"There's no good time to start a business, however, in business, you should always have a good time!" 1 GCSE, proudly Dyspraxic and Dyslexic, Oliver Bruce was told he would never go to college or Uni - He did both! He started a business at the age of 18 and is now CEO of Pinpoint Media! Founder of the award winning podcast, Success in the mind, which is highly rated and being shown on the Virgin airline flights! Oliver discusses his journey in detail, right from the start and whats got him to this stage! He talks openly for the first time on air about his 11.5 revenue business during covid that lasted 12 weeks! Mistakes, challenges and learnings are all part of the journey of this interesting entrepreneur! Its one not to miss! Find us at: ➡️ Apple Podcasts - shorturl.at/ijAL7 ➡️ Spotify - shorturl.at/hswT5 ➡️ Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/7558... ➡️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/The-Silent-E... ➡️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/_TSEntrepreneur ➡️ Instagram - @ak_thesilententrepreneur

Our next guest Oliver Bruce Having started his business aged 19 with 1 GCSE and whilst studying at University of Gloucestershire Oliver grew PinPoint Media literally out of his Uni halls. It was during his second year that Oliver hired his first member of staff all whilst holding down his studies in Media Production. Since it's founding the world of online video and media content has exploded allowing for significant growth within the business due to greater acceptance and understanding of how content can be used. Oliver, now 27 has picked up awards such as the IoD Director of the Year, the 42 under 42 ones to watch in the South West and the FSB Entrepreneur of the Year award. Oliver also mentors individuals for both the Princes Trust and current Undergraduates as an alumni at the University of Gloucestershire. In 2020 during the global pandemic Oliver's branched out into the world of dropshipping working with factories in Asia and the surrounding areas ultimately landing a £13million contract with Amazon by late summer. Oliver picked up the Pivott Entrepreneur of the Year and the virtual Great British Entrepreneur Awards in 2020 for this move. During 2021 Oliver’s core business PinPointMedia will see internal investment of over £1m split between staffing, infrastructure, growing out their London and Northern offices all whilst rebranding, upsizing their operations and moving into a new, larger, purpose designed collaborative workspace inclusive of bar, pin pong table and podcast studio. Often appearing on Podcasts Oliver also presents the show ‘Success Is In The Mind’ which as of January 2021 was ranked in the top 50 entrepreneurial podcasts on Apple Podcasts. Oliver also invests in cryptocurrencies and passionately buys into how blockchain and crypto will change the world the way the internet did. https://makingithappen.podbean.com/

Meet Oliver Bruce, CEO and Founder of PinPoint Media, a no nonsense content agency based in Cheltenham, London and Manchester specialising in social content, campaign planning, virtual and augmented reality and video media. During University Oliver ended up growing PinPoint Media from his halls with the simple mission statement to ‘make film accessible to all’. He knew that video was so important to businesses and by using a model based on critical mass he was able to produce high volumes of content for little cost to the client. This aggressive approach to video sales funded his first staff member hire in his second year of university. Since founding PinPoint Media 2013, video and the need for content has exploded. It’s become accepted by the masses and is a fundamental requirement to any business big or small. This universal acceptance has allowed for significant growth within PinPoint who now have 32 staff members with a Head Office in Cheltenham and satellites in London and Manchester working with clients such as Barratt Developments PLC, Ticketmaster, America's oldest bank BNY Melon and blue-chip companies. Strap up, press play and take a deep dive into the pulsating entrepreneurial mind of Oliver Bruce. https://businesswithoutbullsh-t.captivate.fm/episode/ep-126-oliver-bruce-listen-to-at-least-3-people

"When times are good, you should advertise; when times are bad, you must advertise." Marketing during a recession is an absolute necessity. As the saying goes, “When times are good, you should advertise; when times are bad, you must advertise.” Businesses that survived the 2008 crash understand this all too well, with those investing in marketing during the crunch experiencing 3.5x greater brand visibility than their counterparts. That same brand visibility was the very thing that fueled these businesses out of economic stagnancy. But when budgets are tight and customer appetite is low, how can you market to customers that are preparing to tighten their purse strings, particularly in a B2B environment? On October 26th at 14:00 GMT, we tackle B2B marketing strategies for a recession. We’ll discuss how to create campaigns for long pipelines, ensuring multiple touch points for different stakeholders, and discuss how B2B marketing needs to borrow learnings from the B2C market. Speakers include two-time founder and marketing expert Jess Saumarez, Founder and Podcaster Oliver Bruce, B2B marketing expert Jonny Ross and Growth Expert Gwen Brady. Discover the full Dealing with the Downturn series here.

Oliver Bruce was invited onto the #Leadership podcast to talk about why having a large boardroom table isn't how to grow company culture (amongst other things)

Oliver was invited onto Passion.io 's podcast to discuss how setting clear milestones enables him to visualise and plan where he needs to be and what he needs to do!

Oliver Bruce pivoted PinPoint Media during the COVID19 pandemic founding a startup called EasyBreathing. Oliver won the Great British Entrepreneur or the year award in 2020 for Pivot Entrepreneur of the year and speaks to the GBEA about why and how he built a business from £0 to £11m in under 12 weeks.