Ever wondered what it takes to merge two passions and create a unique business? Join us as we sit down with the multi-talented Hannah Ledwich, founder of Food and Music, who has accomplished just that! With over a decade of experience in the music industry, Hannah has performed at top venues like Wembley Stadium and the Jazz Cafe. We discuss her journey as a multi-instrumentalist, music producer, and music teacher, while exploring her entrepreneurial side.

Hannah shares with us the challenges she faced while starting Food and Music, and how she overcame the opposition that comes with introducing something new to the market. We delve into the importance of executing and marketing ideas, as well as how various influences have shaped her business and music career. Don't miss this inspiring conversation, where you'll discover the power of social media in marketing, the sacrifices made for growth, and the self-motivation needed to build a successful business. Tune in to learn from Hannah Ledwich's unique blend of food and music entrepreneurship!

Social Media Links:
Website: foodandmusic.uk
Instagram: foodandmusic1
Facebook: foodandmusic

What if you could unlock the secrets to running multiple businesses while still maintaining a healthy work-life balance? In our latest episode, we sit down with Kane Harrison, the mastermind behind Sleep Wonderful and The Voice Finder, who shares his invaluable insights on managing multiple ventures successfully.

Kane's experience as both a voiceover artist and producer led him to create The Voice Finder, a platform specifically designed to promote voices and connect them with the right clients. He also reveals how the COVID lockdown inspired the birth of Sleep Wonderful, his sleep enhancement business. During our discussion, we explore the challenges of building trust with clients, understanding the needs of producers and voice actors, and the impact of Brexit on physical product sales and shipping to customers in Europe. Kane also emphasizes the importance of time management, communication, and pre-planning to juggle his business and family responsibilities.

We delve deeper into the entrepreneurial spirit, highlighting the need for mentorship, role models, and proper guidance to help individuals realize their potential as employers and creators of businesses. Don't miss this riveting conversation that will leave you inspired and motivated to take your entrepreneurial journey to the next level!

Herman Allen is the founder and current CEO of Holibrook House (children's homes) and Hopewell School. His working life has spanned over four decades, almost equally split between the first half as a chartered engineer and the second half as a social entrepreneur.

Coming from another industry to set up a social care business it was clear to Herman that he wanted to work on and not in the business, although he now realises that is not entirely possible. He saw his role as setting the direction and casting a vision guided by my faith, which is to "Restore Hope, Release Potential, Rebuild Lives". That core task remains to this day. He started over 20 years ago with a fostering agency called Homestead Fostering before closing that and opening his first children's home in 2003 called Holibrook House. He now has 3 homes, a few less than at our peak. We also opened a special school in 2006, to enable us to provide holistic services to our young people.

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Jazz Rose is a financially free millionaire, semi-retired entrepreneur and investor. He started his first business aged 17 which he grew from £30 to £ 3 million. He now helps entrepreneurs and career-driven professionals to transform their relationship with money and become financially free, so they can become the most abundant version of themselves.

Stephanie Taylor is the Co-Founder of HMO Heaven and Rent 2 Rent Success. Stephanie went from financial uncertainty as a teenage mum to building successful businesses and a multi-million-pound property portfolio. Stephanie debunks the myth that you need large sums of money to get started in property through her inspirational book, talks, and YouTube Channel.
She’s been featured in Entrepreneur magazine, The Telegraph Newspaper, Property Investor Today, and many others. Her book Rent to Rent Success: Our 6-step system to get you started in property without buying it is a number #1 Amazon best-seller with over 160 5-star reviews.
Stephanie launched Rent 2 Rent Success to inspire others to get started. Her passion now is to help others to realize that no matter you starting point, Yes You Can!

• You can get started in property with little money
• You can sack your boss within a year
• You can create a life you love and live it on your terms

Here are Stephanie's Socials:
https://www.facebook.com/rent2rentsuccess
https://www.instagram.com/stephanietproperty/
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/missstephanietaylor
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSxnM8Y1ifLi4JqliZz5aBw

Mark Maciver, aka SliderCuts, has been cutting hair professionally since 2003. During that time, he has nurtured an impressive client list, which includes basketball player Lebron James, world heavyweight champion boxer Anthony Joshua, TV personality Reggie Yates and high-hitting UK rappers Stormzy and Tinie Tempah, amongst others. Through these things and more, Mark continues to perfect his craft while equipping small businesses, his community and the younger generation with the expertise and self-belief they need to flourish and succeed. Through his craft, Mark has built up a highly recognisable brand in SliderCuts that has stretched his reach and impact far beyond the barbering industry, landing him features in Nike’s “Nothing Beats a Londoner” campaign, Facebook’s “Let’s Get to Work” campaign, features in magazines such as GQ and Time Out to name a few. Not only that, Mark opened the SliderCuts Studios barbershop in East London in 2018; is working on creating a product line; and released his debut book in 2019 titled Shaping Up Culture, where he shares key business insights. Mark’s passion, drive and diligence has allowed him to not only build a successful business, but to also become a role model to many.

Social Links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slidercuts/
Website: https://www.slidercuts.com/

Emmanuel Asuquo is a qualified Financial Adviser and has worked in Financial Services for over 15 years. Emmanuel is privileged enough to give financial education talks all over the UK and has spoken to over 30,000 people in the last three years. Emmanuel has been featured in The Times, Telegraph, The Sun and Daily Mail newspapers and invited to speak as an expert guest on BBC Radio on multiple occasions. In November 2019, Emmanuel was one of four experts on the popular Channel 4 finance show “Save Well, Spend Better”. In June 2020, Emmanuel was an expert for the BBC One show “Your Money And Your Life”, helping a family save just under £10,000 on their annual household bills. In August 2020, Emmanuel was invited to be a financial expert on BBC 1’s Morning Live, Watchdog, Rip Off Britain and ITV’s “This Morning”, putting him in the home of millions of viewers all over the UK. Emmanuel’s latest project on Channel 4 is Called Secret Spenders and is available on More 4. Emmanuel has a passion for helping people, and his vision is to become the financial adviser to the nation.

Social Links
Website: https://emmanuelasuquo.com/
Instagram: https://emmanuelasuquo.com/

Welcome to ‘The British Blacktrepreneur Podcast’ with me, your host, Jason Lazarus. This Podcast exists to promote Black Businesses in the UK; to educate Black Entrepreneurs on all things business and to inspire you on your entrepreneurial journey. I’ll be speaking with black entrepreneurs from different backgrounds, industries and experiences. Furthermore, here at the British Blacktrepreneur, we want to see 1000 black entrepreneurs start their own podcast!

This show will feature amazing entrepreneurs including Mark Maciver owner of Barbershop Brand ‘Slider Cuts’, Successful Social Entrepreneur Herman Allenl; behavior expert Tracey Campbell and one of the UK’s most popular and esteemed financial advisors Emmanuel Asuquo 

So if you want to see the promotion of black business; the impartation of knowledge and hear real inspiration, then join me on my weekly podcast.