Wrapping up series 2 we have Mike Warren who heads up the Apex Organisation out of Brighton. Initially starting in direct sales to gain some practical experience during a summer between university semesters he decided to apply himself and 18 months later was running an office. Talking of managing self doubt and how to preparation to prevent it from…

Coming at things from an educational perspective in today's episode we have Greig Ward, Creative Content and Learning Manager at The Marketing Sales Group in Australia. If you are the type of person who likes theories to be backed with studies and evidence then you'll enjoy hearing how Greig reviews the '3 M's'. Talking about getting into flow, und…

With over two decades of direct sales experience under his belt, James Buckley of Mantra Marketing is very well placed to offer some insight into what it takes to make it in this industry. Very much of the opinion that you don't really have time to think about hope to 'cope' and rather just roll your sleeves up and graft, he reflects with us on how…

Heading stateside with this episode featuring Melissa Lewis of Innovating Great Minds, in Florida. What's notable about Mel is her laser focus when it comes to goals and standards, she talks about how he is lining up her next objectives before reaching her current ones to keep her momentum. Holding an incredible record for sales success over 8 year…

In our eyes the definition of a great mentor, Steve Sapsford of Elite and Jarzac Group based out of NSW, Australia speaks to us about how he observed a focussed mindset and mentality in his early days in direct sales. It's so clear from this conversation that Steve gets a lot of satisfaction and reward from supporting others in their journeys, refl…

Entering into direct sales fuelled by his motivation to fund his music career, Callum Wallace of Atlas Promotions in Edinburgh tells us about his 'Sliding Doors' moment which led him to running his own company for the past 10 years. Describing how his main challenge was coaching sales people due to an aversion to having critical conversations, we l…

We've returned to the studio with more episodes of experts in the direct sales world and first up this round we have Josh, MD of AEI Prospects based in Brighton who has 10 years experience after graduating from university. Quite a surprising and vulnerable discussion about how he was identified as a student unlikely to meet the expected criteria in…

Welcome to Mike Blane, CEO of Appco UK, with a career in direct sales spanning 33 years ever since he was, in his own words, 'lost' after graduating from university. If you were to look at his 'stats' over career it would be some impressive reading - from the companies he has helped boost through the connections he has formed between them and direc…

Welcome to Fran Davies, COO of the Mantra Marketing Group who is celebrating a huge landmark in her career of 20 years within direct sales! Fran has been a long time mentor and source of guidance for the Mentorprise Group since it's inception so a perfect guest for our first set of interviews. She covers her shift in attitude towards how she spends…

Welcome to Emily Gara, Assistant Owner based out of Monument Promotions in Swindon. Pivoting her career from performing arts to direct sales in Nov 2020 and has become a pillar of the team over the past couple of years. She talks about her transition into team leadership and how to get the best out of people by understanding them and making sure yo…

Hosts Nina Collis and Rob Cotterell introduce themselves and the Mentorprise Group. Recorded after the rest of this mini series we wanted to give some context as to who we are are why we wanted to start this podcast. Starting when the group of companies was in fact just one company, RedSeven Marketing, back in 2013 you can hear about how Rob starte…