Episodes

  • Slicing the Equity Pie – a conversation with author Mike Moyer
    Jul 3 2025

    Mike Moyer is a serial entrepreneur and the fonder of Slicing Pie the world’s only fair start-up equity calculator.

    Now Mike has written a book, the Slicing Pie Handbook.

    In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, mike shares with host Michael Millward how the SaaS behind Slicing Pie works and how the entrepreneurs can use both Slicing Pie and the Slicing Pie Handbook.

    During their discussion, Mike and Michael discuss how setting up a business can be like playing a game of black jack or pontoon. Two entrepreneurs agree to split their winnings 50/50, but they total amount of money they bet is not equally split.

    Mike explains how Slicing Pie helps entrepreneurs to achieve a more equal share of the equity in the business they have founded.

    More information about Mike Moyer and Michael Millward is available at abeceder.

    The Independent Minds is made on Zencastr, because as the all-in-one podcasting platform, Zencastr really does make creating content so easy.

    If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing and use our offer code ABECEDER.

    Travel

    Mike is based in Michigan USA. With discounted membership of the Ultimate Travel Club, you can travel to Michigan, or anywhere else at trade prices on flights, hotels, trains, and so many more travel related purchases.

    Fit For Work Look after your health and you will be fit for work.

    It is important for entrepreneurs maintain good mental and physical health. That is why we recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test; a 39-health marker Annual Health Test conducted by an experienced phlebotomist Hospital standard tests are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

    A secure Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and lifestyle guidance

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    Being a Guest

    We recommend that potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre.

    We use Matchmaker.fm to connect with potential guests If you are a podcaster looking for interesting guests or if you have something interesting to say Matchmaker.fm is where great guests and great hosts are matched and great podcasts are hatched. Use our offer code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

    We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber.

    Thank you for listening.

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    25 mins
  • Successful online paid advertising – a conversation with Yaron Been
    Jun 24 2025

    Yaron Been is the founder of EcomXFactor, and other ecommerce related businesses.

    Yaron was encouraged to set-up an on-line store by a friend who had been successful. He ran this store, with his wife as a side gig to his day job for two years. After two years that business was successful enough for both Yaron and his wife to focus on ecommerce full time and adopt a digital nomad approach to working.

    Yaron now focuses his business activities on sharing what he has learnt about digital advertising.

    In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, Yaron shares with host Michael Millward the logical approach to paid online advertising.

    Michael describes how not understanding advertising led him to use content as a way of raising the online presence of his web shop Work Place Learning Centre.

    Yaron explains how content can be used effectively within a marketing campaign, and how it contributes to the data that digital advertising generates to improve advertising and relationships with customers.

    He describes how advertisers who take the long-term view when advertising online enjoy more success than advertisers who want instant returns. he learnt about how to create a commercial advantage from being an inclusive employer.

    More information about Yaron Been and Michael Millward is available at abeceder.co.uk.

    The Independent Minds is made on Zencastr, because as the all-in-one podcasting platform, Zencastr really does make creating content so easy.

    If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing and use our offer code ABECEDER.

    Travel

    Yaron is based in Georgia. With discounted membership of the Ultimate Travel Club, you can travel to Georgia, or anywhere else at trade prices on flights, hotels, trains, and so many more travel related purchases.

    Fit For Work Look after your health and you will be fit for work.

    We recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test; a 39-health marker Annual Health Test conducted by an experienced phlebotomist Hospital standard tests are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

    A secure Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and lifestyle guidance

    Visit York Test and use this discount code MIND25.

    Three the network Visit Three for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote my referral code WPFNUQHU.

    Being a Guest

    We recommend that potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre.

    We use Matchmaker.fm to connect with potential guests If you are a podcaster looking for interesting guests or if you have something interesting to say Matchmaker.fm is where great guests and great hosts are matched and great podcasts are hatched. Use our offer code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

    We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber.

    Thank you for listening.

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    28 mins
  • The Commercial Advantages of Neurodiverse Employees - a conversation with Paul Hargreaves of Cotswold Fayre.
    Jun 19 2025

    Paul Hargreaves is the founder of certified B-Corp food wholesaler Cotswold Fayre, and restaurant Flourish.

    He is also an award-winning business author of two books The Fourth Bottom Line and Forces for Good.

    When Paul established Cotswold Fayre, and later his restaurant Flourish he committed to creating an inclusive employer that would welcome people to the team who might face challenges finding work.

    In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, Paul shares with host Michael Millward the lessons he learnt about how to create a commercial advantage from being an inclusive employer.

    Paul explains the original catalyst for establishing a business, and how that business grew.

    He details some of the challenges of employing a diverse workforce and especially people with a neuro diversity. As counter balance to those challenges Paul also shares the positive impact that working has on people and their families.

    You will leave this podcast with an enthusiasm for investigating how your organisation might benefit from proactively recruiting a more diverse workforce.

    More information about Paul Hargreaves and Michael Millward is available at abeceder.co.uk.

    The Independent Minds is made on Zencastr, because as the all-in-one podcasting platform, Zencastr really does make creating content so easy.

    If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing and use our offer code ABECEDER.

    Travel

    Cotswolds Fayre is based in the Cotswolds in the UK. With discounted membership of the Ultimate Travel Club, you can travel to the Cotwolds or anywhere else at trade prices on flights, hotels, trains, and so many more travel related purchases.

    Fit For Work Look after your health and you will be fit for work.

    We recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test; a 39-health marker Annual Health Test conducted by an experienced phlebotomist Hospital standard tests are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

    A secure Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and lifestyle guidance

    Visit York Test and use this discount code MIND25.

    Three the network Visit Three for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote my referral code WPFNUQHU.

    Being a Guest

    We recommend that potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre.

    We use Matchmaker.fm to connect with potential guests If you are a podcaster looking for interesting guests or if you have something interesting to say Matchmaker.fm is where matches of great hosts and great guests are made. Use our offer code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

    We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber.

    Thank you for listening.

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    30 mins
  • Sustainable Excellence – a conversation with author Terry Tucker
    Jun 17 2025

    Terry Tucker has had a varied career. From college scholarship basketball player, to marketing executive, to police hostage negotiator and school safety advisor, he has certainly been there and done it.

    Most recently he has been battling a rare cancer. That is the sort of life event that forces you into a reflective learning mode. Unlike most people Terry has distilled his reflective learning into ten principles for leading an uncommon and extraordinary life and created a book

    .Sustainable Excellence: 10 Principles to Leading Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life,

    In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, Terry describes to host Michael Millward the ten principles. They discuss the how these ten principles to help people to create their best life.

    As Michael and Terry share their experiences of life and some of their favourite quotations they are learning from each other just as much as the listener will be learning from them.

    You will undoubtedly leave this programme feeling confident in how to deal with internal and external doubters and inspired to work on your own life.

    More information about Terry and Michael is available from Abeceder.co.uk

    The Independent Minds is made on Zencastr, because as the all-in-one podcasting platform, Zencastr really does make creating content so easy.

    If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing and use our offer code ABECEDER.

    Travel

    Joe is based in Denver Colorado, USA.

    With discounted membership of the Ultimate Travel Club, you can travel anywhere in the world at trade prices on flights, hotels, trains, and so many more travel related purchases.

    Fit For Work Look after your health and you will be fit for work.

    Terry is candid about the health challenges he and his family have faced.

    It is important to know the risks early. That is why we recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test; a 39-health marker Annual Health Test conducted by an experienced phlebotomist Hospital standard tests are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

    A secure Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and lifestyle guidance

    Visit York Test and use this discount code MIND25.

    Three the network Visit Three for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote my referral code WPFNUQHU.

    Being a Guest

    We recommend that potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre.

    We use Matchmaker.fm to connect with potential guests If you are a podcaster looking for interesting guests or if you have something interesting to say Matchmaker.fm is where great hosts and great guests are matched and great podcasts are hatched. Use our offer code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

    We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber.

    Thank you for listening.

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    27 mins
  • Casino Sales Master – a conversation with author Joseph Rockey
    Jun 12 2025

    Joseph Rockey is the author of Casino Sales Master and the founder of Elite Business Conversations.

    Joe got his first job in sales at the age of 18. It was the start of an addiction to being paid for his results, instead of swapping time for money.

    He believes that selling has been tarnished by people who attempt to force sales, and that the best deals for both buyers and sellers happen when they share a strong relationship.

    In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, Joe explains to host Michael Millward why he sees the casino as a pure selling environment and the ideal situation for sales people to learn how to build a relationship with a potential customer.

    More information about Joe and Michael is available from Abeceder.co.uk

    The Independent Minds is made on Zencastr, because as the all-in-one podcasting platform, Zencastr really does make creating content so easy.

    If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing and use our offer code ABECEDER.

    Travel

    Joe is based in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA.

    With discounted membership of the Ultimate Travel Club, you can travel anywhere in the world at trade prices on flights, hotels, trains, and so many more travel related purchases.

    Fit For Work Look after your health and you will be fit for work.

    We recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test; a 39-health marker Annual Health Test conducted by an experienced phlebotomist Hospital standard tests are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

    A secure Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and lifestyle guidance

    Visit York Test and use this discount code MIND25.

    Three the network Visit Three for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote my referral code WPFNUQHU.

    Being a Guest

    We recommend that potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre.

    We use Matchmaker.fm to connect with potential guests If you are a podcaster looking for interesting guests or if you have something interesting to say Matchmaker.fm is where matches of great hosts and great guests are made. Use our offer code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

    We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber.

    Thank you for listening.

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    30 mins
  • 10,000 Ethical Millionaires – a conversation with Gal Ezra
    Jun 10 2025

    Gal Ezra is the founder of Guaranteed Prosperity.

    It was an organisation which was inspired by the advice Gal received from his father when he found himself stranded in South Africa, unable to return home because of a visa mix up.

    Gal needed money, but his father would not send it. Instead, Gal business received advice so that as his father said he could make his own money.

    After building several profitable businesses Gal is now sharing his father’s advice with other business professionals. Gal plans that by sharing this advice he will be able to create 10,000 ethical millionaires

    In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, Gal Ezra and host Michael Millward discuss what it means to run an ethical business.

    They discuss what stops people from being successful and Gal proposes some radical ideas that will, initially have you screaming at your smart speaker!

    Some of Gal’s ideas about what stops organisations and individuals fulfilling their potential will have you screaming at your smart speaker.

    The Independent Minds is made on Zencastr, because as the all-in-one podcasting platform, Zencastr really does make creating content so easy.

    If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing and use our offer code ABECEDER.

    Travel

    Gal Ezra splits his time between Florida USA and Cape Town, South. With discounted membership of the Ultimate Travel Club, you can travel anywhere in the world at trade prices on flights, hotels, trains, and so many more travel related purchases.

    Fit For Work Look after your health and you will be fit for work.

    We recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test; a 39-health marker Annual Health Test conducted by an experienced phlebotomist Hospital standard tests are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

    A secure Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and lifestyle guidance

    Visit York Test and use this discount code MIND25.

    Three the network Visit Three for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote my referral code WPFNUQHU.

    Being a Guest

    We recommend that potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre.

    We use Matchmaker.fm to connect with potential guests If you are a podcaster looking for interesting guests or if you have something interesting to say Matchmaker.fm is where matches of great hosts and great guests are made. Use our offer code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

    We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber.

    Thank you for listening.

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    29 mins
  • What if Culture was the Strategy – a conversation with Rob Lion
    Jun 5 2025

    Rob Lionis the founder of Black River Performance Management and a Professor of Human Resource Development at Idaho State University.

    Rob is dedicated to helping organisations build cultures that foster employee well-being whilst supporting the achievement of organisational objectives.

    In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, Rob Lion and host Michael Millward discuss what if the culture was the strategy.

    They start by acknowledging that every organisation regardless of the leaders attempts to manage culture has a culture.

    Rob identifies the different drivers of culture, and the consequences of leaders not proactively managing culture.

    Michael and Rob discuss the different elements of culture, from how language is used to the behaviour of leaders and how they contribute to the development of culture.

    They reflect on the role culture plays in the successful completion of strategies.

    Their discussion covers the pros and cons of changing how we refer to groups of employees.

    The Independent Minds is made on Zencastr, because as the all-in-one podcasting platform, Zencastr really does make creating content so easy.

    If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing and use our offer code ABECEDER.

    Travel

    Rob Lion is based in Idaho, USA. With discounted membership of the Ultimate Travel Club, you can travel to Idaho or anywhere else at trade prices on flights, hotels, trains, and so many more travel related purchases.

    Fit For Work Look after your health and you will be fit for work.

    We recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test; a 39-health marker Annual Health Test conducted by an experienced phlebotomist Hospital standard tests are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

    A secure Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and lifestyle guidance

    Visit York Test and use this discount code MIND25.

    Three the network Visit Three for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote my referral code WPFNUQHU.

    Being a Guest

    We recommend that potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre.

    We use Matchmaker.fm to connect with potential guests If you are a podcaster looking for interesting guests or if you have something interesting to say Matchmaker.fm is where matches of great hosts and great guests are made. Use our offer code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

    We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber.

    Thank you for listening.

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    31 mins