PEP Talk: Recent Episodes
Simon Squibb
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This is the last Simon Says episode of the season before we take a break — and we made it count. We took the show on the road, filled a room with founders, and turned public pressure into radical progress.
- Kemeesha Miah — Petite StaplesFive posts, a thousand followers, and hundreds of early buyers waiting. We lean into community as the product and give some live feedback.Website: https://www.petitestaples.co.uk. Petite Staples IG: @petite.staples • @Kemeesha_
- Nellie McQuinn — AWAY WillsWills don’t feel sexy — until they save families from chaos. We sharpen her offer, rethink investment, and plot a content path that sells first, then convinces.Website: AWAY Wills IG: AWAY Wills
- Jonathan Dilley — Cocktail Jigger CompanyWe filmed a demo, pitched live, and scored a QVC buyer intro on the spot. Proof that boldness in the room changes the outcome.Website: Cocktail Jigger Company (cocktailjiggercompany.com)IG: Cocktail Jigger Company
- Clare Ford — SwitchedON!Coaching for purpose, identity, and impact. We unpack how to help teens build emotional agility before they pick a “career.”Website: SwitchedON! (switchedonglobal.com)
Daryl — DJ & ProducerHe created a track in four hours, played it that night — and earned a slot in front of 15,000 people. Because momentum is a force of its own.IG: https://www.instagram.com/darzgram.TikTok: @Darzdj Spotify: DARZ —We’ll be on hiatus now, but the lessons don’t sleep. Follow Simon Says on Spotify and subscribe on YouTube.Your support helps us fix the education system, teach people business, and give knowledge away for free.
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Episode 11 — Live, unfiltered, and building in public
We took Simon Says on the road and met founders turning ideas into momentum — right in front of a live audience.
• Bethany Rooney — Space Candy Skin
Playful, indie skincare built to earn its place in your bag. We talk scrappy product-market fit, sampling, and stories that make first-time customers hit “buy now.”
Website: https://spacecandyskin.com. Space Candy Skin • IG: @spacecandyskin
• Sarah Knight — The Allergy Team
Helping families and schools keep children with food allergies safe. We dig into trust, partnerships, and how to turn expertise into scalable training.
Website: https://theallergyteam.com. The Allergy Team • IG: @theallergyteam
• Lisa Shepherd & Saskia Roskam — The Biskery
Hand-iced, personalised biscuits that travel well and make brands feel human. We map a content flywheel from bake table to bulk corporate orders.
Website: https://www.thebiskery.com. The Biskery • IG: @thebiskery
• Stacey Cann — Franchise Strategist
Turning proven businesses into repeatable models. We sketch a “teach, show, prove” path: workshops, case studies, and a simple discovery offer.
Website: https://www.staceycann.com. Stacey Cann • IG: @staceycannfranchisestrategist
• Hugh Johnston — Tyypo (AI writing coach)
An AI coach that catches your most common writing mistakes and teaches you to fix them — we plan a waitlist-to-paid sequence.
Website: https://tyypo.app. Tyypo • IG: @tyypo.app
• Mari-Carmen Sanchez-Morris — Matresa
Building a maternal-health platform that supports mums and employers with preventative, personalised care. We design a pilot that proves outcomes.
Website: https://www.matresa-app.com. Matresa • Alt site: https://matresa.co.uk • IG: @matresa_uk
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We took Simon Says on the road and met founders who are making something from nothing — right in front of a live audience.
• Torie Fletcher — BootSkins
A football mum who got tired of muddy boots and made a fix. From soggy socks to a product in market, Torie shows how a small idea becomes a brand when you share the journey and sell the first pair fast.
Website: https://bootskins.co.uk. BOOTSKINS BOOTSKINS
IG: @bootskinsuk. BOOTSKINS Instagram
• Lyndsay Summerhill — Sexy Pickles
Award-winning jars with a wink. We talk recipes, retail, and turning repeat buyers into superfans with story-first content and sampling.
Website: https://sexypickles.co.uk. Sexy Pickles Sexy Pickles
IG: @sexypicklesuk. Sexy Pickles Instagram
• Mish Choudhury — Be Iconic (AI fitness)
An AI-powered coaching platform with a human heartbeat. We strip the pitch back to one promise: clear outcomes, real testimonials, one landing page that converts.
Website: https://www.beiconic.app/about. Be Iconic beiconic.app
• Andrew & Jo — The Wellness Lodge (back-garden clinic)
A couple turning a garden room into a sanctuary for breathwork, cold plunge, and recovery. We map their first paid pilot and a neighbours-first launch.
Website: https://www.kubowellness.com
IG: @kubowellness
• Ellie — ADHD-inspired apparel & customs
A young designer channelling neurodivergent pride into wearable art. We sketch a collab-first plan (creator partners, limited drops) and the first 10 designs to ship.
Website: TBA (studio set-up in progress).
• Yoann Maurice — Ondes Wellbeing
Boutique, education-driven coaching built for busy professionals.
Website: https://www.ondeswellbeing.co.uk. Ondes Wellbeing Ondeswellbeing
IG: @ondeswellbeing. Ondes Wellbeing Instagram
• Toby — for Oak Be
Early-stage concept; we map a name/handle check, problem–promise–proof script, and first 10 customer interviews.
• James Williamson — “Pureblood Pariah” (artist)
We pivot from “drop a track” to a release machine: weekly lyric hooks, fan stitch prompts, and a Bandcamp-first offer.
Bandcamp: https://purebloodpariah.bandcamp.com. Pureblood Pariah Pureblood Pariah
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbeodpXpIsFfUUgGonqiMLQ. Pureblood Pariah YouTube
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Episode 10 — Live, unfiltered, and building in public
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Episode 9 — Small audience, big leap
This week on Simon Says, five very different dreams share the same heartbeat: start before you feel ready.
- Daniel Sheehan — Travel creator
He doesn’t have a million followers. He has a map and a point to prove. We swap “waiting to be discovered” for a simple promise: bring places to life so well that brands want to be part of the story.
YT: I Wish I Did That When I Was Younger
IG: iwishididthattravel
* Sav — Smile Shield
A dad with an idea to help families actually brush, not just mean to. We turn good intentions into a movement you can feel — the kind that makes a kid proud to show their grin.
IG: sav160
TT: Sav1602
Web: smileshield.co.uk
* William Matthews — Oyster Holiday Cottages
A small team on a windy coast trying to build something that feels like home. We talk about hospitality as love: welcome notes, off-season memories, and leaving a place better than you found it.
IG: Oyster Holiday Cottages
* Declan Natras — From the Army to founder
Standing on the edge of civilian life with a head full of ideas. We talk about courage in quieter forms: buying back your time, making your first £1k, and choosing the long road on purpose.
* Lily (14) — Future sports broadcaster
A teenager with a voice that belongs at the match. We sketch the first steps of a dream most adults are too shy to say out loud — and promise to check back soon.
TT: lily.gallagher74
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In this episode of Simon Says, Simon Squibb helps four callers turn raw intent into real plans — from wildlife photography to wellness retreats.
- Hiran , @hiranmano— NYC technologist with a wildlife-photography dream. We scrap the “non-profit” label, set a $4,000/month client target in 6 months, and map revenue paths: paid shoots (zoos/NGOs/brands), print sales, a photo book, and gear sponsorships.
- Philip Gidding — Electrician launching a pie-and-mash shop with a pay-it-forward model. We design a zero-budget launch: niche first (serve trades), film taste-test reactions at wholesalers, partner for in-store sampling, and use content to drive preorders.
- Allegra Melloul, @a1legra — Paris-based creative torn between film, teaching, and service. We focus the mission: make the Divine Comedy film trilogy in Italy, fund impact work (orphans) via profit, and keep a small content-services roster for runway.
- Janine Hanlon, @janinehanlonlivingwell — Building affordable women’s wellness retreats. We kill limiting beliefs, expand beyond IG to TikTok/YouTube, and execute a revenue-share weekend pilot with an existing venue, then use profits to underwrite free places.
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In this episode, Simon Squibb speaks with four young dreamers who are already challenging the system:
- George Pemberton (16) — wants to launch a hybrid athlete coaching business with his brother. We design a hook (“Get fit for free”) and debate whether he should pursue A-Levels or take a gap year to go all-in. (@nobs.club • @exalt_ekene)
- Francesca O’Sullivan — shares her raw story of losing her son and feeling lost after redundancy. In a 2-minute challenge, we explore how pain can become purpose, and how her writing could grow into a community. (@frankiesaturn)
- Harrison Nott (15) — already turned over £100K with his invention CoolTowel™. We unpack how to balance scaling a product business with building a personal brand that inspires millions. (@harrisonnott)
- Pijus Pranckus (18) — building a “Siri for business” to transform how companies train staff. We drill into clarity, focus, and how to pitch without losing people in the detail. (@jpcustomsie)
- Julia Hammond (18) — launching Haya, a modest fashion brand redefining style and accessibility. We map out low-cost launch strategies, from TikTok to “modest marketing” campaigns. (@hayacollectionca)
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In this episode of Simon Says, Simon Squibb speaks with:
- Alex Montgomery (@generation.soil) — growing Generation Soil, aiming to get everyone obsessed with soil and normalize composting. Should he stay a CIC or switch to Ltd to scale?
- Rohan Dayal (@rohan31d) — building a global bookkeeping platform. How can he win UK SME clients and convert demos into paying contracts?
- Eilish Clarke (@cbt_by_ec) — a CBT therapist and nurse designing pre/post-natal mental health support. How do you market a service people don’t know they need until it’s too late?
- Chloe Moss — says she has no dream. In Simon’s 2-minute challenge, we uncover her true mission live.
- Caleb Cottam (@CertifiedRubbish) — tackling the UK fly-tipping crisis with Certified Rubbish. How to onboard users en masse without burning cash on ads?
- Snow (@snowapares) — aspiring to build the #1 global wellness platform for travelers. What’s the smartest path to land a first hotel or airline pilot?
- Ryan Loy (@_ryanloy) — launching a videography studio for trades, targeting £10k/month. What’s his fastest route to two paying clients in 30 days?
- Ben Fifield (@benvironmentalist) — innovating pizza packaging to replace single-use plastics. How to convince EU manufacturers to test and supply at scale?
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In this episode of Simon Says, Simon Squibb speaks with:
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- Dani Ransom (22) — launching pocket-size flushable wipes; we map a 7-day street MVP and a 30-video validation sprint. (@danielleransom_ • @pocket.wipes)
- Alex Garrett — quitting to install Apple CarPlay and audio; we design a co-founder plan, retail demos, and a simple quote funnel. (@alexgarrett_ • @GarrettsAudioWorks)
- Oliver Fallbrown — building Farmploy to solve farm staffing. (@Farmploy)
- Daniel Sheehan — says he has no dream; in our 2-minute challenge we help him find it.(@_dansheehan)
- Roman Prokhorenko — aiming to build a global live-events company with 6-month runway. (@prokhorenko.roman)
- Jess Telling — autistic theatre maker championing accessibility.s. (@thejesstelling • @chameleon.play)
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In this episode of Simon Says, Simon Squibb speaks with:
- Jack Evans (@Jack.the.ripper_13) — stuck at £300 and a day job, wants to launch a construction testing business. Simon helps him make a decision: get one client, take a 50% deposit, lease a van for a month, prove it in 30 days
- Noah Chant (@riznfootball) — changed careers to build a grassroots football brand/coaching offer. Simon helps him think about how to get the word out.
- Irene (@Thelittlelibraryltd) — has 74p and asks if a pop-up is realistic. Yes it is.
- Michael Soula (@lumnious) — wants a pancake brand to help his mum, but is stuck thinking about the production process.
- Tasha Armaine (@Get_tashed) — a burnout-recovery café/wellness hub concept.
- Josh Phillips (@joshphillips360) — dream: travel and build NeuroTrek learning hubs.
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In this episode of Simon Says, Simon Squibb speaks with:
Noah, a 16-year-old with $2,000 saved, dreams of building a fishing resort.
Harley, 25, wants to turn a van into a mobile music and podcast studio with just £1,000,
Bruno, 23 is building a free cybersecurity education platform while juggling university and work.
IG: CYA Security
TT: cyasecurity
Web: cyasecurity.carrd.co
Nikhil from India has $100 and a mission to give artists freedom in manga and comic publishing.
Abby from the UK has £5,000 and a dream to launch “Trash Talk,” a litter-picking community group that tackles loneliness.
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Three dreamers. One live call-in show. In this episode of Simon Says, Simon Squibb speaks with:
Priscila (@Priscila Gastardeli) from Brazil has £300K saved and a vision to help career-changers break into tech — but she’s looking for clarity on how to scale her mentorship into a thriving business.
Divante (@divantemk), a Manchester City youth coach, dreams of launching a football academy in Dubai. Simon helps him explore how starting locally could build a stronger foundation for the future.
Daniel (@danizazzini) , a communication and body language specialist with 300K social followers, wants to go full-time with his mission to help people express themselves — and discovers three clear paths to financial freedom.
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What happens when a broke artist, a fashion dreamer, and a burnt-out exec call in to share their dreams — live? In this first episode of Simon Says, Simon Squibb takes live calls from people stuck, starting, and scaling.
Abigail (@abigailkahraman_fineart) wants to turn her art into income while caring for her kids.
Meg (@sotto.ldn on Instagram and TikTok) is launching a rain bonnet fashion brand from scratch.
Gareth (@@gareth_is_bored) has £240k in the bank... but no idea what to build next.
Simon Says isn’t just a podcast — it’s a movement for dreamers.
Each week, Simon Squibb takes live calls from real people chasing real dreams. With 30 years of business wisdom, he offers raw, unfiltered advice to help turn ideas into action. If you’ve got a dream — or need help finding yours — this is your moment.
Let’s make dreams real!
Bryan Johnson steps me through his 3 stage process for obtaining unlimited energy whilst building a business.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:22 - Sleep & Recovery
08:17 - Health & Nutrition
16:27 - Business Application
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In this episode I sit down with with sales & marketing genius Chris Do who explains his 8 steps to become a sales machine.
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Timestamps:
00:00- Intro
00:19 - Say what you think
03:27 - Ask questions
06:46 - Listening is your power
12:06 - Learn to never justify
15:37 - Handling objections
21:51 - Brand as a power-up
25:38 - Focus on serving others
28:59 - Become a natural born seller
In this episode I explain the 6 things you need to consider before starting a business.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:11 - Personality
01:00 - Hobbies
02:18 - Time03:28 - Money06:17 - People07:17 - Growth Opportunity
In this episode I sit down with Robert Greene for a unfiltered conversation on how anyone can turn anxiety into seductive charm and unshakable confidence.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:41 - Master Yourself
09:23 - Understand Human Nature
16:26 - Build Confidence
21:29 - Learn By Doing
28:46 - Reinvent Yourself
Get your .online domain HERE: https://get.online/simon3 (coupon code: SIMON)In this video I explain how anyone can build a business plan using Priya and Jaya as a real lids example.Become a member and get access to channel perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGznz4NfW5iymkvn1l40qyA/joinJoin my newsletter here: https://simonsquibb.com/newsletters/My book "What's Your Dream?' is out now!: https://simonsquibb.com/whats-your-dream-book/If you need more help for free visit https://www.helpbnk.comTimestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:32 - Getting Started
06:03 - How To Get Funding
17:18 - How To Market Your Business
23:56 - Making The Idea Real & Building A Team
In this video I discuss 5 hacks from my conversations with top entrepreneurs that will get your business more customers, or even your first customer.
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00:00 - Intro
00:12 - Be the customer
01:02 - Address their needs
02:52 - Solve a problem
04:58 - Motivate them
06:18 - Research & be proactive
Three months ago, I had the chance to sit down with Rob Greene, a man widely regarded as a master of power and seduction.
What he shared was nothing short of eye-opening and in this video, I’m breaking down five of the most impactful insights from our conversation.
Let’s go.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Discipline and Self Mastery
02:22 - Human Nature
04:36 - Build Unshakable Confidence
06:27 - Adaptability
08:21 - Reinvent Yourself
In this video I explain the 5 step checklist you should follow if you're thinking about quitting your job.
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Timestamps
Intro - 00:00
Step 1 - 00:14
Step 2 - 01:51
Step 3 - 04:19
Step 4 - 05:55
Step 5 - 07:24
In this video Vikkstar explains the process he followed to turn his hobbies into evergreen sources of income so you can do exactly the same.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:43 - The starting point & branding
05:19 - The value of community
09:24 - Building out your offer
16:43 - Exploring new ventures
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I met Celeste in LA and she told me her dream of helping young single parents. In this video I help her bring that dream to life.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:58 - Planning Her Business
07:17 - The Three Steps
20:46 - Additional Steps
Every week, I speak to hundreds of people.
They tell me the same thing: they feel stuck in a 9-5, uncertain about what comes next. Like something’s missing.
And they’re right, something is missing. I call it the ‘Missing Link’.
Until you uncover it, you’ll always feel like there’s more out there, because there is. But once you find it, everything changes.
This video will show you how.
Enjoy.
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00:00 - Intro
01:01 - The Missing Link
06:56 - Limiting Beliefs
20:08 - Outro
It’s actually pretty easy to live your dream life.
But most people make mistakes that keep them stuck.
In this video I’ll break down the 10 most common mistakes that prevent people from living their dream life, and how you can avoid them.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Procrastination
02:00 - Negative Mindset
03:34 - Shiny Object Syndrome
05:33 - Getting Too comfortable
08:49 - Not Taking Accountability
09:42 - Lack Of Focus
11:03 - Going It Alone
12:50 - Overspending
14:46 - Not Taking It Step-By-Step
16:58 - Not Doing What You Love
In today’s episode Mark Manson teaches you how to simply not give a f*ck in all aspects of your life.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:29 - What to give a f*ck about
21:38 - Stop caring about what people think
32:10 - You need to take responsibility
42:09 - Control your emotions
In this episode of The Blueprint, Charlie Morgan explains the 5 step blueprint that anyone can follow to build a business that retires your bloodline.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:32 - The Foundations
17:49 - How To Find An Expertise
27:46 - How To Sell
44:33 - How To Book Appointments
51:47 - How To Operate A Business
In this episode, Ali Abdaal walks me through the 8 steps he used to build a $3k/month business and quit his 9-5 job.Sign up to Shopify using shopify.co.uk/simonsquibb and get access to your free trial today Become a member and get access to channel perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGznz4NfW5iymkvn1l40qyA/joinSign up to my newsletter here: https://simonsquibb.com/newsletters/My book "What's Your Dream?' is out now!: https://simonsquibb.com/whats-your-dream-book/If you need more help for free visit https://www.helpbnk.comTimestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:54 - Set The Goal
09:13 - Choose Your Adventure
19:52 - Just Get Started
26:05 - Master Your Time
32:35 - Take Consistent Action
37:29 - Get Clarity On Who You Serve
42:49 - How To Monetise
47:01 - Scale Your Business
In this episode of The Blueprint, Mike Thurston explains the 5 steps that you need to follow to unf*ck your life and set the foundations for your entrepreneurial journey.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:23 - Mindset
12:57 - Dating & Relationships
24:02 - Environment
28:48 - Productivity
35:19 - Health & Fitness
The system is broken, you're being lied to.
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Many people would consider me ultra-successful having built multiple million dollar companies.
However I made a lot of mistakes throughout my business career.
Mistakes that could’ve saved me time, and money.
So If I could go back to talk to my younger 20 year old self and give him some advice on how to get rich…
Here’s what I’d say…
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Stick With People Whose Life You Want
02:17 - Embrace Risk
03:31 - Get Your Costs Down
04:56 - Travel
06:14 - Try Different Things
07:59 - Learn A Skill And Be Useful
09:22 - How To Start With No Money
11:23 - Learn To Work Hard
12:36 - Partner With Opposite Skills
13:27 - Move From Want To Need
14:48 - Get Equity Where You Work
16:51 - Get In Shape
17:49 - Make Money Work For You
20:00 - Get The Right Partner In Life
22:20 - Find Your Purpose
In this episode, Daniel Dalen walks me through the 8 steps that anyone can follow to build a million dollar business from NOTHING.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:07 - Define Your Rich
10:57 - What Makes You, You
16:15 - Utilise Leverage
20:25 - The Business Fundamentals
27:58 - Choose Your Business Model
41:59 - Become A Sponge
47:51 - How To Build A Team And Choose A Partner
01:00:52 - The Endless Feedback Loop
In this episode Iman Gadzhi explains the 5 steps that he used to build a $100 million dollar personal brand.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
02:37 - Build An Intentional Personal Brand
34:16 - Create A Micro Personal Brand
46:08 - Implement A Content Strategy
01:29:40 - Monetise Your Personal Brand
01:52:26 - Automate And Scale
In this episode of the Blueprint Jamie Laing shows you how to turn your dreams into realities, building a purposeful business in 5 simple steps.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:47 - How To Come Up With An Idea
05:36 - How To Market Your Business
08:21 - How To Find Manufacturers
13:09 - Where To Get The Money To Get Started
19:33 - How To Distribute Your Product
Over my 35 years in business I’ve built some hugely successful companies, but I’d be foolish to admit that I hadn’t faced many failures along the way.
I’m going to pack 35 years of business advice into this one video to give you the foundations you need to build a business and avoid making the same mistakes that I made.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Lesson 1
02:45 - Lesson 2
04:43 - Lesson 3
05:49 - Lesson 4
07:01 - Lesson 5
09:07 - Lesson 6
10:17 - Lesson 7
12:02 - Lesson 8
13:37 - Lesson 9
14:38 - Lesson 10
15:44 - Lesson 11
16:43 - Lesson 12
17:47 - Lesson 13
19:05 - Lesson 14
20:25 - Lesson 15
In this episode of The Blueprint Graham Stephan steps me through his 10 stage blueprint for transforming your finances.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Start Now
02:40 - Track Expenses
05:01 - Save 1 Month
10:28 - Pension Match
11:52 - Pay Debt
16:14 - Make More Money
21:17 - Max Out Your Retirement Account
24:13 - Long Term Investing
36:07 - Avoid Lifestyle Inflation
41:17 - The Best Books To Get Started
In this episode of The Blueprint Jordan Welch explains his 8 steps for going from broke to rich, enjoy!
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Get Your Shit Together
05:58 - Pick A Path
12:45 - Find Someone To Copy
19:02 - Extend Your Time Horizon
26:52 - Re-Invest Everything
31:18 - Build A Team
39:31 - Break Your Business
46:15 - Get Ready To Sell Your Business
If you watch the next 51 minutes you’ll get my exact guide on how to build a $10,000 per month agency business with $0.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:54 - Picking A Niche
05:10 - Finding A Partner
09:31 - How To Start With No Money
14:08 - How To Get Customers
17:38 - Marketing Hacks
25:35 - How To Build A Team
32:13 - The Secret To Selling
36:01 - The Second Secret To Selling
38:05 - How To Build A Brand
44:29 - How To Sell
In this episode of The Blueprint, Tom Bilyeu explains the steps to getting so rich that you begin to question the meaning of money itself, enjoy!
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:52 - The Key To Any Successful Business
09:12 - Learn To Think Outside The Box
15:07 - Turn Everything Into Math
21:12 - Why Narrative Beats Emotion
31:34 - How To Test Market Demand
37:54 - How To Build A Business That Lasts
45:01 - Get Customers Through Adding Value
53:11 - How To Never Fail Again
58:30 - How To Ensure Constant Progression
In this episode of The Blueprint Richard Branson explains how ANYONE can build a business and start from nothing!
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:46 - Identify A Problem
02:49 - Get Revenue Ahead Of Time
03:10 - Work With People Who Believe You
05:00 - Build A Brand
05:34 - Learn To Take Risk
In this episode of The Blueprint Tim Armoo explains the steps you can take to build a business and make 2025 your richest year yet.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - What Is The Idea
11:40 - What Is The Market
16:09 - Who Are Your Customers
24:29 - What Is Your Business Model
31:28 - When To Sell
2024 has been one of the most exciting years of my business career. I’ve been able to grow my brand and support hundreds of dreamers around the world. In this video I will break down exactly how much money my company made, and gave away to strangers in 2024.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Our Mission
04:01 - Business Costs
12:14 - Revenue Streams
16:26 - The Bottom Line
In this episode of The Blueprint Luca Netz explains the process he followed to make over $8 million dollars at the age of just 18.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Mindset
11:46 - Preparation
23:45 - Execution
In this episode of The Blueprint I sit down with business tycoon Patrick Bet David as he reveals all of his secrets to building multiple eight figure companies.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:43 - Anyone Can Do It!
04:20 - The Four Routes To Wealth
16:18 - Bulletproof Sales Process
27:22: Foundations Of A Successful Business
36:11 - Tips For Starting From $0
In this episode of The Blueprint, social media genius James Smith reveals the four strategies that you can use to build your business in 2025.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Social Strategy
10:27 - Email Marketing
21:22 - Content Creation
37:10 - Sales Process
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In this episode of the Blueprint Code Sanchez reveals her unconventional plan for getting rich and achieving financial freedom.
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Timestamps:
Intro - 00:00
Why Now? - 01:04
No Money? - 04:27
What Business Should I Buy - 12:21
Business Mindset - 15:56
How To Find A Business - 20:53
Structuring A Deal - 28:12
How To Sell Yourself - 35:36
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00:00 - Intro
00:46 - Who Is Your Dream Customer
08:03 - Where Are They?
20:10 - What Is A Hook?
25:21 - Landing Page
30:03 - One To Many
35:22 - First Yes
41:58 - Second Yes
AD - In this video Will demonstrates how he grew his business, Whoop, to 3.6 billion dollars in less than 10 years and how you can do the same! I have collaborated with PayPal to support busy entrepreneurs with their business journeys, to help streamline their online payment methods and convert more customers. Explore how your business can benefit from using PayPal today.Be the first to join GWT at: https://www.givewithouttake.shopBecome a member and get access to channel perks:/ @simonsquibb Support me on my mission to help people pursue their dreams by pre-ordering my book:https://go.simonsquibb.com/preorderIf you need more help for free visit https://www.helpbnk.com
00:00 - Intro
00:53 - Problem
07:12 - Research
11:14 - Market
20:08 - Business Plan
24:06 - Commitment
30:41 - Building Teams & Raising Capital
41:23 - Prototype
46:20 - Marketing
58:40 - Values & Business Model
In this episode of The Blueprint I sit down with Leila Hormozi as she reveals the 5 skills behind building million dollar businesses, and gaining the respect of those around you.
If you want to build a successful business, I suggest you listen up.
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Timestamps
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:35 - How To Manage Stress
00:10:29 - How To Lead
00:24:40 - How To Find Talent
00:37:18 - How To Delegate
00:45:08 - How To Manage
In these bonus episodes, I'll be sharing what I've learned from meeting some of the top entrepreneurial minds in the world.
Today, I'm reflecting on the time I spent with Alex Hormozi.
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In this episode of The Blueprint I sit down with Alex Hormozi as he reveals his 9 step blueprint behind building million dollar businesses.
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:51 - Who Are You
00:08:41 - Who To Sell To & What To Sell Them
00:22:32 - Get Them To Buy
00:39:41 - How Many Times
00:45:40 - Who Helps You
00:52:07 - Keep Your Advantage
01:01:00 - Stick With It
01:15:36 - Getting Better
In this episode of The Blueprint Daniel Priestley shows you how to scale a business to 1 million dollars in 5 simple steps.
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Timestamps
00:00: Intro
01:22: Entrepreneur Apprenticeship
12:34: Side Hustle
21:27: Co-Founder
38:14: Fireteam (3-6 people)
54:41: Section (6-12 people)
Meet Yat Siu, Founder of Animoca Brands, one of the world's fastest growing companies in the Web3.0 space.His business insights are some of the most valuable in the world. Enjoy.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:33 - The Purpose Of Business
7:36 - Manifest Your Future
16:17 - What Is Money?
26:06 - Importance Of Ownership
35:13 - Importance Of Capitalism
46:17 - Growth Of Web3.0
51:24 - Role Of Tokens
1:00:30 - Niche And Community
Meet Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of Ogilvy, one of the largest marketing agencies in the world.His marketing insights are some of the most valuable in the world. Enjoy.
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01:19 - People: How To Get Anyone To Buy Anything
01:55 - Why Your Business Is Nothing Without Marketing
06:46 - Why Relationships Are Essential For Business Success
16:13 - How To Get Customers For Cheap And Maximise Profit
24:50 - Why Charging More Will Get You More Customers
27:22 - Price vs Quality: What Matters More?
43:16 - Why Your Business Will Fail Without THIS...
46:33 - How To Make It Impossible Not To Buy
53:37 - Save Time And Money By Doing This...
55:35 - How To Become A Master
I invited Luke Belmar to teach you EVERYTHING he knows about business. Enjoy.Support me on my mission to help people pursue their dreams by pre-ordering my book:https://go.simonsquibb.com/preorderIf you need more help for free visit https://www.helpbnk.comFilmed at the SASSY+ Studios in Clerkenwell, London – available to hire: https://www.sassyplus.com
If you watch this video you'll get 30 years of business knowledge in 2hrs 26mins.That's right, my entire career of business knowledge and entrepreneurship condensed into one video.You'll learn the complete A-Z guide of how to start a business in 2024. This will help you take action on your business ideas and find business success.Support me on my mission to help people pursue their dreams by pre-ordering my book:https://go.simonsquibb.com/preorder
0:00 Intro2:57 How To Start A Business With No Money11:25 How To Win17:34 How To Lose20:44 How To Do A Mind Map (Business Plan)28:15 How To Find Purpose34:34 How To Find A Co-founder40:27 How To Sell48:55 How To Market Your Business1:01:08 How To PR Your Business1:07:28 How To Get An Investor1:23:23 How To Get Sponsors1:32:45 How To Build A Brand1:42:46 How To Hire, Grow And Build1:52:31 How To Fire Someone1:58:27 How To Go Global2:02:02 How To Get A Mentor2:08:37 How Equity Works2:19:53 How To Sell Your Business
0:00 Intro
2:57 How To Start A Business With No Money
11:25 How To Win
17:34 How To Lose
20:44 How To Do A Mind Map (Business Plan)
28:15 How To Find Purpose
34:34 How To Find A Co-founder
40:27 How To Sell
48:55 How To Market Your Business
1:01:08 How To PR Your Business
1:07:28 How To Get An Investor
1:23:23 How To Get Sponsors
1:32:45 How To Build A Brand
1:42:46 How To Hire, Grow And Build
1:52:31 How To Fire Someone
1:58:27 How To Go Global
2:02:02 How To Get A Mentor
2:08:37 How Equity Works
2:19:53 How To Sell Your Business
In this episode I talk about our new Youtube video which changed someone's life and our new exciting podcast!
In this episode I talk about how helping each other can be the first step to changing lives.
In this episode I talk about the question of whether the American Dream has ceased to exist.
Today I'm talking about an entrepreneur I gave £5,000 to and helped them start their dream business!
Today I am talking about my trip to Liverpool, university, AI, acting school, failure rates and I'm sharing some exciting news!
Today I'm talking about work-life balance. I know people struggle with this, there is no answer to it, but you should make a decision and stick to it.
Emily Watson is an International Marketing Manager at GoDaddy. Emily is an experienced digital marketing manager, specialising in paid social. Emily has worked in digital marketing across a range of industries including travel, aviation and new technology, as well as running campaigns across various markets worldwide, with a focus in recent years on EMEA.
So, what is paid advertising? Paid advertising is an online advertising model where advertisers bid to participate in real-time auctions to show their ads within slots on a specific platform or network. It is also sometimes called biddable media or PPC advertising. PPC stands for Pay-Per-Click advertising as you usually pay every time someone clicks on your ads.
In this episode, Emily helps us understand how to run a successful paid advertising campaign and shows us how you can boost your business performance in advertising, by using paid ads without losing money.
Topics
• Getting started with paid social - https://uk.godaddy.com/blog/3-reasons-invest-social-media-advertising/
• Paid VS Organic - https://uk.godaddy.com/blog/21-benefits-of-social-media-marketing-for-any-business/
• What do you need to have in place before running ads? - https://uk.godaddy.com/blog/how-to-create-a-social-media-marketing-strategy/
• How to use hashtags - https://uk.godaddy.com/blog/7-ways-to-get-new-social-media-followers-for-your-business/
• How GoDaddy's digital marketing suite can help - https://uk.godaddy.com/blog/21-benefits-of-social-media-marketing-for-any-business/
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Caroline Revell is an SEO specialist at GoDaddy, whose speciality and passions are link building, ranking, URLs, outreach, finding hidden opportunities competitors have missed, and building and managing teams. Caroline believes that the alternate untapped verticals are where quality customers are hiding, and she is cautious about apparent easy wins by auto-suggestions.
SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization, which is a set of practices designed to improve the appearance and positioning of web pages in organic search results. Because organic search is the most prominent way for people to discover and access online content, a good SEO strategy is essential for improving the quality and quantity of traffic to your website.
In this episode, Caroline and Simon discuss the truth behind successful SEO, how to get your website noticed on the internet, and how SEO can supercharge your business when done correctly.
In this episode, Caroline and Simon discuss the truth behind successful SEO, how to get your website noticed on the internet, and how SEO can supercharge your business when done correctly.
Topics
• How do you become an SEO expert? - https://uk.godaddy.com/blog/seo-quiz-how-good-is-your-seo-knowledge/
• The importance of SEO - https://uk.godaddy.com/blog/20-frequently-asked-seo-questions-answered/
• What are backlinks? - https://uk.godaddy.com/blog/seo-best-practices-small-business-website/
• What steps to take to get SEO right - https://uk.godaddy.com/blog/ten-quick-seo-facts/
• Website keywords - https://uk.godaddy.com/blog/website-keywords-how-to-find-them-and-why-they-matter/
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Chris Hannaway founded Infinite Session with his brother Tom in 2018. They set out with a goal of creating an alcohol-free beer that actually tastes like beer, just like you'd find in your local craft brewery. Infinite beers sell worldwide, predominantly in UK and US supermarkets and have won several World Beer Awards, including when judged against alcoholic beers!
Unlike alcohol-free beers of the past, Infinite Session is unrestrained. Infinite Session stands for more when alcohol-free beer has always been defined by restriction. They believe that beer is bigger than booze: no more covering labels or whispering orders at the bar. Drinking should be on your terms because the flavour is more important than ABV.
In this episode, Simon and Chris discuss how to go about starting a business you love, working with family and much more.
Topics
- Chris’ background and how Infinite Session was born
- How to get into entrepreneurship
- The importance of market research
- Working with family
- If you had to start again, what would you do differently?
Chris Hannaway:
https://infinite.beer/
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Radu Alexe is a Senior Manager of Website Designers at GoDaddy and is passionate about UI/UX, content management systems, e-commerce and digital marketing. Radu also specialises in the planning, launch and growth of website services, alongside training of website designers and consultation on more complex website creation projects.
Andrew Clarke is a Manager of Creative Specialists at GoDaddy. Occupying the well-travelled space where ‘nerddom’ and writing meet. Andrew is experienced in training and mentoring copywriters of all skill levels to develop their toolkits, with a specific focus on shaping the brand tone of voice.
In this episode, Andrew, Radu and Simon discuss how to convert your website, visitors, into customers by perfecting your website experience.
- What makes a good content brief? - https://uk.godaddy.com/blog/how-do-i-write-content-for-my-website-recipe-5/
- What is your ‘tone of voice? - https://uk.godaddy.com/blog/what-is-copywriting/
- Putting yourself in your customer’s shoes - https://uk.godaddy.com/blog/turning-happy-customers-into-customer-advocates/
- Are blogs worthwhile? - https://uk.godaddy.com/blog/seo-best-practices-small-business-website/
- SEO best practices - https://uk.godaddy.com/blog/seo-best-practices-small-business-website/
- Why buy URLs? https://uk.godaddy.com/blog/10-tips-choosing-perfect-domain-name/
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Sameer started his career as a Chef and opened his first restaurant at the age of 25. After running that for 5 years, he then relocated to West Africa to start and run a confectionery manufacturing business producing biscuits, candies, gums, and Chocolate.
Sameer grew the business very successfully over 12 years and left in 2016 after it was sold to a multinational. He moved back to London and wanted to effect change. He had his own kids, and wanted to give them better choices, he saw a gap in the chocolate market and sought to disrupt the industry and take on the big brands to show them that it can be done.
Sameer started Prodigy Snacks in 2018 looking to reinvent chocolate to be less damaging to our bodies and to our environment - taking on the issues in Chocolate: Health, Sustainability, and Ethics.
Sameer is a cook, a family man, and a food entrepreneur. He believes the earth provides so much natural bounty that if harnessed properly, can provide a fully sustainable, healthy, food system for mankind.
In this episode, Simon and Sameer dive into how to get consumers to switch to YOUR brand, how to get your messaging right and also how to attain a successful mindset.
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How Sameer Started Prodigy Snacks
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How To Take On Bigger Brands
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How To Get Consumers To Switch To Your Brand
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Inspiring Change
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Getting Your Messaging Right
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How Sameer Got His Purpose-Driven Mindset
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How Sameer Funded Getting Prodigy Snacks Up-And-Running
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Having A Co-Founder
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Investing In Purpose-Driven Brands
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If You Did It Again, What Would You Do Differently?
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Andy Hooper, CEO of Global E-Commerce Experts, has been successfully expanding businesses into new markets for over 15 years. An accomplished specialist in e-commerce, Andy now works with companies around the world providing comprehensive gateways and solutions to new markets, especially US-based organisations transitioning into the EU.
Starting from the ground up, Andy, with sleeves rolled up attitude has carved out a unique industry inspired by his own experience and success of growing organisations profits through e-commerce.
As a keen fitness enthusiast with an infectious energy for success, Andy leads a team of professionals in all aspects of e-commerce. With fulfilment centres in the UK & EU, the Global E-Commerce team provide hassle-free end to end solutions that have helped 1000’s of sellers capitalise on the multi-billion dollar UK & EU markets.
In this episode, Andy walks us through the key steps to success in e-commerce, as well as revealing his biggest secrets for making huge £ online consistently for so many years.
Topics:
- Intro
- How Andy Became An Entrepreneur
- Global E-commerce Experts
- Acquiring Your First Customer
- 7 Steps To Success In E-commerce
- Should You Sell Through A Website Or Marketplace?
- Working With A Co-founder
- What Would You Tell Your Younger Self?
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Ryan and his Co-founder Josie have a combined 20 years of experience working for consumer goods brands, from Ecover and Method and Ella’s Kitchen to PepsiCo and Starbucks. Having both worked for larger cleaning brands for several years, we were aware of the fact that cleaning products are often 90% water and packaged in single-use plastic. Globally, homecare generates around 29.5 billion bottles each year, and in the UK less than one-third of plastic is recycled, according to Euromonitor.
Ryan believes that the planet and people deserve a better option and felt that with their experience they could build something that would have a real impact on the industry. So they set out on a mission to reimagine clean. To create cleaning products that would be a real sustainable step change with no single-use plastic and no more unnecessary water.
Established in 2002, The Neat Company focused on simplifying the tasks of reducing paper clutter and receipt scanning, document digitisation, and data entry through award-winning document scanning products. Neat’s evolution has brought The Neat Company into a broader scope with a focus on developing small business software solutions that address a wider set of needs in the ever-changing small business environment.
In this episode, Simon and Ryan discuss why putting yourself in the shoes of your consumer is so important, sustainability in business and much more. If you enjoy this podcast send it to a friend so you can level up together!
Topics
- How Neat. started and their mission
- Putting yourself in the shoes of the consumer
- How Ryan funded Neat.
- Distribution, eCommerce and Retail
- B2B vs B2C
- Sustainability In Business
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Nick Webster is a Website Security expert and hosting specialist at GoDaddy UK. Understanding the topics discussed today is essential when starting a business and could save you millions in the future. The simplicity and speed of creating websites have increased in recent years. Business owners are now webmasters thanks to content management systems and support from experts like GoDaddy.
You may have the question “what is web hosting?” Well, one way is to think of a website like a house. All houses have two related parts: an address and a piece of land where the house sits. Websites work similarly.
Domain names are like a house’s street address. It’s where people go to visit your website. Web hosting is like the land where you build your house. This is the space on the Internet where you place your website’s files. Typically, web hosting runs on a server owned by a web hosting company — your web hosting is just a small section of the company’s server.
Every website on the Internet, no matter how big or small absolutely must have a domain name and web hosting.
In this episode, Nick tells Simon all the ins and outs of website hosting and explains all the fundamentals you need to know to protect your business online.
Top Tips:
Make sure that you get yourself an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer). This will give you a protective layer, just to make sure that no invasive attacks can come in.
You will want to make sure that your name is not on the public registry to ensure that your contact details are not listed publicly on the web. GoDaddy Privacy Protection prevents your personal/business details from being freely accessible. Get yourself domain protection, just to make sure that your name is off, and you'll be good to go.
Topics
- The perfect URL - https://uk.godaddy.com/blog/10-tips-choosing-perfect-domain-name/
- GoDaddy Domain Broker Service - https://www.godaddy.com/en-uk/domains/domain-broker?ci=
- Trademarks and URLs - https://uk.godaddy.com/blog/how-to-buy-a-domain-name/
- Hosting - https://www.godaddy.com/en-uk/hosting/web-hosting
- Security - https://uk.godaddy.com/blog/what-is-website-security/
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From a young age Timothy has been heavily influenced by business and technology starting his first company, Alpha Tutoring at 14 and his second EntrepreneurXpress at 17 which he ended up selling 11 months later.
In his second year of university studying Computer Science, Timothy started Fanbytes after seeing how marketing to Gen Z was broken.
Fast forward 4 Years, Fanbytes is a 65 person company helping brands like the Government, Deliveroo, McDonalds and Nike to win the hearts of Gen Z.
Timothy is an internally renowned speaker on the topic of marketing sharing the stage with Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix and Ogilvy’s Rory Sutherland to name a few as well as a guest columnist for The Guardian, The Drum and Campaign Magazine.
Timothy has also used his influence for good, building the Fanbytes fund which invests and funds influencer campaigns for black businesses aiming to erode the cycle of a lack of support and funding for black owned businesses.
In this episode, Timothy and Simon discuss how you build a sellable company, how to become successful at a young age, and what it takes to build a team of over 60 people.
Topics:
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Building A Business To Exit
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Your Economic Moat
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Building A Brand Of Value
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Getting Investors On Board
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What’s Next For Timothy
Timothy Armoo:
https://www.timothyarmoo.com/
Fanbytes:
https://fanbytes.co.uk/
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Wizz is the founder of WIZZ&CO, a brand and retail strategy agency that helps brands scale and stand out in a crowded market. They work with established brands, global retailers and indie brands. Previously Wizz headed up beauty buying at Selfridges and was a buyer for accessories and lifestyle, she has an instinct for trends, how to build a disruptive brand and customer behaviour.
20 years in the retail industry means Wizz is in the unique position to have worked with thousands of brands and retail-focused businesses. Put simply, she knows what works. She loves helping business leaders combine innovation, creativity and commerciality to get results.
In this episode, Simon and Wizz discuss what it truly takes to make your business stand out, as well as what makes a successful brand.
Topics:
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Bad Luck Is Good Luck
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How To Build Your Own Personal Brand
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Pivoting And Evolving
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Key Marketing Tips/Trends For Your Business
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The 6-Step Sales Journey
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How To Stand Out
Wizz&Co:
https://www.wizzandco.com
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Ade Hassan knew she was onto something with Nubian Skin lingerie when she posted the first product photo on social media and gained one-thousand new followers in a week. It was 2014 and the photo went on to garner over thirty-five thousand notes on Tumblr and over twenty thousand followers on Instagram, in less than a month. The UK-born, London-based founder created the brand to satisfy her own need but the internet’s response let her know that she’d struck a chord.
After graduate school, Ade went into a career in finance but couldn’t find suitable skin-tone lingerie and hosiery to go with her wardrobe. If she was experiencing this problem, she imagined that other women of colour had the same need. What she didn’t realise was how immediate the need was.
Nubian Skin has had an out-sized influence on the fashion industry, with many other parts of the industry realising the need to be more inclusive. In 2017 Ade was awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace for services to fashion. The award was made to recognise Ade’s commitment to her mission to redefine nude, and the impact she has consequently made on the fashion industry. In this episode, Ade tells us about the sacrifice that must be made in entrepreneurship, how she found her purpose, how she was awarded an MBE and much more.
Topics
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Getting a MBE
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Sacrifice In Entrepreneurship
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How Did You Find Purpose?
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Advice To Those Who Dream Of Quitting Their Job*
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Having A Support System Around You
Ade Hassan:
https://www.instagram.com/itsadehassan/?hl=en
Nubian Skin:
https://www.nubianskin.com/
Ade’s TEDx Talk:
https://www.ted.com/talks/ade_hassan_the_reality_of_reaching_your_goal
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Ben Law is a keen entrepreneur and is an advocate and mentor for micro-businesses. Before joining GoDaddy, he started a successful lifestyle e-commerce business, Liberty Grace, which he led for over 3 years. Running his own business allowed Ben to hone skills in creativity, innovation, design, and leadership, all of which enable him to hold a unique combination of expertise, centred around his passion for helping entrepreneurs succeed online.
There are 5.3 million microbusinesses in the UK, making up 96% of all businesses. Following the changes and disruptions we’ve all experienced since the start of the pandemic, a new breed of everyday entrepreneurs is starting to emerge. The shift to e-commerce when people couldn’t physically open their businesses, and the opportunities presented by the second digital revolution, mean that more people than ever are starting a business of their own.
Everyone can be an entrepreneur, and with so many new businesses emerging across the world, GoDaddy takes pride in providing a simple and easy way to start and grow your company online. In today’s episode, Simon and Ben discuss what it takes to become a successful leader, what mistakes you should avoid when starting a business, and how to make your brand more trustworthy.
Topics
- Ben’s entrepreneurial history
- Ben’s advice for business owners
- How to encourage failure within a business
- Common mistakes from entrepreneurs
- Venture Forward Study
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Nick Webster is a Website Security expert and security specialist at GoDaddy UK. Understanding the topics discussed today is essential when starting a business and could save you millions in the future.
You as a business owner are in charge of maintaining the security of your website, but many owners are unsure how to do so. It should be a top priority to secure and protect a simple web domain for your business, create and host a website that helps your customers seamlessly travel through the process of going from a viewer to a buyer, and ensure that their personal data security is protected at all times.
In this episode, Nick tells Simon all about the secrets of website hosting and explains all the fundamentals you need to know to protect your business online.
Top Tips:
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Make sure that you get yourself an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
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Get yourself website security, and a protection layer, just to make sure that no invasive attacks can come in.
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You will want to ensure that your name is not on the public registry.
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Get yourself domain protection, just to ensure that your name is off and you'll be good to go.
Topics
The perfect URL
GoDaddy Domain Broker Service
Trademarks and URLs
Hosting
Security
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Andy Evans is an investor, mentor and serial entrepreneur who has sold 3 companies. Andy was weaned on marketing as a child by his father who was a marketing manager and he was given his first computer in 1981 for Christmas, which his mother said was the first toy he ever had that he didn’t take apart. In 1985, Andy started his first business aged 15, selling concert tickets and trips. In 1999, He founded one of the UK's first digital publishing businesses & first vertical ad-network in the UK, Net Communities, and in 2015 sold it to Future plc. He also founded the UK's first Podcast production company in 2005.
Frustrated with ad quality, transparency and brand safety online, Andy co-founded award-winning viewability technology provider OnScroll in 2013, which after tremendous growth, they sold to Sovrn Holdings, Inc. in April 2016, where he worked as CMO until May 2019. Today, Andy now uses the knowledge he has gained to advise, mentor and invest in all kinds of digital businesses from aviation to kids entertainment and of course marketing, martech & adtech.
In this episode, Andy and Simon lay out all the essential tips and secrets of finding investment for your company, and how to sell it for the highest amount possible.
Topics
- Andy’s process when investing in businesses
- How to approach an investor
- Andy’s first business
- Giving away equity
- Map out your investment/equity plan
- Timing in business
- How to sell your business
- Who should you sell to?
- How to sell your business for more
Connect with Andy:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andyevans/?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Egoogle%2Ecom%2F&originalSubdomain=uk
Useful M&A Resources:
UK: https://www.leadersleague.com/en/rankings/mergers-acquisitions-large-cap-transactions-ranking-2022-law-firm-united-kingdom
US:
https://www.consulting.us/rankings/top-consulting-firms-in-the-us-by-area-of-expertise/mergers-acquisitions
Global:
https://dealroom.net/blog/biggest-m-a-firms
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Tiwalola Ogunlesi is a globally recognised and qualified life coach, international speaker, Positive Psychology Specialist, Master Neuro-Linguistic Practitioner and founder of Confident and Killing It. After struggling with low-self esteem throughout her teenage years, she’s now on a mission to transform the lives of women and girls all over the world. Tiwalola founded Confident and Killing It in 2017 as a response to the generation cycle of low self-esteem amongst women and girls.
Tiwa has made it her mission to champion a social movement that inspires women to love and believe in their whole self. Tiwalola has been praised for her valuable insights and thoughtful content on topics such as becoming confident, overcoming fear and insecurities, dealing with imposter syndrome, mental health, wellbeing and entrepreneurship. She is known as a captivating speaker who understands how to infuse self-development and positive psychology with fun and inspiring stories that relate to millennials.
Recently she has delivered interactive experiences for organisations such as Youtube, Morgan Stanley, Facebook and Google. So far, she’s equipped over 3000 women in London, Lagos, New York, Kigali and Johannesburg at The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy For Girls with the tools and knowledge they need to be confident. In this episode, Tiwalola and Simon go deep on how to escape imposter syndrome and feel more confidence, and neuroplasticity and Tiwalola explains the 5 pillars of wellbeing.
Topics
- How did you ‘wake up’?
- Neuroplasticity
- Imposter Syndrome
- 5 Pillars of Wellbeing
- Fear
Tiwalola Ogunlesi:
Monthly Wins Tracker: This is a free tool to help the girls track their wins and get better at celebrating themselves
Find out more about The Confidence Game Plan Course and Academy
Pre-order Tiwalola's book Confident and Killing It.
Instagram: Confident and Killing It
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At just 23 years old, Curtis Tilbury has worked with massive brands such as Red Bull, grown a following of over 10 million people online with his father Mark, and amassed over 100 million views on videos that he has created. What’s more, Curtis has an impressive investment portfolio of over £100k.
Curtis started out as a freelance videographer, traveling the world and working with clients for free in the beginning to gain experience and expertise. Before long, Curtis was working with huge brands and running a successful videography business. Out of nowhere in 2020, the world was hit with Covid and Curtis’ business was put on pause.
Instead of seeing this as a setback, Curtis used the opportunity to merge his and his father’s expertise as they began to create personal finance content across YouTube and social media. Within just 12 months of launch, the father and son duo managed to grow to over 1 million YouTube subscribers, and become the biggest finance page on TikTok! Today Curtis continues to grow the Mark Tilbury channels, as well as running their podcast ‘Like Father Like Son’, and helping other brands and creators out with his content consultancy company.
In this episode, Curtis gives us the secrets to growing and monetising social media channels fast, tips to master the YouTube and TikTok algorithms, and he tells us what it takes to become a 7-figure business owner in your 20s.
Topics
- Curtis’ background and rise to success
- Why niching down is key
- How to find your niche
- Engagement and growth tips
- How to create viral content
- How much does YouTube pay?
- Why hiring a team is essential
- The power of personal brands
- What advice would you give to your younger self?
Watch on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/RMgWQgYA_z8
Follow Curtis:
https://www.instagram.com/curtistilbury/
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Catherine Sweet is a self-taught visual artist from London who created BobCat Gallery to sell her own work and showcase beautiful, affordable and original artwork on a small scale and give emerging artists a positive selling experience. Catherine creates small-scale abstract pieces inspired by music and the natural world that people can easily find space for in their homes.
BobCat Gallery focuses on small-scale, original and affordable artwork. They also host pop-up exhibitions across London, as well as heading to affordable art fairs to showcase work from their portfolio of international artists. The name for the gallery is inspired by Catherine's friend Robert Miller (known as Bob), who passed away in 2010. Bob was an incredibly talented artist himself, and Catherine (often known as Cat) wanted to honour his memory.
In this episode, Catherine and Simon dive into the topic of fear. Something that we all feel in very different ways, fear can actually be a sign that you are on the right path. No matter what business you want to start, it’s very normal to feel a sense of fear, and this podcast will help you use fear to your advantage.
“Sometimes fear can be a blocker in a major way. You don’t know if it’s going to work, you have to try it! The worst thing I can think of is the regret that you haven’t tried at all.”
Topics
- Catherine + her business
- The benefits of collaboration
- The power of fear
- Overcoming fear
- NFTs
BobCat Gallery:
https://bobcatgallery.co.uk/
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David Abrahamovitch is the CEO and Founder of Grind. Grind has expanded across London with cafés and a coffee roastery since its inception in Shoreditch in 2011. David took Grind online when he was forced to close his cafés due to lockdown and since then, hundreds of thousands of people have used Grind to make better, more sustainable coffee at home.
Grind creates compostable Nespresso coffee pods that decompose faster than a banana peel in your compost or food waste bin. They use organic and ethically sourced coffee from around the world. Despite going to a school that pushed its students to aim for a career working for somebody else, David knew he was capable of more and now wants to help other young entrepreneurs do the same.
In this episode, David explains his story of starting a coffee brand before anybody knew what a ‘flat white’ was, and he shows us how he has built a business that is now taking on the huge coffee brands around the world.
“What you have to do as the organisation grows is be responsible for the culture. You have to be responsible for making big decisions, and you have to be able to get all of the experts that work for you to point in the same direction. That’s not always easy.”
Topics:
- David’s background
- How Grind started
- Hiring people who are better than you
- How Grind survived the pandemic
- How to take on the big brands
Grind:
https://grind.co.uk/
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David Abrahamovitch:
https://www.instagram.com/davidabrahamovitch/?hl=en
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Alex co-founded Champions Life Academy, a sales and marketing organisation that gave students with job experience fundraising for charity, before starting his own business. He spent three months giving daily presentations to university students as part of his job.
The chance to develop and organise TEDxClapham, a public speaking community event in South London, presented itself. He accomplished this in conjunction with Champions Life Academy until 2016, when Alex and his colleagues decided to close the firm. He organised a public speaking session for Google Startups Campus, a group of entrepreneurs that come to Google for events, guidance, and mentorship. Following that, 10 individuals signed up for his trial public speaking programme, launching his company.
What makes a successful public speaker, according to Alex, can be summed up in one word: empathy. "It has nothing to do with whether you're introverted or extroverted; it's all about empathy and being tuned in to your audience." Simon and Alex examine what it takes to be a world-class speaker in this episode, as well as why purpose comes first in the company.
“Don’t let yourself get in the way of the opportunities that get thrown at you, because you never know who’s going to be watching.”
Topics:
- Getting into public speaking
- Does scale matter?
- Working with family, good or bad?
- Public speaking advice:
- Audience advice
- How to start public speaking
- The title of your speech
- The beginning + end of the speech
Alex Merry: https://alexmerry.com/
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Hannah Russell is the founder and CEO of a podcast company called Mags Creative. We make shows that reach millions of people every month. Mags Creative work with top-tier brands like Facebook, Google and Puffin to make branded content that people actually listen to and they produce shows exclusively for the likes of Spotify and Amazon. They also create Mags Creative Originals which are Mags’ own shows, developed and built by themselves.
Hannah started the business with her sister and business partner Faith in 2018 and they have grown to be one of the largest independent podcast companies in the UK. They don’t come from radio backgrounds – but instead marketing, talent and press – so they always focus on finding and developing an audience for their shows.
Mags have never raised investment and have built the business over the last 4 years through revenue. In this podcast, Simon and Hannah discuss how to start a successful podcast, how Hannah built her success, and if there is even space for new podcasts to become successful in 2022.
“There is a lot of competition in the podcast space, but I wouldn’t be put off by that. Podcasting is still a huge industry and a great opportunity for people to find their audience.”
Topics:
- How Hanah got into podcasting
- Is there still room for new podcasts in 2022?
- Company vs personal podcasts
- How to get a sponsor
- Patience
- Tips to grow a podcast
- Paid advertising
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When DJ and music producer, Omar Meho, was just starting out, he struggled to find a tutor in the industry. So, he pledged to become good enough to be one himself. Today, he helps aspirational musicians get a foothold in the music scene and achieve their goals, from performing on the radio to getting their first DJ residencies. With over 34,000 students in over 150 countries, Oscar is the proud founder of Music Workflow Academy. He has recently been nominated for Forbes 30 Under 30, Europe, Entertainment.
Before the pandemic hit, Omar Meho was touring around the world. But when this was made impossible due to COVID-19, he saw the perfect opportunity for others to learn more about himself and grow his personal brand. For Oscar, inspiration comes from the desire to help others and make the world a better place.
Music Workflow Academy promises to provide a roadmap to success and offer support every step of the way. The business is about helping others, whatever their skill level or background, to achieve their dreams, secure their future in the music industry and find a connection with a community that has no bounds.
“Put your head down for six months and never give up. Results come from consistent actions over time. Actually follow your dreams and not what other people tell you. Learn from the best, avoid gatekeepers and negativity, and put more work in than anybody else.”
Topics:
- How did you find your purpose?
- How did you attract your students?
- The future of the music industry?
- Mindset
Watch on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/H7QRY3vu0yA
Music Wokflow Academy Website:
www.musicworkflowacademy.com
Omar Meho:
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Jamelia Donaldson is the founder and CEO of TreasureTress — a monthly product subscription service for girls and women with kinky-curly hair and also the co-creator of The Teen Experience, a monthly workshop series that offers young black women to attend a series of personal development workshops, network with other like-minded individuals and be inspired by mature and successful women.
TreasureTress is Europe’s first and largest natural hair product discovery box, where sisterhood connects over kinks and curls. As experts in the natural hair and beauty space, TreasureTress takes a bespoke and forward-thinking approach to serve the natural hair community, by building relationships with their communities and your favourite hair and beauty brands, and ships their global tribe the exclusives, inclusive of educational and practical steps for managing and styling your tresses on a monthly basis.
Jamelia launched Treasure Tress whilst working in her full-time role, waking up at 5am and not going back to sleep until 1am to ensure that she invested enough time in the concept and was able to get the work done that was required from her job. Jamelia left her role just 5 months after launching Treasure Tress to take it full time and now has an incredible team of women working with her on the business daily. In this episode, Simon and Jamelia discuss what purpose actually is, how you can find it, and how you can turn your purpose into a profitable business that you love.
“An entrepreneur is someone who lives a life of service to create solutions for other people to make their lives better”
Topics:
- How Jamelia quit her job to start Treasure Tress
- the Teen Experience - Personal Development Workshops
- Purpose
- Have you ever considered quitting?
Jamelia Donaldson
https://www.treasuretress.co.uk/
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Richard Chambers got the idea for his company ‘Get A Drip’ after he found himself in intensive care in 2010 suffering complications from his Type 1 Diabetes. Following this admission, Richard was continually in and out of hospital for 7 years due to issues related to a reduced immune system, where often as part of the treatment he would be hooked up to an IV Drip.
Feeling the rejuvenating benefits, Richard decided that drips should be accessible to the general public, not just in hospitals or to the super-wealthy. After 7 years of researching the benefits of Drips and studying the work of Dr. John Myers (the vitamin drip pioneer), Get A Drip finally came to fruition in October 2017.
Get A Drip is now the UK’s leading Vitamin Drip provider and Richard's aim is to allow everyone to take control of their health, no matter their background as he single-handedly is making optimum nutrition accessible to the masses. In this episode, Richard shows us how he made his unique business idea a reality, as well as what characteristics are essential to becoming successful.
Topics:
- How Get A Drip STarted
- Lessons From raising Money
- Idea Resistance
- Why Build A Franchise?
- Trademarks
- If You Had To Start Again, What Would You Do Differently?
- What Characteristics Have Helped You Become Successful
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Manchester-born, Anna Priadka is a make-up artist and founder of Fiils, a luxe hair and body line offering custom refillable, designed to overhaul bathrooms of single use plastic and waste. Anna has been in the beauty industry for over 15 years, working as a makeup artist for some of the largest direct-to-consumer brands such as MAC/Bobbi Brown, and assisting some of the industry’s biggest talents.
After being on the front line Anna progressed into a global role with NARS, where she assisted with new product development, artistry, and events direction. It was here that she discovered she had a passion for not just the creative, but the business side – she’d always said that she would like to own her own business and took the chance in 2018, leaving her corporate role to start her first brand in the lip category.
The lessons Anna learned from this venture as an entrepreneur were invaluable and although the business was successful in the very short term, she realised it wasn’t sustainable.Anna’s current company, fiils, was born out of her mission to contribute positively to the industry by reducing consumption, as well as a personal need to reduce waste in her own routine.
“If you enjoy creating things, creating a brand is actually quite easy. The hardest part is what do you do afterwards? There’s so much more that goes into launching a product and running a business. That was a real struggle for me, but I wouldn’t change anything about my journey.”
Topics
- Becoming an entrepreneur
- Failure
- Accelerators
- Rebranding + building a brand
- If you could do anything different, what would you do?
Fiils Website:
www.fiils.co
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Aarti Parmar is the owner of AP Brand Communications, which helps businesses develop meaningful, authentic brands through consultancy, coaching and design. She helps business owners work on their brand from the inside out, empowering them to discover the true purpose, vision and values behind their brand.
Aarti started her business by taking the leap to leave her full-time job after feeling restricted by the boundaries that her job placed on her. She knew she could help more people by running a business of her own, so she proceeded to take her passion and expertise to the market.
In this podcast, Simon and Aarti discuss the importance of branding and purpose when building your business. If you enjoy this episode, please feel free to leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! It really helps our mission to help 10 million people start and grow their businesses.
“A Brand is an identity. A brand is a created perception, and it is those perceptions that form beliefs in peoples’ minds about your brand. So you need to create that emotional connection with your audience so that they think about you in the way you’d like them to think about you.”
Topics:
- Rejection (How Aarti started her business)
- Building a team (internal vs external)
- What is branding?
- Working from the inside out
- Performance = Purpose
Aarti Parmar
https://www.aartiparmar.com/
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Chris Barton is a well-respected entrepreneur and one of the masterminds behind the music recognition app, Shazam. Shazam was created in London over 20years ago and caught the interest of Apple who went on to purchase the technology for a speculated $400 million in 2017. The app is now among the most popular apps on both iPhone and Android with over 1 billion downloads to date.
Chris’ career also includes companies such as Google where he worked for 8 years and Dropbox, where he held the position of head of mobile operators' business development. He has collected a wealth of knowledge and experience through his journey to make him a leading entrepreneur within the digital field and more specifically, mobile applications. He is now embarking on creating a new startup focused on machine learning and computer vision.
In today’s special episode of The Unicorn Podcast, Chris tells his story of building software that was so ahead of it’s time, as well as giving you all the highs and lows of his career, so you have the knowledge you need to replicate his success for yourself.
"Things take longer than you expect. You hit different hurdles and unknown things happen. Early revenue in your business is like oxygen. Make revenue for your business a priority from day one. If I had realised how important that was, even if it meant delaying my main vision, it would have been a better route to take."
Topics:
How Chris became an entrepreneur
Chris’ unconventional start-up approach
Shazam - How it went from an idea to a reality
Shazam - Finding an engineer to ‘invent’ the technology
Shazam - The four co-founders and their partnership dynamic
Shazam - Allocating job roles
Shazam - Raising funding
Persistence + Timing
Hiring CEO’s + getting out of your own way
Chris’ new company ‘Guard’
Apple’s acquisition of Shazam
What is it like after selling a company?
Why Guard?
One piece of advice to your younger self
Chris Barton:
https://chrisjbarton.com/
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Former single mum Hayley Steere began Free My Meal during Lockdown in 2020, after having a brainwave while seeing how much extra food she had cooked that she wouldn’t eat. She knew lots of people would LOVE to receive a good meal in these tough times, so she set out to create a platform that would allow people to give their spare food to those who need it. That same evening, Free My Meal was born.
Free My Meal is a simple and easy exchange, based on trust and goodwill. Using social media, people sign up to private Free My Meal groups as a ‘recipient’ or a ‘cook’, or in some cases, both. Free My Meal does not provide meals, it simply forms connections enabling people to find one.
Free My Meal currently has 70+ UK and international groups, and they have 27,000+ group members which continue to grow in numbers every day. To support her family while growing her organisation, Hayley juggles numerous jobs and side-hustles at the same time as focusing on Free My Meal. In this episode, Simon and Hayley discuss how you can pursue a life that you love despite the challenges you may face.
“The world’s not going to give you a living, you’ve got to go and make that yourself. Nobody is going to pluck you out of obscurity and give you your lovely life.”
Topics:
- How Free My Meal Began
- How Free My Meal Works
- How do you manage to juggle everything?
- Work/Life balance
- Mindset and drive
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Connor Ball is famously known for being part of The Vamps, and recently starred in ITV’s Dancing On Ice. He is also an avid gamer and YouTube content creator, and is taking his passion for gaming to the world of business where he can support E-sports brand LDN UTD be a force for good on their mission to combat social issues such as mental health, racism, knife crime, diversity, and loneliness.
LDN UTD was co-founded by Oliver Weingarten in 2018, as an esports org that unites professional esports and grassroots gaming with healthy lifestyle and social issues. The brand has previously held physical and online campaigns around racism, knife crime, diversity, nutrition, loneliness and education, working with stakeholders including the Mayor of London, the Rio Ferdinand Foundation, Bloomsbury Football, Matchroom Sport, and charities including Street League.
LDN UTD also develops incredible players from all backgrounds and offers them a platform to play at their best, whilst using professional rosters to amplify and raise awareness around the most important issues in the world today. In this episode, Simon talks with Connor and Oliver about the future of esports, metal health, and how to hack luck.
Connor: “People aren't stupid, people see through a lot of stuff. If someone sees something that isn’t genuine then they know it’s not genuine. That’s the same for business as well, people can tell if a strategy isn’t genuine. Being open and honest on social media is the way, and that’s how it’s always been for me.”
Topics:
- Who are Connor and Oliver?
- How LDN UTD got started
- Metaverse + NFTs
- How did you get into gaming?
- Lucky experiences and how they come about
- Investing in LDN UTD
- Mental Health + Social impact
- Building community
- The luckiest moments we've had
LDN United:
https://ldnutd.gg/
Connor Ball
https://www.instagram.com/connorball/?hl=en
Oliver Weingarten
https://twitter.com/oweingarten
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Yali Saar is the CEO and Co-Founder of Tailor Brands, a revolutionary online logo and brand design platform that uses machine learning to fuel innovation. Tailor Brands is currently used by over 30 million businesses across the world. Prior to his work at Tailor Brands, Yali founded Raising the Bar, a worldwide initiative aimed at making education a part of popular culture by creating one-of-a-kind, knowledge-driven events in unusual locations in NYC, SF, Hong-Kong and Sydney.
Yali’s background comes from the intersection of creative marketing and media. He started his way as a conflict correspondent in the Middle East for three years, where he spent time as a spokesperson for key political figures and served on different creative teams for ad-giant BBDO. Today, Yali leads Tailor Brands as it helps over 700,000 new customers every month.
In this episode, Yali and Simon discuss how Yali stumbled into the world of entrepreneurship by accident after trying to be an actor, and they also dive into the importance of failure, as Yali tells his story of failing his way to success, building Tailor Brands into what it is today.
“Everyone fails. Eventually, everyone has to fail. Every organisation in order to succeed has to develop a system that allows it to remain flexible and learn from these failures and find paths to success.”
Topics:
- What are Tailor brands
- The journey to starting Tailor Brands
- Getting Tailor Brands off the ground
- Reverse engineering your business
- Why failure is essential for success
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Max McCann is a young entrepreneur, Founder of Meals with Max, Measy, VanishVeg and previously Calm Recovery which he sold. Max has built a community of over 2 Million followers across TikTok, YouTube and Instagram. He uses this platform to promote healthy living and shows healthy eating doesn’t have to be boring.
Roughly 18 months ago Max was made redundant from his job. In an optimistic and entrepreneurial fashion, he then set himself the goal of building his social media platform to a point that he could be self-employed doing what he loves by the end of his 1-month redundancy pay. This turned out to be just the push Max needed to kick-start Meals WIth Max.
Max has a passion for business and strives to make the world a better place. All of his business's missions align in the fact they are all built to better lives. Whether that be improving physical health, mental health or general everyday life. In this episode, Simon and Max take a deep dive into how Max was able to build such a large brand and business in such a short amount of time, so you have the tools you need to do the same.
“Being made redundant was the push that I needed to make the change. I’d always done side businesses while working full time, but I never properly pushed myself and went for it. One big thing is not being scared to make mistakes or start over again.”
Topics:
- How did you build your audience?
- Getting started on TikTok
- Building a business by giving for free
- Is TikTok organic growth over?
- Max’s content strategy
- Max’s parents/childhood
- How Max manages his relationships
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https://mealswithmax.com/
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John Roberts is the Founder and CEO of AO World, the online retailer specialising in household appliances and electricals. AO operates following John’s two personal mottos of ‘treat every customer like your gran’ and ‘make your mum proud’, which has allowed the company to attain more 5* reviews than any other electrical retailer.
John started AO in 2000 after a friend bet him £1 to set up a business. He had previously been working as a kitchen salesman, and the internet was just reaching mainstream utility, so he decided to set up a company that would sell appliances online. In 2014, Roberts led AO World’s listing on the London Stock Exchange, valued at the time at £1.2 billion.
John has also supported Bolton Lads and Girls Club for 25 years, he’s a chairman at OnSide Youth Zones and a councillor at OneYoungWorld. Each of these organisations supports young people and aligns with John’s mission to leave the world a better place. In this episode, John gives us an in-depth insight into his life and career, as well as what it takes to build a billion-dollar company.
“Be really clear about what it is that you’re going to do, and be awesome at it. Obsess about being awesome, and be clear on what problems you’re solving because If you’re going to be average at it… Well, there's a lot of average in the graveyard.”
Topics:
- John’s early life
- The importance of learning
- Relationships and treating people fairly
- The £1 bet
- Why being interesting is everything
- Taking AO public
- The Metaverse/Web 3.0
John Roberts: https://twitter.com/johnrobertsao
AO: https://twitter.com/ao
Chris Fryer and his wife Sarah founded the plant-powered pie company in 2018 on the banks of the River Tyne from their converted horsebox. The couple were getting tired of their careers; Chris was a full-time teacher, while Sarah was a medical secretary. After a year of experimenting with different flavours and recipes in their kitchen, the Fryers launched Magpye - a vegan pie company specialising in comfort food.
When the pandemic hit and Magpye grew, Chris purchased a domain name from GoDaddy and began to build an online store for Magpye, with the view of eventually creating an online arm to the company. But with global events taking a turn for the worst, this move had to come a little quicker than planned. Today Chris and Sarah can rely on Magpye as their sole income, as they have grown the business into a national success.
In this episode of PEP Talk we hear all about Chris’ story of transitioning from a teacher to a full time vegan pie brand owner, and he shares with us what he has learned in the process of growing a small business and taking it online to achieve national success.
“The biggest thing that you put in I think is your time and hard work. Initially, for around the first year you don’t see much back, we didn’t sell a single pie for 10 months. You’ve got to have that vision to see that at some point it will turn into something.”
Topics:
- How he started Magpye
- Not making a sale for 10 months
- Initial funding
- Crowdfunding
- Building a community
- Pivoting in difficult times
- How they targeted vegans (market strategy)
- Building a team
Chris Fryer:
https://magpye.co.uk/
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Rachel Kettlewell is a mother of three who founded the reduced sugar jam brand ‘Fearne and Rosie’ while on maternity leave. Fearne and Rosie jam strives to give healthier, tastier and happier food choices for children and their families and is sold in major stores across the UK such as Waitrose, Morrisons and Ocado.
Prior to taking her business full time, Rachel was a teacher in a school, and she noticed that there was no legislation requiring schools to provide healthy breakfasts. All too often kids would be loaded up with sugar at breakfast time which would have a negative impact both on their day and their overall health. To combat this issue, Rachel set to creating a jam that now saves the average family of four from consuming 800 sugar cubes per year.
Rachel famously appeared on BBC’s Dragon’s Den last year, where she turned down a £40,000 investment from Tej Levani. In this episode, Rachel explains to us the challenging story of starting a business with three kids and two jobs, as well as her reasoning for turning down Tej Levani’s investment.
“I realised that being a teacher in a classroom I could impact maybe a thousand people, but by starting Fearne and Rosie I could impact millions of children’s lives.”
Topics:
- Transitioning from teacher to entrepreneur
- What has helped the company succeed
- Raising funds
- Turning down investment
- Finding the right investors
- Naivety is a superpower
- Asking for help
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https://fearneandrosie.co.uk/
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Joe Foster is the founder of the legendary shoe brand Reebok, which he started with his brother Jeffrey in 1958. During his time at Reebok, Joe built the brand to become bigger than Nike and pioneered what we today call influencer marketing.
Reebok's roots began with the JW Foster brand, founded by his grandfather (also known as Joe Foster) in 1900 to make running shoes for local athletes in Bolton. Elder Foster pioneered the spikes intended to be attached to sneakers, this improved traction and was first molded in 1895. He was educated in the shoe manufacturing industry by his own grandfather, Samuel Foster, in the 1860s to make shoes for cricket players.
Joe worked for the family business up until 1858, when he decided to leave to start his own brand with his brother. The brand’s original name was actually ‘Mercury Sportswear’, however, the brothers ran into problems when registering their trade name, so the name was changed to Reebok in 1960.
Joe spent 31 years growing Reebok, growing the brand into the biggest sportswear name of its time, before he left the company in 1990. Joe’s journey is one fueled by passion and persistence, and we hear all about the challenges he faced on today’s podcast.
Topics:
- Creating the name ‘Reebok’
- Breaking into the American market
- Creating the five Star shoe
- The three steps in sales
- Luck is ‘taking opportunity’
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Joe Foster:
https://www.reebokthefounder.com/
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Sarah is one of Europe’s most prominent entrepreneurs, investors and consumer experts, working mainly in the hospitality and lifestyle sectors. She is a proud mum of four and believes that parenthood and business can exist simultaneously, without sacrificing the quality of each other.
Sarah is also a recognised TV personality, appearing as a judge on Raymond Blanc’s ‘The Restaurant’ and sitting alongside Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Nick Jenkins and Touker Suleyman as an investor on BBC’s ‘Dragon’s Den’.
In her twenties, Sarah led the international expansion of Pizza Express and Planet Hollywood before going it alone to buy Bombay Bicycle Club, turning it into the UK’s largest chain of Indian restaurants.
These successes helped establish her as a leading figure within the restaurant industry, and Sarah recently took her new company ‘Nightcap’ public within 1 year of launching the business.
Today we find out the business secrets that she lives by.
“I define success in any business as when I’ve made myself redundant. So I start anything and try and make myself redundant from day one. Sometimes that can take years, sometimes you can do it really quickly, but I always strive to make myself redundant.“
Topics:
- Sarah’s Journey
- Making yourself redundant
- How to raise investment
- Playing to your strengths
- Understanding your weaknesses
- The different types of entrepreneur
- Work/Life balance
- Working with your partner
- How to approach finding investment
- Be the rhino nobody expects
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Sarah Willingham:
https://www.instagram.com/sarahwillingham/
https://www.sarahwillingham.com
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We want to help 10,000,000 people start and grow a business and build a community that solves unemployment. TPP is a growing collective of industry experts who are changing the world of business by creating content and communities to help you build your own successful business.
Anne Boden is the Founder and CEO of Starling Bank, a modern British bank that brings new technology to the forefront, delivering a more engaging experience for customers than traditional high-street banks. Since 2014, Anne’s vision has served more than 2.5 million customers as Starling continues to grow into one of the UK’s leading banks.
In January of 2014, Anne decided to quit her job to pursue her vision of creating a better bank, defying all stereotypes of women in their 50s with a corporate background. Starting a bank is one of the most challenging businesses to launch, and people thought she was crazy, but Anne was determined to make it work.
“I felt silly, I felt people would laugh at me for having this audacious goal. I didn’t just want to create a new bank, I wanted to create one that had the very best technology right from scratch, treating customers very fairly, with a new way of doing things and engaging with customers. Nobody believed me. Nobody thought it was possible.”
Topics:
- Starling’s first steps
- Raising money + building a team
- Being a sole founder
- Building the technology
- ‘Banking on it’ - Book
- Securing the $48m investment
- Crypto
- What success looks like for Anne
- Work/life balance
- Are entrepreneurs born or bred?
- Luck
- Advice to her younger self
Anne:
https://www.instagram.com/anneboden/
https://twitter.com/anneboden
Anne's book:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/BANKING-How-I-Disrupted-Industry-ebook/dp/B084H6N2GS
Starling Bank:
https://www.starlingbank.com/
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In episode 13 of season 2 of PEP Talk, we spoke to Andrew Hallam. Andrew Hallam’s high-tech career, in excess of 44 years in the telecommunications industry, has ranged from engineering, managing operations, consultancy and business development, to founder, Managing Director and CEO positions for startups that have grown to be successful businesses. In the ’90s launched operations for Teleglobe (now Tata) in the UK and Europe, from 2000 onwards founded Chinamotion (now CITIC), launched NowMobile in 2010 and negotiated terms for the launch of 4 new countries on the Lycamobile Network.
Currently Chief Executive Officer at To The Moon Mobile, Andy leads the UK team in launching a successful Fintel MVNO, providing innovative new best-of-breed services that bring Mobile Telecommunications and Fintech services together on one platform.
In episode 12 of season 2 of PEP talk, we spoke to Jamie Barber. My Supper Hero was co-founded by award-winning British restaurateur, founder and CEO of Hush Mayfair, the Hache Burgers Chain and the Cabana Brazilian Barbecue group Jamie Barber and British singer, presenter, musician, model and businesswoman Myleene Klass. Jamie loves to cook and has a huge bank of recipes up his sleeve. A good friend and business partner Myleene absolutely adores all things food but loathes cooking. Jamie and Myleene came together with a mission to help people eat brilliantly at home and provide exceptionally tasty and high-quality meal kits. My Supper Hero is a club for time-poor foodies, providing an alternative to junky delivery, basic raw ingredient recipe boxes, and ready meals. This is what great chefs cook at home.
In episode 11 of season 2 of PEP Talk, we spoke to Nigel Phan. Nigel first came up with the idea for Whirli after many of his friends became parents and he was suddenly surrounded by conversations surrounding children’s toys. From the cost of constantly purchasing new toys as their children grew out of the old ones, to issues with cluttering in their home.
With UK consumers spending £370m on toys in 2018 and a poll by the British Heart Foundation discovering more than a quarter of parents admit to throwing away toys that are in perfect working order - it is clear that there is a need to provide an affordable, sustainable alternative.
Conscious of this gap in the market, Nigel left his corporate job to start Whirli in 2018 - a venture that uses the power of sharing to help parents save money, declutter their homes, and consume eco-consciously.
In episode 10 of season 2 of PEP Talk, we spoke to Peter Hopwood. A Londoner in Croatia for 20 years, Peter travels the globe (now virtually) supporting executives, leaders and teams to craft and deliver clearer stories with stronger impact. Dubai to Amsterdam, Shanghai to Berlin, Peter’s engaging coaching skills are in high demand taking founders, CEOs and TEDx speakers to the next level in their confidence, storytelling abilities and presence on stage or in a virtual setting.
Equally, as a global events MC and virtual host, Peter has built a portfolio of shaping some of the strongest tech events on the planet. Peter has managed significant stages at Mobile World Congress (Asia, USA, Europe), GITEX (Dubai), TNW (Amsterdam), JEC ASIA (Korea) and 500+ across his career.
Peter has proudly worked in 32 countries and lived in 7 - now based in Split. Croatia.
In episode 9 of season 2 of PEP Talk, we spoke to Dan Bladon. In 2013 whilst experiencing work-related stress and anxiety, Dan visited psychologist Dr. Robin Hart who introduced him to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). He realised that those techniques could help other people too, especially if they were available anywhere and at any time. So he teamed up with Dr Robin to create Companion.
Dan never planned to create an app, he started his career within the music industry when he founded a Music Management company after university. He then worked in digital production resulting in him founding his own digital agency. He consulted for a diverse range of clients such as Blackberry and hospitals and his experience led him to become Product Director and consultant for healthcare companies and most recently the NHS.
As a Product Designer, Dan saw how a digital product based on CBT, could help people experiencing similar problems. Together with Dr. Hart, he founded Companion to offer SMEs a practical solution in supporting their people and placing mental health at the heart of company culture. The tool offers 200 guides on more than 40 topics and is included in the NHS Apps Library and supports SMEs to build a healthier and productive workplace by helping employees manage and reduce stress and anxiety, whilst proactively improving their mental wellbeing.
In episode 8 of season 2 of Pep Talk, we spoke to Shenae Rae. SwearBy skin is a black-owned beauty brand making LED affordable to all and was born from the frustration that high-grade skincare felt unequal, and seemed to be reserved for people of a certain demographic. Shenae made it her mission to make effective treatments accessible to all, with a product that doesn’t cost a fortune, and that can be used by consumers with darker skin for whom lasers are a no-no and many devices do not work. LED in particular is great for darker skins, which is why SwearBy Skin made sure to include it in the LookLit mask.
In episode 7 of season 2 of Pep Talk, we spoke to Ben King. Ben is the CEO & Founder of Pesky Fish, their mission is to rebuild the global fishing industry so that seafood can sustainably feed the world. To do so, they're adding radical access and transparency to the sale of a fisherman’s catch - all enabled by Pesky’s Marketplace.
In episode 6 of season 2 of Pep Talk, we spoke to Chirs Goodfellow. Chris Founder and CEO of Inkwell. Inkwell specialises in creating educational content for small business owners. Advice created by the team is used by tens of thousands of entrepreneurs every year. Chris also runs The Pitch, the UK's biggest startup pitching programme. Every year the events support hundreds of entrepreneurs through free coaching and mentoring, and provide a platform to pitch to investors.
In episode 5 of season 2 of Pep Talk, we spoke to Rosanna Nibbs. Rosanne Nibbs, co-founder of Piqant, a family-run online marketplace that offers 100% ethically sourced coffee from independent roasters across the nation. She has long had a passion for coffee, being half Italian and half Dominican and over the years, her curiosity about finding unique flavours and origins led her to start the business alongside her family last year. She is proud to support independent roasters and diverse communities around the world, and places transparency, sustainable production, and Fairtrade at the heart of what they do.
In episode 4 of season 2 of Pep Talk, we spoke to Anna Marcovici. In creating Manifesto, beauty industry veteran Anna Marcovici has combined her lifelong passion for nutrition and wellbeing with her years of experience at global brands including L’Oreal, Nars, MAC and Bobbi Brown.
After studying at the prestigious London School of Economics and honing her skills in the beauty industry, Anna set her sights on the world of holistic health. After much research into the burgeoning supplements market, Anna realised there was an emerging need for a beauty supplement brand that challenged the norm. Bored of seeing big brands pushing meaningless marketing initiatives that didn’t cater to customer needs, Anna founded Manifesto with the aim of creating a supplement brand that didn’t peddle toxic messaging or unachievable claims and that was as efficacious as it was exciting. Championing her lifelong belief that feeling good from the inside out is the highest beauty ideal, Manifesto puts healthy, supercharged, and sustainable supplements at the heart of what it does.
In episode 22 of Pep Talk, Simon interviews David Burgman. David is the Managing Director of Raptor, a student marketing agency. Based in East London and live across 40 cities in the UK & Ireland. David, originally from Leeds started Raptor 5 years after moving to London to live with his girlfriend, now wife. David has 2 children, Evie 3 and Bea 2 and enjoys the challenge of juggling parenthood whilst running a business.
In episode 21 of Pep Talk, Simon interviews Evgeny Shadchnev. Evgeny is an executive coach helping entrepreneurs to achieve transformational growth. As the founder and former CEO of a VC-backed startup, he worked with some of the world’s leading executive coaches before training with The Academy of Executive Coaching and launching his practice. In 2013, Evgeny started Makers, Europe’s first coding bootcamp, which has changed the lives of thousands of people by training them to become software developers and placing them in companies such as Deloitte, Google, and the BBC. He grew Makers through business philosophies that he still applies today around choosing trust over fear and always doing the right thing. Meditation has always been a big part of his life; he learned some of the most important leadership lessons while meditating.
In episode 20 of PEP Talk, Simon interviews Joe Taylor. Joe is the Co-Founders of snacking start up Real Handful, which create delicious, innovative trail mixes, craft baked nuts and protein bars.First launched in 2016, Real Handful is run by husband and wife team Joe and Carly Taylor. It aims to shake up the healthy snacking sector with products that are packed with naturally nutritious ingredients like fruits, nuts, seeds and grains and with its innovative, tasty flavour combinations.
In episode 19 of PEP Talk, Simon interviews Jack Tang. Jack is the co-founder and CEO of Urban (formerly known as Urban Massage), the on-demand app on a mission to empower people through wellness. Founded in 2014, it is now the leading at-home massage, fitness and wellness platform. They have built a network of over 2,500 wellness professionals offering at-home massage, physiotherapy, osteopathy and beauty treatments. What started as a way to book wellness online become much more. Jack and co-founder Giles Williams discovered an industry that was broken: practitioners typically took home only 20% of booking revenue and worked long hours to make ends meet. Meanwhile, customers had little other than a salon’s reputation to go off of before making a booking with a specific practitioner. Since then, the duo envisioned a platform that would benefit practitioners and customers alike. On Urban, practitioners take home 72% of bookings. And customers are able to choose between trusted, pre-vetted practitioners, thanks to detailed profiles with personal bios, ratings and reviews.
To date, Urban has enabled the delivery of 300,000+ treatments generating economic value of more than £25M. Urban currently operates in London, Paris, Birmingham and Manchester, and is backed by London's leading VC funds including Felix Capital, Passion Capital and LCIF. Jack is a Forbes 30 under 30 honouree and co-founded Urban in 2014 following the successful sale of his first start-up which became the UK’s largest student job portal.
In episode 18 of Pep Talk, Simon interviews Will Chew. Will is the founder of Mak Tok, a small Malaysian artisan chili paste company based in the heart of Sheffield. This idea was stemmed from the feeling of homesickness when he was in university and after spotting a gap in the market, Will set on a journey to bring his chili paste (also known as sambal) into every kitchen across the country. He was previously featured in the popular TV series, Dragons' Den, where he managed to secure an investment with one of the dragons.
In this special edition podcast, Simon speaks to Rob Moore. Rob Moore is a self-made property investor, businessman, entrepreneur, best-selling author, world record holder, speaker, pilot & proud dad, who co-owns 7 companies in property, lettings & finance.
Rob has partnered with many of the biggest business and household names, featured in prime time TV shows for Living as a business mentor, on Channel 4, the BBC, The Independent and The Business Channel, as well as mentoring success-hungry people who want to achieve more money & recognition in business & life. He is the bestselling author of LIFE LEVERAGE and MONEY and the host of the DISRUPTIVE ENTREPRENEUR podcast.
In episode 17 of Pep Talk, Simon talks to Davin Hunt. Devin is a multi-disciplinary designer, engineer, and educator. His work focuses on the intersection of product design and entrepreneurship, often applied while building a startup. His latest venture, Useful Books, is an independent publishing platform focused on making better non-fiction. Devin is also a Venture Partner at Seedcamp, where he focuses on tech and product-centric startups. Previously, he co-founded a few companies: Founder Centric (exited), Lyst (going strong), and Fuzzwich (a spectacular failure). Devin is also the co-author of The Workshop Survival Guide, a practical guide to workshop design.
In episode 16 of PEP Talk, Simon interviews Markus Stripf. Spoon Guru co-founder, Markus, is passionate about understanding and bringing to market digital technologies that can empower consumers and provide a meaningful service to people around the globe. Spoon Guru’s overarching ambition is to build the world’s leading dietary management solution. Based on a pioneering food classification platform, Spoon Guru is capable of supporting endless combinations of unique consumer dietary preferences and needs. Before co-founding Spoon Guru, Markus held a variety of executive positions in the music business. As a Warner Music Group MD, he was responsible for setting up and running Warner’s international direct to consumer business. Markus has more than 15 years’ digital experience and was at the forefront of the music business’ transition into digital. Markus holds an MA in Composition and a BA in Commercial Music.
In episode 15 of PEP Talk, Simon interviews Lucy Cohen. Lucy is the Co-founder of Mazuma Accountants. Founded Mazuma in 2006 with the objective of providing a low cost, hassle-free accountancy solution for micro-businesses through our subscription-based accountancy service. Using a killer combination of technology and humans we are at the forefront of the new age of accountancy.
In season 2, episode 30 Simon interviews Michael Krayenhoff. Michael is the Co-Founder of Inner Circle, the dating app that's focussed on quality so you only see rich profiles from people you'd actually want to go on a date with. The company started bootstrapped in 2012 and is now bringing over 3.5 million singles together in over 27 countries.
In episode 14 of PEP Talk, Simon interviews Daniel Priestley. Daniel is a successful entrepreneur who's built and sold businesses in Australia, Singapore, and the UK. He's the co-founder of Dent Global, one of the world's top business accelerators for entrepreneurs and leaders to stand out and scale up.
With offices in London, Sydney, Singapore and Tampa, the program is endorsed by the Institute of Leadership and Management. Over 500 entrepreneurs and leaders, each year participate globally in developing their businesses with the support of high-net-worth mentors.
Daniel is the author of four best-selling books Key Person of Influence, Entrepreneur Revolution, Oversubscribed and 24Assets.
He's named as one of the top 25 entrepreneurs in London (Smith & Williamson Power 100) and awarded as being in the Top 10 Business Advisors (Enterprise Nation).
In season 2, episode 29 Simon talks to John O'Brien. John is EMEA Managing Partner at ONE HUNDRED, Omnicom’s ethical purpose consortium consisting of nine of Omnicom’s leading global agencies. John is also a bestselling business author and recognized campaigner with over thirty years of experience leading initiatives covering over twenty countries.
John is a senior advisor to business, high net-worth individuals, charities and governments on the interface between business and society, related strategies and communication. During the last ten years he has played a leading role in developing much of the language and thinking around ethical, sustainable purpose in the UK. He is a sought after speaker and commentator on the subject.
John’s professional background is varied, starting with a few early years in banking followed by a decade as a British Army Infantry officer, serving in theatres around the world, retiring as a Captain in 1994. His training and operational experience in creating clarity from complex, often chaotic and dangerous situations, acted as a key grounding for his future career and brings wide experience to bear for clients.
In episode 13 of PEP Talk, Simon interviews Ed Hauck. Ed has close to 20 years’ experience in the consumer goods industry. The entrepreneurial seed was planted early, having watched his mother build a successful International market research business when he was a child. Ed began his career at L’Oréal in the branded consumer goods team, he then went onto Levi’s where he launched a new brand with them and then later to Oakley’s where his role involved International business development.
Ed launched The Curators in 2017 with co-founder Max Reeves. As a collective of flavour fanatics, they are massive food lovers, and both lead active lifestyles. Everything they have created and will create going forward is underpinned with a balanced nutritional value.
Their latest products, Mushroom burgers and Mushroom meatballs, available at Tesco, are entirely unique. As well as being low in saturated fat, a great source of protein, high in fibre and soy free, they are made using a unique manufacturing process that delivers an incredible 86% mushroom content. This is what gives the burgers their uniquely meaty texture and umami. The products are juicy, subtly spiced, deliciously nutritious and packed with more mushroom than anything than has come before.
Joe has written a book documenting the history and his journey. The book is published on 1st October and signed copies with an extra gift can be ordered from http://www.jwfosterheritage.com
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In season 2, episode 27 Simon interviews Victor Lugger. Victor Lugger is the co-founder and CEO of Big Mamma Group and Sunday App. Being at the head of 26 very popular Italian restaurants across Europe, including La Felicità on our campus, Victor is embarking on a new FinTech adventure with his Big Mamma co-founder, Tigrane Seydoux, and their new partner, Christine de Wendel, to reinvent the way that people pay in restaurants. The trio recently announced a $24 million seed round for their new company Sunday App.
In episode 11 of PEP Talk, Simon interviews Ilana Lever. Ilana is co-founder and co-CEO of Motley, the challenger jewellery brand with a industry-first supply chain model to make great design affordable. Starting her career as a management consultant, she went on to work for consumer and retail brands including Argos, innocent and itsu, before diving headlong into the start up world.
In season 2, episode 26 Simon interviews Justine Roberts. Justine Roberts CBE is Founder and CEO of Mumsnet, one of the UK’s largest and most influential online communities sharing advice, support and product recommendations with over 7 million unique users per month.
Justine is a non-executive director of FTSE100 insurance firm Admiral and of the Open Data Institute founded by Sir Tim Berners-Lee. She is also a member of the Government’s Rose Review Board.
In 2011, Justine launched Gransnet, a website for the original baby boomer generation. She is a mother of four (and two dogs) and was appointed CBE in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to the economy.
In episode 10 of PEP Talk, Simon interviews Oliver Prill. Oliver joined Tide in 2018 and has led its rapid scaling into the UK’s leading business financial platform. He has over 20 years leadership experience in financial services, having worked across the banking and insurance sectors, including starting his own financial services company.
In many of his roles, Oliver has worked closely with small business owners and has always been inspired by their energy and passion. Oliver is adamant about putting founders at the forefront of Tide’s agenda and bringing a better business banking service to small businesses.
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In season 2, episode 25 Simon interviews Shara Tochia. Prior to launching wellness brand DOSE, Shara had a career in marketing roles working for brands Ralph Lauren, Facebook, Instagram & fitness startup 1Rebel. She now runs DOSE full time & teaches spinning classes in the early morning hours. Creating a brand with feeling good at the heart of the business, Shara’s career has taught her many lessons about what balance and happiness means to her.
In episode 9 of PEP Talk, Simon interviews Michael Krayenhoff. Michael is co-founder and COO of Inner Circle, a high quality dating app focussed on helping people meet IRL. Prior to this, Michael worked for a consultancy in Singapore. He studied Industrial Engineering and Management in The Netherlands, followed by an MSc in Entrepreneurship at Royal Holloway University of London. At Inner Circle Michael is responsible for anything from team and culture to support and legal.
In season 2, episode 24 Simon interviews Graham Hobson. Graham was the founder and first CEO of Photobox - a startup in 2000 and later becoming Europe’s largest personalisation company. Photobox acquired Moonpig as well as other European brands and the group was sold to Private Equity in 2016. Since then Graham has worked in various roles: as CTO, board member, trustee, angel investor, social impact supporter, coach, mentor and general advisor helping startups and larger companies with scaling and preparing for exit.
In episode 8 of PEP Talk, Simon interviews Emma Jones. Following a degree in Law and Japanese, Emma joined the international accounting firm Arthur Andersen, where she worked in London, Leeds, and Manchester offices and set up the firm's Inward Investment practice that attracted overseas companies to locate in the UK. In 2000, bitten by the dot.com bug, Emma left the firm to start her first business, Techlocate. After 15 months, the company was successfully sold to Tenon plc. The experience of starting, growing and selling a business from a home base gave Emma the idea for Enterprise Nation which was launched in 2006 as the home business website. The company has since expanded to become a small business membership community of over 75,000 people who benefit from events and support: online and in person. Enterprise Nation also presents a campaigning voice to the government and the media on behalf of its members. In 2021, Emma was awarded a CBE for services to small businesses and entrepreneurs.
In season 2, episode 23 Simon interviews Ben Francis. Ben is a 28 year old billionaire and Founder of GymShark. Ben reveals how he grew his side hustle from a family garage to become one of the world's most successful brands in the world.
In season 2, episode 22, Simon talks to James Davidson. James started his career at Unilever, gaining extensive experience in operations and management. After 6 years, he embarked on an expedition in Central America volunteering with Raleigh International, during which he realised the power of a strong purpose coupled with an entrepreneurial approach.
On his return to the UK, he joined Innocent Drinks, where his role as Head of Supply Chain was key in supporting the company as it grew rapidly in the UK and across Europe.
Following 7 years at Innocent, James joined a co-founding team to work on a new pet food idea: providing tailor-made pet nutrition at affordable prices. CEO James and his team have grown tails.com since 2014 into a business that is creating and leading, a new, direct-to-consumer category in pet food and that attracted investment from Nestle Purina Petcare in 2017. Since then, James led tails.com’s expansion into Europe launching in an additional eight European countries in 2020.
In episode 6 of PEP Talk, Simon talks to Avin Rabheru. Avin is an entrepreneur, early-stage investor and non-executive director. He is the Founder and CEO of Housekeep.com, which became the UK market leader in the £10 billion house and office cleaner market 3 years after launch. The business has raised two VC/angel investment rounds, winning Deal of the Year in 2014, and has since raised cleaner earnings 2x and received 250,000 5* customer reviews. Housekeep has won multiple awards including Service Business of the Year and Avin was named a StartUps Young Gun in 2016. The Financial Times named Housekeep the 6th fastest-growing business in Europe in 2019. Prior to launching Housekeep, Avin was a venture capital investor and remains an active angel investor, with 40+ investments in consumer technology businesses. Prior to this, Avin worked in strategy consulting, investment banking and read PPE at Oxford University, where he won the Harold Wilson prize.
In episode 21, Simon talks to Yat Siu. Hong Kong blockchain gaming group Animoca Brands claims unicorn status recently and it's time to hear the full story from the founder, Yat Siu himself live from the StartmeupHK festival.
In this special edition episode, you will learn about Hong Kong and innovation that empowers technology startups.
In this special edition episode, you will learn how to start a business in Hong Kong and the benefit of doing business in Hong Kong.
In this special edition episode, you will learn about Hong Kong, crowdfunding for female entrepreneurs and the benefit of doing business in Hong Kong.
In season 2, episode 20 Simon talks to Liz Johnson. Liz is a gold medal winning Paralympian and disability campaigner. Since retiring from the sport, she has set up two organisations that aim to close the UK's disability employment gap (28.6%). The Ability People is the first disability-led employment consultancy, which works with organisations from HSBC to Chelsea FC to transform their approach to diversity. Podium is a jobs marketplace designed for disabled freelancers, which launched last year to connect diverse talent to remote employment opportunities which meet their needs.
In episode 6 of PEP Talk, Simon talks to Alex Stephany. Alex is the Founder and CEO of Beam, the world’s first platform to crowdfund job training for homeless people and support them into skilled work. Since launching in 2017, Beam has raised more than £1.5m in donations, helping hundreds of homeless people start work in sectors facing skills shortages. Beam has won numerous awards including Best Tech for Good in Europe and Best Financial Inclusion Startup in Europe from MIT. Before Beam, Alex was CEO of JustPark where he led the largest ever crowdfunding round for a tech startup at the time. An expert on the sharing economy, Alex has authored a book called The Business of Sharing, which was published by Macmillan in 2015. He has also advised the Mayor of Seoul on collaborative technology.
In season 2, episode 19 Simon talks to Myles Hopper. Myles is one of the co-founders of Mindful Chef. A professional nutritional coach and former Fitness First Ambassador, Myles studied at one of the world's most respected nutrition education programs and qualified as a Precision Nutrition nutritional coach. Having worked in the health and wellness industry for over a decade, Myles is able to draw upon real client data and experience. Myles runs Mindful Chef’s community, brand partnerships and B Corp programme.
In episode 5 of PEP Talk, Simon talks to James Grant. James is co-founder of MyTutor - a leading platform for online tuition. MyTutor’s mission is to make life-changing tuition available to all. The company is on track to have supported over 100,000 customers by the end of 2021, with 1,000 school partners and over 20,000 tutors on the platform. The company's annual impact reports show pupils using MyTutor make more than twice the progress in subjects where they receive tuition compared to subjects where they don’t. MyTutor has raised £14m from respected venture funds, successful entrepreneurs, and socially motivated angel investors. James is also a school governor, and was recognised in Forbes 30 under 30’s 2018 list for MyTutor’s social impact.
In season 2, episode 18 Simon talks to James Ufindell. James is a technology entrepreneur, investor and one of the UK’s leading experts on the entry level talent market. James has spent the last 20 years helping over one million students with their applications to both blue chip employers and leading universities. James is an expert on social mobility at university level, the graduate job market, internships, entry level talent, and managing and engaging Gen Z and millennial employees.
James set up his first business in his university bedroom in 1999 which he sold to a Private Investor in 2013. Frustrated at the lack of career support for graduates, James founded Bright Network in 2013, a high-growth technology platform that uses data and insights to build the workforce of tomorrow. In the last 12 months, Bright Network has served 12M+ of careers advice supports over 280,000+ graduates and 300+ of the world’s largest employers including Google, Goldman Sachs, Accenture and PwC. The business has raised £7M+ of venture investment to date and is one of the fastest growing careers networks in the UK.
In episode 4 of PEP Talk, Simon talks to Melinda Nicci. Melinda is the sole founder and CEO of Baby2Body, the award winning, wellness company for women. Melinda’s passion for wellness and optimising health and performance through technology has driven Baby2Body to its success today: a global business helping millions of women all over the world to live healthier and happier lives through the critical reproductive stages of life.
She is a Sports and Exercise Psychologist, a qualified personal trainer and author and innovator, passionate about women’s wellness, and optimising both health and performance through technology. Before she founded Baby2Body in 2015, Melinda founded her own fitness business, wrote a bestselling book on wellness for DK publishers and has contributed to numerous magazines and publications about both physical and mental health. Melinda is also on the board of Team GB Snowsport as a Non Executive Director.
In season 2, episode 17 Simon talks to Emma Kenny. Emma Kenny is a psychologist, TV presenter, writer and expert media commentator, and is now recognised as one of the UK’s leading TV psychological experts. She is perhaps best known for her role as resident psychologist on ITV’s This Morning where, during the viewer phone-in segment of the show, she provides expert advice on a whole range of sensitive issues. Emma has also emerged as a fan favourite for her presenting
roles on true crime programmes – most notably Britain’s Darkest Taboos on the Crime & Investigation Channel. Her Youtube True Crime series is becoming one of the most watched on the platform and her serial killer next door tour is coming in 2021 across the whole of the UK.
Emma is a member of the British Psychological Society and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and runs private sessions from her therapy clinic in Manchester.
Emma is the founder of Appy the health and wellbeing social media app.
In episode 2 of PEP Talk, Simon talks to Sonya Morton Firth. Sonya grew up in a single parent family, in Newcastle in the seventies where divorce and children of mixed race were not the norm. After many fights in the playground with school bullies she was told that she would never amount to anything and would be lucky to even make it to higher education.
Sonya worked as a high-flying sales executive in the City for many years, travelling between London, New York, and Miami, and enjoying the challenge of the fast-paced, high-pressured lifestyle; A woman in a man’s world, Sonya’s passion and enthusiasm always drove her to be the best, she was successful but felt unfulfilled, the ultimate failure.
Sonya left the rat race, the corporate lifestyle, to become an Entrepreneur and pursue her passion of health, wellbeing, and personal fulfilment. She qualified in fitness and nutrition, launched a brand of glamourous fitness wear for women; and competed on stage in Physique competitions. By bringing her focus to healthy nutrition and disciplined training, Sonya went from Briefcase to Bikini, proving that it’s never too late to change the way you look and feel. She is dedicated to body building and the benefits that weight training brings for women in confidence in mind and body.
As well as being an Entrepreneur, Sonya is a property investor and has built a multi-million-pound property portfolio that gives her the financial freedom most people dream of.
Now Host of her YouTube channel and Podcast ‘The Sonya Morton Firth Show’, she has interviewed over 100 inspiring guests from Amir Khan to Dr John Demartini.
Entrepreneur, speaker, coach, and Bikini Athlete, Sonya Morton-Firth is the Queen of transformation!
In season 2, episode 16 Simon talks to Jas Bagniewski. Jas is the founder and CEO of Lover, a digital platform focused on improving people's sex lives. Before founding Lover Jas was the founder and CEO of Eve Sleep PLC, a direct to consumer mattress business that exited in one of the UKs fastest IPOs.
Jas was also the country head of Zalando UK (the UK's largest eCommerce business) and a member of the Senior Management Team at CityDeal/Groupon UK. Prior to working in e-commerce, Jas worked as a consultant in the Financial Services industry with Accenture. Jas has an MBA from Cambridge University and a Master's degree in International Relations from University College London.
In episode 02 of PEP Talk, Simon talks to James McAulay. James is the CEO and Co-Founder of Encore — the UK’s largest musicians bookings platform. Since its 2014 launch, Encore has become home to over 25,000 musicians and 10,000 bands from every corner of the country.
In season 2, episode 14 Simon talks to Brett Wigdortz. Having worked with kids who start primary school not even knowing how to play, Brett has seen first hand the impact of the developmental gap which exists between disadvantaged children and their wealthier peers: 4.3 months by the time they're just 5 years old. On a mission to attract new talent and drive up standards for the UK's broken childcare market, Brett set up Tiney. The initiative is focused on training up a new generation of childminders who are afforded the same pay and respect given to teachers; helping them start 'micro nurseries' which are run from home and grounded in pedagogical care.
Brett can talk about what it was like to leave an esteemed organisation after 15 years at the helm of Teach First, to begin a new venture from scratch. As traditional nurseries are closing in huge numbers, he can also talk about the spike in applications to join the programme since the pandemic started.
In episode 01 of PEP TALK, Simon talks to John O'Brien. John is EMEA Managing Partner at ONE HUNDRED, Omnicom’s ethical purpose consortium consisting of nine of Omnicom’s leading global agencies. John is also a bestselling business author and recognized campaigner with over thirty years of experience leading initiatives covering over twenty countries.
John is a senior advisor to business, high net-worth individuals, charities and governments on the interface between business and society, related strategies and communication. During the last ten years he has played a leading role in developing much of the language and thinking around ethical, sustainable purpose in the UK. He is a sought after speaker and commentator on the subject.
John’s professional background is varied, starting with a few early years in banking followed by a decade as a British Army Infantry officer, serving in theatres around the world, retiring as a Captain in 1994. His training and operational experience in creating clarity from complex, often chaotic and dangerous situations, acted as a key grounding for his future career and brings wide experience to bear for clients.
In Season 2, Episode 14, Simon talks to Maria Hatzistefanis. Maria is a London-based beauty entrepreneur who founded her ground-breaking skincare group, Rodial, in 1999 by identifying a niche for treatments targeted to specific skin concerns. With a growing global beauty empire, her results-oriented products excite with evocative tongue-in-cheek names such as Dragon’s Blood and Snake Serum. There are 2 brands – Rodial, and Nip + Fab – sold through 20,000 doors across 35 countries worldwide including Saks Fifth Avenue, Space NK, Harvey Nichols and Harrods. Today, the cutting-edge products are available in the most prestigious stores around the world, while high profile celebrities such as Kylie Jenner and Sofia Richie fronting the brands campaigns.
In episode Adam Kamani is an award-winning property entrepreneur, start-up investor, mentor and CEO of Kamani Property Group, KM Capital and YourNxtDoor. He has just launched a next-gen property app called Move Streets.
In Season 2, Episode 12, Simon talks to Tom. Tom Mercer is the Founder of MOMA Foods, a London oat brand. Frustrated with the lack of quality breakfast on the market Tom decided to leave his job in the City and do something about it. MOMA was a genuine grassroots start-up – the first kitchen was under a railway arch in South London and the first retail outlet was a stall (made from a converted filing cabinet) in Waterloo station. MOMA is now the go-to premium porridge brand in the UK, the #1 bircher muesli brand, and a fast-growing player in burgeoning oat milk market
Tom is from a farming family in Staffordshire, read Natural Sciences at Cambridge, and prior to MOMA worked as a management consultant for Bain & Co. In his personal life Tom is a proud husband and dad.
In Season 2, Episode 11, Simon talks Dr Ali Parsa. Ali is a British-Iranian healthcare entrepreneur and engineer. He’s the founder and CEO of Babylon, the revolutionary AI and digital health company. Babylon’s mission is to put an accessible and affordable health service in the hands of every person on earth.
Dr Parsa was listed in The Times 100 people to watch. He was featured in the Maserati 100, a list that recognises game-changing entrepreneurs. He was formerly a UK Cabinet Office Ambassador for Mutuals and the Chair of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Tech Forum. He has a PhD in Engineering Physic.
In Season 2, Episode 10, Simon talks to Alexia Inge. Singularly committed to curating a ‘Beauty Hall of Fame’, featuring only the best hero products from across the globe, Alexia Inge co-founded Cult Beauty with a lifelong passion for beauty and a mission to become the most trusted beauty retailer in the world.
Under Alexia’s leadership since 2014, Cult Beauty has become the place to go for beauty discovery and incubating trends – from the latest scientific wellbeing discoveries to centuries-old remedies that have never been bettered. It has fast become home to some the biggest names and need-to-know burgeoning brands: from being the first independent e-tailer to stock Anastasia Beverly Hills to bringing Milk Makeup across the pond and herding Drunk Elephant into the EU.
In Season 2, Episode 9, Simon talks to Sach Kukadia. Sach is a serial entrepreneur, non-executive director, chairman, board advisor and angel investor. He launched his first start up, SecretSales.com at the age of 22 and over a period of 10 years, raised £18m through leading Venture Capital Institutions and drove annual sales of £47m. He eventually sold the business to a London based Private Equity firm in 2017.
Sach’s current interest lies with Residently, a disruptive Property Tech platform alongside a new D2C business launching in Q2 2022 that allows you to invest in gold. In addition, Sach is Chairman to vintage furniture business Rehaus, and NED to a number of other consumer facing businesses.
In season 2, episode 8, Simon talks to Patrick Tsang. Patrick Tsang is Chairman of Tsangs Group, a fourth-generation China-focused Single Family Office from Hong Kong. Patrick invests in various companies with a positive influence and positive impact. Born and raised in the United Kingdom with deeply-rooted Chinese heritage, he has a robust global network as a seasoned investor.
He has worked on numerous IPO and M&A transactions globally and has successfully made investments in Asia, mainly in Hong Kong and China, North America, and Europe. Patrick holds several prestigious appointments, including the Trade Commissioner of Grenada in Macau, to promote international business and investment.
In Season 2, episode 7, Simon talks to Dan Murray-Serter. Dan is a multi-award winning serial entrepreneur, who talks openly about failure, mental health, mental performance, and 'braincare' - which includes his journey using science to build habits, cultivating a positive mindset & nutrition for optimizing his brain's health. Having started (and failed) the UK's #1 fashion app, Grabble, he is now back building his new company, Heights. In his spare time, he podcasts with both the Braincare podcast for Heights, and Secret Leaders, one of the UK's top business podcasts.
In Season 2, Episode 6 Simon talks to Nick Wheeler. Nick Wheeler first had the idea for Charles Tyrwhitt shirts - to make the best shirts, using only the finest materials, at great value, with unbeatable service - whilst studying Geography at Bristol University in 1986;. He used his middle names - Charles Tyrwhitt – more anonymous (and better sounding!) than “Nick Wheeler shirts” The first brochure was a one-page leaflet with 8 shirts and 8 ties.
The product range has developed from just shirts and ties to suits, shoes and a full casual offering. Today the business is a multi-channel retailer and a leading British brand. The company grew rapidly to sales of £220M in 2018, but then hit Covid…
Charles Tyrwhitt’s mission today remains true to Nick’s founding principles - to provide quality and value, and to deliver them to the customer with unrivalled customer service. Nick is also a non-executive director of The White Company. He is married to Chrissie Rucker, founder of the White Company. They have four children and live in Oxfordshire. Nick was awarded an OBE for services for retail in December 2017.
In season 2, episode 5, Simon talks to Nick Jenkins. After graduation, Nick spent eight years trading sugar in Moscow for Glencore. In 1998 he returned to the UK to study for an MBA at Cranfield, after which he started Moonpig.com, the personalised greeting card retailer. By 2011 the business had over 5 million customers and Nick sold a majority of his holding to Photobox. Nick now divides his time between the charity sector and investing in early stage businesses which led to him joining the panel of BBC2 Dragons’ Den in 2015 and 2016. He now has a portfolio of 19 angel investments, mostly in ed-tech, med tech and e-commerce.
In Season 2, Episode 4, Simon talks to Stepan Galaev. Stepan Galaev identified the growing demand for portfolio management services in the angel investment community while working on the investment portfolio of renowned UK angel investor – Nick Jenkins. After several years of deep-diving in the venture capital environment, he saw an opportunity to build a multi-family office that would cater to individuals with similar business ethics, and the strong belief that investing in young ventures can deliver both social and economic returns.
In S2 Episode 3, Simon talks to Anne Skare Nielsen. Anne is one of Scandinavia's - in fact the world's leading futurists. With her great interest and knowledge in radical change and transformation of thinking, she is in high demand as a lecturer and provocateur all over the world.
You see her very often in the media. Among other things, she has been on DR's popular radio program 'The Philosopher, the Author and the Woman of the Future', and has been a TV host on the program 'NewScience' on TV2 News.
In season 2 episode 2, Simon talks to Hugh. Hugh Thomas is the NYC-based CEO and Founder of Ugly Drinks. Ugly is a flavored sparkling water brand, now available in over 15,000 stores globally and with offices in both the UK and US. Ugly believes in an omni-channel approach to business, and has built its business online as well as in traditional retail. Before starting Ugly, Hugh worked at Vita Coco in Europe, leading bra
In season 2, episode 1, Simon talks to William Reeve. William is CEO of fast growth technology business Goodlord, a role he's held since 2018. Alongside this, he's non-Exec Chairman of Nutmeg and non-Exec Director at Dunelm PLC. William is a serial entrepreneur, having co-founded Fletcher Research, LOVEFiLM.com, and Secret Escapes. He is also an experienced angel investor.
In episode 60, Simon talks to Pippa Murray. Pip Murray, 32, is the Founder of Pip & Nut, an award-winning food brand that launched to market in January 2015. Over the last five years, she’s been shaking up the healthy food and drink sector with her range of naturally nutritious nut butters and recently launched nut butter cups. Pip & Nut is now the fastest growing nut butter brand in the UK and is a certified B corporation.
As a self-confessed peanut butter addict, Pip had the inspiration for the brand after searching, unsuccessfully, in the supermarkets for a range of peanut butters that were free from palm oil. With no options available, she started making her own natural range of products in her kitchen with her blender, before trailing them at Maltby Street Market. Today Pip & Nut can be found in over 5,500 stores around the UK and Ireland. Her mission for the brand is to help people love food that loves them and break down the perception that choosing a ‘better for you’ option has to feel like a sacrifice.
Amongst other accolades, Pip was most recently named in the Evening Standard Progress 1000, London’s Most Influential People 2019 and the ‘Start-Up Entrepreneur of the Year’ at the Natwest Great British Entrepreneur Awards.
In episode 59, Simon talks to Nick Telson. Nick co-founded DesignMyNight 10 years ago. Coming from a marketing background at L’Oreal, where he launched 2 brands in the UK, he grew DesignMyNight into 8 million views a month website with three ground-breaking B2B hospitality systems with over 15,000 customers. DesignMyNight was acquired by The Access Group in November 2017. He now hosts a top 10 global business podcast, Pitch Deck and has founded a new spin on venture for startups; Horseplay Ventures - a Startup Playground, where he has already invested in 25 startups in the UK and US.
In episode 58, Simon talks to John Elkington, Co-Founder & Chief Pollinator at Volans. John is one of the founders of the global sustainability movement, an experienced advisor to business, and a highly regarded keynote speaker and contributor, from conferences to advisory boards.
In 2008, The Evening Standard named John among the ‘1000 Most Influential People’ in London, describing him as “a true green business guru”, and as “an evangelist for corporate social and environmental responsibility long before it was fashionable”. In 2009, a CSR International survey of the Top 100 CSR leaders placed John fourth: after Al Gore, Barack Obama and the late Anita Roddick of the Body Shop, and alongside Muhammad Yunus of the Grameen Bank.
John has addressed over 1,000 conferences around the world. He was a faculty member of the World Economic Forum from 2002-2008. He has served on over 70 boards and advisory boards. John has won numerous awards and is the author or co-author of 19 books. The 20th book was published in April: Green Swans: The Coming Boom in Regenerative Capitalism (Fast Company Press).
In episode 57, Simon talks to Norris Koppel. Norris is Founder & CEO of the European banking service Monese. He launched Monese in 2015, after his first-hand experience of the hassle involved with opening a bank account in a new country. With its multi-currency current accounts that are available in 31 countries, Monese enables people to bank like a local across the UK and Europe.
Since 2007, Norris has co-founded and built a number of fintech companies. He is passionate about financial education and is founder of the Artha Foundation that focusses on educating children about money.
In episode 56, Simon talks to Jeff Rotmeyer. Jeff Rotmeyer is the Founder and CEO of ImpactHK, a charity transforming the lives of the homeless in Hong Kong.
ImpactHK started with just a few individuals wanting to show kindness to those in need. It has now grown into a humanitarian movement, involving thousands of participants, that is truly saving lives. Jeff is also the Founder and CEO of Love 21 Foundation, a charity supporting the down syndrome and autistic community with sport and nutritional programmes.
Originally from Vancouver Canada, Jeff has lived in Hong Kong for 14 years and spent his first 13 years teaching in a government primary school. Jeff is dedicated to living a meaningful life through social work and is passionate about making positive impact for those in need.
In Episode 55, Simon talks to Rich Goldsmith. Rich founded MOJU in 2015, alongside his best mate, Charlie Leet-Cook. Rich has a degree in Engineering and worked in commercial and finance roles before discovering his passion for innovation in food & beverage. MOJU has grown from a craft juice made in a home kitchen and sold at local markets and music festivals, into the market leader of juice shots and the fastest growing brand in the UK juice & smoothie category.
Rich is forever fascinated by how things work and connecting the dots. He’s a huge believer in the power of collaboration and the ability of teams to bring big ideas to life, that has the potential to help drive positive societal change. Rich was named a Young Gun in the startups.co.uk awards in 2018 and is a steering committee member of 1% for the Planet, a community of businesses that donate 1% of their annual sales to environmental impact causes.
In episode 54, Simon talks to Jeff Lynn. One of the world's largest platforms for investing in private companies. He also serves as Chairman of The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec), a non-profit advocacy group for UK startups and scaleups. Jeff began his career as a corporate lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York and London. He has been named one of the 100 most influential men in the UK by GQ and one of the 10 coolest people in tech by Business Insider.
In episode 53, Simon talks to James Chase. As a member of the family that invented Tyrrell’s Crisps in the nineties before going on to found Chase Distillery in 2008, it is little wonder that entrepreneurialism is in James Chase’s blood.
The Director at Chase Distillery cut his teeth on the family farm, helping his father to challenge the status quo of the spirits industry. They did this by adopting a unique field-to-bottle process, using the potatoes grown on the farm to distill into vodka and then gin.
James was inspired having spent time in the USA, where he witnessed the success of the hard seltzer market; catering for the demand for alcoholic drinks with lower calories that were still big on flavour.
In episode 52, Simon talks Angelina Riccio and Tenna Anette. The pair turned their back on a fast paced, party lifestyle after a case of burn-out inspired them to create products that would actively benefit the wellbeing of themselves and their families. Prior to Purearth, Angelina became an entrepreneur at a young age, founding a global modeling agency Reality Check Management, whilst Tenna is an ex-event manager at Sketch.
The pair, who became flatmates for over a year and a half to help support the business, produce cold-pressed juices, water kefir’s, and more recently, CBD shots which have helped achieve a 61% annual growth year on year. They work with industry-leading scientists such as Dr. Gabriel Cousens and David Wolfe to help identify new superfoods that can boost immunity and protect people from illness – especially relevant in today’s world.
In episode 51, Simon talks to Duro Oye. Duro is a London based award-winning social entrepreneur and filmmaker. Duro is Chief Executive of 2020 Change a youth empowerment organisation focused on the social mobility of young people from low socio-economic backgrounds. He strongly believes that every young person should have the opportunity to live to their fullest potential.
Oye’s national recognition came in 2013 after he raised £50k to fund his first independent film project ‘247365 Change’. Since then he has worked on documentary film projects with The BBC's ‘County lines, Teenage Drug Runners’ & Channel 5 ‘Gangland Season 1 & 2.
2020 Change’s flagship programme ‘I Am Change’ which runs in prisons, schools and local communities across London, uses alternative education in a unique way to engage young people in interactive workshops and seminars about discovering purpose, potential and most importantly their unique identity.
In Episode 50, Simon talks to Mads Faurholt. Mads is a serial entrepreneur and best selling author. He has started over 20 companies across technology, financial services, marketing, HR and education, with thousands of employees, and investors such as Goldman Sachs, Alibaba, Peter Thiel and the World Bank. Prior to starting his current company, Nova Founders Capital, Mads was Global Partner and Managing Director of the German internet giant, Rocket Internet; Head of Asia at Groupon (the world’s fastest-growing company), and Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company. Mads received his bachelor from Copenhagen Business School at the shortest time ever recorded while managing a sales team of 50 and subsequently took his MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
In episode 49, Simon talks to Mark Tilbury. Mark left school at 16 with no qualifications and no money. No one believed in him especially his teachers. His first job was making wooden trashcans and it paid less than $2 per hour. Mark's manager bullied him and gave him all the bad jobs. He decided to quit and start his own business, it was a big risk. 30 years later, he runs a million-dollar business. Mark has grossed over 50 million. He has the house of his dreams, but most importantly has the freedom to spend time with his family.
Mark is now helping entrepreneurs become financially free as well!
In episode 48, Simon talks to Sonalie Figueiras. Sonalie is the founder & editor-in-chief of Green Queen, an award-winning impact media platform advocating for social & environmental change in Hong Kong with a mission to shift consumer behaviour through inspiring & empowering original content.
She is also the founder & CEO of Ekowarehouse, the global sourcing platform for certified organic products, with a mission to make safe, quality food accessible & affordable for the whole planet. With over a decade of experience in publishing, digital marketing, organic trade and health & sustainability, she is an eco wellness industry veteran with a keen eye for market trends and a sought-after international speaker and moderator, sharing her expertise on stages across Asia and beyond, including TEDx and Harvard Business School.
In episode 47, Simon talks to Jenny Knighting. Jenny has worked with a number of ambitious start-up’s, leading commercial strategy and making bold business growth plans a reality. With a wealth of experience in media, manufacturing, services and events, Jenny brings a unique creativity and perspective to every launch, scale and strategy. As founder and CEO of Nutcracker Agency, Jenny has led her team to win multiple awards, including finalist in the Best New Business at The National Business Awards. Since launching Nutcracker in 2014, the business has grown 60% year on year, helping countless clients in a wide range of industries to fulfil their vision through targeted, exciting and results-driven marketing.
In episode 46, Simon talks to Paul Smitton. Paul is the CEO and Managing Director for Asia's leading travel and lifestyle rewards programme, with more than 12 million members and over 800 programme partners worldwide. Responsible for 200+ team members delivering the P&L for this important business unit.
In episode 45, Simon talks to Bernard Moon. He is the Co-founder & Partner at SparkLabs Group, which is a network of startup accelerators and venture capital funds that has invested in over 280 companies across the globe. Previously, he was Co-founder & CEO of Vidquik, a web conferencing & sales solutions platform. Bernard was a Managing Director at the Lunsford Group, which is a private investment firm with holdings in real estate, healthcare and other industries. Bernard was Co-founder & VP of Business Development of GoingOn Networks, a social media platform for companies, and also led their product development where BusinessWeek recognised them in their "Best of the Web" list.
In episode 44, Simon talks to Sophie Baron. Sophie is the Founder of UK based parent/baby digital start-up Mamamade; a fast growing direct-to-consumer business. With the use of AI Mamamade creates bespoke nutrient-dense meals for children aged 6-36 months.Originally from New York, Sophie ventured to the UK to undertake a PhD at London School of Economics before becoming Head of Operations at a tech company.
In episode 43, Simon talks to Dr Kalmeta. She presently completed a 25 month international chronic wound project in which her company, BioRegentech, successfully transferred its technology: successfully tested all prototypes of advanced wound medical devices, active substrates, and the associated protocols. This work was a dedication to humanity to prevent one of humanity's greatest suffering, limb amputations. Under Dr. Kalmeta leadership, BioRegentech has grown and currently has 2 divisions: Advanced Wounds and COVID 19.
Every 22 seconds, a leg is amputated and 85% of these amputations are the result of a diabetic foot ulcer. BioRegentech is a new life science company that has developed disruptive technology that can completely heal these open wounds by growing up to four layers of fresh tissue, a completely impossible task for modern medicine. Our mission is to give doctors our advanced tools in order to prevent further amputations, which are especially prevalent in the disproportionately affected populations.
In episode 42, Simon talks to Hayley Peacock. She is the Managing Director and Owner of Little Barn Owls Nursery group in West Sussex, her Horsham setting being awarded Nursery World UK Nursery of the Year in 2015/16. Her three nurseries are Reggio Emilia Inspired Forest and Farm Schools, the largest being based on a farm and is home to 20 animals including pigs, chickens and ducks that children look after every day, and another bring a full time forest school.
Hayley’s newest and most exciting project is the opening of ATELIER 21 FUTURE SCHOOL – a revolutionary new school for children 4-16 years old which is planned to open in September 2020 which will be inspired by project -based learning, Guy Claxton’s Learning Power Approach and the Reggio Emilia Approach. A blend of academic workshops, outdoor learning through Wild Friday’s and time for Self – Directed Learning and Entrepreneurship projects gives pupils a holistic, experiential education where they are supported and developed to make progress in the skills they will need to compete and thrive in the 21st Century.
In Episode 41, Simon talks to Spencer Matthews. Spencer is the Founder & CEO of The Clean Liquor Co and keen investor in start-ups and early growth companies. The development of The Clean Liquor Co. has been a long and personal journey. CleanGin - their first product, represents everything they stand for, a complex and beautifully produced liquid in a stunning bottle that will stand the test of time as a classic drink.
Why Clean? Spencer felt that describing what they offer as “Clean” was a more positive approach than the often negative connotation surrounding No & Low alcohol. It makes for an easier bar call and more sense for people like me who drink less, or not at all as part of a cleaner lifestyle. They strive to create the most authentic products in this exciting new category and will continue to experiment across other key spirits and more.
In episode 40, Simon talks to Frederick "Fritz" Demopoulos. He has been an entrepreneur and investor within the media and internet industries for over 10 years. He co-founded Qunar.com, China's largest travel internet company; and Shawei.com, China's largest sports internet company. Fritz also had senior positions at Netease and The News Corporation.
In Episode 39, Simon speaks to Maximilian Von Poelnitz. Maximilian is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and start up advisor. He has spent 10 years in Asia both in Hong Kong and Singapore. Following business school at INSEAD, he launched his first venture in food e-commerce in 2011.
By 2015, his 4th start up - delivery only cloud kitchen NOSH - received funding from Alibaba Entrepreneur Fund. More recently, he started a food tech fund called New Territory Ventures that focuses on angel investments in the future of food. Max is passionate about food tech, supply chain management software, and alternative food sources.
In episode 38, Simon talks to Jonathan Sattin. He is founder of triyoga – London’s leading centre for yoga, pilates and treatments. In 1985, Jonathan was a senior partner in his own west end law practice – and relied on coffee and cigarettes to deal with stress until a colleague introduced him to yoga.
He launched triyoga having raised the funds via a group of investors. David Svendsen, who was then Chairman of Microsoft, was a supporter from early on triyoga which was founded in Primrose Hill in 2000. There are now centres in Camden, Soho, Chelsea, Ealing and Shoreditch.
In Episode 37, Simon speaks to Sarah Jane Ho. Sara opened China’s first finishing school in Beijing in 2012.
Inspired by her mother whom she saw create magic moments and give people a sense of belonging through entertaining, Sara continued her legacy by combining her passion for social with a market need in China for etiquette.
She is empowering women in China to live a more confident and positive life at work and home.
In episode 36, Simons talks to Peter Goodman. Peter is an entrepreneur, investor, mentor and avid golfer.
Since selling Brighter Option (http://social.com) Peter is now taking on the insurance world with a new start up Aventus.
Adele is a Malaysian-born American film and television producer and screenwriter for the 2018 movie Crazy Rich Asians. She has also given her support to young writers as mentor and speaker to the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE).
Adele is known for her writing on TV series such as One Tree Hill, Life Unexpected, Reign, Star-Crossed, Private Practice and Lethal Weapon. She is also best known for being recruited by Disney to develop an animated feature film "Raya and the Last Dragon", which is coming soon.
In episode 34, Simon talks to Girish Jhunjhnuwala. Girish is the entrepreneur, founder and visionary behind Ovolo Hotels in Hong Kong and Australia.
In 2002, he quite literally stumbled into his first service apartment, bringing a new, refreshed outlook on the definition of modern hospitality.
Since then, Girish has continued to challenge industry conventions, riding the wave of change by transitioning into a boutique hotel brand in October 2010. Under Girish’s leadership, Ovolo has grown into a diversified international brand with a collection of ten designer properties.
In episode 33, Simon talks to David Yeung. David has pioneered a one-of-a-kind integrated platform that engages and empowers millions of people, along with public and private sectors, towards green awareness, action and economy. His work earns him the award of “Social Entrepreneur of the Year” by the World Economic Forum and Schwab Foundation. Other honors and recognitions include “Roddenberry Prize” and “Ten Outstanding Young Persons Hong Kong”.
As an iconic environmentalist and entrepreneur, David has spoken at the World Economic Forum, Milken Institute Summit, TEDx, as well as financial and academic institutions such as Credit Suisse, UBS and UCLA. He is a graduate of Columbia University, an Ashoka Fellow and the author of a number of best-selling books on Zen wisdom and mindfulness.
In episode 32, Simon talks to Chris Kyme. Chris has spent over 25 years in Asia with multi-national agencies including Leo Burnett, Grey and FCB.
He was the Regional Creative Director and a member of the worldwide creative board at FCB. He has created some of Hong Kong's best loved ads, trained many of today's creative talents, and produced award-winning work from just about any agency he has worked at, including Kymechow!
In episode 31, Simon talks to Angie Lau. She is the CEO & founder of Forkast News. As an award-winning 20+ year veteran in broadcast journalism, Angie is most recognized for her role as Bloomberg Television’s Asia anchor of “First Up with Angie Lau” where she’s collected 10,000+ interviews in her career, including some of the top newsmakers and business leaders in the world.
In episode 30, Simon talks to Karena Belin. She co-founded W Hub out of passion for entrepreneurs and startups to make a difference to the growth of the ecosystem, believing in startups to drive innovation and improving the world we live in. In line with this passion, Karena also co-founded AngelHub, HK's first SFC-licensed startup investment platform for professional investors and global startups raising growth capital.
In episode 29, Simon talks to Lavine Hemlani. Founder and CEO of Xccelerate, a leading ed-tech and future of work company headquartered in HK with 5,000+ alumni across Asia. Xccelerate is founded on the vision that the greatest opportunity for improving lives is education and addresses the colossal talent and skills challenges in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics Process Automation (RPA), Software Engineering, Blockchain and Design.
Xccelerate drives outcomes for individuals, enterprises and governments fin
by leveraging expert instructors, proprietary curriculum and learning software. Prior to Xccelerate, Lavine co-founded FLYR and worked with deep learning start-up Thread Genius (acquired by Sotheby’s). Lavine began his career in investment banking in NYC at Lazard’s Mergers & Acquisitions division (M&A) and held investment roles at the following funds: Atlas Capital, Marwar Capital and Union Park Capital.
Lavine also serves as Vice President of the Artificial Intelligence Society of HK, Board of Directors of the 24 Hour Race, the largest global movement against modern slavery and President of Founders Circle, an eco-system of leading entrepreneurs scaling their impact.
In episode 28, Simons talks to Hernán Zanghellini. Hernan is the founder of Zanghellini & Holt (ZHA)which is an Architectural & Interior Design consultancy specialising in high quality hospitality and F&B projects.
Born in Chile in 1959, Hernan obtained his architectural degree from the Faculty of Architecture & Urban Design of the University of Chile in 1983, and immediately set up his own design studio working mainly in residential projects. In 1986 he emigrated to Australia where he developed concept designs for urban and resort projects in South East Asia. Prompting his move to Brunei in 1993 where he worked on large residential projects whilst started to design restaurants in Hong Kong as a hobby.
In 1996 Hernan settled in Hong Kong working originally for The Hong Kong Brewing and Restaurants Co. before establishing Zanghellini & Holt Associates in 1998. Since then, ZHA has participated in the design and opening of over 650 restaurants throughout Asia.
In Episode 27, Simon talks to Yat Siu. Yat Siu is a technology entrepreneur/investor based in Hong Kong. He is co-founder and chairman of Animoca Brands, a company focusing on leveraging popular brands, gamification, AI, blockchain, and mobile technology to make engaging apps ranging from games to fitness solutions.
Yat is a director for TurnOut Ventures, a partnership between Outblaze and Turner Entertainment that brought to prominence the hugely popular emoticon character Tuzki. In 2017 he set up the Dalton Learning Lab, a digital lab environment that supplements Hong Kong students with skills not emphasized by the local education system, including divergent thinking and design thinking.
Yat has earned numerous accolades including Global Leader of Tomorrow at the World Economic Forum, and Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the DHL/SCMP Awards.
A classically trained musician, Yat is a member of the advisory board of BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) and a director of the Asian Youth Orchestra.
In Episode 26, Simon talks to Douglas Young. Douglas Young was born in Hong Kong. He grew up in the UK and now he has the best of both worlds! He is the Co-Founder and designer of an iconic brand called G.O.D.
Douglas turns everyday subjects into truly extraordinary objects with humour and creativity. During the podcast, he shares his views on luck, business and his thoughts on living in Hong Kong. He found a partner that has different skills to him and together they have built a unique Hong Kong brand which has now been active for 24 years.
In Episode 25, Simon talks to Sojin Lee. Sojin is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor and founder of Toshi. She believes today's consumer lifestyle is geared to the on-demand economy in all elements of their lives, with convenience at its core.
The evolution of retail is Home Services and for this reason she launched Toshi with the intention of providing the last mile to last metre solution for retail brands. Toshi brings in-store services directly to the customer, at home, on-demand. Toshi bridges the online and offline experience today by providing an additional channel for brands to physically reach their customers.
In Episode 24, Simon talks to Saasha Celestial-One. She is the co-founder and COO of OLIO, a free app harnessing the power of mobile technology and the sharing economy to provide a revolutionary solution to the problem of food waste, which is the 3rd largest contributor to the climate crisis. OLIO is empowered by 50k+ volunteers. 2m users have successfully shared over 4.2m portions of food in 49 countries.
Before OLIO, Saasha spent 13 years at Morgan Stanley, McKinsey & American Express. Saasha has an MBA from Stanford, is mum to 7-year-old Nolan, and the proud daughter of hippy entrepreneurs.
Rachael Flanagan has been an entrepreneur from the age of 18 when she founded Mrs.Buckét Commercial Cleaning Services. In this episode she shares her insights on building a business from scratch and how important purpose is in business today.
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Deborah is an award-winning journalist and media entrepreneur. She spent five years as executive producer of video for the Wall Street Journal where she oversaw the expansion of multi-media throughout Asia. Deborah interviewed many business and political leaders throughout her career, including Google’s Eric Schmidt when she broke the story of Google’s criticism of the U.S. National Security Agency. She has also covered exclusive stories, including the New York Philharmonic Orchestra’s historic trip to North Korea, when she was selected as the only journalist from Asia to cover the story. Deborah is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum. She founded Being Patient after her mom’s Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis to reinvent how people get accurate information on long-term illness, pioneering a community-driven editorial strategy. When not working, she can be found on a running trail or covering mom duties for her three children.
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The Good Luck Club is a podcast and video series that focuses on the idea that luck is an ingredient that's absolutely necessary in order to have a successful life and business.
In each episode of The Good Luck Club we invite an entrepreneur or change-maker to share their journey to success. For most, it’s never a straightforward one, and there’s much inspiration and learnings in the struggles they’ve been through along the way. And, as our name suggests, we’ll also dive into their stories about luck; the good and the bad, and its role in success.
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Simon is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, motivational speaker, and mentor. He has started 17 businesses, invested in over 65, and has mentored hundreds of founders. Having sold his award-winning insight-driven branding and digital agency, Fluid, to PwC, Simon now focuses on inspiring, motivating and guiding both budding and experienced entrepreneurs by sharing his personal experiences, insights, ideas and tips on his website simonsquibb.com and through his social channels.
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In Episode 21, Simon speaks to Adele Parks, who is one of the most-loved and biggest-selling women’s fiction writers in the UK. Adele has sold over 3.5 million books in the UK alone and her books have been translated into 26 different languages.
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About Adele Parks:
Adele was born in Teesside, NE England. Since graduating from Leicester University, where she studied English Language and Literature, she has worked in advertising and as a management consultant. In 2010 she was proud to be awarded an honorary doctorate of Letters from Teesside University.
She always dreamed of being a writer and her first novel - Playing Away - was published in 2000; that year the Evening Standard identified her as one of London’s ‘Twenty Faces to Watch’.
Just My Luck, Adele's latest book is available via https://www.adeleparks.com/
She likes to keep busy and is pretty flattered when described as one of the most-loved and biggest-selling women’s fiction writers in the UK, Three and a half million copies of her UK editions have been sold and I’m translated into 26 different languages. she has published 20 novels in 20 years, and she says she is lucky that they've all hit the bestseller lists!
Her past titles include:
Playing Away (2000)
Game Over (2001)
Larger Than Life (2002)
The Other Woman’s Shoes (2003)
Still Thinking Of You (2004)
Husbands (2005)
Young Wives' Tales (2007)
Happy Families (2008)
Tell Me Something (2009)
Love Lies (2009)
Men I've Loved Before (2010)
About Last Night (2011)
Whatever It Takes (2012)
The State We're In (2013)
Spare Brides (2014)
If You Go Away (2015)
Love Is A Journey (2016)
The Stranger In My Home (2016)
The Image of You (2017)
I Invited Her In (2018)
Lies Lies Lies (2019)
Just My Luck (released in May 2020)
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About Simon Squibb:
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Simon is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, motivational speaker, and mentor. He has started 17 businesses, invested in over 65, and has mentored hundreds of founders. Having sold his award-winning insight-driven branding and digital agency, Fluid, to PwC, Simon now focuses on inspiring, motivating and guiding both budding and experienced entrepreneurs by sharing his personal experiences, insights, ideas and tips on his website simonsquibb.com and through his social channels.
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About The Good Luck Club
The Good Luck Club is a podcast and video series that focuses on the idea that luck is an ingredient that's absolutely necessary in order to have a successful life and business.
In each episode of The Good Luck Club we invite an entrepreneur or change-maker to share their journey to success. For most, it’s never a straightforward one, and there’s much inspiration and learnings in the struggles they’ve been through along the way. And, as our name suggests, we’ll also dive into their stories about luck; the good and the bad, and its role in success.
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In Episode 20, Simon talks to Dr Christina Dean, Founder of Redress and The R Collective.
Christina is a sustainable fashion advocate and founder of Redress and The R Collective. Redress was founded in 2007, and is a charity whose mission is to reduce waste in the fashion industry. The R Collective, founded in 2017, is a social impact upcycled fashion brand, which creates sustainable luxury fashion using luxury brands' waste materials and debuted in Barneys New York and Lane Crawford.
Christina is also an award-winning journalist, having written opinion pieces for CNN Style, Huffington Post and China Daily, and is widely quoted in VOGUE, BBC, New York Times, Forbes and Bloomberg Business Week. She hosted the TV documentary Frontline Fashion I and 2 and her TEDx talk, ‘You Are What You Wear’ has been widely watched. Christina has received numerous recognitions, including by UK Vogue as one of the UK’s ‘Top 30 Inspirational Women’. She currently splits her time between Hong Kong and London.
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Simon is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, motivational speaker, and mentor. He has started 17 businesses, invested in over 65, and has mentored hundreds of founders. Having sold his award-winning insight-driven branding and digital agency, Fluid, to PwC, Simon now focuses on inspiring, motivating and guiding both budding and experienced entrepreneurs by sharing his personal experiences, insights, ideas and tips on his website simonsquibb.com and through his social channels.
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About The Good Luck Club
The Good Luck Club is a podcast and video series that focuses on the idea that luck is an ingredient that's absolutely necessary in order to have a successful life and business.
In each episode of The Good Luck Club we invite an entrepreneur or change-maker to share their journey to success. For most, it’s never a straightforward one, and there’s much inspiration and learnings in the struggles they’ve been through along the way. And, as our name suggests, we’ll also dive into their stories about luck; the good and the bad, and its role in success.
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In Episode 19, Simon speaks to lifetime entrepreneur Carolyn Cowan, who is a psychosexual and relationship therapist, Kundalini Yoga teacher and Teacher Trainer amongst other things. Before becoming a therapist, Carolyn was a fashion designer and photographer, and earned acclaim as a makeup artist in the pop music video industry.
In this open and honest interview, Carolyn shares her story of highs and lows as a entrepreneur and former addict. She will inspire you, as well as remind you that we must all be open to telling our true story and be our authentic self.
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About Carolyn Cowan Carolyn is Psychosexual Therapist specialising in couples, pre & post natal, addiction, trauma recovery. She runs workshops in various subjects in the UK and abroad.
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Simon is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, motivational speaker, and mentor. He has started 17 businesses, invested in over 65, and has mentored hundreds of founders. Having sold his award-winning insight-driven branding and digital agency, Fluid, to PwC, Simon now focuses on inspiring, motivating and guiding both budding and experienced entrepreneurs by sharing his personal experiences, insights, ideas and tips on his website simonsquibb.com and through his social channels.
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Our next guest on the Good Luck Club Podcast is Mikaal Abdulla, co-founder and CEO of Hong Kong-based mobile investing company, 8 Securities.
Mikaal and his business partner Mathias Helleu have been in the news lately, as 8 Securities was just acquired by SoFi, the SoftBank-backed consumer financial services platform based in the US. 8 Securities launched in 2012, and raised US$70 million in funding from investors including Velocity Capital, Route 66 Ventures and Nomura Asset Management.
We talk to Mikaal about his entrepreneurial journey, and his experience as a company man before taking the leap to building his own hugely successful start up. He shares insights on the difference between the Japan and Hong Kong markets, what made him risk it all to start a business of his own, as well as his unique take on luck.
// About Mikaal Abdulla
fintech #startup #SoFi
8 was co-founded by Mathias Helleu and Mikaal Abdulla. Before 8, they built ETRADE’s international business in 15 countries spanning Greater China, Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, Europe, and Canada. ETRADE was a pioneer of online investing in Hong Kong and the first to offer investors low-cost, flat-fee commissions.
Entrepreneurs at heart, these founders decided to build a totally new investing service to meet the needs of young customers. They saw traditional banks and brokers taking advantage of customers with complex and unaffordable products with high transaction fees and hidden costs. Aiming to solve this problem, 8 was born in 2012 with a promise of simple, transparent and affordable mobile investing solutions. The company now has tens of thousands of customers in over 50 countries. 8 has secured over US$60 million in venture capital and become one of the largest and fastest growing fintech companies in Asia.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikaalabdulla
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Twitter @mikaalabdulla
➜ Connect to 8 at: https://www.8securities.com
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About Simon Squibb Simon is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, motivational speaker, and mentor. He has started 17 businesses, invested in over 65, and has mentored hundreds of founders. Having sold his award-winning insight-driven branding and digital agency, Fluid, to PwC, Simon now focuses on inspiring, motivating and guiding both budding and experienced entrepreneurs by sharing his personal experiences, insights, ideas and tips on his website simonsquibb.com and through his social channels.
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About The Good Luck Club The Good Luck Club is a podcast and video series that focuses on the idea that luck is an ingredient that's absolutely necessary in order to have a successful life and business.
In each episode, we invite an entrepreneur or change-maker to share their journey to success. For most, it’s never a straightforward one, and there’s much inspiration and learnings in the struggles they’ve been through along the way. And, as our name suggests, we’ll also dive into their stories about luck; the good and the bad, and its role in success.
In Episode 17, Simon talks to Rutger Bruining, the founder of Story Terrace, a personal biography service that helps people turn their life story into a book. You might recognise Rutger from his appearance on the BBC's Dragon Den in April 2019, where he secured a deal with Dragon, @Tej Lalvani. Rutger talks about his Dragon Den's experience, why he eventually turned down Tej Lalvani's offer, how he got the idea for Story Terrace, why it took him so long to finally start his own business and his own encounter with the SARS virus in China in 2003.
In Episode 16, Simon sits down with Simon Loong, the inspirational and forward-thinking founder and Group CEO of WeLab to hear his journey to building WeLab into one of the world's largest Fintech startups with over 43m customers (and he's just getting started!)
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Our guest this week is Simon Loong is the Founder and Group CEO of WeLab.
WeLab is the leading fintech company in Asia with one of the first virtual banks established in Hong Kong. WeLab provides financial services by creating seamless digital experiences to over 40 million individual customers, and also provides B2B enterprise solutions to traditional financial institutions which utilise WeLab’s technology to offer fintech-enabled services to their customers. WeLab operates WeLend and WeLab Bank in Hong Kong, Wolaidai (我来贷), Taoxinji (淘新机) and Tianmian Lab (天冕) in Mainland China and a fintech joint venture AWDA in Indonesia.
Prior to founding WeLab, Simon spent 15 years in retail banking divisions of Citibank and Standard Chartered. Simon has a Master of Science in Management (MSM) from Stanford Graduate School of Business and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Simon serves as an advisor to many professional organizations including Shenzhen Consumer Council, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and was also a founding Board Member on the FinTech Association of Hong Kong. Simon has received several awards in recognition of his achievements including 2016 "CEO of the Year" by Capital CEO, 2017 “Innovation Leadership Achievement in Hong Kong” by The Asian Banker, 2018 "The InnoStars Award" by Our Hong Kong Foundation and “The World Outstanding Chinese Youth Entrepreneur Award”. Simon has also been named as “one of the 20 people shaping Hong Kong’s future” in the next 20 years by leading Chinese media outlet, YiCai.
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Simon is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, motivational speaker, mentor and recently sold his leading global branding and digital agency fluid (HQed in Hong Kong + China), to PwC.
He is currently the subject of SimonSquibb.com, an online business series highlighting what it’s like to be an experienced entrepreneur who knows luck is vital to it all. He is also the host of #GoodLuckClub Podcast, a business and advice Q&A show online that gets real about what is success and how luck plays a part in everything.
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Our guest this week is serial entrepreneur and adventure athlete, Malcolm Wood. Malcolm is the founder of A Plastic Ocean / The Last Glaciers / Maximal Concepts.
Malcolm is a reputable influence in the F&B industry. His passion for design and food led him to co-found the multi award-winning Maximal Concepts, a hospitality group that has created and owned over twenty individual brands and has restaurants in numerous international locations. In addition to acting as Culinary Director, Malcolm is also Global Managing Director. Maximal Concepts is one of the fastest growing F&B companies in the world and one of the most awarded in Asia.
Malcolm is heavily influenced by his love for the environment and often engages with conservation projects. A passionate environmental filmmaker and social entrepreneur, he has been on the Board of Directors for several charities and is actively involved in their various projects, including Plastic Oceans Foundation, Hong Kong Shark Foundation and Skeena Wild. His involvement includes the world-renowned production “A Plastic Ocean”, which was one of the most awarded documentaries in 2017 and more recently, “The Last Glaciers”, a film that highlights the global issue of climate change.
Teaming up with several different individuals including the world renowned, Director and Producer Craig Leeson, Malcolm’s goal is to release a set of environmental films over the next few years to highlight the many global environmental issues we are facing. Not only do they highlight key environmental issues, but the solutions that are available as well, playing an important role in individual and government environmental policy making. He has recently been selected as the first paraglider, speedflyer and film maker to join UN Environment’s campaign ‘Mountain Heroes’. The team consist of a group of other famous athletes such as Canadian ice-climber Will Gadd, Austrian cyclist Michael Strasser, Kenyan Olympic skier Sabrina Simader and adventurer Ben Fogle, helping to draw attention to emerging environmental issues in mountains including climate change, waste and biodiversity loss.
➜ Our guest this week is NiQ Lai, CEO of Hong Kong Broadband Network: https://www.hkbn.net/personal/home/tc/landing
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NiQ Lai is an inspirational leader. He leads by caring with HKBN's model of 'doing good and doing well' and highlights that these two things can work together.
HKBN is Hong Kong’s second largest Residential Fibre Broadband service provider. Named by Speedtest as Hong Kong’s fastest Internet Service Provider, HKBN delivers exceptionally stable and fast broadband at competitive prices.
With over 6,000 'talents' in the HKBN eco-system they are motivated to care about their customers and their co-workers by a common purpose.
We can all learn a few things from NiQ, his amazing team and his company ethos! Any questions about this business model pioneered by HKBN and how they are coping with the Coronavirus, let us know.
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About the Podcast host: Simon Squibb is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, motivational speaker, mentor and recently sold his leading global branding and digital agency fluid (HQed in Hong Kong + China), to PwC.
He is currently the subject of SimonSquibb.com, an online business series highlighting what it’s like to be an experienced entrepreneur who knows luck is vital to it all. He is also the host of #GoodLuckClub Podcast, a business and advice Q&A show online that gets real about what is success and how luck plays a part in everything.
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In Episode 13, Simon sits down with Jonathan Zeman, the CEO of LKF Group to hear about how he's navigated becoming part of and then driving and diversifying a well-established and world-renowned family business.
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About Jonathan Zeman Jonathan is Chief Executive Officer of the Lan Kwai Fong Group, a diversified property development company with business interests in commercial and residential property, resorts, hospitality, entertainment, film, media and technology in Asia. He has over 20 years’ experience working in Greater China and leads a creative and diverse team of over 400 professionals distributed through offices in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Thailand.
Since becoming CEO, Jonathan has led various property development and redevelopment projects for the Group in addition to leading the Group to diversify its business into new synergistic businesses to complement its core property development business.
Under his leadership, the Lan Kwai Fong Group has become one of the leading experts in leisure and entertainment property development in Greater China. The Group portfolio includes projects in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Chengdu and other parts of China as well as award winning projects in Phuket Thailand.
Jonathan is a dynamic, well informed, creative thinker who has lived in Hong Kong for over 40 years. Starting his career with the Group after completing his bachelor’s degree in East Asian Studies with honours at the University of California Los Angeles, Jonathan worked his way through different divisions within the Group, from hospitality, information technology, project management and operations to eventually becoming a core member of the senior management team.
Jonathan has received various honours and has sat on the executive committees and as advisor to various organisations. In addition, his linguistic abilities include fluency in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, French and he is conversant in Thai.
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About The Good Luck Club
The Good Luck Club is a podcast and video series that focuses on the idea that luck is an ingredient that's absolutely necessary in order to have a successful life and business.
In each episode, we invite an entrepreneur or change-maker to share their journey to success. For most, it’s never a straightforward one, and there’s much inspiration and learnings in the struggles they’ve been through along the way. And, as our name suggests, we’ll also dive into their stories about luck; the good and the bad, and its role in success.
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About Simon Squibb
Simon is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, motivational speaker, and mentor. He has started 17 businesses, invested in over 65, and has mentored hundreds of founders. Having sold his award-winning insight-driven branding and digital agency, Fluid, to PwC, Simon now focuses on inspiring, motivating and guiding both budding and experienced entrepreneurs by sharing his personal experiences, insights, ideas and tips on his website simonsquibb.com and through his social channels.
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In this week’s podcast, I speak with London-based entrepreneur Damien Nicol. He owns the family business Back & Active in Belsize Park in London.
We recorded this podcast a few weeks ago before Coronavirus kicked into high gear in the UK but his message that success for him means being able to spend time with your family, resonates more so today than ever.
Like any small business owner, things are tough for his business right now. So, today I bought 10 sessions from him in advance to support his business (I am going to have a back problem soon enough as I have a 2.5 year old who wants me to carry him everywhere still!).
If that’s the sort of thing you can do for people in your community - buying services in advance, you’ll help to ensure their survival and show them their appreciated.
If you like his insights please go and show love on his social media via www.backandactive.co.uk
Welcome to episode 11 of The Good Luck Club Podcast!
Our POD guest this week is entrepreneur Ben Poole. Father, trainer & cookie king!
He shares his real life story with us about building The Health Kitchen - the lows and sugar highs!
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Welcome to episode 10 of The Good Luck Club. Our guest this week is Keshia Hannam. Keshia is a former journalist and now performance-speaker, the co-founder of women’s movement Camel Assembly, a global collective of activists and artists, and a storyteller with media company Dear World.
Keshia has spoken for The New York Times, Fortune 500 companies like Marriott and Macy’s, and last year at the United Nations. She has contributed regularly to National Geographic, Fortune, Forbes and CNN among others, and delivers performance-based keynotes to universities, conferences and art-based events all over the world.
Welcome to Episode 9 - The Good Luck Club Podcast
This week we interview Jordan Schlipf.
Jordan is a serial tech entrepreneur, venture capital investor and an expert Lean Startup trainer.
Today, he is Founder & CEO of the Rainmaking Venture Studio, where he partners with large corporations to de-risk the process of creating new businesses.
This week we interview Patrick Lee - Entrepreneur, Co-founder and former CEO of Rotten Tomatoes.
Patrick Lee is a serial entrepreneur, He is an advisor to a number of startups including Casetify, ChargeSPOT, Instaread, Kiwi Campus, Oishii, WePloy, and Zeuss Technologies; and a mentor at a number of organizations including SOSV, Berkeley SkyDeck, Blue Startups, and Founder Institute. Patrick holds a BA in Cognitive Science from the University of California at Berkeley.
My guest today is entrepreneur Ian James. He is the co-founder of the brand Melrose & Morgan.
Melrose & Morgan is a modern grocer and kitchen with shops in Primrose Hill and Hampstead Village, London.
Ian believes that local shops should be at the heart of the community. He has a passion for supporting local bakers, fishmongers, butchers, specialty cheese suppliers, and other independent retailers and is committed to championing small-scale artisan producers through his shops and on-line store.
Ian has been focused on making his retail dream come true for the last 15 years - working on any business even your own for 15 years isn't easy and he will share some of the highs and lows and lessons learnt along the way with us today.
Nigel is a Writer, Producer and Director working in TV and film.
He began his career at the BBC and has produced programs and series covering science, the arts, history, education, business and sport.
He has won multiple awards and nominations - including an Emmy nomination for one of his documentaries.
You may have heard of the hit Formula One: Drive to Survive, for Netflix, Nigel was the series editor, it was one of the biggest hits for the channel in recent times.
He also works in drama and directed the Hollywood feature film ‘Mothers and Daughters’ starring Sharon Stone. He has long been fascinated by the mechanics behind story telling and directing and has a unique view and insight on luck to share with us today.
Hugo knows a thing or two about the unknown. Hiss career as an entrepreneur, teacher and civil engineer is driven by this goal:
"The Power is Making The Unknown, Known"
He believes there is no such thing as luck in life and instead focuses on something he describes as being a good "manifestor".
He believes that saying you are unlucky is just an excuse for thinking the wrong way and not taking responsibility for your actions.
As the founder of Neuro-Energetic Kinesiology, he has the skills to understand "luck" in a way many cannot.
Michael is a lifelong entrepreneur who has had his measure of good and bad luck.
Not so long ago, he lost US$15m in cash and a thriving business, yet even with this experience, he is one of the most upbeat and positive people I have interviewed.
He shares his insights into how to grow a business and stay sane in the mad world of being an entrepreneur.
Christine Gonsalves is an entrepreneur and writer with a legal background who believes she's never had bad luck.
Christine has had many careers and loves to take risks: "taking risks makes you lucky."
Starting her career as a defense lawyer, and having an idealistic idea of protecting the wrongly accused, she soon discovered the reality of the profession was far from the perfect purpose-driven career path.
Simon Squibb interviews Daniel Grant and explores how luck has played a role in his life and why he and many others never fell totally happy with what they have got.