Episode 40 has dropped! ?️ Join us as we discover a brand new market, money fitness, with the founder and CEO of ZavFit, Anna Freeman. Money is the number one cause of mental health issues and Anna has set out to disrupt the way we spend for the better. This gives those who are stressed about their finances a place to turn to and a way to discover the thing that lights them up. Anna shares her journey with us, including: ? The catalysts of ZavFit ? Open banking and financial data ? The chicken and egg scenario ❤️‍? Creating a new market for financial wellbeing ? What does it mean to ‘happy spe ..read more

Episode 39 has arrived! ?️ Today, we’re drilling into the mind of Dennis Helderman, co-founder and CCO of easyHire. The equipment hiring industry has never been more accessible. They’re on their way to world domination having just completed, and over-funded, their third round of crowdfunding, with further plans to expand anywhere they can reach within the UK. Listen in as Dennis discusses: ⚒️ Changing the equipment hiring market ? Why their turn-key system works Dual branding with independent businesses The double-edged sword of being part of the easy brand ? His top tips for crowdfunding If y ..read more

Homebound is shaking up the way homeowners buy furniture by offering a simple and sustainable rental model. Is this first-mover model a good thing or a bad thing? We ask Bradley how being an early disruptor can impact sales, marketing, and hiring, and we discuss their roadmap for success. There’s nothing like Homebound in the UK, although there are successful models in the US. Bradley is keeping his fingers crossed that they will benefit from an early mover advantage. We delve a bit deeper to talk about the early mover advantage and if it really is a good thing. Bradley also shared his thought ..read more

Episode 37 has landed!  ?️ AI is an ever-evolving industry and it’s latest conquest comes from making e-learning competitive and building code to win famous games. To learn more, we sat down with Matthew Phillips, co-founder of Delta Academy, a cohort-based course with weekly AI-building competitions. His brilliant startup is getting results, as their course completion rates are 10 times better than their competitors. Join us as we discuss: ?‍?   Tackling low completion rates for self-motivated learning ?   True gamification vs. Chocolate covered broccoli ?️   Does educa ..read more

“Never go in thinking this is your only idea.” It’s startup galore today as we talk to Gary Jackson, co-founder of Startup 2 Standup, the global community just for founders. We dig into what makes Startup 2 Standup standout from the crowd and their ‘special sauce’ which has garnered an amazing gang of founders eager to help others. Gary’s beginnings as a black cab driver and being involved in a plethora of different startups throughout his career has informed his mission to give back to the startup community. His knowledge and passion on all things startups is undeniably valuable. You’ll c ..read more

“Even the busiest person has 5 minutes to step back and do something to benefit themselves.” With this episode, we’re encouraging everyone to sit back, relax, and take a break with us as we dive into the importance of workplace mental health with Caitlin Rozario and Will Webster, founders of interlude. Their journey, from the initial seed of an idea, the lightbulb moment of interlude, to forming their world-changing startup, is one not to be missed. A shock allergic reaction as a teenager coupled with the pandemic, forced our founders to realise how vital breaks are and how workplace cultur ..read more

Startups come in all shapes and sizes, and this week we’re bringing you something completely different! We’ve got Derek Sleater, founder of Sunday Care Therapy, telling us all about how his startup is changing the failing care industry, one empowered patient at a time. From tackling challenges to redefining reputations, to breaking into broken systems, it's not been a walk in the park. We want to find out which bits have been rocky, and how Derek has navigated the tricky terrain of startup land! Sunday Care Therapy is a residential care agency striving to change the way the UK does care, by c ..read more

This week’s episode is choc-full of tech-talk and founder-thoughts with Manuel Oliveira, robot-expert and founder of KIT-AR. In all the chaos of startup land, we’re talking about how landing the next big thing can become the catalyst for your business’ take-off. You need your big idea, but then you also need the money, skills and team to make it happen. KIT-AR is dedicated to bringing augmented reality into manufacturing workplaces as the solution to problems on the production line. They are committed to reducing the manufacturer’s cost of poor quality by equipping more workers with the skill ..read more

Hungry for some startup insights? Cook My Grub founder, Shabbir Mookhtiar is brimming with industry knowledge. From planning to pivoting, to going nationwide, Shabbir has done it all, and he’s here to give us a whirlwind tour on making tough decisions and why you might want to redirect your business, even when you're already on track. Cook My Grub is the online marketplace for home chefs, connecting talented cooks with hungry customers nationwide. But it didn’t start there. The company has grown from a series of local networks delivering hot food on the day, and Shabbir is here to tell u ..read more

Hold onto your seats, because in this episode we’re talking to Isaac Twidale, paid-advertising-extraordinaire and pro at all things adverts. He’s here to dispel the myths and give us a crash course on how to make our money matter. From revealing the big secrets advertisers don’t want you to know, to the most common pitfalls, he’s here to shake up all you thought you knew about advertising. In building his own brand, We Do Ads, Isaac has experienced first-hand all of the frustrations and confusion of advertising on a budget. Fortunately, these are hurdles he knows how to overcome. It’s hard gr ..read more