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Chats with Dad

Phil Berg & James Berg

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Like many people, James Berg regularly has chats about business and gets advice from his Dad. The difference for James is that his Dad, Phil Berg, is a sought-after speaker and trainer who went from selling carpets on a market stall to presenting, helping and influencing thousands of businesses all over the world. Known for his heartfelt, inspiring and common-sense approach, Phil is one of those rare people who can take an audience on a journey of feel-good emotions; reinforcing belief in th ...
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This episode of Chats with Dad is a very special one. Not just because it’s the last episode of season 2, but also because we have our very first guest, the Founder of BNI, Dr. Ivan Misner. Ivan has been called the “father of modern networking” by Forbes and CNN and he is the author of 26 books. He’s also a good friend of Phil’s (they’re working on…
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A to-do list can be a blessing or a curse, depending on how you manage it. From paper notes to online filing systems, there’s a million ways to organise your tasks. In this episode, Phil and James share tips and tricks about what’s worked for them, how proper organisation gives them peace of mind, and why even spontaneity needs to be planned. Click…
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Hiring and firing staff is one of the most daunting things a business owner has to deal with. How do you know when you’ve found the right person? How can you interview someone in a way that actually challenges them? And when is the right time to part ways with an employee who just isn’t living up to your standards? Phil and James discuss these diff…
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Is working with friends and family a hazard or an opportunity? Phil and James have plenty of experience working together as father and son and with their friends and family members. In this episode they discuss the right way to approach collaborating with a friend or loved one. It can be disastrous, but it doesn’t have to be, if you choose carefull…
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Being accountable for the goals you’ve set yourself is not easy, especially when there’s nobody there to hold you accountable. As business owners, it’s something both Phil and James have struggled with. On this episode, father and son discuss accountability buddies, the importance of mentors, and how planning and prioritising can change your busine…
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On this episode, Phil and James break down the difficult business of money: how to save it, grow it, and use it. Listen as they demystify everything from savings accounts to negotiating a fair fee. Click here to book a no-obligations call with Phil, connect with him on social media, and more: https://linktr.ee/PhilBergCoach Click here to find out m…
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On this episode, Phil and James talk all things cash flow. For a lot of creatives, like James, money isn’t the goal in business, but a means to facilitating amazing and inspiring work. But whatever your view on money, you’ve got to remember that cash flow is king. It’s what keeps the lights on! Click here to book a no-obligations call with Phil, co…
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Episode three of Chats with Dad is an emotional one. Phil opens up about a business partner who disappeared and left him in debt, lessons learned from his strained relationship with his own dad, and how he found ways to cope with James’s cancer diagnosis. Listen as father and son discuss how a positive mindset can reframe mistakes, regrets, and tra…
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On this episode of Chats with Dad, Phil and James continue where episode 1 left off by filling us in on what they’ve been up to these past two years. Phil talks more about jumping into the scary unknown by selling his BNI franchise and starting work as an independent consultant. Father and son get real about the imposter syndrome that comes with ru…
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Welcome back to Chats with Dad! It’s been two years since Season 1, and so much has changed for Phil and James. Phil realised it was time to think about retirement (well, his own version of retirement). James has grown Picaroons exponentially, and even moved to Portugal to run the business and surf every day! And, of course, there was a global pand…
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The E-Bike is invented 35 years too early, Inge is in the News Of The World, and Mellie writes a Punk Rock hit. There's jazz at Pizza Express, Ivan records Xaviera Hollander (The Happy Hooker), and does a deal with Robert Maxwell ...Af Ivan Berg
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Ivan Berg's podcast memoir Episode 16 : Too far ahead for The Times ? (and ATV too) Ivan and Inge's next round of business ventures: audio on demand, 1970s style - a brief foray into the world of art, and how Colonel Gaddafi saved the company.Af Ivan Berg
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In which Ivan's business career takes inventive new directions ... he creates the 'Berg Box', designs and introduces the UK's first commercial slot car raceways, and more. He and Inge become parents, and on his first trip to Inge's homeland, he meets parents, brothers, sisters, aunts and cousins - none of whom speak English…
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In which Ivan falls in love with Inge... only to learn she has to return to Denmark, as her permission to stay is ending. He asks her to marry him, and to his surprise she agrees. They've known each other for a few months. The wedding is arranged so quickly noone remembers to bring a camera. But the new wife nearly becomes a widow when Ivan is rush…
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The ups and downs of a young writer's career. From being one of the best paid writers one year... to struggling the next. The blurring of fact and fiction, in Fleet Street, and when interviewing Benny Hill. And a chance move to Hampstead that will change Ivan's life: though he doesn't realise at the time.…
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Ivan lands on his feet in the RAF. A comfortable posting in central London, allowed to live 'out', with plenty of time to write. He helps Renee and Sam with a short lived moneymaking venture - gets a literary agent and sells his own TV series. Perhaps it's down to the lucky RAF desk ?Af Ivan Berg
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Ivan finds life can be tough outside the merchant navy, even when you’re working with Britain’s answer to Elvis Presley on a book and TV series. No development money! Hard up, missing the Cunard perks, he fails to dodge National Service in the RAF...but it’s not as bad as he thought!Af Ivan Berg
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Ivan introduces Tommy Hicks to his London friends...including Lionel Bart...and Britain’s “first rock’n’roll star” is born. No such success for Ivan’s first band however, specialising in “Spanish with Beat”. Life in the merchant navy begins to pall, despite regular trips to New York: being caught snoozing on watch is the last straw.…
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Ivan settles in to the Caribbean cruises: picking up passengers in New York and sailing to the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, Curaçao, Jamaica, Antigua, Martinique, Barbados and St Thomas. American passengers become friends, hosting him in their mansion in Great Neck LI, inviting him to glamorous parties. And he meets cheerful cockney and fellow crewman Tom…
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The perks of Cunard. Ivan learns how to make serious money in tips - especially from first class American passengers. Now smart in Brooks Brothers style suits, he has to fight off a 'friend' of his gay uncle Monty in New York. London on leave is more promising - he meets writers and composers just starting out, amongst them Lionel Bart, who develop…
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First part of memoir spanning five decades. Ivan Berg's wartime memories 1939-1945. Evacuee, back in London for the Blitz - then sent away again, with father at war, mother in hospital, to a Kindertransport Hostel. #theblitz #evacuation #kindsertransport #ww2 #worldwar2 #londonblitz #1939 #bipolar #evacuee #v1 #flyingbomb #v2rocket #ballisticmissil…
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No matter what you do, you will have to deal with difficult people and situations. In this episode, Phil shares tips for dealing with both, how he's never had to fire anyone, how to better manage your team, how he got James to apologise properly and there are some hilarious stories about situations Phil has found himself in. You will be empowered t…
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Like many people, James Berg regularly has chats about business and gets advice from his Dad. The difference for James is that his Dad, Phil Berg, is a sought-after speaker and trainer who went from selling carpets on a market stall to presenting, helping and influencing thousands of businesses all over the world. Known for his heartfelt, inspiring…
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Phil has made his name due to his networking abilities. He started off networking nearly 20 years ago at BNI, and has since become one of the world's most in demand speakers on the subject. In this episode, Phil & James talk networking do's and don'ts. Expect to hear many of Phil's nuggets of wisdom that he has collected over 20 years of networking…
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Phil & James both regularly present to large audiences and Phil will frequently present to 1000+ audience members. In this episode they both share tips and tricks they have learnt along the way to help you overcome nerves (which they both still suffer from) and how they view it in the same vein as going in to battle. You will be sure to feel ready …
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