The Summit by Fearless Adventures

This week on The Summit we're joined by David Lawson. David Lawson is the CEO of Salons Direct and was the MD of AO during the Covid pandemic. Learn all about how hard work and open communication have been the cornerstone to David's success, how he helped AO to navigate the chaos of lockdown buying and why he'll never eat donuts again. About our hosts A serial entrepreneur, David Newns successfull...

Nick Telson is the co-founder of Trumpet, an angel investor and host of Pitch Deck. Nick shares his experience of building and exiting his first company Design My Night, how having a clear goal allowed him to model success as well as explaining why graduates should work at startups. About our hosts A serial entrepreneur, David Newns successfully founded, built and sold his first two companies to F...

This week Amelia Sordell, founder of Klowt joins Dominic McGregor and Hattie Gibson on The Summit. Amelia is THE expert when it comes to personal branding with clients like SkyBet and Oscar on her books. In this episode Amelia breaks down the strategy behind her own brand, how companies can foster growth for their teams and her philosophy for employees with itchy feet. About our hosts A serial ent...

This week on The Summit we're joined by Heinin Zhang and Siddhi Mittal, a pair of founders that are making private chefs accessible to everybody. Heinin and Siddhi share how they had to fight for equal pay when they worked as traders and learned their worth, their experience at Y Combinator with Micahel Seibel and their goals for growth. Listeners of The Summit also get to enjoy £50 off their firs...

This week's Dom McGregor is joined on The Summit by Seb Carmichael-Brown. Seb is not only a co-founder of Hashtag United but a hugely successful golf creator with partnerships with Adidas and Taylor Made. Learn how Seb got started creating content by helping out his brother Spencer FC, hand how they capitalised on the opportunity to put together The Wembley Cup with EE. As well as how Seb leverage...

This week Helen Hardy joins us on The Summit just as the Women's World Cup 2023 is about to kick-off. Helen is the Founder of FOUDYS, the only retailer offering custom personalisation for Women's Football shirts, pundit and commentator. Helen talks to David Newns, busting the myth that women's football isn't commercially viable, how large clubs are starting to understand the culture of the sport a...

Yvonne Harrison is the latest entrepreneur to share his journey with David Newns on The Summit By Fearless Adventures. Yvonne is the founder of Women In Football, an organisation that empowers women, men, and non-binary people with knowledge, expertise, and collective support to create a stronger, brighter, and more diverse future. About our hosts A serial entrepreneur, David Newns successfully fo...

Tom Dunlop is the latest entrepreneur to share his journey with Dominic and Emily on The Summit By Fearless Adventures. Tom is the founder of Summize, an AI powered solution that simplifies contract workflows. Join us as Tom shares his views on how networks are the foundation of any founders success and how his time as a Team GB Badminton player taught him the value of 1 percent gains. About our h...

This week we welcome Oliver Bristowe, founder of Pets Purest to The Summit. Being the visionary leader of one of the UK's fastest-growing companies Oliver takes us through everything from leading a team for the first time to managing his work-life balance AND gives us a sneak peek into the exciting future of Pets Purest. About our hosts A serial entrepreneur, David Newns successfully founded, buil...

This week we welcome Steph Elswood to The Summit. Steph shares her personal mental health journey from her battle with her body image and saggy knees through to the realisation moment that she needed to seek help. Steph is the founder of the Enough App, providing hints and tips for healthier, happier women who can appreciate that they are enough exactly as they are. Steph has also launched non-alc...

This week Randel Bryan joins David Newns on The Summit. Randel built a wealth of marketing experience working at Universal Pictures, Endemol Shine and Discovery before taking his talents to Factory International, the new permanent home of the Manchester International Festival. Randel shares how Factory International is set to push the boundaries of what audiences can expect from Manchester, his ph...

This week Basil Zocca joins David Newns on The Summit By Fearless Adventures. Basil received no education as a child meaning that he couldn't read or write until the age of 14 when he joined a monastery. Since then Basil's growth has been nothing short of sensational. Basil studied medicine in South Africa before switching to computer engineering. Now Basil is the Head of Engineering at THG, one o...

This week's guest on The Summit is Look After My Bills co-founder and Angel Investor Henry De Zoete. Henry co-founded Look After My Bills in 2017 and led the company through growth leading to an earn out with the price comparison giant Money Supermarket. Learn how Henry pivoted an original business idea to enrol on the prestigious Y Combinator programme, how he and his partner successfully negotia...

This week Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Adlington joins David Newns on The Summit to share how she has transformed herself from an athlete to a business owner. Rebecca teamed up with fellow Olympic swimmers Steve Parry and Adrian Turner and founded Swim! Together they teach children how to swim using state-of-the-art family-friendly swimming centres. Rebecca shares her journey including her passio...

This week's guest on The Summit is Gareth Lewis, co-founder and CEO of Delio, a business that helps financial institutions to connect their clients to private investment opportunities. Gareth talks about how he moved back in with his parents so that he could build a business in his hometown of Cardiff, the landscape of private investment in the UK and his philosophy of hiring for people instead of...

Chef Jonny Marsh trained under Raymond Blanc in Oxford and has grown to become the private chef of choice for Premier League stars like Kevin De Bruyne and Kyle Walker. This week Dominic McGregor and Emily Smithies speak to Jonny about what drove him to chase his dream in professional kitchens and how he made the most of the early opportunities to become the go to private chef for footballers. Abo...

Scott Rudd and Emma Tapper join David Newns and Dominic McGregor in this week's instalment of The Summit By Fearless Adventures. Scott and Emma are the co-founders of Miniml, a range of zero waste household and personal care products with a unique closed loop system, ensuring as little waste reaches landfill as possible. Scott and Emma talk to David and Dominic about how they met, how they saw tha...

This week we are delighted to welcome Anthony Rose, co-founder of SeedLegals to The Summit! Anthony talks to David Newns about how he launched BBC iPlayer in just three months and went on to build his latest venture SeedLegals, a platform that allows startup founders to fundraise and has raised over £1.4 billion for UK startups to date. About Our Hosts A serial entrepreneur, David Newns successful...

Shell Rowe is a content creator specialising in documenting her journey with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Shell started sharing her journey when she began CAR-T cell therapy and couldn't find information online. Realising there was a need for patients to know more about the process, Shell created YouTube content then started posting on Instagram and TikTok. Shell talks to Dominic McGregor about how her...

This week we Dominic McGregor welcomes Andy Ramage and Matt Pink to The Summit. Andy and Matt are co-founders of Dryy, a community that supports people who want to lead an alcohol free lifestyle using content and events. Dom, Andy and Matt share their stories and what it means to them to be sober as well as looking at some of the cultural issues in the UK that surround alcohol. About our hosts A s...

This week we're delighted to introduce Time Newns, the MD of Levelling Up at the Office For Investment. Prior to his role at the OFI, Tim spent 11 years as the chief executive of MIDAS, Manchester's Inward Investment Agency where he oversaw the attraction of over £6 billion investment into the region. David Newns and Dominic McGregor sat down with Tim in 2022 j before his departure from MIDAS to d...

This week week Pippa Murray tells David Newns how she built a specialty peanut butter brand from her kitchen without compromising on her beliefs. Pippa is the founder of Pip & Nut, a specialty peanut butter brand with B Corp status that is working to make positive environmental change. Pippa shares how she believes taking time to explore the market as an agile start up pays off later down the...

This week's guest is Pete Watson, co-founder of Distract, a digital first marketing agency Pete talks to Dominic McGregor and David Newns about the challenges he faced while starting his business and how he believes that his ADHD symptoms have helped him to excel in business. Pete's also built up a number of ventures over the years, hear about the strategies he has adopted to succeed. About our ho...

Welcome to The Summit by Fearless Adventures, where we sit down with inspiring leaders to uncover their journey to success. In this week’s episode, we had the pleasure of interviewing Danny Buck, co-founder of Craftd, the fastest-growing men's jewellery brand in the world. Danny Buck is a serial entrepreneur who has experienced both triumph and defeat in his journey. Join Dominic McGregor and Hatt...

This week's guest is Rachel McDonald, Managing Director at Fearless Adventures. Rachel talks to David Newns about how she fell in love with life in media and climbed the ladder at various agencies until becoming the Managing Director Fearless Adventures. Learn how Rachel is empowering female founders by creating a welcoming space in the investment community where the people behind the business mat...