War Paint Founder: I used to steal women’s makeup because of shame, hell of body dysmorphia & turning down all 5 Dragons - Danny Gray
This conversation with Danny Gray is one of our all-time favourites. Danny had a childhood filled with bullying, trauma and mental disorders. It left him with scars that no one else could see, and eve...
21 Mar 202340min
Startup armageddon: Bank of England was going to allow SVB failure to kill UK startup industry until Founders & VCs stepped in
You probably heard SVB collapsed, but what you probably don’t know is how close the UK startup ecosystem came to collapsing all together. This is the inside story of how a small group of Founders and ...
16 Mar 202324min
Wise Co-Founder: Being Skype's first employee and the difference between winners and losers
Taavet Hinrikus is the Co-Founder and former Chairman of Wise, the unicorn fintech which used to be called TransferWise. He’s now the Co-Founder of Plural, an investment platform for early stage capit...
14 Mar 202335min
How I Failed: Pasta Evangelists Founder - previous luxury smartphone company was just too big a mountain to climb
Alessandro, or 'Alex' Savelli, is the Co-Founder of Pasta Evangelists - a brand you’ve probably come across. Their pasta is delicious and everywhere. But, before he was getting his hands in the prover...
9 Mar 202311min
Teenage prodigy who turned down Facebook as a 15 YO to take them on in VR - Unai Founder Maxim Perumal
Maxim Perumal is the Founder of Unai and we think he’s a certifiable genius. He’s certainly one of the most exciting Founders we’ve ever spoken to - he built the world’s most popular open source VR he...
7 Mar 202343min
How I Failed: forced to walk away with £5k in the bank and no shares - Matteo Grassi
That’s Matteo Grassi, the Co-Founder of Pop-Up, a thriving no code eCommerce platform. But before all this, there was another period in his life - a much darker period. He left Shopify in 2016 to bec...
2 Mar 202315min
How I Failed: death threats and journalists knocking on the door after growing too fast, with Matt Kelly
Matt Kelly, the Founder of Spacegoods (really cool company btw) experienced one of the fastest rises and falls with a bootstrapped business we’ve ever seen. He grew Neon Beach, a DTC neon sign brand, ...
23 Feb 202313min
Former Welsh rugby captain Sam Warburton learns from golfing legend Paul McGinley - Secret Leaders X Captains
We're linking up with our mates at Crowd Network to introduce you to one of their new podcasts, Captains with Sam Warburton. Whether you’re big into your sports or not, this show has plenty of leaders...
21 Feb 202325min
