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S5 / E4 - Communicating with impact, constantly align and grow - with Isobel Camier

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0100

Have you ever attended a half-day or day workshop, used a profiling tool, learnt a lot about each other in your team, to only go back to old patterns a short while later?

Improving your team communication is not a one shot / get-a-certificate-by-the-end type of work, it requires ongoing care and attention.

In fact, effective communication is a leadership skill, which needs permanent work.

In this fourth and last episode of our Linkedin lives serie, I’m exploring this theme with fellow Communication Expert and Trainer Isobel Camier.

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S5 / E3 - Communicating with impact, navigating conflict - with Isobel Camier

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100

Toxic conflict is as destructive as lack of conflict in a team environment.

So how do you find that fertile middle ground of productive conflict and how can it help a team to grow, innovate and boost results?

In this third episode of a 4- Linkedin lives serie, I’m exploring this theme of conflict within a team with fellow Communication Expert and Trainer Isobel Camier.

Books’ references in this episode

Smart Conflict – How to have hard conversations at work, from Alice Driscoll and Louise Van Haarst

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S5 / E2 - Communicating with impact, the power of collaboration - with Isobel Camier

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100

What are the ingredients to strong and effective team collaboration?

And what are the elements to watch which can easily get on the way of effective collaboration within teams?

In this second episode of a 4- Linkedin lives serie, I have the pleasure to explore this theme of collaboration with fellow Communication Expert and Trainer Isobel Camier.

Books’ references in this episode

“Radical Candour” from Kim Scott – How to get what you want by saying what you mean

“Who, not how ” by Dan Sullivan & Benjamin Hardy - The formula to achieve bigger goals through accelerating teamwork

”The Chimp Paradox”, by Steven Peters – The acclaimed mind management programme to help you achieve success, confidence and happiness

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S5 / E1 - Communicating with impact, the importance of trust - with Isobel Camier

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100

Trust is fundamental to any relationship and partnership.

And yet it’s such a subjective notion as we all have different drivers when it comes to trust.

So how to use the power of communication to build and maintain trust with your partners and collaborators?

In this first episode of a 4-Linkedin lives' serie, I have the pleasure to explore this topic with fellow Communication Expert and Trainer Isobel Camier.

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S4 / E24 - Setting up healthy boundaries with your co-founder(s), with Emma Saccomani

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0100

Do you find it hard to maintain your boundaries with your business partner(s) at times?

Co-founders have one the most intense relationships as there is so much at stake while navigating the rollercoaster of business building, so how do you deal with your partner(s) when you feel that your boundaries have been crossed?

Whether they have an intense reaction under stress which tends to overwhelm you, or they what’s app at any hour of the day and night, or maybe they want to share too many personal stories when you’d prefer to get on with the job..

Getting your boundaries right is so essential and yet no easy to do, which is why I’ve invited Emma Saccomani for this episode to talk about setting up - and maintaining healthy boundaries with your co-founder(s)

Emma is a practical mental health trainer in the workplace and talks a lot about boundaries within organisations.

She’s also writing a book which will come out very soon – The Boundaries Toolkit for messy realities, here is the link to register your interest - book-sign-up.html

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S4 / E23 - The risk of going 50/50 in your partnership, with Jenny Lau

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0100

It’s super tempting to split equity 50/50 when you’re starting a business with someone. Sounds fair, right?

But if you don’t put the right measures in place, that “fair” split can quickly turn into a deadlock when tough decisions come up.

Jenny Lau, commercial lawyer at iLaw and litigation specialist, is back on the Co-Founders’ Show to talk about the hidden risks of an equal equity split, and what smart founders do to protect themselves.

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E4 / S22 - The importance of having a partnership agreement, with Jenny Lou

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0100

Are you in a business partnership but haven’t taken the time to do a partnership agreement yet?

Maybe you’ve been focusing on other priorities? Or it’s possible that you think your partnership is based on trust, and you don’t need one.

Or maybe you did one when you started out as a tick box exercise but haven't revisited it in years!

If any for those scenario resonates, this episode with Jenny Lau is for you; Jenny is a commercial lawyer and litigation specialist, currently a Director at iLaw. I invited her discuss not only the risks of not having a formal agreement, but also the hidden benefits of putting one in place.

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S4 / E21 - Cultivating a Culture of Well-Being — with Lily Jones and Phoebe Cherry from Strive

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0100

Lily Jones and Phoebe Cherry are more than just event organisers. Through their work at Strive, they craft transformative experiences that bring teams together on a deeper level, helping them connect, engage, and align around a shared sense of purpose.

In this episode, Lily and Phoebe share how well-being evolved from an unspoken value into the foundation of everything they create, deliver, and stand for. Their passion for embedding well-being into team culture is infectious — and their story is full of insight for any co-founder looking to build a people-first business.

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S4 / E20 - The 6 conversations to have early to limit the risks of falling out [solo-show[

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0100

65 % of start-ups failures are due to co-founder conflicts, according to Harvard Business School; and I strongly believe that many of those could be avoided with the right conversations early on.

In this solo-episode, I walk you through 6 conversations every founding team should have to understand each other at a human level, improve collaboration and limit risks of falling out due to inter-personal challenges.

As mentioned in the episode and to help give each other ongoing constructive feedback, I recommend the book Radical Candourfrom Kim Scott – or listen to it on Audible.

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S4 / E19 [French episode] Créer de la sécurité psychologique pour une meilleure relation avec votre associé(e), avec Lily Gros

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0100

Dans ce 2e épisode avec Lily Gros, nous explorons l’importance de créer de la la sécurité psychologique dans votre relation avec votre associé(e) pour développer un partenariat plus ouvert, plus innovant et performant.

Lily est coach, formatrice et facilitatrice spécialisée dans la communication interpersonelle et sa mission est d'aider les individus et organisations à prendre soin de leurs liens.

Si le sujet vous anime vous allez adorer la newsletter de Lily “Construire des ponts” qui vous livre 1 mail toutes les deux semaines pour développer vos compétences relationnelles, prendre soin de soi et de ses relations.

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S4 / E18 [French episode] Savoir sortir de l’évitement et aborder des discussions délicates avec son associé(e), avec Lily Gros

Tue, 27 May 2025 07:00:00 +0100

Cela vous arrive-t-il d’avoir du mal à aborder certains sujet avec votre associé(e) ?

Du coup vous les évitez. Peut-être que ça n’en parait pas la peine et vous ne voulez pas en faire un plat. Ou par peur de la réaction de l’autre; de secouer une dynamique au demeurant stable.

Le danger de garder certains sujets sous couvert est que ça peut générer de la rancoeur et entretenir des problèmes non réglés, qui peuvent ressortir plus tard de façon non souhaitable.

Dans cet épisode, Lily Gros nous encourage - avec douceur - à sortir de l’évitement et savoir amener les sujets sensibles sur la table avec notre associé(e).

Lily est coach, formatrice et facilitatrice spécialisée dans la communication inter-personelle et sa mission est d'aider les individus, mais également organisations, à prendre soin de leurs liens.

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S4 / E17 - Ten tips to handle delicate conversations with your co-founder(s), with Amy Carroll

Tue, 13 May 2025 07:00:00 +0100

How to handle delicate conversations with your business partner?

Whether you're challenging an investment that your co-founder wants to do, or raise a concern regarding your ways of working, it's not always easy to raise certain topics when you're worried about how it will be received.

In this 2nd episode with communication expert Amy Carroll, she is taking us through her 10 tips to prepare and navigate such conversations in a way which is constructive and lead to a positive outcome.

Amy is the founder of Carroll Communication Coaching.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

· Using non-violent communication: http://www.nvctraining.com/

· Identifying our emotions: https://www.carrollcoaching.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Feelings-and-Needs-list.pdf

· Actively listening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgQUHfG2PP4

· Stopping to use “but”: https://mailchi.mp/f59edf23dd2a/newsletter-79-momsadvice-2118759

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S4 / E16 - Re-balancing your co-founder's relationship with the model Predator - Prey - Partner, with Amy Carroll

Tue, 06 May 2025 07:00:00 +0100

Our communication style differs with the context and circumstances, and under stress our style may default to being dominant or submissive, having the opposite effect on the outcome than desired

Amy Carroll is a communication expert, founder of Carroll Commuication Coaching and author of the book The Ego Tango*

In this episode she offers an interesting framework to help re-balance relationships with the model Predator – Prey – Partner

This model has been conceived by Amy's own sister, the founder of Pat Kirland Leadership

Enjoy the show!

* To download your complimentary copy of The Ego Tango, click here, password is Partner (case sensitive) and you can choose view it as a Flipbook online, download a PDF or an ePub file.

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S4 / E15 - Growing their start-up based on Trust, Purpose and Team empowerment, with Jas and Jo from Luna

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0100

Jas and Jo met while doing an MBA, part of the entrepreneurship programme they pitched an idea to develop an app to support teen girls through puberty, and Luna was born

Their strong relationship reflects on their team’s performance and how they’re all so dedicated to improve teen girls’ lives in this digital age

Listen to the full episode and get inspired by Jas and Jo’s co-founders’ story

And if you have a teen at home or if you’re a parent invested in your teen’s health and well-being, the app www.weareluna.app is only £4.99 per month.

Exclusively for The Co-Founders’ Show listeners, you can use the following discount code DK25*

Enjoy the show!

*This code gets you 25% off annual memberships (£39.99), making it just £29.99 /£2.49 a month when applied at checkout after a "Parent" downloads the app from App Store (not on website)

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S4 / E14 [French episode] Les risques d'une association à parts égales, avec Hélène Bérard

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0100

Vous souhaitez que votre association soit équitable, du coup vous partez sur un partage à 50 / 50 des parts de votre organisation.

Ceci est l’erreur que font un grand nombre d’associés, pensant être juste dans leur approche, cette erreur technique risque de les bloquer plus tard.

Hélène Bérard, avocate commerciale et fondatrice du cabinet juridique Berard & Lovell Solicitors, vous explique dans cet épisodes les riques de cette répartition et comment bien organiser la repartition de vos parts.

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S4 / E13 [French episode] L'importance du pacte d'associés, avec Hélène Berard

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0100

Pourquoi est-il si important de faire un pacte d’associés quand on se lance dans l’aventure entrepreunariale à plusieurs?

Vous vous associez avec un ami, un ancien collègue, quelqu’un de confiance, alors pourquoi s’embêter avec cette paperasse quand vous avez tant de choses à faire.

Alors, si c’est ce que vous vous dîtes, cet episode est à écouter absolument car Hélène Bérard, fondatrice du cabinet juridique Berard & Lovell Solicitors nous explique les risques de ne pas faire de pacte ainsi que les avantages indéniable sur la qualité de votre partenariat.

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S4 / E12 - Walking the talk, 2 conflict experts share their own partnership story, with Louise Van Haarst and Alice Driscoll

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0100

How 2 communication and conflict experts use the principles that they teach into their own business partnership?

Louise Van Haarst and Alice Driscoll, co-founders of The Powerhouse and creators of the Smart Conflict methodology are back to share their co-founders’ story and how they walk the talk in their partnership.

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S4 / E11 - The art of navigating smart conflict to boost performance, with Louise Van Haarst and Alice Driscoll

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0100

Destructive conflict can be as toxic as avoidance of conflict – when you run a business together, you need to be able to go into that disagreement zone and raise difficult, sometimes uncomfortable issues, without falling out.

In this episode I’ve invited Louise Van Haarst and Alice Driscoll, communication experts, conflicts specialists and co-founders of The Powerhouse, to talk about their methodology Smart Conflict which helps to raise and navigate disagreement productively.

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S4 / E10 - Dealing with a co-founder who communicates very differently than you, with Heidi Blakeway

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0100

Opposites attract and form the best partnerships, but it doesn’t come without challenges - How do you navigate your partnership when your co-founder sees the world and communicates in a different way than you?

This is what I’m discussing this week in the 2nd episode with my guest Heidi Blakeway, co-founder of the Fruitful Group and Everything DiSC trainer and facilitator as we discuss how having opposite DiSC profiles bring complementary as well as challenges to teams of co-founders, and how to navigate them to optimise performance.

DiSC is a psychometric tool used globally by organisations of all sizes who want their teams to strengthen their collaboration and productivity by improving their working relationships.

This episode is for you if you want to improve your communication with your co-founder(s) and start building a high-performing partnership.

And if you want to get your personalised DiSC profiles and work on your unique co-founders’ dynamic to communicate more effectively and support your business growth, this is how I can help you.

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S4 / E9 - Improving your unique co-founders' dynamic using DiSC, with Heidi Blakeway

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0100

How do you build rock-solid communication foundations with your business partner(s) so you always stay aligned and are able to navigate any type of conversations without falling into toxic conflict?

This is what I’m discussing this week with my fantastic guest Heidi Blakeway, co-founder of the Fruitful Group and Everything DiSC trainer and facilitator as we discuss how DiSC can help co-founders to develop deeper self-awareness and understanding of each other so they can perform better together.

DiSC is a psychometric tool used globally by organisations of all sizes who want their teams to strengthen their collaboration and productivity by improving their working relationships.

This episode is for you if you want to improve your communication with your co-founder(s) and start building a high-performing partnership.

And if you want to access your personalised DiSC profiles and work on your unique co-founders’ dynamic to communicate more effectively and support your business growth, this is how I can help you.

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S4 / E8 [French episode] Vendre sa boîte et en créer une nouvelle, s'aligner dans la prise de décision avec Cécile et Antoine Tauvel

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100

Vendre son entreprise après 12 ans et en lancer une autre n’est pas une mince affaire, et quand on est 2 dans l’aventure, comment s’aligner sur la décision et les étapes à franchir?

Dans ce 2e épisode avec Cécile et Antoine Tauvel ils nous expliquent les étapes qu’ils ont franchi pour s’aligner et préparer à 2 cette décision importante.

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S4 / E7 [French episode] Comment concilier son aventure entreprenariale avec sa vie de famille, avec Cécile et Antoine Tauvel

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100

Dans cette première interview en français de cette saison, j’ai le plaisir d’échanger avec Cécile et Antoine Tauvel de leur experience en tant que couple entrepreneurs.

Et plus spécifiquement comment ils concilient leur aventure entreprenariale avec leur vie de famille, sachant que ces 2 mondes se côtoient de très prêt.

En plus de son experience personnelle, Cécile partage les pépites qu'elle a récolté sur son podcast Pop In où elle explore depuis plusieurs années le thème de l’entreprenariat en couple.

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S4 / E6 - How to co-create your company culture with your co-founders - Solo Show

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100

How do you co-create your organisation culture with your co-founder(s) based on your joint values, mission and behaviours?

How do want it to feel to be working in your organisation?

In this solo-episode I’m taking you through a 5-step process to define together what culture you want for your organisation which will help you with communication and recruitment.

This theme of culture has been covered in episode 3 with Eleanor Ford, Chief People Officer of Zinc VC, and in episode 4 with the co-founders of OTD Andy Crotty & Chris Cummins, so if you haven’t yet listened yet don’t forget to go back to those episodes.

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S4 / E5 - Aligning on the decision to take a step back from the business, with Chris and Andy from OTD

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100

After almost 20 years of growing their organisation together, Chris Cummins and Andy Crotty, co-founders of Our Training Department, decided to take a step back from their organisation without leaving it, and appointed an MD to run the business.

What was the fuel of that decision?

What made them decide to take a step back rather than exit it?

How did they align on the process?

This is what we discuss in this second episode with Chris and Andy, where they share openly their journey to get to that big milestone for them and their business.

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S4 / E4 - Bringing to life a culture of diversity, with co-founders Chris and Andy from OTD

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0100

How do you build a culture inside out with your co-founders, based on your joint purpose and values?

This is what I’m talking about in this episode with Chris Cummins and Andy Crotty, co-founders of Our Training Department.

Chris and Andy had a strong desire to build a culture of diversity at OTD, while changing lives and inspiring people.

This could easily be an empty promise but not with them in the driving seat.

In this conversation we explore how 2 co-founders align on their values and mission to bring to life a unique culture which attracts talents, clients and associates.

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S4 / E3 - Building a culture with your co-founder(s) based on your joint values, with Eleanor Ford from Zinc

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0100

Building a culture for your growing organisation based on your joint values and purpose and use it as a compass – this is what we cover in this second interview with Eleanor Ford, Chief People Officer of Zinc VC.

And when there is more than one founder, how do you align as a team of founders on the core values, the behaviours and the atmosphere you want your organisation to have?

Zinc is an organisation which invests in co-founder teams creating innovative solutions and building ambitious businesses that tackle the most pressing and complex challenges facing the health of people and the planet.

Book ref "An Everyone Culture: Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organization" from Robert Kegan

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S4 / E2 - What makes a strong team of co-founders, with Eleanor Ford from Zinc VC

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0100

I’m delighted to be chatting to Eleanor Ford, Chief People Officer at Zinc VC, an organisation which invests in founders creating innovative solutions and building ambitious businesses that tackle the most pressing and complex challenges facing the health of people and the planet.

We talk about:

· The ingredients which make a strong co-founders’ team

· What Zinc look out when they invest in a team of founders

· The outer and inner roles that individuals play in a team of founders

· The risk of ego and attaching too much importance to a title

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S4 / E1 - Sharing my big mission with this podcast, interviewed by Jacqui Jagger

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0100

In this exclusive episode I’ve asked my peer, friend and awesome leadership coach Jacqui Jagger to interview me so I can talk about why that season is so close to my heart, my mission to help anyone in a business partnership grow and why supporting co-founders is so important to me.

Thank you Jacqui for making this episode special and personal.

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S4 / E0 - Learning from previous season and introduction of season 4

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 07:00:00 +0100

In this new season I want to inspire new and experienced business co-founders to nurture, strengthen and optimise their partnership to avoid the dysfunctional traps many co-founders fall into and instead become a lasting, high-performing and fulfilled team of founders growing a thriving business

In this episode I share my learning from previous seasons of the show and how I came up with the theme as well as the concept of this new season.

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S3 / E10 - When personal luggage disrupts the relationship

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 07:00:00 +0100

The conflict you’re experiencing with your co-founder may have nothing to do with you. It may feel different as you feel like being the target of unpleasant comments and behaviours

But maybe there is an underlying issue causing that behaviour, which could be connected to past experiences, sometimes traumas

In this 3rd season of The Co-founders’ Show, I spotlight and analyse 10 common root causes for co-founders experiencing conflicts

In this 10th and last episode, we’re exploring how each co-founder brings their personal luggage into the relationship, how that can disrupt the partnership and how to handle it

Tensions and conflicts is one of the biggest pains for co-founders’ led business

And I believe those can be avoided or overcome by working on your self-awareness, mindset, and relationship

Listen to the end of the episode as I give you key questions to ponder over with your co-founder to help you start those important conversations

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S3 / E9 – Getting really clear about your roles and responsibilities

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 06:30:00 +0100

How clear are you on your respective roles and responsibilities in your business? Have you talked about who should take the lead on each area, and how to keep each other accountable?

Too many co-founders don’t do it which causes grey areas, confusion and further down the line tensions and arguments

In this 3rd season of The Co-founders’ Show, I spotlight and analyse 10 common root causes for co-founders experiencing conflicts

In this 9th episode, we’re exploring the importance of getting clarity over co-founders’ respective roles and responsibilities

Tensions and conflicts is one of the biggest pains for co-founders’ led business

And I believe those can be avoided or overcome by working on your self-awareness, mindset, and relationship

Listen to the end of the episode as I give you key questions to ponder over with your co-founder to help you start those important conversations

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S3 / E8 - Dealing with financial stress and uncertainty

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 07:00:00 +0100

How do you navigate financial stress and uncertainty in your business? Money – or the lack of it, can be a great source of stress which bring tensions between co-founders. What foundations to put in place to make sure it doesn’t rip apart your partnership?

In this 3rd season of The Co-founders’ Show, I spotlight and analyse 10 common root causes for co-founders experiencing conflicts.

In this 8th episode, we’re exploring the importance of exploring your respective relationships with money and the foundations to set up to deal with financial stress effectively and with empathy, so you’re prepared to face the storm when it comes.

Tensions and conflicts is one of the biggest pains for co-founders’ led business

And I believe those can be avoided or overcome by working on your self-awareness, mindset, and relationship

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S3 / E7 - Taking your place as a leader in your partnership

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 07:00:00 +0100

Who do you want to be as a leader in your partnership? Have you ever discussed with your co-founder(s) what place you each want to have in your business?

In this 3rd season of The Co-founders’ Show, I spotlight and analyse 10 common root causes for co-founders experiencing conflicts.

In this 7th episode, we’re exploring the importance of taking your place as a leader in your partnership to avoid some common traps when difficulties arise.

Tensions and conflicts is one of the biggest pains for co-founders’ led business

And I believe those can be avoided or overcome by working on your self-awareness, mindset, and relationship

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S3 / E6 - Not being clear on decision-making

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 07:00:00 +0100

Have you ever talked with your business partner on how you want to take decisions, big and small? Or did it set up itself, organically?

In this 3rd season of The Co-founders’ Show, I spotlight and analyse 10 common root causes for co-founders experiencing conflicts.

In this 6th episode, we’re exploring how tensions can arise overtime when your decision-making process is not clear.

Tensions and conflicts is one of the biggest pains for co-founders’ led business

And I believe those can be avoided or overcome by working on your self-awareness, mindset, and relationship

Listen to the end of the episode as I give you key questions to ponder over with your co-founder to help you start those important conversations

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S3 /E5 - Dealing with different communication styles through the lens of the DiSC model

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0100

Are you more of a fast-paced character who naturally leads the way and needs to take action to feel and show progress? Or are you an empathetic who needs time to consider your options, and how that will impact the people involved?

In this 3rd season of The Co-founders’ Show, I spotlight and analyse 10 common root causes for co-founders experiencing conflicts.

In this 5th episode, we’re exploring how tensions can arise when your communication styles, preferences and needs differ and how to understand yourself and each other better through the lens of the DiSC model – click here if you want to learn more about DiSC

Tensions and conflicts is one of the biggest pains for co-founders’ led business

And I believe those can be avoided or overcome by working on your self-awareness, mindset, and relationship

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S3 / E4 - When you're not aligned on your vision and priorities

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0100

When is the last time you and your business partner(s) sat down over your business strategy? Are you all working towards different priorities without realising it?

In this 3rd season of The Co-founders’ Show, I highlight and analyse 10 common root causes for co-founders experiencing tensions

In this 4th episode, we’re exploring the topic of business strategy and priorities and how not aligning regularly can bring tensions in the relationship overtime

Tensions and conflicts is one of the biggest pains for co-founders’ led business

And I believe those can be avoided or overcome by working on your self-awareness, mindset, and relationship

Listen to the end of the episode as I give you key questions to ponder over with your co-founder to help you start those important conversations

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S3 / E3 - When money is a touchy subject

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 07:00:00 +0100

What is your money mindset? Are you more a saver or a spender? What’s about your business partner?

In this 3rd season of The Co-founders’ Show, I spotlight and analyse 10 common root causes for co-founders experiencing conflicts

In this 3rd episode, we’re exploring the topic of money and how different money mindsets can bring tensions in the relationship overtime

Tensions and conflicts is one of the biggest pains for co-founders’ led business

And I believe those can be avoided or overcome by working on your self-awareness, mindset, and relationship

Listen to the end of the episode as I give you key questions to ponder over with your co-founder to help you start those important conversations

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S3 / E2 - When your personal visions don’t align with the business vision

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 07:00:00 +0100

How open have you been with your business partner on your personal WHY behind growing a business?

I’m not talking about your business vision here, but your personal one – how do you want your business to serve your life? Do you want more like a lifestyle business, or a growth business?

In this 3rd season of The Co-founders’ Show, I spotlight and analyse 10 common root causes for co-founders experiencing conflicts.

In this 2rd episode, we’re exploring how not sharing your personal visions with each other can create misalignment with your business vision and tensions over time

Tensions and conflicts is one of the biggest pains for co-founders’ led business

And I believe those can be avoided or overcome most of the time, by working on your self-awareness, mindset, and relationship

Listen to the end of the episode as I give you key questions to ponder over with your co-founder to help you start those important conversations

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S3 / E1 - Not transitioning your relationship properly

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 06:00:00 +0100

7 out of 10 organisations disappear because of a conflict between its founders

In this unique serie, I dive deep into ways to overcome these tensions and keep your co-founders’ relationship ship-shape.

Join me as I dissect the most common root causes of conflicts between co-founders, and how to avoid or overcome them.

In this first episode - let’s unravel the underestimated yet so crucial phase of transitioning – from friends or ex-colleagues to business co-founders.

Key take aways

The magic formula lies in self-awareness, mindset and relationship building
How not transitioning properly can damage overtime your relationship and damage the business – listen to a concrete example
How to avoid or overcome that pitfall

Stick around until the end as I’ll be sharing 3 questions to ponder over with your co-founder. These insights are your toolkit for building a robust foundation and maintaining a harmonious partnership.

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Your insights could shape future episodes!

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S2 / E6 -Solo show to wrap up this second season - the 4 top learnings from family run businesses

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0100

Family life can be complicated, and running a business is definitely challenging

Yet family-run businesses represent a large portion of businesses, so how do they make it work?

In this second season of The Co-founders' Show y guests open up about the importance of their relationship, the challenges they overcame and the learning they got along the way

In this solo-show i summarise the key learnings which came out from those conversations

If you're a co-founder who wants to learn about the foundations of a healthy co-founder's relationship, this episode is for you

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S2 / E5 -L'histoire de Karine et Franck - mariés, co-fondateurs et en quête de prévenir les conflits d'associés

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 06:00:00 +0100

7 boites sur 10 disparaissent à cause d’un litige entre associés

Et si mal gérées ces separations font des dégâts – financiers et humains – considérables

Karine et Franck le savent bien

Ils ont vécu eux-mêmes des associations foireuses

Et en tant qu’avocat Franck aide depuis 20 ans les associés en crise à se séparer en limitant les dégâts

Mais il en a marre de faire le pompier qui arrive sur les lieux quand une grande partie a déjà brûlé

Et s'il était possible de prévenir le feu?

C’est leur mission à tous les 2 quand ils créent monassocie.com

Mariés dans la vie et associés dans leur business, ils développent une approche réfléchie qu’ils utilisent dans leur propre association et avec leurs clients pour construire des bases solides, et prévenir de futures problèmes

Pour en savoir plus sur leurs méthodes, outils et conseils:

· Lisez leur blog sur monassocie.com

· Retrouvez les sur insta

· Abonnez-vous à leur newsletter l’avoclaque

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S2 / E4 -L'aventure entrepreneuriale des soeurs Giacobi

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0100

Quelle meilleure alliée que sa soeur jumelle pour lancer son entreprise?

Laurie et Sandie, co-fondatrices de My Marketing Xperience depuis 13 ans, nous racontent leur parcours singulier

· Ce qui les a piqué pour se lancer ensemble

· Comment elles collaborent et communiquent au quotidien

· Ce qu’elles ont découvert l’une sur l’autre dans cette aventure entrepreneuriale

Nous avons également abordé le thème de la marque personnelle à 2 voix

Et comment elles ont dépassé certains blocs mentaux – liés aux clichés autour des jumeaux - pour mettre plus en avant leur ton à deux dans leur contenu

Si vous êtes en quête de conseils en marketing B2B suivez les sur Linkedin

Ou écoutez My Marketing Podcast plein d’épisodes hyper actionnables

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S2 / E3 - Partners in life and business - the story of Danielle and Jennifer

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0100

Have you ever imagined co-founding a business with your life partner?

Danielle and Jennifer are wives and business partners, and they wouldn’t have it any other way

Yin & Yang is what came to mind when I interviewed those 2 brilliant women about their entrepreneurship journey with Superfine Social

One is leading with creativity, the other one is making things happen in the background, both of them equally passionate about the impact that they create

Tune into this episode of the Co-founders’ show and get inspired by the story of two wives whose differences and complementary drive the growth of their business.

Enjoy the show!

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S2 / E2 - Sisters' entrepreneurs - the story of Annie and Rebekha

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0100

Have you ever imagined working with your siblings?

The worst nightmare for some - but for Annie, when her creative agency I am female started to grow, asking her big sister to come and help was the best thing she could have ever done

While Annie is bold, creative and visionary, Rebekah is calm, analytical and super organised, she quickly becomes the hidden well-oiled engine of the business, allowing Annie to concentrate on growing the business and delivering impactful creative work for her clients

Tune into this episode of the Co-founders’ show and get inspired by the story of two sisters whose differences and complementarity drive the exponential growth of their business

Enjoy the show!

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S2 / E1 - Entreprendre en couple - l'histoire d'Anaïs et Geoffroy qui quittent tout pour lancer leur business ensemble

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 06:00:00 +0100

Entreprendre en couple, c’est pour vous?

Moi pas sûre. Mais pour Anais et Geoffroy c’est comme une évidence.

Tellement qu’ils décident de démissionner tous les 2 et de quitter la Normandie avec leur fille sous le bras pour aller s’installer dans le sud de la France et lancer leur double activité immobilière et patrimoniale.

Comment travaillent-ils ensemble?

Comment arrivent-il à protéger leur vie de famille?

Qu’ont-ils découvert l’un sur l’autre lors de cette aventure entreprenariale?

Ce 1er épisode de la 2e saison du Co-founders’ show sur les familles qui entreprennent ensemble est une pépite.

Et si vous voulez souhaitez acheter un bien dans le sud de la France ou recevoir des conseils en patrimoine c’est par ici

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Solo show to wrap up this first season - the 4 top learnings from established co-founders

Wed, 24 May 2023 07:00:00 +0100

How do well-established co-founders grow a strong relationship which benefits their business?

In this solo-show episode, I analyse the key themes which came out from the 5 interviews of this first season of the Co-founders' show

If you’re a co-founder and you want to get inspired by how others build a strong relationship with their business partner, this episode is for you

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The co-founders' story of Grant & David from Pickering & Rye: how they make financial planning accessible to everyone

Wed, 17 May 2023 07:00:00 +0100

In this episode Grant and David, co-founders of Pickering & Rye, are sharing their journey of how they’re successfully growing their financial services consultancy under the arm of St. James’s Place

Strong from their corporate experiences but embracing the agility that a small business allows, they developed an inclusive vision to help everyone without discrimination and they effectively combine their different skills and styles to deliver on that vision.

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The co-founders' story of Claire & Alexis across the Channel

Wed, 10 May 2023 07:00:00 +0100

WARNING – FRENCH EPISODE!

Dans ce premier épisode en français du Co-founders’ show, Claire & Alexis nous racontent leur aventure entrepreneuriale trans-Manche

Suite à une rencontre, à Londres, sur un projet qui n'aboutit pas, ils reconnaissent qu’ils ont une vision commune et lancent CXB HUB en 3 semaines

Claire est maintenant basée à Paris et Alexis toujours à Londres, ils racontent dans cet episode leur passion commune autour du Customer Experience et de l'international, leur manière unique de collaborer – la petite voile comme ils l’appellent, et comment ils ont également bâti une grande voile pour mieux prendre le vent, en instaurant un board pour leur business.

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The co-founders' story of Gary and Michael from Gutowski & Milner: how they embrace their cultural differences and long-distance partnership

Wed, 03 May 2023 07:00:00 +0100

In this episode Gary and Michael, co-founders of Gutowski & Milner, are sharing their journey of how they’re building a successful consultancy organisation helping businesses to expand internationally, as well as grow more sustainably.

Gary is British based in the UK, and Michael is German based in the UAE, they not only deal with cultural differences but also a long-distance relationship, and they share with humour how they embrace their differences and use them to bring the best service to their clients.

You can connect with them on Linkedin

Gary Milner

Michael Gutowski

And if you speak German and interested in the theme of Business Transformation, Michael also contributed to the book Business Transformation: Interim Manager

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The co-founders' story of Zoe and Jo from In Good Company who are growing together a successful coaching training practice

Wed, 03 May 2023 06:30:00 +0100

In this episode Zoe and Jo, co-founders of In Good Company, are sharing their journey of how they’re building a successful coaching training organisation as well as a thriving community of independent coaches to help them grow their coaching business

They share inspiring insights such as how they built their business based on their shared values, how they use their coaching skills and knowledge of neuroscience to nurture and grow their relationship, and how they sit in “creative tension” when they create and collaborate.

If you’re a coach or aspire to be one, you can find out about the trainings and programmes that they offer at In Good Company

But there are many other ways to get good nuggets of wisdom from Zoe and Jo:

· Listen to their own Podcast - The coaching crowd podcast

· Read their book Deciding to coach

· Join their free community on Facebook The coaching crowd if you’re an independent coach willing to grow your business

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S1 / E1 - The co-founders' story of Pete and Jono from The Clearing: how 4 business partners grew a successful creative brand agency

Wed, 03 May 2023 06:00:00 +0100

In this episode Pete and Jono, co-founders of The Clearing, are sharing their journey of how they built a successful branding consultancy with another 2 co-founders

Yep, 4 partners in total – many told them it was a risk to be so many, they made it a strength and built a successful agency with a strong culture around collaboration and creativity

I used to work with the Clearing when I was at Eurostar and they were amazing, not only strong strategists and creatives but they’re also the nicest blocks to work with, collaboration was at the core of our relationship.

You can connect with them on Linkedin

Pete Dewar

Jonathan Hubbard

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Welcome to the co-founders' show (trailer)

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0100

Welcome to the co-founders' show!

The only show for co-founders who want to grow their mindset, their relationships and their business.

This trailer is a teaser on what to expect from this podcast, which will release weekly in 6-weeks seasons. Each season includes 5 interviews and a solo show reviewing the key themes from the interviews.

Season 1 - How did they do it? is interviewing a range of well-established business partners. Launching in May 2023.

Season 2 - A family affair - is interviewing family-run business partners. Launching in June 2023.

I'm Delphine Koall, your host and The co-founders' coach, and I'd love to continue the conversation with you and hear your thoughts on the podcast.

Connect with me on Linkedin at www.linkedin.com/in/delphinekoall

Enjoy the show!