186 episodes

Small Business, Big Network is the podcast for small business owners who want better results from their networking.

I'm Liz Drury, a freelance voiceover artist who knows that if you're not working as much as you'd like, then networking could help!

The show is a mix of bite sized episodes on networking basics, and interviews with business owners who are successfully using networking to grow. There are lots of inspirational stories that will encourage you to get started or to keep going on your own networking journey.

Small Business, Big Network Liz Drury

    • Business
    • 5.0 • 18 Ratings

Small Business, Big Network is the podcast for small business owners who want better results from their networking.

I'm Liz Drury, a freelance voiceover artist who knows that if you're not working as much as you'd like, then networking could help!

The show is a mix of bite sized episodes on networking basics, and interviews with business owners who are successfully using networking to grow. There are lots of inspirational stories that will encourage you to get started or to keep going on your own networking journey.

    Brand Photography and Networking

    Brand Photography and Networking

    Flee Chavasse is the owner of Parker and Boots photography. She loves creating brand photography for business owners, as well as teaching children about photography, and being an NLP practitioner!
    Flee says she came to networking late but is glad she discovered it.
    www.parkaandbootsphotography.com  www.linkedin.com/in/feliciachavasse  https://calendly.com/fleephotography/photography-and-chats  https://www.instagram.com/parka_and_boots_photography  https://www.facebook.com/ParkaandBootsPhotography  Profile: I have been passionate about photography since my university days, spending many hours in the darkroom! I am now very much a digital photographer! I enjoy my shoots and clients greatly and also my students; teaching people how to use their DSLR cameras, coaxing them off “auto” and onto “manual”. Stretching their creative capabilities!My USP is essential 'Personal Brand Photography', helping business leaders/owners and entrepreneurs to share their stories through the medium of digital imagery. My style is natural in its posing and lighting and lighthearted, not heavy - a softer look to your business.Whilst I specialise in working with professionals from the Garden Design, food, health and well-being industries, I have been fortunate to have worked with people from a wide variety of commercial backgrounds, helping them to grow their businesses through a strengthened connection with their audience.This episode is kindly sponsored by ONLE - the network for people who like people! They are generously offering my listeners a free visit.
    Find a suitable meeting at theonle.network/meeting-calendar and use the discount code: SBBNONLE

    • 24 min
    Networking whilst walking and talking

    Networking whilst walking and talking

    John Wilson is the Founder of Honest Video, a full-funnel video marketing agency for corporate clients. Honest specialise in beautiful corporate videos and work with the likes of AQA, Bauer Media, Thomson Reuters, Roche, and Asahi.
    Recently, John co-founded Xplnr which produces animated explainer videos with fixed fees, streamlined processes, and a proven script model. Founded on delivering hundreds of videos for global companies.
    John is also the founder of the walk-and-talk community which is a series of events for founders in Surrey, London, and the South East that brings founders together in an informal countryside setting.
    https://honest.video/
    https://www.xplnr.video/
    https://walkandtalk.community/ 
    Sign up link for the walk-and-talk community
    This episode is kindly sponsored by Yeseo.
    SEO is BORING - but only when you're doing it wrong! Visit https://www.yeseo.io for a free consultation.

    • 26 min
    Networking without realising it!

    Networking without realising it!

    Kelly Drewett is the founder of Kaydee Website and SEO Agency.
    Kelly started her business at the tender age of 19 and has been running it for almost 25 years!
    She now lives in France but networks with people back in the UK through online meetings which she loves.
    As well as helping businesses with their websites and SEO Kelly also trains people do be able to do some of the work themselves. Have a look at the Web Untamed website for more info.
    www.webuntamed.com
    www.kaydee.net
    This episode is kindly sponsored by ONLE - the network for people who like people! They are generously offering my listeners a free visit.
    Find a suitable meeting at theonle.network/meeting-calendar and use the discount code: SBBNONLE

    • 21 min
    Don't talk about business first!

    Don't talk about business first!

    Blake Caldwell is one of the co-founders of Brotherhood-UK, a coaching business that helps people (predominantly, but not exclusively, men) be the best they can be.
    Blake's background includes sport, sales and crisis intervention work for Children's Services.
    He's very keen on fitness and mental health, and wants to help as many people as possible to feel good about themselves and their lives.
    He recorded his side of this episode in his garden so you'll notice the birds in the background!
    www.brotherhood-uk.com

    • 19 min
    Network with your peers as well as other businesses

    Network with your peers as well as other businesses

    Nicola Auckland is a Business & Brand Photographer with a passion for the relationships formed between business owners, customer and brands. 
    After her corporate career ended during Covid, she turned her profitable side-hustle into fully fledged wedding photography business. Whilst she loved this, she knew something wasn't quite right (and it had little to do with the number of Ed Sheeran songs she had to listen to!) In January 2023 she took the decision to pivot her business, completely cut off her numerous wedding leads and exclusively offer business and branding photography. 
    She now offers personal branding photography to solopreneurs, branding photography to small businesses and corporate headshots to larger companies who prefer to have a photographer on-site. she also offers e-commerce product photography in a studio setting for her business customers with an online store. 
    You can find out more by visiting her website and LinkedIn profile.
     https://www.nicolaaucklandphotography.co.uk/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolaaucklandphotography/
    This episode is kindly sponsored by Yeseo.
    SEO is BORING - but only when you're doing it wrong! Visit https://www.yeseo.io for a free consultation.

    • 20 min
    ONLE - the network for people that like people!

    ONLE - the network for people that like people!

    James West is the co-founder of ONLE Networking - the online business network for people who like people. He met his wife Kelly while networking and they built ONLE on the belief that most people can be trusted to network without the rules and protocols that get in the way of running a business.
    Based on his own experiences, James believes that the secret power of networking is to provide business owners with access to the meaningful connections that are vital to good mental health.
    ONLE currently has 350 members spread across 22 UK groups and two in the US - the latter helping prove that geography is no longer a limitation of networking.
    Experience "the business network for people who like people" by booking a complimentary visit to an ONLE networking group. Use the discount code: SBBM to claim your free £10 online meeting visit:
    https://theonle.network/meeting-calendar

    • 35 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
18 Ratings

18 Ratings

Greenfish42 ,

Really insightful

Well done Liz. This is a really great selection of content. Each contributor brings something new to the equation as well as complementing each other’s experience. So many great ideas and a must for people whether they are completely new to networking or just want some more inspiration.

Lyrics (BVOUK) ,

Really Insightful!

It is no surprise that Liz’s podcast is such an insight into our amazing industry and makes for such easy listening. A really good idea and will prove so incredibly useful to so many VO’s and those looking into what it takes to venture into the industry.

DebxCrazyCat ,

Brilliant

Really appreciate all the effort which is being put into helping us small businesses find the confidence and little tips and tricks to make networking work better for us.

Thanks so much for pulling this together!

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