A concierge service for the rich and famous, with Matt Cheshire, Needs Group

Matt Cheshire, CEO of the Needs Group offers a VIP concierge service to the rich and famous. Matt has over 25 years of experience providing quality services to a variety of clients. Matt tells us how he got into this fascinating niche sector, how he deals with people who never get told no, the ups and downs caused by Covid and the importance of pampered pooches to the business.

If you're looking for a business and entrepreneurship podcast that will inspire, motivate and educate you, through the personal business journeys and entrepreneurial lessons learnt of Leeds business owners then this is the podcast for you.

INTRODUCING MATT CHESHIRE

Matt has worked in the entertainment and private aviation industry for the past 26 years in a variety of roles, with most of it spent working for some of the world’s biggest Music, Sports and TV personalities providing them with VIP concierge services that are now mirrored in Artist Needs.

The company has expanded into four different facets that form The Needs Group; specialists in artist services, private aviation, event furniture hire and VIP concierge services.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

[00:00:00] Introducing the Needs Group

[00:06:30] From Sound Engineer to side hustle to Business Owner

[00:14:00] How the aviation division began and then furniture

[00:18:00] Growing a business by organic growth alone

[00:24:00] The (very interesting) impact of Covid

[00:31:00] the importance of third party suppliers

[00:37:00] How to manage expectations

[00:40:00] The power in being personable

[00:40:00] Fuck ups, weird requests and a regret

3 KEY TAKEAWAYS & BUSINESS LEARNINGS

• You have to be constantly thinking and evolving

• We are only as good as our last job

• Be honest with clients to ensure that expectations are properly managed

4 MOMENTS TO LOOK OUT FOR

“We’ve now got seven Premier League clubs we do all the player movement for”

“Our long term gain has been phenomenal because we have built phenomenal amounts of trust”

“There’s a huge element of luck, a huge element of trust and a huge element of loyalty”

“The music side dried up, and the aviation side went bonkers”

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Work with Phil - www.philfraser.co.uk

Website: http://www.theneedsgroup.com/

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mattcheshire

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