One of my investors warned me: 'WINTER IS COMING'." Sharmadean Reid Polly McMaster Sukhi Jutla and hiver hannah joined me and Nigel Cassidy for a candid conversation on how they slashed costs and survived the utterly brutal 2020 American Express Small Business UK open.spotify.com/episode/3uEYPs…

“Look for talent in unlikely or overlooked places” #wednesdaywisdom For more top tips & advice on hiring great, reliable staff, check out business journalist Kate Bassett's blog over on the Wandsworth Enterprise Hub ⬇️ ow.ly/hlu250E67bI #Wandsworth #SmallBusinessBlog

Hey there, founders and CEOs. I'm looking for business leaders to feature in The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders programme, published in The Times and The Sunday Times later this year. It's easy (and free) to apply. Go for it! bit.ly/3KrYL7k

What happens when the Financial Times Live teams up with Luxembourg Times. The Path to Parity Philharmonie Luxembourg #FTWomen

Join us, in partnership with Emarsys, An SAP Company, for an invite-only festival of industry expertise and insight at Condé Nast HQ in #NewYork that will change the way that you think about #marketing. Join speakers from Glossier, Saks OFF 5TH and many more events.voguebusiness.com/powertothemark…

For the season two premiere of the #SoundAdvicePodcast, I spoke to Sunny #TeamISA about how he coped with the death of his young daughter – and how he’s giving back after grief. Utterly inspiring 1sa.ge/Hiok50MlrHx Sage UK

My one online order from John Lewis & Partners arrived in three separate plastic packages. With an annoying plastic hanger. (You don’t give them out in stores; why send them in the post?). What happened to “taking action on plastics”?

“Is the business world skewed in favour of those from wealthy backgrounds? Without a doubt. If you’re from my sort of background, it’s tough.” Raised on a council estate, here's how Byron Dixon OBE defied the odds and built Micro-Fresh #soundadvicepodcast bit.ly/3IZBqg1

What do you do when your co-founder tries to kick you out of the business you created together? That’s what happened to Renée Elliott two years after she started Planet Organic. Here's how she got through a 14-month litigation battle apple.co/3XO5q2r #soundadvicepodcast

“As an immigrant, you have to be resilient. You’re not treated fairly, so you’ve got to think in a different way.” On #soundadvicepodcast, hear how ‘misfit’ Gush Mundae built global brand agency Bulletproof and turned his weakness into a superpower: 1sa.ge/Ze9O50MFtBy

Designer Fisayo Longe KAI shot to fame when she wore her iconic Gaia dress to a BAFTA party in 2020. The dress went viral. The business skyrocketed. But the pressure was crushing. Here's how she found balance after burnout 1sa.ge/MyBR50MKi5H #soundadvicepodcast

After your first business fails and no-one wants to work with you, the easy option would be to find yourself a nice, stable 9-to-5 job. But James Ashford didn’t want easy. He wanted to become a millionaire. Here's how he did it. #soundadvicepodcast 1sa.ge/Aiz050MQv49

“Your business is only in competition with one other business – and that’s yours last month. That's it. Your business has to get incrementally better.” Pearls of wisdom from best-selling author James Ashford GoProposal on #soundadvicepodcast 1sa.ge/TXsB50MWTBT

Entrepreneurs often talk about a "friends and family round". But who actually has a friend or family member who can casually write them a £50k cheque? Michelle Kennedy Peanut App #soundadvicepodcast 1sa.ge/YjxP50N3yGx

Springbok legend Bryan Habana is one of the most prolific try-scorers in international rugby and one of the fastest players ever. Hear about the moment he retired from the sport – and how he's reinvented his career #soundadvicepodcast 1sa.ge/Vzt450N9ogE

“When you’re from a working-class background, you’re never told at school to dream big. So you keep thinking, ‘I’m not good enough for this’.” Here's how Lucy Greenwood built ethical clothing brand Lucy & Yak – and overcame imposter syndrome: 1sa.ge/cvee50Ngt5U

"Breast cancer robs you of all the things that society tells you makes you a woman. You lose your hair. You lose your breasts. You look bloated. My journey to self-love still continues." Black Women Rising's @Leannepero shares her story #soundadvicepodcast bit.ly/42E2g4I

After watching horrifying exposés on the funeral trade, Poppy Mardall decided to launch her own funeral business. Here's how she's breathing new life into death and revolutionising the sector with a gentler, most sustainable approach 1sa.ge/ClgF50Nswuc #soundadvicepodcast

“You can’t grow a business by doing it all yourself. You need to be able to let go of things. Think of all the tasks you shouldn’t be doing or hate doing and hand them over.” Lessons on delegation from Caroline Marshall weareupsource #soundadvicepodcast 🎙1sa.ge/pq0X50NynrS

What do you do when you’re running a thriving business – but it’s not the business you set out to build and it feels... wrong? 1sa.ge/wu0w50NFHPn First Wealth robert caplan 🏴‍☠️ #soundadvicepodcast