Kevin Crawford is a life and business strategist for owners of Architecture Practices — specifically small to medium-sized practices with 4 to 16 employees.

He qualified with a degree in Architectural Technology but his real education has been managing a multidisciplinary Practice of Architects, Technologists and Technicians for over 25 years. He knows exactly what it’s like — juggling projects, people, and profit while trying to find the time and headspace to think clearly. From starting out in the family practice at 14 years old to being the driving force behind a successful transition to employee ownership at the age of 41. A 27 year learning journey, a rollercoaster but the blood, sweat and tears make a story that can now help others.

Though his new venture, Designing Success, Kevin has created a framework that helps practice owners go from burnout to balance — starting with the person, not just the business.

His experience is that when you’re healthier and happier in all areas of life, you become stronger, more focused, and far more effective in business.

www.designingsuccess.co.uk

www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-crawford-a1516158

Serge Santos began his career in physics, earning a PhD before completing a Master’s in Finance at London Business School. He went on to build a successful career as a strategy consultant, investment banker, and hedge fund professional — managing global investments before turning his analytical mindset toward entrepreneurship in 2013.

Today, Serge leads Bedrock Enterprises — a group of interconnected businesses that include the fintech lender Funding Alternative Group, the industrial distributor Compressed Air Centre, and Calms Solutions UK, a smart-energy venture helping manufacturers reduce their energy consumption and carbon footprint.

www.linkedin.com/in/santosserge

https://fundingalternative.co.uk

https://compressedair.co.uk

https://calms.com

Raj Thiruchelvarajah is the Co-Founder and CEO of Hytro, the leading human health and performance company known for producing the first wearable Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) garment.

After 15 years in global finance and consulting, Raj left the corporate world to build something more purposeful: bringing a proven but complex science out of labs and into everyday sport.

Today, Hytro is trusted by over 300 elite teams across the Premier League, NFL, NBA, Formula 1 and rugby, and is even being tested by NASA and SpaceX. Raj’s leadership is rooted in listening, learning from different cultures, and surrounding himself with experts to drive meaningful, long-term impact.

hytro.com

https://www.linkedin.com/company/hytro/posts/?feedView=all

https://www.linkedin.com/in/raj-thiruchelvarajah-89a8b522/

https://www.instagram.com/hytro_/

David Barnett's specialism is helping people to buy (and sell) businesses, and though he's based in Canada he's able to help people around the world.

He encourages his clients to network in the right places so that they meet the people who might be wanting to sell the kind of business they want to buy.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbarnettmoncton/

www.davidcbarnett.com

Dan Willers is the founder of Yellow Mouse Studios based in Devon. As a 2D and 3D designer and animator he has worked for some of the coolest companies around including Aardman and Paramount.

As well as Yellow Mouse, Dan also runs a Community Interest Company, 'Animate Devon', to support the animation and creative community in the county. This provides talks and education, skill sharing, project collaboration, work opportunities and other support/outreach projects to everyone who is on the journey into animation. Whether that's a student, a graduate or a 20's years in professional.

Website: Yellowmousestudios.co.uk

Website: Animatingdevon.com

https://www.instagram.com/yellowmousestudios/

linkedin.com/company/yellow-mouse-studios-ltd

This episode is very kindly sponsored by The Content Consultancy, founded by Content Confidence Coach, Kate Llewellyn. Tell me, are you a business owner who finds content creation overwhelming or inconsistent?

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My guest this week on the Small Business Big Network podcast is Aminata Diallo.

Aminata is a French native originally from Mali, West Africa. She has been working in digital marketing and affiliate strategies for over 20 years, primarily in the gambling industry.

In 2013, she launched Afiliapub, first in Costa Rica, then expanded to Madrid and Rio de Janeiro and is now planning to open in Nigeria.

Her mission is to help businesses grow their online visibility, and revenue through performance-based marketing. Since her niche is the gambling industry, especially sports betting, she believe our success comes from a mix of expertise and strong industry connections.

She says that networking has helped her build her reputation as well as helping her career.

Kevin M. Yates is known in the global training, learning, and talent development community as the L&D Detective®. He solves measurement mysteries and investigates how training and development as an experience and L&D as a function contribute to the workplace performance ecosystem.

Kevin uses facts, clues, and evidence to uncover the truth about impact, focusing on collective contributions that influence business and human performance. He has used his measurement expertise in roles with world-renowned brands including Grant Thornton, Kantar, McDonald’s, and Meta (Facebook).

He is also president and founder of Meals in the Meantime, a nonprofit providing free, fresh, healthy, and high-quality food for people in need through pop-up pantries in the Chicagoland south suburbs.

Website: kevinmyates.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kevinmyates

Facebook: facebook.com/kevmyates

This episode is very kindly sponsored by The Content Consultancy, founded by Content Confidence Coach, Kate Llewellyn. Tell me, are you a business owner who finds content creation overwhelming or inconsistent?

It's time to stop doing what you think you "should" or "must." It's time to start doing your marketing, your way!

Kate helps serious entrepreneurs and business leaders cut through the noise to build a powerful content strategy that actually drives growth.

Join her membership, The Confident Content Creators Club, for the structure and clarity you need to Plan with Purpose and Create Content with Confidence.

Ready for an immediate mindset shift?

Grab Kate’s free, four-day Content Confidence Audio Series. It’s designed to instantly help you identify your limiting beliefs and the specific barriers stopping your content creation success.

Sign up today and stop letting self-doubt drive your business marketing: thecontentconsultancy.com/content-confidence-audio