Business Mentor Podcast

New opportunities can often be exciting and intriguing, but not every opportunity is a good one. Join Jay today as he takes you through his seven steps for spotting a good opportunity. Learn how all good opportunities are those that solve common problems, how important market research is and to make sure your new business opportunity is scalable.    KEY TAKEAWAYS    Does the opportunity excite you? Are you excited about it? This is the easy part. Every idea or opportunity you may get will have some form of excitement about it because it is new, fresh and interesting. If at this initial point, you are not excited then it is advisable to go and look at something else. You don’t want to be doing something you are not excited about just because somebody else has done it.    If the opportunity or idea that you come across does not solve a problem, then you do not want to be doing it. Have a look at the idea and ask yourself if it would make life easier for other people. You c

Discover today how you can get the most out of your mentorship by ensuring your mentor is giving you the best advice that is relevant in today’s business world. Jay discusses the importance of having a mentor who is currently working in their niche, why you want to ensure the advice they are giving you is relevant to today's market and how to talk through these concerns with your mentor.   KEY TAKEAWAYS When you speak to a mentor or a coach then you want to know if they are practicing in their field currently. You want to work with mentors who are doing things in your industry now. The mentor can use the lessons of the past but then adapt that experience to current business challenges.   Your mentor may have been really successful in the past but you need to make sure the advice they are giving you, especially in sales and marketing is relevant to today. Sales and marketing is something important for your business to survive and to go forward.   If you feel like your mentor is not g

Do you often find yourself being overworked and feeling burnt out? Join Jay today as he shares his top 10 tips on how to avoid burnout which can help you and your business thrive. Discover the importance of planning your days, taking a break from your business and how this can allow you to become more creative and help you come up with your best business ideas.  KEY TAKEAWAYS You have got to make time to take a break from your business life. When you allow yourself to take a well-needed break, that is when you will become more creative. Taking a break will allow you to come up with new ideas. Your best business ideas will come when you are away from your business. Exercise is a great way to allow yourself to get away from some situations and put your focus onto something else. When you exercise you will feel a lot better in yourself, not only will it help you maintain a healthy lifestyle but it will also allow you to keep your brain nice and fresh. Plan for your day ahead. Having a list of all the thin

If looking at the news headlines is making you worry, and you’re wondering what this means for you then worry no longer as today Jay discusses what the headlines really mean and how you can use this to your advantage. Discover today how the pandemic has affected the economy, how the headlines are purely there to grab your attention and how you can use information in these articles to your advantage. KEY TAKEAWAYS We are seeing a lot of headline figures at the moment in regards to the job losses caused by the pandemic and the impact that this has had on certain industries. It is important to look deeper into the headline and read the data surrounding the stories as this will help you to understand the story more.   The recent announcement that retail giant Marks and Spencers is set to make 7,000 members of staff redundant has been headline news. On first impressions this is worrying for the retail industry, however, if you read the article closely you will understand that they are using technolo

Do you have an idea for a business, but don’t know where to start? Well, listen in today as Jay explains the importance of having a business plan when starting up your new business venture. Learn today why it is important to create both a start-up and follow up business plan, how to structure your pricing strategy as well as the importance of investing in mentorship programmes to keep you and your business on track.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Many companies and entrepreneurs start up their businesses without a plan. Initially, during the start-up phase of your new venture, you will need to create a plan that coincides with your vision as well as creating a mission statement. You then need to create a plan which details the next step in the industry for your business; otherwise, you will get frustrated with your growth.  The planning stage can, at times be frustrating, as you are challenging your mind to think about something that isn’t there yet. You need to get in the mind frame of creating a

Do you often find yourself looking at others in your industry and wondering why you are not on their same level? Listen in to today's podcast as Jay details why it is vital that you stop comparing your starting point to other peoples’ endpoint. Learn that the key to success is consistency, how journaling your daily achievements can allow you to look at your steady progression and how all the small wins will eventually add up to your big win.   KEY TAKEAWAYS   When you see somebody that has achieved a large amount of success, you are seeing the end result. What you haven’t seen is the time it has taken and the challenges in between. We have a habit of comparing ourselves to others and wanting to get to their position instantly. You need to create a long term plan with an end goal.   In the age of social media, whereby everybody is posting the highlights of their lives, you have to take everything with a pinch of salt. Take the inspiration from other peoples’ posts, and then

How can you disrupt existing marketing and stand out from the competition? Listen in to hear how Jay solved the paid points of his customer and disrupted the recruitment sector and how you too be different from other businesses and disrupt an industry. Hear how to speak to customers, find problems and improve on existing products or services for accused success in a time full of opportunity.   KEY TAKEAWAYS It’s great to come up with new ideas, but it’s just as good to take something that’s already working and make it better. Standing out from the crowd and disrupting an industry means you’ll need to look at an existing product or service differently and improve on it. You can apply current, real-world problems and solve them with existing products or services. In an industry with established businesses you need to be different, you need to pick a niche and target a smaller audience with a product or service that resonates with them in order to disrupt the wider market. If your i

In a rare episode your host, entrepreneur and mentor, Jay Dhillon gets questioned on all things business. How he mentors, how he can help you start, grow and scale your own business and why mentoring is the key to success. Hear Jay’s personal story from of how mentorship helped him got him where he is today and how he learns from the losses and enjoys the triumphs. KEY TAKEAWAYS The mind is something that you can keep educated and keep training. In technology now (particularly since the lockdown) you need to be able to adapt, this means constantly learning. We can see the future, we know where it is going we want to be always educated ourselves if you carry on doing what you were 15 years ago you will not advance in business. Mentors should be highly valued as you know they have likely been through difficulties in their businesses. When you speak to mentors or others who have been successful in business, they are telling their stories raw, there is no script or strategy and they give you the belief if

With the current pandemic at the forefront of everybody’s mind, Jay discusses his thoughts on the impact of COVID-19 on the business world and how you can get ahead of the game. Whilst many people share their opinions on social media, it is important that you think solely on what is right for you and your business, putting the workload in to come out of the recession even stronger and taking a media detox to focus on your own business needs.   KEY TAKEAWAYS There is a lot of disruption in the market and you need to think to yourself ‘what can I control?”. That may be creating new content, setting up a home office, utilising platforms such as Zoom and gaining information from your clients. There are many people with strong theories and opinions on the pandemic. You can go down the direction of listening to these differences of opinions, but it is important to know what you need to do in order to excel during the pandemic. You need to have a balanced view on life during the pandemic, the

In today’s uncertain times you may be wondering which direction to take your business, or if you need to take it in a new direction at all. Join us today, where host Jay Dillon discusses how to know when the time is right to pivot your business and how to adapt your business to the current economic climate. Learn how to keep your business on track and the ways you can talk to your customers to help you on your journey when you listen in. KEY TAKEAWAYS Any business can give up when things get tough. You may not make as much money as you did previously but it is important to stay afloat and adaptable, this could really help to reinvent yourself and your business.  Adaptability and using it wisely are crucial when it comes to managing your business. Pivoting is just changing direction, looking at where you are at the moment and what is happening within your business and the knowledge if you should pivot. There are several reasons why a company should choose to pivot. If you find your company is alway

Everyone can be business owners. Even the professionals who work in the entertainment industry. In this episode of The Business Mentor Podcast, Rachele Brooke Smith takes the hot seat again. In their first meeting, they talked about techniques for having mindset for success (see link below), today, they deepen the discussion about mindset and talk about the power of creativity. Creativity is something that most people box into one category only—the arts. But this is totally wrong, ALL aspiring entrepreneurs are creative individuals too. And if you know how you can utilise it to impact people as well as achieve your own goals, then there can be endless possibilities! Tune in now to know more about Rachele, her recent projects, her take on abundance mindset, failure, opinions, and more. KEY TAKEAWAYS It’s high time we synonymised ‘failures’ to ‘learning’. Stop sulking about them. We must learn how to easily brush off every failure that happens. Be prepared and practice to be

Today is your lucky day! This episode of The Business Mentor Podcast is a coverage of a keynote Jay has delivered for fellow entrepreneurs and professionals in his hometown, Derby. He gives out his top (and proven) strategies in making his business and brand successful. He also shares some of his experiences—from the 30-day business challenges to his property investing to the success of his podcasting. Treat your business like a business. This is Jay’s ultimate advice for business owners. Document everything, put a reliable system in it and create a competitive team. Let Jay help you believe in yourself and tune in today. KEY TAKEAWAYS Jay has encountered a lot of entrepreneurs making the mistake of not documenting EVERY little thing that happens in the business. He reiterates that it is a must. Those entrepreneurs spend most of their time firefighting, instead of thinking of new ways to be scale up their business. Create a vision for your business—one with no limitations. Having a vision b

Nothing goes wrong when there’s a cup of coffee in hand! In this episode of The Business Mentor Podcast, Jay talks to MSG Tours Ltd Founder Mark Gardner about his multi-businesses, the travel industry, how he built his team, and his rise from an employee to CEO, aside from his passion for coffee. Mark is an adventurous guy. He’s into sports and into traveling. This is regardless of how extreme or how absurd things get. Whatever it is, he’s always on the go. So, when he got a chance to start his brand which combines two of his two passions, he just went all in. No doubts, no reservations. Right now, he has already offered tours and travel services to thousands of sports fans, travellers, tourists, and many more adventurous souls like his around the world. Be inspired today with his stories and tips when you tune in! KEY TAKEAWAYS Dislocating a knee won’t stop our guest Mark Gardner from loving sports. When he learned he couldn’t do any extreme sports (i.e. snowboarding) anymore o

There is not much difference in aiming to be a pro athlete and being a successful entrepreneur/investor. Our guest for today is English professional footballer Mark Little, and together with Jay, he discusses how similar the worlds of professional sports and business are. Aside from this, Mark also shares some moments from his football career, some tips for those who feel like they’re unproductive during this lockdown, and his interesting jump into the investing world. You have to act smart if you want to maintain the success you’re enjoying. Tune in now to The Business Mentor Podcast to learn more about Mark Little and his big successes! KEY TAKEAWAYS Being a pro athlete requires discipline and resiliency. There is too much pressure in the world of professional sports. You have to be dedicated to be able to endure it. For example, everyone should be mindful of not only their schedule but also their teammates. Sacrifices are going to be made. Not every athlete, just like any entrepreneur, get to

smoothly adapt during these challenging times. Daniel is the founder of Dent Global and also an author of best-selling business books including Key Person of Influence. According to Daniel, there are many ways that you can stay disruptive even amid the coronavirus pandemic! The key thing to do is to bring fresh ideas on the table and keep innovating. There are unseen opportunities out there—maybe even greater than what you’re expecting. Listen in to Jay and Daniel lay out all the tips and strategies for you today! KEY TAKEAWAYS Daniel and his team had plans that were delayed because of the coronavirus outbreak. But this didn’t stop him from growing his business. There are still ways he can move, even if the effects aren’t as huge and fast as what he’d hope for. As entrepreneurs, we have to learn to adapt and make use of the available resources effectively. According to Daniel, there are three mindsets of an entrepreneur: a monkey, a reptile, and an entrepreneurial visionary. Alw

What are the Cardones up to lately? In this episode of The Business Mentor Podcast, Jay talks to Elena Cardone about how the power couple (referring to her and Grant, of course) are staying sane, spending time with their family, and keeping their business up and running even though they’re stuck at home. Luckily for the Grants, they’ve prepared for such a threat to their business empire. They’ve got their Plan B, and even more back-ups, up their sleeves. But what if we aren’t like them? What if our businesses are in the danger zone lately? Elena Cardone recognises this—that there will be more people who’ll be suffering from this outbreak. Listen to Elena give some tips so you can still get back up as soon as the economic turmoil dissipates. Other topics discussed today: separating business talks from family bonding time, maintaining healthy couple relationships, and more, so tune in. KEY TAKEAWAYS Most analysts have long been telling us about a market crash, but this globa

In this episode of The Business Mentor Podcast, Jay talks to Alan Barratt, Founder and CEO of Grenade, the UK’s fastest-growing sports performance company, to shed a light on how can businesses, especially those in retail, continue to thrive during these tough times. He gives different tips so you and your team can stay productive during and after the outbreak. Some other topics discussed today are why mentoring is better than coaching, why being choosy with people who surround you shouldn’t be frowned upon, how he built his fitness brand (which is soon to reach the billion dollar value) from the bottom, tune in today! KEY TAKEAWAYS This coronavirus pandemic will make a big dent to the global market economy. If your business has prepared for such, then there won’t be a colossal problem. Businesses, in general, were doing very well before it, so this will just be a pause. For some, this might be a big reset. Businesses should always aim to be sustainable and be prepared for any crash. It ca

“Present yourself as if you’re going to sit down with one of your prospects for lunch.” In this episode of The Business Mentor Podcast, Jay asks Dennis Brown how can entrepreneurs utilise LinkedIn to gain more leads and more clients. Dennis has successfully grown his business through LinkedIn, as soon as he signed up, he landed his first six-figure client. Hard to believe for some since it’s a platform for millions and millions of people. Dennis  wants you to know it’s possible—you can also hit the “LinkedIn Lottery”! They also discuss the 3 main things you can do to utilise LinkedIn, 3 primary strategies on generating business on LinkedIn, what highly successful people do, how to scale up your business and more. KEY TAKEAWAYS Before you become the expert, you have to be a practitioner. There is more you can learn from being in the workforce and having hands-on entrepreneurial experience than reading business books. You can memorise all theories you read,

When David McCourt, the billionaire entrepreneur, was writing his book Total Rethink, he didn’t know it would be so relevant so soon. Industries have been shaken up big time during this pandemic. So, in this episode of The Business Mentor Podcast, Jay and David discuss how business leaders and entrepreneurs should think (and act) during and after the coronavirus crisis. Listen as they give their insight into the ‘new normal’, the urban-rural divide, the ‘cash is crash’ myth, the need for incremental change, and more. David also shares what it is he has been doing to further improve the state of the telecom industry in Ireland. Plus, he also answers viewers’ questions related to the coronavirus. KEY TAKEAWAYS David has always been a big-time innovator in the telecom industry. Currently, he’s securing the largest public-private partnership in Ireland, which aims to bridge the urban-rural divide. Those in rural Ireland can soon have the same level of support given to ur

This week, Jay is joined by entrepreneur Rob Smallbone KEY TAKEAWAYS The Coronavirus outbreak has the potential to cause a crash, but Jay is cautious. Panic and speculation are far more likely to invoke trouble than the virus itself. Preparation is what helped Jay to survive the last recession. Do all you can to survive, and ask yourself the question: If my supply chain disappeared tomorrow, could I survive? As a business-owner, you need to make sure that you’re the one who can take advantage of your competitor’s poor planning in these circumstances, and not the other way around. Business has to go on, so make sure you’re the one doing so. Jay built a successful business and then sold it, allowing him a rare insight into the entire process of entrepreneurship that many do not have. It has made him one of the most sought-after coaches in the world. The difference between a good coach and a good mentor is that a mentor usually teaches by relating a real-life example, which is much more effect