In this episode, I talked to Gaby Mendes, Founder and Host of Talk Twenties, a knowledge hub and podcast dedicated to helping people in their twenties figure out life steps including finance, career and relationships. We cover: Why she decided to start Talk Twenties and how the original idea for it wasn’t actually a podcast How she developed the podcast into an overarching business The growth strategies she implemented with the podcast --- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1w This episode is sponsored by Zencastr, my #1 podcast tool. They provide a crysta ..read more

In this episode I spoke to Bart-Jan Leyts, founder of Loreca, a start up that helps hotels rank higher on travel search engines using an algorithm he designed We covered: How Bart-Jan first tested an algorithm using excel and how you don’t need specialist knowledge or coding experience to test it out, showing how anyone can do it. He outlines the tools you can use How he expanded the start-up from testing an algorithm to packing it and commercialising it into an actual business How he attracted his first group of customers --- This episode is sponsored by Zencastr, my #1 podcast tool. They p ..read more

In this episode, I spoke to David Carlin, a payments startup founder that has built a community of other payments entrepreneurs. We covered: How to start a payments firm Is it too late to get into payments Do you need to have years of experience within finance in order to start a payments firm? --- This episode is sponsored by Zencastr, my #1 podcast tool. They provide a crystal clear sound and gorgeous HD video. I love that it records separate audio and video tracks for the guests and me. Plus, there is a secured cloud backup, so you never lose your interviews. It is super easy to use, and ..read more

In this episode I spoke with Ethan Golding, founder of Team Hustle, an agency that works with consumer brands to create TikTok content to bring new traffic, leads and eventually sales into businesses TikTok can be an incredible tool and Ethan opens up about how you can use TikTok effectively to generate noise for your business and gain ROI. We talked about: What sort of impact should you expect if you start creating TikTok content for your B2C brand and should all B2C brands be on TikTok? What should your strategy be in terms of posting frequency, type of content, etc. in order to maximise RO ..read more

In this episode, I spoke to David Carlin, a payments startup founder that has built a community of other payments entrepreneurs. We covered: How to start a payments firm Is it too late to get into payments Do you need to have years of experience within finance in order to start a payments firm ..read more

In this episode I spoke with Ethan Golding, founder of Team Hustle, an agency that works with consumer brands to create TikTok content to bring new traffic, leads and eventually sales into businesses TikTok can be an incredible tool and Ethan opens up about how you can use TikTok effectively to generate noise for your business and gain ROI. We talked about: What sort of impact should you expect if you start creating TikTok content for your B2C brand and should all B2C brands be on TikTok? What should your strategy be in terms of posting frequency, type of content, etc. in order to maximise RO ..read more

In this episode I spoke with Spencer Vann, the co-founder of Surplus Fund, a business that connects people who are owed money unknowingly from the government and other organisations unknowingly to make a claim. We covered: How an injury spurred Spencer to start in entrepreneurship Why people are owed money without knowing that they are owed money How billions of pounds is left unclaimed in the UK as many don’t know they are owed it ..read more

In this episode I spoke with Yin Noe, the CEO of Pennychain and is now pivoting into a new business called Iconic, a platform letting you purchase fractionalised assets and alternative investments. In 2021, AccelerateHER & Google named Yin as one of the UK’s Top Inspiring 50 Tech Leaders which was announced in the Financial Times. In this list, she is one of the youngest winners & the first winner in history from Myanmar. In the episode we spoke about: Her journey of three different start ups and how she has got to Iconic right now How she managed to create massive interest for her bu ..read more

In this episode I spoke with Shivani Pau, the host of A Millennial Mind, a leading podcast discussing all things mindset and growth for young people. She has amassed thousands of followers on Instagram and subscribers to her podcast to have taken the leap to quit her job and do it full time. We talked about: From chatting to various guests on her podcast, what is the biggest self-development and mindset challenge young people face today? How she mentally managed different things while working full time and does she recommend side hustles The difficulty of being present when managing the ..read more

In this episode, I spoke with Rhys Jackson, the founder of T in Techno, one of the largest communities dedicated to techno music with 120k followers on Twitter and one of the largest record labels within techno Rhys also manages social media for some top artists, as well as top Premier League football players both playing and retired. We covered: How Rhys started his journey into music with creating Soundcloud playlists that big DJs used to buy off him The growth strategies he undertook to grow his community to the strength it is today How he became social media managers of top football ..read more