Your Business Hour

Neil and Dizzy Riches are a husband and wife team who run My Club Europe Plc. Their business started in 2019 and COVID caused it to take a turn and reshape their business. During our chat, we discuss why the decide to operate as a PLC, how they are now the bespoke Teamwear provider for Decathlon UK, their patent and so much more. You can find their website at www.myclubgroup.co.ukYour Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker. They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance.New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on:Instagram: @your.businesshourFacebook: @your.businesshour

Sophie Martin has worked in PR since 1993 across a wide range of sectors as well as running her own PR company. Under the working name of The Word Bird, Sophie tends to focus her attention on local, small businesses needing help with pr, copywriting, marketing, social media and websites. Sophie shares some interesting tips with us on how to keep your business on Google for free as well as the necessities of social media and websites for businesses. We also look into how a BID (Business Improvement District) can help your town or village thrive. You can find Sophie at www.thewordbird.meYour Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker. They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance.New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on:Instagram: @your.businesshourFacebook: @your.businesshour

Vanda James is a partner and head of Birkett’s Sevenoaks Family Team. She has nearly 30 years’ experience and is the former President of Kent Law Society and is listed in the Citywealth Leaders List. She is an expert in all aspects of family law and specialises in complex financial cases or those with an unusual element. With so many topics to discuss in this category we ask Vanda to explain to us what when we would need to use an family lawyer and this was not just in the case of a divorce or separation. Vanda is also an Oenophile and has completed the Wine and Spirit Education Trust exams to Level 3. You can find Vanda at www.birketts.co.ukYour Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker. They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance.New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on:Instagram: @your.businesshourFacebook: @your.businesshour

Louise Punter became Chief Executive of Surrey Chambers of Commerce following 17 years working in manufacturing and business services. To ensure strong representation of Surrey businesses, Louise sits on many different boards including the One Surrey Growth Board, the Business Leaders forum, the Skills Leadership Forum, the Civilian-Military Partnership Board and works with the Economic Development departments of the \county and Borough Councils.  Louise chats to us and goes through the 4 main objectives of the Surrey Chamber of Commerce being Connect, Support, Promote and Represent. You can find out more about the Surrey Chamber of Commerce at www.surrey-chambers.co.ukYour Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker. They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance.New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on:Instagram: @your.businesshourFacebook: @your.businesshour

Matthew Heath has over 20 years of experience working in funding, over 10 years in project management and over 5 years of giving direct business support and advice to organisations across the South East of England.We chat to Matthew about Coast 2 Capital and how they support local councils in providing funding and support to local businesses. We consider the benefits of entering awards and how Coast 2 Capital are sponsors of the Tandridge Business AwardsYou can find out more about Coast 2 Capital at www.coast2capital.org.ukYour Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker. They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance.New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on:Instagram: @your.businesshourFacebook: @your.businesshour

Nancy Steidl is an international business consultant and intellectual property law specialist in AI, Robots and Big Data with over 25 years of experience. She is the CEO of The Business Mission.We chat with Nancy about AI in a business and how business need to embrace AI and make it work for them as well as how ChatGPT can work for your business. Nancy shares some tips from her book, released in December 2024, ‘The art of analogies in business, how to start a business in layman’s terms’.You can find Nancy at www.thebusinessmission.com  Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker. They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance.New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on:Instagram: @your.businesshourFacebook: @your.businesshour

Rebecca started her own recruitment business in 2017 and in 2021 started another business where she uses her recruitment background to help job seekers to become laser focused job getters, she teaches people to maximise the phenomenal power of LinkedIn, understand the hidden job market, build confidence and self-belief. Rebecca shares some tips on how to get the most you of LinkedIn.You can find Rebecca at www.career-garage.co.uk Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker. They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance.New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on:Instagram: @your.businesshourFacebook: @your.businesshour

Matt Raad has used a very unconventional method to create financial freedom in his lifetime. He and his wife Liz are website investors, which means they use digital assets to generate cashflow and build wealth. They now teach beginners how to reach 6 and 7 figures incomes through buying, building and renovating websites. Chatting to Matt was intriguing and listening to his some of the insights in how to achieve this were wonderful. You can find Matt at www.eBusinessInstitute.com.auYour Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker. They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance.New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on:Instagram: @your.businesshourFacebook: @your.businesshour

Sarah Hickey is a partner in Birketts’ Private Client Advisory Team with over 20 years’ experience of private client work. Sarah has particular experience of providing tailored specific advice to individuals and their families on Wills, inheritance tax planning, lifetime gifts, trusts, probate, (administration of estates) intestacy, deeds of variation and powers of attorney. In 2024, Sarah was named as a ‘Leading Individual’ by Legal 500. In our chat we discuss the importance of wills and much more especially the stages in your life when you should reassess your wills.  You can find Sarah at www.birketts.co.ukYour Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker. They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance.New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on:Instagram: @your.businesshourFacebook: @your.businesshour

Sharlene is the proud owner of C + B by Sharlene in Caterham, Surrey. Her story began over 19 years ago as a Saturday girl in a blinds and curtain store with zero experience or knowledge. C + B by Sharlene is not just a business, it is a platform to create connections, to understand your dreams for your homes and to help you achieve them. Sharlene believes in the value of good old-fashioned, friendly service and a personal touch.You can find her business at https://cb-bysharlene.co.uk/Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker. They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance.New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on:Instagram: @your.businesshourFacebook: @your.businesshour