Founder Stories

Founder Stories — Episode 27: Michael Johnson Mindset, Mistakes & Scaling a Food Business What does it take to pivot from chasing music dreams to building one of the UK’s most exciting Caribbean food brands? In this episode of Founder Stories, Simon Kallu sits down with Michael Johnson, founder of Marjayz, to unpack the bold decisions, mindset shifts, and business lessons that shaped his journ...

Founder Stories — Episode 28: James Galligan Building Europe’s Most Exclusive Founder Club at 21: Inside the A-Players Model What if entrepreneurs didn’t need more courses or content — but access, community, and the right environment? In this special Marbella edition of Founder Stories, Simon Kallu sits down with James Galligan, the 21-year-old founder of A-Players — Europe’s most premium private...

Founder Stories — Episode 25: Torie Blythe-Richard Building Communities That Last: From Corporate Career to The Partnership Collection What if business networking wasn’t about selling — but about friendship, experiences, and community? In this episode of Founder Stories , Simon Kallu sits down with Torie Blythe-Richards , founder and MD of The Partnership Collection , to explore how she built a pr...

Founder Stories — Episode 24: Luke Cope From Zero to £1M: Scaling Bottled Imagination Into One of the UK’s Fastest-Growing Agencies What does it really take to launch and scale an agency from scratch — with no clients, no money, and no safety net? In this episode of Founder Stories , Simon Kallu sits down with Luke Cope , co-founder and Creative Strategy Director of Bottled Imagination , one of th...

Founder Stories — Episode 23: Cristina Simion The Power of Visual Storytelling: How Branding Through Images Transforms Business Growth What if your business visuals matter more than you ever imagined? In this episode of Founder Stories , Simon Kallu sits down with Cristina Simion , founder and creative director of CS Visual Storytelling , to explore how entrepreneurs can use visuals to transform t...

Founder Stories — Episode 22: Monique Farquharson Bootstrapping a Bold Drinks Brand: From Teaching in Jamaica to The Matcha Yard Could you really build a drinks brand without funding? This week’s guest is living proof that you can. In this episode, Simon Kallu sits down with Monique Farquharson , CEO & Founder of The Matcha Yard , a bold drinks company blending authentic Japanese matcha with J...

Founder Stories — Episode 21: Ian Bluck From Banker to Property Investor: Building a £5M Portfolio and Financial Freedom in 10 Years In this episode, Simon Kallu sits down with Ian Bluck , CEO of HMO Professionals and Co-Founder of CoHome, to answer one of the biggest questions aspiring entrepreneurs ask: do you really need decades of wealth or luck to achieve financial freedom? After 24 years at...

amie Stewart, founder of Circle Networks – a fast-growing community helping entrepreneurs scale through authentic collaboration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Simon sits down with Mark Silver, CEO and founder of Murals, the street art company that went from decorating kids’ bedrooms to creating iconic large-scale murals for Liverpool FC, BBC Sport, and global brands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Founder Stories — Episode 26: Matt Pyke Scaling a digital agency the smart way, without burning out In this episode, Simon Kallu sits down with Matt Pyke, founder of Fly High Media, to dive into the real story behind building and scaling a successful digital marketing agency. Matt shares his journey from doing everything himself — admin, marketing, sales, delivery — to building a team, protecting...

How James and his partner Claire are helping those in midlife reclaim control over their bodies, minds and life..and how you can too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear Jame Collier's Founder Story - How he became co-founder of Huel, one of the fastest growing nutrition brands in the world! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear Ben's Founder Story from an in person personal trainer, to partnering with Lucy to create a leading fitness app with a global client base. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kingsley Peters has been able to organically scale his agency in Birmingham to grow his client base and team significantly over the last few years, hear how he's been able to do it while maintaining his mental and physical health! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear Jay's story from being a hairdresser and losing his own hair, to learning the craft of SMP and starting his own brand. Fast forward and he's running a world leading, global SMP business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear Christian's founder story from being an overweight, uncomfortable person to transforming his own physique and gaining a passion for helping others do the same. He's now CEO of Coached by Christian, an industry leading coaching business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear Rob Palmer's founder story from student to taking over as head chef at Hampton Manor, achieving a Star and 4 AA Rosettes, to deciding to go it alone and his challenges, lessons and wins. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear from a former Director at Monster Energy on how they grew so fast, what their pivotal moment was and how you can apply their principles to your business. Dave also talks about his new supplement Company Lyfelinez. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jaz Khunkun has been in business for 40+ years in some form or another. A lot to be learnt from this weeks podcast as we discuss all things funding, starting a consultancy and lessons from a lifetime of helping business owners Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Orton's founder story from teenage sports star to founding Body Power and Performx, world leading fitness events and now his own consultancy and mastermind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I talk through the three keys to consistent business growth, and how looking at your business in a different way can shift your entire perspective and help you achieve success on your terms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear Elisabeth's Founder Story - how she went from vision and working as an apprentice to winning awards, travelling the globe and shooting A List celebrities for publications like Vogue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn the best systems in 2023 for managing your business finances and how to use them Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear Rick Lovell's Founder Story - the Owner of Achieve Health, he was part of scaling a physio chain to over 200 locations, exited and then started his own award winning business in holistic health and wellness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Simon talks through his business model for fulfilling your business potential. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.