Your Business Hour

Hosted by Chantal Baker

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Nov 2026

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Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker. They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as considering the latest topics in business and finance. New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on: Instagram: @your.businesshour Facebook: @your.businesshour

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November 10, 202649 min

187 - Understanding trusts, tax and wills from a legal point of view

Jeff Meers has been trading as Meers Legal Services for over 10 years specialising in trusts and inheritance taxation especially on property. His wife Sarah also works in the company and is known for her talks on lasting powers of attorney. During our chat we get down to basics and explain the importance of wills, types of trusts and who can benefit from a trust. You can find Jeff at www.meerslegalservices.co.uk Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker. They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance. New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on: Instagram: @your.businesshour Facebook: @your.businesshour

November 3, 202652 min

186 - Getting your business right for sale and for a high value

Mark Mills OBE DL has built and sold 5 companies including Cardpoint Plc, Europe’s biggest independent cash machine operator which he exited in 2007. Mark share with us a wonderful story about how it all started and his wife’s reaction when he decided to sell.If you are thinking about exiting your business, this is the podcast you must listen to first. Mark shares tips with us that enable you to sell your business at higher than expected valuations. You can find Mark at www.mark.co.uk Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker. They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance. New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on: Instagram: @your.businesshour Facebook: @your.businesshour

October 30, 202644 min

185 – Budget Review with Chantal

Chantal is the host of Your Business Hour but also a Chartered Certified Accountant and a Chartered Tax Adviser. She is also the founder and director of Champ Consultants. Chantal explains to us the announcements in the budget and how it will affect businesses and individuals. You can find Chantal at www.champconsultants.co.uk Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker. They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance. New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on: Instagram: @your.businesshour Facebook: @your.businesshour

October 27, 202653 min

184 - How to grow a business and get the right exit price for you

Alexis Sikorsky founded, scaled and sold New Access in a nine-figure exit to private equity. It took almost twenty years to build the business and he says he made every mistake available along the way. Today he co-runs Knightscale Partners advising founders of businesses on how to scale past their own capacity and when the time is right, to sell to private equity on the best possible terms. Alexis is the author is Cashing Out and is currently writing his second book ‘The Five Million Plateau’.Alexis shares with us many tips to grow your business, how to exit and his method APEX. You can find Alexis at www.knightscalepartners.com Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker. They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance. New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on: Instagram: @your.businesshour Facebook: @your.businesshour

October 20, 202653 min

183 - Running a firm of solicitors specialising in criminal law and motoring offences

Shazia Ali is the founder, director and principal solicitor at Scarsdale Solicitors, specialising in criminal law and motoring offences. Lots of people shy away from criminal law by Shazia explains to us why she decided to go in this field of law and how motoring offences are increasing.It was an amazing chat with Shazia and enlightening. You can find Shazia at www.scarsdalesolicitors.com Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker. They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance. New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on: Instagram: @your.businesshour Facebook: @your.businesshour

September 1, 202653 min

182 - How to get content for your social media

Christina Moore is the founder and managing director of Don’t Skip Media and a Lovie Award-winning executive producer. Through Don’t Skip Media, Christina helps organisations apply the same principles used by BBC, Apple and others to their own content, making it easier to discover, easier to trust and more closely aligned with business goals. During our conversation, Christina shares with us how to discover content needed, to work on strategy and tactics. We find out how to know which platforms to use for your business as well. You can find Christina at https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinahmoore/ Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker. They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance. New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on: Instagram: @your.businesshour Facebook: @your.businesshour

August 25, 202650 min

181 – Financial planning is not just for the wealthy

Naila has worked in Financial Services since 2007 in roles ranging from Private Banker to Wealth Manager. During our conversation Naila shares with us different types of possible investments and how anyone can benefit from these. All advice and examples provided are just for information purposes and should not be relied upon as an means for investment. Always seek professional independent advice before making any type of investment or financial planning. You can find Naila at www.akprivatewealth.com Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker. They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance. New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on: Instagram: @your.businesshour Facebook: @your.businesshour

August 18, 202643 min

180 – The Orpheus Centre

Moira joined the Orpheus centre in summer 2016 and is the Chief Operating officer. She brings over 20 years of experience in fundraising, marketing and communications across the charity sector. Moira shares with us the stories of the Orpheus centre, what they do and how they help young adults as well as sharing with us their future plans. You can find our more about The Orpheus Centre at www.orpheus.org.uk Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker. They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance. New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on: Instagram: @your.businesshour Facebook: @your.businesshour

August 11, 202655 min

179 – Make your brand stand out

Kieran Cameron is the founding editor of Brand Cult, the UKs first award-winning print-only business newspaper and founder of House Of Cult Brands, a London design studio that creates bespoke newspapers for brands, campaigns and events. During our conversation Kieran shares with us how she was able to get big brands on board such as Virgin and Canva as well as how she makes her business newspaper stand out – not what you expect! You can find Kiran at www.brandcult.uk Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker. They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance. New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on: Instagram: @your.businesshour Facebook: @your.businesshour

August 4, 202654 min

178 – A framework for building sustainable businesses to establish investment

Andy Hooper is an investor, entrepreneur and international speaker passionate about helping e-commerce brands and SMEs scale globally. He has bought and sold many businesses and shares some great methods with us. Andy has developed frameworks like STEMS, OATS and GEP which he discusses with us and explains what they are. You can find Andy at www.linkedin.com/in/andyghooper/ Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker. They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance. New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on: Instagram: @your.businesshour Facebook: @your.businesshour