Founded & Grounded

In an age where we have a constant stream of personal data on our wrists, and home testing has become second nature, one UK company is nicely poised to ride the crest of a wellbeing wave.

Forth is a d…

“If you do what you don't love, that's stress. If you do what you love, that's passion.”

Author, Podcaster, Motivational Speaker...and for good reason.

Jeff Dewing has a story to tell.

He's seen it al…

They started out in 2018 with no business qualifications, marketing experience, or entrepreneurial background - simply a shared passion and a big idea. 4 years on, they're the pioneering start-up tak…

What are Venture Capitalists? How do they operate? And what can founders learn from them in the pursuit of backing for their big idea?

In this episode, we enter the real dragons' den and put a human f…

"You can't buy culture".

In this episode, Founded & Grounded visit the Lost & Grounded brewery and their co-founder Alex Troncoso, as we return to the world of craft beer.

With new breweries and their…

The world of insurance is a grey area for many people in more ways than one, so allow Sam White to inject some colour to the proceedings...

Setting up in business following a chain of life-changing ev…

Besides climate change, the issue of microplastics is one of the biggest environmental challenges facing society.

Passionate to put his engineering talent to use, but unable to find a business that ma…

"Information is abundant... wisdom less so."

It's no secret that access to knowledge and mentorship is fundamental to success in many aspects of life, not least business. But, on a Diverse Founders Pr…

Meet Steve Neil... 'Brand Protector' and director of The Trademark Helpline.

Steve's mission is to ensure that business owners look after their intellectual property and the brands they've started fro…

There are lots of reasons why people become entrepreneurs. Nav Sawhney had three, instilled within him from a young age, and these inspired him to develop a product that would enhance everyday life f…

After becoming a Mum, Dominique Woolf wanted to take life in a whole new direction and literally bring some spice to the proceedings. So, using her sales background and Thai heritage, and winning ove…

Verity owned a sandwich business. Charlie ran nightclub nights. Both were passionate about fast food. Neither had run a takeaway before. 6 weeks later they signed the lease for their first premises, …

One piece of advice? "Just do it."

Meet Ally. He's got a lot of time for meaningful workplace benefits - less so for Advisors.

Ally's the founder of Juno - a business at the vanguard of the wellbeing …

If 'too much information, too little time'  is the great problem of our age, this business has a 5-minute solution.

Patrick Walker is a veteran of the 'big tech' scene having held senior positions wit…

How does it feel to be suicidal?

One man who knows is Nick Hussey, founder of Frahm - the business behind high-quality, long-lasting jackets for the real world. Nick stared into the abyss after the co…

"If you have a great product, your business should succeed."

We meet Edgar Thoemmes, co-founder of Virtually There and Canton Tea, about how two very different businesses steadily grew and found their…

To kick off Series 3, we meet Banasa Williams - co-founder of Ksoni, who produce plastic-free bathroom wellness products such as shampoo and bodywash.

With the global environment high on the agenda th…

In anticipation of Season 3 starting later this September, we welcome back listeners to the podcast which shares the stories and wisdom of early-stage entrepreneurs.

There are more great guests on the…

For our season 2 finale, we speak with Chris Goodfellow; CEO of content marketing agency, Inkwell.

When he left an old employer, Chris did something unconventional - he bought one of their brands and …

"Women can have children - and know there's a safe secure way of returning to work."

Meet Jess: Mum and co-founder of That Works for Me.

When a chance moment - and a gap in the freelance recruitment ma…