149. Building an Award-Winning Franchise with Jo Stone
The Entrepreneurial Journey (with kick ass business leaders and founders)
Release Date: 06/01/2023
169. After Decades in the Industry Rick Mayston Starts His Own Literary & Music Agency
The Entrepreneurial Journey (with kick ass business leaders and founders)
Rick Mayston is the founder and MD of Agent Fox Media who has spent decades working in the book publishing business. After starting out with Allsport which got taken over by Getty Images, he then became the head of book publishing for Europe. Discover how he started his own agency which brings together all segments of media to produce book projects, gallery exhibitions, exclusive photoshoots, live performances and TV documentaries/dramatisations. Agent Fox Media also connects content agencies, book publishers, celebrity agents, fine artists, authors, screen writers, broadcasters, independent...
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168. Michael Welch, OBE: The 'Michelin Man' who knows a thing or two about more than just tires
The Entrepreneurial Journey (with kick ass business leaders and founders)
Prior to Blackcircles.com, Michael started his 1st online tyre business in 1995 in Liverpool, England, he was 17, he sold that business to UK fast fit chain KwikFit who hired him as the head of e-commerce prior to Ford's £1 billion acquisition in 99, after which he spent time in the US assisting Ford. In 2019 Michael launched Tirescanner.com, a US tire retail marketplace. Tirescanner is the first tire retailer to provide a true concierge service, providing tire installation scheduled online through a network of accredited mobile van and shop partners from 24 hours after purchase. In 2021...
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167. U.S.Basketball Coach Colin Stevens: Building Young Men of Character in the N.B.A & His Own Youth Academy
The Entrepreneurial Journey (with kick ass business leaders and founders)
This week Rebecca meets Colin Sevens, a former U.S.A. Division 1 basketball player and senior year team captain at Coastal Carolina University. After spending years working in the banking industry, he left the 9-5 to embark on the entrepreneurial journey and start his own business. He has since created two brands in the basketball development industry that have thrived for over a decade. Over the past five years, Colin has worked as a life strategist and performance coach. He's been hired by professional athletes, business executives and entrepreneurs to help them maximize their potential. He...
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166. Tynah Matembe: Financial Inclusion Expert, Award-Winning Fintech Leader, and CEO of MoneyMatriX
The Entrepreneurial Journey (with kick ass business leaders and founders)
Tynah Matembe is a financial inclusion expert and CEO of MoneyMatiX, which aims to improve under-represented communities' financial capability and well-being. She hosts the Grow Your Money podcast and programs that empower youth and underserved people to improve their financial capability and realise their potential. A lawyer by training, Tynah's career has spanned from working with the UN on poverty alleviation to financial services in East Africa and the UK. She founded MoneyMatiX based on her family's experience of migrating to the UK, giving her a unique perspective on the...
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165. Part 2 Donna Wallace: Rebecca's Personal Reading
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If you missed Part One, we highly recommend you check it out here for audio only: Or on YouTube: And tune into this latest podcast video to see what happens when Rebecca gets her own energy and aura reading... Timestamps: [0:45] What colours are surrounding Rebecca? [3:00]Clarity of insight [12:20] Rebecca translates the reading to her own experiences [17:45] Trying on gemstones for fit Find Donna's website and Social Links here: | |
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164. The House of Orion: Amplifying Your Soul Essence, with Donna Wallace
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Donna Wallace, based in Australia, is the founder and CEO of the House of Orion. Having studied horticulture in university, she felt like something huge was missing in her post educational life and knew there was more to come. After a corporate stint, she got into energy healing and had 15 years of a successful service-based business under her belt. One could say a divine intervention stepped in and led her to starting a product-based business that she never imagined would be her calling. Listen to find out more about Donna's fascinating journey into her House of Orion jewelry business and...
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163. Connecting With the Unseen: Gloria Battini Woman on a Mission
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Gloria Battini is a dedicated woman on a profound mission. She endeavours to heal and empower humanity to transcend their perceptual confines : To connect with the things we can’t see Empower people to live their life in a different way All through coaching, medium expertise, and as an energy healer A certified Life and Personal Performance Coach, trained Medium and Energy Healer, Gloria has also triumphed over the trials of narcissistic abuse. Her journey has been one of guiding countless women on their paths to healing their hearts, minds, and spirits, with a particular...
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162. Meet Barbara Kerr Who Transforms Body & Mind
The Entrepreneurial Journey (with kick ass business leaders and founders)
162. Meet Barbara Kerr who tranforms body & mind. With an exciting career portfolio spanning Arts & Events Management & Marketing to Lifestyle & Wellbeing coaching and retreats, she is well versed in people, creativity, business strategy and communications. With an educational background of Psychology and Transformational Coaching they support her professional experience of leadership and team building. Barbara has delivered: - Overseas retreats - Organised festivals for the British Army in Germany - Programmed and managed the entertainment for 1m visitors to the Cutty...
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161. Cienna Kopischke talks about The Mommy Agency and empowering women
The Entrepreneurial Journey (with kick ass business leaders and founders)
It's episode 161 of the The Entrepreneurial Journey Podcast! Meet Cienna Kopischke, a business coach and podcast host. She is a a 3x multi six-figure business coach who teaches women how to scale and grow their businesses using potent marketing and sales tactics while also removing limiting beliefs holding them back. Cienna has a B.A Degree in Communication from The University of North Florida and has had a career in Advertising for 8 years, aiming to birth wealthy women from her coaching containers. The Mommy Agency was her pivot to business coaching after what can only be described as an...
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160. How To Be Social Media Savvy with Stacey McNabney The Social Coach
The Entrepreneurial Journey (with kick ass business leaders and founders)
This week Rebecca meets Stacey McNabney, founder of not one but two businesses including Boss Girls Academy and The Social Coach. Boss Girls Academy is a networking group for women in business & The Social Coach provides accredited training courses for Social media managers and aspiring SMM's. By starting both of these businesses through following her passion and doing what she loves Stacey is now able to work self-employed full-time, while being a mum of two. She has built up an online community of over 47k people and worked with businesses from estate agents to dog groomers. Coming from...
info_outlineJo Stone is a Co-founder of Puddle Ducks. Puddle Ducks offers swimming classes for babies, toddlers and school children in franchises across the UK.
They are an award-winning franchisor accredited by the British Franchise Association (BFA). Ethical franchising is really important to her and being awarded the WorkBuzz Five Star Franchisee Satisfaction for every one of the last ten years is proof that they live and breathe their ethics and values.
Franchising has provided her with the opportunities and choices to balance being a mum, enjoy a healthy lifestyle and be an effective business leader. Encouraging other women to do the same via Encouraging Women In Franchising (EWIF) remains close to her heart. She has a strong background in leadership, business strategy and franchisng. In May 2019, she was very proud to be awarded the EWIF Overall Women in Franchising Award.
You can find Jo here:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jostone1/