121 Take Intelligent Risks with Dan Kent-Smith

When you mix your passion with your vocation with your mission and profession, you find fulfilment in your work. This is what Dan Kent-Smith has found when creating his business Next Play. Leveraging the best of the LinkedIn platform alongside the people who worked there, Dan's WHY is to serve those who want to future-proof their career and business by helping them to identify transferable skills to build and maintain their greatest assets. KEY TAKEAWAY "If you've got an idea that you think could go somewhere, check it! Think, can you do this? Can you talk to the right people? Can you actually push through with this? It is about taking those risks, even though you've got that fear inside, the butterflies in your stomach. Should you do it? Yes, you should do it. Go for it. So take intelligent risks for me is absolutely key."   ABOUT DAN KENT-SMITH It was 2012, Dan Kent-Smith had a sales development role and was using LinkedIn when he spotted an old work colleague of his working for LinkedIn. Dan reached out to her to introduce the company he was working for and she responded, "Dan, I'm glad you called, I've got a job for you". Dan did not see that coming and this is where his LinkedIn journey really started. He joined LinkedIn soon after and stayed for almost 5 years working with some of the world's biggest companies. Today, Dan uses that knowledge to help execs, sports people and companies future-proof their career and business through LinkedIn.   CONNECT WITH DAN https://www.linkedin.com/in/dankentsmith/ www.linkedin.com/company/nextplay-agency www.nextplay.agency   PARKINSON'S UK 'TIME FOR CAN' CAMPAIGN Parkinson's is the fastest growing neurological condition in the UK. It devastates lives and there's no cure. Yet. As a proud supporter of Parkinson's UK, the Focus on WHY podcast is supporting this charity by including their Time for Can campaign in this episode. You can help fund the next treatment. If you've felt inspired by what you've heard today, please donate by visiting: www.parkinsons.org.uk/donate     ABOUT THE HOST - AMY ROWLINSON Amy is a Coach, Mentor, iTunes #1 Podcaster, Mastermind Host, Speaker and Property Investor. Through coaching and workshops, Amy works with businesses to Focus on WHY to create people-centred environments, by improving productivity and employee engagement by focusing on fulfilment, values and purpose.   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    For those in business, would you like to know how you can increase productivity, claw back valuable time, gain clarity in your decision-making and improve employee fulfilment in your business? Then book yourself in for a free business WHY pulse heartbeat https://calendly.com/amyrowlinson/why   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.