IAM488- Consultant and Podcaster Advises the Government on Minimum Wage

Simon worked for 30 years in employee relations but in 2016 decided to set up his own consultancy, Makes You Think. He is based in London, UK, and in the past has acted as an adviser to the British government and the European Union. He is currently also a member of the Low Pay Commission, advising the government on minimum wage issues, and has written regularly for a number of newspapers, magazines, and websites. He has been podcasting for 10 years.

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Website: https://www.makes-you-think.com/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/simonsapper
Twitter: https://twitter.com/simonsapper

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Intro 0:02

Do you want to learn effective ways to build relationships, generate sales, and grow your business from successful entrepreneurs, startups, and CEOs without listening to a long, long, long interview? If so, you've come to the right place. Gresham Harkless values your time and is ready to share with you precisely the information you're in search of. This is the I AM CEO Podcast.

Gresham Harkless 0:29

Hello, hello, hello, this is Gresh from the I am CEO podcast and I have a very special guest on the show today, as Simon Sapper of Makes You Think, Simon, it's awesome to have you on the show.

Simon Sapper 0:38

It's great to be here, Gresham, thanks very much for the invitation.

Gresham Harkless 0:41

No problem. The pleasure is definitely all mine. And what I wanted to do is just read a little bit more about Simon so you can hear about all the awesome things that he's doing. Simon worked for 30 years in employee relations, but in 2016 decided to set up his own consultancy Makes You Think. He's based in London, UK, and in the past has acted as an adviser to the British government and the European Union. He is currently also a member of the Low Pay Commission advising the government on minimum wage issues and has written regularly for a number of newspapers, magazines, and websites. He has been podcasting for over 10 years. Simon, are you ready to speak to the I AM CEO Community?