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Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast

John Lamerton & Jason Brockman | Ambitious Lifestyle Business Owners

Could YOU improve your small business by 1% each week? Get more customers, make more money - WITHOUT working harder - with the ambitious, lifestyle business podcast.

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All Episodes

36:31

"Screw this, I'm moving to Fuerteventura..."

Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast ·

2024/01/07

Ambitious, Lifestyle Business owners John and Jason meet to discuss: ⚽ The importance of "process over outcome" - even if you're looking to win a European football tournament... 🏖️ Why Jason is (seriously) looking to emigrate. 🤬 The biggest challenges facing small business owners right now. 🦩 How the One Percent Club could help with those challenges (doors open next month - September 1st) The Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts...

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40:08

Charlie Munger's 12 Principles for Small Business Owners

Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast ·

2024/01/04

Ambitious, lifestyle business owners can learn valuable lessons from Charlie Munger, the renowned investor and Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. Here are some key lessons: Value of Continuous Learning: Munger is a strong advocate of lifelong learning. He believes in expanding one's knowledge across various disciplines, not just in your field of business. Business owners can benefit from this by constantly seeking new knowledge and perspectives that can help them make better decisions.

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01:04:30

"I am REALLY disappointed when other people don't do...

Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast ·

2023/12/07

It's Chriiiiistmaaaaasss! We start this Christmas special episode by wishing Noddy Holder's Evergreen Asset (Merry Xmas Everybody) a happy 50th birthday. We also dissect the rise of AI in 2023 (No, it's not coming for your job - but it IS going to change your job completely!), celebrate the return of in-person events, and explain how to listen to John's audiobooks for free. We also end the year by looking at the boys' Books of the Year - including a "personality profiling" book that identified John

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50:56

"I grew my business by 75% last year... and it nearly...

Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast ·

2023/11/02

Nicky Thomas is the founder of The Growth Community, a networking group that promises “Real Community Business Networking”, with relaxed, purposeful networking, and no membership sales pitches. Nicky joined the One Percent Club 18 months ago, and as a result, grew her business by 75% in her first 12 months of membership. That huge level of growth doesn't come without a cost, however, and it's this cost that we talk about in today's episode - the price small business owners pay for growth. This

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48:36

"I want EVERYTHING I do to have an impact..."

Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast ·

2023/10/04

Graeme Tennick is Chief Impact Officer at Tennick Accountants, where he isn't afraid to roll up his sleeves, and is on a mission to empower trades and professional services business owners who know the grind of long hours, minimal returns, and the frustration of hefty taxes. The word "impact" runs through today's episode - Graeme talks about the impact of his father's forklift business on him as a young man, the impact of making a few wrong decisions (and more than a few right ones!). As I implore

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03:55

TWO pieces of TIME-SENSITIVE information...

Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast ·

2023/09/22

I've got two pieces of time-sensitive information to share with you today - one involving an 82% discount, and on that could (literally) change your life. But BOTH require some action in the next 8 days...

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45:45

"I REFUSE to take no for an answer..."

Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast ·

2023/09/06

Never give up in business. If there's one piece of advice that today's guest Alastair Imray embodies, it is this. Alastair's business career began with no qualifications and no money but a determination to start his own business. Alastair has proven that hard work, determination, constant learning and never giving up has been the key to running a successful business. Wearing a Nike "Just Do It" T-short, Alastair tells us: How he sold anything and everything - from ice cream on Bondi Beach, to

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01:05:11

"Exit Strategy for Small Business"

Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast ·

2023/08/03

What's the best Exit Strategy for a Small Business? It depends... In this summer-special podcast, John and Jason discuss their (many!) failed attempts to exit their small business over the years, including: Thinking they sold their company for £2m - only to get a Dear John email. John giving away 49% of his small business for free What happens when you abdicate rather than delegate. How to choose the right exit strategy for small business owners. Why "doing nothing" isn't really an option

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18:45

How to Exit Your Business (and STILL own it!)

Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast ·

2023/07/20

Do NOT sell your business... At least not until you've read John's new book - The False EXIT. The False EXIT isn't a book about selling your business. It's a book about NOT selling your business - it's about keeping, rather than killing the golden goose. The book is available NOW on Amazon (in Kindle, Paperback and Hardcover formats), with the Audiobook version coming in January 2024. For the next 48 hours, there's some VERY special launch pricing, making the book as cheap as it will ever be. In

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49:02

"I've got a 120-year plan - including climbing Everest!"

Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast ·

2023/07/06

How many goals is too many? If you're today's guest Nathan Pascoe, there is no limit! In this episode, Nathan explains: Why he has a 90-day plan AND a 120-year plan. The importance of reviewing your goals twice a day. How everything he does is for his "future self" The relentless focus on high value tasks (such as sending Weekly Emails) Why Nathan focuses on the "long game" How he achieves just about ANYTHING he sets his mind to. Why John calls him "the most ambitious, ambitious

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37:17

"To live longer, get stronger..."

Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast ·

2023/06/01

"To live longer, get stronger..." Today, on the Ambitious Lifestyle Business Podcast, we're joined by Matt Fox from Physiocore, a group-based class which helps people to live longer and get stronger, by future-proofing their bodies with a unique combination of mobility, core, balance and strengthening exercises. As a Physiotherapist with a degree in sport science, he has worked in the NHS, private practice and spent over 10 years working full time in professional football at Manchester City and

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49:27

"I was hospitalised due to overwork..."

Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast ·

2023/05/04

In this episode of the Ambitious Lifestyle Business Podcast, we meet Stephen Gibbens from Accountech. A culture of overwork led to Stephen collapsing in his car, fearing a heart attack - or worse. He'd spent decades growing his business and had no desire to become the richest man in the graveyard. In the hard-hitting episode, Stephen tells us: Why overworking is bad - for your health and your wealth How to spot the symptoms of overwork. Why he never considered his to be a lifestyle

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47:49

"Our 100th Episode..."

Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast ·

2023/04/06

"Our 100th Episode..." In December 2016, I uttered the immortal words to Jason: "Do you fancy starting a podcast?" Just over six years, and 99 episodes later, the Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast is about to hit the 100 episode milestone - something that seemed impossible when I felt like quitting after 6 months. I've said it before, and I'll say it again - consistency is a superpower. How did we get to 100 episodes? One episode at a time, one month at a time. We found a way to make it easy

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43:15

"I made ONE decision - and it changed my life..."

Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast ·

2023/03/02

"I made ONE decision - and it changed my life..." In this episode of the Ambitious Lifestyle Business Podcast, we meet Roger Haycock from Roger's Bakery. One decision led to us talking to Roger today. That one decision, made on 30th December 2020, led to a succession of domino-effect decisions that have profoundly changed Rogers's life as he embarks on his "third challenge". Roger tells us that: One decision started it all. He is naturally curious, wanting to find out how things work. How

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46:31

"I'd advise people NOT to join the One Percent Club..."

Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast ·

2023/02/02

In this episode of the Ambitious Lifestyle Business Podcast, we chat with James Crow from Posture Stars. James is an Ergonomist, Posture Pro, and Alexander Technique Teacher who *won't stop* until you can sit and work comfortably without pain. With over 15 years of experience helping people sit, stand and live with better posture, it's his mission to save the universe from the modern pandemic of slouching, slumping, and generally feeling run down! James tells us: Why "sitting is the new

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01:03:50

"I lost my dream job - and created my dream business..."

Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast ·

2023/01/05

In this episode of the Ambitious Lifestyle Business Podcast, we meet Tom Edwards from Tom Edwards Sound and Five29 - a company which specialises in final post-production services for factual content - helping make TV shows such as Cash in the Attic and The One Show sound amazing. We discuss: Why losing his dream job forced Tom to become a "reluctant business owner" How to find your niche in business. What good sound actually sounds like. Why Tom said "yes" to every opportunity that came his

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59:05

"Why this Money Mindset book is my book of the year…"

Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast ·

2022/12/01

"Why this Money Mindset book is my book of the year…" So here it is - Merry Christmas! Everybody’s… designing their 2023 goals. In this Christmas special, John and Jason put the year to bed, and the world to rights. The boys discuss: Their books of the year - including the money mindset book that will be crucial to read in the current economic climate. Why John is learning how to care less about work - dialling down his ambition and slowing down. How “constant never-ending improvement” has

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49:44

"How To Grow a Small Business Into a Large Business..."

Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast ·

2022/11/03

In this episode, John and Jason are joined by Vicky Jinks, who works with the boys, helping to look after One Percent Club members. Together, they discuss how to grow a small business into a large business - using the same “1% better each week” strategy that they preach. You’ll hear:: Why people's definitions of “small” and “large” businesses are highly individual. How even the largest, trillion-dollar businesses started as tiny upstarts. The importance of getting started. Accepting that

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47:55

"I hid under a table during a military coup..."

Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast ·

2022/10/06

Today, we're joined by Caroline Gurtler from Curious Rose. In this episode, you will hear: How Caroline showed tremendous bravery to be brutally honest about her problems - and how that led to an outpouring of help that turned things around How to balance "selling out of products" versus simply "selling out" Why Caroline took a 1-year-old baby to Cambodia. How, after hiding under a table during a military coup, Caroline doesn't really fear anything. Caroline describe her journey as a "road

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29:14

My ALL-TIME top 10 business books.

Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast ·

2022/09/05

This is it - the BIG one! My all-time top 10 business books. I’ve read more than 1,000 business books over 20+ years – and these are my top 10 business books of all time. The TEN most read, most thumbed, most recommended, most highlighted, most implemented business books on my bookshelf. I’ve read every one of these books multiple times, and they’ve become an essential part of my small business toolkit. I couldn’t run my businesses anywhere near as well without them. While I rarely prescribe

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