Your Mind Your Business
Your Mind Your Business
Podcast Description
Welcome to Your Mind Your Business: The Real Talk Podcast for EntrepreneursIn a world where social media showcases polished success stories, we shine a light on the grit, grind, and resilience it truly takes to build a business. From sleepless nights to setbacks, we tackle the raw realities of entrepreneurship that often go unspoken.Too often, the emotional and mental toll of running a business leaves entrepreneurs feeling isolated, overwhelmed, and full of self-doubt. That’s why this podcast is here—to provide a real, unfiltered look at the challenges behind the success and to remind business owners that they are not alone on this journey.💡 What We Offer:Honest conversations about the mental and emotional toll of entrepreneurship.Insights into overcoming challenges like burnout, self-doubt, and imposter syndrome.Stories that inspire, motivate, and bring authenticity to the entrepreneurial narrative.Join us as we move past the highlight reels and dive into the truths of building a business, offering support and actionable advice to help you thrive.🔔 Subscribe now for real talk on entrepreneurship, business growth, and mindset!#EntrepreneurshipPodcast #BusinessMindset #EntrepreneurLife #MentalHealthForEntrepreneurs #StartupStories #OvercomingSetbacks #AuthenticEntrepreneurship #BusinessPodcast
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The podcast focuses on the emotional and mental challenges of entrepreneurship, featuring topics such as overcoming burnout, self-doubt, and imposter syndrome with examples like Matt Anderson's journey through financial hardships and Asha Bhalsod's balance of motherhood and running a consultancy, highlighting the importance of resilience and the definition of success.
Welcome to Your Mind Your Business: The Real Talk Podcast for Entrepreneurs
In a world where social media showcases polished success stories, we shine a light on the grit, grind, and resilience it truly takes to build a business. From sleepless nights to setbacks, we tackle the raw realities of entrepreneurship that often go unspoken.
Too often, the emotional and mental toll of running a business leaves entrepreneurs feeling isolated, overwhelmed, and full of self-doubt. That’s why this podcast is here—to provide a real, unfiltered look at the challenges behind the success and to remind business owners that they are not alone on this journey.
💡 What We Offer:
- Honest conversations about the mental and emotional toll of entrepreneurship.
- Insights into overcoming challenges like burnout, self-doubt, and imposter syndrome.
- Stories that inspire, motivate, and bring authenticity to the entrepreneurial narrative.
Join us as we move past the highlight reels and dive into the truths of building a business, offering support and actionable advice to help you thrive.
🔔 Subscribe now for real talk on entrepreneurship, business growth, and mindset!
#EntrepreneurshipPodcast #BusinessMindset #EntrepreneurLife #MentalHealthForEntrepreneurs #StartupStories #OvercomingSetbacks #AuthenticEntrepreneurship #BusinessPodcast
In this episode of Your Mind Your Business, host Carina McLeod sits down with Jerry Lawson, Chief Frog and co-founder of Frog Bikes, to dive into the unplanned, resilience-fueled journey from corporate life to building a £10 million children's bike manufacturing business that sells in 50+ countries.
Chapters:
[00:00:31] Introduction to Jerry Lawson and Frog Bikes
[00:02:58] From Corporate to Entrepreneur – The Pivotal Moment
[00:11:48] Reality Check – Unexpected Global Demand and Challenges
[00:19:36] Crisis Management – Fires, Tax Investigations, and Resilience
[00:31:03] Managing Growth, Competition, and Team Responsibility
[00:42:47] Work-Life Balance and Partnership Dynamics
[00:48:35] Key Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
💡 Topics Covered:
✅ The transition from 20 years in corporate (Tesco, Amazon, John Lewis) to starting a children's bike company
✅ How a simple problem – heavy kids' bikes – sparked a £10 million business idea
✅ Research-led product development with Brunel University to understand children's unique needs
✅ The reality of manufacturing challenges, from factory fires to customs delays
✅ Building resilience through major setbacks including tax investigations and Brexit
✅ Scaling from 3 people to 100+ employees across 50+ countries without external funding
✅ Partnership with Team Sky and maintaining innovation leadership
✅ Sustainability innovations including 25% post-consumer recycled aluminium frames
✅ Managing the emotional rollercoaster of entrepreneurship with your life partner
✅ The importance of expert advisors and knowing when to ask for help
🔥 ”You have to assume everything is gonna go wrong. There is a possibility that something will go wrong… you have this risk register, whether official or just in your mind.”
💪 ”You've just got to have total resilience… assume everybody's an idiot. So you ride defensive riding.”
🎯 ”We wanna make bikes that kids wanna ride, stores want to sell, and parents want to buy.”
📌 If you're considering leaving corporate life to solve a real problem, or you want the unfiltered truth about building a manufacturing business from scratch without external funding, this episode reveals the grit behind entrepreneurial success.
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