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Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia is the fresh business podcast for today’s entrepreneur.Hosted by UK Top 20 Female Founder, Stephanie Melodia, Strategy & Tragedy spotlights the most interesting founder stories - featuring the good, the bad, and the ugly of building a business. With the purpose to inspire and educate entrepreneurs, guests also include subject matter experts such as top business strategists or investors to help arm founders with the knowledge to succeed in bu ...
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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/ 🤍 LinkedI…
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The Debrief: Simon Franks ft. Josh Hanning + Daniel McCoy Andrade | Profit vs purpose, and entrepreneurialism as a force for good
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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? - Profi…
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EP49: "We almost had the NETFLIX of Europe" | Simon Franks, Co-Founder of LoveFilm and Partner at Redbus Ventures
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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. Th…
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EP48: DON'T GET A JOB; GET AN OCCUPASSION | Cynthia Davis CBE, Founder & CEO Diversifying Group
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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 hel…
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EP47: AI is the only thing that will get us out of this mess | Nigel Morris
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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 & Tru…
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The Debrief: Nikki Wheeldon, VocoLab | The case for lifestyle businesses
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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 …
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EP46: My acting career made me a better entrepreneur | Nikki Wheeldon, VocoLab
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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…
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The Debrief: Gina Farran, Glaize | How to set yourself up for success as a first-time founder
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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 …
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EP45: Nailing Dragons' Den | Gina Farran, Glaize
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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…
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The Debrief: Anthony Pierri with Liz Painter of Comma Comma
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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 episo…
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EP44: The power of niching down | Anthony Pierri, Fletch PMM
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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 proc…
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The Debrief: Pippa Harman, Renude | Entrepreneurship & grieving: how loss puts business into perspective
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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 durin…
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EP43: Navigating fundraising through grief | Pippa Harman, Renude
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✋ 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…
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The Debrief: Simon Squibb | Failed politician? Privileged white man? Or modern-day messiah?
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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 pa…
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EP42: Simon Squibb: Hard work is A LIE | HelpBnk
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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+ st…
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The Debrief: Ranbir Arora, OneDay | Meta entrepreneurship, delusion + resilience
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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 entreprene…
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EP41: Entrepreneurship education is BROKEN - so I fixed it | Ranbir Arora, Co-Founder & CEO of OneDay
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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 soli…
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EP40: AMA | Scaling a business, exit strategies, thoughts on AI & more
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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: 🤍 Instagra…
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The Debrief ft. Johnny Khaira: Top Takeaways from Mike Stevens of Peppersmith
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Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517 Steph Melodia and special guest, Johnny Khaira, share their main reflections and top takeaways on last week's interview with Mike Stevens, Co-Founder of Peppersmith - the beloved mints brand with 20 million packs sold on supermarket shelves, coffee shops, and health stores. T…
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EP39: 20 MILLION PACKS SOLD | Success & failure with Mike Stevens, Co-Founder & ex-CEO of Peppersmith
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Mike Stevens is the exited founder of Peppersmith, the confectionery brand you'll recognise on supermarket shelves, in coffee shops and in health food stores. Responsible for a total of over 20 MILLION of packs sold worldwide, Mike led the company from its inception to a successful exit, achieving over £4M in annual retail sales from the likes of S…
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The Debrief: Marla Shapiro, HERmesa | Funding female founders + savvy fundraising strategies
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In this shorter episode, Steph Melodia shares her reflections on last week's interview with Marla Shapiro of HERmesa, the angel investing syndicate for female founders. From solving the gender disparity in fundraising to business advice and top fundraising strategies, Steph shares her reflections on last week's interview with the trailblazing leade…
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EP38: "I WILL GIVE YOU MONEY to get rid of a spreadsheet!" | Marla Shapiro, HERmesa
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Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/strategyandtragedy Marla Shapiro is the founder of HERmesa, the 2X nominated Angel Group of the Year - an angel investing syndicate supporting female founders. She is also the winner of the UKBAA 2023 Diversity Champion award. In this episode, you'll hear about: 💸 How to get started with angel investing 💸 The ROI…
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The Debrief: Kenny Ewan, WeFarm | The rise & fall of a buzzy scale-up
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Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517 In this shorter episode, Steph Melodia shares her reflections on last week's interview with Kenny Ewan, the Founder & ex-CEO of WeFarm, now director at Nesta Studio. Tune into hear what stuck with Steph from the interview and the key lessons to highlight for all you entrepren…
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EP37: “I had lunch with BILL GATES” | From buzzy scale-up to shutting the business | Kenny Ewan, Founder & ex-CEO, WeFarm, now Director at Nesta Studio
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Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/strategyandtragedy Kenny Ewan is the Director at Nesta’s Mission Studio, the venture studio creating impactful solutions for the UK’s most pressing problems, from obesity to climate change. He is a highly experienced entrepreneur who led Wefarm from idea stage to become the world’s largest farming network with ov…
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The Debrief: Saasha Celestial-One, Olio | Successful expansions, co-founder relationships, serial entrepreneurship & more
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Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517 In this shorter episode, Steph Melodia shares her reflections on last week's interview with Saasha-Celestial One, the Co-Founder & COO of the sharing app, Olio. What started out as a food-sharing app has now artfully grown into the go-to solution for all unused household item…
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