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In this weeks episode, James is late in producing an episode... oops. This week James talks about his week with Carpool Tunnel and how he has been working in pain. At the same time James discusses the US election and a song stuck in his head. And lockdown V2 looms so James explore how it will affect business in the coming month and how it may effect other businesses in other industrys. 

In this weeks episode we are joined by Jym Brown, an expert in philosophy and psychology. Jym left the financial safety of his job recent to focus his attention on publishing a book and bringing his message through public speaking. In this weeks episode we touch on how understanding psychology can help us to run our businesses and Jym goes in to depth on an example which allows us to visualise how he teachings can really drive our business forward. We also touch on Jym's recently released book #life which crams in tonns of helpful teachings that can be extremely helpful to all of us. Here is the link to his book. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Wisdom-Philosophy-Psychology-Pop-culture/dp/1838115102/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

In this weeks episode James discusses the struggles of running a startup business as government furlough scheme comes to the end and how the fall off in government support will affect business. James also discusses his new product idea which he hopes will appeal to the ever changing target market. Its not all doom and gloom though as lead generation is on the up and a grant will help to innovate in the coming weeks.

In this week's episode, we are joined by Ashley Bishop of Ashley Bishop Health; a PT with an emphasis on health and wellbeing. Ashley tells us about his journey through business so far and how he made simple changes to his life to lose over 3 stone. He also goes into detail about little changes you can make to your routine to improve your overall health. Ashley's secret simple 3 steps to overall fitness are also revealed in this week's episode.  

In this weeks episode we talk to Mike Hennan who runs Clear Brands Grow a website consultancy which specialises in clearing up a brand and their message to improve the chance of success online. Mike gives us a first hand experience of his expertise by going through the opening fold of our website and he also explains to us how the 100 day video challenge is helping him run his business.

In this weeks episode James celebrates the 40th consecutive week of running startups and downs by giving you a list of his 40 things to consider when running a business. Hopefully a few of the points will get you thinking and improving your business in to the final quarter of the year.

With the recent news of the potential of a secondary lockdown or tightening restrictions. James goes through a number of his tips to help your business thrive if there is a second lockdown. 

James is joined by Chris James and Clare Horsley in the first Lockdown Roundtable. A support group set up to help each other through the pandemic. Listen to todays episode to gain an insight in to how Chris and Clare have had to adapt their businesses in the worst and most difficult period for all of us. Learn about what they did to survive and who they turned too for help and support. 

In this weeks episode James dives in to what a 4 day working week would look like for business. Do you think a 4 day working week would work? After a bank holiday James managed to achieve the same in the 4 days in the week instead of the 5 which leads to the question and topic of todays episode.

In this episode James talks about how a mistake he made a year ago is coming back round to affect his working week a whole year on. Making mistakes is not bad in business however, its how you deal with them which builds your character as a business owner. Listen to todays episode to learn about James' mistake and make sure you eradicate the same from your business.

In this weeks episode James talks about his morning routine and breaks it down bit by bit so you can see how his morning routine has changed over the past few weeks. Learn about how James get his brain working in the morning and how he wakes his muscles up for a day of sitting at his desk. What parts of the morning routine could you do tomorrow? 

In this episode of Startups and Downs, James discusses the recent news in business including Fortnites fight with Apple and TikTok whilst also discussing his thoughts on marketing as we come out of the pandemic. As many people are starting new businesses and companies flood to social media to advertise how do we stand out in a new crowded place. 

In this episode, James interviews Rob Reed. The owner and creator of Monix, a personal money management and budgetting tool. His tool does things slightly different to those on the market and has already helped a client purchase a house in just under the 5 months the business has been running. Monix was started during lockdown and Rob takes us through his reasoning behind starting the business and he aslo touches upon his why and over all goal in life. In this hour long episode you will learn about Monix itself but you will also be inspired by his words of wisdom and his passion to change the world for the good. https://monix.pro

In this episode James discusses his list of easy to use no-code apps that help you to make a more streamlined company. He discusses the best places to make your own websites, where to created the nicest invoices and how to streamline your payment flow so get paid quicker with less friction. 

In this episode, James brings you cool news from the startup world whilst also discussing the low he is currently experiencing in his business. This then brings him to the realisation about how important celebrating the small business is to your mindset and your work ethic.

In this episode James has a candid conversation with himself about why he has had to tell his staff that they are at risk of redundancy. He also talks about finally working from home and the different challenges that come with that.

In this episode, we take the opening clip of this week's Founders Perspective episode where James reviews his first week trying to create and stick to a morning routine. Head on over to episode 11 of the Founders Perspective if you want to listen to the rest of today's episode where James and Luke discuss whether you should be networking or not in your business. 

James interviews Kelly and Tracy from Amazing Minds, a not-for-profit community interest company whose mission is to help well being of young people from toddlers to adolescents. This is part 2 of our 2 parter interview. Donate to the Amazing Minds, Quid a Kid campaign. https://chuffed.org/project/extended-access-to-amazing-me-for-schools-post-lockdown

James interviews Kelly and Tracy from Amazing Minds, a not-for-profit community interest company whose mission is to help well being of young people from toddlers to adolescents. This was such a good interview that it has been split up into 2 manageable chunks. Donate to the Amazing Minds, Quid a Kid campaign. https://chuffed.org/project/extended-access-to-amazing-me-for-schools-post-lockdown

In this episode, James gives you an insight into the TV shows and the podcasts he listens to that are both educational and entertaining. James finds it easier to not feel guilty when he watches shows that have some sort of educational element therefore he goes through his list of the best so that you can continue learning whilst in your entertainment downtime.