Welcome to The Apple Cart; the podcast for creative disruptors, disruptive creators and anyone who wants to do things differently in business. In this episode, your host, Gudrun Lauret, is joined by Mark Webb.

In this episode of the Apple Cart, I'm joined by Mark Webb to talk about how being part of a mastermind allows you to connect with peers for support and advice and ultimately grow your business.

Mark Webb, an experienced business coach since 2002, brings 25 years of expertise from high-performing teams at companies like IBM, BA, NotOnTheHighStreet and Costa to small business owners through AGame Masterminds.

He specialises in building resilient and sustainable businesses by facilitating peer support, group brainstorming, workshops, and co-working sessions.

Timestamps

• 01:54 - 05:14: What Mark has learned from his experiences
• 07:24 - 14:26 How Mark got to where he is today
• 14:29 - 17:39: Why a mastermind is so powerful
• 17:45 - 26:05: How to prevent your mastermind from stagnating
• 26:31 - 30:20: The benefits of having frameworks in your business
• 31:35 - 35:54: Common blocks to growth
• 37:43 - 39:54: How to be more creative

Useful Links

• Visit Mark’s website
• Connect with Mark on LinkedIn
• Listen to Mark's podcast: Halftime Huddle
• Like Mark's Facebook page
• Follow Mark's Instagram profile
• Subscribe to Mark's YouTube channel: Halftime Huddle
• Speaker and author: Chris Ducker
• Book: Napoleon Hill: Think and Grow Rich
• Business coach: Susanna Reay

Welcome to The Apple Cart; the podcast for creative disruptors, disruptive creators and anyone who wants to do things differently in business. In this episode, your host, Gudrun Lauret, is joined by Pollie Rafferty.

Pollie is known globally as the Speakers Storyteller, she is a neurodiverse entrepreneur, best-selling author, storyteller, international speaker, and founder of Change the Script.

Pollie discovered performance storytelling in 2004. Whilst she was overcoming crippling anxiety, she performed regularly and ran her own storytelling circle. As a lifelong learner Pollie noticed a difference with speakers that really inspired, informed and interested her, these were the storytellers!

Since then Pollie has spent years researching storytelling and Narratology. Pollie is a trained youth worker, has a diploma in narrative therapy and a psychology Cert HE

Pollie has used her unique perspective to create Change the script and the STAR storytelling system, teaching female speakers and women in business how to harness the power of storytelling.

Pollie explains narrative therapy, how we can reframe the stories we tell ourselves so we can feel more positive and make changes, and how societies have used stories as lessons for thousands of years.

She also describes the process of working with her, how to find your stories and how they fit in with your overall marketing. Plus she talks about being part of a collaborative book.

Timestamps

• 02:02 - 08:20: Pollie’s past experiences
• 08:42 - 14:07: The power of stories
• 14:36 - 15:37: The process of working with Pollie
• 15:44 - 16:01: How stories fit in with your marketing
• 16:05 - 25:36: What is narrative therapy?
• 26:18 - 29:46: Tips for finding your stories
• 29:53 - 33:32: About Pollie’s books
• 33:39 - 33:52- How to be more creative

Useful Links

• Visit Pollie’s website
• Connect with Pollie on LinkedIn
• Follow Pollie on Instagram
• Like Pollie’s Facebook page
• Podcasting community: The PodRoom
• National Youth Association

and anyone who wants to do things differently in business. In this episode, your host, Gudrun Lauret, is joined by Louise Brogan.

Louise is the CEO of Louise Brogan Ltd, helping entrepreneurs and small business owners leverage LinkedIn to raise their profile and generate leads and sales and author of Raise Your Visibility on LinkedIn, an easy-to-read guide on how to leverage LinkedIn to raise your profile and build a network of value.

As the host of the 'Raise Your Visibility Online' podcast and YouTube channel with over 110,000 subscribers, she shares actionable tips for growing businesses online.

Timestamps

• 02:15 - 05:54: Louise’s background and how she became self-employed
• 06:57 – 09:00: How to build the network you want on LinkedIn
• 09:35 - 11:08: The benefits of posting regularly on LinkedIn
• 11:29- 13:25: Why your ideal customer is probably on LinkedIn
• 14:13 - 17:59: Why a strong network is made up of past colleagues and current connections
• 18:18 – 21:37: Louise’s experience of writing her book
• 22:49 – 26:18: The COPE methodology for content creation
• 27:01 - 33:11: Why video podcasts don’t always work
• 40:09 -42:15: How to be more creative

Useful Links

• Visit Louise’s website
• Connect with Louise on LinkedIn
• Subscribe to Louise’s YouTube channel
• Buy Louise’s book
• Find out more about Louise’s conference
• Visual Communications Specialist: Gina Smith
• Author and Publisher: Alison Jones
• Podcast and video editing software: Descript
• Podcast and video editing software: Riverside
• AI tool: Claude
• Graphic designer: Jill Pryor
• Author and marketing expert: Amy Porterfield
• Video growth expert: Justin Brown: https://primalvideo.com/
• Business coach: Jerry Potter
• Author and marketing expert: Mike Stelzner