The Millennial Entrepreneur

In this episode, I spoke with Zak Marks, the co-founder behind Kitt Medical, an all-in-one anaphylaxis prevention and treatment system for schools - like a defibrillator, but for allergies We covered: How Zak started on his journey firstly trying to reinvent allergy medical devices to later shifting his focus on making the existing allergy devices more accessible and reframing the problem How he t...

In this episode, I spoke with Laura Pomfret, the co-founder behind the leading female-focused financial wellness app, Financielle. Since launch they have partnered with leading brands such as Pensionbee and Wealthify, along with appearances in The Guardian and a place on the Tech Nation Exchange Programme for emerging start-ups. We covered: How Laura started Financielle as a small Instagram-based...

In this episode, I spoke with Isabelle Kenyon, Founder & CEO at Calibrate, a metabolic health company on a mission to change the way the world treats weight. Since 2020, they have helped over 20,000 Americans improve metabolic health, showing results with members having averaged 15% sustained weight loss, surpassing the best outcomes from peer-reviewed clinical trials. We cover: How Isabelle s...

In this episode I spoke to Erika De Santi, co-founder of WeRoad, a travel company that plans adventure tours around the world focusing on young travellers. They have coordinated over 30,000 European travellers and have been extremely successful with growing during the pandemic where travel was hit hardest. We covered: How Erika came up with the unique business model of WeRoad that takes an alterna...

In this episode I spoke with Zac Williams, the CEO of Careerpass Network, a careers marketplace platform. What’s extremely interesting about Zac’s story is that he raised over £500,000 investment for his startup through paying celebrities to read out personalised messages to potential investors through Cameo. We cover: How Zac spent £3.5k on Cameo to make personalised videos for potential investor...

In this episode I spoke with Eliza Batten, former Made in Chelsea star and co-founder of The Cirkel, a circular fashion platform for women’s clothing. We covered: Eliza’s background as a Made in Chelsea star, how she got involved, her craziest experiences and the motivation behind why she decided to go on the show Following her exit from the show, why she decided to go into business and more speci...

In this solo episode, I talk about Engines of Growth for your business and how to utilise them to develop your business no matter what stage you are at. I cover: What is an Engine of Growth and how can it help you The different types of Engines of Growth and when to use each depending what type of business you are and where you are in your lifecycle The metrics you should be sure to track and know...

In this episode, I spoke with Kallum Nicholson, a serial networker and an unconventional growth strategist. We spoke about: How he got into coaching and then rebranded himself as a growth strategist for businesses, through networking and public speaking Highlighting the power of networking and the impact it has made on Kallum’s life as both an individual and a freelancer The imposter syndrome he h...

In this episode I spoke to Tash Grossman, revolutionising store receipts with a digital solution for consumers and retailers to transform transactions and receipt waste into meaningful interactions. No more paper receipts. We spoke about: Why this space hasn’t been innovated in yet and how she plans to grow this two sided marketplace of getting businesses involved but also getting consumers involv...

In this episode I spoke with Margot de Broglie, the co-founder behind Juno, a learning and community platform to support women to invest and feel empowered by their finances. To top it off, they just raised $2.2m. We covered: Why the gap of financial education exists between men and women and how Margot and her team intent to plug it and solve this problem to empower more women with their money Ho...

In this episode I spoke with Asad Hamir, the CEO and founder behind modular phone accessories brand, Nolii We spoke about: - How he tested the concept of Nolii before going forward with the expensive manufacturing run with only a rectangular box he showed people that had no electronics in it - How you can find a manufacturer in China to build complex products like what Nolii has - How he created a...

In this new solo episode, I am going to be talking about how to test your new business idea and different types of Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) you can use when testing your idea. I will be covering: - How to construct a hypothesis - The many different types of MVPs that exist and how to select the best one for your needs and also personal experience of which ones we have used most effectively f...

In this episode I spoke with YouTuber, consultant and podcast host, Sheen Gurrib  We spoke about:  - How Sheen started her YouTube channel under a year covering topics such as toxic productivity, negativity, education to gaining thousands of subscribers in under a year  - How she has developed as an individual and a person through this YouTube experience  - As someone a lot of...

In this episode, I spoke with Finn Lagun, one of the co-founders behind a brand I absolutely love, Pasta Evangelists We spoke about: - How Pasta Evangelists was born as a premium pasta D2C brand and how they have raised millions in funding and being placed in places such as Ocado, M&S, Harrods and Deliveroo - Finn’s experience within Dragon’s Den and he reveals the massive growth Pasta Evangel...

In this episode, I spoke with Deven Hurt, the co-founder of PredictionStrike, a ‘stock market’ like platform that lets you buy and sell professional athletes with other players across the world and potentially make real money We spoke about: - How Deven created a beta platform for this and attracted his early users because the community element was crucial for this business to work - How he tested...

In this episode, I spoke with Hannah Chappatte, the founder of HYBR, a student housing platform aiming to make the process of finding a student house as painless as possible, while protecting the student. We talked about: - How Hannah tested the idea of HYBR without even building any technology – mainly through cold calling! - How HYBR grew with zero marketing spend, through joining Facebook group...

We are back with a solo episode! In this episode, I discuss: - Updates on my life outside of podcasting, some amazing things I have to be thankful for from you guys - What I blog about and how much I have made broken down month by month, some of these numbers will hopefully inspire you - How you can get involved and honest advice around my blogging journey --- The Millennial Entrepreneur publishes...

In this episode, I spoke with Beckii Flint, former YouTuber, Forbes 30 Under 30 and co-founder of an influencer marketing agency, Pepper Studio We covered: - Her crazy YouTube background, how she became famous in Japan after one of her videos went viral at the age of 13 and how this led to her life changing forever - Why she decided to go into influencer marketing and how she set up her own agency...

In this episode, I spoke with Mo Sultan, the founder of EdiCat, an AI-powered Edtech platform focusing on personalised education at scale. We talked about: - The importance of personalised learning within education for young people and how the inaccessibility of private tuition poses a large problem that AI can solve - How Mo is testing his platform with 150 early adopters on the platform - Why no...

In this episode, I spoke with Joe Bush, the founder of artificial intelligent and human hybrid powered chat bot service We talked about: - How the impact of having a chat capability on your website can improve conversion massively when it comes to sales and lead generation - How a young start up can harness the power of chat on their website - The journey Joe took starting his company by first man...

In this episode, I spoke to inventor, author and keynote speaker, Perttu Pölönen. We covered: - His journey of becoming a keynote speaker after creating a unique and popular invention at the age of 15 - How he became educated in Silicon Valley to starting a non-profit in Myanmar and the differences he discovered - How he landed his very first paid speaking gig --- The Millennial Entrepreneur publi...

In this episode, I spoke with Tess, a therapist and coach that focuses on improving the lives of young adults We spoke about: - Whether it is good to set high goals as young people, how to set them, or are we just setting ourselves up for anxiety in the future? - The negative effects of the recent ‘grind culture’, the impacts on us and how we can overcome the toxic effects of it - The commonality...

In this episode, I spoke to Johnathan, the co-founder of Penji, a graphic design platform for businesses We talk about: - How Johnathan’s grown Penji to 300 employees, Inc 5000 and to a massively scalable business - How to gather data from customers, users and other metrics to better inform the growth - Using that data to execute better to grow your business Discount Code for Penji (https://penji....

In this episode I spoke with Divij Bajaj, the CEO and Founder of Power Gummies, India’s leading vitamin gummies brand, with a 60% market share We spoke about: - The motivation behind starting it came from a personal family origin that lead him experimenting with different ways to take vitamin supplements like chocolate, honey, before landing on gummies - How Divij approached and built a relationsh...

In this episode, I spoke with Eve Kekeh, Forbes 30 Under 30 winner and founder of Bundlee, the UK’s first baby clothing rental service. We covered: - The motivation behind starting a clothing rental company, how she effectively tested the idea in-person, rather than online - How the angle of building a company just around sustainability isn’t enough and advice on scaling a business that was starte...