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How Not to Run a Business

Tired of business podcasts that feel unrelatable? How Not to Run a Business is for small business owners, solo entrepreneurs, and anyone craving real, honest advice.


I’m Jeremy Jacobs, an entrepreneur, coach, and mentor with 20 years of experience (and plenty of lessons learned). In this podcast, we get honest about failure, mental health, and the messy reality of running a business.


Each episode features inspiring entrepreneurs, expert insights, or actionable advice to help you build a successful business, stress less, and enjoy the journey. We discuss our failures and mistakes so you can avoid them.


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Jeremy Jacobs is an experienced entrepreneur, coach, business consultant, and mentor. He started his career in digital marketing, managing multi-million-pound campaigns for well-known global brands. He left that career to start 2 businesses, including a food manufacturing company with his Mum, which ran successfully for 13 years. He now works as a coach, mentor and consultant for a wide range of businesses, including start-ups and solo entrepreneurs, through his business, Cookie Jar . He has an MBA with Distinction from the University of Sussex.

 

He is proudly neurodivergent and a member of the LGBTQ+ community. He lives in Sussex with his husband and their two dogs.


Personal website: https://jeremyjacobs.co.uk

Cookie Jar: http://cookiejar.info/


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Education Self-Improvement Entrepreneur Mental Health How To Business Entrepreneurship
Update frequency
every 9 days
Average duration
36 minutes
Episodes
55
Years Active
2022 - 2025
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ADHD, Failure and How to Heal with Dr. Fiona Peters - Part 1 | Ep 35

ADHD, Failure and How to Heal with Dr. Fiona Peters - Part 1 | Ep 35

Dr Fiona Peters  is a UK based leading expert in Neurodiversity in the workplace and in her personal life, as well as an authority on the impact of the mixed-race classification in organisations and …

00:48:12  |   Thu 04 May 2023
How To Do MORE Of The Things You Love in Your Business | Ep 34

How To Do MORE Of The Things You Love in Your Business | Ep 34

Want more joy, happiness and fulfilment in your business and life?

 

If it's a YES, then listen to this episode, NOW!

 

Have you heard of the Eisenhower Matrix? A powerful time management tool to help yo…

00:19:25  |   Thu 27 Apr 2023
How to Prevent Legal Disputes in Your Business | Ep 33

How to Prevent Legal Disputes in Your Business | Ep 33

You've just won a fantastic new client, you've worked incredibly hard to get them and you just want to get started but you haven't agreed any terms and conditions. You worry that asking them to sign …

00:53:04  |   Thu 20 Apr 2023
How to be Successful in Business with ADHD | Ep 32

How to be Successful in Business with ADHD | Ep 32

I was diagnosis with ADHD in my 40s. Over the last few years I have been on my own journey of discovery.

 

In this episode I share my journey of ADHD diagnosis and the impact of having ADHD has and had…

00:55:05  |   Thu 13 Apr 2023
How to Improve Your Fitness as an Entrepreneur | Ep 31

How to Improve Your Fitness as an Entrepreneur | Ep 31

How can we, as entrepreneurs improve our fitness levels and do more exercise?

 

Fitness and exercise doesn't come naturally to everyone, unless you are fully committed or a personal trainer then you ma…

00:54:13  |   Thu 06 Apr 2023
Investors Need to Stop Behaving Like This | Ep 30

Investors Need to Stop Behaving Like This | Ep 30

Why are business leaders still leading through fear and intimidation? Treating people with a lack of respect? Why does this seem to be more prevalent in the investor community?

 

We see it on TV and I …

00:15:24  |   Thu 23 Mar 2023
How Not to Scale A Business: Entrepreneur's Stories Alex Chisnall | Ep 29

How Not to Scale A Business: Entrepreneur's Stories Alex Chisnall | Ep 29

My friend Alex Chisnall did me the honour of joining me on the podcast to talk about his journey from cabin crew, to not being able to get a job interview at Tesco to becoming an entrepreneur.

 

Come o…

01:03:05  |   Wed 15 Mar 2023
How to Start a Podcast | Ep 28

How to Start a Podcast | Ep 28

Ever thought about launching a podcast or not sure where to start? I was there myself and one year on I have a growing and success podcast and I have found something I absolutely love!

 

In this episod…

00:41:34  |   Wed 08 Mar 2023
How to Tell Your Business Story with Terry Bower | Ep 27

How to Tell Your Business Story with Terry Bower | Ep 27

Do you struggle to stand out in your industry? Do you struggle to engage people in what you do? Every time you walk into a networking meeting do you fear being asked "what do you do?"

 

In this episode…

00:53:35  |   Wed 01 Mar 2023
Taking a break from your business without the guilt | Ep 26

Taking a break from your business without the guilt | Ep 26

Do you feel guilty about taking time off from your business? When was the last time you had a decent break?


Some people on social media think you shouldn't take time off. You should be working every h…

00:16:09  |   Wed 22 Feb 2023
The Tenacious Entrepreneur How to Fail And Rise Again - Entrepreneur Stories with Sam Thomas | Ep 25

The Tenacious Entrepreneur How to Fail And Rise Again - Entrepreneur Stories with Sam Thomas | Ep 25

Two men who closed businesses sit down and talk.

 

Sam is a man of many talents and all-round awesome human. Always positive, a smile on his face and never afraid to give a hug.

 

He failed his A-levels …

00:51:47  |   Wed 15 Feb 2023
Anxiety & Entrepreneurship | Ep 24

Anxiety & Entrepreneurship | Ep 24

Time to get down and dirty with vulnerability even though it feels uncomfortable.

 

I have been experiencing anxiety on various levels for the past few years. It's only been in the past few months I ha…

00:22:11  |   Tue 07 Feb 2023
Fundraising and Franchising - Entrepreneurs Stories with Frederick St. George | Ep 23

Fundraising and Franchising - Entrepreneurs Stories with Frederick St. George | Ep 23

Frederick St. George MBE is a true inspiration. He has been working for himself in business alongside his Mum and family all his life.

 

In 1990, he started The Italian Job, a fundraising race from the…

00:39:40  |   Wed 01 Feb 2023
You Are Not a Bank: Getting Paid for Your Work | Ep 22

You Are Not a Bank: Getting Paid for Your Work | Ep 22

One of the most challenging things we face as business owners and entrepreneurs is getting paid on time and when we expect.

 

Providing credit terms is something that is often expected in business and …

00:18:42  |   Wed 25 Jan 2023
How to Be Fully Self-Expressed with Sophie Turton | Ep 21

How to Be Fully Self-Expressed with Sophie Turton | Ep 21

What is self-expression? Do you feel you are fully self-expressed or do you hold yourself back in your life and business?

 

In this conversation with Sophie Turton we talk about self-expression and the…

01:00:48  |   Wed 18 Jan 2023
Planning your year, minus all the bullsh*t | Ep 20

Planning your year, minus all the bullsh*t | Ep 20

Are you hopeless at planning? Have you entered 2023 thinking WTAF am I doing?

 

Don't worry! I am here to help!

 

In this episode I walk through a 3 step template of a simple, straightforward planning me…

00:28:47  |   Wed 11 Jan 2023
How to Rest and Get Sh*t Done with Siobhan Fox | Ep 19

How to Rest and Get Sh*t Done with Siobhan Fox | Ep 19

What happens when two entrepreneurs with ADHD and a propensity to swear record a podcast episode? Well, you can find out!

 

We joined forces to discuss the idea that "the rest is the work". Resting is …

00:47:19  |   Wed 14 Dec 2022
How to be Confident | Ep 18

How to be Confident | Ep 18

Want to be more confident in life? Struggle with low self-esteem? Worried you will be accused of being arrogant?

 

That's the subject I discuss in this episode:

 

  • The difference between confidence and ar…
00:30:43  |   Wed 30 Nov 2022
How to be a Professional Networker With Chris Mansfield | Ep 17

How to be a Professional Networker With Chris Mansfield | Ep 17

Chris is a professional networker. He's been doing it for 20 years.

 

Chris has been through a lot. He is one of the most patient, caring and generous people I have met and it's an honour to bring this…

00:49:05  |   Wed 16 Nov 2022
This One Habit Will Change Your Life | Ep 16

This One Habit Will Change Your Life | Ep 16

Want more money? Want more time? Want more sales? Want to lose some weight?

 

Listen to this episode and learn the one habit I started doing that changed my life and enabled me to have what I want.


Hos…

00:19:23  |   Wed 02 Nov 2022
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