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Conversations, concepts and insights from people who have dared to go after their dreams, who share their gifts with the world, and who have created the life that they want. This podcast aims to free you from whatever is holding you back, spark transformation and give you the courage, inspiration, permission and tools to live your best, most inspired and fulfilled life, so you can make the biggest positive impact in the world. Hosted by Elisabeth Valentine, Danish born London based voiceover ...
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Hosted by video strategist and expert Simon Banks. We talk about all thing video and how to use this powerful medium to grow your business. If you are a business owner or marketer, you need to know how to use video for your business, and how to get a Return of Investment on any video content you create. We talk about video strategy, production, content, distribution, marketing, gaining new leads and getting new clients. And so much more.
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The 5-step process for creating effective video content In this short solo episode, I discuss why businesses need to create more video. After a recent poll, I found two main who businesses don't create consistent video content, firstly, understanding the benefits of video and second, the time it takes to create it. There are many reasons why busine…
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How to create YouTube videos that convert with Tom Breeze If you're not promoting your videos with ads on YouTube, you're missing out on a huge opportunity to reach your target audience. While organic views and shares can certainly help your videos gain traction, promoting your content with ads on YouTube allows you to reach a highly targeted audie…
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The Smart Connector with Jane Bayler. As the Smart Connector, Jane Bayler is a London-based business growth expert who specializes in helping B2B consultants and service providers increase their revenue and establish themselves as the leading authority in their industry. With a background in media, advertising, real estate, and marketing, Jane has …
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How to be confident on camera with Elisabeth Valentine Are you intimidated by the thought of appearing on video? You're not alone! The fear of being recorded, evaluated, and judged by others is common. We don't like the way we look or the way we sound on video. And often, we get brain-freeze or tongue-tied as soon as the record button is pressed. B…
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How embracing video has transformed my business Joining me this week is business owner Jim Prior, who runs a soundproofing company based in the Midlands, and since going all in with video has seen his business grow by 40%. In the beginning, Jim couldn't see the value of spending money on video and be reluctant to get in front of the camera. But onc…
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Joining me this week is Lee Kennedy Washington. Lee runs an agency called Viral Seeding, and in this episode, we look at why you should be paying to get your video in front of your audience. In today's digital landscape, video is one of the most powerful tools for connecting with your audience and driving engagement. But to truly make an impact, yo…
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Revolutionising Content Creation: How ChatGPT is Transforming the Way Businesses Generate Content Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you would of heard of the AI Platform 'CHATGPT'. In this solo episode, I walk through how ChatGPT generates content. I will be taking you through the process of using ChatGPT to create high-quality written cont…
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Why you need a video brief with Christophe Stourton When creating a video for your business, having a clear and concise video brief is essential. A video brief is a document that outlines the goals, target audience, messaging, and other important details for your video project. Joining me this week is Christophe Stourton, better known as Chief-Of-B…
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Corporate Filmmaking with Ryan Say Joining me this week is Ryan Say, he is a Filmmaker specialising in Corporate Film and Video based in West London. Ryan helps businesses, entrepreneurs and artists create quality video content. Promote products, educate audiences and bring your experience to life with carefully crafted videos that align ethos, val…
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Video marketing trends for 2023 In this episode, I look into my crystal ball to predict and give tips on the video marketing trends you need to look out for in 2023. Trend No.1 - AI for content creation Trend No.2 - The Vertical video short form battle Trend No.3 - The demise of Facebook & Twitter Trend No.4 – Video advertising Trend No.5 – The ris…
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How video 10x-ed my business with Dr Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey. Joining me this week is Dr Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey, he is the Founder & Managing Director of Element of Inclusion. His business supports business leaders and organisations' workplaces to become inclusive. "There is something in this video lark", is Dr Jonathan's favourite saying. He has …
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Joining me this week is Steve Garvey, CEO of Moving Image, a new breed of research agency blending data and creativity to get business results from video. He is also a Director of We Fight Fraud, which makes high quality original film to combat financial crime. Steve has had over 30 years of experience in film and video as an agency head, producer …
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Joining me this week is Steffen Christensen, the CTO and Co-Founder of TwentyThree, which recently published a game-changing report called The State of Video 2022, linked below. Throughout this episode we discuss some of the key findings in the report, which may just change how you think about your business’ video strategy. We discuss the optimal t…
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Should you be using YouTube for your business? Do you love YouTube? Many of us watch videos on the platform every day. But should you be using it to host your video content? Everyone loves and has heard of YouTube. Many of us watch videos on the platform every day. But should you be using it to host your video content? While YouTube is free to use,…
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Joining me this week is Ben Amos from Engage Video Marketing. In this week’s episode, Ben & I walk through how to create a video-first approach for your business. We discuss the 7 elements you need to include to ensure any video content you create is successful. Ben is a passionate online video strategist, video producer, international speaker and …
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The power of video – lights, camera, strategy Video Grows in Importance But Doesn’t Reach Full Potential [New Research]. Video is a critical piece of many successful content marketing strategies, but is it being used to its full potential? That’s the question the Content Marketing Institute set out to answer in the newly released 2022 Video & Visua…
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Joining me this week is Isaac Anderson, the Co-Founder and Chief Process Officer at Abound Social - a B2B agency based in Kansas City. Isaac shares his insights on how to get the most return from your video content and we talk all things strategy, production, content distribution, marketing, how you can get visible, gain new leads AND get new clien…
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Joining me this week is sales funnel expert Mike Killen, and in this episode we give loads of tips on how you can use video to increase your conversions and sales for your business. You may often bury your head in the sand when it comes to your sales funnel, or just delegate to someone else, but understanding and optimising your sales funnel is vit…
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If you knew that producing a video for £5,000 would generate £10,000 in business, would you do it? This sounds like a no-brainer, but I have worked in video for many years and one of the things I see regularly is businesses wasting a lot of money creating video content that sits on a shelf unused. Those same businesses will then think that investme…
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In the first episode of Simon Says Video I'm joined by psychologist, stand-up comedian and self-professed pop star Paul Boross. I’ve been working with Paul on his award-winning The Humourology Podcast as his producer, but our friendship extends much further back. It was a pleasure to have him on the podcast as we talk about the psychology of video …
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Are you a business owner or marketer? Do you love the idea of video, but it’s just not getting the results that you want or need? If the answer is yes, then Simon Says Video is the podcast you need. In every episode I help you understand how to use video to grow your business and get a return on investment. How do I know the secrets? I have over 30…
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Happy New Year! Today we talk about why New Years Resolutions and goals often don't work, and a simple way of setting powerful, realistic goals that connect deeply to the juicy things you REALLY want! Elisabeth also takes you through her Review, Re-set and Re-imagine workbook, which you can get for FREE if you email her at elisabeth@elisabethvalent…
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Some thoughts on Christmas, hope, love and compassion... And on how to have faith in the unseen reality of the future you want to create! And you get a little musical gift for you at the end How can you choose YOU? Care for you, whilst caring for everyone else too? What does your heart yearn for? And how can you make it happen? Email elisabeth@elis…
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Deep conversation this week with guest Zenna Grundtvig. Zenna has a background in Psychotherapy, and has studied dancing for more than a decade as well as many years dedicated studying Iyengar Yoga, Permaculture and Herbal medicine. Zennas work is to assist you in a deep reflection of how you are right now in this world, your body and your relation…
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On today's solo episode you get a powerful tool for curating the future. Using science-based visualisation + handwriting + energy & emotion in Elisabeth Valentine's Future Diary tool, you can create the dreams-scenario of any future event, and watch the magic unfold. This is especially useful if you're nervous or fearful of something then you can r…
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Today's guest is Helen Williams. Former successful corporate events manager and sales exec turned property-invester, entrepreneur, key-note speaker, coach and podcast host. She’s the founder of HEW- Helping entrepreneurs Win, a thriving coaching business. Helen is known for her tough-love, and we talk about excuses and how to banish them, backing y…
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In todays episode Elisabeth shares the importance of measuring your progress, if you're to succeed with your goals! Things mentioned in the podcast- If you want a FREE copy of Stephanie and Nicky Taylors bestseller "Rent 2 Rent Success" as mentioned in episode 41, leave a 5 star review of the podcast and send a screenshot of it to support@rent2rent…
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On today's podcast we've got Inspiring Person of the Year - Stephanie Taylor as a guest. She's a bestselling author, property investor, co-founder of award winning property management and development company HMO Heaven and Co-founder of Rent 2 Rent Success, which helps people getting started in property. To get Stephanie and Nicky's Taylors No. 1 b…
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What do you want? Do you even know? How often do you ask yourself this essential question? Leaving comfortable, ok, fine situations are so much harder than leaving terrible ones. Elisabeth shares a story of cross-roads, dark nights of the soul and ultimately leaving an absolutely comfortable, lovely job for an insecure path, that ultimately lead he…
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On today's podcast Elisabeth speaks with Sebastian Bates, Entrepreneur, Founder of " The Warrior Academy" a global Martial arts organisation, host of " The Warrior Academy Podcast" and best selling author of The Warrior Method and his new book "Not a Victim- Enable your child to break through bullying and develop a black Belt in resilience for life…
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Do you feel comfortable when you win? When you're no. 1? In this solo-episode Elisabeth tells a story about winning and the negative emotions that accompanied the win. Ultimately revealing fears, beliefs and thought-patterns... Most of the time we don't really know what stops us from doing certain things, going for the win, being comfortable with a…
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On today's episode Elisabeth talks to Lou Hamilton. She is an artist, award-winning filmmaker and author of the books Brave New Girl- How to be fearless, Fear Less and her upcoming book is very appropriately to this podcast called Dare to Share! She’s also the host of Brave New Girl Podcast and the founder of Silk Studios. Lou helps people re-frame…
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Season 3 is here, and in the premiere you get a little teaser of the guests and topics to come in this season, Then Elisabeth shares a story and lessons from a dangerous encounter: - Why shedding your old skin is require for growth - Why you can't wait for "some day" or "one day" to change! - Why danger can be positive - Why you should have some co…
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Sometimes the only way forward is to retreat. In daring to go after our dreams, sharing our gifts with the world and creating the life we want, we can get so caught up in working, hustling, striving and achieving 24-7, that we forget that rest is an essential part of the work. Rest and retreating gives you an overview, clarity and renewed energy, p…
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" You'll only be criticised by people doing less than you" is a common saying in the entrepreneurial space. Is this actually true? In this episode, Elisabeth talks about how peoples critique, advice and opinions about what you do, your dreams and how you live your life, is nothing more than opinions. How to discern who to take criticism from by ask…
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In this solo-episode Elisabeth discusses a method to finding out what boxes you need ticked in order to feel like you're truly thriving. How we shouldn't fall pray to someone else's vision of success and happiness, but instead do what makes US feel fulfilled. And you can chose to do more than 1 thing, and you can change your mind and chose again. I…
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In this episode my guest is Mason Dyson Roberts, an entrepreneur, a former Mixed Martial Arts athlete and now a Men's holistic performance coach, and speak and coach in companies like Apple, Marvel and Coming from an inner London tough upbringing, Mason shares his story of going from living a life that often felt like a struggle, is supposed to be …
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In today's solo episode Elisabeth talks about helping your future self. Especially the future selv who might be tired, stressed out, overwhelmed or have used up all their decisions for the day... " If you're always ready, you never have to GET ready!" Are you ready to take it to the next level? Or do you need to do some prep, so you can say YES whe…
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Today's Guest is Jo Valentina Sinclair. A Spiritual Business Mentor & Mindset Coach and radio DJ. She is the founder of Create Your Own Story - a coaching business empowering high vibe, conscious, female business owners, to change the stories they are telling themselves, about money, confidence & self worth, to create deep transformations in their …
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Why is it so difficult to say no? In this solo episode, Elisabeth shares a couple of situations from her own life both personal and professionel, and reflects on why we say yes, when we really mean no. Why we should all say no when we mean no, and yes when we mean yes. When you "feel" a no, is it fear or intuition talking to you. and how to discern…
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On today's episode Elisabeth talks about control, choices and being true to yourself... Even when we don't have control over external circumstances, we ALWAYS have control over the story we tell ourselves about it. Growing up being "down-to-earth" and sensible was portrayed as desirable personality traits, but sometimes we need to be the opposite i…
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Today's guest is Cara Cunniff. She’s the founder of Thrive In Midlife, an entrepreneur and former British Army Reserve Officer. She’s got a passion for people & leadership, is an Endurance athlete and created Thrive in Midlife to coach and unlock the ambitions of midlife professionals, moving them from survive to thrive. In this episode we talk abo…
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In this episode Elisabeth talks about how to keep momentum going, when the initial excitement has gone, when it feels like no one cares about it or you're not seeing the results yet? Instead of getting caught up in the "shiny object syndrome", Elisabeth talks about how having a higher aim in align with your values, will sustain you through the time…
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In this conversation Elisabeth speaks to Celia Peachey. She is a transformational coach and activist for peace and human rights. For a decade she’s been raising awareness of domestic abuse, healthy relationshops and wellbeing. She’s a key voice for Safe Lives, a facilitator for Centre of Peaceful solutions and an ambassador for Amnesty internationa…
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Does your feelings ever get the best of you? It's been a melt-down kind of a week for lots of people. Elisabeth shares her own melt-down and a way of handling it when your emotions run away with you... And a reminder that feelings and thoughts are like clouds... they pass! Like weather they change! And just because you feel something is true, doesn…
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On today's podcast episode Elisabeth talks to Camilla Collins, a makeup artist, business owner, confidence coach and the author of the book #No Filter Needed... We talk about building confidence from within, how "boring" habits like meal-prepping and bed-times gives you confidence and freedom, and how life is not about the destination but about the…
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Or at least fortune favours those who show up... So many times we afr On todays solo-episode Elisabeth shares a story from her own life, where the circumstances really weren't perfect, but instead of not going for an opportunity , the fact that it was so "not perfect" actually ended up working in her favour. Having nothing to lose gives you the fre…
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In this bitesize solo episode, we discuss a life-changing practise. When you change " I don't have time for" with "it's not a priority to" things become very clear to you. Saying " It's not a priority for me right now to... " Take care of my health ; Eat well ; work on my goals and dreams; etc feels out ridiculous... just as ridiculous as saying" I…
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In today's episode Elisabeth is joined by Matt Rivers. Musician, Writer, Intuitive healer, Reiki Master and the Author of the book "Note to self- Writing to reveal your soul" In this conversation we go deep into why writing is so powerful, how you can use soul writing to heal and tap into your inner guidance and let your voice be heard. Matt shares…
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In this bite-sized solo episode Elisabeth shares a quick but powerful tool to help you make better decisions, stop you worrying and the subconscious fears that stop us for going for our dreams... So often we stop ourselves going after our dreams, or sharing our gifts with the world or creating the life that we want because we’re afraid of failing o…
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