60 acast.com Draft - Average Jo meets https://shows.acast.com/the-whole-truth-from-the-everyday-entrepreneurs-of-south-lon en Joanne Douglas Joanne Douglas Discovering the stories of business owners across the country. Join me as I meet the UK's Everday Entrepreneurs and uncover their detailed and honest accounts as to how they got started and whether it was all worth it. I don't mean big wig CEOs or multi-million pound businesses you can listen to on other business podcasts. We're going to hear from fun and fascinating businesses from quirky coffee shops, glampsites, bike shops, mobile saunas, boutique gyms, online Etsy shops, independent breweries and festival organisers.


I'm on a mission to find out the truth. What was their story? How did they get started? How did they finance everything? Do they have a secret sauce? Do you really have to take big risks? What luck was involved? Do they have a work-life balance? Was it all worth it? And importantly how difficult is it for you and me to join them?

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I'm on a mission to find out the truth. What was their story? How did they get started? How did they finance everything? Do they have a secret sauce? Do you really have to take big risks? What luck was involved? Do they have a work-life balance? Was it all worth it? And importantly how difficult is it for you and me to join them?

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]]> false Joanne Douglas info+62cd26d7711d670012fa48d9@mg-eu.acast.com 62cd26d7711d670012fa48d9 the-whole-truth-from-the-everyday-entrepreneurs-of-south-lon episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62cd26d7711d670012fa48d9/1677070244548-85b98f6655fb0d8b6618acec775506d0.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/the-whole-truth-from-the-everyday-entrepreneurs-of-south-lon Draft - Average Jo meets 6. Jayson Mavanga - Temple Of Strength 6. Jayson Mavanga - Temple Of Strength Thu, 23 Feb 2023 16:19:42 GMT 35:03 63a05595ceef460011384ba6 false https://shows.acast.com/the-whole-truth-from-the-everyday-entrepreneurs-of-south-lon/episodes/6-temple-of-strength 63a05595ceef460011384ba6 62cd26d7711d670012fa48d9 6-temple-of-strength 7 years in the making... a boutique fitness studio on the high street full 1 6

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]]> 5. Andrew French - Yellow Tree Studio 5. Andrew French - Yellow Tree Studio Thu, 23 Feb 2023 12:33:46 GMT 36:49 63ea4921d5248300118bf3a0 false https://shows.acast.com/the-whole-truth-from-the-everyday-entrepreneurs-of-south-lon/episodes/5-yellow-tree-studios 63ea4921d5248300118bf3a0 62cd26d7711d670012fa48d9 5-yellow-tree-studios From selling rope to wonderful web design full 1 5 A story of redesigning your life and starting from 'scratch' but this time with the benefit of work experience and education behind you. After 8 years working for film sets at Pinewood Studios, Andrew left and went back to his home town in Hereford and through an unexpected opportunity started his own web design company. Yellow Tree Studio now also helps small and medium sized businesses digitally transform and Andrew credits his enjoyment of constantly learning and having ambitious but supportive customers for this evolution. Find him at https://yellowtree-studio.co.uk.


Important topics covered: What selling is really all about, how formal education can help, finding the right sort of customers so you can both grown together, the need to enjoy constantly learning!

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]]> A story of redesigning your life and starting from 'scratch' but this time with the benefit of work experience and education behind you. After 8 years working for film sets at Pinewood Studios, Andrew left and went back to his home town in Hereford and through an unexpected opportunity started his own web design company. Yellow Tree Studio now also helps small and medium sized businesses digitally transform and Andrew credits his enjoyment of constantly learning and having ambitious but supportive customers for this evolution. Find him at https://yellowtree-studio.co.uk.


Important topics covered: What selling is really all about, how formal education can help, finding the right sort of customers so you can both grown together, the need to enjoy constantly learning!

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]]> 4. Jayne and Juan - Carnival Coffee 4. Jayne and Juan - Carnival Coffee Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:46:10 GMT 35:38 63a1f4e36ac81a0010a4909a false https://shows.acast.com/the-whole-truth-from-the-everyday-entrepreneurs-of-south-lon/episodes/4-carnival-coffee 63a1f4e36ac81a0010a4909a 62cd26d7711d670012fa48d9 4-carnival-coffee Setting up a coffee roastery... with 3 children full 1 4

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]]> 3. Nancy Best - Ladies Who Crunch 3. Nancy Best - Ladies Who Crunch Thu, 15 Dec 2022 16:19:20 GMT 46:42 637d06586814fb0011b969ae false https://shows.acast.com/the-whole-truth-from-the-everyday-entrepreneurs-of-south-lon/episodes/lwc-draft 637d06586814fb0011b969ae 62cd26d7711d670012fa48d9 lwc-draft From PR, to PT, to a subscription-based femal fitness community full 1 3 A great example of someone who gave up their day job to pursue their passion. From side hustling as a PT, training clients in her kitchen, to building a subscription-based female fitness community that has been featured across national media, find out how the founder of of Ladies Who Crunch scaled her business. Find her at: https://www.ladieswhocrunch.co.uk/ and @ladieswhocrunch_.


Topics covered: Following your passions, hustling in and adapting to the pandemic, you can be a financially cautious, risk averse business owner and make it work, knowing when to invest in help and expertise, the role of media coverage, working on resilience with therapy and the importance of a supportive network when you're on your own.

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]]> A great example of someone who gave up their day job to pursue their passion. From side hustling as a PT, training clients in her kitchen, to building a subscription-based female fitness community that has been featured across national media, find out how the founder of of Ladies Who Crunch scaled her business. Find her at: https://www.ladieswhocrunch.co.uk/ and @ladieswhocrunch_.


Topics covered: Following your passions, hustling in and adapting to the pandemic, you can be a financially cautious, risk averse business owner and make it work, knowing when to invest in help and expertise, the role of media coverage, working on resilience with therapy and the importance of a supportive network when you're on your own.

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]]> 2. Winnie Farquarson - SE20 Cycles 2. Winnie Farquarson - SE20 Cycles Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:43:18 GMT 46:37 6399b6d6ee24920012a6ade3 false https://shows.acast.com/the-whole-truth-from-the-everyday-entrepreneurs-of-south-lon/episodes/se20-draft 6399b6d6ee24920012a6ade3 62cd26d7711d670012fa48d9 se20-draft Setting up a bike shop despite the road blocks! full 1 2 xxxxx


Topics covered: Disability support, setting up shop without the expected financing (!), going door to door, balancing bringing up children with running a shop, retail insurance, employing apprentices and staff, the hard work of having fun cycling, rogue landlords, finding time to build the business whilst running it.


Need the quote.. If you do something for money, that's work. If you do something for love, that's a passion. If you can combine both, the rewards are unending.

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Topics covered: Disability support, setting up shop without the expected financing (!), going door to door, balancing bringing up children with running a shop, retail insurance, employing apprentices and staff, the hard work of having fun cycling, rogue landlords, finding time to build the business whilst running it.


Need the quote.. If you do something for money, that's work. If you do something for love, that's a passion. If you can combine both, the rewards are unending.

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]]> 1. James Williamson - Art With Glass 1. James Williamson - Art With Glass Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:33:33 GMT 54:24 635ff8de6041ac0011ceb307 false https://shows.acast.com/the-whole-truth-from-the-everyday-entrepreneurs-of-south-lon/episodes/awg 635ff8de6041ac0011ceb307 62cd26d7711d670012fa48d9 awg Turning a stained glass workshop into a business full 1 1 Our very first interview is with James Williamson, 41, who runs Art With Glass, a stained glass studio in South London. Check out some of the beautiful designs on Instagram Art_With_Glass_ and on their website https://artwithglass.co.uk/.

We hear a candid account from James from key life events leading up to becoming a business owner - from travelling to selling doors to running a franchise to overcoming disappointment and divorce, to then coming across an opportunity to buy a stained glass workshop in 2018. He then explains how he and his comedian wife, Lucy Frederick, were able to grow and improve the operation including a big move to its spacious premises today in Penge.The interview is full of useful takeaways so happy listening.

Topics covered: Sales tips, persistence and luck, running a franchise, working with your other half, valuing a business, growing a business by doing things better, disciplined project management and upselling, the surprising effect of the pandemic on a stained glass business, negotiating with landlords and estate agents, moving premises - making the decision, challenges and benefits, look after your employees, marketing tips, learning from your mistakes but NOT dwelling on them.

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]]> Our very first interview is with James Williamson, 41, who runs Art With Glass, a stained glass studio in South London. Check out some of the beautiful designs on Instagram Art_With_Glass_ and on their website https://artwithglass.co.uk/.

We hear a candid account from James from key life events leading up to becoming a business owner - from travelling to selling doors to running a franchise to overcoming disappointment and divorce, to then coming across an opportunity to buy a stained glass workshop in 2018. He then explains how he and his comedian wife, Lucy Frederick, were able to grow and improve the operation including a big move to its spacious premises today in Penge.The interview is full of useful takeaways so happy listening.

Topics covered: Sales tips, persistence and luck, running a franchise, working with your other half, valuing a business, growing a business by doing things better, disciplined project management and upselling, the surprising effect of the pandemic on a stained glass business, negotiating with landlords and estate agents, moving premises - making the decision, challenges and benefits, look after your employees, marketing tips, learning from your mistakes but NOT dwelling on them.

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