In this episode I'm joined by Mike Foster, business mentor and founder of The Entrepreneurs Mentor and the Oxford Business Community Network.

Mike and I talk about failure, why it's important to fail, and how you can learn from it. We talk about our own failures and drawing on his expertise as a business mentor, Mike shares other key areas in business that he's seen are prone to failure.

The important message we want to share in this episode is that you should expect to fail, but that failure is rarely objectively bad - if anything, failure is beneficial to help you and your business grow.

Connect with Mike:
Website - entrepreneursmentor.co.uk
LinkedIn - linkedin.com

Connect with me:
Website - storyninetyfour.com
Twitter - @mattejones

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Out of Hours is a fortnightly podcast about personal growth, business, and passions - recorded over a drink or two, out of hours. Featuring frank conversations including overcoming the odds, embracing limitations, comparison, and burnout, host Matt Eastland-Jones speaks with business owners and creatives to share stories and actionable advice with a healthy dose of humour mixed in for good luck.

Out of Hours is produced by Story Ninety-Four and recorded in their Podcast Studio in central Oxford.

In this episode I'm joined by Josh Cox, web developer and founder of Pristine Web Solutions, a creative web development agency.

Josh and I talk about the challenges you can expect when setting up your business, how to get your first client, how to work multiple roles, and how to manage cashflow. We share the mistakes we made when starting our business, to help you avoid making the same.

Connect with Josh:
Website - prystine.co.uk
LinkedIn - linkedin.com

Connect with me:
Website - storyninetyfour.com
Twitter - @mattejones

Enjoying the show? Please leave us a comment or review!

Out of Hours is a fortnightly podcast about personal growth, business, and passions - recorded over a drink or two, out of hours. Featuring frank conversations including overcoming the odds, embracing limitations, comparison, and burnout, host Matt Eastland-Jones speaks with business owners and creatives to share stories and actionable advice with a healthy dose of humour mixed in for good luck.

Out of Hours is produced by Story Ninety-Four and recorded in their Podcast Studio in central Oxford.

In this episode I'm joined by Andrew Hancock, Founder and Creative Director of Brand Asylum, a brand communications agency based in Oxfordshire.

Andrew and I talk about creativity, what it is to be creative, and pose the question “can anyone be creative?”. We also chatted about the future of creativity, and briefly the value of creativity, a conversation we’re keen to revisit in a later episode.

Connect with Andrew:
Website - brandasylum.co.uk

Connect with me:
Website - storyninetyfour.com
Twitter - @mattejones

Enjoying the show? Please leave us a comment or review!

Out of Hours is a fortnightly podcast about personal growth, business, and passions - recorded over a drink or two, out of hours. Featuring frank conversations including overcoming the odds, embracing limitations, comparison, and burnout, host Matt Eastland-Jones speaks with business owners and creatives to share stories and actionable advice with a healthy dose of humour mixed in for good luck.

Out of Hours is produced by Story Ninety-Four and recorded in their Podcast Studio in central Oxford.