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ON AIR: With Owen

ON AIR: With Owen

Air Marketing

Air Marketing's latest interview series with honest conversation about scaling revenue, hosted by Founder & CEO, Owen Richards.
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Our CEO and Founder, Owen Richards, joins Dan Holt, Managing Director of Boss Digital, on his popular 'Boss to Boss' podcast.

Owen provides insight around what it takes to build a world class outbound sales function in 2022.

Including:

  • Traits that define the world’s best telesales professionals
  • The channels which should sit alongside a telesales strategy in the digital age
  • When to expect the “death of B2B telesales”
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Introducing our 85th episode of ON AIR: With Owen – our podcast series for honest conversations about starting and scaling your own business, hosted by our Founder & CEO, Owen Richards, and his new co-host, Neil Finnie.

Meet Your Hosts: Owen Richards and Neil Finnie

Owen Richards hails from Kent and began his sales career at Forrest Marketing Group in Sydney. After an 8-year stint, Owen returned to the UK and co-founded Air Marketing Group, growing it into a powerhouse offering specialist B2B sales and marketing solutions to businesses across the globe. Known for his relentless positivity and strategic foresight, Owen brings a wealth of experience and a knack for big ideas to the podcast.

Neil Finnie is your quintessential ‘wabi-sabi entrepreneur’ – flawed but beautiful in approach. With over 25 years of experience in nurturing businesses around his passions, from co-working spaces to professional development agencies, Neil’s unique perspective enriches our discussions, making each episode a treasure trove of insights.

What to Expect in this Week’s Episode

  • Navigating Business During Illness: How do you keep the wheels turning when unexpected sickness strikes? Owen and Neil talk about the delicate balance between powering through and knowing when to take a step back to recover.
  • The Double-Edged Sword of Job Stacking: A debate on the pros and cons of job stacking and how it can affect productivity and employee loyalty.
  • Creating Inclusive Workplace Policies: The duo highlight the importance of creating inclusive and adaptable workplace policies to accommodate diverse employee needs.
  • Innovative Leave Solutions: Owen and Neil rethink traditional leave policies and explore the idea of combining sick and annual leave into a flexible, all-in-one pool. Plus, they tackle the challenges small businesses face with the concept of unlimited leave or a four-day workweek.
  • Flexibility for Unplanned Events: Hear about the importance of allowing employees to take time off at short notice for life’s unexpected moments, all while keeping business operations smooth and efficient.

Where and When to tune in

Catch new episodes every Wednesday:

Watch: On YouTube or via Air Marketing’s Knowledge Hub.

Listen: On Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, TuneIn + Alexa, Deezer, and more.

Join us as we dive deep into the dynamics of running a business in today’s fast-paced world. Whether you’re seeking inspiration or practical advice, our podcast is your gateway to becoming more adept in the business arena.

Warning: Contains swearing

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Introducing our 100th(!) episode of ON AIR: With Owen – our podcast series for honest conversations about starting and scaling your own business, hosted by our Founder & CEO, Owen Richards, and his new co-host, Neil Finnie.

Meet Your Hosts: Owen Richards and Neil Finnie

Owen Richards hails from Kent and began his sales career at Forrest Marketing Group in Sydney. After an 8-year stint, Owen returned to the UK and co-founded Air Marketing Group, growing it into a powerhouse offering specialist B2B sales and marketing solutions to businesses across the globe. Known for his relentless positivity and strategic foresight, Owen brings a wealth of experience and a knack for big ideas to the podcast.

Neil Finnie is your quintessential ‘wabi-sabi entrepreneur’ – flawed but beautiful in approach. With over 25 years of experience in nurturing businesses around his passions, from co-working spaces to professional development agencies, Neil’s unique perspective enriches our discussions, making each episode a treasure trove of insights.

What to Expect in this Week’s Episode

Neil is back, and he and Owen are diving straight into the UK budget announcement and its profound impact on businesses.

  • The Business Bottom Line: From national insurance increases to minimum wage adjustments and higher business rates, how will companies cope with these rising costs?
  • A New Monthly Bill: With little time and limited information to prepare, businesses face a financial burden they didn’t account for last year.
  • Jobs and the Future Workforce: What does the budget mean for job creation amid pressures from AI, outsourcing, and escalating employment costs?
  • Employee Rights at Day One: We discuss how this impacts startups and businesses trying to get off the ground.
  • Retirement on Hold: For business owners nearing retirement, the new tax ratio is a game-changer, leaving less time to plan for the future.

Where and When to tune in

Catch new episodes every Wednesday:
Watch: On YouTube or via Air Marketing’s Knowledge Hub.
Listen: On Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, TuneIn + Alexa, Deezer, and more.

Join us as we dive deep into the dynamics of running a business in today’s fast-paced world. Whether you’re seeking inspiration or practical advice, our podcast is your gateway to becoming more adept in the business arena.

Warning: Contains swearing

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Introducing our 83rd episode of ON AIR: With Owen – our podcast series for honest conversations about starting and scaling your own business, hosted by our Founder & CEO, Owen Richards, and his new co-host, Neil Finnie.

Meet Your Hosts: Owen Richards and Neil Finnie

Owen Richards hails from Kent and began his sales career at Forrest Marketing Group in Sydney. After an 8-year stint, Owen returned to the UK and co-founded Air Marketing Group, growing it into a powerhouse offering specialist B2B sales and marketing solutions to businesses across the globe. Known for his relentless positivity and strategic foresight, Owen brings a wealth of experience and a knack for big ideas to the podcast.

Neil Finnie is your quintessential ‘wabi-sabi entrepreneur’ – flawed but beautiful in approach. With over 25 years of experience in nurturing businesses around his passions, from co-working spaces to professional development agencies, Neil’s unique perspective enriches our discussions, making each episode a treasure trove of insights.

What to Expect in this Week’s Episode

  • Hear about Neil’s recent experiences working in vibrant Barcelona with NexGen Careers.
  • It’s Air’s first wedding! Owen and Neil dive into the dynamics of workplace relationships.
  • Navigating the current market landscape: Are businesses leaning towards optimism or pessimism for the remainder of 2024?
  • Tackling the tough topic of redundancy: Truthful stories about managing workforce downsizing.

Where and When to tune in

Catch new episodes every Wednesday:

Watch: On YouTube or via Air Marketing’s Knowledge Hub.

Listen: On Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, TuneIn + Alexa, Deezer, and more.

Join us as we dive deep into the dynamics of running a business in today’s fast-paced world. Whether you’re seeking inspiration or practical advice, our podcast is your gateway to becoming more adept in the business arena.

Warning: Contains swearing

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Our 69th guest is Robert Smart, Enterprise Account Executive at Haiilo.
Owen and Robert have an interesting discussion about Ideal Customer Profile (ICP).

Including:
– The definition and purpose of an ICP
– What elements define and document your ICP
– A new concept: Acceptable Client Profile (ACP)
– The downfalls of a scatter-gun prospecting approach
– How your prospecting time could be better spent with research & data
– How to approach a broad ICP from a targeting perspective
– Deviating from the ICP plan – should it be done?
– How to validate your thesis for your target market
– Scenario: How to deal with an inbound enquiry that does not fit within your ICP

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Introducing our 87th episode of ON AIR: With Owen – our podcast series for honest conversations about starting and scaling your own business, hosted by our Founder & CEO, Owen Richards, and his new co-host, Neil Finnie.

Meet Your Hosts: Owen Richards and Neil Finnie

Owen Richards hails from Kent and began his sales career at Forrest Marketing Group in Sydney. After an 8-year stint, Owen returned to the UK and co-founded Air Marketing Group, growing it into a powerhouse offering specialist B2B sales and marketing solutions to businesses across the globe. Known for his relentless positivity and strategic foresight, Owen brings a wealth of experience and a knack for big ideas to the podcast.

Neil Finnie is your quintessential ‘wabi-sabi entrepreneur’ – flawed but beautiful in approach. With over 25 years of experience in nurturing businesses around his passions, from co-working spaces to professional development agencies, Neil’s unique perspective enriches our discussions, making each episode a treasure trove of insights.

What to Expect in this Week’s Episode

  • Flexibility for Business Owners: The challenge of maintaining routine while managing a business and tips for staying organised amidst fluid schedules.
  • Integrating Personal and Professional Calendars: Benefits of using tools like Outlook for managing both work and personal commitments in order to avoid conflicts and omissions.
  • The Inevitability of Human Error: Accepting that mistakes happen, even with robust organisational systems in place, and the importance of handling them gracefully rather than covering them up.
  • Navigating Workday Challenges: Strategies for balancing time between meetings and personal task completion.
  • Managing Notifications and Alerts: Utilising out-of-office notifications effectively to manage expectations and communicate availability.

Where and When to tune in

Catch new episodes every Wednesday:

Watch: On YouTube or via Air Marketing’s Knowledge Hub.

Listen: On Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, TuneIn + Alexa, Deezer, and more.

Join us as we dive deep into the dynamics of running a business in today’s fast-paced world. Whether you’re seeking inspiration or practical advice, our podcast is your gateway to becoming more adept in the business arena.

Warning: Contains swearing

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Introducing our 99th episode of ON AIR: With Owen – our podcast series for honest conversations about starting and scaling your own business, hosted by our Founder & CEO, Owen Richards, and his new co-host, Neil Finnie.

Meet Your Hosts: Owen Richards and Neil Finnie

Owen Richards hails from Kent and began his sales career at Forrest Marketing Group in Sydney. After an 8-year stint, Owen returned to the UK and co-founded Air Marketing Group, growing it into a powerhouse offering specialist B2B sales and marketing solutions to businesses across the globe. Known for his relentless positivity and strategic foresight, Owen brings a wealth of experience and a knack for big ideas to the podcast.

Neil Finnie is your quintessential ‘wabi-sabi entrepreneur’ – flawed but beautiful in approach. With over 25 years of experience in nurturing businesses around his passions, from co-working spaces to professional development agencies, Neil’s unique perspective enriches our discussions, making each episode a treasure trove of insights.

What to Expect in this Week’s Episode

  • The Role of Personal Brands: Is a founder’s brand essential for business success, or can a company succeed without a face? Owen and Neil weigh the pros and cons.
  • Creating Connection and Trust: Owen and Neil debate whether audiences are more engaged with businesses that show a personal side.
  • Owen’s Approach: From in-person events to raw, unfiltered content, Owen shares how he blended personal and professional elements to build his brand.
  • The LinkedIn Landscape: Once just for job updates, LinkedIn is now a crowded space for personal branding. How can you stand out in this environment?
  • Finding Your Balance: There’s no one-size-fits-all for branding. Owen and Neil explore the different ways to build a genuine, authentic presence beyond LinkedIn, and how to find the balance that works for you and your business.

Where and When to tune in

Catch new episodes every Wednesday:
Watch: On YouTube or via Air Marketing’s Knowledge Hub.
Listen: On Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, TuneIn + Alexa, Deezer, and more.

Join us as we dive deep into the dynamics of running a business in today’s fast-paced world. Whether you’re seeking inspiration or practical advice, our podcast is your gateway to becoming more adept in the business arena.

Warning: Contains swearing

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Our 23rd guest is Ollie Sharpe – VP of Revenue - EMEA at SalesLoft.

Owen and Ollie discuss culture in a sales team and why it’s important in drive a successful sales team Including:

Who’s Ollie and who’s Sales Loft?

Defining what culture means to a sales team?

How can culture change each day?

The difference between culture and climate?

Why it’s important to have a conscious focus on culture within a sales team?

Is your companies culture defined by leaders or employees?

What do you do when someone joins the business, that doesn’t fit the culture?

What are the trigger points to look for to find out if someone does not fit your company’s culture?

What’s important for SalesLoft’s culture?

How often should you be thinking about adjusting your culture?

What are the tell tell signs for a leader to step in and address cultural problems?

How to positively impact your companies’ culture?

Defining the tangible inputs that contribute to your companies’ culture

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ON AIR: With Owen - Episode 16: Jamie Beaumont – Founder, Playter Pay
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10/14/21 • 42 min

Our 16th guest is Jamie Beaumont – Founder at Playter Pay.

Owen and Jamie discuss a fintech that makes money. Including:

Generating profit to drive business growth outside of raising equity

Jamie’s advice to early stage Founders or those thinking about founding their own organisation

The risk of running out of cash and survival mode

The benefits of being profitable when fundraising

Looking at revenue, not profitability, when scaling your business

Using proof of product and viability of the business to scale

The shortest term achievable profit point

The factors to consider if you want to prioritise profitability or prioritise scaling

Smaller markets

The ambition mindset

The impact that external influences and taking action make on success

Working out what commercial route is best for you

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ON AIR: With Owen - Episode 98 - Honest Conversations: AI in Business
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10/16/24 • 32 min

Introducing our 98th episode of ON AIR: With Owen – our podcast series for honest conversations about starting and scaling your own business, hosted by our Founder & CEO, Owen Richards, and his new co-host, Neil Finnie.

Meet Your Hosts: Owen Richards and Neil Finnie

Owen Richards hails from Kent and began his sales career at Forrest Marketing Group in Sydney. After an 8-year stint, Owen returned to the UK and co-founded Air Marketing Group, growing it into a powerhouse offering specialist B2B sales and marketing solutions to businesses across the globe. Known for his relentless positivity and strategic foresight, Owen brings a wealth of experience and a knack for big ideas to the podcast.

Neil Finnie is your quintessential ‘wabi-sabi entrepreneur’ – flawed but beautiful in approach. With over 25 years of experience in nurturing businesses around his passions, from co-working spaces to professional development agencies, Neil’s unique perspective enriches our discussions, making each episode a treasure trove of insights.

What to Expect in this Week’s Episode

  • AI in Action: Inspired by their own journeys, Owen and Neil are exploring how AI is transforming their industries and whether it’s delivering measurable results.
  • Neil’s Perspective: Discover how AI is empowering small businesses to focus on what matters most, even when it’s not part of a formal strategy.
  • Gaining a Competitive Edge: Will your business be left behind? Find out how AI is helping companies work faster and smarter, impacting pricing and competitiveness.
  • Breaking Barriers: Is AI accessible for everyone? We discuss whether the path to adopting AI is easy or challenging for businesses today.
  • Learning AI: Discover how ChatGPT can help you understand AI’s role in your industry and apply it to your business.
  • AI’s Effect on Jobs: Explore how AI is reshaping employment across industries, and what it means for the future of work.
  • The Search Shift: Do you now turn to ChatGPT instead of Google? We explore how people are changing the way they search for information.

Where and When to tune in

Catch new episodes every Wednesday:
Watch: On YouTube or via Air Marketing’s Knowledge Hub.
Listen: On Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, TuneIn + Alexa, Deezer, and more.

Join us as we dive deep into the dynamics of running a business in today’s fast-paced world. Whether you’re seeking inspiration or practical advice, our podcast is your gateway to becoming more adept in the business arena.

Warning: Contains swearing

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FAQ

How many episodes does ON AIR: With Owen have?

ON AIR: With Owen currently has 98 episodes available.

What topics does ON AIR: With Owen cover?

The podcast is about Marketing, Lead Generation, Leadership, Cold Calling, Entrepreneurship, Saas, Podcasts, Sales, Business and B2B.

What is the most popular episode on ON AIR: With Owen?

The episode title 'Episode 80: Arden Styles - CCO, CEGEN Environmental Group' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on ON AIR: With Owen?

The average episode length on ON AIR: With Owen is 39 minutes.

How often are episodes of ON AIR: With Owen released?

Episodes of ON AIR: With Owen are typically released every 7 days, 2 hours.

When was the first episode of ON AIR: With Owen?

The first episode of ON AIR: With Owen was released on May 19, 2021.

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