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The biggest lesson I learnt from TEDx 2018

The biggest lesson I learnt from TEDx 2018

I trod the path to the Brighton dome to attend TEDx 2018. I was full of excitement and nostalgia, as just two years ago I was preparing to take to the stage and deliver my own TEDx talk having had only 48 hours to prepare. But this year I was also full of pride, because my clients Ben Clench and Jules White were taking their place on the stage and preparing to speak to 1500 people.

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The 4 Step Process to Nailing Your Story as a Speaker

The 4 Step Process to Nailing Your Story as a Speaker

Never again! That’s the promise I made to myself about 4 years ago now. Never again would I stand up in front of a room full of people. I had spent the best part of 15 years doing it and I thought it was gone. The confidence I once had to work a room, to spark conversation, to engage an audience, to deliver learning and inspiration had left the building, along with any sense of who the hell I was.

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I’m Not Kidding

I’m Not Kidding

I was mapping out a launch strategy with one of my clients the other day and we got talking about FOMO (fear of missing out.) Some people see early birds and bonuses as a sneaky marketing tactic but I like to think of it differently.

I’ve done a fair few launches now and I see that people need help making decisions. I’m the same. If everything was left to me I’d be a buying nightmare! I need to be guided to a decision I know is a good one for me.

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8 Ways To Build Community Round Your Business

8 Ways To Build Community Round Your Business

As an entrepreneur working from home I have experienced loneliness on many occasions. Isolation plays a big part in how we conduct our business. We think we are building relationships because we speak to so many people online every day. But how deep are those relationships? You may have a load of followers but how many of them can you class as true and loyal friends and colleagues?

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How I Learnt To Sell

How I Learnt To Sell

When I first left the corporate world I suddenly realised that there were a bucket load of skills that I didn’t possess. I had no idea what marketing was all about, didn’t have the first clue about how to keep accounts, and the thought of selling gave me the heebie jeebies. It’s safe to say that when I first started trying to ‘sell’ I got it all wrong.

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