Ross Brown & Chris MarshBusiness
Ross Brown & Chris MarshBusiness
Ross Brown & Chris MarshBusiness
Ross Brown & Chris MarshBusiness

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Every week we talk to a guest about their career - the challenges they faced, the mistakes they made and the solutions they found - whilst also discussing tips and suggestions for our specialist areas of marketing (Ross Brown) and business development (Chris Marsh).


  • Sunshine and Synthesisers
    It's all about community: whether you're running a widget business or, like LA based Chance Hutchison, creating music to move people. Chance talks to Ross and Chris about his life in music and using the web to build a fan base around the world.
  • The introverted extrovert - with Steven Allan
    For almost 30 years, Steven Allan has run Linten Technologies, working with companies large and small to transform their IT. And his team has an unprecedented level of input into the way the company operates. So much so that, by the end of our chat, both Ross and Chris wanted a job there.
  • On the road again - with Shafia Cullum
    Writing her own rules, doing business the way she wants to and where she wants to do it. Shafia Cullum runs a telemarketing company, specialising in lead generation, from wherever her four-wheeled office takes her - from Doncaster to Thailand. She tells Ross and Chris about her fascinating life.
  • Mr Altrincham - with Alex McCann
    If it's going on in the leafy suburbs of Altrincham, Alex McCann probably organised it. We chat to him about his multiple networks, and career journey from music journalist with a hardcore kebab habit to health conscious social media guru.
  • Citizen of the world - with Caroline Leon
    Deciding she wanted to do more with her life, Caroline Leon packed her bags and set off. And just kept going. She now works as a conscious business coach from her home in Spain and talks to Ross and Chris about what her works entails. And why she's considering moving back to the UK, despite the weather and a beach on her doorstep.
  • Planes, boats and video - with Victoria Kilter
    Enhancing our global appeal, this week Ross and Chris chat to Victoria Kilter, via Zoom from Cape Town. South African with British roots, Victoria works as a video editor and content creator, with a special interest in environmental subjects and a work history that's seen her travel the world.
  • Talkin' 'bout a revolution - with Dan Sodergren
    Welcome to the fifth Industrial Revolution. Luckily we have a guide, who can help you survive - and thrive - in a future dominated by AI. Ross and Chris talk to Dan Södergren about the future of work, technology and dodgy Yorkshire accents.
  • Sister doing it for herself
    Una Cottrell is a force of nature and, with her community "45 not out" ,she's helping ensure "older" women don't get ignored in the business world. Allies to the course, Ross and Chris speak to her about her career and the work she's doing.
  • Philosophy and the art of copywriting
    From stoicism to Monty Python, we cover a broad palette in this chat with copywriter, author and philosophical thinker Jamie Ryder. Oh and we briefly mention marketing and biz dev too.
  • No, the other one
    This won't get confusing I'm sure. In this episode, Ross and Chris speak to former FHM and Time Out Dubai editor Ross Brown, about his career, his amazing name and how the two Ross Brown's (a Bundle of Browns?) became friends. Fascinating stories abound!
  • The Ideas Factory
    From sixth form freelancer to agency owner to Chief Innovation Officer at Big Echo, Tom Parson is a veritable ideas machine. And a fascinating person to speak to. Ross and Chris discuss his background, his career history and his plans to the storm the charts.
  • Digitale Musik
    Accidental academic David Edmundson-Bird talks about his life, career and all manner of electronica, whilst Ross and Chris occasionally apply it to marketing and business development. Dave's a fascinating character, with 100s of stories - and here he shares some of them.
  • Rewriting your OS
    From working in Afflecks Palace to helping people re-write their personal operating system, Simon Calderbank's career has been anything but typical. He talks to Ross Brown and Chris Marsh about his journey, whilst they chip in occasionally to discuss marketing and business development.
  • Nominative determinism
    Proving that a name is everything, Nick 'IT' Clarke talks his life and career, whilst Ross and Chris attempt to wrangle his tangents and steer things back to marketing and business development.
  • Life's climbing frame
    This week we're chatting to the delightful John Ewbank about his life in the world of work. And, of course, our usual tips about marketing and business development.
  • Ich bin Karrierecoach
    From parade ground to recruitment to helping people take control of their career, Rebecca Moloney talks to us about her career - and the things she's picked up on her journey.
  • The Swing and The Story
    From bunkers to boardrooms, the week we discuss all things marketing and new business with Andrew Thorp.
  • New Biz in the key of G
    Intros, tips and an in-depth chat with Jim Carroll, CTO of AI technology specialists Digica - talking guitar chords, football, marketing and new business.
  • Location, location, location
    We're on a roll now.... following our usual chit chat and tips, this week's guest is the lovely Jemma Madden of Feel Good Fox in Shropshire, discussing her journey into her current career, the lessons she's learned and the mistakes she wouldn't repeat.
  • Great railway journeys
    Things are getting real, with our first guest - Rupert Cooke of AI Sight in Halifax, discussing technology, creativity and random train journeys. Marked explicit for minor naughty words.