Founders Unplugged

Welcome to another exciting episode of Founders Unplugged! In this episode, our host, Greg McCallum, sits down with the incredible Teresa Clark, Founder and Alchemist at The Wellness Revolution. Get ready to dive into the world of workplace well-being and discover how Teresa's journey through mental health and her passion for transformation led her to create a revolution in the corporate world. He...

Welcome to another exciting episode of Founders Unplugged! In this episode, our host Greg McCallum sits down with the brilliant and passionate Lara Solomon, Founder and CEO of Hoopsy. Get ready for an engaging conversation as they dive into the world of entrepreneurship, sustainability, and the challenges of building a startup. Here's what you can expect from this episode: 1. Unveiling the Journey...

In this episode of Founders Unplugged, join host Greg Mccallum as he sits down with Felicia Hjertman, the Founder & CEO of TILLIT, a startup focused on helping fund investors take control of their long-term investments. Key Highlights: Greg and Felicia discuss the importance of research and vetting in investment decisions, with TILLIT acting as the guardrails for their customers. They explore...

In this episode of Founders Unplugged, join host Greg Mccallum as he sits down with the incredible Beata Lerman, Founder and CEO of Sinless Treats. Prepare to be amazed by Beata's inspiring journey and her innovative approach to redefining chocolate. Highlights: Beata Lerman, a scientist and immunologist, shares her passion for health and her journey in the biomedical field. Discover how Beata's p...

Welcome to another exciting episode of Founders Unplugged! In this episode, our host, Greg McCallum, sits down with the brilliant and innovative Hans-Kristian Bjerregaard, Founder & CEO of WorkJoy. Get ready to dive into the world of WorkJoy, a company that aims to make employees just as excited about Mondays as they are about Fridays. Key Highlights: The Power of Personalized Outreach: Hans-K...

Description: Welcome to another exciting episode of Founders Unplugged! In this episode, our host Gregory McCallum sits down with the brilliant Anastasia Kalashnikova, Co-Founder of Storra, a groundbreaking startup in the e-commerce industry. Get ready for an engaging conversation filled with insights, laughter, and thought-provoking discussions. Highlights: A Refreshing Conversation: Gregory and...

With a hugely impressive background in marketing working with some of the world's biggest brands, Paul Marchant wanted a new challenge. And oh boy, did he find one! Paul shares the story of him searching for his next project, ideating and bringing a new product to market. A must-watch for anyone interested in learning about the manufacturing, logistics and supply chain side of startups. Connect wi...

Iteration, assumptions, pivots and doubts; the story of Digihome is just beginning, and yet there is so much going on behind the curtains. A true look into what it takes to bring a B2C SaaS product to market. Founder & CEO Jon Chapman opens up about some early mistakes and the great decisions that are leading up to the launch of an app that could save homeowners huge amounts of stress and mone...

"Build a solution to solve the problem you know well". Common advice seen and heard everywhere in the startup ecosystem, and while not always essential to success, few embody this as much as this episode's guest Adrian Defta. Solving a global problem, replacing legacy solutions, implementing solutions where there are none, and dealing with enormous amounts of complexity, red tape and bureaucracy i...

An incredible journey of a founders life-long entrepreneurial spirit being realised after years of acquiring the skill set, experience and resilience required to do so. With Winefi having just launched for early access, we thought it would be appropriate to have an exclusive chat with the man behind the platform positioned to change the way investors interact with this truly unique asset class; wi...

Some people not only have the full package in terms of skill and talent, but the right drive and moral compass to focus that skill and talent into something that can make a huge difference to the world. My guest for this episode encompasses just this sentiment; Antoine is building the platform to empower high street consumers to make the best ethical and environmental choices they can. And this is...

Because of a deep need for affordable international communication, Irina and her friends realised that they could bring something groundbreaking to the world of eSIMs when they founded ZIM Communications. And while it's been a wild ride of explosive growth worldwide with consumers and businesses alike, they are just getting started! Irina and I discuss her journey, the company's journey, the detai...

An investment banker and an Iraq war refugee come together to build a billion-dollar AI startup (before it was cool) then need to drastically pivot when ChatGPT releases a free version! The result? A more fulfilling, clear vision for them both and one hell of a story! In this episode co-founders Rami & Abbas and I discuss their incredibly different backgrounds, their extraordinary compatibilit...

With a career in fashion working with some of the world's leading household brands, Daisy became conscious of the issues around sustainability and decided to forge an entrepreneurial journey in the circular and sustainable fashion space. Daisy and I discuss her founder journey, her passion for piano, classical music, Lord of the Rings, Tattoos and lots more! Connect with Daisy on LinkedIn: https:/...

From NHS Nurse on a mission to save lives, to tech WellTech startup founder and all the ups and downs in between. Emma-Louise recounts her impressive story while we also discuss gender inequality, misogyny, company culture red flags, burnout, investment and much more. Connect with Emma-Louise on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/inhousehealth1/ Check out In-house Health here: https://inhousehe...

Paul's extensive and impressive career is rivalled by his equally impressive trajectory as a PropTech Founder. Solving a problem laterally, implementing his years of experience and bringing about a disruptive movement to how land and property are valued. As well as this journey, Paul reveals the truth behind such a path, the highs, lows, wins, losses, and his plans for the future of the business....

Ralph shares his incredible journey from building a window-cleaning empire to becoming a tech startup CEO. Along the way we learn about the lessons he learned, the hard work and dedication needed and explore a whole range of topics around entrepreneurialism, the startup world and what it's like to work with developers as a non-technical founder. Connect with George on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedi...

30 yo serial entrepreneur, investor and current CEO of Hosthelp joins me to talk about his history, career, struggles, wins, losses, parenthood and future plans! Connect with George on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-osei-oppong-jr-43940272/ Check out Hosthelp here: https://www.hosthelp.net/ Want to know about me and ThinkWork? https://www.thinkwork.info/

Tech Advisor & Fractional CTO Adrian Ward and I sit down to talk about our thought process behind deciding to join forces and offer 1 hour, no-strings, pro-bono advisory sessions to entrepreneurs, founders and executive teams all over the world. In these sessions, we listen to tech and commercial ideas, struggles and pain points, offer advice and answer questions based on our years of experien...

Join me for the Season One Finale with Hector Hughes, co-founder & CEO of Unplugged - the startup providing transformative digital detox experiences through off-grid cabin getaways in the English countryside. We have an enlightening conversation about how a 10-day silent meditation retreat in the Himalayas sparked the idea for Unplugged, the importance of taking time away from technology to re...

Founder & CEO of BarbackUK Ewan Moran joins me on this season's penultimate episode to talk about his company's recent growth spurt, investor interest and the incredible journey that lead up to its inception. We also exchange thoughts on space tech, drinking culture, politics, nuclear physics, Elon Musk and lots more. This is a tangent-filled episode!! Check out Ewan on LinkedIn: https://www.l...

Co-Founder of Ship Shape (the investor search engine) Daniel Sawko joins me for an exploration into the company's beginnings, trajectory, and future. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We also exchange thoughts on the recession, the property market, the city of Oxford and so much more. --------------------------------------------------------...

Co-Creator of Watch This Sp_ce, Mo Kanjilal, joins me on this wonderful exploration of her journey leading up to and including running a highly successful workplace Diversity and Inclusion agency. --------------------------------------We discuss the nuance, fears and difficulties around the topic of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, Mo provides some amazing tips, and insights into the holi...

Such a pleasure to have the founder and Director of the premiere customer data & analytics, Datacove LTD, Jeremy Horne join me on episode 10!--------------------------------------Jeremey provides such detailed insight into his journey leading up to and including the launch of Datacove, the type of work they do, great tips and advice (both in regards to data and starting and running a business)...

Rosaria, Founder & CEO of VitalityHub and her latest venture Mature Movers, is a young serial entrepreneur with 3 businesses under her belt, a passion for fitness and on a mission to help as many people as humanly possible...Mature Movers aims to ensure the most vulnerable in our communities have access to specialist fitness and wellness classes. ..Rosaria explains her new platform and her fir...