The Disruptive Entrepreneur

Listen in to this Bonus episode of TDE as Rob gives a mini-master class on scaling from 6 to 7 figures in business. He shares proven tips and strategies on what you can do to make that next leap!   KEY TAKEAWAYS Master one business/vertical and then grow out across your other ideas. Rob calls this cross-stream leverage. When you want to branch out and have multiple businesses try and choose ones that are related. If you have multiple businesses in multiple sectors you will be spread far too thin. Build a bigger database. Some people see this as old fashioned but email databases last, if social media platforms switch you off you still have your email database to rely on and that list is yours. Build your audience and distribution. The concept can be overwhelming but it’s about being clever, such as leveraging your time and repurposing your content. Have an ambassador or referral programme. This is free reach and marketing but it’s even more than that, you can offer extra value and resources to those who refe

Social media has taken the world by storm and it is becoming increasingly challenging to be present on each platform, all of the time. Join Rob as he explains how you can create omnipresence on your platforms to help build your audience. Discover how to create your own social media funnel, the importance of collaborations with other influencers, and how to repurpose your content to create the illusion of omnipresence.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Omnipresence is the perception that you are everywhere and are working on your social media and content creation 24/7. When in fact, you are repurposing, leveraging content and time.   You need to have a social funnel. A social funnel is whereby  your social media platforms have a way to encourage your followers to your business ecosystems. Make sure your ‘About You’ is consistent on your social media channels for memorability and perception of omnipresence.   Joint ventures, collaborations and partnerships are a great way to build your audience. If you interview people wit

What you have been told is no longer true! You used to be told that you have to give out free content every day for years and then you might find success, this has been the narrative for so long. But the world has changed, listen in today to find out why and what you should be doing instead.   KEY TAKEAWAYS We are now in the dawn of the creator, the big old media powerhouses no longer have the immense power they did. Print, TV and radio used to control the narrative and choose what we consumed. This is changing. The start-up, creator and entrepreneur can reach dozens of different types of clients in different industries fast and for free. The social media platforms now need you. There are ways to get greater engagement and to hack the algorithms on each platform. You can gain reach on multiple channels and then monetise them! You need to have omnipresence. This is manageable by repurposing content for use across all platforms.   People can invest in you, they can buy a piece of you in the same way you buy

Entrepreneur, philanthropist and founder of Moon Express, Naveen Jain joins Rob today to discuss how you can turn your passion into profits. Listen in to discover the important role mistakes play in making you who you are today, how to get comfortable within your own skin and why helping others will change humanity for the better.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Every single mistake that you have made has made you exactly who you are today. It doesn’t matter where you are in life or how many mistakes you have made, you do not want to change one single thing that has happened to you. You are here today ready to take action, get ready to fall in love with yourself.   Get comfortable within your own skin. You don’t need to look like someone else, talk like someone else or have the same education. What you need is to have the desire to dedicate your life to helping millions or billions of people in their lives.   Many entrepreneurs will stick to their own niche. If they are in healthcare, they will only attend a healthcare

Is traditional media dead? Join Rob today as he discusses the vast shift in the way we consume media and how you need to adapt if you want your business to survive. Rob talks about the vast opportunities you can have as an individual creator, the global audience you can reach and the rise of creator currency.   KEY TAKEAWAYS We are in Darwinian times, if you are a bricks-and-mortar business, you need to adapt or else you risk failure. With the pandemic and all the increase in taxes and loans to repay, you need to evolve and adapt. The creator economy is where traditional media no longer has control and individual creators are competed for by social media channels and you can make a living upfront generating multiple streams of income as a creator. Creator economy is a new movement where you have access to your ideal clients and a vast audience globally with virtually no friction. All social media platforms are now competing against each other which is great news for you. In the present and future of t

We have all heard it, hire on attitude not skill, skills can be taught and attitude can't. In this episode Rob challenges that notion and calls BS!   KEY TAKEAWAYS People who say that attitude can't be taught aren't teaching attitude. Attitude is culture, passion and energy. It's your responsibility to create this as an employer, you need to cultivate the right environment. Often great talent knows they are great and so they come with a bit of a chip on their shoulder. They may have some arrogance which might rub people up the wrong way but don't you need to have a designer who can go against the grain and a financial advisor who is going to say it how it is? We all have flaws. You can't have a perfect person who doesn't have flaws and it's about embracing these. A team is a collective of individuals and you need variety to make a great workforce.   BEST MOMENTS “I'd rather hire a brilliant coder who is grumpy, obnoxious, needs a crate of red bull every day and needs to be put in a corner away from human

As lockdown restrictions ease and ‘normal’ life slowly starts to resume, businesses and entrepreneurs are going to feel the pinch, as furlough ends and taxes rise. Rob is joined by Jessen James serial entrepreneur, author and business mentor as they discuss how to take full advantage of post lockdown opportunities and how you can avoid your business being hit hard. They discuss the importance of valuing yourself, how to live a fulfilled life and why those who stuck with their business models during lockdown are now thriving.   KEY TAKEAWAYS If you do not adapt and change fast, then you should be worried. Furlough is about to end, higher taxes and back taxes are going to be implemented and all of the implications that have come with lockdown will begin to show. Make sure you are prepared to grab those post lockdown opportunities.   When you meet your needs of having money in the bank, a family, a roof over your head and a job/business, then you have happiness, however it does not bring you fulfilment. Fulf

Do you ever feel like you are working so hard, but your profits are not reflective of that? Join Rob today as he tells you what small income generating tasks you need to STOP doing, and what to focus your time on to ensure you’re making big profits. Discover the importance of creating new business partnerships, how to find the new trends and why creating recurring income can allow you to take your profits even higher.   KEY TAKEAWAYS So many people end up distracting themselves from doing income generating tasks. One of the worst ways to do this is by doing active procrastination. Don’t work hard by spending your time doing menial, non income generating tasks.   Create new partnerships and collaborations. Finding these new partnerships is not hard work, it is socialising and networking to build up relationships in business.   Find the new trend, what is the new product that everyone wants? What is up and coming in media or social media? Where are the new opportunities? Every 18 months to 2 years new tre

Have you ever been unsure about something and decided to just follow your instincts? Rob is here to tell you why you shouldn't do this and what you can do instead. Rob discusses how following your intuition is sometimes lazy, how your gut feelings toward people differ from your gut feelings in business and why only after decades of experience in an industry can you safely trust your gut.   KEY TAKEAWAYS The saying ‘go with your intuition’ is lazy. The people that follow this rule are missing out on research, due diligence, and are often using it as excuse for rushing things and not being thorough. There is a slight difference when trusting your intuition with people and when trusting them in business.   When it comes to people, some people trust people too easily and so therefore their intuition is wrong and other people do not trust people enough and so their intuition is wrong again. Our intuition is also our bias which is a reflection of our environment, upbringing and previous experiences.   If your

Rob is joined by Asia's 2nd Most Powerful Person in Sports, CEO of ONE championship and martial artist, Chatri Sityodtong. Together they discuss how the meaning of life is about the love you share and impact you have, how to embrace the pandemic and see it as an opportunity and why to be disruptive means you need to break the rules that no longer make sense in today's society.   KEY TAKEAWAYS The meaning of life is the love you share and the impact you make. Nothing else matters. Our purpose is to unleash our greatest in life by overcoming our fears, doubts and insecurities. Use your gifts and time on this earth to leave it better than how you found it for your loved ones, friends, communities and the world.   The pandemic has been the worst crisis in 100 years, rather than being scared you should feel inspired by it. This is an opportunity to prove that you are extraordinary as a company. In the martial arts world, if you win all the time it means nothing. You only know who you are if you go through a ver

Today Rob opens up the floor to you, in a very rare ‘ask me anything’ episode Rob answers all your burning questions from social media to personal branding, nothing is off-limits. Discover the impact Clubhouse can have on your personal brand, how to overcome your fears of rejection and how finding a brilliant workforce, can help you feel liberated.   KEY TAKEAWAYS If 2020 has taught us anything it is to be agile, think fast, decide fast and act fast. Start now and get perfect later. These lessons are always presenting themselves to you however, in light of the pandemic and the lockdown and having to adjust your business model, those that adapted quickly survived and grew throughout the year. Those that did not take the opportunity really struggle.   Older social media platforms such as Facebook are killing creators organic reach both on their pages and in their supporter programmes with reach being as low as 17%. Whilst there are some things you can do to boost your reach, the algorithm is not always in y

Have you ever felt like you are your own imposter? Join Rob as he discusses why imposter syndrome is a myth. Discover why when you label yourself with imposter syndrome you make out something is wrong with you, how imposter syndrome is just emotions reacting to your new environment and why just because you have failed at something, does not mean you are a failure.   KEY TAKEAWAYS When you label yourself with imposter syndrome you make out that there is something wrong with you. The feelings you have when you have imposter syndrome are normal, you are supposed to have those feelings.   All imposter syndrome is, is an emotion. You may be feeling nervous, inexperienced, subordinated or out of your comfort zone, that all it is. That is a good emotion to have, it is normal to feel those feelings.   You have a myriad of these emotions and these are all really useful emotions. When you start something new, you want to feel humble to the point where you are a hungry student eager to learn from the best, the imp

World renowned speaker, transformational therapist and best selling author Marisa Peer joins Rob today to discuss everything from the importance of a healthy sex life to having a success mindset. Discover the importance that sex plays in living a healthy and fulfilled life, how building your personal brand requires you to be brave and why the whole world needs to be disrupted.   KEY TAKEAWAYS If you have a healthy sex life then you will have a more fulfilled life. Sex has been proven to help you live longer. In all of the worlds blue zones (areas of the world where people live the longest) the people who were living the longest where having regular sex, even in their 80’s and 90’s Studies show that sex has got so much more to do for you than a women becoming pregnant, it releases stress, makes you feel good and gives you energy.   What often happens with successful people is they look at their past and they say ‘yes but..’ followed by an excuse as to why they believe they are a bad person. They have a ter

Discover today the many great traits that entrepreneurs all over the world possess. Join Rob as he discloses all the wonderful attributes millionaires, billionaires and successful people have which got them to where they are today. Rob discusses how curiosity, disruptive energy and self-belief are just some of the many traits a great entrepreneur has.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Curiosity is a trait of many entrepreneurs, especially billionaires. When you have conversations with millionaires or billionaires you may find that they are often asking you more questions than you are asking them. There is a perception that billionaires may be power-hungry or greedy but this is not always the case, they are often humble with a desire to learn.   They disrupt. They go against social and cultural norms and are prepared to do things that most people would disagree with or would resist.   Entrepreneurs have a burning desire, they have a passion and enthusiasm that never goes, despite the challenges that come their way.   Gr

There are two words that will ruin your life and Rob is here to tell you what they are. Don’t miss today's podcast to find out how you can stop blocking all opportunity and growth from your life and how to open up your mindset to an infinite amount of success. Rob discusses how many entrepreneurs continuously block out solutions, how there is a misconception that the more successful you are the less problems you may have and to always remember that every winner was once a beginner. KEY TAKEAWAYS There are two words that will ruin your life. These two words will block all opportunity, solution and growth. However the majority of people's default setting is to say these two words. They continuously say these words, no matter how many solutions you offer. These two words are ‘Yeah but..’ they are usually preceded by a suggestion or a solution to their problems. What ‘yeah but’ is, is a lack of desire to solve the problem. Changing ‘yeah but…’ to ‘tell me more’ opens your mind to opportunity. Often people will

Everybody knows the benefit that exercise has on the human body, but what about innersise and the life-changing effects that strengthening your mind can have on your life? Today Rob is joined by best selling author, entrepreneur and CEO of NeuroGym John Assaraf, who discusses the importance of working on your cognitive behaviour in order to lead the successful life you desire. John talks through the act of ‘cognitive priming’, the science behind success and how being disruptive is not accepting ‘what is’ but about asking ‘what can be?’   KEY TAKEAWAYS   Where exercise is done to strengthen your muscles, ‘innersise’ is done to strengthen your mind. Start by writing your vision and goals and write out the beliefs you need to achieve them. Each day after you, should sit in front of the written document and do ‘cognitive priming’.   Cognitive priming the act of visualising yourself achieving your vision and goals. . Visualisation is simulation therefore when you actively prime your brain through focused attent

In today’s brief episode, Rob reflects on the anniversary of the first lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic and asks his listeners how it’s been for them? What are your plans moving forward and do you see this as an opportunity? Rob makes his recommendations on great opportunities for your post lockdown. Also, hear about Rob’s latest book  ‘Opportunity – Seize the Day, Win at Life’ and be sure to pre-order your copy.   KEY TAKEAWAYS The property market shows no signs of slowing down, it’s still rising. You now have the freedom to view properties again, so get out and start viewing!   Leverage online using Clubhouse and other social media platforms. You can go from local to national to global using Zoom, Gotowebinar, Streamyard and by doing more ‘lives’. Hopefully, you’ve now got the trigger you need to create your communities all over the world.   Consider buying up struggling businesses. Many retail, brick and mortar type businesses have struggled during the pandemic. Also think about a joint venture,

In today’s episode, Rob shares with you a simple, three step process to urgently increase your sales fast. So whether you’re coming out of lockdown, pivoting or just need and want more revenue then listen in! But you MUST implement what Rob is sharing or it won’t work. Rob discusses the importance of collating your own list of leads, asking for their feedback and how to ask for referrals.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Before you even start the process, collate a list of leads and clients; people who may have turned down your products or services previously and collate them all together.   Call every single client or lead on your list and ask for feedback. Draw the feedback out, establish problems they might be having with their business right now and offer to go back to them with ways in which you can implement that feedback.   The next step after you’ve implemented the feedback you’ve gained, is to go back in a week or so and pitch your product/service which should now be bespoke to them and/or packaged differently b

Award-winning model, businesswoman and philanthropist Caprice joins Rob and details how she went from the worlds sexiest woman to one of the businesses most successful female entrepreneurs. They discuss the power of silence, the importance of having a strong community of friends around you and how to identify your target market for your product or service.    KEY TAKEAWAYS  You have to put your ego in your back pocket. You have to always think of a ‘plan B’, that is the smart thing to do. As an entrepreneur you can never be complacent, you have got to keep moving forward, expanding and innovating. Successful entrepreneurs will understand that if you want to be successful, you have got to put the work in continuously.    You have got to identify the target market for your product or service. It is not enough to just have a ‘good idea’, you need to know who is going to buy it. Understand that buyers need to understand who is going to buy into your brand.    It is really important to build a support group a

Tune into today’s bonus episode of The Disruptive Entrepreneur to hear Rob’s take on post-lockdown and the opportunities he envisions being out there for you to take advantage of. It’s going to be a new world, with new opportunities, you need to be ahead of the game, so take note and prepare to build your future in what could be the most important year of your life!   KEY TAKEAWAYS 1 in 3 retail units in the Rob’s city are empty, the biggest department store in his city of Peterborough, John Lewis, will not be reopening. These are the stark realities of the high-street post lockdown and will be echoed in towns and cities throughout the country.   A fair warning, make sure you see this year as the most important one of your life. Don’t listen to the media fear, take opportunities and leverage the excitement of everyone going back out and spending.   1) Ecommerce – We have been evolving and creating tools since the beginning of our existence and our newest is the internet. The internet is at the start of