Best way to scale? Your peers have the answers.
This is the podcast for scaleup founders looking for insightful, actionable wisdom from some of the best operators around. Each week we’ll explore one secret that other founders and experts are using right now and how to implement it.
It’s practical wisdom to build the company AND life you want. Hosted by renowned founder coach and advisor James Johnson.
You’ve survived to £1m, now let’s scale to £10m+.
When you’ve faced near burnout several times, what do you consider going too far?
Alex was basically doing 3 full-time jobs at the same time. One of them was being the only person to manage a rolling…
On last week's episode, Tara, the founder of BuyMeOnce, shared her own experience with the sunk cost trap. Today, we're gonna drill down into what it is, why we fall into it and how to avoid it when …
Joining me in the coaching time machine this week is a founder whose story many of you will relate to. Tara Button’s company Buy Me Once had outgrown v1 of her site as well as the platform she origin…
Today I'm joined by Jack Dyrhauge who is the Founder of Neuropool. He is an ADHD, Autistic entrepreneur on a mission the change employment odds for Neurodiverse job seekers
We speak about would you do…
Today I'm joined by Lizet Zayas who is the Founder of Successfully. She is currently helping people truly define what success means to them and sharing inspirational stories via a new book; “Stories …
Today I'm joined by Sarah Mason who is the Chief People Office of Foxton’s and my personal go to on anything HR. She is an expert in both HR and psychology and led some rapid scaling journeys.
We spea…
Today I'm joined by Stephen Hunt who is the founder of Hunt Hospitality and was the NSW Business Leader of the Year 2021. He started in 2008 and has grown from one pub to 6 brands and 250 employees. …
Today I'm joined by Manny Cohen who is the founder of Armadillo Group which might be the next British unicorn in RegTech! They’ve been in the RegTech100 in 2021 and 2022 and are entirely self-funded …
Today I'm joined by Pablo A. Ruz Salmones who is the founder of X Eleva Group in Mexico which combines business consulting and tech development. They’ve grown internationally, won lots of awards and …
Today I'm joined by Kenneth Kutyn who is the co-founder of Deckbuildr.io which gives you a customised pitch deck in 30 seconds. He was previously part of the founding team of Rightly on their £100m j…
Today I'm joined by Gillian Harrison, who is the CEO of Whitefox Technologies. They are a multi-award winning business who focus on reducing energy and water waste in industrial processes while incre…
Today I'm joined by Steve Coulson, who co-founded Kitt which enables tenants to get a bespoke managed office in any building anywhere. They are growing fast and one to watch!
We speak about what the j…
Today I'm joined by Logan Naidu, who founded Kernel Global which is one of the FT1000 fastest growing businesses in Europe. They're almost at the £100m.
We speak about what culture really is and how t…
Today I'm joined by Simon Barbato, who founded Mr B & Friends a leading brand agency who's created awesome brands for companies on the £100m journey.
We speak about what is a brand and how to use it t…
Today I'm joined by Nektarios Liolios, who not only founded Startup Bootcamp Fintech but now runs The Future Farm which is a community focused on healthy entrepreneurship
We speak about some of the pr…
Today I'm joined by Michael Mellinghoff, the Managing Director of TechFluence UK. He also launched the FinTech Germany award in 2016. Michael has helped hundreds of FinTech startups to scale and fund…
Today I'm joined by Shelby Austin, the CEO of Arteria AI, a business spun out of Deloitte in 2020 simplifying contract lifecycle management which recently raised $11 million in series A funding. Shel…
Today I'm joined by Mark Whitcroft, one of the founding partners of Illuminate Financial, a VC that specialises in FinTech and Enterprise Software. He started the business 7 years ago and is now on t…
Today I'm joined by James O’Donnell, Commercial Director of Social Ink, the social media marketing company that helps CEOs and businesses create stories online through social media and building commu…
Today I'm joined by Matt Baird, an expert recruiter and Founder Member of the District4 community. He specialises in Social Housing.
We speak about how the District4 model has empowered Matt to do the…