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The reality of business

With Bertie + Paul

No gurus.No hacks.Very little hustle.

The show, in its own words: “Real business chat from real business owners without the shiny veneer of guru anywhere near it. No hacks, very little hustle, just thoughts, stories and real conversations about what it's really like to run a business.”

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Two blokes. Twenty-seven episodes. Bleeped for your protection.

Throb · Animated

Same two. Now with fur.

Bertie and Paul on the sofa, until they aren't. The lion is Bertie, the badger is Paul, and the voices are still theirs.

S1 E7 · Debunking Business Clichés

When someone says to you, with all due respect, it means I think you're a dickhead.
PaulThe whole episode

S1 E2 · Spending Cash

Great. How many clients have you got? None. Fuck that. Focus on getting some clients first.
BertieThe whole episode

S1 E7 · Debunking Business Clichés

Multitasking is just a way to get more things wrong quicker.
PaulThe whole episode

S1 E11 · Hiring People

No matter how good somebody looks and how good they are in their interview, you're going to employ some dickheads. That's just how it is.
BertieThe whole episode

S1 E4 · Who to Listen to, who to ignore - and why

Opinions are a lot like arseholes. Everyone's got one and most of them stink.
PaulThe whole episode

S1 E3 · The Actual Reality of Running a Business

I had the idea. Yeah, great. Well done. Well fucking done for having the idea. I fucking did it.
BertieThe whole episode

The bits where it went wrong

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  1. 4% business, 96% chatting shit
    Bertie + Paul · S2 E2 · Metal Steaks and the Most Expensive Hour of Bertie's Life
  2. “The word you're looking for is genius”
    Bertie + Paul · S2 E8 · (More) things Paul doesn't understand, Brilliant Mail and mind-numbing Christmas Ads
  3. Bertie “guesses” the number off Paul's notes
    Bertie + Paul · S2 E6 · Broken Cupcakes, the $139 billion fake and Hercule Poirot (almost)
  4. How to write a bestseller: buy 500 million copies yourself
    Bertie + Paul · S1 E8 · Sales Sales Sales
  5. There are no stupid questions. Only stupid people.
    Bertie + Paul · S3 E2 · Question Everything: The Power of 'Why' in Business Success and Growth

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Season 1 · 2021 · 12 episodes

Season 1

  1. E1The Beginnings61 minSpotifyApple
  2. E2Spending Cash46 minSpotifyApple
  3. E3The Actual Reality of Running a Business47 minSpotifyApple
  4. E4Who to Listen to, who to ignore - and why54 minSpotifyApple
  5. E5Making Tough Decisions41 minSpotifyApple
  6. E6What Makes a Great Leader?62 minSpotifyApple
  7. E7Debunking Business Clichés59 minSpotifyApple
  8. E8Sales Sales Sales57 minSpotifyApple
  9. E9Work. Life. Balance.52 minSpotifyApple
  10. E10Starting from scratch61 minSpotifyApple
  11. E11Hiring People48 minSpotifyApple
  12. E12Making Mistakes47 minSpotifyApple

Season 2 · 2021 to 2022 · 12 episodes

Season 2

  1. E1Bikes, Bushes and Golf Sticks46 minSpotifyApple
  2. E2Metal Steaks and the Most Expensive Hour of Bertie's Life53 minSpotifyApple
  3. E3Dried meat and one night stands47 minSpotifyApple
  4. E4Bouncers, Pre-Digested Coffee and Why What You Call It Matters.48 minSpotifyApple
  5. E5£6k in 20 minutes and where your perfect customers are really hiding36 minSpotifyApple
  6. E6Broken Cupcakes, the $139 billion fake and Hercule Poirot (almost)47 minSpotifyApple
  7. E7Bertie's new house, businesses that hate their customers and Paul doesn't buy a field37 minSpotifyApple
  8. E8(More) things Paul doesn't understand, Brilliant Mail and mind-numbing Christmas Ads50 minSpotifyApple
  9. E9The importance of not being a d*ck48 minSpotifyApple
  10. E10The Importance Of Looking For Problems45 minSpotifyApple
  11. E11The Unsqueezed and High Profit Assets In Your Business41 minSpotifyApple
  12. E12Choosing Integrity Over Profit37 minSpotifyApple

Season 3 · 2023 · 3 episodes

Season 3

  1. E1Artificially Intelligent Marketing: Pope, Puffers & Pearl & Dean33 minSpotifyApple
  2. E2Question Everything: The Power of 'Why' in Business Success and Growth26 minSpotifyApple
  3. E3Let It Go: You Can't Do It All Yourself28 minSpotifyApple

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