Podcast guest
Podcast guest for business owner shows: why invite Dr Lewis Haydon.
The business owners’ voice, live on BBC Midlands Today, and a guest who ACTUALLY owns businesses. Your listeners get straight answers and real stories; your show gets a backlink, a write-up and my audience.
Why invite Dr Lewis Haydon to your podcast?
The business owners’ voice
I give owners of small and medium-sized businesses a voice: on my own show, in my SME Owners’ Voice data, and on the BBC. Your listeners hear what owners are really dealing with, from someone who speaks for them, not about them.
He ACTUALLY owns businesses
The stories come from businesses I own and run, and from owners of 100+ businesses I’ve coached since 2012. Not theory.
Live on BBC Midlands Today and BBC Radio WM
Media-ready: short, plain-English answers, the same month I was in the BBC studio.
A podcast host himself
I host the Mentor Business Podcast, 100+ episodes, so I know what makes an episode work for the host, not just the guest.
Evidence, not opinion
A Doctor of Business Administration from Aston University, and UK Business Coach of the Year.
What you get from having me on your show
A backlink to your show
A followed link to your episode from lewishaydon.com, on my press page and in a write-up of our conversation.
A write-up of your episode on my site
I write up what we covered on lewishaydon.com, quoting your show and linking to it, so the episode keeps finding listeners from search.
Your episode shared to my audience
Posted to my LinkedIn and to 60,000+ followers on TikTok, and sent to owners on my email list.
A guest your listeners trust
Seen on BBC Midlands Today, heard on BBC Radio WM, UK Business Coach of the Year.
Easy prep, no fee
Bios, photos and topics are ready on the press page. I don’t charge to be a guest.
Who I’m a good podcast guest for, and why
Business owner and entrepreneur podcasts
Your listeners run established businesses and want them to grow without doing everything themselves. That’s exactly who I work with every week.
Industry podcasts for owners in one sector
Manufacturing, care, agencies, trades, fitness, professional services: the owner’s problems are the same whatever the trade, and I bring answers from outside it.
Podcasts from accountants, lawyers, banks and advisers
Your clients are business owners. I give them the owner’s side of the desk, which makes your show more useful to the people you serve.
News and current affairs podcasts
When the story is about business, I explain what it means for owners and their staff, as I did on BBC Midlands Today.
Coaching and mentoring podcasts
On my research: what my doctorate found about how coaches build a practice that wins clients and keeps going.
Podcast episode ideas your listeners will use
One business that grows without me, then the same rules across the rest
I got one of my businesses optimised and running without me, then applied the same rules to the other businesses I own as I scaled them. What the rules are, what broke the first time, and why it works the second.
I’ve been the supplier who wasn’t paid
Customers have gone into administration owing my businesses tens of thousands. What happened, how we survived it, and what every owner should check this week.
Why business owners are paid last
Turnover up, wage bill up, tax bill up, and the owner’s pay is what gives. Why it happens, and how owners change the order.
How people in business cope and persist
What my doctorate found about pressure, uncertainty and why some keep winning clients when others stall.
What the news means for owners
From the BBC Midlands Today studio: Poundland, the Budget, and the small businesses behind the headlines.
How podcast guest booking works
- Send your show, audience and a date using the form below.
- We agree the angle, and a short pre-call if you like one.
- We record, remote or in person, to your format and length.
- You publish; I share it, write it up and link to it.
FAQs: Dr Lewis Haydon as a podcast guest
Can I book Dr Lewis Haydon as a podcast guest?
Yes. He’s a guest on business owner, entrepreneur, industry and adviser podcasts, and hosts the Mentor Business Podcast himself. Use the form on this page with your show, audience and date.
Will we get a backlink?
Yes. Every episode gets a followed link to your show from lewishaydon.com: on the press page, on this page, and in a write-up of our conversation.
Does he charge to be a guest?
No.
Remote or in person?
Either. Remote on whatever you record with (Riverside, Zoom, StreamYard and the rest), or in person in Birmingham, and elsewhere in the UK if it fits.
How long can he talk for?
From a 15-minute segment to a full hour. I’ll stick to your format.
What won’t he talk about?
Named clients without their permission, and naming businesses that owed us money. Everything else is open.
Book me as a podcast guest
Tell me your show, your audience and a date. Speaking at an event instead? See the speaker page.
Next step
Own a business yourself?
Bring your biggest question about scaling the business to a 30-minute virtual coffee, and leave with a straight answer.
Not sure I’m the right fit? Compare me with other coaches and mentors, honestly, including where others are the better choice. Want something built around your business? Request a tailored quote and I’ll call you to go through it.