Ep081 – Derry Green, Founder, Secret Garden Glamping | From a tent in lockdown to Dragon's Den and beyond | SATT
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Ep081 – Derry Green, Founder, Secret Garden Glamping | From a tent in lockdown to Dragon's Den and beyond | SATT

1:11:37 Mar 12, 2026
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In this episode of the podcast, Derry Green, Founder of Secret Garden Glamping, shares the remarkable story of how a camping trip in his back garden during lockdown - born out of desperation after his transport business collapsed overnight - grew into one of the UK's most talked-about glamping brands.He discusses his appearance on Dragon's Den, his philosophy on flat-rate pricing that caused a stir with the Dragons, and why he believes he's running a social media business that happens to own a glamping site.Derry also talks about the importance of service over aesthetics, what his dad's animated displays business taught him about work ethic and creativity, and how he's now scaling to 10–15 sites through a franchise model — all without leaving his back garden in Skelmersdale.The SATT Team :)#podcast #business #swimagainstthetide #growth #entrepreneurship
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