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#BRANDBOSSESBuilding Boldly: How @nicolargunby Scaled, Sold, and Started Again with IntentionIn this episode, we sit down with Nicola Gunby: serial entrepreneur, community builder, and the Co-founder & CMO of CLIQ, a social networking app redefining how we connect offline.Nicola opens up about her journey from founding MY REV, a beauty-tech platform that was acquired by Revolution Beauty, to raising capital and launching CLIQ. We talk through the realities of tech development, the investor process, and how she evaluates the right offers for long-term success.This episode is packed with insights for any founder or creative looking to build something...2025-06-2448 min
She Founds PodcastNicola Gunby | Disrupting Social NetworksIn this episode, Bhavisha speaks with Nicola Gunby, co-founder and CMO of Cliq, a social networking and community app. Nicola shares her journey from a non-technical founder to a successful entrepreneur, discusses the importance of community and offers insights into building a brand and developing a marketing strategy. She also talks about personal growth, overcoming challenges, and offers advice to aspiring founders.00:00 Introduction00:42 Nicola's Journey from makeup artistry to tech entrepreneur01:32 Challenges and Overcoming Them04:50 About Cliq14:22 Building the Waiting List17:20 Marketing and Community Strategy2025-06-2158 min
The Paula Oyinkan ShowThe Truth About Fundraising as a Woman in Business with Nicola Gunby | Ep21.🎥 Get priority access to submit questions, exclusive behind-the-scenes content, and early access to events by joining The Paula Oyinkan Show Patreon here: http://patreon.com/c/ThePaulaOyinkanShow🎙️ This Week’s Episode: The Truth About Fundraising as a Woman in Business with Nicola GunbyIn this week’s episode, I’m joined by Nicola Gunby, co-founder of Cliq, for a refreshingly honest conversation about what it’s really like building a business as a woman in a male dominated industry.We dive into what it takes to raise money as a female founder, the lessons she’s learned from worki...2025-06-1239 min
Playing To WinEP05: From Dropout to Disruptor: How Nicola Gunby’s Betting on IRL Connection with CliqThis one’s for the girlies rewriting the rules. Nicola Gunby, co-founder of Cliq, spills the tea. From dropping out of uni to selling her first business to Revolution Beauty to building Cliq, the viral new platform redefining social media and bringing real life back. We talk self-doubt, tuning out the sceptics, and the energetic signs that kept her going when she was ready to give up (yes, the park bench story will give you chills). If you’re a beauty professional, a women buil...2025-04-071h 22
Real & Raw[Nicola Gunby] Scaling a Startup in Your 20s. Founder and CMO of CLIQ.In this episode, I sit down with Nicola Gunby—entrepreneur, founder, and CMO of CLIQ, the social networking app bringing real connection back to social media. From launching one of the first beauty tech SaaS platforms (AMB Beauty, later acquired by Revolution Beauty who renamed AMB to MyRev) to now tackling the loneliness pandemic with CLIQ, Nicola has mastered the art of building engaged communities both online and offline.We dive into:The key moments that accelerated her growth as a founderHow she built and scaled multiple startups in...2025-03-3154 min
Nova&BobaHow To Build A Million Dollar Startup w/ Exited Founder Nicola Gunby Founder of CliqThe reali-tea of being a female VC backed founder. I spoke to Nicola Gunby - exited founder and co-founder of CLIQ her experiences as a female founder. After dropping out of uni, Nicola took her first startup from idea to acquisition in just three years. Now, she’s building Cliq, an app tackling loneliness by helping people find genuine community through shared interests. They have raised £530K pre-seed and with £0 marketing spend, have already achieved 2.5M+ in-app actions in the last 90 days.We discussed insights from a Grace Beverly interview on navigating investor questions as a female founder.00:24 Welcome to t...2025-03-2137 min
Tech TalksNavigating Startup Challenges: Pivots, Funding, and Talent in the Modern Entrepreneurial LandscapeToday’s episode is a recording of a panel following the premiere screening of our latest Tech Flix documentary, Founders in the Age of AI. It is a candid discussion featuring Eleanor Kaye (Newton Venture Program), Nicola Gunby (Cliq), and Zaahira Adam (Hati), who explore the complexities of building startups, including business pivots, venture capital dynamics, and talent acquisition in a challenging market. It’s all based on the documentary, so… if you haven’t watched it yet. Stop. Click the link below. Then come back and listen!
https://youtu.be/1qHR2Zy6nlM?si=t37E925nyMu...2025-02-0733 minTech TalksNavigating Startup Challenges: Pivots, Funding, and Talent in the Modern Entrepreneurial LandscapeToday’s episode is a recording of a panel following the premiere screening of our latest Tech Flix documentary, Founders in the Age of AI. It is a candid discussion featuring Eleanor Kaye (Newton Venture Program), Nicola Gunby (Cliq), and Zaahira Adam (Hati), who explore the complexities of building startups, including business pivots, venture capital dynamics, and talent acquisition in a challenging market. It’s all based on the documentary, so… if you haven’t watched it yet. Stop. Click the link below. Then come back and listen!
https://youtu.be/1qHR2Zy6nlM?si=t37E925nyMu...2025-02-0733 min
Digital & DirtNicola Gunby - Co-Founder & CMO, CLIQIn Episode 14 of this season’s Digital and Dirt Podcast, Ian welcomes Nicola Gunby, Co-Founder and CMO of community-focused app, CLIQ, to discuss her mission to combat loneliness through authentic connections and her experiences navigating the investment landscape as a female founder of a beauty-tech startup. 2024-12-1157 min
Bubbling Out.From Makeup Biz in Australia to SELLING Her Tech Company | with Cliq Co-Founder Nicola GunbyEver wondered how a makeup artist built and SOLD a tech company with NO tech experience? 🚀
In this episode, Nicola Gunby, Co-Founder of Cliq, reveals her journey from makeup artist in Australia to successfully exiting her beauty tech platform and launching and raising half a million for her new community app CLIQ.
🔥 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
03:37 - From makeup artist to tech founder
08:15 - The power of following your gut
15:23 - How travel changed everything
21:45 - Successfully raising £500K for her startup
28:52 - The truth about acquisitions
35:16 - Building community-focused products
42:30 - The loneliness epidemic solution
💡 KEY TAKEAWAYS:
-Why follo...2024-11-1350 min
Bubbling Out.From Makeup Biz in Australia to SELLING Her Tech Company | Behind The Success with Cliq Co-Founder Nicola GunbyEver wondered how a makeup artist built and SOLD a tech company with NO tech experience? In this episode, Nicola Gunby, Co-Founder of Cliq, reveals her journey from makeup artist in Australia to successfully exiting her beauty tech platform and launching and raising half a million for her new community app CLIQ.🔥 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:00:00 - Intro03:37 - From makeup artist to tech founder08:15 - The power of following your gut15:23 - How travel changed everything21:45 - Successfully raising £500K for her startup28:52 - The truth about acquisitions35:16 - Bu...2024-11-1350 min
Industry VoicesNurturing Real-Life Communities in a Digital Landscape with Nicola GunbyJoin us as Nicola Gunby, founder of CLIQ, shares how she’s transforming the way we connect by building a platform that bridges online and offline communities. CLIQ allows individuals to interact and join interest-based clubs, fostering real connections in a digital age. In this episode, Nicola discusses the power of community-driven events, how brands use the app to deepen engagement, and the evolving roles of influencers and community members in marketing. She also reveals how CLIQ grew its user base organically and her approach to securing funding while staying true to her mission. This episode is packed with va...2024-10-2537 min
Thank You In AdvanceTurn Your Breakdown into a Breakthrough with Nicola GunbyAbby and Jess are joined by Nicola Gunby, Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of CLIQ, to discuss her journey as a female founder and what it's like to build two successful businesses from the ground up. We cover everything from awful men to roadside breakdowns to Kim Kardashian's brain, and loving it when you make it. Download the CLIQ app! Follow CLIQ on Instagram Follow Nicola on LinkedinGet in touch with Ok Mentor at thankyouinadvancepod@gmail.com, or follow us on Instagram. Intro to Nicola! 00:00:43 Career journey: 00:03:30 Biggest career L: 00:18:45 Mentorship: 00:23:052024-10-1036 min
The Graduate GuideNicola Gunby, Co-Founder @ CLIQUniversity can be a lonely and confusing place for many, this is why Nicola Gunby has made it her mission to build communities across the UK to foster connection and cure loneliness. Founding CLIQ after dropping out of university and backpacking Australia, she walks us through the importance of starting with small steps, accepting that not everything will be perfect and navigating imposter syndrome. If you’re unsure about taking the university route and want to feel inspired, this episode is a great listen.
2024-10-0944 min
Tech TalksCliq: Bridging the Gap Between Online Connections and Real-Life CommunitiesToday we welcome Nicola Gunby to Tech Talks as she unveils Cliq, the app hoping to change the way we connect in our local communities and through events. We explore the story behind Cliq’s creation and Nicola's role as co-founder and an entrepreneur, the challenges she's faced, and the vision for a future where online connections seamlessly transition into real-life experiences.
We’re also talking about the National AI Awards as host Sonya Barlow joins David to chat about this year’s ceremony: https://thenationalaiawards.com/
Tech Talks is powered by Nash S...2024-07-2434 minTech TalksCliq: Bridging the Gap Between Online Connections and Real-Life CommunitiesToday we welcome Nicola Gunby to Tech Talks as she unveils Cliq, the app hoping to change the way we connect in our local communities and through events. We explore the story behind Cliq’s creation and Nicola's role as co-founder and an entrepreneur, the challenges she's faced, and the vision for a future where online connections seamlessly transition into real-life experiences.
We’re also talking about the National AI Awards as host Sonya Barlow joins David to chat about this year’s ceremony: https://thenationalaiawards.com/
Tech Talks is powered by Nash S...2024-07-2434 min
The Start-Up Diaries PodcastThe Start-Up 101: Exited Co-Founder Builds Next Best Community App | Co-Founder and CEO @ CLIQ | Jason IliffeOn today’s episode, we have Jason Iliffe, CEO and Co-Founder at CLIQ!CLIQ is a community & social networking app aimed a connecting like-minded individuals together to join interest-based clubs and events; Connecting communities online and more importantly, offline. Jason is a tech entrepreneur who started by coding his first marketplace website — an online beauty marketplace for freelance beauty professionals, AMB, was the UK's fastest-growing platform and voted the number one beauty/tech business start-up in 2021. AMB's success led to its acquisition by Revolution Beauty PLC, which lead to the creation of MY REV which was a...2024-05-2848 min
Tech TalksCan EdTech harness AI and shape education to meet industry demands?On the podcast today David is joined by Hadi Moussa, General Manager of the Global Consumer Business at EdTech firm Coursera. Discovering the people organizations need to fuel growth, and facing the skills shortage are twin headaches facing many leaders. Working with educational institutions to ease those pains isn't easy, but with 130 million learners Coursera have the data and expertise to help address talent concerns.
Also, should under-16s be banned from social, and even stopped from having smartphones? Nicola Gunby, founder at CLIQ, invites David and George to discuss the idea after it was raised in...2024-01-2632 minTech TalksCan EdTech harness AI and shape education to meet industry demands?On the podcast today David is joined by Hadi Moussa, General Manager of the Global Consumer Business at EdTech firm Coursera. Discovering the people organizations need to fuel growth, and facing the skills shortage are twin headaches facing many leaders. Working with educational institutions to ease those pains isn't easy, but with 130 million learners Coursera have the data and expertise to help address talent concerns.
Also, should under-16s be banned from social, and even stopped from having smartphones? Nicola Gunby, founder at CLIQ, invites David and George to discuss the idea after it was raised in...2024-01-2632 min
The GDI & Social Discovery PodcastCLIQ – A Social App for Finding Friends, Not FollowersOn this episode of The Social Discovery Podcast, we're delighted to be joined by Nicola Gunby, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at CLIQ.
She explains why the CLIQ platform plays an important role in bringing together like-minded individuals and forming interest-based communities. Unlike other social apps, CLIQ is designed to foster authentic in-person friendships rather than encourage superficial online interactions.
Nicola also tells Senior Reporter Sean Nolan about how the platform can help create inclusive safe spaces for women, and shares her perspective as an experienced entrepeneur on the fundraising process.2024-01-2220 min
The ModernistsThe Modernist Meets Nicola Gunby In this episode of The Modernist podcast we welcome and meet Nicola Gunby who founded the first dedicated SaaS/Marketplace for Freeland Beauty professionals called AMB Beauty which was later acquired by Revolution Beauty PLC to become MY REV.
We discuss with Nicola the concept behind her former business and her new business venture she is working on. We will provide some insight and tips for those who want to be in the know with the start-up work.
Please make sure to like and subscribe to The Modernist podcast! 2023-06-0836 min
Clawgasmic Nail Tech TalksEp 43 - 'Incredible things happen when you just go for it!' with Nicola Gunby, the co founder of @myrevSend us a textAre you a nail tech? Do you want to Discover The 7 Little Known Nail Hacks EVERY Nail Tech Must Know To Earn More And Stress Less! Visit www.clawgasmic.com and you can download your very own copy now for FREESince this episode MYREV has actually stopped running. But I thought Nicola's story was so inspirational so I wanted to keep this episode up xxxTo contact Chan for ad enquiries chan@clawgasmic.comfollow us on Instagram 2022-09-2623 min