The First Five Miles

Tonia Smith is a business transition coach. Having built an accomplished international sales career, she is now on a mission to help ambitious, professional women transition from their jobs to launching their aligned business – simply by monetising their unique experiences and expertise. Contact Sonia via www.thetoniasmithbrand.com, her Instagram or email contact@thetoniasmithbrand.com to secure your complimentary coaching session for Entrepreneurial Leader listeners! 

If you want to be highly successful in life and business, there is no question that you need an incredibly productive routine. Entrepreneur Tiffany LeBaron is the Founder of The Good Habit Box Co, a subscription box service encouraging positive lifestyle decisions. This episode covers finding business trends, getting started on big ideas and making your dreams a reality balancing life and family as a female entrepreneur.

Katherine Beltran is a business coach for new entrepreneurs that are stuck around the social media question. She helps them to build the foundation of their business with Instagram, advising on marketing and business strategies so they get paying clients and start to grow a serious business. In this interview, we demystify social media strategies for growth, including what and how often to post, how many followers is enough and how do you combine a business account with a personal angle.

What do you buy when you buy a business? And when you sell an enterprise, what is it you actually sell? Conversation with global business appraiser Bharat Kanodia on the key principles that give a company its value. For more information and advice, make sure you visit Bharat's YouTube Channel, What's It Worth?

Jack Mantle is the founder of JEM Paediatric Physiotherapy. He started out servicing the Great British National Health Service but, after some years within the enormous NHS machine, decided to go his own way, now doing wonderful things within his own practice. In this conversation we cover the importance of play in learning, going above and beyond in the line of duty, and how not to get lost when serving as a cog inside a big machine.

Marilise de Villiers’ seemingly high-flying career came at a high price. Behind her incredible performance at work was burn-out, disillusionment - and bullying. Now an entrepreneur, best-selling author and high performance and mindset coach, Marilise is helping others step into their integrity, live aligned to their purpose and beat the bullies, including the secret one that lives in you. Listen to this to understand how to spot - and beat - bullying, ‘the silent epidemic’.

Not all leaders are created equal. Some rise to leadership positions through skill-based expertise, not people skills. How do we coach people to grow into people- and value-driven leaders that lead in alignment with their personal integrity? Conversation with exec leadership coach and keynote speaker, Jevin Koleth of JMK Leadership.

Keisha Blair is a best-selling author, founder of the Institute of Holistic Wealth and trained economist. Inspired by her life events, Keisha is the author of the viral article entitled, "My Husband Died at 34: Here are 40 Life Lessons I Learned From It”, which has been viewed by more than 50 million people worldwide.

Her book, Holistic Wealth: 32 Life Lessons To Help You Find Purpose, Prosperity and Happiness is an Amazon best-seller and is essential reading on how to live in all-round abundance.

The is a conversation on healing, stepping into your power and turning your darkness into light.

Deivone M Tanksley Sr. is a musician, community leader and hospitality entrepreneur with an incredible story. Deivone is the founder of DMTS network, a platform he uses to focus on the big topics: race, culture, equality, economics and education. This is a powerful, open conversation addressing some of the most uncomfortable topics. 

Entrepreneur, zero waste hero and kindness champion Eve Bell of Baba and Boo on becoming an accidental entrepreneur, the power of teamwork, and how to make introversion your super power.

Shenuma Kashta and JoJo Graham are incredible leaders individually but, in coming together, they have created a movement beyond themselves.  Leaders of Change is a learning platform for leaders, entrepreneurs and thought leaders who want to build steadfast businesses and create a big impact in the world. Talking conscious leadership, unlearning building a business by the old rules and what it means to build a dream versus chasing one.

Born in Cameroon as the eldest of seven, Christ Warren is now on a mission in the States, using financial services education and his personal leadership thought platform to drive societal change.  Mission number 1? Saving America. Full video interview on IGTV. More leader profiles, articles and Q&A on TheLeadershipBlog.UK.

Sandra Blanco is the creator behind Sophie and Luna Bridal and Couture - stunning flower designs that last forever. Conversation on self-knowledge, creating for a better world and living aligned to your dreams. Watch the full video interview on The Leadership Blog IGTV.

How do you commercialise a business you built at the kitchen table? Award-winning entrepreneur Jo Macfarlane (jomacfarlane.com) has done just that. She went from sharing the joy of candle making with friends to helping people worldwide connect with their creativity. Author of 5-star reviewed Ask and Act, Jo has a simple, practical and no-nonsense business philosophy built around passion, self-discipline and getting things done. If you want to turn a passion into a business but are afraid that this will leach out the pleasure and creativity, this episode is for you. More profiles, articles and insights on TheLeadershipBlog.UK and Instagram.

Side hustle and small business series: Marc Belle went from dreaming of designing music covers in Barbados to creating an award-winning Bajan-Inspired men's cosmetics range, Mr Blackman's, named one of GQ's 7 best men's grooming products in the world. This is an honest conversation exploring navigating the fickle design industry, the labours of product development and the joys and the art of keeping the passion when your passion becomes your business. Discover more on TheLeadershipBlog. UK  and Instagram.

Prathima Manohar is an architect and founder of the Think - Do - Tank, The Urban Vision. Prathima has spent more than a decade working with leaders and influencers across the globe on transforming the spaces we live, and the impact this has on our daily life. We talk about starting big conversations, how to reach influential people that can help transform your vision into reality - and how to just keep going. Articles, interviews and profiles on: TheLeadershipBlog.UK / Instagram

Have you ever had a great idea (or 100) but did nothing with it? Not Catriona Mann! Catriona turned her aha moment into the birth of her business BPlasticFree and her product Waxyz, an environmentally friendly reusable food wrap that is getting plenty of love in Catriona's native Scotland. This conversation explores acting on that entrepreneurial instinct and having the guts to start a small business with big dreams. More articles, interviews and profiles on TheLeadershipBlog.UK / Instagram

Claudia Spahr is the entrepreneurial founder of Holy Mama restorative retreats for mother and child, running in dream paradise destinations of Ibiza, Bali, Morocco and Goa. Claudia is passionate about female and feminine leadership and empowering mothers and women worldwide. Her passion has translated into celebrated success. HolyMama has been repeatedly nominated as one of the best holidays to take with your child by the likes of The Huffington Post, The Telegraph, The Guardian and Psychologies Magazine. We talk about Claudia about her own incredible story, her journey into business and what leading with spirit and purpose means to her. More articles, interviews and profiles on The Leadership Blog and Instagram.