The Next 100 Days Podcast
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hosted continuously by its original presenters - Kevin Appleby & Graham Arrowsmith
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#543 – Kevin Appleby – Adopt AI in The Next 100 Days
Adopt AI in The Next 100 Days Kevin Appleby discusses his plans to adopt AI in the Next 100 Days. Summary of the Podcast Overview Episode 2 of a mini-series within The Next 100 Days Podcast where Kevin Appleby and Graham Arrowsmith discuss how AI is influencing their...
#542 – Graham Arrowsmith – Lead Conversion AI
Lead Conversion AI Kevin Appleby interviews Graham Arrowsmith about AI applications, such as the lead conversion AI he offers through MicroYES. We also discuss personal productivity. Summary of the Podcast Key Takeaways Agent Delivery Systems (ADS) drive conversion by...
#541 – Stephen Somers – Selling on Whatnot
Selling on Whatnot You'll remember that Selling on Whatnot guest Stephen joined The Next 100 Days a while back to talk about building an Amazon business from scratch. Since then, things have moved on quite a bit. Stephen's been deep into a newer side of the business,...
#540 – Guy Bartlett – Buying Businesses
Buying Businesses Guy Bartlett is ex military, but now helps others when they are buying businesses. He is the author of Business Magic. In his 30 years he's closed more than 200 deals, sitting on both sides of the table. He will buy, operate and grow UK businesses...
#539 – Francis Rodino – Lead Conversion
Lead Conversion Lead Conversion expert Francis Rodino claims 15+ years working in sales and marketing, but as we'll find out, you can probably double that number. First in corporate, then building and scaling his own businesses. He's worked with 300+ clients across...
#538 – Andrew Sparks – Business Exit
Business Exit Today's guest is Andrew Sparks from Sydney Australia, who discusses business exit strategies for founders for them to build a business that can run without them. Summary of the Podcast Key Takeaways Build a Saleable Asset: A founder-dependent business is...
#537 – Alexis Sikorsky – Business Scaling & Exit
Business Scaling & Exit Business Scaling & Exit Expert Alexis Sikorsky has launched, built, and grown businesses. He knows it can be incredibly lonely doing this. Founders can feel swamped, overwhelmed, isolated, and unable to make the right decision for what...
#536 – Nicola Anderson – Capacity to Grow
Capacity to Grow This podcast is all about founders having the capacity to grow. Nicola Anderson is a Business Growth expert and she shares her DASH framework to help founders push on from the £1-5m turnover level. Summary of the Podcast Key Takeaways Founder...
#535 – Dr Amanda Gummer – FUNdamentally Children
FUNdamentally Children Dr Amanda Gummer, founder of FUNdamentally Children, is a renowned child development expert, and often features in media discussing the role of play in learning. Through FUNdamentally Children and the Good Play Guide, she offers valuable...
#534 – Abel Prieto – inCruises
inCruises Abel Prieto joins The Next 100 Days podcast to discuss InCruises as a side gig opportunity and its business model. Summary of the Podcast Key Takeaways Unique Membership Model: InCruises doubles members' monthly contributions (e.g., $100 → $200) into "Reward...
#533 Shalece Daniels – Rest Tech
Rest Tech Rest Tech innovator Shalece Daniels previously built and operated a seven-figure real estate investment and property management firm, coached multiple seven-figure businesses on scaling, then stepped fully into her zone of genius as an executive rest coach....
#532 Mark Sherwood Edwards – Sales Side Lawyer
Sales Side Lawyer Mark Sherwood Edwards is the Sales Side Lawyer. This podcast is all about having a sales-centric approach to legal contracting. Summary of Podcast Key Takeaways Problem: ~50% of deals die in contracting, often due to lawyers acting as a "Department...
#531 – Lisa Jane Watson Heath – Kidzplay
Kidzplay Kidzplay is a national soft play membership network that Lisa built from scratch — a wholesale model where we buy fixed table capacity from partner venues and resell it through membership. Lisa is an accountant! Kevin will be in heaven. PwC-trained ACA. 18...
#530 Dr Anton Janse van Rensburg – Burnout
Burnout Burnout expert Dr Anton Janse van Rensburg is a practising medical doctor from Pretoria, South Africa, with 27 years of experience as an Integrative Practitioner. Besides his MBChB degree, he has a Master’s degree in Applied Human Nutrition from the University...
#529 – RJ Talyor – AI for eCommerce
AI for eCommerce RJ Talyor is the Founder and CEO of Backstroke a AI for eCommerce generative content platform for email marketers. Instantly create on-brand and performant email subject lines, preview text, mobile push notifications, and SMS messages. Summary of...
#528 – Allan Khazak – High Intent Annuity Leads
High Intent Annuity Leads Allan Kazakh runs an agency specialises in generating exclusive, high-intent leads for annuity products. It is called Vroom Media Group. Annuity leads are a type of financial product that provides a guaranteed stream of income in retirement....
#527 Steve Turner – Multimedia PR
Multimedia PR Steve Turner is a multimedia PR expert. Solomon/Turner has managed and executed dozens of targeted campaigns for clients of all sizes. The firm enjoys a special expertise in both businesses to business and business to consumer publicity, as well as...
#526 Nishant Sharma – Rutland Square
Rutland Square Nishant Sharma is the founder of Rutland Square. Their Chai Spiced Scottish Gin combines a unique recipe with a captivating story that sets it apart in the world of premium spirits. This extraordinary gin blends modern business principles with deep...
#525 Christopher Carter – Approyo
Approyo Christopher Carter is the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Approyo, a Wisconsin-based managed services company that was one of the first to put SAP systems into the cloud (back in 2002). He founded Approyo in December 2013 to provide full SAP technology services...
#524 – Stevey Arroyo – The Brand Exit
The Brand Exit Stevey Arroyo joins The Next 100 Days podcast to discuss The Brand Exit. For Stevey, brand value is an exit prerequisite. A strong brand is a transferable asset that de-risks a business for buyers, enabling a sale (e.g., Pimlico Plumbers sold for £134M...
