In this episode I'm joined by Mike Foster, business mentor and founder of The Entrepreneurs Mentor and the Oxford Business Community Network.

Mike and I talk about failure, why it's important to fail, and how you can learn from it. We talk about our own failures and drawing on his expertise as a business mentor, Mike shares other key areas in business that he's seen are prone to failure.

The important message we want to share in this episode is that you should expect to fail, but that failure is rarely objectively bad - if anything, failure is beneficial to help you and your business grow.

Connect with Mike:
Website - entrepreneursmentor.co.uk
LinkedIn - linkedin.com

Connect with me:
Website - storyninetyfour.com
Twitter - @mattejones

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Out of Hours is a fortnightly podcast about personal growth, business, and passions - recorded over a drink or two, out of hours. Featuring frank conversations including overcoming the odds, embracing limitations, comparison, and burnout, host Matt Eastland-Jones speaks with business owners and creatives to share stories and actionable advice with a healthy dose of humour mixed in for good luck.

Out of Hours is produced by Story Ninety-Four and recorded in their Podcast Studio in central Oxford.

In this episode I'm joined by Josh Cox, web developer and founder of Pristine Web Solutions, a creative web development agency.

Josh and I talk about the challenges you can expect when setting up your business, how to get your first client, how to work multiple roles, and how to manage cashflow. We share the mistakes we made when starting our business, to help you avoid making the same.

Connect with Josh:
Website - prystine.co.uk
LinkedIn - linkedin.com

Connect with me:
Website - storyninetyfour.com
Twitter - @mattejones

Enjoying the show? Please leave us a comment or review!

Out of Hours is a fortnightly podcast about personal growth, business, and passions - recorded over a drink or two, out of hours. Featuring frank conversations including overcoming the odds, embracing limitations, comparison, and burnout, host Matt Eastland-Jones speaks with business owners and creatives to share stories and actionable advice with a healthy dose of humour mixed in for good luck.

Out of Hours is produced by Story Ninety-Four and recorded in their Podcast Studio in central Oxford.

In this episode I'm joined by Andrew Hancock, Founder and Creative Director of Brand Asylum, a brand communications agency based in Oxfordshire.

Andrew and I talk about creativity, what it is to be creative, and pose the question “can anyone be creative?”. We also chatted about the future of creativity, and briefly the value of creativity, a conversation we’re keen to revisit in a later episode.

Connect with Andrew:
Website - brandasylum.co.uk

Connect with me:
Website - storyninetyfour.com
Twitter - @mattejones

Enjoying the show? Please leave us a comment or review!

Out of Hours is a fortnightly podcast about personal growth, business, and passions - recorded over a drink or two, out of hours. Featuring frank conversations including overcoming the odds, embracing limitations, comparison, and burnout, host Matt Eastland-Jones speaks with business owners and creatives to share stories and actionable advice with a healthy dose of humour mixed in for good luck.

Out of Hours is produced by Story Ninety-Four and recorded in their Podcast Studio in central Oxford.

In this episode I'm joined by Lindsey Eynon, coach and founder of Start To Thrive, a business she created after walking away from her successful 20 year career at BMW.

Lindsey and I talk about restarting your career and comparing yourself to others. We discuss why she decided to leave her comfortable job and high paying salary to set up her own business and the effect it had on her life, and her relationships. We also chatted about comparison, the role social media plays, and the importance of identifying your own measurement of success.

Connect with Lindsey:
Website - starttothrive.me

Connect with me:
Website - storyninetyfour.com
Twitter - @mattejones

Enjoying the show? Please leave us a comment or review!

Out of Hours is a fortnightly podcast about personal growth, business, and passions - recorded over a drink or two, out of hours. Featuring frank conversations including overcoming the odds, embracing limitations, comparison, and burnout, host Matt Eastland-Jones speaks with business owners and creatives to share stories and actionable advice with a healthy dose of humour mixed in for good luck.

Out of Hours is produced by Story Ninety-Four and recorded in their Podcast Studio in central Oxford.

In this episode of Out of Hours, I'm joined by Ash Hudson, founder of Hudson's Agency a digital marketing agency with one mission: to create a greener and fairer world by working exclusively with ethical brands.

Ash and I talk about personal beliefs & values and how you can stand up for them in business. We discuss our own personal values and how they have influenced our decisions as entrepreneurs. We also chatted about burnout, Ash openly shares his experience with it, how he now manages it, and how burnout has developed into a systemic issue in the workforce today.

Links:
Ecologi - ecologi.com
Small99 - small99.co.uk

Connect with Ash:
Website - hudsons.agency
LinkedIn - @ashtonleehudson

Connect with me:
Website - storyninetyfour.com
Twitter - @mattejones

Enjoying the show? Please leave us a comment or review!

Out of Hours is a fortnightly podcast about personal growth, business, and passions - recorded over a drink or two, out of hours. Featuring frank conversations including overcoming the odds, embracing limitations, comparison, and burnout, host Matt Eastland-Jones speaks with business owners and creatives to share stories and actionable advice with a healthy dose of humour mixed in for good luck.

Out of Hours is produced by Story Ninety-Four and recorded in their Podcast Studio in central Oxford.

In this first episode of Out of Hours, I'm joined by Harriet McAtee, founder of Nourish Yoga Training and host of In Our Experience, a podcast about living well with Nourish Yoga Training.

Harriet and I talk about learning by doing, taking on risk, and how we both fell into our careers despite going to university to study and qualify in different industries. We question the decisions we made, how we ended up where we are, and the importance of giving yourself time when learning something new or creating your business.

Links:
Atomic Habits by James Clear
In Our Experience

Connect with Harriet:
Website - nourishyogatraining.com
Instagram - @nourishyogatraining

Connect with Matt:
Website - storyninetyfour.com
Twitter - @mattejones

Enjoying the show? Please leave us a comment or review!

Out of Hours is a fortnightly podcast about personal growth, business, and passions - recorded over a drink or two, out of hours. Featuring frank conversations including overcoming the odds, embracing limitations, comparison, and burnout, host Matt Eastland-Jones speaks with business owners and creatives to share stories and actionable advice with a healthy dose of humour mixed in for good luck.

Out of Hours is produced by Story Ninety-Four and recorded in their Podcast Studio in central Oxford.

Out of Hours is a fortnightly podcast about personal growth, business, and passions - recorded over a drink or two, out of hours. Featuring frank conversations including overcoming the odds, embracing limitations, comparison, and burnout, host Matt Eastland-Jones speaks with business owners and creatives to share stories and actionable advice with a healthy dose of humour mixed in for good luck.

Connect with Matt:
Website - storyninetyfour.com
Twitter - @mattejones