Andy Steer and Claire Powell guest on The Business Show on Marlow FM 1st June 2023

The Enterprise Doctor Business Show

On The Business Show on Marlow FM on 1st June 23, my guests were IT expert Andy Steer of Vividly Simple, and networking expert Claire Powell of The Athena Network, who joined me to talk about their businesses, and to discuss a range of business news stories.

The first of the two cover versions I played on the show was Joe Cocker’s version of “Sorry seems to be the hardest word” – arguably better than the original. You can hear a great live version at https://youtu.be/axcXYkiO82Q

Claire then talked about The Athena Network, the UK’s biggest women’s network, which she runs in the Marlow & Maidenhead area. We covered off what the point of networking is, what happens at an Athena meeting, and more.

You can connect with Claire via https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairepowell/ and her space on the Athena website is at https://theathenanetwork.com/clairepowell/.

Andy then talked about Vividly Simple, what they do, and for whom. He also rose beautifully to my challenge to tell me something about the business that I didn’t already know!

You can connect with Andy via https://www.linkedin.com/in/helping-you-choose-the-right-it/ and their website is at https://vividlysimple.com/ .

His music choice was Ike & Tina Turner’s “River Deep Mountain High” we recently lost Tina, and because it was released in the year he was born. You can hear it at https://youtu.be/uj0wPrN_Y_4 .

Claire’s story for us to discuss was at https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/5268-women-entrepreneur-challenges.html - what are those challenges, and why are they still challenges in this day and age?

Her music choice was Donna Summer with “She works hard for the money”, because it’s an uplifting and motivating track. Hear it at https://youtu.be/09ZSKE38lTU.

Andy’s story for us is at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65725538 - is Amazon’s offer of ‘term time only working’ to staff a brilliant initiative or a PR stunt? The linked story I mentioned is at https://www.thecaterer.com/news/restaurant/mcdonalds-pilots-job-sharing-for-families .

Claire’s other story is at https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20230302-the-rise-of-the-gen-z-side-hustle - is a side hustle OK or are you paid by your main employer to “devote full time”?

The late great Tina Turner always finished her shows with her cover of Elton John’s “The Bitch is Back” so I did the same. You can hear it at https://youtu.be/TcH5whk34xI .

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