Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia

Solo episode debriefing on last week's interview with Simon Alexander Ong - life coach, business strategist, international keynote speaker, author of Energise, and 2019's Life Coach of the Year.  Get involved in the conversation! Follow Steph on social media: 🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/ 🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniemelodia/ Don't forget...

Simon Alexander Ong is a life coach, business strategist, international keynote speaker, author of Energise, and 2019's Life Coach of the Year.  Simon’s work has got him invited to speak on Sky News, BBC Radio London and LBC Radio; his insights have also been featured in the likes of Huffington Post, Forbes, Virgin and The Guardian. In this episode, Steph and Simon discuss: - Energy managemen...

Some people are just built different ...or are they? Tune into this solo episode where Stephanie Melodia debriefs on last week's interview with the Cambridge, Yale, *and* Harvard-educated 3X CEO, Dimple Patel.  Join the conversation:  Follow Steph on social media: 🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/ 🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniemelodia/ 🙏🏼 Support the...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517 Dimple Patel is the 3X exited BAME female founder (and graduate of Cambridge, Yale AND Harvard!!) Recognised as a Top Asian in ImpactTech UK 2024, Dimple is the ex-CEO of Trouva, and now CEO at NatureMetrics, a world-leading intelligence platform for biodiversity.  In this episode, Steph and Dimple discuss: - Dimple's e...

Stephanie Melodia hosts The Debrief as part of the Strategy & Tragedy podcast, this time debriefing on the Maxine Laceby interview - Co-Founder of the £42M valued Absolute Collagen - with panellists Anna Pearce-Roberts, and Mike Stevens. Anna Pearce-Roberts is the host of the Her Shift Podcast and founder of Cordelia & Co, a luxury makeup artist business. She also starred in an Absolute Co...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517 Maxine Laceby is the 58-year-old Co-Founder of Absolute Collagen, a D2C beauty product created in the kitchen with her daughter, Darcy Laceby, now worth over £42M. Maxine is a force to be reckoned with and stands as an exemplary pro-age entrepreneur. In this episode, Steph and Maxine discuss: 💛  The story behind a wildly su...

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Are you one of the 24 MILLION people who want to become an entrepreneur? Learn the 10 Commandments of Entrepreneurship in under 20 minutes from Top 20 Female Founder, Stephanie Melodia. Leave a comment on what resonated most with you. I wanna hear from you! Follow Steph on social media: 🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/ 🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmelodia-keyn...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517 Stephanie Melodia hosts Josh Hanning, Founder & CEO of Hanubu - an acquisition platform for the automotive aftermarket - and Daniel McCoy Andrade, startup BD & messaging strategist. In this debrief episode, we discuss... - Could we have *actually* had our own Netflix? - Profit & purpose: is it one or the other? ...

Managing international teams? Unburden yourself with Deel, the all-in-one global people platform. From cross-currency payroll to expense tracking, from EOR to consolidated HR compliance, get a demo of Deel here: https://bit.ly/4f6yef1 Simon Franks is the co-founder of LoveFilm, the DVD rental company, which sold to Amazon for £200M back in 2011.  This was only one of multiple business exits, as in...

Managing international teams? Unburden yourself with Deel, the all-in-one Global People Platform. From cross-currency payroll to expense tracking, from EOR to consolidated HR compliance, get a demo of Deel here: https://bit.ly/4f6yef1 Cynthia Davis is the multi-award winning Founder & CEO of Diversifying Group, a social change organisation that helps talent and employers live the definitions o...

Managing international teams? Get a demo of Deel here: https://bit.ly/4f6yef1 Nigel Morris is an AdLand legend, top angel investor, chairman of The Upside and IDX, and sits on the boards of Landvault,  Profitwheel, and Actioncy Tech. He also works with leading AI businesses including Synthesia, Faculty, and Metica. Finally, he is the President & Trustee of Working Options in Education, a uniqu...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517 In this shorter solo episode, Steph Melodia shares her key takeaways from last week's interview with former actor and now serial entrepreneur, Nikki Wheeldon of VocoLab. Tune into hear what stuck with Steph from the interview and the biggest lessons to underscore for all you budding or early-stage entrepreneurs! - Want...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517 From dancing at the London Olympics to a 2X exited founder, Nikki Wheeldon is now mentor for Small Business Britain and speaker coach at VocoLab. In this episode, Steph and Nikki discuss: 🎭 The resilience required for entrepreneurship from Nikki's acting career 🎭 The story of two business exits 🎭 Key lessons from bus...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517 In this solo debrief episode, Steph Melodia shares her main takeaways from last week's interview with Gina Farran, the Founder & CEO of the innovative nail brand, Glaize. From a career in corporate to taking the plunge, tune into hear what stuck with Steph from the interview and the key lessons to underscore for all...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517 Gina Farran is the banker-turned-entrepreneur and star of BBC's Dragons' Den. She is the Founder & CEO of Glaize, a tech-enabled D2C brand producing made-to-measure gel manicures that are chip-free, long lasting and vegan. Easy to apply, even easier to remove. In this episode, Steph and Gina discuss: 💅 Going v...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517 Steph Melodia and Liz Painter debrief on last week's interview with Anthony Pierri of Fletch PMM, who has built up a highly profitable service-based business by honing in on one niche, to one customer segment, doing one thing, promoted on one channel! Naturally, in this episode, Steph and Liz debrief on the power of nic...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517 Anthony Pierri is a partner at Fletch PMM. He helps early stage B2B founders position their products and translate that to homepage messaging. And that's all he does. In this episode, Steph and Anthony discuss: 👉 The power of honing in on your niche 👉 Creating repeatable processes for scale 👉 Best practices in brand...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517 Steph Melodia shares her reflections on last week's interview with Pippa Harman, Co-Founder of Renude - the world's first dermatologist-approved AI skin advisor. One of the most unique parts about Pippa's entrepreneurial story is the theme of loss; Pippa lost her father during a company fundraise, and even had...

✋ TW: Content features themes of grief and bereavement. Pippa is a formulation chemist turned beauty tech entrepreneur. She is now the Co-Founder of Renude, the AI personalisation platform for skincare on a mission to help people feel great in their bare skin. Renude offers personalised routines based on AI image analysis and a B2B plug-in solution for skincare retailers and brands to offer trust...

Stephanie Melodia debriefs on last week's Simon Squibb interview with panellists Thomas Panton, Danielle Wallington, and Cosmin Golache - including what resonated with them the most from the conversation, what surprised or shocked them, and their hot takes on Simon Squibb's philosophy as it relates to entrepreneurship and changing the world. The panellists: 👉 Thomas Panton: serial entre...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517 Simon Squibb is the founder of HelpBnk (https://helpbnk.com/). He is also a serial entrepreneur, content creator, and investor. Simon started his first company when he was homeless at 15 years old, and sold his last company, Fluid, to PwC. He has since invested in over 70+ startups, and is now on a mission to help 10 million...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517 Steph Melodia shares her reflections on last week's interview with Ranbir Arora, serial entrepreneur and now Co-Founder & CEO of edtech scale-up, Oneday (https://www.oneday.org/) From finding a deep pain point in a very meta way (a serial entrepreneur helping other entrepreneurs succeed), how this clear mission help...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517 Ranbir Arora is the Co-Founder & CEO of edtech scale-up, Oneday, on a mission to democratise entrepreneurship. Tune into this episode to hear about... 🚀 Serial entrepreneurship 🚀 Finding a deep pain point  🚀 Building an international edtech platform...   🚀 And cultivating a solid team culture as it scales  🚀 PLUS! R...

Stephanie Melodia answers your questions! Tune into this special solo episode to hear how she'd do things differently with Bloom, how to successfully exit a business, thoughts on AI, and more. Want your question featured next time? Make sure to follow Steph on Instagram here: https://instagram.com/stephmelodia/ - Want more? Follow Steph: 🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/...