-and-thrive/

Building The Brand - https://podtail.com/en/podcast/building-the-brand/

James Burtt Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jamesburttofficial/?hl=en

James Burtt LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesburtt/?originalSubdomain=uk

ABOUT THE HOST

Gavin Preston

Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and

Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance

Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership

Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder

Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change.

CONTACT METHOD

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daniel Priestley on How Demographics & Technology Influence Strategic Trends, The Importance of Data in Marketing Campaigns Jul 26, 2020

Show notes

This week, Gavin is joined by author, speaker, and entrepreneurial mastermind, Daniel Priestley, who discusses the ways in which technology can influence strategy, the effectiveness and opportunities in podcasting and digital content, and the importance of data in making marketing campaigns more powerful.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Digital assets have three main benefits. They transcend time, space and wear-and-tear. Creating content now means that you're leaving behind a valuable footprint for generations.
To accurately predict outcomes, we must analyse demographics and technology. Demographics allow us to see the groups we wish to target, and technology allows us to see the means by which to do so.
While the tendency now is to regard the future as somewhat bleak, there are many opportunities out there to be had, and certainly a lot of money to be made.
The best relationships begin when we know a significant amount about a person. It's the same in business relationships. The better we know our customers, the better we become at building and maintaining a relationship with them.

BEST MOMENTS

‘If you're creating a lot of digital assets, then you're creating a lot of friends'

‘Wherever there's a problem, there's an opportunity'

‘You've got to figure out which magnet you're going to get close to'

‘A best friend is someone who has lots of data and knows how to use it'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Dent Global - https://www.dent.global

info@dent.global

Key Person Of Influence Scorecard - http://scorecard.keypersonofinfluence.com//

Daniel Priestley LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielpriestley/?originalSubdomain=uk

Daniel Priestley Twitter - https://twitter.com/DanielPriestley

ABOUT THE HOST

Gavin Preston

Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and

Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance

Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership

Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder

Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change.

CONTACT METHOD

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Hey Presto! Adaptability Part 2, Building Your Change Power Jul 22, 2020

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Julie Barber Talks About Her New Book "'Investor Ready" & How to Make Your Business 'Investor Ready' Jul 19, 2020

Show notes

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.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

The 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 our own.
In order to be able to see a company as an investor would, six steps are required:
- Vision
- Structure and scalability
- Market
- Numbers (financial and KPIs)
- The route of potential investment
- Pitch
Investors want road maps of how their money will be spent, if they do decide to give it to you. It's vital to have a plan for the future from the outset.
Investors do not want pie-in-the-sky graphs showing infinite growth upon the acquisition of their capital. Be realistic. Show the steady growth and plateaus. Investors want honesty.

BEST MOMENTS

‘If you don't know who you're pitching to, then how can you pitch effectively?'

‘If you cannot appraise your company from the outside-in, then you cannot see where the holes, gaps and weaknesses are'

'There's nothing worse than wasting your time chasing after the wrong people'

‘You can only scale well if you've got those things in place'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Julie Barber - https://juliebarber.co.uk

Investor Ready at Amazon

Are You Investor Ready? - https://areyouinvestorready.co.uk

Julie Barber LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julieabarber/?originalSubdomain=uk

ABOUT THE HOST

Gavin Preston

Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and

Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance

Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership

Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder

Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change.

CONTACT METHOD

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey Presto! 4 Steps to Increasing The Adaptability of Your Business Jul 16, 2020

Show notes

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 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 high growth business between £250,000 and £30 million revenue and with multi-national organisations at all levels from Board to frontline Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change.

CONTACT METHOD

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Paxton 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) Jul 12, 2020

Show notes

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.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Serving the customer and adding value to their experience is not just about meeting needs, but about empowering them in ways that will help them grow.
Nurturing a working environment built around results, focus and autonomy, increases retention by allowing workers to perform the job on their own terms. It also encourages innovations in 'efficiency'.
Benefits and advantages, such as health and wellbeing, add to the sense of belonging and security among teams. By feeling cared for, workers begin to view the workplace as a second home.
Sometimes traffic rates on sites slow to a halt. The way to squeeze more conversions from this is to use Conversion Rate Optimisations: looking at increasing conversions by looking at different metrics.

BEST MOMENTS

'The main goal was always “How do we provide the most value to our clients?”'

‘Everyone is intrinsically incentivised to find more efficient and better ways of doing things'

‘Good talent begets good talent'

'The marketing team don't work for your business - they work for your customers and clients'

VALUABLE RESOURCES
The Business Mastermind Podcast

Paxton Gray LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/paxtongray/

97th Floor - https://www.97thfloor.com

ABOUT THE HOST
Gavin Preston

CONTACT METHOD