On The Business Show on Marlow FM on 7th July 2022, mental health trainer Sharron Moffatt and solicitor Erika Moralez-Perez joined me to talk about their respective businesses, and to discuss a range of business news stories.
You can connect with Sharron at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharron-moffatt/ and with Erika at https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikamoralezperez/ .
Having recently seen Elton John at Hyde Park as part of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, I kicked off the show with Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Watch a great live version from Top of the Pops at https://youtu.be/RZ3Bb4UsXhU.
I spoke first to Erika about Iconos Group, and what she does as both CEO and Commercial Lawyer for Iconos Group. We also talked about GDPR, which is one of her specialisms. Remember that?
Sharron then talked about the importance of noticing mental health issues in yourself and in other people, before explaining her work as a mental health trainer – in what way does she train people, and how does she train?
We then had quite a conversation about the menopause, and in particular (of course) the impact of the menopause on someone’s working life, be that the woman involved, her manager, her colleagues or others in that part of her life. See https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2022/jan/17/more-than-1m-uk-women-could-quit-their-jobs-through-lack-of-menopause-support for the article that sparked the conversation. A long, but really important conversation to be having.
“Happy” by Pharrell Williams was Sharron’s choice of music, because you just have to get up and dance to it (which used to be a rule in her house!). Hear it for yourself at https://youtu.be/C7dPqrmDWxs.
Erika’s choice of business news story for us to talk about was around the lack of business continuity planning leading to flight cancellations, and what we can all learn from that – again, quite a conversation! Read the story for yourself at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62021354.
Lastly, we talked about the article at https://www.fsb.org.uk/resources-page/six-tips-for-managing-loneliness-as-a-small-business-owner.html - what are the best ways to deal with loneliness as a small business owner?
I closed the show with another band who’d recently played at Hyde Park – The Rolling Stones. Their song “Time is on my side” perhaps doesn’t sum them up, but I played it anyway! Enjoy it at https://youtu.be/sEj8lUx0gwY (in black and white of course!).
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