How to Start a Podcast That Actually Grows Your Business🙏🙏 Watch The Video & Don’t Forget to Like, Comment, Subscribe, & Share 🧡Thinking about starting a podcast for your business, but still waiting for the perfect idea, equipment or moment to begin?In this episode of Speak & Serve, I’m joined by podcasting expert Mike Roberts from Making Digital Real to explore how you can start a podcast, build trust with your audience and use the power of your voice to grow your business.And here’s the important bit: you don’t need thousands of listeners.Mike shares how one listener to a niche podcast went on to become one of the host’s biggest clients. Because successful business podcasting isn’t necessarily about going viral. It’s about being heard by the right people.We discuss:• How to start a podcast without expensive equipment• Why voice is so powerful for building trust• The simplest podcast setup for beginners• How to find podcast topics your audience will care about• The ideal length and frequency for a business podcast• How podcasting creates evergreen content• Using AI for podcast ideas without allowing AI to replace your personality• Podcast SEO and getting your show found• Why downloads and views aren’t the only measures of success• How podcasting can support your sales and personal brand• How private podcasts can become lead magnets, audio courses and even new revenue opportunitiesIf starting a podcast has been sitting on your to-do list for months, Mike’s message is refreshingly simple: stop chasing perfection and start recording.You don’t need to be Steven Bartlett. You don’t need a £500 microphone. You don’t need thousands of listeners. You just need to start.Find out more about Mike Roberts and Making Digital Real:www.makingdigitalreal.co.ukIf you enjoyed the conversation, subscribe to Speak & Serve and tell me in the comments: what’s stopping you from starting your podcast?

✅Simple Habit That Rewires Your Mindset for Confidence🙏🙏 Watch The Video & Don’t Forget to Like, Comment, Subscribe, & Share 🧡🔷We all have a default setting. The same route, the same routine, the same replies. In this episode, I share one small habit shift (as simple as turning left instead of right on an evening walk) that opened up a completely new way of thinking about confidence, curiosity, and communication.🔷I also break down a real coaching example: why picking up the phone beats another follow-up email, and how one direct question can get you the answer you've been chasing for weeks.🔷What you'll learn in this video:🔷The simple habit that breaks you out of autopilot thinking🔷Why curiosity and not confidence is often the real starting point🔷How repeating the same patterns quietly limits your growth🔷A real client example: turning silence into a decision with one phone call🔷Why "you miss 100% of the shots you don't take" applies to your next conversation, pitch, or stage🔷If this resonated, subscribe for more on public speaking, confident communication, and mindset for leaders, founders, and sales teams.🔷More from Speak & Serve:🔷Website: www.speaktoserveandsell.co.uk 🔷LinkedIn: 👉 / chris--wilson 🔷Work with me: cbris@speaktoserveandsell.co.uk

How to WIN at Public Speaking | UK & Ireland Toastmasters Champion Aaron Day. What does it take to win a national public speaking competition, and then prepare for the world stage?In this episode, Chris sits down with Aaron Day, UK & Ireland Toastmasters International Public Speaking Champion, to unpack the mindset, discipline, and audience-first philosophy that took him from being heckled by a teenager in a school assembly to delivering one of the most emotionally powerful speeches on the national circuit.Aaron shares the deeply personal story behind his winning speech The Cushion. Thus was written to honour his mum Brenda's breast cancer diagnosis and the remarkable community that rallied around her. It's a masterclass in why the best speeches don't come from ego, they come from service.In this conversation you'll discover:• Why words are fragile but intentions are solid and how to use that when nerves strike• The "know your audience" lesson Aaron learned the hard way in front of 250 teenagers• How to find stories worth telling (even if your life feels ordinary)• What imposter syndrome really sounds like, and how to silence it• Why public speaking is a gift economy, not a performanceWhether you're preparing for your first talk or your hundredth, this episode will shift how you think about the moment before you open your mouth.🔗 Find Aaron at aaronday.co.uk🔗 Toastmasters International: toastmasters.org🔗 Jess Ekstrom's TEDx Talk: https://youtu.be/MT2q1YKZQPE?si=dB9PWzlkt8G84jFE________________________________________#PublicSpeaking #CommunicationSkills #Toastmasters #SpeakAndServe #Storytelling #OvercomingFear #AuthenticSpeaking #LeadershipCommunication