Dan Pope

HUNGRY.

Business EN ↓ 412 episodes

HUNGRY is THE podcast for Challenger FMCG & Hospitality Founders wanting to pour gasoline on growth. We chat with the industry BIG HITTERS. We ooze out the HIDDEN success secrets they’ve never told before and dive deep into their gut-wrenching failures, so you avoid them. We help you grow bigger, faster, stronger. Over the last 6 years, we’ve chatted to some insane guests on the poddy:Rory Sutherland, Seth Godin, Jamie Laing, SpencerMatthews, Tom Kerridge, Sir John Hegarty,The founders of SOHO House, TRIP, The Devonshire, Tony’s Chocolonely, Vita CocoLook, I’ll be blunt,HUNGRY is NOT your norm...

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Dan Pope

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Business

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Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Espresso - Embrace paranoia - COOK 14.09.2023

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How Charlie McVeigh pioneered the craft beer revolution, built and sold The Draft House to Brewdog, became lead investor in Butchies Fried Chicken, The Breakfast Club 11.09.2023

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter, Friday Feast https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/ Watch the full shabang on Youtube -  https://www.youtube.com/@HungryFMCG/videos Let’s link up on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/ Stalk me on Insta- https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/ There was someone else before Brewdog and Camden Town Bewery. Ferociously banging the craft beer drum when no o...

How Mindful Chef Scaled to + £75 Million Revenue and Maintained Culture at 130 Employees - Myles Hopper, Mindful Chef founder 04.09.2023

Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you? https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/ SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/23Q2M51LBXwGsxszG6iU6v APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hungry/id1537239469 this a repost with the wonderful Myles Hopper. I am in Lisbon for my 30th - back to it next week xx  One of those INTENSE days. Emails eviscerating Zen, to-do lists t...

Espresso - Being a female founder in a mans world - Bold Bean Co 31.08.2023

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How to attract, hire, keep and nurture incredible talent and build challenger teams that escape competition, lessons in hiring from Mackenzie Jones 28.08.2023

Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you? https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/ - Dodgy hires are cancerous, they gorge and eviscerate iron-clad cultures. - Dodgy hires are anchors slowing your challenger speed boat down. - Dodgy hires are a total headache and smouldering pain in the jaxxie. Every single guest on the podcast has ONE salient, recurring piece of wisdom. Hi...

Espresso - Does it make the boat go faster - Candy Kittens 24.08.2023

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How MOTH pivoted from a dying brand, created a category of one with RTD premium cocktails and won listings at Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, TESCO, The Hoxton and British Airways 21.08.2023

Subscribe to our newsletter https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/ Watch the full shabang on Youtube -  https://www.youtube.com/@HungryFMCG/videos Let’s link up on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/ Stalk me on Insta- https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/ Moments of Total Happiness often spawn from Moments of Totally Fuck This. Rob and Sam created premium cocktail brand, Buveur. Buveur...

Espresso: David Hieatt, Hiut Denim - Be a speed boat not a shipliner 17.08.2023

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How Danny Winer transformed from failed Hollywood actor, to build multi-million dollar cookware brand HEXCLAD, secured Gordon Ramsay as a business partner and partnered with Hailey Bieber, Kendall Jenner and Halle Berry 14.08.2023

Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you? https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/ Watch the full shabang on Youtube -  https://www.youtube.com/@HungryFMCG/videos Let’s link up on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/ Stalk me on Insta- https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/ Leaving New York and landing in La La land with dreams of becoming an actor. The odd e...

Espresso- Accept pain, it's meant to be hard - COOK 10.08.2023

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How Rude Health Disrupted The Health Food Category and Built a +£20 million Household Brand - Camilla Barnard, Rude Health, co-founder. 07.08.2023

Life is a little crazy right now.  This is a reposted episode from a couple of years ago with the wonderful Camilla Barnard, founder of Rude Health.  Back in full swing next week.  In 2006, finally, something erupted. Health food was an imbroglio of crusty and boggey-fied, innocuous yet alienating food. Glib green and banal brown shelves had less personality than a broken Asthma pump in a hospital...

Espresso - Say No. Focus. Control. - COOK 03.08.2023

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The journey from free school meals to high flying banker to feeling soulless, escaping and founding Boundless, winning listings at ASDA, Holland & Barratt, Whole Foods Market, Ocado 31.07.2023

Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you? https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/ Watch the full shabang on Youtube -  https://www.youtube.com/@HungryFMCG/videos Let’s link up on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/ Stalk me on Insta- https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/ Will we able to eat tomorrow? Bethnal Green. 1980's. Everyday a galling struggle.  Gro...

Espresso - How to get hold of buyers using LinkedIn - Bold Bean Co 27.07.2023

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Giles Brook: How to actually sell your food and drink brand, raise money and be a formidable founder, lessons from industry titan from Innocent, Vita Coco, BEAR, Mindful Chef, Dalston's 24.07.2023

His career sparkles 🌰Commercial Director & General Manager at innocent drinks helping take the brand from £17m to £120m 🥓 CEO of Vita Coco EMEA for 12 years, built to £60m in retail sales across the EMEA region 🌮 Founding partner in Urban Fresh Foods Limited, whose brand, BEAR Snacks became the UK’s No.1 fruit snacking brand & No.1 kids lunchbox item. 🍡 Urban Fresh Foods Limited has ap...

Planet Organic: Renée Elliot, Staying Calm Through Gut-wrenching challenges 17.07.2023

Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you? https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/ Watch the full shabang on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@HungryFMCG/videos Let’s link up on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/ Stalk me on Insta- https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/ Life is a little crazy right now, so this a repost of a previous episode I recorded wit...

Espresso - How to build a culture - COOK 13.07.2023

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How Athletic Brewery became one of fastest growing brands in the world, raised £175 million, launched in all 50 states and gained investment from Lance Armstrong and Blake Mycoskie 10.07.2023

Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you? https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/ Watch the full shabang on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@HungryFMCG/videos Let’s link up on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/ Stalk me on Insta- https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/ Flew over 4000 miles for this. Totally blew my mind. On the plane back to rain-sodden B...

Espresso: Candy Kittens - one sentence wisdom 06.07.2023

Like what you're hearing? Hungry Listen to the full episode here   Oh and btw!! Every top and food and drink founder reads our newsletter why wouldn't you? Click here  Have a wonderful day  Popey  xx  🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/)

How to Survive "The Dip" or When to Fail Forward - James Hickson, We Bought Beer, Brand Hackers 03.07.2023

Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you? https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/ Watch the full shabang on Youtube -  https://www.youtube.com/@HungryFMCG/videos Let’s link up on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/ Stalk me on Insta- https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/ Do you ACTUALLY want to keep your brand going ?  Or are you shackled in the pride pris...

Espresso: The ship will always keep sailing - Paul Ainsworth, Ainsworth Collection 30.06.2023

Enjoy your morning espresso and enjoy wisdom from Paul Ainsworth, Ainsworth Collection  Like what you're hearing? Hungry Listen to the full episode here   Oh and btw!! Every top and food and drink founder reads our news letter why wouldn't you? Click here  Have a wonderful day  Popey  xx  🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://w...

How David Hieatt sold howies to Timberland, building The Do Lectures and Hiut Denim Co. - a story in Challenger “Being” 26.06.2023

If you ONLY do one thing next week. Do this. Scoff this conversation down your earlobes HANDS DOWN. One of the most important conversations I’ve EVER had. We dove deeper. deeper. deeper deeper. Crossing the chasm from challenger “Thinking” to challenger “Being”. I’ve listened back 4 times. Scribbled copious scraggly notes. Still unearthing glistening pearls of pithy and profound wisdom. Totally ho...

Espresso: get hold of buyers using LinkedIn - Amelia Christie Miller, Bold Bean Co. 22.06.2023

Enjoy your morning espresso and enjoy wisdom from Amelia Christie Miller, Bold Bean Co. Like what you're hearing? Hungry Listen to the full episode here  Oh and btw!! Every top and food and drink founder reads our news letter why wouldn't you? Click here  Have a wonderful day  Popey  xx  🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://ww...

Creator of Baileys, Ciroc, Tanqueary, How to Creatively Disrupt Categories - David Gluckman 19.06.2023

 Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you? https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/ Watch the full shabang on Youtube -   https://www.youtube.com/@HungryFMCG/videos Let’s link up on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/ Stalk me on Insta- https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/ David Gluckman is a food and drink LEGEND. Creator of Baileys, Ciroc, Tanqueary gin...

How Candy Kittens won listings at Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Tesco and ASDA by doing One. Thing. Well. – Ed Williams 12.06.2023

Sometimes brands become a bland-wishy-washy-meh-ness. Sometimes the £5 million RSV mark is dangerous. Scale often kills magic. Process and experience and meetings-about-meetings-about-meetings seep in and piss over the Bonfire of Magic. Candy Kittens didn’t let that happen. CK kept the sparkle in their eye. The fire burning. Roaring. Yes, they’ve won listings at Sainsbury's, Waitrose & Partner...

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