Hardcore Mba Podcast

When we think about all the little tweaks we can make to improve our daily life as entrepreneurs, it can be easy to lose track of the big picture. That’s where this week’s Hardcore MBA guest, Deri Llewellyn-Davies, comes in – he’s the founder of the ‘strategy on a page‘ method which helps you develop […]

Chelsey Baker started her career in the stock market, but by the time she was twenty she already knew that wasn’t the career for her. Now, after years of experimenting with various successful businesses, she helps other entrepreneurs raise their profile in the media through the power of public relations training. In the podcast, Chelsey […]

Karan Bilimoria is one of the great success stories of recent years – he came from a background in the British Empire, where he grew up around the fearsome Gurkha soldiers, to create the internationally successful Cobra beer brand, and eventually ended up as an independent member of Britain’s House of Lords. In this week’s […]

You may have seen this week’s Hardcore MBA guest on your television screens before – Mark Wright is a former winner of The Apprentice, and Climb Online, the company he founded with the help of Lord Sugar, had the most successful first year performance of anything to come out of that show so far. In […]

This week’s Hardcore MBA guest is the holder of two amazing records – the longest speech ever given by a single speaker, and the longest team speech ever given, both approved by the Guinness Book of Records! Rob Moore is also the co-founder of Progressive Property, a great resource for anyone looking to educate themselves […]

Although we always try to keep a good gender balance here at Hardcore MBA, the world of business can often be quite a male-dominated space – especially when it comes to entrepreneurs. That’s why it’s great to hear that this week’s guest, Jenn Scalia, aims her work primarily at female entrepreneurs looking to find their […]

This week’s Hardcore MBA guest is world class coach and speaker Ian Dickson. If anyone can give you the kickstart that you need to make the most of your potential, it’s Ian – he’s been doing it for decades, after all! In this week’s podcast, Ian and I discuss: How Ian went from the police […]

On this week’s Hardcore MBA, I have a chat with online entrepreneur Simon Stanley, who tells me all about his Freedom Income Formula. In the podcast, Simon and I discuss:  How Simon got started in online business when he sold his first ever ebook. The step-by-step Freedom Income Formula, and how it can put you […]

This week’s Hardcore MBA guest is the world’s number one motivational business speaker – at least according to him! – and founder of 4Networking, Brad Burton. Brad is an amazing talker, so I fully believe his claim to be the best. In the podcast, we discuss: The troubles Brad faced in getting started, and how […]

“In the market, when everyone else is a bull, you should be a bear – and vice versa. If people are selling, you should be buying; and if they’re buying you should be selling”  On this week’s Hardcore MBA we have Nick Ruiz, who runs Alpha Home Flipping, to tell you all about how to […]

“Knowledge is what you get by learning from your own failures. True wisdom is being able to learn from the failures of others, and avoiding the same mistakes” Your website is your most important marketing tool. It’s pretty much the only platform you have that is always open for business, 24 hours a day, 7 […]

“Accountancy isn’t about just getting someone in to sort out your taxes at the end of the year anymore. Now, a good accountant is more like a consultant who helps you maximise your business every day.” I hope this week’s Hardcore MBA guest, Tracy Irwin from TI Payroll, will excuse me when I say: dealing […]

“I don’t judge people’s value based on the amount of hours they put in at the office, but on the amount of value they actually produce – if you can do equally good work from a Starbucks rather than a cubicle, you should do it!” This week’s Hardcore MBA features a true superstar of the […]

“I call myself a lifestyle coach rather than just a fitness coach or personal trainer – because often, better sleep, better nutrition, and stress reduction techniques are just as important for my clients as working out.” This week’s Hardcore MBA is a short and easy listen, as I chat with charismatic life coach Nick Mays. […]

“When looking to buy a company, investors want to know how much recurring revenue there is, and how dependent the business is on a single founder figure – so you need to reduce that dependence if you want to successfully sell.” This week’s Hardcore MBA is a little different from our usual instalments. Our chief […]

“Don’t use social media aimlessly – use it to research potential leads so that when you cold email them later on you have some information you can customise your message with.” I’m sure all entrepreneurs have had the experience of cold-calling or sending direct mail to someone in the hope of landing a new client. […]

“Marketers tend to focus too much on the message they want to put out, and not enough on the question of what people actually want you to give them.” In an age of social media, many people will tell you that plain old email marketing is out of fashion and out of date. This week’s […]

“The biggest barrier to scaling up is your ego – because you needed that ego at the beginning, but then you need to get rid of it in order to become the stupidest person in the room.” This week’s Hardcore MBA guest, Verne Harnish, wants to help make your business into a gazelle – that’s […]

“Often when we communicate, we’re not really communicating – people aren’t in the moment when they’re doing it, they’re on their iPhone or thinking about tomorrow or yesterday, or whatever. But as an entrepreneur, you need to be focused on the present, because that’s how you build relationships.” I sometimes think that I had to deal with some […]

“A seed can be planted in the right soil and flourish, or it can be planted in the wrong soil and wither down to nothing – that’s the importance of making sure you put yourself in a positive environment” This week’s guest is Mac Attram, whose entrepreneurial journey reminds me a lot of my own […]