Business Mastermind PodcastMaking the Impossible Possible - Interview with Steve Sims CEO Founder of Bluefish
‘It’s about the ability to communicate face to face’
Gavin is with Steve Sims, creator of Bluefish, the company that makes once in a lifetime events happen for the rich and famous.
Steve and Gavin talk about resourcefulness, relationships, creating win, win situations and why having hope is important whoever and where ever you are.
This podcast offers a fascinating glimpse into the life of an entrepreneur whose day job is to make the impossible possible and who’s ‘I can’ approach has taken him on the most extraordinary journey.
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KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Making it frictionless, a win, win
Everything has got to be a win; every relationship can be viewed as what do you bring to the party and what am I bringing for you.
You are the result of your network, ask yourself would you want you as part of your network?
If you have to introduce yourself to someone then you don’t have a relationship.
Do a social audit of those around you.
I always ask someone who is already in that person’s sandpit to make the first contact it’s vital you come to someone new through a credible source.
- Prison, everyone needs hope and a chance
The first time I went along thinking it would be a cool story but it changed my perspective. Most of the people I train in prison have between 60 and 120 years left on their sentences.
It’s about the ability to communicate effectively face to face you’ve got to be able to connect really quickly and understand the dynamic at that moment.
When I take entrepreneurs into prison, with me they come along are shaken up, rolled inside out and put back into civilisation as a better version of themselves.
They gain perspective, you are in a room you shouldn’t be in talking to a person you never thought you’d be face to face with, you have to find a common thread to share and communicate.
Doing something that makes you feel uncomfortable is where your greatest growth is going to come from.
- It’s not about your IQ it’s about your ‘I can’
My mistakes and journey have been my education.
I now class myself as incredibly educated but it had nothing to do with my school, it was because I had a greater ‘I can’ than IQ.
You can only get good if you get going.
Anyone in my life has to be there because I like them.
There is a difference between being easy to understand and impossible to misunderstand.
I want to be transparent, the guy who is impossible to misunderstand, I strive to be crystal clear and transparent in everything I do.
BEST MOMENTS
‘We incorporate and impose friction for ourselves every day’
‘I never make the first call’
‘I realised I was in the belly of communication you couldn’t get more real and ground level’
‘We as entrepreneurs need to get comfortable about being uncomfortable’
‘No TV show can prepare you for what it’s really like, I was shit scared’
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Bluefishing: The Art of Making Things Happen book by Steve Sims
ABOUT THE GUEST
Steve Sims is the visionary founder of Bluefish: the world’s first luxury concierge that delivers the highest level of personalized travel, transportation, and cutting-edge entertainment services to corporate executives, celebrities, professional athletes and other discerning individuals interested in living life to its fullest.
In a world loaded with self-described ‘motivational gurus’ who are far more interested in your cash than they are your consciousness, Steve refuses to compromise his principles, which include;
Telling the truth – directly, blatantly, fearlessly and with no holds barred.
Delivering visionary insights that are deeply rooted in pragmatic reality and practical action.
Sharing everything he knows about being successful on a professional and personal level.
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VALUABLE RESOURCES
The Business Mastermind Podcast
ABOUT THE HOST
Gavin Preston
Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and high-performance Coach. He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives and employees in blue-chip corporates over the last 20 years.
Gavin’s energetic, insightful and yet down to earth and practical talks, workshops and coaching is in demand with high growth business between £250,000 and £30 million revenue and with multi-national organisations at all levels from Board to frontline Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change.
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