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.

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What One Thing?

Jojo Smith: Build Your Brand

October 23, 2025 • Phil Davenport and Hayley Baxter

Overview
Phil & Hayley interview Jojo Smith (CreativeSAS) on the difference between brand (values, beliefs, personality, purpose) and branding (visuals). Jojo shares how ditching a generic “corporate” persona unlocked connection and growth, and outlines the Creative SAS model — Creativity, Self-awareness, Strategy — as a practical framework for founders.

Key insights

Brand first, branding second: build the naked business before choosing the clothes
Reframe “flaws” into differentiators clients value
Three fast brand-clarity exercises (favourites list, 3×3 feedback, language expansion)
Belief → Brand → Business Development: the 3-layer “cake”
Why intention + action (“WISH”) beats “shoulds” every time

Guest
Jojo Smith, Founder — CreativSAS (brand & vision); speaker and mentor
CreativSAS (no “e” in Creative)

https://www.facebook.com/sassyjojosmith

https://www.instagram.com/creativsas

https://www.creativsas.co.uk/about

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Connect with Phil and Hayley

Hayley - LinkedIn Corbar Accounting

Phil - LinkedIn Affirm IT

What One Thing Podcast – with Phil & Hayley

Each week, business owners share the one thing that made the biggest difference in their business journey — and hosts Phil (Affirm IT Services) and Hayley (Corbar Accounting) dive into the lessons, laughs, and lightbulb moments along the way.

If you’re a UK business owner looking for real stories and practical insights on growth, leadership, IT, and finance — this is the podcast for you!

Connect with the hosts

Phil Davenport | Affirm IT Services
LinkedIn
https://affirmit.co.uk/

Hayley Baxter | Corbar Accounting
LinkedIn
https://corbar.uk/

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