Dig In Deep

20/08/2025

Incredible story and incredible insight from our most recent guest… so many great takeaways including how documenting trauma can save lives..🧠📚

14/08/2025

🎙️NOW LIVE🎙️
Darren Barden - Let's Skip to the Good Bits

Creating Cultural Transformation in the Construction Industry, Best Selling Author of "Let's Skip to the Good Bits" - Mental Health advocate, Founder of iTalk MH and Keynote Speaker

Darren’s story is impactful to say the least……

Happily married, with a great job and a newborn son, Darren Barden was on top of the world.

Little did he know that a knock on the door would change everything…

Let’s Skip To The Good Bits is the emotional tale of one man’s journey to recovering from a savage knife attack. Darren spares no details as he lists the events that led up to the attack, and what followed. Share with Darren as he tells you what it’s really like to be the victim of an unsolved crime, the mental repercussions that knife crime can have, and his family’s struggle to obtain financial compensation.

A heartbreaking story, of love, loss and the search for acknowledgement, Darren’s experiences will have you laughing and crying in equal measure. With Darren’s help, you truly can ‘Skip To The Good Bits’ and start mending your own mental health.

https://youtu.be/TDd-nJyUVkw?si=r6vq2nTM8rhOYOP5

Let’s Skip to the best bits:

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iTalk- https://italkmh.com/

12/08/2025

Transforming Sales Setbacks into Learning Opportunities… Some great advice and ‘tricks of the trade’ from our very own Mark Scutt !

07/08/2025

🤔💭What is the one piece of advice you wish someone had told you earlier in your career?

Just a snippet of the great advice from Mark and insight into ‘Starting out in Sales’ from the latest episode of Dig in Deep🎙️

06/08/2025

What’s done your head in this week? 🤯

31/07/2025

🎙️NEW EPISODE LIVE: Starting out in sales🎙️

Talking Sales styles and the impact of AI in sales with our own Sales Legend Mark Scutt!

Mark provides solutions for construction with operated and self drive plant and equipment. He has over 25 years experience in sales within construction, tool hire, fire suppression and plant hire.

He has worked in some of the best know hire companies including Lynch Plant, Sunbelt and Active Plant.

Mark believes highly skilled and safe operators enable us to provide first class solutions on site for a number of activities including bulk excavation, drainage, deep drainage, grading, loading tippers and much, much more. Operated & Self Drive Plant Hire Hi-Ab / Plant Haulage Tipper & Grab Services

https://youtu.be/ZYap3IzB474?si=oHWfGB2czk5V7G4Y

23/07/2025

Always a pleasure digging in deep with sharp minds like Steve Skeates . 🙌

Huge thanks again to Steve for joining us and sharing his journey — catch this moment talking major business changes from the episode if you haven’t yet.

17/07/2025

This we we talk to Steve Skeates In Access all areas

Steve is a Business leader within the rental industry.

Steve talks about how he is driven to develop the market above and beyond the customers expectations and never tire of building & developing a team he is proud to surround himself with.

Steve talks about the difficulties in building a business from scratch with Reactive Rentals Limited a Powered Access and Site Services rental business
Steve is a Customer Service focused, Rental Expert, with genuine International Rental market expertise.

This is a real insight to the highs and lows of lows of stating your own business and the dedication needed to succeed.

Business leader within the rental industry. Steve talks about how he is driven to develop the market above and beyond the customers expectations and never ti...

14/07/2025

Oh how times have changed ay?🍺🚧

13/07/2025

Season 3 underway, new studio and new guests

Our very own host sits on the opposite side and talks about his journey into management and what it takes to be a leader in business.

Mark is now the Chief Executive Officer of Spraylat International where he oversees the development and deployment of Protectapeel-a peelable protective coating which is supplied to over 25 countries.

With a track record of success in leadership roles, including as Head of Plant, Access & Construction at Ballyvesey Holdings Ltd, CEO at BCL Rail, Managing Director at Paddington Offsite (Ardmore Group) and Group managing director at the Dunmow Group. Mark specialises in board development and sales target management, fostering partnerships, enabling product innovation, and guiding teams to deliver tailored solutions that meet diverse market needs.

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10/07/2025

Another great batch of pods completed and ready to launch over the next few weeks.

We’re have leadership and management with our own Mark Kennedy with Mark Scutt and Charlie Horton putting the questions.

After that we have Steve Skeates from Reactive Rentals Limited talking about his journey and setting up a new business a great listen for those just starting or in the process of starting and anyone in

Then we move on to a one to one with the two Marks as Mark Scutt puts some insight for young sales reps entering the market

Followed by a great episode with Darren Barden a mental health pioneer, construction equipment sales rep and best selling author of ‘Let’s Skip To The Good Bits’ is the emotional tale of one man’s journey to recovering from a savage knife attack. Darren spares no details as he lists the events that led up to the attack, and what followed. Share with Darren as he tells you what it’s really like to be the victim of an unsolved crime, the mental repercussions that knife crime can have, and his family’s struggle to obtain financial compensation.

Keep posted as we realise them each week and the others in this long batch.

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