Steve Smith: Poundland Founder on How to Sell Any Product For £1 [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors]

Take the survey now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iHRZvOly_Q7aprlQBF7n38y0EjgvnHw2OdYII8yQElc/edit?ts=670d0111 Join Rob as he interviews Richard Harpin, who built and sold his company HomeServe for a staggering £4.1 billion. Richard shares his eight secrets to building a successful business, discusses his current passion for helping medium sized companies scale up and explains why he's investing £200 million of his own money into promising businesses. Richard Harpin REVEALS: How he started HomeServe with £50,000 of life savings How he nearly went bankrupt His key secret, to copy and pivot, finding successful business models and improving upon them He has always been entrepreneurial, starting by breeding rabbits at age 5, becoming "Ricardo the magician" at age 9 and establishing about six businesses before founding HomeServe at age 20 Why Richard is focused on helping the UK's 168,000 medium sized businesses scale up Why the UK lacks support for companies transitioning from startup to large enterprise. Why businesses need revolution at the start, but should focus on constant evolution as they grow BEST MOMENTS "I think the UK is the best place to run a global business, I think it's a great place for entrepreneurs to start a business... The only issue is, as a country, we're not that good at scale ups."  "I did [pay a big load of tax when selling the company] and I was happy to pay it because capital gains tax is at a reasonable level. I don't believe in all these entrepreneurs that sell up and move to Jersey or Monaco." "We're taught at school that copying homework is bad, we might get expelled for it. In business, I think copying is good."  "Disruption is what you do at the start of your business when you're inventing the model... But once you've done it, don't disrupt twice, that is dangerous, just keep evolving that model."   VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter   https://robmoore.com/podbooks  rob.team Episode Sponsor - AG1 Claim your exclusive offer of AG1 at the link below drinkag1.com/disruptors ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “The Disruptive Entrepreneur” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything”   CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. disruptive, disruptors, entreprenuer, business, social media, marketing, money, growth, scale, scale up, risk, property: http://www.robmoore.com

9 Maalis 202546min

Take the survey now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iHRZvOly_Q7aprlQBF7n38y0EjgvnHw2OdYII8yQElc/edit?ts=670d0111 Rob interviews Richard Tice, a businessman and Reform UK politician, who delivers a critical and candid assessment of the UK's current challenges. Tice doesn't just criticise though, he offers bold solutions to what he sees as a "confidence crisis" gripping Britain. From slashing wasteful government spending to scrapping inheritance tax and net zero policies, Tice lays out Reform's vision for revitalising the UK economy. Rob and Richard’s conversation tackles everything from Labour's catastrophic start to immigration, crime and the cultural values Tice believes are essential to Britain's recovery. Richard Tice REVEALS: That the UK is experiencing a confidence crisis with people getting financially, socially, and culturally poorer The UK is "absolutely salvageable" with the right leadership and hard work Why Labour have had such catastrophic start to power Reform's economic plan, including raising the income tax threshold to £20,000, scrapping inheritance tax, cutting regulations and implementing an approach that prioritises making ordinary people better off The UK needs to abandon net zero policies which he claims are causing uncompetitive energy prices, killing industries and driving up costs for ordinary people Why he proposes a freeze on immigration, arguing the UK should focus on getting the 9 million economically inactive Britons back to work Why he advocates for a ‘broken windows’ approach to crime; prosecuting every offense no matter how small, ensuring swift consequences and creating parallel private prosecution systems if needed That he believes the UK must proudly defend its Christian heritage and British values, reject concepts like Sharia courts and push back against what he sees as confusing modern ideologies like the concept of multiple genders BEST MOMENTS "I've run businesses and I've seen where a good business can be ruined by a bad boss in a couple of years, but a business that's literally gone into bankruptcy can be turned around by a good boss in two to three years." "If you don't risk anything, you risk everything. Taking risks is a good thing and sometimes things go wrong. It's called life and that's why we have the limited company structure, so we don't lose our home." "In America, you're not really an entrepreneur until you've gone bust at least once. Here, you go bust once, and I mean, you're castigated forever. It's like Hall of shame and you almost never get out of it." "Family. Community. Country. If you and your family are working hard and achieving and becoming better off, then you're contributing to your local community and if all the families in that community are working hard and getting together, your community is becoming better off." "You've got the highest taxes for 70 years, we've got the highest government spending, much of it wasteful, for 70 years. The most regulations for 70 years, the highest national debt for 70 years and the lowest growth decade for 70 years."   VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter   https://robmoore.com/podbooks  rob.team Episode Sponsor - AG1 Claim your exclusive offer of AG1 at the link below drinkag1.com/disruptors ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “The Disruptive Entrepreneur” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything”   CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. disruptive, disruptors, entreprenuer, business, social media, marketing, money, growth, scale, scale up, risk, property: http://www.robmoore.com

3 Maalis 20251h 9min

Take the survey now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iHRZvOly_Q7aprlQBF7n38y0EjgvnHw2OdYII8yQElc/edit?ts=670d0111 Rob is joined by Johnny Garrett, founder of William Wood Watches, which he created with just 25k and crowdfunding. They talk about the luxury watch market including its dramatic post-COVID crash and the rise of independent watchmakers. Johnny reveals how his grandfather's firefighting legacy was the inspiration behind building a British watch brand that incorporates genuine upcycled firefighter equipment. From celebrity collectors like Kevin O'Leary and President Biden to Johnny's journey from banker to watchmaker, this episode provides a fascinating look into entrepreneurship, watch industry disruption and why traditional luxury brands might be taking advantage of their customers. REVEALS: How William Wood Watches incorporates genuine upcycled firefighter equipment, honouring Johnny's grandfather's 25 year firefighting career. How Johnny started William Wood Watches at just 25 years old while maintaining his banking career  The company produces about 3,500 watches annually priced between £1,000-£4,000, with limited editions like the 30-piece "King's Coronation" watch dramatically increasing in value, selling out instantly. The high profile customers that buy William Wood Watches, including President Biden (whose watch was presented in the Oval Office), Kevin O'Leary and Russell Crowe. Why Johnny believes the luxury watch market crashed post-COVID How William Wood is expanding beyond direct-to-consumer sales into B2B government contracts. That watch brands claiming "in house" manufacturing primarily use this as marketing justification for charging premium prices. BEST MOMENTS "I believe if a Richemont Group bought it, Jesus, they could take William Wood Watches into the billions in revenue. Every single country in the world has a fire service. Our vision is to convert fire stations all around the world into our concept stores." "The whole reason we're in business is to be able to produce watches that you can actually wear on a daily basis and appreciate. Now there's so much supply in the marketplace that you are struggling where to be able to make these purchases." "I used to fall for that, I've got loads of limited edition APs, which, you know, they're limited edition, so they're the ones that will go up in value and they haven't gone up in value because they make a new limited edition, a new one, and a new one." "This is the reason why we're seeing such a rise of independent brands. We've seen in the last three years, the amount of customers who now know more or want to educate themselves on other independent sort of lesser well known brands." "I think society is celebrating the wrong businesses. We are feeding a conversation around entrepreneurs who have these big billion dollar companies with huge employees, potentially masses of debt. I think we should be celebrating more the entrepreneurs turning over maybe into the single digit millions." VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter   https://robmoore.com/podbooks  rob.team Episode Sponsor - AG1 Claim your exclusive offer of AG1 at the link below drinkag1.com/disruptors ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “The Disruptive Entrepreneur” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything”   CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. disruptive, disruptors, entreprenuer, business, social media, marketing, money, growth, scale, scale up, risk, property: http://www.robmoore.com

28 Helmi 20251h 8min

Take the survey now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iHRZvOly_Q7aprlQBF7n38y0EjgvnHw2OdYII8yQElc/edit?ts=670d0111 Rob speaks with former journalist turned successful entrepreneur and investor Codie Sanchez. Codie reveals how her experiences covering cartel violence and human trafficking shaped her understanding of financial freedom, leading her to develop a revolutionary approach to building wealth through acquiring "boring" but profitable businesses. Codie talks about business acquisition, wealth creation, the importance of ownership and gives her unique perspective on entrepreneurship.  Codie Sanchez REVEALS: How she went from a journalist to a business owner The shocking shift away from business ownership in the UK Why a side hustle makes you more likely to succeed than quitting your job straight away The three promising business types for 2025 Why a degree isn’t worth the investment anymore The pros to buying an existing business BEST MOMENTS "If you want to go fast, go alone, If you want to go far, go together. It's super true. And the only way you're going to make like a fucking unreasonable amount of money is by having a team that buys into your vision" "You know what's sexy? Profitable businesses. Profitable businesses are really sexy and it's sexy to have a business that you could bootstrap with your own two hands" "Money really is freedom and it is also protection” "Those who say it's impossible should get out of the way of those of us doing it." "In order to start a business, you're 90% likely to fail or a 10% success rate. In order to buy a business, you have a five to 20% fail rate and somewhere between a 95 to an 80% success rate." VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter   https://robmoore.com/podbooks  rob.team Episode Sponsor - AG1 Claim your exclusive offer of AG1 at the link below drinkag1.com/disruptors ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “The Disruptive Entrepreneur” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything”   CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. disruptive, disruptors, entreprenuer, business, social media, marketing, money, growth, scale, scale up, risk, property: http://www.robmoore.com

24 Helmi 20251h 13min

Take the survey now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iHRZvOly_Q7aprlQBF7n38y0EjgvnHw2OdYII8yQElc/edit?ts=670d0111 Former Dragons' Den investor Richard Farleigh opens up to Rob about his journey from an Australian orphanage to a successful entrepreneur with 120+ businesses. Richard shares his thoughts on UK business challenges, his most successful Dragons' Den investment in Reggae Reggae Sauce and why even highly successful entrepreneurs battle imposter syndrome. Richard Farleigh REVEALS: His biggest Dragons' Den success His difficult childhood Why the UK is becoming impossible for a startup business Why the first year of any business should be treated as pure research Despite running over 120 companies, how he still battles imposter syndrome That universities will be less relevant with AI advancement BEST MOMENTS I'm a working class kid. I went through an orphanage and care, so I'm not ashamed to admit that I've worked hard and made money." “In a world where we've had a technology explosion, now we've got AI helping us particularly, that should make people more productive, shouldn't it?" "The first year is a research project, the first year is spending the money to find out if this is viable, that's what you want to find out as quickly as possible. If it means not having a shop front, not having any officers, not having a brief guy, just go and sell that." "There are entrepreneurs from all ages, all backgrounds, all countries, all religions, whatever, but there are no lazy entrepreneurs.” "Money and success, you know, it's a bandaid”.   VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter   https://robmoore.com/podbooks  rob.team Episode Sponsor - AG1 Claim your exclusive offer of AG1 at the link below drinkag1.com/disruptors ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “The Disruptive Entrepreneur” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything”   CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. disruptive, disruptors, entreprenuer, business, social media, marketing, money, growth, scale, scale up, risk, property: http://www.robmoore.com

21 Helmi 20251h 32min

Take the survey now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iHRZvOly_Q7aprlQBF7n38y0EjgvnHw2OdYII8yQElc/edit?ts=670d0111 Rob speaks with Tam Khan, ex-professional MMA fighter turned entrepreneur who left Essex in 2008 to pioneer MMA in Dubai. From building successful businesses to raising a family in the UAE, Tam gives his experience and thoughts on Dubai's rise, the UK's challenges and how maintaining strong values leads to success. He also talks about his relationship with Andrew Tate and how he knows the real Andrew. His raw honesty about social media, modern masculinity, and religious values creates a fascinating discussion about life for us all in today's complex world. Tam Khan REVEALS: His relationship with Andrew Tate Why he chose to build a life in Dubai How Dubai maintains incredible safety without police Why having daughters transformed his perspective on masculinity and success Why social media has created unrealistic expectations of masculinity  Dubai's business friendly environment  Why more UK citizens are moving to Dubai  How religious values and moral principles create social stability and success  BEST MOMENTS "Everyone's an atheist until the plane they're on is crashing." "Just be yourself, what is wrong with liking whatever you like, or being an artist, whatever they want to do. Don't feel like you have to be the next Andrew Tate or the next Donald Trump or whatever; there's nothing wrong with being different." "You can't even wear bad clothes now as kids in UK, you'll get just bullied."  "I respect people who stand for what they believe in, even if it's against my belief, I rate at least you're doing what you're doing."  [On Andrew Tate] “He's very genuine, kind hearted guy. Forget the sunglasses and the bald head and this and that, he's one of the nicest guys in the world” "Look after our own people, they're suffering, they're spending this on bullshit things. That's why I love it here [Dubai], because they look after their own people." VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter   https://robmoore.com/podbooks  rob.team Episode Sponsor - AG1 Claim your exclusive offer of AG1 at the link below drinkag1.com/disruptors ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “The Disruptive Entrepreneur” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything”   CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. disruptive, disruptors, entreprenuer, business, social media, marketing, money, growth, scale, scale up, risk, property: http://www.robmoore.com

17 Helmi 20251h 28min

Rob talks to Ahmed Amwell, owner of Dubai's largest luxury car rental company, who talks about his journey to building an empire of over 100 supercars. Ahmed shares his knowledge and expertise on the luxury car market, including dealing with high profile clients like Andrew Tate and the intricacies of running a premium rental business in Dubai.  Ahmed Amwell REVEALS: How he managed to create remarkable growth in Dubai's competitive car market Why the company owns every single car in their fleet How he handles negative comments and criticism How he sources Ferrari and Lamborghini after being blacklisted as a rental car company Why Dubai's car market remains stable -vs- the UK market His views on failure His experience of COVID-19, where he went from nearly bankrupt to unprecedented success How his company maintain a surprisingly low blacklist of only 5-10 clients BEST MOMENTS "If you don't risk it, you're never going to find out." "I don't think about failure, no, because we are our own customer. If the car doesn't do well in the sales, boom, I buy it, I add it to the fleet." "We deliver a car faster than Pizza Hut or Domino's.” "I just want my son to have a good future and I want to enjoy my life a bit as well, early retirement." "I had about 6,000 comments, maybe 4,000 of those comments were negative... I take it as energy and I throw it back in their face."   VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter   https://robmoore.com/podbooks  rob.team Episode Sponsor - AG1 Claim your exclusive offer of AG1 at the link below drinkag1.com/disruptors ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “The Disruptive Entrepreneur” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything”   CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.     disruptive, disruptors, entreprenuer, business, social media, marketing, money, growth, scale, scale up, risk, property: http://www.robmoore.com

10 Helmi 20251h 20min

Take the survey now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iHRZvOly_Q7aprlQBF7n38y0EjgvnHw2OdYII8yQElc/edit?ts=670d0111 Rob talks with Paul Withers, founder of Direct Bullion, for a discussion about gold as the ultimate wealth protector. From predicting a 2025 gold surge to revealing why banks resist gold purchases, Paul shares insider knowledge from his decade of experience in the precious metals industry. They discuss everything from central bank gold holdings to why Warren Buffett avoids gold, offering listeners crucial info about protecting their wealth. Paul Withers REVEALS: His predictions for the value of gold over the next decade Why banks actively discourage and block large gold purchases Why gold maintains constant purchasing power over time How Direct Bullion has a 75% customer retention rate, with some clients accumulating up to £5 million in gold over time The mistakes the UK has made in currency and gold Why central banks worldwide, including China and Russia, are actively buying massive amounts of gold BEST MOMENTS "We've lost millions. Like I'm talking millions through banks not allowing customers to trade in gold, like millions. It is frightening." "People's wealth is everything to them, right? If you get to 65 and you lose everything, you don't have the life to go back out there and do it all again." "I truly believe that we're going to see the biggest transfer of wealth I think ever in human history over the next 10, 20 years." "They physically tell them, we will not allow this transaction. Why? Because it's gold.” "Look at Trump, he's openly come out and said, we are going to make this a crypto safe country we want to jump on the bandwagon." "You cannot keep having this huge amount of debt and not expect at some stage for it to go bang. Because eventually I know the amount of interest that we are paying is astronomical."   VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter   https://robmoore.com/podbooks  rob.team Episode Sponsor - AG1 Claim your exclusive offer of AG1 at the link below drinkag1.com/disruptors ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “The Disruptive Entrepreneur” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything”   CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. disruptive, disruptors, entreprenuer, business, social media, marketing, money, growth, scale, scale up, risk, property: http://www.robmoore.com

7 Helmi 20251h 11min