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The Millennial Entrepreneur#128: Building a Mushroom-Based Granola Brand - Parker OlsonIn this episode, I spoke with Parker Olson, the founder of Forij - an award winning granola enriched with vital brain nutrients (derived from mushrooms)We covered:✅️ How he started the business while living in a tent in his back garden to make more space for raw ingredients in his room✅️ Why Parker decided to start a business within mushrooms✅️ How he has grown the business, the challenges, especially with mushroom as an ingredient being one that is ‘unpopular’--YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1w2023-08-2329 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#127: Inspiring Action for Social Impact Through Gamification - Anand MistryIn this episode, I spoke with Anand Mistry, co-founder of ProjectCHAKRA.We covered: ✅️ What is the mission and purpose of ProjectCHAKRA and how to bridge that gap between opportunities in socially driven opportunities and talent 🤝✅️ Why he decided to run workshops in developing nations and universities 🌎✅️ How they are harnessing gamification to make this possible 💪--YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3Instagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone/Equipment...2023-08-1636 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#126: How to Rewire Your Brain Using Visualisation & Mental Fitness - Maya RaichooraIn this episode, I spoke with Maya Raichoora, a mental fitness coach working with professionals and global brands. We covered:✅️ What is mental fitness and how Maya’s story started with her suffering in hospital at the age to 15🤯✅️ How you can use visualisation 💭--YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3Instagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmSubscri...2023-08-0937 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#125: Launching an AI Writing Product with Millions of Users Worldwide – Samanyou GargIn this episode, I spoke to Writesonic founder and CEO, Samanyou Garg.We covered:✅️ How Writesonic started, becoming one of the first generative AI companies that got accepted into Y Combinator 🤯✅️ What his stance is on the world of AI currently 🌍✅️ How you can build a business around AI, how easy it is to start, and the mistakes founders make📉--YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3Instagram Page: @TheMil...2023-08-0223 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#124: How to Scale Founder Communities with Compassionate Connection - AJIn this episode I spoke with AJ, former CEO of one of the largest community of entrepreneurs in the world, Foundrs. 🗺️In the conversation we cover:✅️ Why he believes community amongst entrepreneurship is so important and how you should be viewing community as a young entrepreneur💪✅️ How he got the role in Foundrs after getting rejected the first time to why he’s decided to leave 👋✅️ The importance of vulnerability and connection 🤝--YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://m...2023-07-1945 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#123: The Power of Being Niche & Impacting Migrant Workers - Holly SimmonsIn this episode, I spoke to Holly Simmons, co-founder at Niya , a platform that connects organisations to a global community of underrepresented people.We covered:✅️ How she grow Niya as a two-sided marketplace✅The power of networking and the impact it has delivered for her✅️ We she decided for Niya to be very niche, where they are catered to migrant workers, rather than opening it up wider--YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5...2023-07-1226 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#122: Improve your Health Holistically as a Young Entrepreneur from an NHS Doctor - Dr Ally JaffeeIn this episode, I spoke with Dr Ally Jaffee, NHS doctor and co-founder of Nutritank , a think tank for holistic health and preventative medicine.We spoke about:✅️Why she decided to start her own business as a junior doctor in the NHS ✈️✅️The importance of holistic health 🧑⚕️✅️The health issues young entrepreneurs face and how to tackle these problems 💪---YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3Instagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneur...2023-06-2830 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#121: Why Businesses Should Concentrate on YouTube Rather than TikTok - Ben LeavittIn this episode, we returned back Ben Leavitt onto the podcast.We covered:✅️ Why you should consider YouTube as a business growth channel 🔗✅️ Short form vs long form content - where and how should they be used and what growth metrics should be defined here 📉✅️ YouTube SEO and what businesses get wrong with a YouTube growth strategy 🎥---YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3Instagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone/Equipment Us...2023-06-2129 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#120: Scaling a Payment Firm to over $2m Revenue - Ciaran SavageIn this episode, I spoke to Ciaran Savage, founder of Card Industry Professionals and Forbes 30 Under 30 Winner.We covered:✅️ How he got started in payments and how others can enter too✅️ How he wanted to become an actor but got his girlfriend at the time pregnant at a young age for both forcing him to reprioritise his life✅️How he scaled his payment firm from nothing to over $2m in revenues---YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.fr...2023-06-1432 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#119: Finding Purpose and Happiness as a Young Entrepreneur from a Monk - Ian NeneIn this episode, I spoke to Ian Nene, a former actor and monk.We covered:✅️ How Ian started his spiritual journey✅️ What are young entrepreneurs' purposes, values and how do you find them✅️ The most significant challenges young entrepreneurs face currently when it comes to finding purpose and happiness and how to confront them.---YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3Instagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone/Equipment Used...2023-05-3150 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#118: The Impact Pinterest Can Have on your Business - Danielle TheobaldIn this episode, I spoke to Danielle Theobald, TikTok, Instagram and Pinterest growth expertWe covered:✅️ Why you should be considering Pinterest as part of your marketing strategy, the numbers blew my mind✅️ Which businesses should consider it to get the most impact✅️ How you can implement a strategy and how it plays into the overall social strategy---YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wInterested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Go to zen.ai/themillen...2023-05-2432 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#117: UK's Largest Strip Club Owner at 27, to Bankrupt at 28 - Matt HaycoxIn this episode, I spoke to Matt Haycox, founder and entrepreneur. We cover:- How he started in entrepreneurship, starting in business at 16, to becoming the UK's biggest strip club owner by 27- How he went bankrupt at 28- What he looks for when investing in businesses---YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wInterested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Go to zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur2 and fill out the contact information so Zencastr can help y...2023-05-1731 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#116: Canning Water & Getting Stocked in Selfridges & Whole Foods – Josh WhiteIn this episode I spoke to Josh White, Forbes 30 under 30 and co-founder of CanO Water. This is a huge business Josh has created built on the concept of canned water. Extremely simple but scaled massivelyWe cover:- How he came up with the idea and scaled it given an extremely crowded market and also the product itself being extremely simple. Where he saw the value- How he managed to stock in the likes of Selfridges, Whole Foods Market and many more locations across the world- The difficult and...2023-05-1032 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#115: Solving Circular Fashion with Tech - Georgie HyattIn this episode I spoke to Forbes 30 Under 30 Winner and co-founder of Rotaro, Georgie Hyatt. Rotaro is the leading fashion rental platform for luxury brands and ethical fashion activists.We covered:✅️Why she decided to leave her role to focus on circular fashion👗✅️ The issue of fast fashion and how technology can solve it 💻✅️ Her process of landing partnerships with the likes of Carnaby London and Airbnb 🤝---YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wInterested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your...2023-05-0338 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#114: Growing Your LinkedIn Personal Brand & The Impact – Lara AcostaIn this episode I spoke to Lara Acosta, LinkedIn personal branding expertWe covered:- How Lara grew her following from zero to thousands in a matter of months and the impact it had on her and her business in terms of the opportunities she got- The step by step strategy in order to implement how she grew her LinkedIn following and how you can do the same- The dark side of LinkedIn and the mental obstacles that come with it and how to overcome.---2023-04-2634 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#113: How Much Money Facebook Videos Made - Ryan WilliamsIn this episode, I spoke to Ryan Williams, co-founder of Komi, a social media content agency that he exitedWe cover:- How Ryan started his journey making football meme pages.- How much money Ryan and his team were generating on a weekly basis with Facebook and Twitter pages and the most they made from one video, it is crazy.- Why he decided to exit his business and what is doing now to help younger people.---YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8...2023-04-1945 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#112: Why you Should Take Email Marketing Seriously – Troy EricsonIn this episode, I spoke to Troy Ericson, email marketing expert.In the episode, we covered:• Why you should take email marketing seriously for your business, the results you should expect and can you still do it today• How to start establishing email as one of your marketing and sales channels - the strategy• The step by step process of setting up a content plan when it comes to email marketing and how you can do it yourself.---YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2...2023-04-1231 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#111: Selling >£1 Billion in Real Estate & Finding Purpose – Akshay RupareliaIn this episode, I spoke to Akshay Ruparelia. He is famed as the founder and ex-CEO of Doorsteps.co.uk. He sold over £1 billion in houses over the space of three years, marking him youngest on the Sunday Times Rich List 2018 on asset value. Most recently, in 2021, he was the youngest honoree, featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list and he has also become renowned for disrupting the market with a 500% growth in just four years.In the episode, we dug really deep into:• How he started his journey from selling sweets at school while car...2023-04-0551 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#110: How Short-Form Video Content can Elevate You & Your Business – Harrison CantelIn this episode, I spoke with Harrison Cantel, a social media strategist. A huge advocate for short-form video content and how it can be used to elevate your personal brand or business.We covered:- Why you should be interested in short-form video content and the results and opportunities you should expect when dedicating time to it, whether it is on your personal brand or business- Who short-form content is for and why it can be used for anyone listening to this podcast, regardless of the sort of business you have, whether...2023-03-2928 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#109: Growing a Business out of a Podcast – Gaby MendesIn 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-OCtp1wThis episode is sponsored by Ze...2023-03-2230 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#108: Testing an Algorithm & Commercialising It – Bart-Jan LeytsIn 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 designedWe 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---...2022-11-0921 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#107: How To Start a Payments Firm – David CarlinIn 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...2022-11-0224 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#106: Why Your B2C Brand Needs to be on TikTok – Ethan GoldingIn 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 businessesTikTok 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...2022-10-1928 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#105: Building a Business out of Billions of Unclaimed Cash – Spencer VannIn 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---Zencastr Sponsor a Podcast: https://zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur2FREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetr...2022-10-1228 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#103: Mentally Managing a Growing Side-Hustle & Do We All Have a Purpose? – Shivani PauIn 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...2022-09-1630 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#102: Creating One of the Largest Music Communities & Independent Record Labels Globally – Rhys JacksonIn 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 technoRhys 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...2022-09-0730 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#101: What is 'Self-Mastery' & How To Harness it to Achieve Impact – Charlie RogersIn this episode I spoke to Charlie Rogers, a content creator and writer, talking about how young people can empower themselves on the path to ‘self-mastery’.Charlie believes all great achievements start with self-mastery.So we covered: What exactly is ‘self-mastery’ and how it can benefit you in achieving impact in whatever you do The top challenge young people face when it comes to self-mastery and how to overcome it The mindset you have to undertake and how to get started on the path to self-mastery...2022-08-3129 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#100: Gang Leader to Empowering & Funding Black-Led Startups – Karl LokkoIn this episode, I spoke to Karl Lokko, the Chairman at Black Seed, one of the largest if not the largest VC dedicated to empowering black founders.Karl is a former gang leader from Brixton. He’s seen friends stabbed, killed, and imprisoned. The story of how Karl harnessed his gang-ridden life experiences, and how that turned him into a force for black founders in his community and beyond is truly inspiring.In this special 45-minute episode, we covered: The story behind how Karl was initiated towards joining the gang and the reason behind wh...2022-08-2445 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#99: Facebook Groups for Building Communities & LinkedIn Personal Branding Results – Saffron SumnerIn this episode, I spoke with Saffron Sumner, founder of Twenties Legacy, a community of founders, freelancers and creators in their twenties.We spoke about: What is the ambition of Twenties Legacy and also how she decided to grow the community via a Facebook group and to highlight how Facebook groups are still thriving and how you can use them to build your own communities Why Saffron decided to post consistently on LinkedIn, growing to 16k followers in 3 months and giving examples of the opportunities she has seen from this...2022-08-1732 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#98: Launching and Growing a Leading NFT Project – David ChapmanIn this episode, I spoke with David Chapman, the founder of a leading NFT project, the Kusama Kings.The Kusama Kingdom is the highest grossing community led project in the Polkadot ecosystem. Offering holders private access to unique investment opportunities within web3 startups.We covered: How David decided to launch an NFT project, not coming from a Web3 background himself, where he was a qualified accountant Why NFTs were the best vehicle to achieve the ambition of improving accessibility to investing in crypto/web3 startups on a community level2022-08-1032 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#97: Manager of The Sidemen Reveals Behind the Scenes – Jordan SchwarzenbergerIn this episode, I spoke to Jordan Schwarzenberger, the manager of The Sidemen, one of YouTube’s biggest collectives of content creators, Europe’s largest YouTube collective.It’s an extremely interesting episode to see the behind the scenes of what goes into creating one of the most successful YouTube collectives on the planet, while also creating their own brands like a vodka, a subscription service and a chicken brand, to offer more to their audience and take them beyond YouTube.We covered: How Jordan personally got into the role as the manage...2022-08-0332 min
The Millennial EntrepreneurSolo Ep: What's Happening With the Podcast After Episode 100?We are almost at episode 100!So, in this solo episode, to lead up to the magic 100th episode, I will be covering: My personal top 5 podcast episodes I have recorded in 2022 What’s to come with the podcast going beyond 100 episodes, And a reveal of some guests recording soon---Zencastr Sponsor a Podcast: https://zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur2FREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wInstagram Page: @TheMil...2022-07-2717 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#96: The Biggest Mental Health Challenge Young Entrepreneurs Face – James Roycroft-DavisIn this episode, I spoke with James Roycroft-Davis, founder of Luna and a mental health advocate helping entrepreneurs to deal with metal health struggles informed by his own battle within his startupWe covered: The mental health struggles James has faced as an entrepreneur running his own startup and raising funding and why he attributed his self worth to if he could get funding How he dealt with this and how he deals with imposter syndrome The largest mental health challenge young entrepreneurs face on a daily basis and James’ advice to overcome this...2022-07-1329 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#95: How to Start an Electric Vehicles Technology Company – Arun AnandIn this episode, I spoke with Arun Anand, the CEO of electric vehicle charging company, Electric Miles.Electric Miles is a cleantech company developing the world's most intelligent Internet of Energy (IoE) electric vehicle charging solution. They connect EV and home batteries with the best computer intelligence to help users save energy costs by tracking user behaviour to adequately charge the battery to stop degrading.We covered: How did Arun get started in the EV space, how revolutionary does he see the technology and how you can be part...2022-07-0630 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#94: Learning Affiliate Marketing While Living in Thailand & Harnessing It Within a B2B Platform – Ryan FelixIn this episode, I spoke with Ryan Felix, the co-founder at Altbe, a learning, wellbeing and engagement platform for businesses.Ryan has an interesting journey into entrepreneurship where he started his journey with affiliate marketing while living in Thailand and Vietnam as a way to sustain himself while living abroad and teaching English.We covered: Why Ryan decided to move to Thailand after he graduated and the mental assumptions he overcame that were developed while growing up in the UK How he started affiliate marketing after meeting someone on a bus, the step by...2022-06-2929 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#93: From YouTuber, to Intern, to Head of Growth at Only 18 – Jake ClarkeIn this episode, I spoke with Jake Clarke, YouTuber and 18 year old Head of Growth of Mana.We covered: Why Jake decided to start his YouTube channel, the tips he had to growing a YouTube channel that many of you might like to hear. He carried on after all his friends gave up How he landed a head of growth position at a cool startup at only 18 years old from starting out as an intern to later being promoted to the senior role The largest challenge he...2022-06-2232 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#92: The Opportunities from Growing Your Personal Brand on LinkedIn & How To Do It – Shoaib AhmedIn this episode, I spoke with Shoaib Ahmed, personal branding expert, working with individuals to build their voice on LinkedIn, grow followers and ultimately generate opportunities from a stronger personal brand.We covered: Firstly, the results and opportunities he has benefited from growing his own personal brand. With almost 13,000 followers on LinkedIn, the in-bound opportunities that Shoaib receives are incredible and he shares what they are How to actually start strategically growing your personal brand And more practically, how do you do it day-to-day and the key characterises you must hold in order to...2022-06-1531 min
The Millennial EntrepreneurSolo Ep: How I Manage My Time & Avoid BurnoutIn this solo episode, I cover: What projects I am working on currently and an update on where they are The productivity practices I use that I have seen the best results with to maximise my time and results How I have avoided burnout with all the things I have on the go---FREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wInstagram Page...2022-06-0822 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#91: Growing a Premium Tonic Mixer Drinks Brand & Distributing Globally – Jordan PalmerIn this episode, I spoke with Jordan Palmer, co-founder of Lixir Drinks, an innovative drinks brand specialising in flavoured tonic mixers aimed at a younger audience.We covered: Why Jordan decided to launch a drinks brand within this space and how differentiation is key given how crowded a market it is How they found a drinks manufacturer and how they overcame the expensive large minimum order quantities through crowdfunding and strategies you can utilise if you do the same Costs you may not consider when first starting...2022-06-0129 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#90: Honest Truth About Growing a Dropshipping Clothing Brand – Colin McGrawIn this episode, I spoke with Colin McGraw, the co-founder of Oysters Clothing, a clothing brand that is powered by dropshipping. Their mission is to promote environmental and animal conservation through their clothing, as well as donating 10% of net profits to charities.We covered: The honest truth behind the journey of starting and growing a dropshipping clothing brand. Colin goes into depth about the operational process you have to take and the risks that are not widely documented Many think that starting a dropshipping brand generates ‘passive’ prof...2022-05-2531 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#89: Making Allergy Kits More Accessible for Schools – Zak MarksIn this episode, I spoke with Zak Marks, the co-founder behind Kitt Medical, an all-in-one anaphylaxis prevention and treatment system for schools - like a defibrillator, but for allergiesWe covered: How Zak started on his journey firstly trying to reinvent allergy medical devices to later shifting his focus on making the existing allergy devices more accessible and reframing the problem How he tested his proposition to doubling down on schools as the best way to start gaining traction with his service and how he is scaling...2022-05-1831 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#88: Building a Female-Focused Financial Wellbeing Community on Instagram – Laura PomfretIn this episode, I spoke with Laura Pomfret, the co-founder behind the leading female-focused financial wellness app, Financielle. Since launch they have partnered with leading brands such as Pensionbee and Wealthify, along with appearances in The Guardian and a place on the Tech Nation Exchange Programme for emerging start-ups.We covered: How Laura started Financielle as a small Instagram-based community posting memes, to then selling financial budgeting tools in the form of PDFs and Google Sheets to people who wanted to manage their money better, selling 500 of them at £50 each just from Instagram! How she built a...2022-05-1132 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#87: Growing a Health Business Helping over 20,000 Americans with Sustained Weight Loss – Isabelle KenyonIn this episode, I spoke with Isabelle Kenyon, Founder & CEO at Calibrate, a metabolic health company on a mission to change the way the world treats weight. Since 2020, they have helped over 20,000 Americans improve metabolic health, showing results with members having averaged 15% sustained weight loss, surpassing the best outcomes from peer-reviewed clinical trials.We cover: How Isabelle started Calibrate by reading academic papers around weight loss and how commercialised the academic literature to a sustainable business, having raised more than $125m to date She answers the question around do you need to be...2022-05-0429 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#86: Growing a Strong Travel Community During the Pandemic – Erika De SantiIn this episode I spoke to Erika De Santi, co-founder of WeRoad, a travel company that plans adventure tours around the world focusing on young travellers.They have coordinated over 30,000 European travellers and have been extremely successful with growing during the pandemic where travel was hit hardest.We covered: How Erika came up with the unique business model of WeRoad that takes an alternative view of the adventure travel industry with a focus on the dynamics of the group How WeRoad survived the pandemic through pivoting their business model temporarily and actually generated around £500k...2022-04-2732 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#85: Raising £500k Investment by Paying Celebrities to Make Personalised Cameo Videos – Zac WilliamsIn this episode I spoke with Zac Williams, the CEO of Careerpass Network, a careers marketplace platform.What’s extremely interesting about Zac’s story is that he raised over £500,000 investment for his startup through paying celebrities to read out personalised messages to potential investors through Cameo.We cover: How Zac spent £3.5k on Cameo to make personalised videos for potential investors which turned into over £500,000 in investment he received so far How using these personalised celebrity videos lead to an 85% response rate for cold emails to investors when average response rate is probably around...2022-04-2032 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#84: Made in Chelsea Star Turned Circular Fashion Platform Co-Founder – Eliza BattenIn this episode I spoke with Eliza Batten, former Made in Chelsea star and co-founder of The Cirkel, a circular fashion platform for women’s clothing.We covered: Eliza’s background as a Made in Chelsea star, how she got involved, her craziest experiences and the motivation behind why she decided to go on the show Following her exit from the show, why she decided to go into business and more specifically within circular fashion The opportunities and challenges Eliza has faced through growing her business given her background from Made in Chelsea---Vi...2022-04-1333 min
The Millennial EntrepreneurEngines of Growth & How to Use Them in Your Business – Solo EpisodeIn this solo episode, I talk about Engines of Growth for your business and how to utilise them to develop your business no matter what stage you are at.I cover: What is an Engine of Growth and how can it help you The different types of Engines of Growth and when to use each depending what type of business you are and where you are in your lifecycle The metrics you should be sure to track and know about when measuring success with these strategies---Vinovest 2 Months of Fee-free Investing: https...2022-04-0626 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#83: The Impact of Networking from a Serial-Networker & Unconventional Growth Hacks – Kallum NicholsonIn this episode, I spoke with Kallum Nicholson, a serial networker and an unconventional growth strategist.We spoke about: How he got into coaching and then rebranded himself as a growth strategist for businesses, through networking and public speaking Highlighting the power of networking and the impact it has made on Kallum’s life as both an individual and a freelancer The imposter syndrome he has dealt with from helping businesses as a young person while also funding of his previous business was stolen by a co-founder of his---Vinovest 2 Months of Fe...2022-03-3032 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#82: Raising £750k Before Product Launch, to Eradicate Paper Receipts with Technology – Tash GrossmanIn this episode I spoke to Tash Grossman, revolutionising store receipts with a digital solution for consumers and retailers to transform transactions and receipt waste into meaningful interactions. No more paper receipts.We spoke about: Why this space hasn’t been innovated in yet and how she plans to grow this two sided marketplace of getting businesses involved but also getting consumers involved because the software can’t work unless both parties are involved How she raised £750k without a product yet, highlighting other metrics investors look at that you can also focus on before having a product or paying custo...2022-03-2337 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#81: Building a Female-Focused Financial Education App to Cut the Gender Pay Gap – Margot de BroglieIn this episode I spoke with Margot de Broglie, the co-founder behind Juno, a learning and community platform to support women to invest and feel empowered by their finances.To top it off, they just raised $2.2m.We covered: Why the gap of financial education exists between men and women and how Margot and her team intent to plug it and solve this problem to empower more women with their money How they built a strong community of education from an email course, harnessing word of mouth before scaling that with...2022-03-1637 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#80: Innovating with Modular Mobile Phone Cases & Accessories – Asad HamirIn this episode I spoke with Asad Hamir, the CEO and founder behind modular phone accessories brand, NoliiWe spoke about:- How he tested the concept of Nolii before going forward with the expensive manufacturing run with only a rectangular box he showed people that had no electronics in it- How you can find a manufacturer in China to build complex products like what Nolii has- How he created a brand that stands out massively from the noise of the cheap phone cases and accessories that already exist2021-12-0128 min
The Millennial EntrepreneurSolo Ep: Types of MVP & How To Test Your New Business IdeaIn this new solo episode, I am going to be talking about how to test your new business idea and different types of Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) you can use when testing your idea. I will be covering:- How to construct a hypothesis- The many different types of MVPs that exist and how to select the best one for your needs and also personal experience of which ones we have used most effectively for my business, Wing- How to take this information, learn from it and iterate to grow2021-11-2424 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#79: Becoming an Influencer for Young People & The Role of Conent Creators - Sheen GurribIn this episode I spoke with YouTuber, consultant and podcast host, Sheen Gurrib We spoke about: - How Sheen started her YouTube channel under a year covering topics such as toxic productivity, negativity, education to gaining thousands of subscribers in under a year - How she has developed as an individual and a person through this YouTube experience - As someone a lot of young people ask for advice regarding confidence, we spoke about how to improve confidence as a young person---FREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https...2021-11-1730 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#78: Harshly Rejected on Dragon's Den to Becoming UK's Leading Premium Pasta Brand – Finn Lagun (Pasta Evangelists)In this episode, I spoke with Finn Lagun, one of the co-founders behind a brand I absolutely love, Pasta EvangelistsWe spoke about:- How Pasta Evangelists was born as a premium pasta D2C brand and how they have raised millions in funding and being placed in places such as Ocado, M&S, Harrods and Deliveroo- Finn’s experience within Dragon’s Den and he reveals the massive growth Pasta Evangelists experienced after the show aired, even when they received no investment from the Dragons and they were treated harshly on the...2021-11-1030 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#77: Building a Stock Market Based Athlete Trading Platform – Deven HurtIn this episode, I spoke with Deven Hurt, the co-founder of PredictionStrike, a ‘stock market’ like platform that lets you buy and sell professional athletes with other players across the world and potentially make real moneyWe spoke about:- How Deven created a beta platform for this and attracted his early users because the community element was crucial for this business to work - How he tested the business out by having to get up at 5am most mornings to manually input the player data and highlighting the importance of having manu...2021-11-0430 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#76: Growing a Two-Sided Marketplace with Alternative Growth Hacking – Hannah ChappatteIn this episode, I spoke with Hannah Chappatte, the founder of HYBR, a student housing platform aiming to make the process of finding a student house as painless as possible, while protecting the student.We talked about:- How Hannah tested the idea of HYBR without even building any technology – mainly through cold calling!- How HYBR grew with zero marketing spend, through joining Facebook groups, student ambassadors and a lot of cold calling- How Hannah raised £100k through angel investment and is planning to raise more---2021-10-2726 min
The Millennial EntrepreneurHow Much I Have Made on Medium After 10 Months – Solo EpisodeWe are back with a solo episode!In this episode, I discuss:- Updates on my life outside of podcasting, some amazing things I have to be thankful for from you guys- What I blog about and how much I have made broken down month by month, some of these numbers will hopefully inspire you- How you can get involved and honest advice around my blogging journey---The Millennial Entrepreneur publishes a new episode EVERY WEEK, showcasing the most inspirational young hustlers and analysing...2021-10-2026 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#75: Going Viral in Japan with a YouTube Video & Using Influencers to Impact Your Business – Beckii FlintIn this episode, I spoke with Beckii Flint, former YouTuber, Forbes 30 Under 30 and co-founder of an influencer marketing agency, Pepper StudioWe covered:- Her crazy YouTube background, how she became famous in Japan after one of her videos went viral at the age of 13 and how this led to her life changing forever- Why she decided to go into influencer marketing and how she set up her own agency after being let go from her previous job- More practical advice of how you can use influencers to impact...2021-10-1330 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#74: Offering Personalised Education at Scale by Harnessing AI – Mo SultanIn this episode, I spoke with Mo Sultan, the founder of EdiCat, an AI-powered Edtech platform focusing on personalised education at scale.We talked about:- The importance of personalised learning within education for young people and how the inaccessibility of private tuition poses a large problem that AI can solve- How Mo is testing his platform with 150 early adopters on the platform- Why now is the perfect time for innovating in the space of education---The Millennial Entrepreneur publishes a new episode EVERY...2021-10-0624 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#73: Benefits of Using Chatbots on Your Website & Starting an AI-Powered Chatbot Company – Joe BushIn this episode, I spoke with Joe Bush, the founder of artificial intelligent and human hybrid powered chat bot serviceWe talked about:- How the impact of having a chat capability on your website can improve conversion massively when it comes to sales and lead generation- How a young start up can harness the power of chat on their website- The journey Joe took starting his company by first manually powering the chatbots himself to now installing some element of AI in there to streamline the process and...2021-09-2929 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#72: Award-Winning Inventor aged 15 to International Public Speaker – Perttu PölönenIn this episode, I spoke to inventor, author and keynote speaker, Perttu Pölönen.We covered:- His journey of becoming a keynote speaker after creating a unique and popular invention at the age of 15- How he became educated in Silicon Valley to starting a non-profit in Myanmar and the differences he discovered- How he landed his very first paid speaking gig---The Millennial Entrepreneur publishes a new episode EVERY WEEK, showcasing the most inspirational young hustlers and analysing their journeys. Be sure to...2021-09-2228 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#71: The Impact of 'Grind Culture' on Young Entrepreneurs from a Psychotherapist – Tess BrighamIn this episode, I spoke with Tess, a therapist and coach that focuses on improving the lives of young adultsWe spoke about:- Whether it is good to set high goals as young people, how to set them, or are we just setting ourselves up for anxiety in the future?- The negative effects of the recent ‘grind culture’, the impacts on us and how we can overcome the toxic effects of it- The commonality of imposter syndrome amongst young people and how we can deal with it...2021-09-1529 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#70: How to Use Data & Key Metrics to Grow Your Business Faster – Johnathan GrzybowskiIn this episode, I spoke to Johnathan, the co-founder of Penji, a graphic design platform for businessesWe talk about:- How Johnathan’s grown Penji to 300 employees, Inc 5000 and to a massively scalable business- How to gather data from customers, users and other metrics to better inform the growth- Using that data to execute better to grow your businessDiscount Code for Penji (https://penji.co/): MILLPOD15---The Millennial Entrepreneur publishes a new episode EVERY WEEK, showcasing the most inspirational young hus...2021-09-0833 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#69: Leveraging Customer Personas to Become India's Largest Gummy Vitamin Brand – Divij BajajIn this episode I spoke with Divij Bajaj, the CEO and Founder of Power Gummies, India’s leading vitamin gummies brand, with a 60% market shareWe spoke about:- The motivation behind starting it came from a personal family origin that lead him experimenting with different ways to take vitamin supplements like chocolate, honey, before landing on gummies- How Divij approached and built a relationship with his first manufacturer – amazing advice for those wondering how to go for that first supply run- The growth engine Divij constructed to get to t...2021-09-0128 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#68: Building & Testing the UK's First Baby Clothing Rental Service – Eve KekehIn this episode, I spoke with Eve Kekeh, Forbes 30 Under 30 winner and founder of Bundlee, the UK’s first baby clothing rental service.We covered:- The motivation behind starting a clothing rental company, how she effectively tested the idea in-person, rather than online- How the angle of building a company just around sustainability isn’t enough and advice on scaling a business that was started for social goodThe process of attracting her first group of customers to also the step-by-step guide on how she recently raised investment...2021-08-2531 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#67: How to Test & Scale a SaaS Startup, From Product Hunt's Most Popular CRM – Jeroen CorthoutIn this episode, I spoke with Jeroen Corthout, the co-founder of a powerful CRM platform, Salesflare. It is the most popular CRM ever on Product Hunt and AppSumo We cover: - Why he decided to start a CRM platform, given the crowded and highly competitive market landscape dominated by a few players - How he started a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, tested it and scaled it to now making recurring revenue from users- Advice about starting your very own SaaS company ---The Millennial Entrepreneur publishes a new...2021-08-1823 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#66: Launching an Entertainment Start-up & Landing VC Funding – Naomi ShahIn this episode I spoke with Naomi Shah, the founder and CEO of Meet Cute, a media company producing original rom-com podcasts, producing over 300 stories to date!We cover:- How entertainment start-ups are rarely invested in by VC firms and how Naomi managed to land Meet Cute investment from a VC- How they produce original content, having worked with over 600 creators to date- The validation process of innovating within the entertainment space and using existing platforms/technologies to test demand – a great tip for those wanting to start th...2021-08-1131 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#65: Rewards to Expect When Growing Your Personal Brand as a Young Entrepreneur – Joe BinderIn this episode, I spoke with Joe Binder, the founder of WOAW, an agency concentrating solely on building personal brands of entrepreneurs on social media and beyond!We talked about:- How Joe started his agency and why focusing on personal branding alone was so important to him and how he’s worked with the likes of James Caan and Tej Lalvani from Dragon’s Den- As an entrepreneur, why you should explore building your personal brand, when it can be effective and when to do it- Strategies you can...2021-08-0433 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#64: Creating New Fashion Outfits Using AI – Bianca RangecroftIn this episode, I spoke to Bianca Rangecroft, the founder & CEO of Whering, a circular fashion app, that allows you to digitise your wardrobe, using data and AI to suggesting new outfits from the clothes you already own!We spoke about:- How you can start an AI-powered tech company with no technical background and bootstrapped, while still generating growth, like what Bianca has done- The importance of attracting users early with certain business models, rather than monetising too early and most importantly, at what stage when you have attracted more and...2021-07-2833 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#63: Scaling a Freelance Business Dependant on Personal Brand Strength – Cassandra DittmerIn this episode I spoke with Cassandra Dittmer, an international sustainable brand consultant and fashion stylist.We covered some amazing topics, such as:- How she defined her niche as a freelancer and also found her service-customer fit when it came to her services- The strategies she used to effectively embed her personal brand into her business and how you can use your personal image to elevate your business- How to overcome the scalability issue when your business brand has a large focus on your personal brand, so your...2021-07-2137 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#62: Expanding the Number of Monetisation Pain Points Solved in the Creative Industry with Technology – Tersha WillisIn this episode, I spoke with Tersha Willis, the co-founder of terrible*, a technology company working with bands and other creators to enable them to monetise from merchandiseWe covered:- How terrible* started as a merchandising company, helping bands to provide high quality merchandise to now becoming an overarching tech company that manages the whole process for creatives- Tools Tersha has used to shift terrible* into a technology firm, without knowing how to code herself- The practises that have enabled her to win countless pitching competitions and how...2021-07-1433 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#61: Lab Grown Diamonds Worn by Meghan Markle – Jessica WarchIn this episode, I spoke with Jessica Warch, Forbes 30 Under 30 winner, and the CEO and Co-founder of Kimaï, a start-up focusing on creating lab grown diamonds to evolve the unethical nature of the existing mining industry.We cover:- The problems that exist in the existing mining industries that have existing for centuries and how Jess started a lab grown diamonds company- How after 2 months of bootstrapping, Jess got one of her pieces worn by royalty! Our very own Meghan Markle - The crazy impact of this on Kimai’s grow...2021-07-0730 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#60: How to Gear For Investment; Interview with an Angel Investor – Roei SamuelIn this episode, I spoke with Roei Samuel, angel investor and entrepreneur who successfully exited his previous company after attracting 4.5m usersWe covered:- The journey of how Roei started his company to how it got successfully acquired a few years later- As a start-up, how you can effectively gear yourself up for angel investors- Tips and advice of how to convert interest from an angel investor into money in your bank account---The Millennial Entrepreneur publishes a new episode EVERY WEEK, showcasing...2021-06-3035 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#59: Creating The World's First Social Fashion Rental App – Eshita KabraIn this episode, I spoke with another Forbes 30 Under 30 winner, Eshita Kabra – the founder of the award-winning app By Rotation, the world's first social fashion rental appWe talk about:- The impact of fast fashion on the environment and how renting clothing is the next wave of sustainable fashion- The importance of circular economy start ups and how to build a two-sided platform to enable this circular nature to thrive- The steps and considerations you should take when building a two-sided platform, and which side you should approach fi...2021-06-2333 min
The Millennial EntrepreneurSolo Ep: Why Your Customers Don't Love Your Product – SinaWe have a solo episode!We’re going to be talking about:- How you can turn your customers from liking your product/service, to LOVING it- Revealing the launch of my own business, Wing, and how you can get involved- A really helpful framework to help you map out your business’ values to make your customers love you and outcompete the competition---The Millennial Entrepreneur publishes a new episode EVERY WEEK, showcasing the most inspirational young hustlers and analysing their journeys. Be sure to s...2021-06-1629 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#58: Creating a Foldable Bike/E-scooter Helmet with No Engineering Experience – Josh CohenIn this episode, I spoke with Josh Cohen, the founder of Newlane – the first ever packable bike or scooter helmet made with sustainable materialsWe cover:- The methodical framework Josh used to validate his product hypothesis that can be utilised for any business- The step by step of Josh’s journey of how he validated the idea of Newlane to raising millions in funding, despite not having a product or engineering background- At what stage you should consider going after funding within a physical product business---2021-06-0937 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#57: Creating a Robotics Startup & Raising Over $1M – Jack CornesIn this episode, I spoke with Jack Cornes, the CEO and Co-founder of HausBots, a robotics company that has already raised over $1m in funding, building wall-climbing robots to be used to building maintenance tasks.We cover:- How their robots are saving lives by replacing the need for people to use scaffolding and ladders to inspect building- How Jack and his co-founder started their very own robotics company and the steps you could take if you wanted to start your very own one- The strategies you should undertake...2021-06-0235 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#56: Fighting Sexual Harassment in the Workplace with Artificial Intelligence – Eleanor ManleyIn this episode, I spoke with Eleanor Manley, the co-founder of an artificial intelligence powered technology start up, called Metta Space (https://www.metta-space.com/), to reduce sexual harassment in the workplace.We cover:· The massive issue of sexual harassment, along with how artificial intelligence can help combat it and prevent it· Why now is the perfect time to tackle this issue at scale within workplaces with the emergence of advanced technologies and new laws coming into play· If you have a B2B start up focusing on social good - how...2021-05-2634 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#55: Legal Steps You Need to Take as a Founder – Babs JamiesonIn this episode, I spoke with Babs Jamieson, qualified UK and USA lawyer and CEO of Jamieson LawIf you run a business or are thinking about starting a business and want to know the essential legal practises you need to adopt for it – this is the episode for you!We cover:- What legal items you need to resolve early in your business, covering things like what you need if you have other co-founders, data, etc- How to legally protect yourself around your intellectual property, if you’re monetising data...2021-05-1933 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#54: Creating the Largest Teen Investing Club in the US, with $120k in Assets – Jack RosenthalIn this episode I chatted with Jack Rosenthal, a teenager who created one of the largest teen investing clubs in the world, worth over $120k in assets.We cover:- Why Jack started the club, focusing on educating teenagers on the art of investing- How Jack has written two books on teen investing and teen entrepreneurship and he outlines the way you can self-publish your very own book through Amazon---The Millennial Entrepreneur publishes a new episode EVERY WEEK, showcasing the most inspirational young hustlers and analysing...2021-05-1233 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#53: How to Make Thousands of Pounds in Passive Income With Blogging – Amardeep ParmarIn this episode I spoke with Amardeep, a blogger who makes thousands of pounds every month from blogging on Medium and is the editor of one of Medium’s largest publications, The Entrepreneur’s Handbook.This is an amazing episode for anyone who wants to learn how to earn an income from blogging.We cover:- How Amardeep started blogging on Medium only a year and a bit ago to now generating about £3,000 income minimum every month from it- Tips for all your aspiring bloggers on how to start, how to gr...2021-05-0541 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#52: How to Take An American Concept & Translate It For The UK Market – Annie MitchellIn this episode, I spoke with Annie, co-founder of Bottleshot – an amazing cold brew coffee brandWe covered some fantastic topics such as:- How Annie and her co-founders took a concept from the USA and adapted it to the UK and European markets- Outlined the strategy behind how they have undertaken many brand partnerships which has hugely escalated their growth and how you can best undertake brand partnerships to elevate your business- How they have been recently stocked in Ocado and WH Travel---Th...2021-04-2835 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#51: Innovating The Prosthetics Industry & Winning Forbes 30 Under 30 – Nate MacabuagIn this episode, I spoke with Nate, the founder of an amazing prosthetics company, Koalaa, recent Forbes 30 Under 30 Winner and all-round great guyWe chat about:- Why he decided to start a prosthetics company and his thoughts around the wider product availability for the disabled around the world- How he tested his product in the market as he doesn’t struggle with the problem himself, he had to find ways to find and communicate with his end user- Why he feels like this market needs innovating, where existing pr...2021-04-2136 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#50: How to Define Your Marketing & Brand Strategy – YasIn this episode I spoke with Yas, the marketing pro behind her own marketing brand, Your Artwork Service.This episode is a real marketing masterclass of how to start and outline a marketing and branding strategy for your business, covering:- How Yas got into digital marketing, having worked with over 200 clients having only starting around 2 years ago- The strategies you should use when deciding which social media or marketing platforms to use to effectively gain results for your brand- A debate over whether quality or quantity wins in...2021-04-1433 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#49: How to Build a Community of Like-Minded People & Monetise It – Justine LambertIn this episode I spoke with Justine Lambert, the CEO and founder of Brains with Benefits, a community of entrepreneurs brought together to solve the problem of entrepreneur lonelinessWe cover:- The issue of solo entrepreneur loneliness and how it impacts people on a daily basis, going into how it has impacted me and Justine, where it killed one of her previous businesses- How she built a group of clients around her within the last 11 months, where she has managed an above 70% conversion rate of trialists to paying clients...2021-04-0738 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#48: Losing 30kg To Starting My Own Meal Delivery Service – Will McDowellIn this episode I spoke with Will McDowell, the CEO and Founder of meal prep delivery service, Tastily.We covered:- Why Will decided to go into food from his journey of personally improving his mental health and physical health by losing 30kg by utilising a healthy meal service- How Will started a subscription box service, where we talked about the logistics, margins, and other operations associated with it as I know many of you have thought of starting a subscription box service company- Underlying his strategy of starting...2021-03-3139 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#47: How to Approach & Get Your Product Stocked in Retailers – Tina ChenIn this episode I spoke with Tina Chen, the founder of the plant-planted tea latte drink, HumaniteaShe gave some amazing insights in: How to get stocked in stores with your product, having got 5 new stockists just in the week we chatted How she tested her product and the advice on how you can test your food product idea because I know many of you have thought about starting a food business The strategies she has used to get her foot in the door with retailers and eventually get her product stocked - great tip there...2021-03-2433 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#46: Starting a Spirit-Pairing Drinks Brand & How To Source a Manufacturer from The Start – Danielle WhiteIn this episode I spoke with Danielle White, one of the co-founders of an exciting new drinks company, Savora Drinks.Savora is a company aiming to pair alcoholic spirits with mixers, starting out by making their very own tequila mixer themselves If you are thinking of starting your own drinks brand this is for you and if you’re into tequila and spirits, this is also the episode for you! We cover how Danielle and her co-founder met at EY to experimenting with flavours to producing their first product How they sourced their manufacturer very early in...2021-03-1730 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#45: Fighting Gender Stereotypes, Becoming a STEM Ambassador & Fusing Engineering with Ballet – Naomi McGregorIn this episode I spoke with Naomi McGregor - TEDx speaker, Founder of Movetru, engineer and a ballet dancerWe covered some amazing topics, such as: How Naomi decided to do engineering, fighting the gender stereotypes and barriers put on her to get into that field to eventually becoming an ambassador for females in STEM How she has fused her love for ballet and her engineering brain to create a business that aims to reduce injury An exploration into how this solution could not just be for ballet but across multiple sports such as rugby, football...2021-03-1036 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#44: Battling Existing Social Media Platforms With A New Social Media Company – Kristian MarcusIn this episode, I spoke with Kristian, the founder of a brand new social media network called FLTR.It’s a new social media platform aiming to realign the visions of what a social media should be and that is an excellent way to connect with people, and specifically in his case, personal development.We talk about: How he has witnessed the evolution of modern social media platforms becoming intrusive companies that influence many decisions we make as well as selling our data and how FLTR can grow with an alternative business model Why he...2021-03-0334 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#43: Building a Health-Tech in a Developing Country & Promoting Health Equity – Hansa ShreeIn this episode I spoke with Hansa, the founder of Sukoon, a health-tech company focusing on battling health inequity, especially within the cardiac spaceWe spoke about:- The unique challenges that arise with starting a health-tech company, compared with other sectors- Debating about whether to build a start-up focusing on problems within developing or developed countries- The strategies Hansa has used to build a healthy team culture that has led them to pivot rapidly into different spaces seamlessly and how you could build it too2021-02-2433 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#42: Creating Thousands Of Dollars Of Passive Income Through Health Course Creation – Brendan CoatesIn this episode, I spoke to Brendan Coates, a gut and wellbeing expert.Brendan has built a business around his passion, where he generates tens of thousands of dollars for each course that he creates around health and wellbeing.We talk about: How Brendan originally got into health and wellness - you will never guess the origin, but as a hint, the story took place in a strip club of all places How he has created programme, helping people and making tens of thousands of dollars in passive income The steps you can take...2021-02-1739 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#41: How to Grow Your Brand to get Thousands of Orders Just From TikTok – Jacob ZanderIn this episode, I spoke with Jacob Zander, the founder of Feel Your Soul, a Californian clothing brand.If you are have a brand and are looking at the growing by using the phenomenon that is TikTok and are wondering how to leverage it to grow your brand and ultimately get sales, this is the episode for you!The majority of this episode is about TikTok and how you can harness it — a real masterclass.We cover: How Jacob has grown his brand to almost 400k followers on TikTok in pretty much a...2021-02-1036 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#40: How to Effectively Use Influencer Marketing to Increase Sales and Brand Awareness – Rohan MisraIn this episode I spoke with Rohan, founder of the really cool clothing company, DOLLYMIX STUDIOS.If you want to run a clothing brand and harness the power of influencer marketing, this is the podcast for you!In the conversation, we chatted about: How Dollymix grew massively using influencer marketing without spending anything He outlines his strategy for approaching influencers and how he gets the most sales out of it - he has got some absolutely huge names wearing his stuff so be sure to listen to the very end for...2021-02-0333 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#39: Innovating in the Dating Industry with a Double Dating App – Danielle & JulieIn this episode, I spoke with the two founders, Danielle and Julie of a brand new dating app, Fourplay.It’s a new dating app focusing on double datesIn the episode we covered some really great topics such as: How they came up with the idea of building a double-dating app from their own personal journey How they managed to build an app with no experience in tech or start-ups themselves, being healthcare professionals The journey of the app now growing massively across multiple continents and what is next for Fourplay---...2021-01-2731 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#38: How To Become An Instagram Influencer & Owning a Fitness Business — Kamal MamedovIn this episode, I speak to Kamal, Instagram influencer, fitness entrepreneur and founder of Fortitude Fitness. We had an amazing chat and there was so much value for you guys. We cover: How he created a successful fitness brand and a gym from the ground up, starting from scratch and the steps he took to do that How he grew and monetised his Instagram to now making thousands of pounds a month just from Instagram and more importantly, how you can do this too today! And lastly, his tips where it comes to...2021-01-2036 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur2020 Wrap Up & Huge Announcements For 2021 – SinaThank you so much for the support so far - it has been incredible. This is a solo-episode sign off for the year and what you guys can expect going into the new year!---The Millennial Entrepreneur publishes a new episode EVERY WEEK, showcasing the most inspirational young hustlers and analysing their journeys. Be sure to share and subscribe. Don't forget to leave a rating and a review as it really helps us grow and allows us to get the best guests for you.WANT A SHOUT OUT? If you wa...2020-12-1616 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#37: How To Grow Your Social Media & Marketing Impact as a Business – Lauren AyrissIn this episode, I spoke with Lauren Ayriss, the founder of On Your Socials, a social media and marketing agency.We covered topics such as: Why she decided to start her marketing agency, leaving her job to do so and how she has seen huge growth in the space of less than a year How she deals with the mental health side of things as she is always exposed to social media and we go into her past battles with mental health How she deals with imposter syndrome and how you can overcome it too...2020-12-0233 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#36: Growing a Tutoring Company From Scratch to a Team Of Over 70 Tutors Within a Year – Jemma SmithIn this episode I chat with Jemma Smith, the founder of The Education Hotel, a tutoring company, providing tuition services to students all around the world.We cover topics such as:- How Jemma decided to leave her job of a strategy consultant after hating it, and building a business out of her passion of tutoring - How she started the business by herself, to now having over 70 tutors on her books in the space of a year- Explore different learning styles and how the singular learning style notion is p...2020-11-2534 min
The Millennial Entrepreneur#35: Creating a Fashion Brand Promoting Confidence in Young People – Arthur LeventhorpeIn this episode I chat with Arthur, one of the founders of the edgy clothing brand; Young GoatWe cover some amazing topics such as: How and why he and his friends started the clothing brand and how it became so iconic in the city of Bristol to now gathering orders from across the world, as far as South Korea Advice to other young founders looking to start their own fashion clothing brand and how to grow The message of what the Young Goat represents and how they are focusing on building confidence for young people2020-11-1830 min