072 Create Shared Value with Mark Stokes

Walk a mile in another person's shoes to understand what great looks like to them, to strike the balance and to create shared value as this is how remarkable things can happen according to Mark Stokes. Determined to live a life of fulfilment, Mark walks us through his transition from corporate life to a life where he is now in full control of his whole personal economy and is able to spend more time with his family. Mark is in demand as a speaker, podcaster, trainer and mentor on the subjects of business, commercial property investment and development and SSAS pensions.   KEY TAKEAWAY "It's a very complex equation where my life has always been about change, radical change, evolutionary change and remaining calm and being able to draw the positives out of every situation where I can."   RECOMMENDATION https://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_do_schools_kill_creativity   ABOUT MARK STOKES Mark Stokes wrote the groundbreaking bestseller 'SSAS Pensions' in 2019, is a SSAS Trustee and co-founder of SSAS Alliance. A successful property developer, experienced investor and business mentor of thirty years, Mark has a passion for developing sustainable businesses and leading high-performance teams that enable the creation of shared value.   With twenty-six years of board level business and property experience in the data centre, energy, construction and telecommunications industries, Mark has founded and operated several businesses, deploying global infrastructure projects up to £1 billion. Having left corporate life in 2015, Mark established a number of investment and development companies, co-founding Equa Group which specialises in commercial property investment and commercial-to-residential property conversions, providing attractive and affordable homes primarily in the South East of England. CONNECT WITH MARK https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-stokes/ www.equaacademy.co.uk www.ssasalliance.org     ABOUT THE HOST - AMY ROWLINSON Amy is a Coach, Mentor, iTunes #1 Podcaster, Mastermind Host, Speaker and Property Investor. Through coaching, Amy inspires and empowers entrepreneurial clients to discover the life they dream of by assisting them to make it their reality through their own action taking. Helping them to focus on their WHY with clarity uniting their passion and purpose with a plan to create the life they truly desire.   If you would like Amy to help you focus on your WHY then please book a free 20 min call via www.calendly.com/amyrowlinson/enquirycall  Please sign up for the weekly Friday Focus newsletter at https://www.amyrowlinson.com/subscribe-to-weekly-newsletter   CONNECT WITH AMY https://www.instagram.com/focusonwhy/  https://www.instagram.com/amy.rowlinson/ https://www.facebook.com/RowlinsonAmy/ https://www.facebook.com/focusonwhy/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/focusonwhy/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyrowlinson/   HOSTED BY: Amy Rowlinson   DISCLAIMER The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence.