"I Still Struggle With My Work/Life Balance..."

"I sold my £2.6m business - for £1,000..."

Kris Oldland launched 1927 Media in 2013 and over ten years, built his primary brand Field Service News to be a global leader in the field, before disaster struck - and Kris was forced to sell the business - worth £2.6million at its peak - for £1,000.

In this powerful episode, Kris bears all and tells us:

💬 The key mistakes that he made leading to the collapse..

💬 The warning signs he ignored for years.

💬 Why it's important to separate you, from your business.

💬 The value of a business partner who is different to you.

💬 Why he views his experience as a "ten-year MBA" - and is determined to return stronger.

This episode of the Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast (and the previous 112) is available wherever you listen to your podcasts.

"I Never Wanted to Run a Business..."

Mick Walker has been making award-winning videos for major brands around the world for over 17 years. He's all about keeping video production simple and accessible – something he calls 'Video Made Simple.'.

In this episode, you will hear:

💬 Why Mick"never wanted to run a business".

💬 How "coming clean" about owning a lifestyle business changed everything.

💬 Why most businesses overcomplicate video.

💬 The importance of "starting with shite".

💬 Why video is the ULTIMATE evergreen asset.

This episode of the Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast (and the 111 that preceded it) is available wherever you listen to your podcasts.

"I Still Struggle With My Work/Life Balance..."

Austin Newberry is the owner and CEO of Logspan - a timber building manufacturer based in Scotland. Austin is a family man who says that he still struggles with work/life balance.

In this episode, you will hear:

💬 Austin's POWERFUL story about a childhood family holiday - and how it impacts his parenting style to this day.

💬 What it's like to take over a family business - and why it still doesn't feel like his business.

💬 The building blocks that ANYONE can use to get better at public speaking.

💬 Whether "Boardroom" (our 2024 Mastermind group) is as SCARY as we marketed it to be.

💬 How to create (and protect) BOUNDARIES between work and life.

This episode of the Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast (and the 110 that preceded it) is available wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Pinch, Punch...

crreeeaaaaaak! What's that noise? Oh, it's just the sound of me, opening the doors for the March 2024 intake of my One Percent Club. Why the creaking? Well, the doors have been closed since the 1st of October last year - and they need a bit of WD/40. What's the One Percent Club? It's a community of like-minded, ambitious lifestyle business owners, all committed to the following cause: "To leave their business 1% better each week." The One Percent Club shows them how, through education, inspiration and perspiration - helping them discover WHAT to do to make those 1% gains, and the accountability to actually DO the work. Could the One Percent Club help you to leave YOUR business 1% better each and every week? Find out in 6 minutes (and eight seconds) with the explainer video on my website: https://www.bigidea.co.uk/one-percent-club Right, I'm off to oil those hinges...

"We're just normal people with a really NICE life..."

Husband and wife duo, Jon and Miriam run Mod A Mini, a BMW Mini performance parts ecommerce store and Torque Monkey, a physical garage in Chelmsford specialising in performance vehicles.

In this episode, you will hear:

💬 Why HATING cars was an ADVANTAGE when starting a car business

💬 How DIFFICULT the first few years were - and how much HARD WORK was needed.

💬 The importance of "leaving work at work" when working with a loved one.

💬 Why Jon and Miriam LEFT the One Percent Club (and then returned!)

💬 How working on Jon's HEALTH improved the BUSINESS too.

This episode of the Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast (and the 109 that preceded it) is available wherever you listen to your podcasts.