Kickoff Sessions

In this episode of Kickoff Sessions, I had the pleasure of interviewing Ned Phillips once again, founder and CEO of Bambu, a fintech startup that provides digital wealth management solutions. Ned has over 30 years of experience in the financial industry, and he shared with us his insights and experiences as an entrepreneur and investor.During our conversation, Ned talked about his journey from being one of the first online brokers to founding Bambu in 2016. He discussed the challenges of building a successful startup and emphasised the importance of creating valuable content, building authority and trust with customers, and selling outcomes, not output.Ned also shared his thoughts on the “perfect founder story” and “entrepreneur porn” that dominate the startup world, and how aspiring entrepreneurs can overcome these challenges. He believes in hard work, persistence, and the ability to learn from failure.Outside of work, Ned is an ultra-marathon and ironman athlete who enjoys learning how to think about nothing. He also talked about his experiences working with high-profile investors and entrepreneurs like Jack Ma and Kevin O’Leary, and his TED Talk on the Power of Now.⏺️ Voics: https://www.voics.co/🗞️ Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3KftBCP🎤 Podcast Accelerator: https://bit.ly/3f1ir81📞 Schedule Free Call: https://bit.ly/3GsNyTU⭐ Leave a Spotify Review: https://spoti.fi/36RrL9Y Leave an Apple Review: https://apple.co/3uCwViF(00:00) Ned Phillips turning 80 years old(02:55) Having a relentless attitude(05:20) Ned starting Bambu, sales & marketing(09:35) The problem with the perfect founder story(12:12) Entrepreneur porn and no substance(14:50) Ned working with Jack Ma & Kevin O' Leary(22:25) Creating digital leverage and getting ahead(23:30) The gap between who you are & who you want to be(26:45) First they laugh, then they ask for advice(29:58) Expectation vs. reality when building online(35:50) How to thread your story in your content(37:50) How to build authority and trust online(39:00) Selling outcomes, not output(43:45) Ned's biggest mistake & challenges(47:35) It's never been easier to win(53:40) Ned's Ted Talk on the Power of Now(58:50) Learning how to think about nothing(01:01:50) Focusing on your next 5 actions(01:05:30) The opportunity cost of your goals(01:07:15) Cycling race in sand in Mongolia (01:13:40) Ned's future plans for running Socials:- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- Twitter: https://bit.ly/3ExJ26ZSupport the show

Welcome to another episode of Kickoff Sessions with Michael Campion, professional footballer, corporate trainer, and founder. Michael is currently the Brand Principal at Four Fox Saké, a luxurious Japanese sake brand, and a Partner and Head of Training at Quinlan & Associates, where he delivers engaging talks and soft skills workshops for some of the world’s largest banks, asset managers and leading universities.In this episode, Michael shares his experiences with Four Fox Saké, sharing how he helped the brand establish itself in a competitive market. Michael also offers his advice for young entrepreneurs and founders from his years in the arena.As the host of the ‘Playing The Inner Game’ podcast, Michael has interviewed exceptional thinkers and leaders, sharing their insights with his audience. If you enjoy this pod, please leave a 5 star rating on Spotify and a review on Apple podcasts.⏺️ Voics: https://www.voics.co/🗞️ Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3KftBCP🎤 Podcast Accelerator: https://bit.ly/3f1ir81📞 Schedule Free Call: https://bit.ly/3GsNyTU⭐ Leave a Spotify Review: https://spoti.fi/36RrL9Y Leave an Apple Review: https://apple.co/3uCwViF (00:00) You never see all the reps in the dark(06:30) The problem with speaking too much in sales(08:28) The benefit of professional sport for business(11:17) The difference between good and great(12:55) Complacency between team sports & corporate jobs(14:50) Lessons from Alan Stein Jr. & Kobe Bryant (16:45) The energy needed to start is not the same to sustain(19:35) Increase the surface area where luck might fall(22:18) Creating digital leverage & networking(26:10) Chasing status and prestige in your teens(28:55) If you don't have a plan, you'll be assigned a plan(30:40) Advice for figuring out your life(32:30) Do you need money to be happy?(33:30) Follow your passion or curiosity?(36:00) You can get 90% ahead of 90% people(39:45) This is what hard feels like(40:40) How to know what business to start(42:45) How do you build a sake brand?(49:00) What's the culture in Japan around sake?(52:15) Influencer marketing for brands(56:45) How to sell and distribute a wine brandSocials:- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- Twitter: https://bit.ly/3ExJ26ZSupport the show

In this episode of Kickoff Sessions, I had the pleasure of speaking with Joe Foster, the founder of the iconic sports brand Reebok. Joe joins us to discuss his recently released book, “Shoemaker: The Untold Story of the British Family Firm that Became a Global Brand”.During the interview, Joe takes us back to his childhood and shares the story of how his family’s shoemaking business in Lancashire, England inspired him to pursue a career in footwear. He talks about the challenges of scaling a business to America and the critical decisions that were made to ensure the company’s success.Joe also shares some fascinating revenue figures and explains how Reebok became one of the biggest sportswear brands in the world. He provides valuable insights into the company’s marketing strategies and the growth of the brand in the highly competitive sports industry.Whether you’re a fan of Reebok or interested in the business behind the brand, this episode will be a great listen. Check out the episode as we delve into the story of one of the most successful sports brands of all time with the man who made it all happen.If you enjoy this pod, please leave a 5 star rating on Spotify and a review on Apple podcasts.⏺️ Voics: https://www.voics.co/🗞️ Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3KftBCP🎤 Podcast Accelerator: https://bit.ly/3f1ir81📞 Schedule Free Call: https://bit.ly/3GsNyTU⭐ Leave a Spotify Review: https://spoti.fi/36RrL9Y Leave an Apple Review: https://apple.co/3uCwViF(00:00) Why build Rebook instead of Joe Foster? (01:21) Can you build a bigger brand with your name?(03:07) Comparison of Joe’s family business to Reebok(05:30) Where did you learn to brand and design?(08:35) How can you test the performance of shoes?(13:25) When you work for yourself, you’re building a brand (17:45) How do you build a billion dollar brand?(22:05) Revenue figures and profit margin of Reebok(27:19) How did you find a distributor in Asia? (32:10) Reebok spent 11 years to break into the USA(37:25) Advice for young people to build a network(41:48) How Reebok disrupted the US market(50:00) How Reebok met the enormous demand in the US(53:05) Marketing is more important than sales(01:01:05) Reebok’s influencer marketing in the 1970s(01:04:00) Reebok vs. Nike competition   (01:13:58) The future for Joe FosterSocials:- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- Twitter: https://bit.ly/3ExJ26Z- YouTube: https://bit.ly/3HleVy2Support the show

Luke Ward is the Zapier Wiz. He helps companies automate their entire operations, saving you time, money and generating more revenue for your business. He specialises in no-code automation tools like Zapier, that can integrate all the boring business functions of your business together. In our podcast, we go deep on the growth of Luke’s business, how you can automate your biz, how to go from $5K to $20K per month, marketing, sales, onboarding and fulfilment automation flows. If you enjoy this pod, please leave a 5 star rating on Spotify and a review on Apple podcasts.⏺️ Voics: https://www.voics.co/🗞️ Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3KftBCP🎤 Podcast Accelerator: https://bit.ly/3f1ir81📞 Schedule Free Call: https://bit.ly/3GsNyTU⭐ Leave a Spotify Review: https://spoti.fi/36RrL9Y Leave an Apple Reviews: https://apple.co/3uCwViF(00:00) Introduction to Money Twitter (02:50) How Luke became a Zapier Wizard(07:33) Building agency businesses (08:57) Taking learnings from a 9-5 job (11:00) Introduction to Zapier and no-code solutions (15:00) Learning to automate your business  (17:25) How much time does automation save?(19:20) How to get your first client(23:15) Building the systems to make the money tomorrow (30:00) How to automate your sales process (34:40) How to warm up leads(39:07) How to automate your onboarding process(42:34) How to use Zapier effectively (47:00) How to create a digital brain of your business(52:50) Building a system for fulfilment  (58:15) How to get pricing and upsells right   (01:04:00) What's your goal with your business?(01:11:00) Why people trade time for money(01:15:50) Creating community pages & courses Socials:- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- Twitter: https://bit.ly/3ExJ26Z- YouTube: https://bit.ly/3HleVy2Support the show

Kaia Parv is a Partner and Chief Investment Officer of CrediLinq.Ai, a rapidly growing credit lending platform that leverages AI and machine learning algorithms to streamline and enhance the lending process. With a strong background in finance, Kaia has more than a decade of experience in the financial services industry, previously serving as the head of investment research at a hedge fund and as VP and head of SE Asia Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.In this episode of the podcast, Kaia shares her insights on a wide range of topics. She speaks in-depth about her move to Singapore, offering advice for anyone looking to live and work abroad. She also shares her thoughts on mindset, attitude, and how to stay ahead in a high-pressure environment.As Kaia works directly in AI, she provides unique perspectives on the impact of AI and machine learning on society. She also delves into building a startup and going from 0 to 1 to scale a business.If you enjoy this pod, please leave a 5 star rating on Spotify and a review on Apple podcasts.⏺️ Voics: https://www.voics.co/🗞️ Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3KftBCP🎤 Podcast Accelerator: https://bit.ly/3f1ir81📞 Schedule Free Call: https://bit.ly/3GsNyTU⭐ Leave a Spotify Review: https://spoti.fi/36RrL9Y Leave an Apple Reviews: https://apple.co/3uCwViF (00:00) What brought Kaia to Singapore?(03:50) Networking your way to get what you want(06:35) You don’t need to be the best(07:53) How important is mindset during a recession?(10:37) Why you’re capped in the corporate world(13:40) Comparison between corporate world & startups(17:08) How AI startups raise capital in 2023(19:45) How did you get into AI?(23:23) Living on the beach in Cyprus(26:00) Is AI over-hyped and a trend?(28:45) What VCs and investors are focusing on right now(35:11) Can you work smart before working hard?(39:45) Most people give up when it gets hard(42:15) Kaia’s biggest life challenges(46:00) Going from 0 again(47:10) The importance of mentorship & Simon Ree(54:45) If you will work, people will help you(58:45) Writing online and building a brand(01:02:00) How to get people to care(01:05:00) Going all in on one idea & deep work(01:11:11) What has been your experience with quitting alcohol? Socials:- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- Twitter: https://bit.ly/3ExJ26Z- YouTube: https://bit.ly/3HleVy2Support the show

In this episode, we’re joined by Ken Yarmosh, a B2B remote agency founder who has built a seven-figure annual revenue business without hiring. Ken is an expert in helping solopreneurs and founders close more deals and scale their businesses in today’s remote work environment, where bigger doesn’t mean better.Ken believes that success in today’s world isn’t about hiring lots of people, big offices, or expensive overhead. Instead, he teaches his clients how to use low-code tools, remote work, and the global marketplace to scale their businesses without sacrificing their time or sanity. Ken has successfully scaled his own business from five to six figures a month and has navigated a 9-figure exit with teams in 40+ countries.If you’re a founder, solopreneur, or CEO looking to grow your business without big payrolls or constant client fires, Ken can show you how to build a sustainable remote business you love. He shares the same playbooks that helped him bootstrap his own business to seven-figure annual revenue and teaches his clients how to move from a freelancer, consultant, or SMB mindset to a remote solopreneur mentality.In this episode, Ken will share his insights on how to close high-ticket scalable services, grow without hiring, and scale your time, energy, and effort. If you’re looking to scale your business in today’s remote work environment, then you don’t want to miss this episode with Ken Yarmosh.If you enjoy this pod, please leave a 5 star rating on Spotify and a review on Apple podcasts.⏺️ Voics: https://www.voics.co/🗞️ Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3KftBCP 🎤 Podcast Accelerator: https://bit.ly/3f1ir81📞 Schedule Free Call: https://bit.ly/3GsNyTU⭐ Leave a Spotify Review: https://spoti.fi/36RrL9Y Leave an Apple Reviews: https://apple.co/3uCwViF (00:00) Why didn't work for someone else?  (04:30) The lies behind raising capital  (09:30) How Ken exited his agency   (14:06) Getting your first client (21:30) How to get recurring clients(25:30) Selling outcomes vs. output(28:30) Price anchoring & strategy  (32:05) How to grow without hiring (40:15) How Ken creates content(45:45) Document, template, automate (48:45) Mindset of 6 vs. 7 figures(52:40) Processes & automation(57:40) Attracting inbound leads (01:10:15) Finding joy & happiness Socials:- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- Twitter: https://bit.ly/3ExJ26Z- YouTube: https://bit.ly/3HleVy2Support the show

Markuss Hussle is the founder of Oura Consulting, the most experienced OnlyFans management agency. He’s also the founder of Oura Coaching, teaching you how to start and scale a highly profitable OnlyFans agency.  Markuss’s entrance into entrepreneurship was SMMA, before making the move to OFM in 2020 and scaling to over $100K per month.This podcast goes deep into the background of Markuss, his influences, money, and the inner workings of OFM. If you enjoy this pod, please leave a 5 star rating on Spotify and a review on Apple podcasts.Thank you, my internet friends.⏺️ Voics: https://www.voics.co/🗞️ Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3Dqip2S🎤 Podcast Accelerator: https://bit.ly/3f1ir81📞 Schedule Free Call: https://bit.ly/3GsNyTU⭐ Leave a Spotify Review: https://spoti.fi/36RrL9Y Leave an Apple Reviews: https://apple.co/3uCwViF (00:00) Going from living in poverty to $100K p/m (05:58) Hunger and drive versus daddy's money  (08:08) How your social circle can determine your future (14:58) Discovering Andrew Tate 5 years ago(20:00) How has Andrew Tate influenced you?    (24:30) How Markuss started his SMMA agency  (29:45) Learning from Iman Gadzhi & Tai Lopez (34:00) How to build a 100% profit margin coaching business (36:25) The harder you work, the luckier you get  (38:30) How Markuss retired his mom from work (42:00) The comedown from reaching a big goal  (46:20) How OnlyFans blew up in 2020 (51:00) The start of OnlyFans Management agencies(55:45) Going deep on one idea and dropping everything else(01:01:47) Horror stories of working with OnlyFans models (01:04:30) The workflow and operations of OnlyFans (01:11:50) Scaling and automating an agency(01:18:40) Risks of being banned from the platform  (01:22:40) Aspirations to build like Alex Hormozi (01:24:07) What happens in the DMs of OnlyFans? (01:31:00) The marketing funnels and chatters (01:39:00) The growth rate of the industrySocials:- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- Twitter: https://bit.ly/3ExJ26Z- YouTube: https://bit.ly/3HleVy2Support the show

Jax Davey is a Forbes 30 under 30 honouree, an award-winning entrepreneur and the CEO of creative agency Nuevo, whose clients include Canada Goose, Ordnance Survey and Ernst & Young. But it was Jax’s first major collaborator, the British military, that explains his unconventional entrance into the creative industry and his pioneering approach to advertising and sustainability.During his five years spent as a Royal Marines Commando, he had the chance to pick up a camera for the first time. This newfound need to create and his unique capacity to access hard to reach locations fuelled Jax to found The Rolling Rogues, where his team delivered specialist projects for the military alongside advertisements for global brands like Garmin. When Jax was 25, the agency was acquired by Berkshire Hathaway, the US conglomerate led by Warren Buffett.Despite this success, Jax couldn’t ignore the impact his industry was having on the planet. Nuevo was founded in 2020, where sustainability has been the driving force behind every decision from day one. Three years later, and with investment from Steven Barlett, Jax has assembled a team of world record holding explorers, strategists, sustainability experts, producers and creatives, who together are redefining creativity with a conscience.If you enjoy this pod, please leave a 5 star rating on Spotify and a review on Apple podcasts.Thank you, my internet friends.⏺️ Voics: https://www.voics.co/🗞️ Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3Dqip2S🎤 Podcast Accelerator: https://bit.ly/3f1ir81📞 Schedule Free Call: https://bit.ly/3GsNyTU⭐ Leave a Spotify Review: https://spoti.fi/36RrL9Y Leave an Apple Reviews: https://apple.co/3uCwViF (00:00) What is your purpose? (04:50) How Jax got into the marines(07:10) The most difficult aspect of marines training (10:00) Jax's deployments in the marines(13:00) How Jax built his first company the hard way(17:30) The benefit of the marines for building a startup (21:50) How Jax sold to Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffet  (28:56) Turning ideas into reality(32:25) Getting investment from Stephen Bartlett(36:50) Are there bad actors in the sustainability industry? (46:10) Generational changes on sustainability  (55:10) First time founder versus second time founder Socials:- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- Twitter: https://bit.ly/3ExJ26Z- YouTube: https://bit.ly/3HleVy2Support the show

Charles Miller is the founder of Writing to Riches. His goal is to teach you the crucial skills of writing and help you build the career of your dreams, whether that’s a better job, a thriving freelance practice, or owning a business.During Charles’ journey as a freelancer and ghostwriter, he learned that writing is the world’s most valuable skill. Marketing and sales aren’t too far behind it. If you master all three, you become unstoppable.Join his newsletter and once-per-week deliveries that teach you how to write better, sell more, and build your social media pages faster. Charles’ writing and personal branding course is coming out on March 22nd. If you enjoy this pod, please leave a 5 star rating on Spotify and a review on Apple podcasts.Thank you, my internet friends.⏺️ Voics: https://www.voics.co/🗞️ Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3Dqip2S🎤 Podcast Accelerator: https://bit.ly/3f1ir81📞 Schedule Free Call: https://bit.ly/3GsNyTU⭐ Leave a Spotify Review: https://spoti.fi/36RrL9Y Leave an Apple Reviews: https://apple.co/3uCwViF (00:00) How Charles lost $20,000 online in 3 years(07:24) Lessons learned from failure and confidence (10:00) Charles’ first client of $40 online (12:40) Results based offers & Twitter   (17:29) Charles’ thoughts on LinkedIn vs. Twitter (21:25) Components of posts that pop off(26:00) The mechanics of ghostwriting agencies(29:30) The psychology of writing (32:00) Charles’ analysis of content creation(33:40) How to write great opening hooks(37:58) The importance of newsletter writing (42:00) How to build an audience from 0 - 3K followers(47:00) How to build an audience from 3K - 6K followers(50:50) Charles’ content framework for daily writing(54:06) Good versus bad personal branding(01:01:14) Has your relationship with money changed?(01:03:40) Get rich by making rich people richer(01:08:24) How to create digital products(01:11:00) How to make $10K per month   Socials:- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- Twitter: https://bit.ly/3ExJ26Z- YouTube: https://bit.ly/3HleVy2Support the show

Tim Stoddart is an entrepreneur, investor, CEO and addiction recovery advocate. As far as he can remember, Tim has been an entrepreneur. He started his digital entrepreneurship career with a blog he created in 2010. With that blog, he learned the basics of SEO and digital marketing and has never looked back since.Now, he spends most of my time writing on his blog, and acting as the CEO of his enterprise. Tim loves to help others build companies and create income streams doing work that they love to do.The goal of today’s podcast is to go deep on lessons from Tim’s recovery, building an agency, client acquisition, scalability, money, newsletter writing and Tim’s content framework.If you enjoy this pod, please leave a 5 star rating on Spotify and a review on Apple podcasts.Thank you, my internet friends. ⏺️ Voics: https://www.voics.co/🎙️ Podcast University: https://bit.ly/3Dqip2S🎤 Podcast Accelerator: https://bit.ly/3f1ir81📞 Schedule Free Call: https://bit.ly/3GsNyTU⭐ Leave a Spotify Review: https://spoti.fi/36RrL9Y Leave an Apple Reviews: https://apple.co/3uCwViF (00:00) Sobriety as the catalyst for entrepreneurship (10:44) Sharing the addiction recovery process online   (16:00) Being heard in recovery and therapy(18:18) How Sober Nation blew up online(26:49) How to generate inbound clients as an agency   (27:55) How to get recurring client contracts (30:30) How to scale a service business (33:12) Outsourcing and automating a service business(39:00) Working on the business vs. in the business (40:50) When to hire new employees (44:30) How to sell one-year contracts(48:00) Building confidence and learning to sell(51:33) How to make your first $100K online(56:00) The importance of creating a newsletter(01:05:00) How to create a killer content framework(01:09:00) The importance of consistency   Socials:- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- Twitter: https://bit.ly/3ExJ26Z- YouTube: https://bit.ly/3HleVy2Support the show