Founder Stories
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Founder Stories

by Simon Kallu

Real life relatable business owners are interviewed about their journey from startup to where they are now. Packed full of actionable insights and inspiration, we focus on smaller businesses across a variety of sectors so you can get a return on your investment of time listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

31 episodes
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E27: Mindset, mistakes & scaling a food business
1:57:25 Oct 21, 2025
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E28: How a 21-year-old built Europe’s most exclusive entrepreneur network
1:30:03 Oct 21, 2025
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E25: UK's luxury networking club that thrives on shared experiences instead of sales
1:34:28 Sep 25, 2025
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E24: He only needed 2 years to get from 0 clients to a multi-million PR agency
1:34:14 Sep 24, 2025
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E23: Stand out or stay invisible - visual storytelling for entrepreneurs
1:34:29 Sep 22, 2025
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E22: Building a startup with no investors - The Jamaican twist that’s shaking up the drinks industry
1:26:46 Sep 19, 2025
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E21: From banker to £5M property portfolio - how to achieve financial freedom after corporate life
1:17:01 Sep 17, 2025
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E20: Stop chasing clients - do THIS instead (networking secrets from the founder or Circle Networks)
1:56:41 Sep 5, 2025
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E19: How one dad turned bedroom walls into a global street art brand - the story behind Murals
1:56:29 Sep 3, 2025
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E26: Building a business without burning out: Matt Pyke’s Founder Story
1:25:44 Apr 28, 2025
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E18: Co-Founder of The Midlife Mentors Mr James Davis
1:12:39 Sep 30, 2024
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E17: Co-Founder of Huel and Registered Dietitian James Collier
1:58:54 Dec 5, 2023
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E16: Sam Stockmans - CEO and Founder of Above & Beyond Solutions
1:37:56 Nov 21, 2023
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E15: Ben Haldon - CEO and Co-Founder of MyCoach
1:24:49 Oct 26, 2023
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E14: How to scale a creative agency with Kingsley Peters
1:43:34 Oct 16, 2023
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E13 - Jay Grewal - CEO & Founder of Elixir Scalp Micropigmentation
1:26:51 Oct 7, 2023
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E12: Christian Chapman - Transformed his own physique, then built an industry leading coaching business.
1:19:51 Sep 29, 2023
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E11: Leaving behind a Michelin Star to go solo with Chef Rob Palmer
1:25:51 Sep 14, 2023
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E10: From Director at Monster Energy to Entrepreneur of the Year with Dave Hamlet
1:48:20 Sep 1, 2023
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E9: Lessons from 40 years in Business with Jaz Khunkun
1:36:49 Aug 25, 2023
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E8: The Power of your Network with Steve Orton
1:22:55 Aug 9, 2023
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Business Class - What to do if your business is NOT growing
7:37 Jul 30, 2023
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E7: Elisabeth Hoff - World Renowned Photographer
1:21:20 Jul 20, 2023
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Business Class - Financial Systems your Business Needs
10:08 Jul 13, 2023
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E6: Achieve Health CEO Rick Lovell on scaling a physio chain to over 200 locations
1:40:35 Jul 6, 2023
26
Business Class - 3 Keys to Business Success
13:55 Jun 28, 2023
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E5: How Mahirs CEO Harvir Sahota went from sweet shop to catering the Common Wealth Games
1:24:33 Jun 16, 2023
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E4: How Paul Foster went from college student to Michelin Star Chef
1:12:36 Jun 9, 2023
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E3: How to Make Money From Property
1:10:42 May 31, 2023
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E2: How CEO Naeem Alvi scaled Notepad Studio to £83k per month
1:06:59 May 24, 2023
31
E1: My Story of 12 Years Scaling GrowFactor
1:00:22 May 16, 2023
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