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The Grown UP Business Podcast

Paul Avins

Booking Overview

A business scale-up interview show focused on sustainable growth, founder-to-CEO transitions, leadership, operations, sales, and exits, featuring external founders, CEOs, investors, coaches, and subject-matter experts. Agencies could credibly pitch experienced entrepreneurs, leadership and sales experts, business authors, executive coaches, and executives with demonstrable scaling or exit results; booking difficulty is medium because guests typically need substantial operating experience, recognized expertise, or notable achievements.

Metrics

Episodes: 57

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Gender skew: Male

Listener location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

paul@paulavins.com

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Host

Paul Avins - Business transformation expert with more than 21 years of coaching experience, supporting over 20,000 entrepreneurs and helping facilitate more than 150 million in business exits.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Founders and CEOs with substantial scaling or exit experience; business authors; executive, leadership, sales, and performance experts; and senior operators with demonstrable results.
Required Achievements:  
Built or scaled a substantial company, Completed a major business exit or private equity transaction, Published a business or leadership book, Held senior commercial or executive leadership roles, Developed a recognized framework or specialist expertise

Recent Guest Discussions

Will Polston - North Star Thinking, Founder Identity, Limiting Beliefs, Peak Performance, Recovery, And Building Businesses That Operate With Minimal Founder Involvement.

Adam Davies - Sales Team Building, Sales Process Design, Hiring, Objection Handling, Conversion Improvement, Sales Metrics, And Ai-assisted Call Analysis.

Kevin Mark-Watts - Elite Sports Performance Principles, Team Leadership, Culture, Marginal Gains, Hiring, Meeting Rhythms, And Scaling Beyond Founder-led Businesses.

Deborah Henley - Leadership Psychology, Scaling Beyond Growth Ceilings, Emotional Intelligence, Founder Transformation, Aligned Ambition, And The Difference Between Management And Leadership.

Andrew Hulbert - Entrepreneurial Growth, Private Equity Exits, Leadership Teams, Company Culture, Flexible Hiring, Personal Branding, And Preparing For Life After An Exit.

Recent Topics

Business, Entrepreneurship, Scaling, Leadership, Business Exits

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Grown UP Business Podcast
:

Add $1M to Your Business Using The Profits Tap Framework with Stephen Jones

October 02, 2026

What if there's a simple seven-letter framework hiding inside your business that could add a million pounds to your bottom line, and you're already sitting on most of the pieces? In this episode, Paul Avins sits down with Stephen Jones, an expert on people, performance and profitability who was part of the team that scaled Fitness First from one club to the largest independent health club business in the world in seven years. Stephen was also called on by the UK government to chair a task for...

Your North Star vs. Your Goals: The One Thing Missing From Your Business Plan - Will Polston

September 18, 2026

What if the biggest thing missing from your business plan isn't a strategy, a funnel, or a hire, but a clear answer to where you're actually trying to go? In this episode, Paul Avins sits down with Will Polston, best-selling author of North Star Thinking, entrepreneur, NLP practitioner and one of the UK's top business strategy and performance coaches. Will shares his journey from believing money equalled happiness, chasing it hard through a career as a city broker, to the moment at a Tony Rob...

Sales Expert: The Two-Call Close Strategy That Scales Your Sales - Adam Davies

September 04, 2026

What if the biggest thing holding your business back isn't your product or your marketing, but the fact that you're still doing all the selling yourself, and you have no idea how to build a team that can do it without you? In this episode of The Grown Up Business Podcast, Paul Avins sits down with Adam Davies, founder of Sales Chief, a fractional sales management company that runs sales teams for established agencies, service professionals and scale-up businesses. Adam shares the unfiltered t...

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Frequently asked questions

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The Grown UP Business Podcast
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How do I get in touch with The Grown UP Business Podcast?

The Grown UP Business Podcast is hosted by Paul Avins. Its publicly listed email is paul@paulavins.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for The Grown UP Business Podcast?

The publicly listed email for The Grown UP Business Podcast: paul@paulavins.com.

How many listeners does The Grown UP Business Podcast have?

Podseeker estimates The Grown UP Business Podcast reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for The Grown UP Business Podcast?

The Grown UP Business Podcast typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Founders and CEOs with substantial scaling or exit experience; business authors; executive, leadership, sales, and performance experts; and senior operators with demonstrable results. Common among recent guests: Built or scaled a substantial company; Completed a major business exit or private equity transaction; Published a business or leadership book. Recent guests include Will Polston, Adam Davies, and Kevin Mark-Watts.

How hard is it to get booked on The Grown UP Business Podcast?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does The Grown UP Business Podcast cover?

Recent episodes cover Business, Entrepreneurship, Scaling, Leadership, and Business Exits. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

paul@paulavins.com

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