The Spen & Nick Show

The wonderful people at The Poutinerie have given our audience a beautiful 20% discount.  To get hold of the BEST POUTINE IN TOWN, head over to https://the-poutinerie.myshopify.com/ and add the offer code SPENANDNICK at checkout   Covid-19 has decimated so many businesses. Hospitality and retail have been particularly hard hit.   But just because your business as usual has suffered, it doesn't mean there's nothing you can do.    The Poutinerie was hit seriously hard during Covid. It was close to having to stop trading altogether, but they pulled through by shifting what they sell and how they sell it.   We talk about what they did to turn their food truck business to an online offering that sells out every week.    Special thanks to Nikesh Ashar for his support on this one.

Over the last few months, I've has started getting a lot more inbound sales leads on LinkedIn which has been my goal for ages.   In this episode, I share some really straightforward things you can try out that will put you in a much stronger position to get inbound leads too.   1. 📢  • Headline - update your headline to include the keywords people are searching for that relate to your expertise or service i.e. business coach, innovation consultant, Lean Startup, business models, value propositions.   2. 📝  • Content - try to create content as much as you can but don’t over think it. There are things that go through your mind all the time that other people will find super interesting, you just need to capture them in your Notes app and then post them on LinkedIn.   3. 💻  • Webinars - do webinars regularly especially right now. That’s how you expand your network.   4. 💌  • Personalised messages - after webinars, connect with everyone personally. Add a message to your connection requests and make them personal to the individual you are sending them to.   5. 🗓  • Schedule time - Create a calendar entry in advance  so you have time to connect with everyone after a webinar and send them a message.   What tips have you got for levelling up your LinkedIn game?    💬 Connect with us on  LinkedIn:  Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholashimowicz/  Spen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerayres/   How to get inbound leads on LinkedIn without posting everyday(Don't forget to add a message to your connection request!)

It’s way too easy to get caught up worrying about the technology that you don’t actually use the tech for what it was design for - in this case sharing stories and hopefully useful information about business, innovation, design and learning.   Spencer and Nick are both recovering tech/equipment addicts and they talk through their experience on this week’s episode.

Over the last few months, I've has started getting a lot more inbound sales leads on LinkedIn which has been my goal for ages.  In this episode, I share some really straightforward things you can try out that will put you in a much stronger position to get inbound leads too.   1. 📢  • Headline - update your headline to include the keywords people are searching for that relate to your expertise or service i.e. business coach, innovation consultant, Lean Startup, business models, value propositions.   2. 📝  • Content - try to create content as much as you can but don’t over think it. There are things that go through your mind all the time that other people will find super interesting, you just need to capture them in your Notes app and then post them on LinkedIn.   3. 💻  • Webinars - do webinars regularly especially right now. That’s how you expand your network.   4. 💌  • Personalised messages - after webinars, connect with everyone personally. Add a message to your connection requests and make them personal to the individual you are sending them to.   5. 🗓  • Schedule time - Create a calendar entry in advance  so you have time to connect with everyone after a webinar and send them a message.  What tips have you got for levelling up your LinkedIn game?    💬 Connect with us on LinkedIn: Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholashimowicz/ Spen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerayres/  (Don't forget to add a message to your connection request!)

Sir Ken Robinson shaped the thoughts & lives of millions of people. Most widely known for his incredible TED talks, he inspired us to question the things we take for granted. For some people, like Spen, he not only inspired new thoughts, but also action. 

We’re doing business model breakdowns of some of the most successful businesses to see what we can learn and apply to our businesses. This week we look at Gousto, the meal kit service and explore what makes their business so special.

Great ideas are hard to come by   They're even harder if you're waiting for them to come to you.    "An object at rest will remain at rest unless a force is acted on it" - this is as true for ideas as it is for physical objects.    So how do you create great ideas? Get into the habit of generating loads of them, all the time.   Most of them will be rubbish, so bin them. But some will come back, recycle them and turn them into something great!   If you prefer YouTube, don't worry we've got you covered - https://youtu.be/qe2wl03_CFQ

Where do you come up with your best ideas?  Nick recently did a great Instagram carousel looking at where successful entrepreneurs did their biggest thinking. Check it out here - https://www.instagram.com/nickhimo/ ⁣⁣⁣  Then the other day, Spen realised where he comes up with ideas.  Listen to find out where & what you need to do when you think BIG   Where is your favourite place to think big?⁣⁣⁣   #ideas #businessideas #ideasmachine #instagramideas #instqgramcarousels #mba #altmba

Instagram is one of the best sources of inspiration and value.    There are so many people doing awesome things, but there's so much noise too.    Here are 5 people we love right now that we think you'll love too:   1 - Dave Talas - https://www.instagram.com/davetalas/ 2 - Dain Walker - https://www.instagram.com/dainwalker/ 3 - Visualize Value (Jack Butcher) - https://www.instagram.com/visualizevalue/ 4 - AJ & Smart / Jonathan Courtney - https://www.instagram.com/ajsmartdesign/ 5 - Russel Brunson - https://www.instagram.com/russellbrunson/   There are a few extras in the video, so go check it out!    If you prefer Video, don't worry we've got you covered - https://youtu.be/du0O3Q_1dDo #instagrambusiness #peopletofollow #designinspiration #innovationleaders #businessinnovation #trafficsecrets

The Lean Startup is probably the most important book to read if you're thinking about starting a business. Although it's almost 10 years old, it's still as relevant today as it was all those years ago.    This week we were lucky enough to hear from author, entrepreneur and all-round startup guru, Eric Ries, as part of ThePowerMBA webinar series.    We got so much from the webinar, we decided to record a short summary of the most important things we learnt from Eric Ries.    Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/w0kFr88r7Cs #ThePowerMBA #TPMBA #EricRies #Leanstartup #lean #MVP #Buildmeasurelearn #webinar #entrepreneur #theleanstartup