On The Business Show on Marlow FM on 10th October 2024, my guests were branding expert Mark Baxter and behaviour change, energy and wellness coach Sheila Docker, who joined me to talk about their work, and to discuss a range of business news stories.

I started the show with one from the Hilary playlist – Siouxsie And The Banshees with Hong Kong Garden. Hear it at https://youtu.be/Y-l9GQJRl9Y?si=a-7grzfJbg3WTKf7 .

Sheila spoke about The Primal Zone, her coaching business. She works mainly with men and we talked about why it may be that men need / want her help, as well as how attainable their objectives are.

Connect with Sheila via https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheiladocker/ and her website is at https://www.theprimalzone.com/ .

Mark then spoke about his work running brand design consultancy Baggi. He describes the three things that make an effective brand and we talk about why the Marlow FM logo is good, but as he made clear, a brand is so much more than a logo.

For more see https://www.baggi.co.uk/ and connect with Mark at https://www.linkedin.com/in/markbaggibaxter/ .

Sheila’s music choice was Highwomen by The Highwomen, because it’s a brilliant song by a supergroup and is the female version of a song released by a male supergroup. Hear it at https://youtu.be/7D-6nklMMbM?si=hmRn9TKN_lRkHax8 .

Her business news story was https://www.fastcompany.com/91051135/what-going-to-the-gym-taught-me-about-running-a-business - the parallels were intriguing and useful to those running businesses.

We then played Mark’s music choice – The Harry J All Stars with Liquidator, which I said I didn’t know but I do – I bet you do too! Listen in to find out the link between the song, a certain football match, and the name of his business. Hear it at https://youtu.be/OTn01jjEFfY?si=v92zesSRNJ7Jjc5J.

Mark then chose https://www.creativereview.co.uk/burger-king-post-birth-ad-controversy/ - the ads have certainly got Burger King noticed, and our conversation covered a wide range, from marketing to breastfeeding and much in between!

My story was https://www.hrgrapevine.com/content/article/2024-09-25-upcoming-changes-to-sexual-harassment-legislation-everything-hr-needs-to-know - why do so few people know about this new law, and how can it be implemented, particularly by small businesses?

The last song is another from the Hilary playlist – Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) by Buzzcocks - hear it at https://youtu.be/0Af7ayYIJ9w?si=EfAN82ivmcAxQ6Ay.

Connect with me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/enterprisedoctor/ and join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/enterprisedoctorbusinessshow/.

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In today’s episode of The Enterprise Doctor Business Show, my guest is sustainability brand ambassador Lynne Lambourne.

We spoke about the potential for greenwashing as opposed to true sustainability, how small businesses can start going about becoming sustainable, how to market the ways in which you are sustainable, and a lot more!

You can connect with Lynne at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynne-lambourne-90667b2/ and her website is at https://lynnelambourne.com/.

The link to the tool provided by the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce that I mentioned can be found at https://www.thamesvalleychamber.co.uk/sustainability/ .

If you want to connect with me, to talk about the mentoring and coaching I deliver to small businesses, or if you think you'd be a good guest on the show, please do let me know. You can do that via https://www.linkedin.com/in/enterprisedoctor/ .

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On today’s episode of The Enterprise Doctor Business Show, my guest was Rebecca Mian, Director of People Services at Benenden Health.

We spoke about the campaign launched by Benenden Health, in partnership with the Fawcett Society and Cherry Healey, which shines a light on the gender health gap in the UK in a bid to break down the barriers that lead to poorer health outcomes for women.

Identifying some of the key issues they face in the workplace, more than two thirds of women (70%) said they find it challenging dealing with periods at work, while 62% have faced challenges when pregnant. In this instance, almost half revealed that they have had difficulty when trying to conceal a pregnancy in the workplace and two thirds of women (64%) say they have struggled with the impact of the menopause at work.

You can connect with Rebecca at https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-mian-644a913a/ and the Benenden Health website is at https://www.benenden.co.uk/ .

For more on the report and the associated campaign, go to https://www.benenden.co.uk/newsroom/gender-health-gap-2024/ .

If you want to connect with me, to talk about the mentoring and coaching I deliver to small businesses, or if you think you'd be a good guest on the show, please do let me know. You can do that via https://www.linkedin.com/in/enterprisedoctor/ .

To contribute to (or just read) conversations about this episode, please join the podcast's Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/enterprisedoctorbusinessshow/ .

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