Lea 🌈 Turner

If Carlsberg made LinkedIn Trainers | 1-1 & Company Training | Join 470+ solopreneurs & small business owners in my membership community, The HoLT (ask me how)

You've tried communities before but they never live up to the hype, do they? The founder only shows up for calls, the chat is dead or clique-y, they're either women only, or full of d*ck swinging sales bros pitch slapping you into oblivion, and you only get the *good stuff* if you pay for the upsells...and you're left feeling...deflated, womp womp. 

*clears throat, stretches out arms, JAZZ HANDS* until... The HoLT!

We have none of that malarkey. 

No upsells, no tiered memberships, and categorically, absolutely, without question... no knobs. 

"But LEA, what is The HoLT?" I hear you cry. It's an inclusive, vibrant, fun, affordable community of over 500 small business owners, freelancers, side hustlers and employees, coming together for weekly masterclasses from ACTUAL experts, teaching every business skill you could possibly need to improve how YOU do business, from copywriting to confidence building, AI to automation, PR to passive income. 

And unlike other communities, we record every masterclass, add it to the library, and no matter when you join, you get access to ALL of them (currently over 150!)

But there's so much more; weekly community calls for informal networking, content support, tech clinics to tackle your IT nightmares, in-person co-working days, online co-working, wellbeing sessions, LinkedIn clinics... I could go on but I'd ruin your surprise and delight when you join. 

And unlike most founders, I am in The HoLT every single day (in sickness and in health, til death do us part) because I genuinely care about the members, love connecting people, nurturing them and supporting them. 

I was sick of being a lonely solopreneur. I had no one to share my wins & failures with, who'd understand, not judge me, to ask for reliable advice when I needed it without making me feel stupid, to learn with, grow with, and make it fun along the way. So, I created a safe space for others who felt the same. It has grown and evolved over the past 3 years, to become a magical space full of the sorts of people you WANT on your side in business, cheering you on and encouraging you when sh*t gets tough. 

Join the waiting list at The-HoLT.com and be first to find out when our doors re-open.

PS. If communities aren't your *thing* we have The Vault. Access 200+ masterclass recordings with new ones added weekly, for just £20/month, no contract or commitment.

Director

Providing bespoke 1:1 and group LinkedIn training, digital courses and in-person workshops for businesses. 

Sometimes I wonder why people HATE LinkedIn so much. 

Then I see a man has created and posted his own "Top 25 Keynote Speakers" list and put HIMSELF at the top.

Founder, The HoLT. The community for small business owners & solopreneurs | No knobs allowed 🍆

In the past 24 hours I have been ABSOLUTELY AUDACIOUS, and sent requests for masterclasses to big names I was convinced would say no. 

But they didn't.

Which means I've now secured sessions inside The HoLT from:

Jo Bird, ex-Gymshark personal branding queen with over 100k followers on socials and one of the loveliest humans in business. 

Bob Burg, the nicest man in sales, Hall of Fame Keynote Speaker on Genuine Influence®, Relationship Building, and Referrals and notorious animal lover. 

Sam Browne, conversion copywriter and best selling course creator with over 100k LinkedIn followers. 

CHRIS DO (!!! squeal!!!) personal branding and design LEGEND with MILLIONS of followers across every platform. 

Radiana Mativa, creator of Happiness Programs for Google, Hugo Boss, Adidas and Ikea. 

BE FKN AUDACIOUS. 

Look what can happen! 

This is gonna be a fkn GREAT summer inside The HoLT!

Doors open again in 2 weeks. Hop on the list at https://the-holt.com/

Nothing highlights my introversion more than the aftermath of events. 

This was me at 6pm yesterday, after 2 days of socialising. 

I love being around people. 
I love the conversations. 
I loved seeing people fall over themselves to snuggle my friendly dog. 
I loved hearing how my talk affected people. 
I loved chatting to the speakers in the green room, having my hair and makeup done, browsing the stalls, speaking to sponsors, and absorbing the energy in the room. 

But, it takes every bit of social battery I have to manage it. 

And even more when I am absolutely terrified of being on stage. 

I felt like I spent the whole two days disassociated from reality, unable to be my fun, energetic self with my fellow HoLTies, because I was subconsciously screaming and fighting the urge to run away. 

You'd think after 6+ years of building a following, being at events, being visible online, and countless podcasts, panel talks, and fireside chats, that I would be comfortable with the attention of a crowd. 

But I'm not. 

It won't stop me. 
I will keep pushing myself. 
Because the comfort zone is where ambition dies. 

Just give me a few days to recover, and I might be ready to say yes to the next big stage. 

As long as my dog is invited, too. 

I'm sharing this to remind you (and myself) that being terrified is okay. Wanting to run away from new experiences is normal. 

But when we do them anyway...
When we refuse to surrender to fear...
We grow. 
We make impact. 
We change ours and other peoples' lives. 

And we realise that the cold sweats and trembling hands
Were absolutely worth it.

I’ve been celebrating International Women’s Day by:

Having a lie in with a coffee, because my 10 year old son knows I like one in bed on a Sunday. 

Getting my son to help hoover the car, pick up after the dog, sort the laundry, clear up after brunch, and feed the menagerie of animals. 

Because the best way I know to make the world a better place for the women who come after us, is to raise kind men who willingly share the load. 

To all the women out there carrying more than their fair share, you’re heroes, and I hope you’ll find at least a few moments of peace today 🩷

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Last week I had a meeting. 

It had been rescheduled already. 

The meeting was fine. Next steps were agreed. 

The next day I receive an email from someone else on the team. 

Can we have another meeting to discuss the meeting. 

No we fkn can’t. 

Do corporates really have so many superfluous staff with time to fill that they want meetings about meetings?

Well, I don’t. 

Whatever you need can be discussed by email without needing to clog up my calendar with your ‘clarity’ meetings. 

Just one of many, many reasons I’m grateful I never worked in corporate. 

If I wanted to spend my life jumping through hoops, I’d have joined the fkn circus.

Thank you to the beautiful room of people at The Big Festoon who came to watch me speak today. 

And especially to our HoLT members for being so supportive and encouraging. 

I’m glad it’s over and I can breathe again. 

But I’m glad I did it despite trembling with nerves. 

Soz about the tears x

In every area of my business I’ve always been happy to go my own way, and not try to be like everyone else…except one. 

When speaking on stage alone, I felt like I needed to be polished, structured, slick and practiced. 

I needed to waltz up and down the stage, bringing high energy, humour, and put on a good show. 

Which is why I shied away from it for years. I’d created a massive block in my head because I CAN’T be like that on stage.  That’s not who I am. 

But after a LOT of chats with a LOT of experienced speakers, they reminded me that I don’t have to do it like everyone else does it. 

When people want me on their stages they don’t WANT me to be like everyone else. 

They want me. Just as I am. 

Because WHAT I have to say is far more important than the theatrics surrounding it. 

And so that’s exactly what I’m bringing to 1000 people in the AO Arena on Thursday at The Big Festoon. 

It’ll be me and my dog. On a sofa on the stage. Having an intimate but powerful conversation with the audience. 

Nothing flashy. No gimmicks. 

Just a girl sharing her heart with those willing to listen. 

We all need the reminder sometimes that imitating or comparing ourselves and our abilities to others only ever holds us back. 

Our most valuable assets are the bits of who we are that are unique to us. Lean into them. They’re magic. 

Wish us luck. 

✨ 🩷

I knew he’d be popular. 
But I didn’t expect him to be THIS popular. 

He trotted on stage with a lot more confidence than I did, hopped on the sofa, and snuggled up reassuringly as I spoke to 700 people about the loneliness of being a solo parent and solo business owner. 

The goodest of good boys. 
I wish I could bring him to all events!

Would you trust your dog to behave at an event like this?

I was assalted at my son’s school yesterday. 

There’s a 12” crack across my windscreen that I can’t get repaired til Monday. 

A ‘relaxing’ Mother’s Day started with my cat delivering a giant wood pigeon to my bedroom. 

And then our family day out to the zoo was cut short by torrential rain. 

This week has NOT gone to plan. 

But nothing will dent my good mood today because I’m meeting up with HoLT members for a coworking and networking day in Manchester. 

And thankfully, the coffee will definitely be good. 

As long as the teacher doesn’t make it 😳🤮

I am sick and tired of launches. 
For the past few years, I've launched every single month. 
And every single month we would sell out. 
But it became a hamster wheel... emails... posts...doors open... 6 mins ...  doors shut. 
People who couldn't get to their laptops disappointed because they missed the window to join. 
Stressing people out trying to type in credit card details before all the spaces were taken. 
It was exciting. 
And great for my ego to sell out in a time Taylor Swift would be proud of (although a lot less tickets!)

So, the doors to my HoLT community will be open from this afternoon until I decide to shut them. 

No countdowns. 
No rushing. 
No six minute scrambles. 

You still need to be on the waiting list to get the joining link. 
You won't be able to sign up directly from the website. 
But we're taking the pressure off (you and us). 

So, if The HoLT has been on your wish list...
If you're a business owner sick of doing it all alone...
If you want 540+ new business friends who readily share advice and support...
And you want access to 2 x LinkedIn Masterminds, our upcoming Sales Mastermind, and 200+ trainings on every area of business
Plus, in-person meet ups, weekly networking calls, monthly speed networking, wellness circles. book clubs and much, much more...
Get on the waiting list today, and you'll have the link to join us this afternoon. 

Go to https://the-holt.com/ to join the list and we'll see you in there soon!

You know those people in your life where, when you're with them, you are having way too much fun to remember to take photos?

Well, that's what it's like when I'm with Alex Coward 

Which explains this weird two-headed monster that AI created of us. Anyway...

I have had Alex on speed dial for a while now after meeting her inside The HoLT, and spending way too much time bending her ear about life and business. 

She's the kind of no BS mentor EVERY business owner can benefit from, and DOES when they work with her. 

She has helped countless members inside The HoLT to make sharper decisions, build cleaner strategies, and create momentum that doesn't rely on them pushing harder. 

There's no fluff or filler with Alex. She gets right to the core of your problems, and challenges you with tough questions that when answered, create a clear path forward. 

And she has done this for me on countless occasions over the past year. 

She is one of many, many members I've grown to rely on. 
And she knows she can rely on me, too. 
Because we're more than each other's clients at this point. 
We've grown to become genuine friends. 

So, I apologise for the horrifying photo, but I had to tell you how wonderful she is.
If you're stuck in your business, Alex is a force you need on your side.

And she only has half the heads in person.

We had 𝗦𝗢 𝗠𝗨𝗖𝗛 𝗙𝗨𝗡 on Tuesday evening that we're doing it again!

The amazing Adam Jones, founder of Cinderella Events, hosted an online Murder Mystery for 65 of our HoLT members.

We arrived without knowing what to expect. 
But when we started pouring over the evidence with our teams, we were all immersed in catching the killer.

Members in the community have been raving about how much fun it was. 
That they weren't sure if it would be their kind of event, but they loved it. 

The level of detail was incredible, with actors playing suspects, warrants to submit for access, cyphers to solve to gain more evidence, we interrogated suspects in full costumes with realistic backdrops. 

I've never known anything like it! 

And we enjoyed it so much, members have demanded we do it again. 

But this time... we're having a custom one just for us, at the sad expense of Backdoor Barry 😲

The only way to get involved is to join the community. 

Or, if you're a lover of murder mysteries, get in touch with Adam to host your own - online, or in-person, for corporate events, murder mystery weekends... he does it all, and he can build them entirely customised for your business, brand, or wild idea. 

Wanna find out who killed Barry?

You'll have to join us inside The HoLT, while he's still alive to let you in....

Doors open again very soon www.the-HoLT.com

I'm getting very behind at this.

Trying to keep up with all the new member posts has become impossible over the past few months. 

We've been welcoming new members on an almost daily basis. 

From debt collectors to business mentors. 
Murder mystery creators to marketers. 
Coaches, ops managers, OBMs, personal trainers, industrial cleaners - the variety is endless. 

But the things we all have in common?
We want to grow - personally and professionally.
And we don't want to do it alone.

A huge welcome to DOZENS of our new members. I'll try to tag you all in the comments but please don't hate me if I miss one, it's Sunday and my brain is fried!

(PS. Doors to The HoLT open next week - will I be putting your face in a tiny box on Canva soon? https://the-holt.com/ )

We have just booked our next mastermind and it's all about SALES.

27th April Week 1 - Mindset with the INCREDIBLE Desislava Dobreva. If you are looking to be LIT up with fire and motivation Desi is the absolute BEST in her field. She'll be setting our minds in the right frame before we move on to...

5th May Week 2 - Positioning with ﻿Hannah Walker﻿, who lists clients like Sehrhant (from Selling Manhattan) amongst her clients. She's gonna make sure we've got everything in place so we're ready for...

11th May Week 3 - Sales calls and objection handling with master of sales ﻿Ivy Malik ﻿who will provide all the tools we need, so we are ready for...

18th May Week 3 - Closing the deal with @Richard Moore, who will help us push those clients over the line and money into our bank accounts!

And as always, recordings will be available to anyone who can't make it live.

This is gonna be an UNREAL mastermind with four absolute POWERHOUSES. 

If you're not on the list to join The HoLT yet, we're opening doors again soon so hurry along to https://the-holt.com/ and sign up, and join us for THOUSANDS OF POUNDS WORTH of sales training for just £65 a month (cancel any time).

Michael Pedersen

Revenue Growth | Emotion-Based Brand Messaging To 3x Your Revenues | Bridging the gap between sales and marketing

High call-volume teams don’t fail from lack of skill.They lose performance across the shift when rough calls stack and recovery lags the next dial.Morning numbers are strong.Afternoons drift.DecideFast™ runs in the seconds after a call so performance holds from first block to last.No integration.No coaching.No training.No workflow changes.No IT involvement.Training happens before the shift.Coaching happens after the shift.Dashboards explain the drop once it already hit the numbers.Nothing protects the transition between one call and the next.That is the gap DecideFast™ fills.DecideFast™ shortens after-call transition so the day doesn’t slide as it progresses.Used in seconds.No management overhead.See after-call recovery live.No slides. No pitch.

CEO & Founder

Does your website convert? When was the last time you gave it a refresh? How does it compare to your competitors?

Your company website is your brand on the Internet. An under-performing and outdated website will cost you revenues. 

Let’s jump on a discovery call to see if we are good fit to work together 

Visit: www.AZNetmarketing.com or 
Email: mike@aznetmarketing.com

Most phone sales “burnout” isn’t burnout.

It’s compounding.

A rough call ends.
The rep logs it.
The dialer fires the next one in seconds.

➡️ Nothing clears what just happened.

By the third or fourth tough call in a row, tone tightens. Close attempts lose edge. Response speed slows just enough to matter.

Morning block looks strong.
Afternoon block drops.
Same script. Same leads. Same rep.

What changed?

Not energy.
Not motivation.
How fast they bounce back after a rough call.

If it takes 3-4 calls to get back to normal, the afternoon is gone.
If it takes 1, the day holds.

➡️ Training builds skill.
➡️ Coaching fixes patterns.
➡️ Dashboards show the drop.

But the real break point lives between calls, or more specifically after a rough one.

That’s where the afternoon is won or lost.

The gap is the 5-8 seconds after a rough call when the next dial starts and they're still carrying the last one. 

You don't need to make them better salespeople. You need to help them start the next call without dragging the last one into it.

➡️ 14-day, 25 rep contained pilot. 
➡️  Does afternoon output hold.
➡️  Email me: mike@decidefastbusiness.com

#insidesales #phonesales #salesmanagement

Mike Pedersen

High-Volume Phone Teams See Afternoon Performance Drop | Between-Calls Reset Software Prevents It | No Training. No IT. No Workflow Changes.

If your sales reps make 60 to 100 calls a day, read this. ⬇️ 

If you run a phone sales team, you already know this.

Mornings feel steady.
By mid-afternoon, you are pulling reps aside, calming people down, resetting tone.

You are not coaching skill.
You are managing carryover.

You've already invested in training and coaching. That's not the gap.

The gap is the 5-8 seconds after a rough call when the next dial starts and they're still carrying the last one. 

You don't need to make them better salespeople. You need to help them start the next call without dragging the last one into it.

➡️ 14-day, 25 rep contained pilot. 
➡️  Does afternoon output hold.
➡️  Email me: mike@decidefastbusiness.com

How much is a rough call costing your phone team?

Most leaders look at call volume, close rate, and revenue.

Almost nobody looks at what happens right after a rough call.

Over the past few months, we interviewed three dozen reps and agents working in high-call-volume environments.

We asked one simple question.

What actually happens after a bad call?

The answers were consistent.

“That last call threw me off.”
“I was still thinking about that one.”
“I’m not ready for the next call.”
“I need a reset before the next dial.”
"I don't need more coaching, I need to get out of my head."

That moment is short.

The cost compounds across the day.
One rough call can affect the next call.
Then the next one after that.

Across a team, the numbers add up fast.

So we built a simple Rough Call Carryover Calculator where leaders can plug in their own numbers and see the real impact across a team.
No assumptions.
Just your numbers.

If you lead a high-volume phone team and want the calculator, comment below, and I’ll send it.

What is rough call carryover.

Most leaders call it burnout.

Morning block looks sharp.
Afternoon block widens.
Same reps. Same leads. Same scripts.

What changed?

After a stretch of tough calls, hesitation between dials stretches.
Five seconds becomes eight.
Eight becomes twelve.
Across a team, that compounds fast.

That’s not exhaustion.
It’s rough calls accumulating.

Definition of Rough Call Recovery: The ability of a phone sales rep to return to normal pace and tone before the next dial after a rough call.

I wrote a breakdown on what it is and how to spot it in your numbers.
https://lnkd.in/gycdm6eq

If you are a phone sales leader and you want to stop your afternoons from crashing, there is a way. And it's not in your current tech stack.

➡️ 14-day, 25 rep contained pilot. 
➡️  Measure: Does afternoon output hold.
➡️  Email me: mike@decidefastbusiness.com

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