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700% in one year: How Kate Prince built Ancient + Brave into a £54m brand
October 6, 2026 · 52 minKate Prince, founder and CEO of Ancient + Brave, walked away from a career as a lawyer, including years spent drafting contracts for Big Brother, to build one of the UK's fastest-growing wellness brands. Her collagen and supplements are…
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"Never let a good crisis go to waste": Trustpilot CEO on AI, trust and scale
September 29, 2026 · 42 minAdrian Blair talks to Sir Richard Harpin about taking over from Trustpilot's founder in 2023 and how discipline turned a loss-making EBITDA position into a business now targeting 30% margins by 2030. Drawing on lessons from Just Eat and…
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Eric Ries: Lean Startup author on why every founder needs to be Incorruptible
September 22, 2026 · 1 hr 3 minEric Ries, author of the bestselling The Lean Startup which sold over 2 million copies, joins Sir Richard Harpin to discuss his new book Incorruptible. Fifteen years after redefining entrepreneurship with concepts like the MVP and the…
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She raised £6.5mn then everything changed - Sharmadean Reid MBE | Part 2
September 15, 2026 · 34 minIn the second part of our interview with Sharmadean Reid MBE, we chart the rise and fall of beauty tech platform Beautystack, what it really takes to secure venture capital investment, and the launch of her latest venture – luxury bathing…
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From £5 an hour to £1000 a day: How Sharmadean Reid MBE built her career | Part 1
September 8, 2026 · 41 minSharmadean Reid MBE started working as a hotel chambermaid in Wolverhampton when she was 14 years old, before learning the lingo of business while waiting tables at the business Rotary Club of the hotel. Her career has been driven by the…
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PizzaExpress CEO: "You Need To Obsess About Your Product"
September 1, 2026 · 50 minWhen Paula MacKenzie took over as CEO in 2022, PizzaExpress had been through seven CEOs in eleven years, a billion-pound debt restructuring, 73 restaurant closures, and a pandemic that decimated the casual dining sector. Four years on, she…
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How Quooker UK Built a £100m business out of hot water taps
August 25, 2026 · 44 minSir Richard Harpin talks to Stephen Johnson, Managing Director of Quooker UK & Ireland, about how to scale a business to a £100m turnover without sacrificing culture. Stephen Johnson spent 26 years in his father's fitted furniture and…
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Emmie Faust secured a Dragons' Den deal - now she's helping Female Founders Rise
August 18, 2026 · 46 minEmmie Faust founded 11 businesses - some of them failed and some of them succeeded - one sold for £7 million. She now runs Female Founders Rise, a 12,000-strong community helping women build, grow and scale their businesses. Faust talks to…