For this episode, David is joined by Nick Weiksner who is CEO of South Col, which is described as an accelerator fund partnering with E-commerce businesses to help founders, pick it up, make it grow, and then get a successful exit.

Nick explains how South Col does this and what entrepreneurs should look for in an investor partner.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• South Col is the last face of Mount Everest, a hard face that must be climbed to reach the summit.
• South Col acts as a kind of Sherpa to carry some of the stuff for entrepreneurs who are pushing their businesses to reach the peak of performance, so they can exit and sell for the best price.
• Once you have made a business decision, get it done and don’t look back.
• If a company is not communicating effectively, that issue can be fixed in just a few months.
• Nick only collaborates with entrepreneurs who have something that they care passionately about, a strong purpose.
• Be crystal clear on your niche, and your focus. Exhaust it before you move on to something else.
• Be honest with potential investor partners about what you need.
• If you need capital, don´t be shy about asking for it.
• If you need advice and support, make sure that regular contact is scheduled.
• Typically, it takes a year to get a business ready for sale.

BEST MOMENTS

‘You can continue growing your underlying business, but you have to have something transformative,’

‘I’m driven by data.’

‘I've never run my lemonade stand the way I want to run it. I've always run it, with outside investors, there's a board.’

GUEST AND EPISODE RESOURCES

Traction by Gino Wickman / https://www.amazon.co.uk/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business-ebook/dp/B007QWLLV2

https://www.southcol.co/

Email: Nick@southcol.co

ABOUT THE SHOW

People with purpose make a difference. Imagine a world where more people can just get their purpose out of them, into a plan and then actually make it happen. What a world that would be - People everywhere finding meaning and harnessing that to bring inspiration and energy to each and every day, changing lives for the better. But no one ever achieved anything on their own - we all have something unique to bring and that means we all have to play our part - if we want to go far, we have to go together and lead or serve towards a vision of the world we want to see. Everyone has a story to tell, and this show is where these stories come to life.

ABOUT THE HOST

David Roberts is a highly regarded CEO, mentor, and investor with 30 years of experience across multiple sectors. As an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, David has bought, grown, started and sold several businesses, working with values-driven start-ups, award-winning SMEs, and multinational corporations on strategies for service excellence, leadership, and profitable growth. David’s passion is for purpose and creating an environment where everyone can succeed, through building teams that get things done, execute on their mission with passion, deliver exceptional service and really make a difference.

ARTWORK CREDIT

Penny Roberts - https://www.instagram.com/penpennypencils

CONTACT METHODS

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-roberts-nu-heat/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DavidRobertsPeopleWithPurpose

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidcroberts_/

Clubhouse - https://www.clubhouse.com/@davidcroberts?utm_medium=ch_profile&utm_campaign=MBv1ubya1-oOBXc_uQKFHw-46334

In this episode of David Roberts´ CALM leadership series he talks about the importance of having a better relationship with yourself. David explains how to make sure that you don´t try to do everything yourself, set the wrong tone, not care enough to look after yourself and your team.

David shares 5 things you can do to get the balance right and build a great relationship with yourself, and, therefore, your team.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• As a leader it is easy to become very preoccupied with results, which can sometimes lead to your trying to do it all on your own.
• If your team sees you as someone who cares more about themselves than anyone, you will lose the backing of your team.
• If you don´t really care about yourself, you won´t be able to properly care for your team.
• During tough times, it is especially important that you invest in and take care of yourself.
• Check in on your reason, every 90 days.
• Put in place well being rituals e.g. going dancing twice a month to lift your spirits.
• Observe how you react to things, understand why, and make adjustments, as necessary.

BEST MOMENTS

‘You can´t be loved, if you don´t love yourself.’

‘If you're doing that at your own expense, then you're going to lose yourself, and therefore, you're going to lose your team.’

‘The human brain works well in 90-day cycles.’

‘Your reactions are the symptoms, if you like, of your mental and emotional state.’

ABOUT THE SHOW

People with purpose make a difference. Imagine a world where more people can just get their purpose out of them, into a plan and then actually make it happen. What a world that would be - People everywhere finding meaning and harnessing that to bring inspiration and energy to each and every day, changing lives for the better. But no one ever achieved anything on their own - we all have something unique to bring and that means we all have to play our part - if we want to go far, we have to go together and lead or serve towards a vision of the world we want to see. Everyone has a story to tell, and this show is where these stories come to life.

ABOUT THE HOST

David Roberts is a highly regarded CEO, mentor, and investor with 30 years of experience across multiple sectors. As an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, David has bought, grown, started and sold several businesses, working with values-driven start-ups, award-winning SMEs, and multinational corporations on strategies for service excellence, leadership, and profitable growth. David’s passion is for purpose and creating an environment where everyone can succeed, through building teams that get things done, execute on their mission with passion, deliver exceptional service and really make a difference.

ARTWORK CREDIT

Penny Roberts - https://www.instagram.com/penpennypencils

CONTACT METHODS

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-roberts-nu-heat/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DavidRobertsPeopleWithPurpose

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidcroberts_/

Clubhouse - https://www.clubhouse.com/@davidcroberts?utm_medium=ch_profile&utm_campaign=MBv1ubya1-oOBXc_uQKFHw-46334

In this episode, which is the 37th in David Robert´s CALM leadership series he looks at 3 ways to use radical candor to build and maintain better relationships. Using examples, he demonstrates how you can care personally while also challenging directly.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Saying nothing to the person but quietly saying something to someone else is manipulative Insincerity.
• Radical candor is about giving people what they need.
• Be a partner, a coach for your team members.
• Recognise achievement in a way that is meaningful for each individual.
• Your people are your customers too. When it comes to rewards and career advancement, they have expectations that need to be met.
• If someone is underperforming, you need to say something. How you do that depends on the person you are speaking to.
• Relationships are long-term things. What you do now is going to have consequences.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Hire great people and get out of their way. But do not ignore them. You need to be a partner to them.,’

‘Understand what matters to them as an individual.’

‘You´ve got that blend of stability and then growth.’

‘Have you challenged directly on the back of that caring personally?’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Radical Candor by Kim Scott - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Radical-Candor-What-Want-Saying-ebook/dp/B01LW1LESC/

ABOUT THE SHOW

People with purpose make a difference. Imagine a world where more people can just get their purpose out of them, into a plan and then actually make it happen. What a world that would be - People everywhere finding meaning and harnessing that to bring inspiration and energy to each and every day, changing lives for the better. But no one ever achieved anything on their own - we all have something unique to bring and that means we all have to play our part - if we want to go far, we have to go together and lead or serve towards a vision of the world we want to see. Everyone has a story to tell, and this show is where these stories come to life.

ABOUT THE HOST

David Roberts is a highly regarded CEO, mentor, and investor with 30 years of experience across multiple sectors. As an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, David has bought, grown, started and sold several businesses, working with values-driven start-ups, award-winning SMEs, and multinational corporations on strategies for service excellence, leadership, and profitable growth. David’s passion is for purpose and creating an environment where everyone can succeed, through building teams that get things done, execute on their mission with passion, deliver exceptional service and really make a difference.

ARTWORK CREDIT

Penny Roberts - https://www.instagram.com/penpennypencils

CONTACT METHODS

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-roberts-nu-heat/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DavidRobertsPeopleWithPurpose

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidcroberts_/

Clubhouse - https://www.clubhouse.com/@davidcroberts?utm_medium=ch_profile&utm_campaign=MBv1ubya1-oOBXc_uQKFHw-46334

For this episode, David is joined by Alex Abraham, the author of Trauma and Ecstasy. He is on a mission to share what he's learned about how psychedelics can help with overcoming trauma.

As a child, Alex was sexually assaulted by an authority figure which traumatised him and led to physical illness. Alex explains how psychedelics, used in a therapeutic setting, opened the door to the feelings and emotions he had been suppressing. Something that is enabling him to work through his trauma in a healing way.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Trauma can cause physical health problems as well as affect you mentally and emotionally.
• Psychedelics lower the barriers enabling you to fully process the thoughts and feelings you have been hiding or running from.
• To get a therapeutic outcome with psychedelics, you need a qualified guide. Not using one can cause more damage.
• Psychedelics are not the answer for anyone. For some, they will have a destabilising effect.
• Ultimately, self-centeredness comes from trauma.
• When you work through the hurt you can start letting go of the blame.

BEST MOMENTS

‘It wasn't until I started working through those emotions, that the muscle tension started to get better.’

‘My hope is that by shining a light I can help trauma survivors know they are not alone.’

‘Psychedelics open the door to these feelings and emotions. It's up to you to work through them in a therapeutic setting later.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

https://www.instagram.com/alexabraham1122/

Tim Ferriss podcast episode about his childhood abuse - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/464-tim-ferriss-my-healing-journey-after-childhood-abuse/id863897795?i=1000491267481

The Body Keeps Score by Bessel van de Kolk

How To Do The Work by Nicole LePera

ABOUT THE SHOW

People with purpose make a difference. Imagine a world where more people can just get their purpose out of them, into a plan and then actually make it happen. What a world that would be - People everywhere finding meaning and harnessing that to bring inspiration and energy to each and every day, changing lives for the better. But no one ever achieved anything on their own - we all have something unique to bring and that means we all have to play our part - if we want to go far, we have to go together and lead or serve towards a vision of the world we want to see. Everyone has a story to tell, and this show is where these stories come to life.

ABOUT THE HOST

David Roberts is a highly regarded CEO, mentor, and investor with 30 years of experience across multiple sectors. As an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, David has bought, grown, started and sold several businesses, working with values-driven start-ups, award-winning SMEs, and multinational corporations on strategies for service excellence, leadership, and profitable growth. David’s passion is for purpose and creating an environment where everyone can succeed, through building teams that get things done, execute on their mission with passion, deliver exceptional service and really make a difference.

ARTWORK CREDIT

Penny Roberts - https://www.instagram.com/penpennypencils

CONTACT METHODS

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-roberts-nu-heat/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DavidRobertsPeopleWithPurpose

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidcroberts_/

Clubhouse - https://www.clubhouse.com/@davidcroberts?utm_medium=ch_profile&utm_campaign=MBv1ubya1-oOBXc_uQKFHw-46334

In this episode, which is the 36th in David´s CALM leadership series he talks about candour - radical candour and why as a leader it is essential. David starts by asking you to work out the consequences of not being completely honest at home, at work, with your colleagues, family, and friends.

He explains why ducking the issue because you are afraid to be candid, to be 100% honest, is rarely a good idea. Then, teaches you how to say what you mean and be honest without being nasty.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Understand what the consequences of your choosing not to say what you mean are.
• Your body language shows people you are being dishonest, and they won´t trust you.
• You only have to lie to someone once for them to not trust you moving forward.
• It is possible to be clear, without being nasty.
• You need to care personally and make it obvious that you feel that way. If you don´t know how to do that, don´t worry it is a skill anyone can learn.
• Praising someone you don´t like, does not feel like praise to them.
• Build rapport, before giving feedback.
• Ruinous empathy means you don´t say anything when you should, which can be even more damaging than obnoxious aggression.
• Giving empty praise, backhanded compliments and being two-faced about someone is manipulative insincerity.

BEST MOMENTS

‘This is about being clear and not nasty.’

‘Obnoxious aggression is where you challenge somebody directly, but you don't care personally.’

‘Caring personally is a cultural thing.’

‘The returns can be huge, the time you save is massive.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Radical Candor by Kim Scott - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Radical-Candor-What-Want-Saying-ebook/dp/B01LW1LESC/

ABOUT THE SHOW

People with purpose make a difference. Imagine a world where more people can just get their purpose out of them, into a plan and then actually make it happen. What a world that would be - People everywhere finding meaning and harnessing that to bring inspiration and energy to each and every day, changing lives for the better. But no one ever achieved anything on their own - we all have something unique to bring and that means we all have to play our part - if we want to go far, we have to go together and lead or serve towards a vision of the world we want to see. Everyone has a story to tell, and this show is where these stories come to life.

ABOUT THE HOST

David Roberts is a highly regarded CEO, mentor, and investor with 30 years of experience across multiple sectors. As an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, David has bought, grown, started and sold several businesses, working with values-driven start-ups, award-winning SMEs, and multinational corporations on strategies for service excellence, leadership, and profitable growth. David’s passion is for purpose and creating an environment where everyone can succeed, through building teams that get things done, execute on their mission with passion, deliver exceptional service and really make a difference.

ARTWORK CREDIT

Penny Roberts - https://www.instagram.com/penpennypencils

CONTACT METHODS

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-roberts-nu-heat/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DavidRobertsPeopleWithPurpose

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidcroberts_/

Clubhouse - https://www.clubhouse.com/@davidcroberts?utm_medium=ch_profile&utm_campaign=MBv1ubya1-oOBXc_uQKFHw-46334

In what is the 35th episode of David´s CALM leadership series he talks about the benefits of having a coaching culture and relationships in your organisation. He shares the 11 principles you need to follow if you are going to tap into this style of leadership.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Using coaching principles to lead is incredibly effective, but it needs to be done right.
• Respect for others and the fact that they have a different worldview is core to this approach.
• Help people to understand what is behind their behaviour and to see the behaviour of others in context.
• Believe in your team.
• There are no unresourceful people. Only people who find themselves in an unresourceful state. With your help, they can learn how to change that state.
• Fear is important it keeps us alive, but you need to help people not to be overcome by fear.
• Take ownership and lead by example.
• People don´t have to like what you say. You will be asking probing questions.
• Set goals that stretch people but are also achievable.
• Have standards and boundaries, but be flexible too.

BEST MOMENTS

‘You´ve got to respect the person you are coaching.’

‘The person you´re coaching is not the behaviour.’

‘You need to take ownership of the communication, the conversation.’

‘There is no failure, there is only feedback.’

ABOUT THE SHOW

People with purpose make a difference. Imagine a world where more people can just get their purpose out of them, into a plan and then actually make it happen. What a world that would be - People everywhere finding meaning and harnessing that to bring inspiration and energy to each and every day, changing lives for the better. But no one ever achieved anything on their own - we all have something unique to bring and that means we all have to play our part - if we want to go far, we have to go together and lead or serve towards a vision of the world we want to see. Everyone has a story to tell, and this show is where these stories come to life.

ABOUT THE HOST

David Roberts is a highly regarded CEO, mentor, and investor with 30 years of experience across multiple sectors. As an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, David has bought, grown, started and sold several businesses, working with values-driven start-ups, award-winning SMEs, and multinational corporations on strategies for service excellence, leadership, and profitable growth. David’s passion is for purpose and creating an environment where everyone can succeed, through building teams that get things done, execute on their mission with passion, deliver exceptional service and really make a difference.

ARTWORK CREDIT

Penny Roberts - https://www.instagram.com/penpennypencils

CONTACT METHODS

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-roberts-nu-heat/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DavidRobertsPeopleWithPurpose

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidcroberts_/

Clubhouse - https://www.clubhouse.com/@davidcroberts?utm_medium=ch_profile&utm_campaign=MBv1ubya1-oOBXc_uQKFHw-46334