Launching a Business in a Pandemic
Can you launch a business during a pandemic? YES! Jay has launched a brand new business venture. Digital influencer marketing agency, Distinction Talent and in today’s episode of The Business Mentor Podcast Jay shares with you business lessons on how to start, grow and scale a business during a pandemic, why it’s essential to build a business plan and how you too can adapt, change and pivot when things around you are uncertain and your business is challenged and how you can always be learning to grasp opportunities when they come along.
DIGITAL INFLUENCER MARKETING AGENCY
https://distinctiontalent.com/
“We help ambitious brands win big with influencer marketing, by crafting bespoke campaigns, spearheaded by our hand-picked roster elite-level talent.”
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- In business, the only certainty is uncertainty. A lot of businesses have had a positive 10+ years of trading but now in the current economic climate, it’s about how can you adapt.
- You should always prepare and always have a business plan that you can adapt and pivot as the marketplace changes around you and when things do return to normal you can revert back to your original business plan to see where you are.
- When you’re business a new business or venturing into a new market you have to roll up your sleeves and get it done by leading from the front. As an entrepreneur that is also a practitioner that gets involved in the day to day, you will more likely become a successful mentor.
- Always be learning and never be afraid to pivot. If you are learning new ways to market your business all of the time then you will more easily be able to adapt and change within the marketplace. You must always be evolving so that you can grasp opportunities when they come along, if you’re not learning then you will not know how to grasp an opportunity.
BEST MOMENTS
“Focus on what’s going to get you to the next level”
“If you want to launch something you really need to work hard”
“There are always things that will go wrong with a start-up”
“It’s a great time for you to be recruiting for your business”
“The world is open now to recruit people on a contract by contract basis”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
ABOUT THE HOST
Jay Dhillon is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist based in the UK with a proven track record of growing businesses from start-up to success- and helping others do the same. From humble beginnings, Jay grew his first business from 0 to 500 employees and three locations, racking up sales of over £30 million – all with no investment other than a slight amount of savings. The business went on to acquire major clients such as Landrover, Jaguar, Toyota, and New Look, to name a few.
Its immense success inevitably brought about outside interest, and at the age of 33, Jay eventually sold the company to a London investment firm in Doyen Resources. Today, Jay owns several businesses in different sectors and helps entrepreneurs achieve success.
A calling to give back and help others led to Jay being chosen for the highly coveted role as a Prince’s Trust mentor, where his achievements were marked by a personal invitation to Buckingham Palace to meet Prince Charles.
After helping several young entrepreneurs to succeed as a mentor for the Trust, Jay’s burning desire to bring his wisdom and knowledge to a wider audience ultimately triggered the concept of The Business Mentor Podcast.
Jay feels that anyone can achieve success in business with the right advice and mentoring and is now sharing his knowledge with his growing audience via his podcast.
In the UK alone 95% of businesses fail within the first five years and Jay aims to reduce that number.
Backed with the hard-earned knowledge and experience from his time in business, The Business Mentor Podcast will share Jay’s personal business lessons as well those of other successful entrepreneur guests who share their wisdom and secrets on the show.
CONTACT METHOD
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jaydhillon
https://www.instagram.com/jaydhillonuk/
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