Louise Hill is co-founder and CEO of GoHenry - the prepaid debit card and financial education app designed to teach kids and teens how to be smart with money. Responsible for the UK operations of GoHenry, Louise has built the business from the

#64: Building Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) & Crosstown Doughnuts with Adam Wills (co-founder)

Feb 11th, 2024 1h 14m

Adam Wills, a seasoned entrepreneur and visionary in the culinary world, boasts a track record of creating and launching successful food concepts both domestically and internationally. With a knack for innovation, he has spearheaded ventures li

#63: Joseph Joseph: Twin Brothers & Designer-Makers with a Passion for Invention with Richard Joseph (co-founder)

Jan 21st, 2024 58m 23s

It all started with a chopping board.In 2003 twin brothers and designer-makers, Antony & Richard Joseph designed their first product – a clever chopping board – and that was the beginning of Joseph Joseph. With a passion for invention and an em

#62: Chai Guys: How to Start a Business with a Friend. Abhilash Jobanputra and Gabriel Unge's (co-founders) story

Dec 5th, 2023 1h 15m

Chai Guys is the brainchild of Abhilash Jobanputra and Gabriel Unger, two entrepreneurs driven by their love for authentic Indian chai. Their journey began in September 2018 with a transformative trip to India, where they immersed themselves in

#61: Humble Crumble: How the World's First Crumble Bakery is now a Multi-million Pound Business with Kim Innes (founder)

Nov 19th, 2023 56m 47s

Humble Crumble - A food stall that started from humble beginnings, today is the world’s first crumble bakery and a multi-million pound business with permanent fixtures in Old Spitalfields and Borough Market. With more than 500,000 crumbles serv

#60: BOXRAW: Coventry-based Founder Merges his Passion for Boxing with his Business Acumen with Ben Amanna (founder)

Nov 8th, 2023 1h 7m

Ben is the visionary Founder and CEO of BOXRAW - a boxing lifestyle & sportswear brand driving cultural and social change. BOXRAW was manifested from the powerful themes of Boxing and Business interwoven throughout Ben’s life which elevated him

#59: Soapsmith: Pawning Her Wedding Rings to Launch a Handcrafted Soap Brand with Samantha Jameson (Founder)

Oct 30th, 2023 1h 1m

Sam Jameson is one of many UK-based, Black and female founders that are transforming the beauty and wellness space, one product at a time. A born creator and leader, Soapsmith isn’t Samantha Jameson’s first endeavour into the world of Entrepren

#58: Ella's Kitchen Founder: On Why Thinking Like A Toddler Holds The Key To Success with Paul Lindley OBE

Oct 23rd, 2023 1h 15m

Paul Lindley is an award-winning British entrepreneur and social campaigner. Paul began his career as a Chartered Accountant at KPMG, then spent 9 years at Nickelodeon's children’s TV network, rising to become Deputy Managing Director. In 2006,

#57: Kiki McDonough Jewellery: Royal Clients & Opening her Flagship Store in Chelsea (Founder)

Oct 16th, 2023 50m 44s

Established in 1985, Kiki McDonough Ltd was born from Kiki’s passion for showcasing coloured gemstones in innovative, contemporary designs. She continues to lead the way in British fine jewellery design. The brand’s very first creation, a pair

#56: Olly's Snacks: From Market Stall to Fastest Growing Pretzel Brand in the UK with Olly Hiscocks (founder)

Oct 9th, 2023 50m 40s

Olly Hiscocks is a snack fanatic and founder of Olly's, one of the most exciting brands in the healthier delicious snack space with their range of innovative Pretzel Thins, Chocolate Pretzel Thins and Olive snack pouches. Having landed a degree

#55: Confidence & Communication is a Skill with Margaret & Scarlett McCabe (co-founders of Debate Mate)

Oct 2nd, 2023 1h 8m

The Debate Mate Group is a social business with 2 distinct but complementary parts – the charity Debate Mate Schools, and the business Debate Mate Limited. At its core, Debate Mate – across the entities - teaches confidence, communication and l

#54: Alan Barratt: The Grenade Story: From Start Up to £200 Million (co-founder and CEO)

Sep 25th, 2023 1h 20m

Al is a serial entrepreneur and Co-Founder/CEO of Grenade, one of the most successful UK FMCG brands of the last 25 years. Starting with a £500 loan from the UKTI Passport to Export program in 2010, he sold shares in Grenade in 2014 for £35M, a

#53: Turning Uncertainty into Competitive Advantage with John Stapleton (co-founder of New Covent Garden Soup / Little Dish)

Apr 24th, 2023 1h 5m

In 1987 John co-founded The New Covent Garden Soup Co Ltd which pioneered and grew the fresh soup category in the UK. Daniels PLC bought New Covent Garden Soup Co in 1998. John then co-founded Glencoe Foods Inc., to bring the fresh soup concept

#52: Green & Black’s: The World's First Organic Chocolate Brand with Jo Fairley (co-founder & serial entrepreneur)

Apr 8th, 2023 1h 6m

Jo Fairley is a businesswoman and writer. She co-founded the Green & Black’s chocolate company with Craig Sams, her husband, and has launched several other successful ventures since then.Jo did not enjoy school, left at 16 with six O-levels and

#51: How "Wild" Natural Deodorant took over the UK Market in One Year with Charlie Bowes-Lyon (co-founder of We Are Wild)

Feb 28th, 2023 1h 1m

Wild is the UK’s first refillable plastic-free deodorant. Charlie Bowes-Lyon is a serial entrepreneur with a background in marketing, particularly focused on sustainable businesses. He co-founded Wild and runs their tech and marketing departmen

#50: Coffee Republic founder, Sahar Hashemi wants you to "Buy Women Built" (co-founder and author)

Feb 19th, 2023 56m 1s

A former lawyer, she started two ground-breaking businesses: the UK’s first coffee bar chain, Coffee Republic, which she grew to 110 stores and a £50 million market cap, and Skinny Candy, a market segment-defining brand of sugar-free sweets.Her

#49: JUST EAT: Building An Online Takeaway Business From Startup To IPO with David Buttress (Co-founder & ex-CEO)

Feb 14th, 2023 1h 4m

David Buttress, who hails from Cwmbran in South Wales, joined JUST EAT in March 2006 to launch its UK business, and was appointed CEO in January 2013. David led JUST EAT in the UK from startup to becoming Europe’s largest technology IPO in a de

#48: Jenny Campbell: Dragons' Den Investor and the original Queen of Cash (founder)

Feb 5th, 2023 1h 7m

Best known for her time on Dragons' Den, Jenny Campbell is also widely known for her role as the founder of YourCash Europe. Having acquired her banking qualifications by attending night school, Jenny soon embarked on a rewarding career with Th

#47: Your Juno app: Closing The Financial Literacy Gap with Margot de Broglie (co-founder)

Jan 31st, 2023 48m 55s

Your Juno was founded by two sisters: Margot and Alexia. Margot de Broglie is the co-founder of Your Juno, building a financial education platform - think “the Duolingo of money”. Users can learn about any financial topics via its app, includin

#46: UNILAD & LADBible founder talks legal battles, mental health & alcoholism with Alex Partridge

Jan 22nd, 2023 1h 9m

Alex Partridge is one of the pioneers of social media content the way we know it today. At age 21 in 2010, whilst a student at Oxford Brookes University, he founded UNILAD, one of the most popular social news and entertainment Internet companie

#45: Rosie Fortescue Jewellery: TV star and fashion blogger turned jewellery designer with Rosie Fortescue (founder)

Jan 16th, 2023 51m 5s

Rosie Fortescue - the jewellery designer and famous alumnus of the original Made in Chelsea. With her trend setting, enviable fashion sense, Rosie Fortescue has always been a go-to for style advice and inspiration. Rosie began running her succe

#44: what3words: The startup that helps you find any place on the planet without an address with Chris Sheldrick (co-founder)

Jan 3rd, 2023 48m 12s

This week's guest is Chris Sheldrick, co-founder & CEO of what3words. what3words is a global address system that has assigned three-word labels to all of the 57 trillion 3-meter squares that make up the surface of the earth. With a background i

#43: How Biscuiteers baked a multi-million-pound high-end biscuit empire with Harriet Hastings (Founder)

Dec 21st, 2022 1h 3m

Harriet Hastings launched Biscuiteers in 2007 after identifying a gap in the market for luxury food gifting. Over the past 15 years she has grown the business from a small startup to a unique artisan business working at scale and employing over

#42: Design My Night: How to structure a pitch deck that gets the attention of investors with Nick Telson (Co-founder)

Dec 11th, 2022 59m 54s

Nick Telson is an exited founder from DesignMyNight in 2017 for $30-$40m and has since invested in over 55 startups across US, UK, Latam and Africa, through his investment arm, Horseplay Ventures.Nick’s career started off in marketing at L’Orea

#41: Charles Tyrwhitt: Shirt marker and tailor with Nick Wheeler (Founder & Chairman)

Dec 4th, 2022 49m 10s

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