The Business Leaders' Family

Today we are excited to feature Phil Tottman, founder of Book of Beasties - developers of evidence-backed games and activities that promote better emotional development. Phil is passionate about creating an open space for children to talk about their wellbeing, and getting them involved in a fun and proactive way. If Phil could choose one thing that they could put on a billboard it would be, “???????? ???? ???????????????? ?????????? ???????????????? want ???? ???????? ?????????? ?????????? ??????.” Thank you Phil for taking part in our Member Profile Series, and for doing an incredible job helping children with their wellbeing.??? You can read the full profile through the link in the comments!

Next up in our Member profile series, we have Graham Pugh - founder of Brand Voice Agency.??? Graham works with Branding and Tone of Voice and caters for a variety of sectors, from career coaching, to tax accounting, to fashion. But are particularly good at tackling knotty B2B, technical or financial services brands. In this member profile, he shares that he starts every morning with a 4-5 miles long walk whilst enjoying his favourite podcasts. And when asked what insight he’d like to share with his customers he says, “?????? ?? ?????????? ???????????? ???? ???? ?????????????????? ???? ?????? ???? ??????????.” Massive thank you to Graham for being part of our community and sharing this with us!??? You can read the full profile through the link in the comment section.

Today we are excited to share Alistair Marston’s Member Profile! And we must say it’s particularly special as he will be hosting today’s ?????? ??????-?????????????? ??????????. ?? Alistair is an pride planner, event producer, and public speaker whose company prepares events for the local community with the aim to boost empathy, visibility and celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. One of his company’s main values is “unconditionally inclusive”, which is seen through his events and organisation. And even though Alistair’s headline event, Pride in the Park, is a non-profit event, he runs a community lead company with a corporate mindset. On what differentiates his business, he says: “???? ???????????????????? ???? ?????????????????? ???????????? ???????????? ?????????????????????? ???????????????????????? ???? ?? ?????? ?????? ???????????? ????????????. ???????? ???? ???????????????????? ????????????????????!” You can read the full profile through the link in our comment section. Thank you so much for participating Alistair! ??

We are 1 week away from our next Net-Walking event! ?? This time hosted by Alistair Marston who will guide us along the South Bank and share his knowledge on Event Producing and how powerful events can benefit your business. You can access the event page through our comments section - and we can’t wait to see you there! ??

Time for another BLF Member Profile ?? This week, we are featuring Hanna Andersson?? Hanna is a copywriter and creative writer who loves working with small businesses who are passionate about what they do. Further, she’s also part of the BLF Team! When asked about how it feels to be interviewed for a member profile she said:? ????’?? ?????????? ?????? ?????????? ?????? ?????? ???????????? ?????? ??????????????????! ?????? ????’?? ???????? ???? ?????????? ???? ?????????????? ???????? ?????? ?????? ?????????????????? ?????? ?????????????????? ???? ?????????????????? ???? ?? ????????????????????. You can read the full member profile through the link in our comment section. Thank you Hanna! Now you can go back to asking the questions. ??

Our Member Profiles keep coming in! And this week, we are happy to feature Taina Pereenniemi. ?? Taina is a Notion Consulting Partner who helps small business owners and startups organise their work and information in one place using Notion, so that they’re able to scale without chaos. Her solution driven business helps others become more effective, creating sustainable businesses that can grow and thrive. Taina will also be hosting our Monthly Workshop at 5.30pm on Thursday this week, where she will talk about systems, how to identify gaps in our own structure, and how to stay disciplined.? Here’s a little snippet from the Member Profile - you can find the full version in the comments. What is the next goal/milestone/priority for your business? ?????? ???????? ?????? ?????????? ?????? ???? ???????????? ?????? ?????????????? ??????????????, ?????????? ?????? ?????????????????????? ??????????????, ?????? ???????? ?????? ????????. ????’???? ?????????????? ???? ???????????? ???????? ???????????????? ?????????????? ?????? ?????????? ?? ?????????? ???????????????? ?????????????? ??????????????, ?????????? ?????????????????? ???? ?????????????????????? ???? ?????????????? ?????? ??????????????. ???? ?????? ???????? ????????, ????’???? ???????????????? ?????? ???????? ???? ???????? ???? ???????? ?????? ???????????????????? ???????????? ?????? ?????????????? ??????-?????????? ?????????????? ???? ?????? ?????? ??????????????. Thank you Taina for taking part and for hosting our next workshop ??

The Business Leaders’ Family consists of a group of truly brilliant entrepreneurs who share a passion for business and a willingness to help one another. We want to highlight this and give space to get to know our members a little better. We are therefore starting a series called BLF Member Profiles. ?? This week, we are featuring Imogen Ley-Clowes! Imogen is a Web & Brand Designer who, with her holistic approach, helps businesses build strategy-led brands that will help them grow and succeed. She talked to us about her ideal partners: those who understand the value of branding, and what technologies that most help her and her business on a week to week basis. Here you’ll find a little preview:? ???????????????? ??????????’?? ???????? ???? ???? ?????????? ???? ????????????????????. ???? ???????? ?????? ?????????????? ???? ?????? ?????????????? ???????? ???? ???? ???????? ???????? ?????????????????? ???? ???????? ?????? ?????????? ?????????????????? ?????? ?????????? ????????????????. Read the full member profile through the link in our comment section! Thank you Imogen for taking part and being a valued member ??

So far this year, we have had some wonderful additions to The Business Leaders' Family. And as we are continuing to grow and establish more relationships, we thought we'd once again share our manifesto. The Business Leaders' Family is a place where we ??Connect ??Learn ??Do At BLF, we focus on building strong relationships because we know these will lead to business success, whether it’s game changing advice, an introduction, a partnership, or maybe an investment. But the greatest value is in the relationships themselves – the feeling of belonging to a tribe that gets you. The vision is to make BLF an impactful and inspiring space for you to thrive in. ?? “Creating a network of people who knows you, understands you and what you are trying to build, and what would help you the most.” - Martin Zeman, Founder of The Business Leaders' Family

The Business Leaders’ Family consists of a group of truly brilliant entrepreneurs who share a passion for business and a willingness to help one another. We want to highlight this and give space to get to know our members a little better. We are therefore starting a series called BLF Member Profiles.??? First up, Matt Phillips! Matt is a PR Consultant who is currently writing a book that aims to unpack 'full funnel PR' in a way that's both inspiring to the constructive disruptors he wants to work for, and is practical to apply. He has shared who his ideal customer is, what differentiates his business, and what the next milestone is. He also highlighted three books that have helped him become the entrepreneur he is today. Snippet from our interview: Matt, what differentiates your business? ???????? ???????????????????????????? ?????? ????????????????, ???? ??????????, ???? ????. ?? ???? ?? ???????? ???????????????????? ???? ???? ???????? ???? ????????????????????, ?????? ?? ???????? ?? ???????????? ?????????? ???????????? ???? ?????????????? ????????????-?????????? ???????????? ???? ?????????? ?????????? ?????????? ???????????? ???? ?????????? ???? ?????????? ????????????????. ?? ???????? ?? '???????? ????????????' ???????????????? ???? ???? ?????????? ?????? ?????????? ???????????????? ???? ?????????????? ???? ?????? ????????????????????' ???????????? ???????????????????? ?????? ???? ??????????-?????????? ?????? ?????? ??????????????????, ?????????? ??????????????, ?????? ????????. Read the full member profile through the link in our comment section! Thank you Matt for being our first profile! ??

A week ago, the Business Leaders' Family gathered for another online workshop where we talked about Content. In this session, we looked closer at our content creation and content strategies and asked ourselves these questions: - What type of content do you share with your audience?? - What content is the most impactful or relevant?? - Where in the funnel do the audience come across your content? We discussed what type of content we share on our channels, and what challenges we are facing. ?? We also covered what impact videos and graphics can have on our engagement, and how finishing with a question can be the difference between a post that flies, and one that sinks.??? Finally, Yana Lapitskaya introduced us to YAi Digital's new AI software - a tool designed for content creation and brand marketing! This topic is part of our ongoing Lead Generation series where we look at our business from every aspects and how we can work on our businesses to secure leads. So far, we have covered: ?? Ideal Customer Profile ?? Value Proposition/Message/Differentiation ?? Partnerships ??Content plan/strategy ?? Content creation/topics What topic do you think we should explore next?