.’..what we're doing is really challenging, we're trying to encourage consumer behaviour change. That is so much harder than just flogging people random crap. That requires an enormous amount of patience you just test and reiterate and learn. Then, also, to a certain extent, you've got to wait for the world to catch up with where you're at as well.’
Tessa’s story and the Olio app blew me away. I hope they do with you too.
Read More‘I happened to just turn up at exactly the right time.’
Could you imagine working with clients like David Bowie, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Pink Floyd to name but a few. Join Phyllis’s incredible story and precious insights in this episode.
Read More‘Maintain a start-up mentality till the day you die … the paranoia is there's always somebody who's better than you, faster than you, leaner than you, and they're out to get you, so I'm afraid. That is the fish. Fish survive because they're scared and they swim away.’
Perry has worked with some of the greatest brands in the UK; Dorset Cereals, Charlie Bigham’s, Gu to name but a few. With 26 years experience under his belt he shares insights which are utter golddust.
Read More‘Keep persevering, be patient, get yourself a co-founder if you can. Just take the leap.’
Sarah and Farah, her co-founder created Hanx their luxury condom and lube company in 2017. Driven by the need to promote and support sexual health and break down taboos their stockists include Amazon, Ocado, Boots, luxury boutiques and more.
Read More‘It's … been a ride on a roller coaster, but it's been the best decision I ever made.’
Described as the ‘deliveroo for babies’ Little Tummy is a pioneer in the baby food world. Their creative thinking and determination won them the high-profile supermodel Natalia Vodianova as their first investor!
Read More‘The taxi is my comfort zone, because I'm on my own and I can be quite impulsive. You've got no one to ask or answer to whatever you- what you do and the hours you want to do.’
Hear how Daniel went from working for The Discover Channel and CNBC to becoming a black cabbie, football coach and property investor. A portfolio of gigs and perhaps the new way of working?
Read More‘We don't know what food we're getting in each day. The 300 charities to which we deliver, each have different needs, different dietary requirements, they're open different times of day in short slots. It's complex.’
Laura’s energy is incredible. Her mission, along with her devoted team, is to distribute fresh surplus food to food banks, children’s programmes, refuges for trafficked women, community groups and more. The logistics, coping with supply and demand mindblowing.
Read More‘I think that you learn so much more from failure than from successes and I think failure is a necessity but also I wouldn't be surprised if any company would stay without failures.’
Identical twins and business partners, Joyce & Raissa de Haas, the founders of Double Dutch Drinks chat about their story of how they went from making flavoured sodas to mates , to winning Virgin Entrepreneur of the Year (Retail) 6 months after they had started up through to today.
Read More‘… success isn't something that you want, it's not something that you want again and again and again. What you want is the failure because you know the next success will taste even better, almost like a cold chopped up Snickers.’
Kitty Tait is a mover and a shaker. Founding The Orange Bakery at just 15. Yes just 15.
Burnt out from school her life turned around watching her dad make a loaf of bread. A-listers include her many loyal customers.
Read More‘I just have real hope that it works each day. Running a business, you're always is on a bit of a knife-edge. You're never quite sure whether it's going to work or not. It's nerve-wracking. You've invested so much time in it and energy.’
From a tent in his parents garden to running a rapidly growing flower subscription service Freddie has driven his creativity into a model which is reaching heady heights.
Read More‘I'm not ready, I’m not ready, I'm not ready." The truth is that the reality is you'll never be fully ready and there's never going to be a perfect time.’
The combination of seeing a ‘spare tyre’ appearing around his midriff and the relentless pressures of the corporate world began to open Niraj up to contemplate what a new chapter could look like without either.
His major wake up call surviving a stroke aged 30.
Read MoreThen I find myself at one o'clock in the morning with a teaspoon in a bowl and a bag of seeds, packing my own seed packets thinking, "What the f**k am I doing?"
Grace Alexander’s life is a Seedmonger and Child Behavioral Psychologist. She juggles both but needs a mega shot of coffee … as you will discover!
Read More‘The problem with thinking of life or business as a sprint or marathon is that it assumes you're always moving forward. That's not always the case. In life sometimes you have to take a few steps backwards in order to take steps forward.’
Simon’s backstory to how he has got to where he is today is fascinating. It’s one of many chapters and learnings. This episode is jam-packed with solid and inspirational insights.
Read More‘…in the environment I was brought up in, being from Poplar or culturally from a Nigerian Igbo family, you had no option but to succeed. You have to be resilient.’
Ama set up her business in her living room at home. Yes … her very own bean to bar business in a room at home. It has since grown to now have it’s own production unit.
Read More‘…when we started there wasn't so much competition. Now, there is literally a new launch or seems to be a new launch every week. There's a lot of green-washing out there.’
Rebecca and her co-founder, her sister, Clare, have seen many business cycles as they have been at the helm for 18 years. Their business still remains self-funded which is a real art. Their focus and mission remains the same.
Read More‘One of the great benefits of moving to a four-day week is for founders being able to develop a more sustainable way of working that means that they are not going to just burn out in two years, but rather they're going to be able to keep this company going for another 20.’
Alex hails from the tech world in Silicon Valley. His books are aimed at us to create more space and time for ourselves. We can then be at our optimum for our businesses.
Read More‘I was young, I was 27. I was fearless, I was ready to conquer the world. I just got hit by these waves of anxiety, and I just didn't know what it was. Anyway, that led to a spiraling of drugs and alcohol. I call it my year on the run. I basically was running from the problem, and I actually ended up in Australia and being picked off a pavement, and flown back to a treatment center in London.’
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