Podcasts by The Melting Pot with Dominic Monkhouse

E209 | How to Hack Growth Marketing with Kurve Founder&CEO, Oren Greenberg from 2022-08-23T04:00

If you’re struggling with your marketing efforts, or you’re concerned that what you’re doing isn’t working, or is a waste of time and money, then don’t miss Oren Greenberg, founder and CEO of Ku...

E208 | How to Do Hard Things in a Human Way with Rasmus Hougaard from 2022-08-16T04:00

If you struggle to have difficult conversations then you aren’t alone. According to Rasmus Hougaard, founder and CEO of global research, leadership development and consulting firm, Potential Pro...

E207 | Why Positive Psychology is for Everyone with Dr Vikki Barnes from 2022-08-09T04:00

How do you get people to bring their authentic selves to work? By building a culture of psychological safety in the workplace, says clinical psychologist, Dr Vikki Barnes. 

With 10 years w...

E206 | How to Design a Conducive Culture for the Modern Workplace with Gustavo Razzetti from 2022-08-02T04:00

How can you help your team to do the best work of their lives? By building a conducive culture that allows them to thrive. 

Gustavo Razzetti is a sought-after speaker, culture consultant, ...

E205 | How to Become a Hidden Champion with Hermann Simon from 2022-07-26T04:00

Do you aspire for your company to become a Hidden Champion? 

Hidden champions are what businessman and bestselling author, Hermann Simon, describes as medium-sized, unknown companies with ...

E204 | How to Launch into the US as a European Tech Business with Daniel Glazer from 2022-07-19T04:00

If you’re thinking about targeting the US market with your startup or to scale up business, do you have a US expansion plan? Don’t miss Daniel Glazer, an American technology lawyer and strategic...

E203 | Smart Growth Leadership and Personal Disruption with Whitney Johnson from 2022-07-12T04:00

The fundamental unit of growth in any organisation is the individual. 

The more you understand about how to respond to your own deep longing to grow, the greater your capacity to grow your...

E202 | What Do You Need to Do Your Best Work? with David Lancefield from 2022-07-05T04:00

What do you need to do your best work? That is the question David Lancefield strives to find the answer for with his clients in his role as CEO catalyst, strategist and coach. 

What does t...

E201 | How to Change Brains, Minds and Culture with David McRaney from 2022-06-28T04:00

How can you change someone’s mind? Don’t miss David McRaney, a science journalist fascinated with brains, minds, and culture, explain all in this podcast. 

In this episode, David, author o...

E200 | The Impact of Hybrid Work on Employees and Employers with Peter Cappelli from 2022-06-21T04:00

What does the future of your office look like? Are all of your employees back to work yet? Or do you have a hybrid approach to working? 

That’s the question today’s guest, Peter Cappelli, ...

E199 | How to Create Value Based Strategy with Felix Oberholzer-Gee from 2022-06-14T04:00

Are you struggling to create a simple strategy for your business? Then don’t miss Felix Oberholzer-Gee, faculty member at Harvard Business School in the Strategy Unit, and author of the recent b...

E198 | The Jobs Only the CEO Should Do, with Anthony Rose from 2022-06-07T02:00

If your business is struggling to innovate, or is in fact resisting innovation all together, then don’t miss Anthony Rose, founder and CEO of SeedLegals on this week’s episode of The Melting Pot...

E197 | Why Redesigning your Business Structure will Help you Scale with Lex Sisney from 2022-05-31T04:00

Are you a mid to late ‘nail it’ stage business, trying to scale your company? Then you don’t want to miss Lex Sisney, business coach and author of Organizational Physics, on this week’s episode ...

E196 | How to Scale your Business with booking.com Founder, Jeff Hoffman from 2022-05-24T04:00

If you’re looking for advice on how to grow and scale your startup or business, then don’t miss Jeff Hoffman, founder of booking.com, award-winning global entrepreneur, proven CEO, worldwide mot...

E195 | The Importance of Business Continuity with Smartsourcing CEO&founder, Mike Selfe from 2022-05-17T04:00

Think your organisation is too small to outsource processes? Think again, says CEO and founder of Smartsourcing, Mike Selfe. If you feel like your team’s time could be better spent elsewhere the...

E194 | The Evolution of the Professional Services Sector with Ray D’Cruz from 2022-05-10T04:00

If you’re in the legal, accounting or professional services sector and you’re looking to harness the intelligence and creativity of your partners and employees through performance management, do...

E193 | What it Takes to Build an Organisation’s Culture with James L Heskett from 2022-05-03T04:00

Do your employees love your business? asks James L Heskett, UPS Foundation Professor Emeritus at Harvard Business School and author of Win from Within. Because if your employees don’t lov...

E192 | How to Try a New Way of Thinking with Roger Martin from 2022-04-26T04:00

If you’ve found that the way your organisation does things isn’t working for you any more, rather than flogging a dead horse, why not try a new way of thinking?

In this episode of The Melt...

E191 | What it Takes to Become a Great CEO with Scott Keller from 2022-04-19T04:00

Having travelled to every country in the world, Scott Keller, Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company, New York Times best selling author of Beyond performance 2.0 and CEO Excellence,...

E190 | The Five Principles to Bring Out Your Best Self with CEO&Leadership Coach, Amy Jen Su from 2022-04-12T04:00

How can you be the leader you want to be, every day? The answer, says Amy Jen Su, lies in focusing on five key leadership elements - Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace. 

In this...

E189 | How to Innovate Inside Large Corporations with Jim A Euchner from 2022-04-05T04:00

To stay ahead of the curve, organisations need to innovate. But how do you structure innovation if you run a large corporation? Where do you put the money? Who’s in charge? How do you get sales ...

E188 | How to Set Up your Business to be Acquired with Robert Belgrave from 2022-03-29T04:00

If you’re thinking of selling your business, or you’re wanting to create value to make your business more attractive to potential acquirers, then don’t miss Robert Belgrave, CEO EMEA for Pax8 an...

E187 | How a Germ-Zapping Robot Company Became a 10 Year Overnight Success with Morris Miller from 2022-03-22T05:00

Are you worried your business hasn’t hit the big time yet? Don’t be, says Morris Miller, former managing director at Rackspace, now the managing partner of Tectonic Ventures. Most of the busines...

E186 | How to Maximise Sales Growth in a Post-Pandemic World with Aaron Ross from 2022-03-15T05:00

How can you maximise sales growth while minimising the workload and stress on both you and your executive teams? 

This is what Aaron Ross, dad of 10 kids, co-author of From Impossible To I...

E185 | How purpose can help you understand and overcome your struggle with Bobby Herrera from 2022-03-10T16:24:13

Is your business founded on a clear purpose? Bobby Herrara, author of The Gift of Struggle, founded Populus Group in 2002, a company set up to help organisations manage their non-permanent emplo...

E184 | How to Create a Culture of Accountability with Mark Green from 2022-03-01T07:00

If you’re the CEO and you think people should get to meetings on time, yet you don’t, that’s never going to create a culture of accountability.

Luckily for you, on this week’s episode of T...

E183 | How to Plan for and Execute Blitzscaling with Chris Yeh from 2022-02-22T07:00

Why do some organisations grow really quickly? How do they reach the scale that they do? If you’re looking for the secret sauce to make your company grow exponentially, then don’t miss Chris Yeh...

Robert Belgrave - Don't Fear The Future - The Melting Pot Podcast Ep 3 from 2022-02-22T02:03:42.472548

Dom's guest this week is Robert Belgrave, CEO of cloud consultancy firm Wirehive and co-host of the Alexa Stop! podcast. Rob and Dom discuss how technology is changing our lives, for the better. Th...

Verne Harnish - Scaling Up and its Challenges -The Melting Pot Podcast Ep 8 from 2022-02-22T02:03:42.370639

Verne Harnish has helped around 40,000 companies scale-up. He knows business and host Dom Monkhouse admits Verne has been a huge influence in his life. Verne is founder of the world-renowned Entrep...

Alexandra Eavis - Harnessing Tech To Improve Lives - The Melting Pot Podcast Ep 11 from 2022-02-22T02:03:42.241885

Alexandra Eavis is the CEO Dovetail Lab. Working to create an integrated system using blockchain that will enable patients to have access and control over their medical data. She is also the CEO of...

Rethinking Education: Meet Liz Robinson from 2022-02-22T02:03:42.238104

Liz Robinson is a passionate leader on a mission to create significant changes in the current educational system.

Key takeaways:
The flaws in our current education system
Engaging...

Converting a Hobby into a Successful Video Games Business: Meet Craig Fletcher from 2022-02-22T02:03:42.185518

Craig Fletcher, founder of video games events & online hosting company Multiplay, talks about how he turned his hobby into a successful business.

Key takeaways:
Two businesses in one: ...

Innovating Within the Tech Landscape: Meet Mike Tobin from 2022-02-22T02:03:42.180588

Serial tech entrepreneur Mike Tobin talks about his passion for technology, innovation and charity.

Key takeaways:
Why it’s important to have realistic performance expectations
Kee...

A Marxist-Capitalist Approach To Business: Meet Simon Biltcliffe from 2022-02-22T02:03:42.176819

Webmart CEO Simon Biltcliffe talks about his “marxist-capitalist” approach to business.

Key takeaways:
The marxist-capitalist business model
Transforming his employees into entrep...

[Rebroadcast] Henry Stewart - Be Happy from 2022-02-22T02:03:42.090794

Henry Stewart believes people should find joy at work. As the Chief Happiness Officer at Happy Ltd and author of Happy Manifesto, Henry has made happiness his business. During our conversation we e...

A Conversation with Hiut Denim Co CEO, David Hieatt from 2022-02-22T02:03:42.079687

David Hieatt, CEO of Hiut Denim, is best known for giving purpose (and their jobs) back to the jeans makers in Cardigan, Wales. Hiut Denim hit the big time when when Meghan Markle wore a pair of Hi...

Enjoying the Journey: Entrepreneurism and Family with Caspar and Nichola Craven from 2022-02-22T02:03:42.078194

Husband and wife team Caspar and Nichola Craven are an intrepid pair of entrepreneurs.

Listen as they share their story and how they’ve created a new business working together to coach en...

Neal Gandhi: On Breaking Moulds and Championing Collaboration from 2022-02-22T02:03:42.065438

Today’s guest is Neal Gandhi, CEO of Panoply, a world-class creative technology group, with collaboration at its core.

Key takeaways:
Why Panoply floated just 2 years after incorporati...

FizzPopBANG: Creating an amazing brand by cultivating a brilliant culture with Carla Cringle and Imogen Pudduck. from 2022-02-22T02:03:42.056276

Today’s guests are Carla Cringle and Imogen Pudduck, co-founders of FizzPopBANG Ltd, a small consultancy specialising in brand employee engagement.

Key takeaways:

The power of bra...

Jenny Kitchen: How To Create a Great Environment for Your Employees from 2022-02-22T02:03:42.047421

We talk with Jenny Kitchen, MD of Yoyo Design, a company specialising in designing digital solutions so that every brand can tell its own story and create a genuine user engagement.

Key ta...

Matt Johnson: Bringing Electronics and Our Environment Together from 2022-02-22T02:03:42.044229

Today’s guest is Matt Johnson, CEO and co-founder of Bare Conductive, a company that integrates electronics directly into the environment.

Key takeaways:

Why the company is about ...

Developing corporate emotional intelligence with Gareth Chick from 2022-02-22T02:03:42.031303

This week’s guest on The Melting Pot is a former CFO, CEO and chairman of both public and private companies, now founder and managing partner of Collaborative Equity, Gareth Chick.

Key ta...

Brandwatch: matching business needs to the world’s needs with Giles Palmer from 2022-02-22T02:03:42.027343

Today’s guest is Giles Palmer, founder and CEO of Brandwatch, a company devised to help organisations find and engage with online conversations that matter; a digital consumer intelligence company....

Innovating Through Operational Excellence with John Rossman from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.957915

Today’s guest is John Rossman, the highly sought after analyst who worked for Amazon.com in its early days and who has since been featured by The New York Times and CNBC.

Key takeaways: Listen

The Challenge of Scale with Ben Fletcher from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.891280

Ben Fletcher is a serial entrepreneur, the CEO of Lead Bullets and the proud maker of multiple mistakes

Key takeaways:
How Lead Bullets helps founders of businesses
How Ben ended u...

Getting a Grip on Your Business with EOS Implementer Mike Paton from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.880709

If you’re looking for a complete set of simple concepts and practical tools that will help the leadership team of your entrepreneurial company make better decisions, listen to Mike Paton.

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Steering your ship through uncertain times with Brendan Hall from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.875692

?Brendan Hall is an inspirational speaker, leadership author and at only 27, the winning skipper of the world’s most demanding sailing event – The Clipper Round the World Race.

Key takeawa...

Creating Powerful Human Connections with David Meerman Scott from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.868737

Are you looking for ways to fire up your marketing efforts in 2020? Then listen to David Meerman Scott, author, public speaker and advisor to emerging companies, talk about how to build a fan base ...

Leveraging LinkedIn: The Riches Are In The Niches from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.865094

Do you know how to use LinkedIn? As in really know how to use LinkedIn? Because if LinkedIn is a platform you’re trying to leverage, then listen to John Nemo, author and trainer, for some amazing a...

How to Use Talk Triggers with Jay Baer from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.859802

If you’re trying to deliver remarkable customer experiences that will get customers talking, then you’re trying to create Talk Triggers. Learn more with Jay Baer, founder of five multimillion-dolla...

Responding To Disruptive Change with Julian Birkinshaw from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.781933

How should you as a business leader, respond to disruptive change in a decisive way? Today’s guest, Julian Birkinshaw, Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at London Business School, is an au...

Reshaping Fulfilment With Actual Humans with Martin Bysh from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.777486

How do you scale a business that consists of so many people with so many moving parts in these challenging times? And all without breaking small? Martin Bysh, CEO of Huboo Technologies Ltd knows ho...

Navigating High Uncertainty Environments with Rita McGrath from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.773059

Are you wondering how your business is going to survive not just the remainder of the pandemic, but the looming recession too? Rita McGrath is one of the world’s top experts on innovation and growt...

Running A Business In A Recession with Shannon Byrne Susko from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.771992

You’ve probably shifted your thinking from ‘how to survive the pandemic’ to ‘how to survive the upcoming recession’. In which case, you don’t want to miss this episode with Shannon Byrne Susko, CEO...

Swarming To Innovate with Dennis Hahn from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.766707

If you’re looking for a way to innovate your business, try the swarming method. There’s collaboration, then there’s swarming. Don’t miss this latest episode of The Melting Pot with Dennis Hahn, Chi...

Why Branding Is Sex and Creating Irrational Loyalty with Deb Gabor from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.682221

What’s your business aim? To achieve growth? To create a winning corporate culture? Deb Gabor, keynote speaker and bestselling author is on a mission to inspire 1 million brands to create irrationa...

Taking Charge By Letting Go with L. David Marquet from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.666979

With military command when you say ‘jump’, your subordinates are supposed to say ‘how high?’. L. David Marquet realised there was something really wrong with this form of blind leadership and set a...

The Power of Staying Curious with Michael Bungay Stanier from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.663710

If you want to know how to be a better coach, a better leader, and how to encourage coaching inside your organisation, why not learn from the guy who wrote the bestselling book on coaching - Michae...

How WD 40 Company Is Making Life Better with Garry Ridge from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.650111

What can your business learn from CEO of WD 40, Garry Ridge? It’s not just the spread of this product that Garry is known for, he’s also the guy who’s built a workplace that people are queuing up t...

Creating A Category With The Godfather of Category, Christopher Lochhead from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.640981

If you want a point of difference with your company, if you want to be more Apple than Blackberry, then don’t miss this week’s episode of The Melting Pot with the Godfather of Category Design, Chri...

Being A Black Woman In Tech With Flavilla Fongang from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.554373

If you’re struggling to get customers for your business, then Flavilla Fongang, the effervescent managing director and founder of 3 Colours Rule, an award-winning creative branding and neuromarketi...

The Smarter Way To Job Search with Sam Franklin from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.553531

If you struggle with recruitment, either as a recruiter or a job hunter, then don’t miss this week’s episode with Sam Franklin. Sam is co-founder and CEO of Otta, the recruitment company helping jo...

How To Drive Innovation Inside Your Organisation with Pete Newell from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.481685

Are you wondering how your business can innovate better? Are you confusing methodologies and activities with the process of actually keeping and creating a pipeline of innovation? Then don’t miss t...

In Conversation With The Lean Startup Legend, Steve Blank from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.384050

If you run a startup & you haven’t heard of Steve Blank, author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany, can you even call yourself an entrepreneur? Don’t miss this fascinating conversation, we talk abou...

Normalising Virtual & Hybrid Events with Mike Piddock from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.379319

If you’re looking for a virtual, hybrid & in-person meetings software that maximises audience engagement, retention & monetisation, then don’t miss this latest episode with Mike Piddock, founder & ...

Discovering Your Top Five Talents with Bert Robinson from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.352399

Does your team need training and coaching to help people find fit, alignment, productivity and clarity to exceed their potential? Do you feel like you were made for more? Are you ready to take your...

People, Culture & Leadership with Anouk Agussol from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.347758

If your company is an early-stage/scaling startup looking for support to help you hire and attract the best talent. If you need help building a highly engaged, productive, high performing team. Or ...

Improving Productivity By Creating A Network Of One Person Businesses with Andrew Holm & Julian Wilson from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.273696

If you’re the owner of your business and you’re keen to improve productivity, don’t miss Andrew Holm and Julian Wilson of Matt Black Systems on this week’s episode. Some of the challenges that they...

2020 Summit Special: The Rules for Aggressive Sales Growth with Justin Roff-Marsh from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.261516

Justin Roff-Marsh uses ideas from his brilliant book The Machine to outline The Rules for Aggressive Sales Growth. Speaking to CEO's and business leaders at the Monkhouse and Company Summit 2020 he...

The Future Of Flexible Working with Juggle Jobs Founder, Romanie Thomas from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.260440

Romanie Thomas, an experienced headhunter, founder and CEO of Juggle, a platform connecting businesses with high-quality professionals on a flexible basis, talks about the implications of remote fi...

How To Get Sh*t Done And Tackle Workplace Bias, Bullying & Injustice with Trier Bryant & Kim Scott from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.255583

Don’t miss Kim Scott & Trier Byrant discussing their latest book, Just Work. While bias, prejudice & bullying may be present in the workplace, they aren’t inevitable. It is possible to combat workp...

2020 Summit Special Why People Really Do What They Do with Daryll Scott from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.253978

In this episode is another Summit Special taken from a live recording of our 2020 Summit. Daryll uses his talk to introduce his Lion, Monkey, Dog theory and discuss the ways in which we should stop...

The Process Of Change With Greatness U Founder, Gina Mollicone from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.252968

Are you ready to change? If so, don’t miss Greatness U founder, Gina Mollicone, on this week’s episode. From talking about change and her model for change and the things people need to do to see ch...

How to Become a Self-Evolved Leader with Dave McKeown from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.225862

Are you the founder or the leader of a fast paced organisation and you’re wondering why your once high performing team are now sort of bumbling along, barely scraping by - simply not being great an...

Strategic Advice from Appletree Answers Founder & Scaling Up Coaches CEO, John Ratliff from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.175834

If you’re considering selling your business, don’t miss strategic advisor and passionate entrepreneur John Ratliff, CEO of Scaling Up Coaches, and founder of Appletree Answers, a telephone answerin...

Understanding Cash Flow and the Power of One with Alan Miltz from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.156955

Do you really understand your cash flow, or are you just saying yes because you know you ought to? Alan Miltz, co-founder of Cash Flow Story and co-author of Scaling Up, has made it his life missio...

How to Build Psychological Safety in Your Workplace with The Fearless Organization Author, Amy C. Edmondson from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.155824

If you want to be better at leading a team. If you want to know how to lead a good decision making process. Or how to engage and inspire people to bring their full self to work, don’t miss Amy Edmo...

There’s a hole in your Bucket with Bryony Thomas from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.151284

How would you steal your neighbour’s cat? That’s the question posed by author, speaker and creator of The Watertight Marketing methodology, Bryony Thomas. Intrigued? Download and listen today.
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How to do Better Business Faster with Artesian:DueDil CEO, Andrew Yates from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.147650

In this fab conversation around data, fast growing businesses and how to use data in your organisation, CEO and founder of recently merged Artesian:DueDil, Andrew Yates, talks about how you can tak...

Scaling Up Your business with The Scale Up Leader Author, Stuart Ross from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.136691

Are you scaling up to exit your business or are you focused on scaling up to build a more sustainable business? Either way, don’t miss Stuart Ross - founder of coaching consultancy High Growth and ...

How to Deliver Outstanding Customer Service with Jeff Toister from 2022-02-22T02:03:41.135079

What do your customers say about you? What sort of customer experience do you deliver? Today’s guest, Jeff Toister, has quite literally written the book (well, four books) on service culture, and h...

Growing Your Organisation through a Digital Transformation with Paul Leinwand & Matt Mani from 2022-02-17T07:00

Is your organisation looking for a new growth strategy? Have you already undergone a digital transformation? Perhaps you’re not sure what’s next. Don’t miss Paul Leinwand & Matt Mani, of PwC and St...

E182 | Growing Your Organisation through a Digital Transformation with Paul Leinwand&Matt Mani from 2022-02-17T07:00

Is your organisation looking for a new growth strategy? Are you about to undergo a digital transformation? Perhaps you already have but you’re not sure what the next step for you is. 

In t...

E181 | How to Deliver Outstanding Customer Service with Jeff Toister from 2022-02-08T07:00

What do your customers say about you? What sort of customer experience do you deliver? Today’s guest, Jeff Toister, has quite literally written the book (well, four books) on service culture, an...

E180 | Scaling Up Your business with The Scale Up Leader Author, Stuart Ross from 2022-02-01T07:00

Are you scaling up to exit your business or are you focused on scaling up to build a more sustainable business? Either way, don’t miss Stuart Ross, author of The Scale Up Leader on this w...

E179 | Why Referrals are Essential for Business Growth and Reputation with NPS creator, Fred Reichheld from 2022-01-25T07:00

How loyal are your customers and employees? How likely are they to refer your organisation to their colleagues and friends? 

This is the basis of the Net Promoter System, a way of measurin...

Why Referrals are Essential for Business Growth and Reputation with NPS creator, Fred Reichheld from 2022-01-25T07:00

Fred Reichheld realised in the 90s that if you increase customer retention your profit will grow. However, simply telling people this didn’t work. He had to give them a way to measure the results. ...

E178 | Why Being Purpose Led Can Change the World with The Conduit Co-Founder, Paul van Zyl from 2022-01-18T07:00

If you’ve ever wondered how to be more purpose led in both business and your personal life, don’t miss this incredible episode of The Melting Pot with The Conduit co-founder and Chief Creative O...

Why Being Purpose Led Can Change the World with The Conduit Co-Founder, Paul van Zyl from 2022-01-18T07:00

If you’ve ever wondered how to be more purpose led in both business and your personal life, then don’t miss The Conduit co-founder and Chief Creative Officer, Paul van Zyl. The Conduit Club in Lond...

E177 | Buying and Selling Companies with Arrowpoint Advisory MD, Daniel Domberger from 2022-01-11T07:00

If you’re an entrepreneur thinking of selling your business and want to maximize the return on your life’s work, or you’re going through the process of exiting currently, then don’t miss this la...

Buying and Selling Companies with Arrowpoint Advisory MD, Daniel Domberger from 2022-01-11T07:00

If you’re an entrepreneur thinking of selling your business, how do you set your business up to exit? How do you choose an advisor and what should you look for in an advisory firm? Should you do yo...

E176 | How to do Better Business Faster with Artesian:DueDil CEO, Andrew Yates from 2022-01-04T07:00

Fintech company Artesian:DueDil  - a London/Reading based business helps B2B customers do better business faster with a focus on using data science and curated business information to help find ...

E175 | Rebroadcast: Why Branding Is Sex and Creating Irrational Loyalty with Deb Gabor from 2021-12-28T02:00

What’s your business aim? To achieve growth? To create a winning corporate culture? Deb Gabor, keynote speaker and bestselling author is on a mission to inspire 1 million brands to create irrati...

Rebroadcast: Why Branding Is Sex and Creating Irrational Loyalty with Deb Gabor from 2021-12-28T02:00

What’s your business aim? To achieve growth? To create a winning corporate culture? Deb Gabor, keynote speaker and bestselling author is on a mission to inspire 1 million brands to create irrationa...

E174 | The Habit of Excellence with Lieutenant Colonel Langley Sharp MBE from 2021-12-14T07:00

The British Army is renowned for its outstanding leadership, and command and control. But what do they know about psychological safety? 

These are just a few of the many topics that come u...

The Habit of Excellence with Lieutenant Colonel Langley Sharp MBE from 2021-12-14T07:00

The British Army is renowned for its outstanding leadership, and command and control. But what do they know about psychological safety? These are just a few of the many topics that come up in the c...

E173 | There’s a hole in your Bucket with Bryony Thomas from 2021-12-07T07:00

This episode of The Melting Pot is actually a recorded webinar we held called ‘There’s a hole in your Bucket’ with Watertight marketing methodology creator, Bryony Thomas. 

Bryony cut her ...

E172 | Leadership, Growth Mindset and Learning from a Peer Organisation with Ian Windle from 2021-11-30T07:00

If you’re a leader and you don’t have a coach, then you’re missing a trick. 

Ian Windle is group chairman at Vistage, a global peer board organisation. He's also a TEDx speaker, executive ...

Leadership, Growth Mindset and Learning from a Peer Organisation with Ian Windle from 2021-11-30T07:00

If you’re a leader and you don’t have a coach, then you’re missing out. Ian Windle is group chairman at Vistage, a global peer board organisation. In this latest episode, Ian talks about his obsess...

E171 | How To Become Replaceable with Ari Meisel from 2021-11-23T07:00

If you worry about being irreplaceable in your business, then don’t miss Ari Meisel, the productivity coach entrepreneur, founder of Less Doing, and author of The Replaceable Founder, who’s help...

How To Become Replaceable with Ari Meisel from 2021-11-23T07:00

If you worry about being irreplaceable in your business, then don’t miss Ari Meisel, the productivity coach entrepreneur, founder of Less Doing, and author of The Replaceable Founder, who’s helped ...

E170 | The Power of Staying Curious with Michael Bungay Stanier from 2021-11-16T07:00

If you want to improve the managers in your business, says Michael Bungay Stanier, do more coaching. You might think coaching equals being soft, but you couldn’t be further from the truth. 

E169 | How to Build Psychological Safety in Your Workplace with The Fearless Organization Author, Amy C. Edmondson from 2021-11-09T07:00

If you want to be better at leading a team. If you want to know how to lead a good decision making process. Or how to engage and inspire people to bring their full self to work. If you want to i...

E168 | Understanding Cash Flow and the Power of One with Alan Miltz from 2021-11-02T07:00

Do you understand cash flow? As in, do you really understand your cash flow, or are you just saying yes because you know you ought to?

Alan Miltz, co-founder of Cash Flow Story and co-auth...

E167 | Finding Your Super North Star with Floyd Woodrow from 2021-10-26T06:00

If you’re looking for some inspiration to help you find your Super North Star, let Floyd Woodrow DCM MBE be your guide. Floyd is Managing Director and founder of Chrysalis Worldwide, a world-lea...

Finding Your Super North Star with Floyd Woodrow from 2021-10-26T06:00

Don’t miss Floyd Woodrow DCM MBE, discussing how to find your Super North Star and why a compass provides the framework you need to achieve balance. He also talks about the importance of mindset, a...

E166 | How Metronomics can Help Grow your Business with Shannon Byrne Susko from 2021-10-19T06:00

If you’re wondering if there’s a silver bullet to help you grow your company and get you there with speed, ease and confidence, then don’t miss Shannon Byrne Susko discussing her latest book, Me...

How Metronomics can Help Grow your Business with Shannon Byrne Susko from 2021-10-19T06:00

Metronomics, is the latest book from Shannon Byrne Susko, founder of Metronome United. Metronomics is the silver bullet your organisation has been looking for. To find out how Metronomics can help ...

E165 | How The Rescue&Recovery Experts Can Save Your Business with Rick Smith&Ben Westoby from 2021-10-12T06:00

Is your company in trouble? Is your business on the verge of going bust? Then don’t miss this week’s episode of The Melting Pot with business rescue and recovery experts, Rick Smith & Ben Westob...

How The Rescue & Recovery Experts Can Save Your Business with Rick Smith & Ben Westoby from 2021-10-12T06:00

Has your company spent the last 18 months as a zombie? Is your business on the verge of going bust? Are you wondering if you can recover and rebuild your business? Then don’t miss this week’s episo...

E164 | Finding a life rhythm with Nigel Bennett from 2021-10-08T14:53:53

Have you ever wanted to just put a pin in your life, upsticks and travel the world with your family before it’s too late? Well, that’s just what Nigel Bennett did. 

Nigel is an entrepreneu...

E163 | Solving The World’s Consumer Goods Distribution Problem with Justin Floyd from 2021-09-27T06:00

If you’ve ever suffered with your supply chain, then don’t miss Justin Floyd, founder and CEO of RedCloud, the startup looking to solve the distribution problem for B2B merchants and consumers o...

Solving The World’s Consumer Goods Distribution Problem with Justin Floyd from 2021-09-27T06:00

If you’ve ever suffered with your supply chain, then don’t miss Justin Floyd, founder and CEO of RedCloud, the startup looking to solve the distribution problem for B2B merchants and consumers outs...

E162 | How to Build an Effective Commercial Sales Team in the Information Age with Steve Schrier from 2021-09-21T06:00

If you’re wondering what you can do to improve your sales function, but you’re not a salesperson yourself, then don’t miss Steve Schrier on this episode of The Melting Pot. 

Steve knows sa...

How to Build an Effective Commercial Sales Team in the Information Age with Steve Schrier from 2021-09-21T06:00

If you’re wondering what you can do to improve your sales function, but you’re not a salesperson yourself, then don’t miss Steve Schrier on The Melting Pot. Steve chats about the things he felt com...

E161 | Why A Contrarian Could Help Your Business Grow with Alastair Dryburg from 2021-09-14T06:00

Is everything you know about business wrong? 

Alastair Dryburgh is a contrarian who taught himself to think differently so that he can help businesses that want to remaster themselves.  Listen

Why A Contrarian Could Help Your Business Grow with Alastair Dryburg from 2021-09-14T06:00

Is everything you know about business wrong? Alastair Dryburgh is a contrarian who taught himself to think differently so that he can help businesses that want to remaster themselves. If you’re a l...

E160 | Innovating Your Business Model with Alex Osterwalder from 2021-09-07T06:00

“We bring all of the tools and methods into everything we do for the companies we work with. We call it technology enabled services. We help large companies like MasterCard, WL Gore, Nestle, and...

E159 | How to Improve your Sales Organisation with Justin Roff Marsh, David Davis&Jamal Reimer from 2021-08-31T06:00

Dom has spent most of his life in sales. He was a good sales guy, a terrible sales manager, a better sales director. When he got to the point where he knew he was playing to his strengths, it wa...

How to Improve your Sales Organisation with Justin Roff Marsh, David Davis & Jamal Reimer from 2021-08-31T06:00

Don’t miss this special sales episode with Jamal Reimer, who only ever wanted to be the sales guy who does multi million dollar deals, never a sales manager; David Davies, a Sandler trainer; and Ju...

E158 | The Melting Pot Webinar: Simple Numbers with Greg Crabtree from 2021-08-24T06:00

This week we’re bringing you a special episode: a recording of one of our live webinars with Greg Crabtree, founder of accountancy firm, Crabtree, Rowe and Berger. Greg is exactly the type of pe...

The Melting Pot Webinar: Simple Numbers with Greg Crabtree from 2021-08-24T06:00

This week we’re bringing you a special episode, a recording of one of our live webinars with Greg Crabtree, founder of accountancy firm, Crabtree, Rowe and Berger. While Greg is an accountant, he’s...

E157 | How Adolescent Businesses Can Get Out of the Success Trap with Nick Cramp from 2021-08-17T06:00

Nick Cramp is a transformation coach and author. He challenges leaders to consider Better Before Bigger. 

In the past he’s been an e-myth coach, out of which came a book looking at how to ...

How Adolescent Businesses Can Get Out of the Success Trap with Nick Cramp from 2021-08-17T06:00

Don’t miss Nick Cramp, transformation coach and author of Better Before Bigger, share his guiding principles to help you rethink your business and how to define what success looks like. Business ow...

E156 | Scaling Up Expert Dominic Monkhouse on Sparks by Ignium Podcast from 2021-08-10T06:00

In this special episode, the shoe is on the other foot as our illustrious host, Dominic Monkhouse, finds himself on the other side of the microphone, being questioned by long time friend and fel...

Scaling Up Expert Dominic Monkhouse on Sparks by Ignium Podcast from 2021-08-10T06:00

In this episode, the show is on the other foot as our illustrious host Dom finds himself on the other side of the microphone, being questioned by long time friend and fellow coach, the brilliant po...

E155 | Strategic Advice from Appletree Answers Founder&Scaling Up Coaches CEO, John Ratliff from 2021-08-03T06:00

Today’s guest knows all about scaling up. Not only is John Ratliff CEO of Scaling Up Coaches, he’s also a seasoned entrepreneur himself. 

Having started Appletree Answers, a telephone answ...

How To Be A Disruptor, Not Disrupted with Eleanor Winton from 2021-07-27T06:00

Is your organisation a disruptor? Or is it being disrupted? Don’t miss Eleanor Winton, consultant and expert in disruption, innovation and foresight, and founder of Foresightfully, a disruption con...

E154 | How To Be A Disruptor, Not Disrupted with Eleanor Winton from 2021-07-27T06:00

Is your organisation a disruptor? Or is it being disrupted? Don’t miss Eleanor Winton, a consultant and expert in disruption, innovation and foresight, and founder of Foresightfully, a disruptio...

E153 | Building a Recruitment Firm Centred Around Care&Respect with Simon La Fosse from 2021-07-20T06:00

Is making sure your company is a great place to work at the core of your recruitment strategy? Are you a fixture on the Sunday Times Best Companies list of great places to work in the UK? 

Building a Recruitment Firm Centred Around Care & Respect with Simon La Fosse from 2021-07-20T06:00

Is making sure your company is a great place to work at the core of your recruitment strategy? Are you a fixture on the Sunday Times Best Companies list of great places to work in the UK? It is if ...

E152 | How to Thrive in a Disruptive World with Gerry Valentine from 2021-07-13T06:00

If you’re struggling with resilience, if you or your business is going through change, then don’t miss public speaker, executive coach, business advisor, and founder of Vision Executive Coaching...

How to Thrive in a Disruptive World with Gerry Valentine from 2021-07-13T06:00

If you’re struggling with resilience, if you or your business is going through change, then don’t miss public speaker, executive coach, business advisor, and founder of Vision Executive Coaching, G...

E151 | How to Become a Self-Evolved Leader with Dave McKeown from 2021-07-06T06:00

Are you the founder or the leader of a fast paced organisation and you’re wondering why your once high performing team are now sort of bumbling along, barely scraping by - simply not being great...

E150 | Reimagining High Fashion Through Tech with Rod Banner from 2021-06-29T06:00

If you’re pondering what to do when you exit your current business, or you’re thinking of a retirement project, let serial entrepreneur and self taught technologist, Rod Banner, inspire you in y...

Reimagining High Fashion Through Tech with Rod Banner from 2021-06-29T06:00

If you’re pondering what to do when you exit your current business, or you’re thinking of a retirement project, let serial entrepreneur and self taught technologist, Rod Banner, CEO of 3LA, www.joy...

E149 | How To Reach Your Full Potential with Eric Partaker from 2021-06-22T06:00

If you feel like you need a coach to get you into peak performance, look no further than Eric Partaker. Eric was named CEO of the Year in 2019 by Business Excellence Awards; he's been awarded to...

How To Reach Your Full Potential with Eric Partaker from 2021-06-22T06:00

If you feel like you need a coach to get you into peak performance, look no further than Eric Partaker, CEO, coach and mentor. Eric says we just have to create our own identity, and then we can ste...

E148 | How To Improve Customer Relationships By Creating A Connected Strategy with Nicolaj Siggelkow from 2021-06-15T06:00

Nicolaj Siggelkow is a lifelong academic, currently the David M. Knott Professor of Management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He is a Co-Director of the Mack Institute for In...

How To Improve Customer Relationships By Creating A Connected Strategy with Nicolaj Siggelkow from 2021-06-15T06:00

If you need to improve your strategy for building continuous customer relationships for competitive advantage, don’t miss Nicolaj Siggelkow, the David M. Knott Professor of Management at the Wharto...

The Importance Of Employee Experience with Ben Whitter from 2021-05-25T06:00

Ben Whitter is an employee experience expert who works with global companies helping the CEOs fix their employee experience. Don’t miss him share the best place for an organisation to start, how to...

How To Hire With The Accidental Recruiter, Lou Adler from 2021-05-18T06:00

Lou Adler is CEO & founder of Performance-based Hiring, an end to end, 4 step business process for hiring top talent. Lou’s firm helps recruiters & hiring managers around the world source, intervie...

Why Your Swagger Is Something You Already Have with Leslie Ehm from 2021-05-11T06:00

If you lack confidence, or you’re faking it ‘til you make it, don’t miss the Queen of Swagger, Leslie Ehm, on this week’s episode of The Melting Pot. “Your swagger is not something external to you....

Reframing, innovation and problem solving with Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg from 2021-04-27T08:27:37

How do you solve problems? Are you even trying to solve the actual problem that needs solving? Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg is dedicated to problem solving. In this episode he shares how to identify i...

How NLP Can Help Us Get Back To Normal with Daryll Scott from 2021-04-20T06:00

Today we chat with Daryll Scott, and boy did we have a wide ranging conversation covering a number of disparate topics. From his unifying theory of everything, to his behavioural economics meets ne...

The Art of Making Things Happen with Steve Sims from 2021-04-13T06:00

Do you know anyone that’s worked with Elon Musk, sent people down to see the Titanic, closed museums in Florence for a private dinner party and then had Andrea Bocelli serenade them while they ate ...

Why Building Trust Will Build Your Organisation with David Horsager from 2021-03-30T06:00

If there's a problem in your organisation, have you considered it might be a trust issue? David Horsager, CEO of Trust Edge Leadership Institute, has dedicated his career to researching trust, look...

Badass Your Brand & Show Your Business Who’s Boss with Pia Silva from 2021-03-23T06:21:48

If you’re tired of being overworked and underpaid. If you lack the ideal clients. If you’re constantly having to explain the value of what you do, then you need to listen to Pia Silva, TEDx speaker...

The CEO Test With Adam Bryant & Kevin Sharer from 2021-03-16T07:00

Do we really need another book on leadership? Well, when it’s been written by Adam Bryant and Kevin Sharer, yes we do. What these guys have done is put together a book - The CEO Test, which is, if ...

2020 Summit Special: Happiness is a serious business, with Nic Marks from 2021-02-27T07:00

In this episode

Happiness vs work?
Feelings are data
Friday Pulse
Positive and negative emotions
Success = happiness?

Moving House With PerchPeek, the AI powered Relocation Agent from 2021-02-23T07:00

Ask anybody who’s ever travelled, or spent time abroad for work, these are usually the most memorable periods of your life. And now there’s a company that can facilitate these moves, temporary or p...

Learning How To Speak Publicly with Joel Weldon from 2021-02-16T07:00

How is it possible that somebody who couldn’t lead a silent prayer, become a Hall of Fame speaker and a speech coach to Verne Harnish? In today’s episode, Joel Weldon shares his tips on public spea...

Measuring Employee Happiness In 2020 And Beyond with Nic Marks from 2021-01-26T07:00

If you’re wondering how your team’s happiness is, or how you can support employee wellbeing and sustain team morale, then you don’t want to miss Nic Marks, CEO and Founder of Friday Pulse, Dom’s em...

The Importance of Vision, Systems & People with Chris Croft from 2021-01-19T07:00

Today we chat with Chris Croft about the differences between management & leadership. What the key elements are of those jobs, why they're different, how delegation is absolutely critical, but why ...

How To Improve Customer Experience With Net Promoter Score from 2021-01-12T07:00

David Tudehope is founder & CEO of Macquarie Telecom Group in Australia. The last time we spoke with David, their market cap, and this was a few years ago, was $350m Australian dollars. Today, thei...

The 721 Challenge: Overcoming Adversity And Setting World Records with Nick Hollis from 2020-12-29T07:00

What have you done today that pushed you to your limits? For today’s guest, Nick Hollis, getting over COVID is testing him. But it won’t stop him from working his hardest to set a new world record ...

2020 Summit Special: Be More Pirate with Alex Barker from 2020-12-26T07:00

In this episode:

The secret history of pirates -not as trouble makers but innovators 
How historic pirate ideas are galvanising movements for social change
How team members in dif...

The Similarities Between Being In A Rock Band And Heading Up A Startup with Brian Coburn from 2020-12-22T07:00

When was the last time you met somebody who’d spent 30 years in the same company? Meet Brian Coburn. Brian started at Stagecoach as a 16 year old trainee and went on to be their Chief Technology Of...

The Issue of Sales with Justin Roff-Marsh from 2020-12-15T07:00

“If your business isn't growing without sales, it may not be a sales problem, it may be a design problem with your product or a problem with your delivery.” Today we’re chatting with Justin Roff-Ma...

2020 Summit Special: Positive leadership for post covid strength with Verne Harnish from 2020-11-27T07:00

It was an enormous pleasure to have world-renowned business growth guru and author of best-selling books, The Rockefeller Habits and Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't...

The Theory Of Constraints with Andy Watt from 2020-11-24T07:00

Eli Goldratt wrote a book called The Goal, which Verne Harnish has described as one of the most important business books ever written. With such an accolade, we had to have Andy Watt, MD of Goldrat...

The Mechanics of Employee Ownership Trusts with Chris Budd from 2020-11-17T07:00

What do you do if you want to keep your business going after you exit? How can you extract maximum value from your life’s work? Chris Budd is the founder & former CEO of Ovation Finance. He is one ...

How To Do Disruptive Innovation with Tendayi Viki from 2020-11-10T07:00

If you’re wondering how you can find time from everyday business operations to do innovation, today’s guest, award winning author and corporate innovation expert Tendayi Viki, is the guy you want t...

Making Business More Human with Hilary Corna from 2020-10-27T07:00

Do you know what your company’s nine touch points are? The things that are the most important to your clients? Meet Hilary Corna, author, speaker and CEO of a coaching consulting business, Corna Pa...

Overcoming Adversity And Learning To Think Differently with Alex Lewis from 2020-10-20T06:00

In November 2013, Alex Lewis thought he had a cold but was rushed to hospital with just 30 minutes to live. He was 33 years old. In order to survive Alex needed a quadruple amputation, extensive sk...

Amplifying Your Content with Beck Power from 2020-10-13T06:00

If you have bucket loads of content that you regularly share with your audience across your social media platforms, but it’s not getting any traction, or if you don’t have content and you need some...

How To Be More Pirate with Sam Conniff and Alex Barker from 2020-09-29T06:00:19

How can you be more pirate? According to Sam Conniff and Right Hand Pirate, Alex Barker, “being more pirate is a shift in your mindset; a willingness to think differently, to challenge and be chall...

How To Change Your Company Culture with Siobhán McHale from 2020-09-22T06:00:01

If your company culture could do with an overhaul, then who better to impart advice on this very topic than the culture transformer guru with a track record of making workplaces better, Siobhán McH...

How To Use Open Innovation In The Corporate World with Jonty Slater from 2020-09-15T06:00:15

Open innovation isn’t just for finding solutions to big pandemic problems, like COVID. It’s a process that can be applied to solve your current business problem. Listen to this latest episode with ...

How To Be Radically Candid with Kim Scott from 2020-08-25T06:00:12

How do you give difficult, impactful feedback in your workplace? Kim Scott, author of Radical Candor, knows how. “If you're doing it right, routine radical candour maintenance is more like brushing...

Modernising The Death Industry with Dan Garrett from 2020-08-18T06:00:07

Death is such an unusual, fascinating, and emotional area to work in, however the industry hasn’t evolved much since the 1850s. But today’s guest, Dan Garrett, CEO and co-founder at Farewill, is on...

Unleashed, Hiring Diversely And The Truth About Leadership with Frances Frei from 2020-08-11T06:00:03

If you want your business to still be successful in the next 5 years, you need to change your recruitment process. To learn how to hire diversely, don’t miss this week’s episode with Frances Frei.<...

Why Pricing Is Not Primarily About Price with Hermann Simon from 2020-07-28T05:00:24

If you have a fear of pricing, or if you’re worried that if you put your prices up you’ll lose customers, then you need to listen to the Pricing Man, Hermann Simon.

Key takeaways:
Listen

Inspiring More Workplaces To Become Progressive with Pim de Morree from 2020-07-21T05:00:07

If you’ve ever sat in the pub and dreamed of quitting your job to go in search of a better life, then co-founder of Corporate Rebels Pim de Morree is a guy you need to listen to. They didn’t just w...

Innovating Your Business Model with Alex Osterwalder from 2020-07-14T05:28:40

Innovation, according to entrepreneur and author Alex Osterwalder, is what will ensure your business’ longevity and its success. Alex believes that successful companies are those that compete at th...

Why You Need To Put Profit First with Mike Michalowicz from 2020-06-30T05:00:01

What do you do when you’re an entrepreneur and your first two businesses go well, so you start a third and end up bankrupt? If you’re Mike Michalowicz, you dedicate the rest of your working life to...

How To Use The Culture Canvas with Gustavo Razzetti from 2020-06-23T05:00:04

These are uncertain times, and now more than ever, the success of your organisation can literally come down to its culture. But what if you don’t have a company culture? Gustavo Razzetti has create...

How To Build A Culture Of Excellence with Horst Schulze from 2020-06-16T05:00:06

You will have heard of the Ritz Carlton hotel group, but you may not know who founded it - meet Horst Schulze, the man, the myth, the legend. Horst is legendary for creating the infamous operating ...

Identifying The Accidental Diminisher with Liz Wiseman from 2020-05-26T05:00:10

Do you drain your team or engage them? Are you wondering how to make your leadership team even greater? You need to listen to Liz Wiseman, author of New York Times bestseller Multipliers: How the B...

Why You Shouldn’t Hire For Culture Fit with Brett Putter from 2020-05-19T05:00:13

Do you recruit for ‘culture fit’? If you do, then you’re wasting your time, says Bretton Putter, author and CEO of CultureGene, a culture development, consultancy and software business. Hire for v...

Cultivating Company Culture in a Crisis with Melissa Daimler from 2020-05-12T05:00:05

How is your company culture looking? Worried that it’s taken a hit during the ongoing pandemic? Who better to provide the answers to these questions than the doyenne of culture herself, Melissa Dai...

Covid-19: The Great Business Accelerator from 2020-04-28T05:00:23

Are you bored of hearing about the negatives of a recession? Do you want to hear about how you can be using this time to pivot your business? Then listen to Dr Kaihan Krippendorff, and learn how to...

Surviving A Black Swan with Jack Stack from 2020-04-21T05:00:05

If you’re struggling to see how your business is going to survive the current Black Swan, then you should listen to Jack Stack, CEO of SRC Holdings Corp, and learn how The Great Game of Business co...

Developing Your Entrepreneurial Business with Daniel Priestley from 2020-04-14T05:00:20

Are you an entrepreneur looking to scale up your business? Or perhaps you’re still figuring out your company’s purpose. Then you need to listen to Daniel Priestley, showman, visionary, speaker, and...

Patty McCord: Queen of the Good Goodbye from 2020-03-31T07:03:05

Patty McCord was Chief Talent Officer at Netflix and was co-author (alongside Netflix CEO Reed Hastings) of the infamous Netflix culture deck. She knows what it takes to recruit top talent.
Listen

How To Sell More Things At A Higher Profit With Marty Neumeier from 2020-03-24T06:00:09

Who is in charge of your branding or have you passed it to the marketing department to deal with? Marty Neumeier is in a league of his own when it comes to branding. With over 24 million views on h...

Elevate Performance and Working Remotely with Robert Glazer from 2020-03-17T06:00:10

How can you stop Coronavirus from impacting your business? By listening to Robert Glazer, the founder and CEO of Acceleration Partners. What sets his marketing agency apart from the competition? He...

Why Joining The Mask-Free Movement Will Make You A Better Leader from 2020-03-10T06:00:01

Michael Brody-Waite has gone from being a drug addict to a successful CEO. Not only that, he’s an author, a public speaker, and a sponsor. He realised that the process to help addicts recover is th...

Finding The Joy of Work with Bruce Daisley from 2020-02-25T06:00:01

Is your job wearing you down? Do you hate Mondays? Before you jack it all in and start looking for gainful employment elsewhere, take a listen to Bruce Daisley.

Key takeaways:

The...

[Rebroadcast] Nic Marks: Measuring the Population’s Happiness from 2020-02-18T06:00:05

Today’s guest is Nic Marks, CEO and Founder of Friday, the company Nic set up to track employee happiness, in order to help businesses build a positive productive work culture.

Key takeaw...

The Secrets Of The Mega Deal with Jamal Reimer from 2020-02-11T06:00:01

By day, Jamal Reimer works for Oracle as an enterprise SaaS rep. By night (and at weekends), he coaches the CEOs of late stage startups land mega deals that will change the course of their business...

Owning The Ink in Your Industry with Andy Buyting from 2020-01-28T07:00:02

Andy Buyting is founder and CEO of Tulip Media, a business combining digital and print media - digital marketing effectiveness is going down, print marketing effectiveness is going up.

Key...

Getting the Most When You Sell Your Life’s Work from 2020-01-21T07:00:16

You want to get the most out of your hard work when you sell your business. But how do you do that? Daniel Havercroft, MD of Oakley Advisory passes on his pearls of wisdom.


Key takeaw...

[Rebroadcast] Shannon Byrne Susko - The Accidental CEO Turned Reluctant Bestselling Novelist from 2020-01-14T10:44:41

Shannon Byrne Susko isn’t just a CEO, she’s a serial entrepreneur, business coach, keynote speaker and the reluctant author of two best selling books.

Key takeaways:
How her entrepren...

The Ten Point Plan for Scaling Any Business with Dom Monkhouse from 2019-12-31T07:00

This episode was originally broadcast by Startup Grind Bournemouth (UK) as an interactive and intimate fireside chat with experienced technology business leader Dominic Monkhouse of Foundry Media. ...

Scaling Up and Creating Culture with Dominic Monkhouse from 2019-12-24T07:00

The interviewer has become the interviewee in this podcast. This is the episode where Dom was a guest on FizzPopBANG - The Culture Consultancy podcast. Insightful and entertaining!

Key tak...

Gideon Joseph - Helping The Next Generation of Founders Become Famous from 2019-12-17T07:00

Do you need to notch your marketing up another level? Do you run a tech start up but your story is failing to get any traction? Then you need to hire in Transatlantic, the marketing agency run by C...

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome as an Entrepreneur with Todd Palmer from 2019-12-10T07:00

Todd Palmer is the president and CEO of Extraordinary Advisors, a business that works with entrepreneurs to help them work on themselves as leaders, in order to make changes within their own busine...

Learn the Art of Public Speaking with the Accidental Orator, Graham Davies from 2019-11-26T07:00

If you want (or need) to be a great public speaker, then don’t miss this episode of The Melting Pot with The Presentation Coach, Graham Davies.

Key takeaways:
How he became The Present...

It All Began With Coining the Phrase ‘Conversion Rate Optimisation’ from 2019-11-19T07:00

Dr Karl Blanks and Ben Jesson are credited with coining the phrase ‘Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO). Today they’re still in the business of making websites convert, but they’ve also written a bo...

Rethinking The Sales Process with Justin Roff-Marsh from 2019-11-12T07:00

Justin Roff-Marsh from Ballistix is on a mission to shatter the myths around what makes sales people great.

Key takeaways:
Why sales should learn from effective operations and produc...

Finding a life rhythm with Nigel Bennett from 2019-10-29T07:00

Have you ever wanted to just put a pin in your life, upsticks and travel the world with your family before it’s too late? Well, that’s just what Nigel Bennett, owner and founder of Aqua-Guard, did....

Watertight Marketing - How to Not Waste Money on Marketing with Bryony Thomas from 2019-10-22T06:00

Bryony Thomas is an author and developer of Watertight Marketing. She is a font of knowledge that will help you to grow your business.

Key takeaways:
What the Watertight Marketing meth...

Sandler Training and Making Channel Sales Work with David Davies from 2019-10-15T06:00

If you’re wondering how to make your salespeople more effective, listen to Sandler trainer David Davies in this week’s episode of The Melting Pot.

Key takeaways:

The most success...

The Journey to Midlife Awakening with Sue Hollis from 2019-09-24T06:00

If you’ve ever wondered if this is all there is, then you need to listen to this week’s podcast with Sue Hollis, the founder of TravelEdge.

Key takeaways:

The highs and lows of Su...

Helping Companies Fix Their Recruitment Challenge with Brad Smart from 2019-09-17T06:00

This week’s guest is Dr. Brad Smart, the founder and CEO of Topgrading Inc, a company that, amongst many things, interviews candidates for hire or promotion to senior positions - the A-players, the...

The Story of Predictable Success With Les McKeown from 2019-09-10T06:00

Today’s guest is Les McKeown, founder and CEO of Predictable Success. Les consults with C-level teams on how to lead their organisations to the state of peak performance. And it’s this predictable ...

Dispelling Myths Around Growth: A Conversation with Spencer Gallagher and Pete Hoole [Rebroadcast] from 2019-08-27T06:00

Spencer Gallagher and Pete Hoole, co-founders of Cactus, work with the next generation of independent Agencies to help them scale. They've recently published Agencynomics, a book based on their exp...

Opportunity is Now Here With the SCA 2.0 Dean, Marc Lewis from 2019-08-20T06:00

This week’s guest on The Melting Pot is Dean and founder of School of Communication Arts 2.0, Marc Lewis.

Key takeaways:

Why SCA 2.0 and what happened to 1.0
How he managed t...

Cutting through the marketing bullsh*t with Sander Arts from 2019-08-13T06:00

Today’s guest on The Melting Pot is Dutch-born Sander Arts, a global award-winning CMO who co-wrote Cut the Bullsh*t Marketing.

Key takeaways:
Why he wrote the book Cut the Bullsh*t Ma...

Daniel Marcos: Growing Companies One CEO at a Time from 2019-07-30T06:00

Today’s guest is Daniel Marcos, co-founder and CEO of Gazelles Growth Institute, based in Austin Texas. A lifelong entrepreneur, Daniel has run his company for the past 20 years.

Key take...

Nicole Yershon - Turning Disruption into Advantage from 2019-07-23T06:00

On today’s episode of The Melting Pot, we talk to Nicole Yershon, founder and CEO of the NY Collective. The company uses a leverage-business model that turns disruption to advantage.

Key t...

Growing and Scaling a Creative Business with Andrew Dobbie from 2019-07-16T06:00

Today’s guest is the founder and Managing Director of creative brand agency, MadeBrave® and Executive Chairman of content production agency, Campfire®, Andrew Dobbie.

Key takeaways:
An...

Sally Henderson: Influencing Change From the Inside Out from 2019-06-25T06:00

Today’s guest is executive change mentor Sally Henderson. With a background in coaching-based recruitment and 20 years of experience in leadership development, Sally works with high performing seni...

Nic Marks: Measuring the Population’s Happiness from 2019-06-18T06:00

Today’s guest is Nic Marks, CEO and Founder of Friday, the company Nic set up to track employee happiness, in order to help businesses build a positive productive work culture.

Key takeaw...

Mental Health and CEOs: Coach Kevin Lawrence on the Secrets of Having It All from 2019-06-11T06:00

Today’s guest is Kevin Lawrence, author, speaker, strategic advisor and coach to entrepreneurial CEOs and business leaders around the world. With his deep knowledge of the Rockefeller Habits and...

From hacker to neuroscientist: how we make choices with Professor Moran Cerf from 2019-05-28T06:00

Today’s guest is Moran Cerf, a neuroscientist and business professor at the Kellogg School of Management and the neuroscience program at Northwestern University.

Key takeaways:
How ar...

Discover the Power of Culture With the Cultural Strategist, Aga Bajer from 2019-05-21T06:00

Today’s guest is Aga Bajer, better known as the culture strategist. She helps companies cultivate a better culture in order to bring their vision to life.

Key takeaways:
Learn about he...

John Housego: The Importance of Employee Ownership for Business Success from 2019-05-14T06:00

Today’s guest is John Housego, a proud Cornishman now living in Scotland, who spent 22 years with W L Gore & Associates. He is a keen advocate for employee ownership.

Key takeaways:
T...

Tristan White on Why Culture is Everything from 2019-04-30T06:00

Today’s guest is Tristan White, CEO of The Physio Co. For 10 years, The Physio Co has ranked as one of Australia's 50 Best Places to Work.

Key takeaways:
Why he set his 10-year goal to...

Behind the Scenes of in the Night Garden Live with Creator Andy Fletcher from 2019-04-23T06:00

Today we talk to Andy Fletcher, responsible for making spectacular family theatre events such as In the Night Garden Live.

Key takeaways:
Why he chose to get involved with such a comp...

Meet Danielle Chiel: Changing Lives One Hand-Knitted Garment at a Time from 2019-04-16T06:00

Today’s guest is Danielle Chiel, an Australian entrepreneur who founded KOCO (Knit One Change One).

Key takeaways:
How she is building a women’s only business which is hand-knitting th...

Experimenting with Energy: A Conversation with Chris Baréz-Brown from 2019-03-26T07:00

Chris Baréz-Brown is the Founder of Upping Your Elvis, trainer, speaker, and author of such books as “Wake Up” and”Shine.” In his work, Chris helps people find and channel their energy.

Tu...

Daring to Dream Bigger with Guy Rigby from 2019-03-19T07:00

Guy Rigby takes a unique approach to accounting, working directly with the founder at owner-managed business as Chair of Entrepreneurial Services at Smith and Williamson. Tune in as we talk about c...

Dispelling Myths Around Growth: A Conversation with Spencer Gallagher and Pete Hoole from 2019-03-12T07:00

Spencer Gallagher and Pete Hoole, co-founders of Cactus, work with the next generation of independent Agencies to help them scale. They've recently published Agencynomics, a book based on their exp...

Powering Technology with the Human Element: Meet Barnaby Lashbrooke from 2019-02-26T07:00

Barnaby Lashbrooke, founder and CEO of Time etc, simultaneously helps entrepreneurs grow their businesses, and provides meaningful work for stay at home moms. Today I talked to Barnaby about creati...

[Rebroadcast] Alexandra Eavis - Harnessing Tech To Improve Lives from 2019-02-19T07:00

Alexandra (Alex) Eavis--co-founder of Dovetail Lab, How Do I?, and Alcove--talks about how technology can be used to help those who need it most, and and shares thoughts on what it is like to work ...

The Incredible Power of Clear, Heartfelt Communication: Meet Adam Fairhead from 2019-02-12T07:00

English entrepreneur and philanthropist Adam Fairhead talks about why it’s so important for companies to communicate coherently and send out clear messages that people can resonate with.

K...

Let’s Meet Better: Elise Keith from 2019-01-29T07:00

Meeting expert Elise Keith discusses how to have consistently great meetings in your workplace.

Key takeaways:
Meetings don’t have to be gruesome
What makes a good meeting?
Eve...

[Rebroadcast] Jedi Mind Tricks To Turn A Negative Into A Positive from 2019-01-22T07:00

The Wow Company & The Agency Collective co-founder Peter Czapp talks about his dedication to helping small businesses grow.

Key takeaways:
Why receiving negative feedback is the only w...

Helping Businesses Get Proper Funding: Meet Stephen Sacks from 2018-12-18T07:00

Author and keynote speaker Stephen Sacks talks about his passion for helping businesses receive the right funding.

Key takeaways:
Lack of cash can be the symptom of a bigger problem Listen

Coaching Scaleup Companies Around the World: Meet Roland Siebelink from 2018-12-11T07:00

Scaleup expert and coach Roland Siebelink talks about how to reach product market dominance.

Key takeaways:
Why it’s better to avoid hiring executives that come from big corporations<...

How to Achieve the Best Net Promoter Score Part II: Meet Tony Pandher from 2018-11-27T07:00

Tony Pandher, Head of Operations at Macquarie Cloud Services, talks about how they build a gold-class customer service centre.

Key takeaways:
Why they chose to hire students
How t...

Using the Net Promoter System to Create a Gold-Class Customer Contact Center: Meet Fionán Mc Donnell from 2018-11-20T07:00

Fionán Mc Donnell, NSW New Business Manager at Macquarie Telecom Group, explains how he ended up creating the contact centre with the best customer service score in Australia.

Why they spe...

Great Company Culture Equals Success: Meet Nikki Gatenby from 2018-11-13T07:00

Nikki Gatenby is the Managing Director and Co-Owner of Propellernet, a marketing agency with an award-winning company culture.

Key takeaways:
How to spark innovation
Their five ke...

Chris Donnelly - The Perfect Pitch & Finding A Niche - The Melting Pot Podcast Ep 14 from 2018-07-25T10:07:37

\*\*PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A TINY BIT OF SWEARING IN THIS EPISODE!\*\* At the age of 27 Chris Donnelly already runs a very successful business, Verb. He's the founder and managing director of the dig...

Peter Czapp - Jedi Mind Tricks To Turn A Negative Into A Positive - The Melting Pot Podcast Ep 13 from 2018-07-20T10:28:20

Peter Czapp loves what he does. He's the co-founder of Wow, an accountancy firm that helps you grow your business not just fill in your tax return. In this episode of Dominic Monkhouse's The Meltin...

Nick Earle - Hyperloop & Making A Difference -The Melting Pot Podcast Ep 12 from 2018-07-12T17:07:16

Nick Earle has spent over 35 years in tech. He’s currently the Chairman and CEO of Eseye - a leading company in the Internet of Things Market. He was involved in Virgin’s Hyperloop One and has also...

Dr. Jack Kreindler - A.I.- The Future Of Medicine? -The Melting Pot Podcast Ep 10 from 2018-06-27T14:39:17

Dr. Jack Kreindler is a leading expert in health optimisation. Founder of the Centre For Health and Human Performance, Jack works not only with top athletes but also cancer patients, including the ...

Alain Falys - Customer Loyalty Goes Digital - The Melting Pot Podcast Ep9 from 2018-06-20T11:22:12

Alain Falys is a serial entrepreneur. He's currently the chairman of YoYo Wallet the fastest growing mobile payment and loyalty payment marketing platform in Europe. They allow companies to get to ...

Alexander Kjerulf - Why Happiness Is Our Responsibility - The Melting Pot Podcast Ep 7 from 2018-05-31T09:39

Alexander Kjerulf has been working to create happier workplaces for over 15 years. He is the founder and Chief Happiness Officer of Woohoo inc and one of the world’s leading experts on happiness at...

Shannon Byrne Susko - The Accidental CEO - The Melting Pot Podcast Ep 6 from 2018-05-24T11:50

Shannon Byrne Susko has more than twenty years of experience building and leading high-growth technology companies. She's now passing on her knowledge through coaching and her own books. Shannon wr...

Cate Murden - Wellness At Work - The Melting Pot Podcast Ep5 from 2018-05-17T13:11

\*\*PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A TINY BIT OF SWEARING IN THIS EPISODE!\*\* Cate Murden set up PUSH Mind and Body after realising the life she was living was no longer sustainable. It had got so bad she w...

Henry Stewart - Be Happy - The Melting Pot Podcast Ep 4 from 2018-05-11T12:23

How do you create a workplace where staff feel fulfilled and happy? Henry Stewart is the man who knows. He's the author of The Happy Manifesto: Make Your Organisation a Great Workplace. In Episode ...

David Tudehope - The Customer Is Everything - The Melting Pot Podcast Ep 2 from 2018-04-27T07:51

This week on The Melting Pot Dominic Monkhouse is speaking to Macquarie Telecom CEO David Tudehope about how the business became one of the best in the world for customer services. Plus, how they'r...

E1 | Evgeny Shadchnev - Thinking Outside The Business Box - The Melting Pot Podcast from 2018-04-19T10:08

The Melting Pot is hosted by business coach Dominic Monkhouse. In this series he talks to entrepreneurs who are doing things differently, pushing boundaries. This week he chats with the CEO of M...

Evgeny Shadchnev - Thinking Outside The Business Box - The Melting Pot Podcast Ep 1 from 2018-04-19T10:08

The Melting Pot is hosted by business coach Dominic Monkhouse. In this series he talks to entrepreneurs who are doing things differently, pushing boundaries. This week he chats with the CEO of M...

Evgeny Shadchnev - Thinking Outside The Business Box - The Melting Pot Podcast Ep 1 from 2018-04-19T10:08

The Melting Pot is hosted by business coach Dominic Monkhouse. In this series he talks to entrepreneurs who are doing things differently, pushing boundaries. This week he chats with the CEO of Make...

Evgeny Shadchnev - Thinking Outside The Business Box - The Melting Pot Podcast Ep 1 from 2018-04-19T10:08

The Melting Pot is hosted by business coach Dominic Monkhouse. In this series he talks to entrepreneurs who are doing things differently, pushing boundaries. This week he chats with the CEO of M...