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Challenger ChatsChallenger Chats Episode #10 with Steve GrocuttChallenger Chats is back with another deep dive into the world of game-changing brands! This time, we sit down with Steve Grocutt, founder of Cornish Bakery, to uncover the incredible story behind one of the UK’s fastest-growing bakery brands. With a firm belief that “Bakery is the new Coffee Shop”, Steve has built a business that has redefined what a bakery is, does and can be. Cornish Bakery is a modern bakery creating beautiful, welcoming, community spaces where people can relax, connect, and enjoy exceptional, freshly made food and coffee. From its...2025-03-2554 min
Challenger ChatsChallenger Chats Episode #9 with Richard HiltonRoll up, roll up to the latest instalment of Challenger Chats, the podcast that showcases the movers and shakers behind the UK's best and brightest Challenger Brands. We’ve made it to the very satisfyingly numbered Episode 2, of Season 2…In the hot seat is none other than Richard Hilton. A brandophile through and through, he started his career by hawking his CV to the advertising agencies on New York’s Madison Avenue, eventually returning to the UK to found ground-breaking gym brand Gymbox, followed by one of London’s busiest competitive socialising venues Fairgame. Richard has raised debt, me...2024-12-0443 min
Al Ahly PharosPre-Trading Thoughts*Key news articles for today*The government is planning on offering up stakes in its majority-owned Port Said Container and Cargo Handling Company (PSCCHC) and Damietta Container and Cargo Handling Company (DCHC) on the EGX during 1Q25. The sources expect the government to offer 20-25% stakes in each company, with the IPO’s private placement focused on attracting major companies like the UAE’s AD Ports and DP World. Kuwait renewed a USD2 bn Central Bank of Egypt deposit certificate due for repayment in April for another year. Egyp...2024-12-0403 minAl Ahly PharosPre-Trading ThoughtsThe government raised fuel prices 10-15% as of last Thursday.The price of mazut for most industries increased to EGP8.5k per ton, up 13.3% from EGP7.5k previously. The government has kept mazut prices stable for electricity generation and food industries.Foreign investments in Egypt’s t-bills stood at USD35.2 billion (EGP1.70 trillion) by the end of April, up from USD32.0 billion (EGP1.54 trillion) in March.The government is launching an initiative to support the tourism sector with EGP50 billion. Funding should not exceed EGP1 billion for one customer with a declining 12% subsidized in...2024-07-2802 min
Challenger ChatsChallenger Chats Episode #8 with Rod McKieSeason II of Challenger Chats has officially landed! A collection of raw, unfiltered conversations with the movers and shakers behind the UK's best and brightest Challenger Brands. Kicking off Season II in style, we’re thrilled to have Rod McKie in the hot seat - one of the UK’s most experienced hospitality operators with a resume that reads like a who’s who of the hospitality world – cutting his teeth at TGI Friday’s, subsequently working alongside industry legend Julian Metcalfe at Pret a Manger and then spending 14 years at the helm of Welcome Break. For...2024-04-2252 min
Challenger ChatsChallenger Chats Episode #7 with Nisha Katona MBE, Founder of MowgliIn this seventh episode of Challenger Chats our host Adam Spencer is joined by Nisha Katona MBE, Founder and CEO of one of the country’s hottest Challenger Brands - Mowgli. After a 20 year career as a Barrister, Nisha took a leap of faith, a massive career pivot and threw her hat in the hospitality ring with the opening of her first Mowgli restaurant in Liverpool. Mowgli is now one of the UK’s fastest growing restaurant brands, with a current stable of 18 sites across the country. Nisha is also a success...2021-12-1653 min
Challenger ChatsChallenger Chats Episode #6 with Joanne Mathews, Founder of Ten Health & FitnessIn this sixth episode of Challenger Chats our host Adam Spencer is joined by Joanne Mathews, Founder and CEO of Ten Health & Fitness. Ten is a wellness business that bridges the gap between the medical community and fitness markets. It was instrumental in pioneering the London boutique fitness sector back when it launched in 2007 and has since grown into the UK’s largest provider of Dynamic Reformer Pilates (think traditional pilates but taken to the next level) and has a fast growing clinically-led wellness offering. They’ve now launched a live stream...2021-09-0353 min
Challenger ChatsChallenger Chats Episode #5 with Noam Bar, Co-Founder of OttolenghiIn this fifth episode of Challenger Chats our host Adam Spencer is joined by Noam Bar, co-founder of Ottolenghi. Noam, along with co-founders Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi (later joined by Cornelia Staeubli), launched their first site in Notting Hill back in 2002. They now have a collection of critically acclaimed Ottolenghi delis and two iconic restaurants in London; NOPI in the West End and ROVI in Fitzrovia. The brand is best known internationally for its collection of hugely popular cookbooks which challenged the way that home chefs and critics alike thought about plant based cooking. It al...2021-07-0837 min
Challenger ChatsChallenger Chats Episode #4 with Robin Rowland OBE, Operating Partner at TriSpanIn this fourth episode of Challenger Chats our host Adam Spencer is joined by Robin Rowland OBE, Operating Partner at investment fund TriSpan, Chair of Challenger hospitality brands Rosa’s Thai and Thunderbird Chicken and board member at Caffe Nero, Fuller’s and UKHospitality. This podcast is slightly different from our other podcasts. Usually we interview the founders and operators behind our favourite Challenger Brands. And whilst Robin is no longer an operator he is one of the key people behind TriSpan, which is itself a Challenger Brand in the world of hospitality investing. A true...2021-04-211h 05
Challenger ChatsChallenger Chats Episode #3 with Matt Grech-Smith, Co-Founder of SwingersIn this third episode of Challenger Chats our host Adam Spencer is joined by Matt Grech-Smith, co-founder and co-CEO of Swingers, one of the pioneers in the world of Competitive Socialising. Swingers takes large venues in city centres and transforms them into immersive experiences, combining “grown up” crazy golf, with amazing cocktails whilst you play and food created by exciting, up and coming restauranteurs. With two venues open in Central London and a growing site pipeline in the USA, Matt and his co-founder Jeremy Simmonds raised capital from Cain International in 2018 to fund growth and expans...2021-02-181h 03
Challenger ChatsChallenger Chats Episode #2 with Joan Murphy, Co-Founder of FrameIn this second episode of Challenger Chats our host Adam Spencer is joined by Joan Murphy, co-founder of Frame, a fitness and lifestyle brand that delivers in person group exercise classes from its collection of Central London sites, as well as a recently launched digital fitness solution, streaming over 130 live classes a week to its customers, or "Framers"...Joan re-wrote the fitness rule book; replacing rigid and long term gym memberships with a more flexible, more accessible, pay as you go format. Allowing its Framers the opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of group exercise classes in...2020-12-1747 min
Hospitality Mavericks Podcast ShowHospitality and The Infinite Game #003: Circular EconomyThe circular economy is about eliminating waste and having a continual use of resources. In today’s episode we explore how this powerful system for sustainability can be applied to the hospitality industry. From food waste to kitchen design, it bleeds into all areas that can be achieved through collaboration.Tune in as we explore how David is applying the principles of the circular economy to his hospitality design work. We also discuss where the big opportunities lie, the renting economy, what we can learn from brands like IKEA, and kitchens with no bins.Resources me...2020-12-1542 min
Challenger ChatsChallenger Chats Episode #1 with Charlie Gilkes, Co-Founder of Inception GroupIn this first episode of Challenger Chats our host Adam Spencer is joined by Charlie Gilkes. Charlie is the co-founder of Inception Group, an award-winning operator of several iconic eating and drinking out brands including Mr Fogg’s, Bunga Bunga, Cahoots, as well as London’s first speakeasy Barts, and the infamous 80s themed nightclub Maggie’s.In this fascinating conversation we talk about Charlie’s entrepreneurial journey, the ups and downs of working with a co-founder, the strategy of creating a multi-brand business, keeping themes fresh and relevant to an evolving customer, what “experiential” really means and his opti...2020-10-1953 min
Challenger ChatsListen here if you're new to Challenger Chats.This trailer touches on who we are, the kind of leaders you'll be hearing from in this series and what we'll be discussing on Challenger Chats. We'll be getting people to open up, telling us about the road blocks they’ve encountered, what causes them to lose sleep at night and what they love, and hate, about today’s consumer. Challenger Chats is powered by Tamweel, an M&A and Private Equity deal doing business that specialises in advising the UK’s best and brightest Challenger Brands. 2020-09-2501 min
Hospitality Mavericks Podcast Show#66 Ali Aneizi, Founder of Tamweel Capital, Being an investor during a pandemicWe’re going to take a different view of the hospitality industry today – through the eyes of investment. Today’s guest is Ali Aneizi, a M+A and Private Equity specialist, and founder of Tamweel Capital – an investment advisory boutique focussed on brand led consumer facing businesses.As the industry is going through an intense period of natural selection, we explore what future successful operators need to look like. Tune in to learn more about changing consumer behaviours, re-setting the landlord and tenant relationship, and delivering multi-channel offerings. Links:https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliane...2020-08-0755 min
TAYP RadioA discussion of recent political and business news from TunisiaPodcast notes:
َQuelques reflexions sur le concept de "Charter City" - http://bit.ly/2xrdu1m
L'evolution de la monnaie egyptienne par rapport au dollar americain - http://bit.ly/2gJ5qAz
La plateforme de micro-finance KIVA - http://www.kiva.org
Micro-finance en Tunisie:
Enda Arabe / Enda Tamweel - http://www.endatamweel.tn
Yunus Social Business - http://www.ysbtunisia.com
Ebay / PayPal / Venmo - http://www.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/103015/paypal-unveils-big-plans-venmo-ebay-pypl.aspx
La réponse des banques américaines à l'émergence des services de mobile payment - https://www.zellepay.com
Index de services bancaires / pays (Page 12 pour une vue g...2017-10-091h 11