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What One Thing?
One business. One lesson. Every week.
Real businesses. Real stories. Real-time.
What One Thing? is the straight-talking weekly podcast for growing UK businesses with a team who are on the move — building, scaling, and figuring it out as they go.
Join co-hosts Hayley Baxter (Corbar Accounting) and Phil Davenport (Affirm IT) as they chat with fellow business owners and share their own lessons from the journey — the things they wish they'd known, the wins, the wobbles, and the one thing that made the biggest difference.
Each episode is 15–25 minutes of real-world insight, a few laughs, and practical takeaways to help you grow a better business — without the fluff.
🎙️ Expect:
- Honest interviews with business owners on the grow
- Topic episodes on key business challenges
- Straight answers, no jargon
- One clear lesson, every week
👀 Also on YouTube — because yes, it’s filmed too.
📍 Based in Derbyshire, speaking to businesses across the UK.
New episodes every week — follow to catch the next one.
What One Thing?
05 Catherine Wenborn: From Solicitor to MD: Building a Niche Law Firm with Purpose and People First
In this episode of What One Thing, we sit down with Catherine Wenborn, founder and Managing Director of Vines Legal, a specialist family law firm in Chesterfield. Catherine shares her journey from employed solicitor to business owner, revealing how she went from launching with just four client files to leading a growing, niche legal practice.
We cover:
- Why she turned down an equity partnership to launch her own firm
- How offering a free initial consultation became a powerful growth tool
- The transition from working in the business to working on it
- How business coaching and leadership training helped her evolve as a managing director
- The power of outsourcing and building a trusted team
- What it really takes to maintain quality, compliance and culture as you scale
Whether you're in law, professional services, or any B2B industry — if you're a business owner with a team looking to grow, you'll find valuable insight and inspiration in Catherine's story.
🔗 Learn more about Vines Legal: https://vineslegal.co.uk
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