The Burnout Files

Mark Scott is a serial entrepreneur, co-founder of Bella & Duke, and now building Torus Tree: a man who left school with no qualifications, spent years selling door-to-door out of a bag, and only found out at nearly fifty why none of that early failure to "keep up" was ever about intelligence. He was taken from his mother at four, raised by his grandparents, and diagnosed dyslexic only last ye...

Mark-Paul Buckingham is a multi-exit founder, PhD engineer, chair of a mental health charity, and a man who has spent his entire career building things the world wasn't ready for yet. The suspension system he developed in 2001 turned up in Audis in 2015. The wireless charging technology he built in 2008 is now everywhere. He designed the isolated power tool handle used across the industry. He didn...

In this episode of The Burnout Files, host John Glover sits down with Tony Crolla, founder of the Vittoria Group: one of Edinburgh's most enduring hospitality businesses, now in its second generation. Tony's parents came to Scotland from Italy in 1967 with nothing. They opened a café on Leith Walk. Tony was working the floor at 12 years old. By his mid-twenties he was married, running the business...

In this episode of The Burnout Files, host John Glover sits down with Danny Campbell, founder of Hoko Design, architect, and judge on BBC Scotland's Home of the Year. Danny started Hoko because he became obsessed with one idea: that home is where the most important moments of your life happen, and architects have been ignoring the people who live in them. He launched the practice before he was ful...

THE BURNOUT FILES "What The F*** Am I Doing?" — Colin Frame, Founder of Stellar Omada Host: John Glover Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes -- EPISODE SUMMARY Colin Frame built Stellar Omada from nothing in 2018. No investors, no safety net. Today it's one of Scotland's fastest-growing consultancies and he's targeting £50 million revenue by 2027. He's also the British Business Entrepreneur of the Year. Bu...

What does it really cost to build something from nothing? The Burnout Files is a new podcast hosted by John Glover — honest conversations with founders and entrepreneurs about the side of business that doesn't make the highlight reel. The setbacks, the sacrifices, and the very human stories behind building a company. New episodes coming soon. Subscribe so you don't miss the first episode: