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Prosper in 2021

November 30, 2020 by Malcolm Gallagher Leave a Comment

Winning more –aiming to Bounce Ahead– is crucial for most businesses in 2021. Not just for survival but to see opportunity! One BIG opportunity pos for small and medium-sized business to win more contracts, tenders and proposals.

Bidding and bid-writing has CHANGED! It’s now more about “who you are” than “what you do”. You need to know HOW to win. BizVision has been coaching bid-winners for over 20 years.

Now we are releasing our BizVision 2021 WIN Collection with a number of exciting programmes that are “of the moment” and will help you stand out from competitors.

This blog tells you about two of those great programmes:

Top Gun Bid Winner is for those who want to win more bids, tenders, contracts and proposals in 2021. You’ll know that it’s not enough to submit a bid, it has to be a persuasive bid or tender. And that means knowing what today’s buyers are seeking. Download the TopGun Bid Winner programme details by clicking here.

The Certified Conscious Supplier (vendor) is for those businesses who are aware and responsible in their planet, people and profits activity and now want to gain the just benefits from such activity. Buyers are seeking Conscious Suppliers and the BizVision Certified Conscious Supplier Programme will give you that vital edge. Download the Conscious supplier Programme details by clicking here.

Are you ready to WIN MORE in 2021? We’re ready to help!!

Have you been watching the BizVision 250Fest?

November 19, 2020 by Malcolm Gallagher Leave a Comment

For 2 weeks that started on 16th November, we’re celebrating #250Fest achieving 250+ BV-TV video interviews with business and thought leaders since the start of the March lockdown. Each day for the fortnight we’re publishing here on our platform and at Linked In, a daily selection of fresh interviews.

Have you missed any of the following? Click on the links below to watch.

Former SAS Commander turned holistic leadership coach, Floyd Woodrow talked on the BV-TV Leadership Matters Show about the need for Conscious Leadership and how he is meeting his conscious goal with his founder of Compass For Life. Get Floyd’s thought on leadership today and also how the SAS is not all about “who dares wins” ! Watch at https://bit.ly/3nwt15x

Former Grey’s Anatomy star and Voice-Over specialist, Lili Wexu talked to Malcolm Gallagher on the BV-TV Top Gun Marketing Show about how you need to get the audio part of your marketing message correct if you want true audience engagement. Great advice from a world-leader in voice-overs. See if you recognise her! Watch at https://bit.ly/36G54lt

Jonathan Job of Dutch-based Duynie Group explains on BV-TV Conscious Business Show how they have successfully embedded a circular economy strategy and how suppliers and customers are getting involved. Let Jonathan explain to you the value of circular economy thinking. Watch at https://bit.ly/3k8qdJN

And lots more- launched daily in #250Fest here at www.bizvision.co.uk. Click on BV-TV Channels to have a wander around our award-winning interviews. Gain insights and even some great ideas!

Check out our Achiever Leadership, Conscious Business and Top Gun Sales & Marketing programmes to help you be amongst these winners. Just click on the tabs on the menu for details and information downloads.

New BV-TV Channel for 2021

November 18, 2020 by Malcolm Gallagher Leave a Comment

BizVision has launched a new leadership channel focusing on 2021 Leadership needs and skills.

The channel “Leadership Matters” is now live on the BV-TV Network at www.Bizvision.co.uk.

It combines previous channels of Meet The Leader and Achiever Leader legacy videos. The focus of all the new interviews on the channel will be on leadership in 2021 and beyond.

“We want to encourage leaders to put the challenges and worries of 2020 behind them and look forward to finding and seizing opportunity in this new altered world in the New Year” said Malcolm Gallagher of BizVision, ” The Leadership Matters Channel from our BV-TV Network aims to achieve that”, he added.

He went on to say that the online TV Channel will have a sister channel of an audio podcast in the same name.

All can be accessed from the www.bizvision.co.uk platform

“To accompany the channel we have a wide range of coaching programmes including The Visible Leader and The Adaptive Leader,” continued Malcolm “And shortly we are launching the Business Velocity Academy for those leaders who want to achieve 2021 business acceleration but do it fast, he added.

250 Fest starts 16th November with multiple daily launches

November 13, 2020 by Malcolm Gallagher Leave a Comment

Roll the trailer below and come to our free 250 Fest

At BizVision we’re celebrating having completed over 250 video interviews with business and thought leaders from around the world. And that’s since the start of UK Lockdown- March 2020!

To celebrate and showcase new interviews, and to give you some great ideas and insights for a super 2021, we’re bringing you 250 Fest – a daily multiple launches of our yet unseen interviews.

250 Fest starts here at BizVision and on Linked In and other media channels from 16th November until 30th November 2020.

That’s 14 days of great insights to boost your 2021 from great leaders and thinkers such as:

Hear from former SAS Commander Floyd Woodrow why Conscious Leadership is NOW needed
Hear from Clint Arthur, The Greatest Show On Earth NYC radio host, why you need to be a celebrity entrepreneur
Hear from former Apprentice winner Lee McQueen why talent management in 2021 is vital
Hear from Greys Anatomy actress and VoiceOver supremo, Lili Wexu, why your 2021 audio marketing message needs to be spot on
Hear from Linda Pilkington of UK-based Ormonde Jayne Perfumery how she has pivoted her business to have her best quarter ever with “Eau de Zoom”!
Hear from USA futurist Rebecca Costa why fast adaptation doesn’t work and your need to focus on pre-adaptation in this fast-changing world.

And much, much more in 250 Fest here at Bizvision.co.uk.

Pencil and paper at the ready for inspiring ideas!

Is now the time to kickstart your sales for 2021?

November 11, 2020 by Malcolm Gallagher Leave a Comment

There’s a new wave of optimism coming says BizVision’s Top Gun Sales Show host Malcolm Gallagher. He urges businesses to plan now to ride the wave to greater sales in 2021 as BizVision launches its KickStart Sales 2021 series of virtual events.

“Each day with our BV-TV Top Gun Sales & Marketing Show, I am interviewing business and thought leaders from around the world and feeling that wave is growing,” says Malcolm.

He further added that astute and agile companies are setting our ambitious sales goals for 2021 with both an effort to recover from a 2020 downturn but also to seize any opportunity that less active competitors may be allowing.

“In the USA, in particular, they are seeing their sales skills will come to the fore in 2021 and planning their kickstart now”, continued Malcolm.

He said that, from his interviews with leaders in the US, he found many have been working on their 2021 sales strategy for some time and are now ready to implement their 20201 Sales KickStart sessions earlier than usual.

Malcolm’s company, BizVision, which runs the Top Gun Sales & Marketing Academy as well as the award-winning BV-TV Top Gun Sales Show has announced a collection of virtual 2021 Sales Kickstart sessions which are customized to each company.

“We create a virtual set with the company brand, plan with them the personalized content for the online event and present it from our UK studio,” said Malcolm.

Interested companies can get more details by visiting the BizVision Sales Kickstart 2021 where there’s a download sheet information sheet available. Or click here for the download

Lockdown thought- Time to be grateful for a sharing pie

November 2, 2020 by Malcolm Gallagher Leave a Comment

One of the interesting aspects of being involved in the hospitality, food and drink industry for over 40 years as well as owning our own high profile BV-TV Network is that sometimes we get to review new and innovative products.

The innovation may be in the marketing, the branding, the packaging, the product itself or even who it is aimed at satisfying.

To me personally, it is a mission of helping promote visionary entrepreneurs within a sector that has been good to me over the years.

So when we were asked if we would like to review a pie naturally we are going to say yes. But what a “yes” it turned out to be!

The pie in question was from Grateful Pies – find them at gratefulpies.com.

First of all the pie arrived by Royal Mail and so well wrapped in a double layer of sealed padded packaging and within a strong box. Top marks to the company not only for that packaging but also for the presentation and the anticipation.

Grateful Pies say their pies are meant to be shared! That’s their very valid marketing line. But it’s lockdown and so no meeting up to share with friends. Oh, bother! My dear wife and I had to keep it all to ourselves!! But each pie does feed up to 6 people.

The company says its pies are Tourtiere-style which originates in Quebec, Canada.

It’s a light olive oil pastry crust within which is a really delicious serving of green lentils, Bramley apples and fresh vegetable filling. It’s seasoned with Grateful Pies own secret blend of spices which I loved.

Naturally, the pies are suitable for vegans, vegetarians and meat eaters alike.

So we sat down last Sunday night for our pie meal. However, Boris Johnson had just announced the second lockdown, Sean Connery had just died, it was cold and wet in Northumberland. Not exactly the right mood to have a tasting session! But I have to say, and this if not just flamboyancy in my writing, that it was absolutely delicious and put us in a “grateful” mood.

My wife, Kim, who makes a mean pie herself and, like me, has been in the world of hospitality for umpteen years, said she thought it was the best pie she has ever tasted anywhere in the world.

Kim’s palate and food assessment is much better than mine. I coach chefs, hotels, restaurants, food and drink makers in marketing and leadership. I guess between the two of us we know our stuff.

You can serve your pie with a range of accompaniments or just Tomato sauce. We had a few baby new potatoes and Kim’s homemade Indian-style chutney.

Finally, I have to tell you that Kim praising the pie to that extent is unusual!. So it’s a big “Yes” from Kim and myself. Find them at Gratefulpies.com.

Meet The Leader BV-TV Channel Launched

April 24, 2020 by Malcolm Gallagher Leave a Comment

Here’s a great new way to gain insightful ideas and thoughtful thinking with our BV-TV launch of our new Meet The Leader channel.

We’ve been online video interviewing some really exciting leaders and probing them for their thoughts and especially how they feel business will happen in the “new normal”.

Click on BVTV here on the BizVision Hub and select Meet The Leader TV from the dropdown or click here. You’ll then see your selection of videos to watch. Some of the interviews have been split into 2, 3 or 4 videos so do watch them all to get the “full story”!

Featuring these leaders

Watch as Ott Vatter, the M.D. of Estonia’s E-Residency initiative tells you over 2 videos how already 100’s of UK companies are signing up so they can have a business presence in the EU after Brexit.

Watch John Attridge, CEO of BBX UK who employs over 200 people tell you over 2 videos how his platform helps businesses monetize their spare capacity and how you can network with his 90,000 + members.

Watch Jonathan Beech, M.D. of immigration law experts, Migrate UK explain over 2 videos why you may need to understand and take action to meet the challenge of the new UK immigration rules.

Watch Rupert Morrison, CEO of data analytics experts, Orgvue discuss with Malcolm Gallagher over 4 videos a wide range of data handling subjects and his thoughts on the future.

A growing collection of leader interviews

Malcolm is constantly interviewing from the BV-TV “Meet The Leader” studio so watch out for insightful insights as we publish more videos to the Meet The Leader channel.

If you would like to be a “VIP Guest” on the channel or one of our WebShows please down the details by clicking here.

Listening to leaders who “have done it and are doing it” is a great way to grow your own skills and business. Keep visiting the Meet The Leader channel or join our FREE Content Library with its many resources and you’ll get notified when we post another interview.

Lock-Down Quiz Time Launched!

April 16, 2020 by Malcolm Gallagher Leave a Comment

From Kim and Malcolm Gallagher, here at the BizVision Hub

We don’t know how the lock-down is going in your home but many of our friends and family are getting frustrated! It’s not just the confinement of lock-down but the continuous onslaught of sad news. And no apparent end in sight.

So, we thought you may like to share some of the quizzes we have been doing instead of watching too much news!

We’re calling it Lock-Down Quiz Time and there’s a page here on the BizVision Hub where you can download a growing Quiz Set collection complete with both Questions and Answers.

They are all free just click on your set and the PDF will download to you. No cheating mind- as we’ve also sent you the answers in the same download!

Oh, and we can guarantee that every quiz has been done by us and that we have never reached 100% of correct answers!

Please enjoy them and we’ll post new sets each week so keep popping back to the Lock-Down Quiz download page. Why not quiz-time with your family or try the new idea of an online quiz group with friends or family using Facetime, Facebook, Skype or Zoom or similar?

Meanwhile, please stay at home as much as you can so we can all save our brilliant NHS, or the health service in your country, and importantly save lives.

Are you playing it too safe for the 2020’s?

February 17, 2020 by Malcolm Gallagher Leave a Comment

to the edge strategy at bizvision.co.uk

By Malcolm Gallagher

In these challenging & uncertain times of the 2020’s are you playing it too safe to succeed? Is it time for an awakening strategy?

A lot of businesses are telling me they are struggling or underperforming. In fact, it is estimated that in the UK in 2020, 1 in 4 businesses may go bust.

How to be in the other 3?

With a long history in sales, marketing and leadership (it’s called gravitas!) I can see many of the changes that are happening and for some time now here on my blog and podcasts I‘ve highlighted them. But today I have a strategy to communicate that I suspect many businesses may choose to ignore.

The core business growth problem is, I feel, that far too many businesses are playing safe. You know “same old, same old” – don’t change as it has always worked attitude. However, my rough analysis so far tells me it is those safe players who are having trouble.

If you want to survive and thrive you need to move away from the “deadly” safe zone and into the danger zone. Move to what is called To The Edge

To get to the edge you first need to Agree…

That calculated and managed risk is good
Change is happening and will impact you no matter what
Safe is NOT safe -its soft in this challenging and uncertain world.
Innovation is needed
And finally, agree to consider creating a To The Edge strategy

How do you get such a strategy?

Well, as I know from my coaching work, there is no generic “to the edge” strategy template. It requires a customised framework.

I do know that first of all it needs integrated team effort. That’s sales working with marketing working with finance working with production.

A clear vision and focus are needed which demands sound and committed leadership.

It also embraces the two words of EXECUTION and EXCELLENCE

So the question is will you continue to play Safe or will you move to the Top Gun edge?

For a quality answer get details of my premium Top Gun coaching collection. It’s focused on helping you and your team compete to win in the 2020’s. Go to the page link and download the information and learning details.

BizVision.co.uk/topgun

Do it soon and let’s get you far ahead of your competitors!

Brexit is not over until it’s over!

December 16, 2019 by Malcolm Gallagher Leave a Comment

The Brexit Chaos is NOT all over! New BizVisionBrexit Resilience service launched.

You could be excused if you felt relieved with the UK general election results and that all the Brexit chaos was now finished. “Sorry, it’s not over until it’s over” says Brexpert, Malcolm Gallagher of BizVision, “You may need to take Brexit resilience action,” he added

Yes there’s lots of intention to leave the EU by the end of January but there’s lots of impacts to consider such as hard or soft exit, trade agreements, new markets, customer or supplier demise, immigration and employment. Amongst others.

In response to business concerns, BizVision has developed the Brexit Resilience Audit for businesses to help manage the “Beyond Brexit risks and opportunities”

With over 80 episodes of our Get BrexFit podcasts, our BrexFit TV Channel along with writing articles and making presentations, I’ve been immersed in all aspects of Brexit,” continued Malcolm Gallagher,” With this knowledge I’ve created the BrexPulse Scorecard as part of our exclusive Brexit Resilience Audit,” he said further.

BizVision offers a set of options for its Brexit Resilience Audit. Details are at www.bizvision.co.uk/brexit/

Option 1. The One-day Full Brexit Resilience Audit : A complete review of your business activity across the four scorecard perspectives of customers & markets, business & operational management, people & teams. A comprehensive report is one of the outputs from this activity along with the BizVision BrexitPulse Scorecard. The work-flow is usually 1 day pre-plan, 1 day at your premises followed by your scorecard and written report. .Your investment is £1300 plus VAT and agreed expenses.

Option 2. The Half-day Select Brexit Audit: This is a focus on your choice of an element of your business activity such as sales, trading, operations, business or people. The work, at your offices, uses a select template in the BizVision Brexit Pulse Scorecard. You get a ready-to-implement post report. Work-flow is typically 1 days pre-planning, Half-day at your premises followed by report writing. Your investment is £750 plus VAT and agreed expenses.

Customise The Brexit Resilience Audit

Other and customised options of the exclusive Brexit Resilience Audit are available. To discuss your needs, and to start a conversation about the results you want, please contact Kim Gallagher

Make 2020 Great Action Show announced

December 11, 2019 by Malcolm Gallagher Leave a Comment

2020 will be here soon. A new decade with new opportunities. It’s time to shake off uncertainty, banish gloom and seize those 2020’s opportunities.

To kickstart your 2020 success, BizVision has announced the launch of a new dynamic series called The Make 2020 Great Action Show. Local hosts for the show are now being sought amongst accountancy and law firms and local business support organisations.

” Over the past 10 years over 70,000 businesses have been to the events at which I’ve presented, so I know what they expect”, says Make 2020 Great creator and presenter, Malcolm Gallagher of BizVision, ” This half-day show is about the 2020’s – a new decade so it is energizing, full of inspiring ideas and highly engaging,” continued Malcolm.

Malcolm said that the multi-media show progresses through 6 valuable learning modules in what he calls his Experiential Formula, helping those attending to gain more from the event. He went on to say that over the years he has presented 100’s of events for accountancy and law firms and believes the show is exactly what their clients want and that it will attract new clients for those firms.

Exclusivity is being offered in local areas to show hosts.

Firms and organisations interested in hosting a Make 2020 Great Action show can download a one-page introduction or contact Show Director, Kim Gallagher on kim@bizvision.co.uk

Is productivity your answer to the 2020’s?

November 28, 2019 by Malcolm Gallagher Leave a Comment

Welcome to the Achiever Blog with Malcolm Gallagher and my thoughts on Productivity.

I noticed the Tory election slogan this week as Unleash Britain’s Potential. I grinned a bit as it is very like the slogans and marketing material by Tony Robbins one of the world’s top self-help gurus. One of his great books is Awaken the Giant Within and he often talks about unleashing potential.

He also has the slogan of:

If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.

I think that’s appropriate to all of us in business especially as we move into what I believe will be both an exciting and challenging new decade.

I’ve launched my new programme Make 2020 Great here at bizvision.co.uk and Make 2020 Great is my slogan for the 2020’s. It’s important after all the chaos to re-awaken and re-energize. Much like the resurfacing initiative of Andy Murray.

But back to the Tory slogan of unleash Britain’s potential. It seems that we are being promised that everything will be wonderful once we leave the EU. But you are not daft – you can see that there’s no Disney fairy dust to instantly change things even if it is pantomime season!

One of my clients, Chris Kennedy, is a digital genius and also a very forthright Labour-leaning political thinker.

He said to me that he believes the underlying problem in the UK isn’t a lack of leadership but instead its low wages and flexible labour markets. Chris says, regardless of the election or Brexit, the long term problems are wages are going to go up, there will be lower immigration, plus even longer working hours. He says wages can’t be lowered, taxes or interest rates can’t be increased.

Chris reckons we will face a mirror of the 1970’s. He adds that the opportunity will be for businesses who can increase their wages AND their margins.

I told you he was a deep thinker! But he is right, isn’t he?

In my mind, the solution to unleashing potential lies in first tackling increased productivity. I reckon the big issue for the 2020s will be increased productivity

And that’s where your post Brexit business opportunity lies. How can you increase productivity – perhaps through implementing technology? If you are a coach or consultant how can you help clients increase productivity?

So how do you improve productivity?

Well, you start by stop running away from a deep inward dive on productivity. Too many business leaders are frightened of possibly rocking the boat.

They will persevere with old systems, traditional processes because everyone feels comfortable with that – we’ve always done it that way syndrome

Meanwhile, competitors, from anywhere in the world, will be sailing by them.

Sorry but change has to happen. Disruption is happening all around – just look at the high street.

My approach is to start with what I call a Productivity Audit. I use a scorecard approach in my Productivity Deep Dive Sessions to identify problems and opportunities.

Now, you may not like facing the productivity question,– and certainly, many of your people may be the same or even obstructive – but if you don’t address it then the lure of the lights of 2020 may not be shining so bright for you.

Over to you! As always let me have your thoughts or comments or ideas. Please email me mg@bizvision.co.uk or comment below.