Business Mentor Podcast

If you’re thinking about building your brand and don’t know where to start, this episode is for you. Jay’s back to talk to you about branding and why it’s one of the most important things you should be jumping on in business and in life. If you’re building your brand it’s the one thing you’ll never lose. Businesses can close down and companies can liquidate but your brand will never die. Entrepreneurs have an opportunity right now, to build a brand and get noticed. Tune in today, to find out more. KEY TAKEAWAYS Six Tips To Building Your Brand Purchase your domain name - Help your SEO out and give yourself an online presence. Set up all your social media accounts - Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn. Own your handle. Fill in your bio details - Link all of your accounts together with links in your bio and explain a bit about yourself. Post twice a week - Build momentum with quality posts over quantity and make it relevant to your brand. Create a podcast - Connect w

Welcome back to another episode of The Business Mentor Podcast. Today, Jay interviews Britains Got Talent contestant, entrepreneur and professional magician with over 500,000 social media followers, Luca Gallone. Jay has mentored Luca for over four years and since they met through Jay’s work with the Prince’s Trust he’s been able to merge his passion and profession and turn his hobby into a fully-fledged business. Jay and Luca discuss the value of mentoring and the value in seeking out the support, knowledge and guidance a mentor can give you. KEY TAKEAWAYS It all started back when Luca was about 8-years old. Jay was Luca's Prince’s Trust mentor and what started as a hobby, with the right mentorship it became a business. With Jay's help, Luca has grown his influence and now travels the world merging his passion and profession. Luca has hundreds of thousands of followers and millions of views and it’s because of mentoring he’s been able to achieve it and all at 22 years of

Welcome back to the Business Mentor podcast. Today, Jay interviews a British actor and film producer who first came to prominence as Detective Constable Tony Weir in the BBC production Our Friends in the North, Mark Pegg. Mark has since appeared in many television and stage productions, including Frank Hauser's Chichester Festival Theatre's 1995 production of Hobson's Choice with Leo McKern and many others. Hop on to learn more about acting, sales and mentorship on this podcast. KEY TAKEAWAYS What is acting? Acting is storytelling. This is communicating with people through actions so that they can get the information clearly. Key to acting. The key to any action is for people to understand what you want them to understand. How acting is linked to the sale. Storytelling is the key to everything, it's the key to communicating, it's key to acting while sales are selling yourself or your product through communication. You have to be a very good actor to sell your story to the

Welcome to the business mentor podcast. This podcast is where we share and discuss the experiences, ideas, and happenings in the world of business featuring some very special guests and experts to give you advice and direction in your journey. Today, Jay interviews the founder of Valuetainment, the number one YouTube channel for entrepreneurs with over 1million subscribers and owner of the PHP agency, a multi-million-pound sales, marketing and distribution company operating in over 49 states, Patrick Bet David. Listen in to hear his story of business, enterprise, entrepreneurship and mentoring. KEY TAKEAWAYSHow to become an entrepreneur.   Take everything as math. You got to sit down and look at the different data that you have that's affecting a lot of things. You're thinking what's growing your business is X which in reality was growing your businesses why and you haven't paid any attention to Y and you've been putting all your focus into X because somebody told you Y is more important than y. You've

Welcome back to the Business Mentor Podcast. Today, Jay talks with the founder of ‘Never Ever Too Old’ Ant Knight. Ant and Jay focus on the value of mentoring and the impact it has on your journey to achieving your goals. Jay is a mentor to Ant and they discuss in detail their mentor and mentee relationship and how it helps them both, is crucial to learning, growing and developing, and benefits them equally in life and in business. Mentorship drives achievement and helps you reach your goals and your dreams, and in this episode, the business mentor, Jay and his mentee, Ant share key aspects of the process and why business mentoring is a must for any entrepreneur. KEY TAKEAWAYS    The most successful individuals all work with mentors. When people look for mentors they are saying they want to succeed, to be part of the 5% who are the most successful.    Regular one to one mentor meetings provide accountability. It is this accountability that supports the realisation of goals. Me

Goal setting is fundamental to achieving success and should be a priority for all everyone. If you don't know where you're going and you don't have goals to achieve then you'll end up going nowhere. Today, Jay shares with you a simple five-step method for setting detailed, measurable, attainable, realistic and deadline driven goals.   Jay also discusses the mindset around achieving your goals and why you too can become a success in business, if you take action, get a mentor and visualise. KEY TAKEAWAYS Step 1: Your goals need to be detailed. Break them down so that you can follow them meticulously. Step 2: Create measurable goals that are time sensitive. Ensure you measure them on a weekly or monthly basis. Step 3: Are your goals attainable? you need to believe that you can achieve it. Step 4: Make them realistic. Step 5: Set deadlines so that you can see a tangible result. Visualising your goals is really important. If you don’t visualise it, you won’t be able to achieve it. The more you te

Welcome back to another episode of the Business Mentor Podcast. Today, Jay takes you to a keynote talk at his junior school where his journey in business and entrepreneurship all started. Listen in to hear Jay inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs and learn a little bit more about the Business Mentor himself. KEY TAKEAWAYS Working hard is the number one rule to being successful. Continue to put the effort in and you will see improvements in many areas of your life. No matter where you are or where you come from you need to work hard. You have the same ability as anyone, you just need to pay attention and when you work hard you get rewards. Getting yourself a mentor at a young age is essential to success. You'll learn about business, get accountability and support. BEST MOMENTS “Always makes the time to go back and help support the school that supported Jay.” “Whatever you want you can achieve it. Work hard at it and day by day continuously improve” “There's a market for

Welcome back to another episode of the Business Mentor Podcast. Today, your host Jay Dhillon discusses 10 lessons he has learnt from selling his first 7-figure business. Five years ago Jay sold his multi-million-pound business with over 500 staff and offices in three locations and today he brings you lessons he learnt along the way. If you’re looking to start, grow or scale your own business these tips will help to guide you along the way. Discover the essential things you need to know to create a sustainable and cashflowing business and get clarity on what you’re looking to achieve and how to maximise your potential. KEY TAKEAWAYS 10 Lessons From Selling My First 7-Figure Business Investing in a mentor or mastermind - This is the key to success, it's very hard to build a sustainable business without the support and accountability of a mentor or mastermind group. Have an exit strategy - You need to get clear on your strategy, what you want and what you're looking to achieve. Consider how you will

Welcome to another episode of the Business Mentor Podcast. Today, Jay takes you into a LIVE video with the Disruptive Entrepreneur himself, Rob Moore. Rob is a serial entrepreneur, investor and property educator and is the Co-founder of Progressive Property. Rob is also Jay’s personal mentor. A mentor can guide you and see things that you can’t see. Some people think you get a mentor once you become successful. This isn’t the case, they become successful because they had a mentor. Mentors give you accountability and the focus to implement the strategies and techniques that can really take your business to the next level. Jay and Rob take a deep dive into mentoring, what it is and how you can benefit from the most underrated and overlooked step towards success. Get inspired, learn the insider secrets to securing a mentor and discover the value of having your own, business mentor. Stay tuned to the end of the episode to hear a very special announcement! http://bit.ly/robvsjay KEY TAKEAWAYS Ro

If you’re feeling a bit lost or jaded in the game of life, this episode could serve as a compass and direct you to your true destination. Today on The Business Mentor Podcast, Jay Dhillon talks to Paul Howe, the HEARTS and minds mentor, about the value of finding your true purpose at the very beginning of every journey, may it be in your career, your business, or your life, in general. Paul also shares his own inspiring stories which he owes a lot to because if not for these experiences, he won’t be as impactful to other people as he is right now. Discover how he got over addiction and the ‘all or nothing’ mindset since being dragged by these kinds of setback is what you should avoid. After the realizations and finding his “Why?”, everything became clear to him – he’s meant to help other people. KEY TAKEAWAY Paul Howe shares his personal stories that shaped him who he is today. He shares how he has witnessed domestic violence, physical & verbal abuse at an

Welcome to another episode of the Business Mentor Podcast. In today’s episode, your host Jay Dhillon interviews Ben Robinson. Get a sneak peek into Ben’s life and how he started from being a newspaper delivery boy to acting chairman at Burton Albion F.C at age 31. Ben discusses the difference in football and business, the challenges he’s faced and a lots more. Listen and learn valuable information from Ben that you can apply in your business right away. KEY TAKEAWAYS Business Tips Dealing with people. Clearly establish the people you can trust. In life, you meet people. Some people will help you for no reason other than that they genuinely want to see you progress so well. Some people see you as an opportunity with the right agenda. People you can trust will give you advice in your best interest with no ulterior motive. Working hard and being honest with yourself. It is important to be yourself and not pretend to be somebody else. Interviewing people. This is the most difficult part in runn

Welcome to another episode of the Business Mentor Podcast. In today’s episode, your host Jay Dhillon uses his own learning& experience to discuss what the main 3 components of your business; 1.Suppliers, 2.Clients& 3.Staff. He breaks down the why& how to respecting, focussing and balancing the big 3 of your business and the benefit of the three together. VALUABLE RESOURCES Grant Cardone Patrick Bet-David #008 Creating a Profitable Business in 30 Days with Luca Gallone ABOUT THE HOST Jay Dhillon is a serial entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist based in the UK with a proven track record of growing businesses from start-up to success- and helping others do the same. From humble beginnings, Jay grew his first business from 0-500 employees and three locations, racking up sales of over £30 million – all without any investment other than a small amount of savings. The business went on to acquire major clients such as Landrover, Jaguar, Toyota and New Look, to name a few. Its huge s

In today’s episode, your host Jay Dhillon interviews Top 100 influencer and British entrepreneur, founder of healthcare support service Oberoi Consulting, public speaker and Secret Millionaire, Kavita Oberoi OBE Kavita Oberoi is one of the UK's most highly regarded successful entrepreneurs and social philanthropists, with a multi-million-pound business portfolio and a net-worth of over £10 million. Jay and Kavita discuss the vital ingredients needed, to be successful in business and the skills you need to develop in order to make it to the top. Tune in today to hear Kavita’s inspiring rise to success and learn how you too, can start, grow and scale your own business, with the right knowledge, passion and people around you. KEY TAKEAWAYS Jay: What did University teach you? Kavita: For me, if I’m doing something, I always have the self-motivation to go to the top. You need to keep the right company around you and in my case, the people around me were all hard working and focused, and it

Welcome to another episode of the Business Mentor Podcast. In today’s episode, your host Jay Dhillon uses his 17 years in sales to bring you the top tips you need, to master the art of sales, stay in control and super-charge your business. If you want to become a leader and be successful, sales is essential. It’s a life skill you can master that will benefit you in every area of your business. Understand that to create a win-win environment that benefits both you, and your customers, you must learn the key sales techniques that allow you to service your audience and grow your business. KEY TAKEAWAYS How to become a good sales person Start learning about sales and get educated, it’s essential to your business success Watch other people sell and shadow the successful ones Role play and test yourself in the worst scenarios so that you’re prepared Research the company to align your pitch with their vision and values “If there’s one secret to success, it lies in the ability to

Welcome to another episode of the Business Mentor Podcast. In today’s episode, your host Jay Dhillion interviews author, director of national boiler installation company ImpraGas and winner of the BBC’s ‘The Apprentice’ Joseph Valente. Get inspired and hear how the 2015 Apprentice winner changed the image of an industry and dominated the competition, but firstly learn more about Joe’s humble beginnings and journey from being expelled from the classroom to winning in the billionaire boardroom. Finally, learn why you should always focus on what you've done and not on what others haven't done, and understand how to back yourself 100% of the time, and always be prepared to risk everything to go to the next level. KEY TAKEAWAYS I’m busy taking the ImpraGas business national and we now cover about 50% of the UK and have hit over £2million in revenue since buying out Lord Sugar.I’ve also been focusing on the 'The Joeseph Valente' brand. My hardworking mother gave me t

DESCRIPTION Welcome to the second part of a two-part special interview with Neville Wright here in Business Mentor Podcast! From rags to riches. We’ve heard this more than a dozen times from the mouths of every entrepreneurs, business leaders and thought leaders. But today, Neville is going to prove to you that it is indeed pretty simple to build a business from absolutely nothing. Listen how he started counting his earnings to zero to millions. Neville shares his personal stories which motivated him to start his business. Discover the rocky start Kiddicare had in the 70s, and how it grew to the multi-million brand it is known for in recent years. KEY TAKEAWAYS Marilyn, Neville's wife, had to face derogatory comments from others about the fact she was working on a building site. In the 70s, it wasn't the "done thing" for women to work on building sites, and Marilyn had had enough. So she told Neville she would run the business instead. Kiddicare began as a second hand shop for babies furniture. But fai

DESCRIPTION Welcome to the first part of a two-part special interview with Neville Wright here in Business Mentor Podcast! From rags to riches. We’ve heard this more than a dozen times from the mouths of every entrepreneurs, business leaders and thought leaders. But today, Neville is going to prove to you that it is indeed pretty simple to build a business from absolutely nothing. Listen how he started counting his earnings to zero to millions. Neville shares his personal stories which motivated him to start his business. Discover what it’s like surviving during the war, how he started and grew his business, how he got inspired by Muhammad Ali, how he was able to keep his employees happy, and many more. Pretty sure a lot of you will want more from Neville’s stories after this episode. But, no worries, Part 2 will be out next week so make sure to watch out for it! KEY TAKEAWAYS Neville, together with his wife Marilyn, decided to start a business in 1974. He was 24 years old that time and did

Tune in to today’s episode to hear Jay’s advice for anybody looking to go into business and become an entrepreneur. Following on from last week's episode Jay shares tips from his own experiences and gives you 10 considerations when thinking about going into business. Understand that a lot of entrepreneurs fall at this hurdle and enter the market unprepared or at the wrong time. Going into business is one of the most critical decisions you will make in life, and it could really make or break your business. Look forward to an upcoming episode where Jay interviews American entrepreneur Patrick Bet-David. KEY TAKEAWAYS Have a vision - Map out your vision moving forward, if you were to have no roadblocks. Don’t hold back and make it exciting. Have your cashflow setup and budgeted - Make sure you plan out your 12-month cashfow plan. If you don’t have cashflow, you don’t have a business. The legal stuff - Do you need to be a limited company or a sole trader? Marketing budget - You must

Welcome to another episode of The Business Mentor Podcast. In today’s episode, Jay shares with you 10 reasons why you should go into business. Find your reason why and get inspired because getting into business could change your life. Jay urges you to create excitement and leave a legacy by getting into business and creating freedom in your life. Jay asks you to think about what’s really important to you, create a picture in your mind, follow the steps and make it a reality. Carry on the discussion and keep the conversation going by emailing Jay@businessmentorpodcast.com Jay would love to hear your reasons why you choose business. KEY TAKEAWAYS 10 Reasons Why You Should Go Into Business Freedom - Escape the 9-5 and do what you love by being in control. Legacy - What is it you want to achieve and what is it you want to share with your loved ones? Make Your Model Better - What can you change and improve? Make Money - Money is the oxygen of any business, before chasing your why create a cashflowing

On today’s episode of The Business Mentor Podcast, Jay talks to Richard Fuller, the Managing Director of County Battery Services Ltd. Jay and Richard discuss investing in sales, expanding the business, being flexible on changes, having a mentor, valuing your staff, and so much more. Richard’s business started in 1974. It was his father’s back then. At the early age of ten, he was already learning the ins and out of their business. Like any other kid, Richard wasn’t fervent with the idea of working with his dad selling batteries, tires, etc. But fate has a mind of its own. At the age of 23, he was left leading the business when his father died that year. Richard was able to expand their business for over 4 decades. It’s bigger than ever and now has three branches. Richard tells Jay that it wasn’t very easy at first. He faced ups and downs in his personal and career life just like any of us. He experienced having his focus shifted, not having enough cash flow to sustain his f