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Welcome to the START UP. START NOW. podcast with your host Sharena Shiv. START UP. START NOW. publishes a new episode EVERY WEEK, showcasing the journeys of inspirational entrepreneurs, side hustlers and their mentors. We discuss their successes, challenges and how they overcame setbacks. Focusing mainly on what they wish they had known when starting out. The podcast aims to give aspiring entrepreneurs the confidence to START UP. and START NOW. by showcasing real and relatable entrepreneurs. ...
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#66: Navigating London's Real Estate Landscape: Insights from Alex Gibbs (co-founder of Built Asset Management)
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Send us a Text Message. Alex Gibbs is co-founder and director of BAM (Built Asset Management), London’s leading co-living operator. BAM has housed over 6,500 young professionals in London and provides over 1,500 units of accommodation across the capital and beyond. In under eight years, Alex and his business partner bootstrapped BAM from a zero- to…
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#65: GoHenry: Empowering Kids & Teens with Money Education with Louise Hill (co-founder & CEO)
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Send us a Text Message. Louise Hill is co-founder and CEO of GoHenry - the prepaid debit card and financial education app designed to teach kids and teens how to be smart with money. Responsible for the UK operations of GoHenry, Louise has built the business from the ground up and played an integral role in its international growth, firstly with Go…
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#64: Building Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) & Crosstown Doughnuts with Adam Wills (co-founder)
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Send us a Text Message. Adam Wills, a seasoned entrepreneur and visionary in the culinary world, boasts a track record of creating and launching successful food concepts both domestically and internationally. With a knack for innovation, he has spearheaded ventures like Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), Crosstown Doughnuts, and Slerp, securing funding …
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#63: Joseph Joseph: Twin Brothers & Designer-Makers with a Passion for Invention with Richard Joseph (co-founder)
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Send us a Text Message. It all started with a chopping board. In 2003 twin brothers and designer-makers, Antony & Richard Joseph designed their first product – a clever chopping board – and that was the beginning of Joseph Joseph. With a passion for invention and an emphasis on functionality and quality, they set out to revolutionise everyday tasks…
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#62: Chai Guys: How to Start a Business with a Friend. Abhilash Jobanputra and Gabriel Unge's (co-founders) story
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Send us a Text Message. Chai Guys is the brainchild of Abhilash Jobanputra and Gabriel Unger, two entrepreneurs driven by their love for authentic Indian chai. Their journey began in September 2018 with a transformative trip to India, where they immersed themselves in the vibrant world of chai culture. Returning to London with a suitcase filled wit…
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#61: Humble Crumble: How the World's First Crumble Bakery is now a Multi-million Pound Business with Kim Innes (founder)
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Send us a Text Message. Humble Crumble - A food stall that started from humble beginnings, today is the world’s first crumble bakery and a multi-million pound business with permanent fixtures in Old Spitalfields and Borough Market. With more than 500,000 crumbles served in the last three years, Humble Crumble has struck a chord with passionate crum…
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#60: BOXRAW: Coventry-based Founder Merges his Passion for Boxing with his Business Acumen with Ben Amanna (founder)
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Send us a Text Message. Ben is the visionary Founder and CEO of BOXRAW - a boxing lifestyle & sportswear brand driving cultural and social change. BOXRAW was manifested from the powerful themes of Boxing and Business interwoven throughout Ben’s life which elevated him out of the socioeconomic and racial hardships he experienced growing up. BOXRAW h…
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#59: Soapsmith: Pawning Her Wedding Rings to Launch a Handcrafted Soap Brand with Samantha Jameson (Founder)
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Send us a Text Message. Sam Jameson is one of many UK-based, Black and female founders that are transforming the beauty and wellness space, one product at a time. A born creator and leader, Soapsmith isn’t Samantha Jameson’s first endeavour into the world of Entrepreneurship. At the age of just 24, Sam launched and ran a successful event chocolate …
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#58: Ella's Kitchen Founder: On Why Thinking Like A Toddler Holds The Key To Success with Paul Lindley OBE
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Send us a Text Message. Paul Lindley is an award-winning British entrepreneur and social campaigner. Paul began his career as a Chartered Accountant at KPMG, then spent 9 years at Nickelodeon's children’s TV network, rising to become Deputy Managing Director. In 2006, he founded Ella’s Kitchen, the UK’s biggest baby food brand. Ella’s Kitchen belie…
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#57: Kiki McDonough Jewellery: Royal Clients & Opening her Flagship Store in Chelsea (Founder)
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Send us a Text Message. Established in 1985, Kiki McDonough Ltd was born from Kiki’s passion for showcasing coloured gemstones in innovative, contemporary designs. She continues to lead the way in British fine jewellery design. The brand’s very first creation, a pair of distinctive crystal heart earrings, were put on display in the Victoria and Alb…
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#56: Olly's Snacks: From Market Stall to Fastest Growing Pretzel Brand in the UK with Olly Hiscocks (founder)
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Send us a Text Message. Olly Hiscocks is a snack fanatic and founder of Olly's, one of the most exciting brands in the healthier delicious snack space with their range of innovative Pretzel Thins, Chocolate Pretzel Thins and Olive snack pouches. Having landed a degree in neuroscience, he then embarked on his entrepreneurial journey in the wonderful…
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#55: Confidence & Communication is a Skill with Margaret & Scarlett McCabe (co-founders of Debate Mate)
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Send us a Text Message. The Debate Mate Group is a social business with 2 distinct but complementary parts – the charity Debate Mate Schools, and the business Debate Mate Limited. At its core, Debate Mate – across the entities - teaches confidence, communication and leadership from the classroom to the boardroom. Margaret founded Debate Mate (Schoo…
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#54: Alan Barratt: The Grenade Story: From Start Up to £200 Million (co-founder and CEO)
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Send us a Text Message. Al is a serial entrepreneur and Co-Founder/CEO of Grenade, one of the most successful UK FMCG brands of the last 25 years. Starting with a £500 loan from the UKTI Passport to Export program in 2010, he sold shares in Grenade in 2014 for £35M, again in 2017 for £72M, and in 2021 for £200M, to Mondelez International. Current t…
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How well do you know your favorite companies? Do you know who they do business with, or who owns them? In today's episode we explore the reaches of major corporations who have a massive hand in the pie that is the global economy. Come join us as we follow our favorite brands and products, all the way to the top!…
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Here is an exclusive sneak peak into our everyday conversations; 25 minutes of random shit.By theminoriteas
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Join us on this episode as we talk about the "don't do drug" programs and the unbelievably realistic and intense commercials that followed. Let us know about your experiences in the comments!By theminoriteas
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Join your favorite Minoriteas as we talk about our lives and our plans in the future! Let us know what you thought of it! <3By theminoriteas
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Welcome us back from our Pride month break from the podcast! We talk about the recycling process here in America and ways to actually make a difference! We hope you enjoy!By theminoriteas
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Your favorite Minoriteas kick off the beginning of Pride Month with a little bit of fun and educational trivia! Get ready for a bunch of gay stuff because its Pride month baby, and we have a lot to celebrate!!By theminoriteas
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Hey! We are back to talk our shit, come join us and hear our mantra for next week! okay BYEEEEEEE!!!By theminoriteas
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In this episode, your favorite Minoriteas talk about those new restaurants that you see popping up on DoorDash but not in your towns.By theminoriteas
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#53: Turning Uncertainty into Competitive Advantage with John Stapleton (co-founder of New Covent Garden Soup / Little Dish)
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Send us a Text Message. In 1987 John co-founded The New Covent Garden Soup Co Ltd which pioneered and grew the fresh soup category in the UK. Daniels PLC bought New Covent Garden Soup Co in 1998. John then co-founded Glencoe Foods Inc., to bring the fresh soup concept to the US. In 2005, John co-founded Little Dish, which supplies healthy, natural …
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Happy super silly Thursday y'all! Hope your holiday is going well ;) This episode got a little more dark and serious than we intended originally buuuut we hope you enjoy it either way. Let us know your thoughts on AI and all the craziness going on right now. Also, Vive la révolution!By theminoriteas
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Your favorite Minorteas talk about popular theories people have about what happens when we die! We also talk about what we personally believe happens when we die!By theminoriteas
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We are back for our weekly shit talking session! Just doin our normal checking in and we have a guest appearance from Bianca at the end! Super random but very intriguing. ALSO, if you know the artist we are talking about let us know! See y'all next time, BYYYEEEEEEBy theminoriteas
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#52: Green & Black’s: The World's First Organic Chocolate Brand with Jo Fairley (co-founder & serial entrepreneur)
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Send us a Text Message. Jo Fairley is a businesswoman and writer. She co-founded the Green & Black’s chocolate company with Craig Sams, her husband, and has launched several other successful ventures since then. Jo did not enjoy school, left at 16 with six O-levels and learned shorthand and typing at a secretarial college. She got a job with a maga…
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Join your favorite Minoriteas as we play a new game.. But not before we spill the tea on what's going on in our lives right now!By theminoriteas
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Join us for some tea talk while we break down our week and ask for your advice on what future TT KiKi's might look. Enjoy, our little tea bags!By theminoriteas
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Join the Minoriteas as we dive into a handful of cults. From the inception to the dissolution of them. We have talked about cults in the past but special guest Nikki brings a new (to us) cult to the table we didn't know about.By theminoriteas
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Sit down with the Minoriteas in our latest episode, where we have our 1st Tea Talk Kiki (TT Kiki) where we talk trash about our livesBy theminoriteas
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Your favorite Minoriteas are back with a vengeance, discussing our plans for season 3!By theminoriteas
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#51: How "Wild" Natural Deodorant took over the UK Market in One Year with Charlie Bowes-Lyon (co-founder of We Are Wild)
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Send us a Text Message. Wild is the UK’s first refillable plastic-free deodorant. Charlie Bowes-Lyon is a serial entrepreneur with a background in marketing, particularly focused on sustainable businesses. He co-founded Wild and runs their tech and marketing departments since launch. Wild sells sustainable, natural personal care products that are s…
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#50: Coffee Republic founder, Sahar Hashemi wants you to "Buy Women Built" (co-founder and author)
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Send us a Text Message. A former lawyer, she started two ground-breaking businesses: the UK’s first coffee bar chain, Coffee Republic, which she grew to 110 stores and a £50 million market cap, and Skinny Candy, a market segment-defining brand of sugar-free sweets. Her first book, ANYONE CAN DO IT became a bestseller by demystifying the idea that e…
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#49: JUST EAT: Building An Online Takeaway Business From Startup To IPO with David Buttress (Co-founder & ex-CEO)
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Send us a Text Message. David Buttress, who hails from Cwmbran in South Wales, joined JUST EAT in March 2006 to launch its UK business, and was appointed CEO in January 2013. David led JUST EAT in the UK from startup to becoming Europe’s largest technology IPO in a decade. JUST EAT has over 67,000 restaurant partners and 100+ cuisine types availabl…
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#48: Jenny Campbell: Dragons' Den Investor and the original Queen of Cash (founder)
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Send us a Text Message. Best known for her time on Dragons' Den, Jenny Campbell is also widely known for her role as the founder of YourCash Europe. Having acquired her banking qualifications by attending night school, Jenny soon embarked on a rewarding career with The Royal Bank of Scotland. She was initially appointed as the Head of Operations fo…
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#47: Your Juno app: Closing The Financial Literacy Gap with Margot de Broglie (co-founder)
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Send us a Text Message. Your Juno was founded by two sisters: Margot and Alexia. Margot de Broglie is the co-founder of Your Juno, building a financial education platform - think “the Duolingo of money”. Users can learn about any financial topics via its app, including negotiating a raise, buying a property, and becoming an investor. "Money was nev…
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#46: UNILAD & LADBible founder talks legal battles, mental health & alcoholism with Alex Partridge
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Send us a Text Message. Alex Partridge is one of the pioneers of social media content the way we know it today. At age 21 in 2010, whilst a student at Oxford Brookes University, he founded UNILAD, one of the most popular social news and entertainment Internet companies in the world with an astonishing following of 50 million people around the globe…
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#45: Rosie Fortescue Jewellery: TV star and fashion blogger turned jewellery designer with Rosie Fortescue (founder)
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Send us a Text Message. Rosie Fortescue - the jewellery designer and famous alumnus of the original Made in Chelsea. With her trend setting, enviable fashion sense, Rosie Fortescue has always been a go-to for style advice and inspiration. Rosie began running her successful blog, At Fashion Forte in 2014 and has been collaborating with desirable fas…
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#44: what3words: The startup that helps you find any place on the planet without an address with Chris Sheldrick (co-founder)
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Send us a Text Message. This week's guest is Chris Sheldrick, co-founder & CEO of what3words. what3words is a global address system that has assigned three-word labels to all of the 57 trillion 3-meter squares that make up the surface of the earth. With a background in the music industry, Chris noticed that traditional addresses for venues and prec…
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#43: How Biscuiteers baked a multi-million-pound high-end biscuit empire with Harriet Hastings (Founder)
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Send us a Text Message. Harriet Hastings launched Biscuiteers in 2007 after identifying a gap in the market for luxury food gifting. Over the past 15 years she has grown the business from a small startup to a unique artisan business working at scale and employing over 150 people. Biscuiteers’ beautiful hand-iced biscuits are sold directly online as…
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Your favorite Minoriteas finish off season 2 of the podcast by playing games! WARNING: This episode is more sexualized than our normal content! Only for mature ears!By theminoriteas
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Your favorite Minoriteas talk about the different perceptions and sides of social media!By theminoriteas
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#42: Design My Night: How to structure a pitch deck that gets the attention of investors with Nick Telson (Co-founder)
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Send us a Text Message. Nick Telson is an exited founder from DesignMyNight in 2017 for $30-$40m and has since invested in over 55 startups across US, UK, Latam and Africa, through his investment arm, Horseplay Ventures. Nick’s career started off in marketing at L’Oreal before starting DesignMyNight in 2010. DesignMyNight grew to 100+ employees, 15…
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#41: Charles Tyrwhitt: Shirt marker and tailor with Nick Wheeler (Founder & Chairman)
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Send us a Text Message. Nick Wheeler first had the idea for Charles Tyrwhitt shirts - to make the best shirts, using only the finest materials, at great value, with unbeatable service - whilst studying Geography at Bristol University in 1986; He used his middle names - Charles Tyrwhitt – more anonymous (and better sounding!) than “Nick Wheeler shir…
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Your favorite Minoriteas discuss the history of the church of Scientology!By theminoriteas
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Your favorite Minoriteas talk about some of history's conspiracy theories that turned out to be more than a conspiracy!By theminoriteas
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Your favorite Minoriteas tell some spooky stories to end off the the scary season!By theminoriteas
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Your favorite Minoriteas talk about the younger generation and explain why it's so important to support their dreams and aspirations!By theminoriteas
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Reacting to Pop Culture Drama and Tea
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Your favorite Minoriteas talk about and debate some recent drama being thrown around in the Youtube world! DISCALIMER: Everything talked about in this episode is opinions and here-say. Don't come for our throats.By theminoriteas
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#40: Meatless Farm: UK’s fastest growing plant-based meat alternative company with Morten Toft Bech (Founder)
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Send us a Text Message. Morten Toft Bech is an entrepreneur and investor who started Meatless Farm in 2016 to help reduce the world’s dependency on intensively farmed meat. He and his family had struggled to find a meat replacement that the whole family enjoyed and that wasn’t too expensive. In 2018, the company launched its original fresh mince in…
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