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Leave people with something they didn't have before Aug 19, 2024

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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

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lord-neil-giller-radiator/

Message Neil via Linked In, Call 07985 346982 or email: Neil@stufftherest.com

From sailing the seas to navigating networking! Aug 12, 2024

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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 adapt to new environments.

Land eventually called, and Vicki joined the Exe Sailing Club, transforming from Club Professional to Club Manager. Over eight years, she grew the club's community engagement and programmes, proving her dedication to fostering connections.

Never one to shy away from a challenge, Vicki charted a new course in 2022, founding Ashore VA. Since then, she's become a social media whiz, managing projects for clients from many industries. Her passion translates to results – increased visibility and engagement for her clients.

Website https://ashore-va.co.uk/

LinkedIn Personal https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicki-allen-social-media-manager/

LinkedIn Business https://www.linkedin.com/company/ashore-va/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Vicki.Ashore/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ashore_va/

Franchising, Networking and LinkedIn Local Aug 05, 2024

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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 flexible work through franchising. Rebecca also hosts a monthly networking group - LinkedIn Local Guildford and absolutely loves connecting business owners.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccanewenham/

The Vivid Business Club Jul 29, 2024

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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

Brand Photography and Networking Jul 22, 2024

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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 it.

www.parkaandbootsphotography.com

www.linkedin.com/in/feliciachavasse

https://calendly.com/fleephotography/photography-and-chats

https://www.instagram.com/parka_and_boots_photography

https://www.facebook.com/ParkaandBootsPhotography

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I have been passionate about photography since my university days, spending many hours in the darkroom!

I am now very much a digital photographer! I enjoy my shoots and clients greatly and also my students; teaching people how to use their DSLR cameras, coaxing them off “auto” and onto “manual”. Stretching their creative capabilities!

My USP is essential 'Personal Brand Photography', helping business leaders/owners and entrepreneurs to share their stories through the medium of digital imagery. My style is natural in its posing and lighting and lighthearted, not heavy - a softer look to your business.

Whilst I specialise in working with professionals from the Garden Design, food, health and well-being industries, I have been fortunate to have worked with people from a wide variety of commercial backgrounds, helping them to grow their businesses through a strengthened connection with their audience.

This episode is kindly sponsored by ONLE - the network for people who like people! They are generously offering my listeners a free visit.

Find a suitable meeting at theonle.network/meeting-calendar and use the discount code: SBBNONLE

Networking whilst walking and talking Jul 15, 2024

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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 is a series of events for founders in Surrey, London, and the South East that brings founders together in an informal countryside setting.

https://honest.video/

https://www.xplnr.video/

https://walkandtalk.community/

This episode is kindly sponsored by Yeseo.

SEO is BORING - but only when you're doing it wrong! Visit https://www.yeseo.io for a free consultation.

Networking without realising it! Jul 08, 2024

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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 kindly sponsored by ONLE - the network for people who like people! They are generously offering my listeners a free visit.

Find a suitable meeting at theonle.network/meeting-calendar and use the discount code: SBBNONLE

Don't talk about business first! Jul 01, 2024

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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 background!

www.brotherhood-uk.com

Network with your peers as well as other businesses Jun 24, 2024

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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 cut off her numerous wedding leads and exclusively offer business and branding photography.

She now offers personal branding photography to solopreneurs, branding photography to small businesses and corporate headshots to larger companies who prefer to have a photographer on-site. she also offers e-commerce product photography in a studio setting for her business customers with an online store.

You can find out more by visiting her website and LinkedIn profile.

https://www.nicolaaucklandphotography.co.uk/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolaaucklandphotography/

This episode is kindly sponsored by Yeseo.

SEO is BORING - but only when you're doing it wrong! Visit https://www.yeseo.io for a free consultation.

ONLE - the network for people that like people! Jun 17, 2024

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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 currently has 350 members spread across 22 UK groups and two in the US - the latter helping prove that geography is no longer a limitation of networking.

Experience "the business network for people who like people" by booking a complimentary visit to an ONLE networking group. Use the discount code: SBBM to claim your free £10 online meeting visit:

https://theonle.network/meeting-calendar

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