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The Hybiz Podcast by Hybrid Legal

The Hybiz Podcast by Hybrid Legal

By Ryan Lisk & Matt Treviss

Welcome to the HyBiz Podcast from Hybrid Legal. Sit back and soak up some business knowledge and legal tips! We’re here to help you solve those common challenges we all face, answer your legal questions and share some interesting lessons learned from other successful businesses. If you’d like to get involved with the show and have your questions answered simply leave us a voicemail by calling 07525 688472 or send us a voice note on Whatsapp.
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Commercial Property: What Business Owners Should Be Thinking About Right Now

The Hybiz Podcast by Hybrid LegalAug 13, 2020

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Commercial Property: What Business Owners Should Be Thinking About Right Now

Commercial Property: What Business Owners Should Be Thinking About Right Now

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, corporate occupiers across the world have been taking a closer look at what their commercial property requirements look like. In this episode of the Hybiz podcast, Matt and Alan are joined by commercial property adviser Jim Culverwell, who shares his thoughts on what's happening in the commercial property market, and what business owners should be thinking about in terms of their future requirements for office space.

Aug 13, 202034:55
Deciphering The Legal Structure Of A Company

Deciphering The Legal Structure Of A Company

In this episode of the Hybriz Podcast, brought to you by Hybrid Legal, we focus on what is often referred to as corporate legal matters, taking a closer look at the key documents that set out the legal structure and shareholding of a company. Hybrid Legal Director, Alan Reid joins us on the show with special guest and Senior Associate Solicitor Leanne Consiglio, to guide us through these key documents and the importance of them.

If you are stuck for time, you can skip ahead to the following sections:

  • The key governance documents a company should have in place 03:00
  • What are model articles of association and are they appropriate? 06:15
  • Why would a company want to have a shareholder agreement in place? 09:50
  • Key benefits of having bespoke articles of association / shareholders agreement 13:15
  • What can go wrong if you haven’t legislated? 16:15
  • Does the majority shareholder control everything? 25:00
  • Dividend payments and different classes of shares explained 28:20
  • Transfer share provisions and having a process for this 32:10
Jul 13, 202035:45
Why It's Important To Keep Marketing Your Business During An Economic Slowdown

Why It's Important To Keep Marketing Your Business During An Economic Slowdown

In this episode of the Hybiz Podcast brought to you by Hybrid Legal, Ryan and Matt are joined by branding expert David Reid from Because Brands Matter. David has a wealth of marketing know-how and shares his thoughts on why it's  important for businesses to keep marketing during an economic slowdown, and offers some practical marketing advice.

If you don't have time to listen to the full episode, you can skip ahead to relevant sections below:

  • Why it's important to keep marketing a business during an economic slowdown - 2:10
  • Recent examples of small and mid-sized businesses who are marketing themselves well at the moment - 3.30
  • Should the success of a marketing campaign be judged purely on its ability to generate leads - 6:00
  • Low cost marketing recommendations - 7:30
  • If we gave you a marketing budget of £1,000, what would you spend it on? - 10:45
  • Final thoughts from David - 12:15
May 29, 202013:37
Coronavirus: Planning through the unknown

Coronavirus: Planning through the unknown

Planning through the unknown isn't easy. In this episode of the Hybiz Podcast, Matt and Ryan are joined by special guest and business consultant Sam Howell who provides some interesting and useful insights on how business owners can plan more effectively in the current climate. If you're stuck for time, you can skip ahead to the following sections:

  • What can business owners be doing to plan through the unknown 2:45
  • It's not a weakness to admit your weaknesses 7:30
  • What kind of leadership is required in this current climate? 9:45
  • Social Media: don't just pay somebody to do it 13:30
  • Today is the day for change 14:15
  • Don't stop marketing 15:45
  • What are the key things for any business to look at right now? 11:45


May 12, 202025:11
Marketing: Should everyone in your business be a Marketeer?

Marketing: Should everyone in your business be a Marketeer?

In this episode of the Hybiz Podcast Matt and Ryan are joined by special guest Jason Silk, Director or Sunblink who shares his thoughts on this question: Should everyone in a business play an active marketing role? The guys discuss who should be responsible for branding, what types of content could non-marketing people share, the importance of personal branding and how to incentivize members of the team to contribute to the marketing of a business.

If you don’t have time to listen to the full episode you can skip ahead to the main talking points below:

Who is responsible for the branding and marketing? 1:30

What does the ideal customer look like for the business? 5:00

I don’t need to marketing my business because I have an established customer base 11:30

I didn’t realise your business did that! - How to educate your customer 15:15

Making marketing your business as effortless as possible 18:00

What type of content should we be posting on social media? 19:45

I’m posting stuff on social media, but getting no engagement 23:00

Giving your staff a marketing toolkit, making marketing your business easy 24:45

Empowering staff to create their own personal brands 28:15

What can business owners do to incentivize their team to help with marketing? 30:15

The important of managing expectations and early results from marketing 32:00

The power of friends and family 36:00

Apr 27, 202039:29
Coronavirus: How is Southampton City Council supporting local businesses?

Coronavirus: How is Southampton City Council supporting local businesses?

This episode features an interview with Dan Fitzhenry who is the leader of the Southampton Conservative Group at Southampton City Council. We asked Dan 8 key questions around what the local council are doing to support small and medium-sized...
Apr 01, 202026:56
Coronavirus: Force Majeure and Frustrated Contracts

Coronavirus: Force Majeure and Frustrated Contracts

This podcast is all about what business owners can do with their contracts considering the current coronavirus pandemic. In this episode, Ryan and Matt provide two examples of potential ways out of a contract; force majeure and frustrated contracts.
Mar 25, 202016:25
Business Contracts: Don't choke on your business contract

Business Contracts: Don't choke on your business contract

In this episode of the Hybiz podcast, Ryan and Matt discuss some key things to watch out for in your business contracts.

Mar 13, 202022:54
Coronavirus: Guidance for Employers

Coronavirus: Guidance for Employers

Today we recorded a podcast with our employment law expert, Amy Cousineau, who has answered the most popular questions received which are summarised below. The podcast is 30 minutes long but if you’re short of time you can skip ahead to listen to the...
Mar 13, 202035:57
Marketing: LinkedIn requests accept or reject?

Marketing: LinkedIn requests accept or reject?

In this episode of the Hybiz podcast, Matt and Ryan discuss LinkedIn requests. Do you accept them or do you reject them? 

Mar 13, 202012:49
Intellectual Property: An introduction

Intellectual Property: An introduction

In this episode of the Hybiz podcast, Ryan and Matt provide an introduction to Intellectual Property.

Feb 19, 202022:04