Small Business, Big Network – Details, episodes & analysis

Helen Tuddenham is an executive coach and leadership development consultant, who works with experienced professionals to help them untangle the complexities of leadership. She supports them to figure out what’s holding them back and eliminate those sticking points. As a result, they gain fresh perspectives on who they are and how they lead, and an ability to take on new challenges and thrive in their career.

Prior to setting up her own business, Helen was a Director of the People and Culture Risk team at PwC UK, advising finance, internal audit, and compliance teams on improving capability and culture. She is also a non-Exec Director and chartered accountant.

Links

https://www.helentuddenhamconsulting.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/helentuddenham/

With over two decades in sales and a pioneering spirit in B2B networking, Donnie has transformed his experiences into Success Champion Networking (SCN). Here, he empowers professionals to build influential networks and businesses based on genuine connections and community support.

SCN isn’t just about networking; it's a hub for entrepreneurial growth and success, focussing on:

- B2B Networking Strategies

- Community Building

- Business Support and Coaching

- Networking Event Coordination

Discover more at https://successchampionnetworking.com/or book a chat with Donnie at https://calendly.com/successchampion/60-minutes-with-donnie-boivin-ceo-success-champion

Kelly Drewett is the founder of Kaydee Website and SEO Agency.

Kelly started her business at the tender age of 19 and has been running it for almost 25 years!

She now lives in France but networks with people back in the UK through online meetings which she loves.

As well as helping businesses with their websites and SEO Kelly also trains people do be able to do some of the work themselves. Have a look at the Web Untamed website for more info.

www.webuntamed.com

www.kaydee.net

This episode is kindly sponsored by ONLE - the network for people who like people! They are generously offering my listeners a free visit.

Find a suitable meeting at theonle.network/meeting-calendar and use the discount code: SBBNONLE

Do you struggle with ongoing physical pain or sight loss?

How would it feel to overcome your challenges and rediscover the fun in life?

Call Sarah Bryan today to change your life and create a new reality!

Sarah is an avid networker despite the challenges that being blind brings, and she's found it a great way to get to know people when moving to a new town.

www.drsarahbryan.com

Alexis is an award-winning entrepreneur, with over 10 years of experience, currently running two SaaS businesses (AirManual and Spidergap) with remote & global teams, and supports others as a board member or consultant including well known companies like Sony PlayStation.

Through his work with many businesses from start-ups to PLCs, Alexis has seen that it often takes a huge amount of time for leaders to get employees up to full speed. So, at AirManual, they give teams a faster and more effective way of sharing their processes and onboarding. Employees are onboarded quicker, make fewer mistakes, and free up hundreds of hours of leadership time.

Over the last 15 years, Alexis has worked with hundreds of business leaders to save them 1,000s of hours of their time each year, help them work more effectively, and unlock their business’ growth. As a speaker and guest, he has been sharing his findings, and it’s had a huge impact on many businesses. 

For example, Alexis won the ‘Most valued content’ award in 2021 for his workshop at Dan Bradbury’s Success Mastermind (a community of 60+ small business owners), which led to over 30 business owners adopting the tools and processes recommended.

Alexis is a husband, and dad of two, and is passionate about balancing work alongside family life (and makes sure his team does too!) He also enjoys craft beer, whisky, skiing, skateboarding, dancing, gaming, golf, touch rugby and squash.

• AirManual — process and onboarding documentation software: https://www.airmanual.co/
• Spidergap — employee-friendly 360° Feedback software: https://www.spidergap.com/
• Alexis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexkingsbury
• Alexis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexiskingsbury
• Alexis on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alexis.kingsbury

Simon Washbrook is the founder of Popcorn, a CRM built with small businesses in mind.

Popcorn has been part of the NatWest accelerator programme and Simon is now a mentor for other businesses going through the programme. He has found this to be a great network of likeminded people.

Simon is passionate about networking in other places too and spreads the word about his business though both online and in person meetings.

Find out more about the Popcorn CRM at https://www.popcorncrm.co.uk

Justin is a business Growth Specialist who works with business owners to help them to achieve their goals.  Whether that means more time with their family, a bigger income, more choices or a more profitable business. His passion is working with business owners to create the business and life they were looking for when they first started their business.    

He is an experienced business leader and public speaker who has successfully led and grown 4 businesses as well as UK-based divisions within international companies. He has worked with some of the biggest brands in the world, helping them to grow their businesses, as well as with many smaller companies.  

He has first-hand knowledge of the challenges that business owners experience every day and has led all the key areas of a business including Marketing and Sales, Operations, Finance and HR through the different phases of their growth. 

Rachel Moore has a background in marketing and is now a trainer, consultant and speaker on the subject of social media.

She also runs the BLAH (Business Ladies Around Harrogate) network, and publishes a business e-magazine.

She is very keen on networking and using social media in conjunction with networking to grow relationships.

Naomi Riches MBE – Peformance Coach & Motiational Speaker

·       Paralympic Gold and Bronze Medallist in rowing

·       6 x World Championships

·       Guinness World Record Holder

Naomi was diagnosed as registered blind at just a few months old, and from that moment, the challenges came thick and fast.

After leaving school with indifferent academic grades and with very low self-confidence the consequence of severe bullying, Naomi set out to succeed by not being defined by her visual impairment. This has been the driving force behind all she has achieved. 

At university she had the opportunity to try rowing and from there her journey to the 2012 Paralympics began.

Naomi retired from full time sport in 2013 and began her next chapter in business working for Thomas International. During her time a Thomas she worked as a Client Development Consultant and Coach, delivering projects based around the Thomas suite of tools; delving into the layers of behaviour, personality, EI, aptitude and ability, and potential of the clients employees.  

Setting out on her own in 2020 as a Performance Coach & Motivational Speaker, the driving force behind all she does is to empower and enable individuals, teams and organisations to realise their potential and be the best that they can be.

Babs Vinden-Cantrell is a recruiter for the British Army, a trained personal, business, and networking coach, and a children's author.

She has made use of lots of different networking opportunities to move her career forward over the years.

Her latest venture is a series of children's picture books called 'Seagulls Don't Eat Sorbet'.