After teaching English in Japan, she forged a successful PR career in London working on local, regional, UK, EMEA and global levels, managing Pan European teams, mentoring staff and exceeding board level expectations time and again. Today Natalie Trice lives in Devon and works with female business owners and experts and has extensive experience in the B2B, broadcast, charity, consumer, corporate and lifestyle sectors. She is the author of two books, PR School and Cast Life and is the founder of DDH UK, a global charitable trust that supports thousands of people around the world who are dealing the hip issues, like her second son.
“don’t give up… I think if you have got that end goal and you just think I am not going to give up… You have got to keep going and then when you get the good things and you get the wins you write those down. And I do that myself and I keep a jar and I fold things up and if something good has happened whether that’s a piece of media coverage or it’s some good feedback or it’s a great trip to London I put those in. And at the end of the year you have got this great pile of paper to tell you actually won’t really well and why you do carrying on doing what you do”…[Listen for More]
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Payman Taei is the founder of Visme, bootstrapped on 10K budget and is one of the leading Visual Communication tools used by over 3.5 million users from over 100 countries including leading Non-profits and Fortune 500 companies that includes IBM, WorldBank, Capital One and General Dynamics. He’s also the Founder of Respona (Just launched) The all-in-one PR/Blogger outreach tool that empowers marketers to promote their brands at a fraction of the cost and effort of traditional methods.
“you have to have this relentless pursuit of improvement. You are going to fail a lot and there is going to be… It’s like climbing a ladder or giant staircase, you take two steps back and you are going to fall down. As long as the steps forward exceed the steps that you take back then you are moving ahead… If you are at the very beginning of entrepreneurship take the first leap of faith… You have got to start somewhere and continue moving, baby steps”…[Listen for More]
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Paul Barmes, designer and founder of Barmes, created the lifestyle brand in 2012 to redefine the way people live, work, and move. An eclectic artist and entrepreneur, Paul brings extensive business leadership to his position, where he oversees the brand’s design and vision. Prior to spearheading Barmes, Paul led successful furniture companies where he designed, developed, and marketed corporate products nationally and globally. During his entrepreneurship, he has received notable design accolades for his products, including furniture and computer monitor arms. When he’s not busy optimizing travel experience, Paul enjoys engaging in local charities and connecting with people from many walks of life.
“trust your instincts, embrace change, resilience is a key factor if you want to be an entrepreneur, act with integrity. and continue to evolve personally is a key ingredient personally as it will add value to yourself, to the people around you and to the audience that you are wanting to appeal to ”…[Listen for More]
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Sharon Cully is the founder of Simply Processes, where she helps entrepreneurs find the time to grow their business, make more money and create more freedom. With 15+ years’ experience working with leading global brands, Sharon has helped companies around the world increase performance, minimize costs and meet customer's needs. She now helps entrepreneurs scale up by gaining control of their business processes.
“what I found was the skills and experience that I have seem quite ordinary to me but that others find those skills to be very helpful. And so things that come naturally to me and I think will surely if I can do it everyone can do it, actually that’s not the case. So I have learned that it’s a great idea to figure out what your strengths are, what you find easy, what people thank you for and to go after those as a basis for your business if you are interested in going into business for yourself. And that way you will not only enjoy the work that you do but you will be able to help others who really don’t find it as easy as you do to do the things that you do ”…[Listen for More]
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Fred Hubler (Mr. Retainer) is an accomplished financial advisor with more than 18 years of success in financial services and technology. He founded Creative Capital Wealth Management Group and grew the firm to 11 states. The practice focuses on retainer-based wealth management. As Chief Wealth Strategist, Fred works with individuals and families to serve their financial needs and achieve their goals. Fred is an inspiring speaker with a deep knowledge of market leadership, business development, goal execution and wealth management. He is an innovative leader with a keen eye for unique solutions and vast knowledge in alternative wealth creation strategies. He built a framework to allow third-party experts to collaborate with and assist his clients, a practice now spreading throughout the industry. He is also a certified Behavioral Financial AdvisorTM (BFATM).
“start as soon as you can whether you think you are ready. The business owners that I know failed but failed forward, learn from their mistakes. I think you can start on starting a way that if you take a misstep it is not catastrophic so be smart. So, I would say start now but be smart now to.”…[Listen for More]
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Juan Carlos Abello saw the need for a hospitality-focused solution such as Nuvola after working in the hotel industry for more than a decade. His first-hand experience sparked the notion that there has to be a better and easier way for staff to communicate with each other and with their guests. Abello began his career in the hotel industry shortly after moving back to the U.S. at the age of 17. He has worked in nearly every aspect of hotel operations, but always found himself focused on one thing - elevating the guest service experience. It’s his passion for the guest experience that led him to managerial and director of operations roles with leading hotel brands such as Morgans Hotel Group and DoubleTree. It’s also what made him take an interesting career move into technology that later resulted in the development of Nuvola. Following his tenure in the hotel industry, Abello was director of operations at a bourgeoning technology company in Italy called ZeitGroup. Discovering the ways in which technology can be used to successfully manage business operations, he was encouraged to take his passion for the hotel industry and his insight into technology to create a new career for himself. Abello foresaw the ways in which a cloud-based software would be able to connect hoteliers and their guests. His unique blend of experience bred the concept for Nuvola and feeds Abello’s passion for its mission to bridge the gap between the hospitality industry and those it serves. Abello graduated Magna Cum Laude from Florida International University with a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business. He also earned a Masters of Business Administration in General Management from Emory University.
“you need to make sure that you have a culture that is well-defined. Even if it changes overall the core values of it you have to make sure that they are there and you don’t change them. And make sure that the first five co-workers that you hire are committed with you for the long run and that they have the flexibility, they can adapt to what could potentially, and it always always happens, to vast changes that are going to happen in your business. So, don’t be quick to hire, follow your intuition but make sure that you get that by in”…[Listen for More]
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Ryan Dohrn is an Emmy winner and was recognized by Forbes.com with the “Best of the Best” award for his business strategies. Ryan’s focus is sales, leadership and team performance. His passion for sales and marketing has given him the unique opportunity to touch half a billion dollars in revenue for companies in 7 countries.
“if you are going to start a business that is going to be successful and you start it just to make money you are starting it for the wrong reason. If you start a business surrounded around something you are passionate about because you are going to have to put a lot of hours into it. If you are passionate about it it’s okay that you are going to have to spend a lot of hours around it because you are so unbelievably passionate about it the time will fly because you are having so much fun really doing what you are passionate about”…[Listen for More]
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