In this episode we are joined by the highly talented entrepreneur, Steve Oliver, the CEO and Co-Founder of Music Magpie which was set up in 2007 to buy and sell second hand CD’s and DVD’s online. The business in April 2021 listed on the London junior AIM with a valuation of £208 million and now has offices in Atlanta, USA and headquarters in Stockport. The business saw revenues of over £153 million in 2020 and continue to build on that growth. 

In this episode we are joined by the highly successful entrepreneur, Tom Jeffrey who is the Co-founder and Managing Director of Wave Direct. The business was set up in 2019 and has already hit sales of £15 million in 2021. Wave sells a range of inflatable hot tubs direct to consumers via its ecommerce website along with being listed in major retailers such as John Lewis, Selfridges and Homebase.

In this episode we are joined by the well regarded business professional Richard Chapple. Richard is the former CEO of the Hut Group Ingenuity, former CMO of Gymshark and is the current co-founder and managing partner of the Growth Foundation. The business is a full service consultancy which is dedicated to working with high potential businesses and helping them grow in the right way. The business now has over 20 staff and works with a number of fast growing direct to consumer businesses. Richard is also the board advisor to a number of brands across the UK helping them scale at an increased rate. 

In this episode we are joined by the tech entrepreneur Richard Bendelow. Richard co-founded the technology company Visualsoft which he exited a few years ago. He is now the co-founder and CEO of Aero Commerce, a platform that has hundreds of merchants using their technology to power their ecommerce operation. We sat down with Richard to discuss his growth across both of the companies he has started whilst also learning what makes a highly powerful ecommerce site. 

In this episode we are joined by the successful entrepreneurs, Ross Worswick and Scott Shahsua who are the Co-founders of The Couture Club which they founded in 2015. They have built the brand into a multi million pound business with over 70 staff, physical stores in Manchester and London and an impressive e-commerce website. They are now stocked in some of the world's largest retailers including Asos and Zalando and boast an international following across social media of over 1 million fans. 

In this episode we are joined by Mark Livings who is the CEO and Co-Founder of Lyres a non alcoholic spirits company established in 2019. Lyres has entered more than 60 countries with listings in over 50 major retailers as well as being stocked in thousands of bars all over the world. Mark has recently raised £20 million to expand the company's footprint and now holds a total business valuation of over £270 million. Mark sits down to talk to us about growing his non alcoholic spirits business and the highs and lows of scaling it internationally, along with some of the opportunities adopting a direct to consumer strategy can have for a business in the FMCG space. 

In this episode we speak with Dominic McGregor who is the co-founder of global social media agency, The Social Chain. Dominic co-founded the business with Steven Bartlett in 2014 and grew the business to over 500 staff before publicly listing the company on the Dusseldorf stock exchange in 2019 with a valuation of over £250 million. Dominic was also hired by the government as an advisor to the cabinet Office on their use of Social Media. Most recently he has co-founded a multi million pound fund called fearless adventures to help grow the next generation of direct to consumer brands in the UK. Dominic describes what he looks for when investing in businesses and also discusses some of the pros and cons of taking on external investment. 

In this episode we speak with Chris O’Reilly who is the CEO of Presto Music, one of the largest classical music, jazz recordings and musical instrument suppliers that started back in1986. Chris has focussed much of his attention on the growth of the online business which began in 2001 and now ships to over 200 countries worldwide. Chris shares some of the challenges he and the business have faced over the years whilst speaking in detail around the ways the business has grown so successfully by focussing on their core niche and offering.