Best Jeremy Bray Podcasts (2024)

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Marc Adams - Secrets to 10xing Your Business Value and Cashing Out Tax-Free 1:08:49

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Send us a Text Message. My guest today, Marc Adams, is the author of a book by the same title and has spent nearly four decades deep in the trenches of business and entrepreneurship. His extensive experience, from a career in corporate life to setting up his own business, has given him a unique perspective on the ups and downs of life as an entrepr…

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Josh Keegan - Key Lessons in Building A Thriving, High Profit Business: The Secrets Your Accountant Didn't Tell You. 1:07:56

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Send us a Text Message. This podcast is for entrepreneurs, reverse engineering the formula for successful scale, sale, and exit—inspired conversations with world-class entrepreneurs and the specialists who support them. I came up with that strapline when I launched the pod a couple of years ago, as that’s exactly what I wanted to create—a resource …

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Phil Bray - From Failure to Success; “I lost my business, my house and my car - and then used the lessons I learned to build a successful business” 1:06:29

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Send us a Text Message. This podcast is for business owners and entrepreneurs - reverse engineering your way to success through inspiring conversations. And the conversation you're about to hear is truly inspiring. I'm conscious that many of the guests I've had on the podcast over the last couple of years have shared stories of incredible success. …

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S03E19 - Joanna Jensen, founder of Child’s Farm (£40m exit) on what it really takes to succeed as an entrepreneur. 1:28:54

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Send us a Text Message. Joanna Jensen is the founder of Child's Farm, the hugely successful baby and child skincare company that was recently sold for £40m. This is one of the most inspiring conversations I’ve had since we launched the podcast. Joanna is a fabulous storyteller, and her enthusiasm is infectious! Hers is an amazing story of grit, res…

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S03E18 - Alexis Sikorsky - The True Story of Selling My Company to Private Equity for $100 Million 1:15:19

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Send us a Text Message. Welcome back to the Bulletproof Entrepreneur podcast, where we delve into the minds of experienced entrepreneurs and uncover their secrets to success. I’m your host, Alan Smith, and I’m really excited to bring you my conversation with today’s guest, Alexis Sikorsky. Alexis is an entrepreneur who built a software business fro…

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S03E17 - James McLaughlin - I sold my business for millions and then lost it all! Lessons for entrepreneurs planning a sale. 1:20:17

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Send us a Text Message. If you’re a business owner who plans to sell your business one day, this episode is essential listening. Picture this: You've poured years of your life into a business, helping to build it from the ground up, and then the business is sold. As a result, you receive a seven-figure sum, and you’re financially secure. Or at leas…

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S03E16 - Peter Cowley - Public Success, Private Grief 1:24:04

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Send us a Text Message. Peter Cowley is one of Europe’s best-known angel investors and active supporters of entrepreneurship. He studied computer science at Cambridge and founded his first company in 1984. Since then, he’s launched no less than 12 companies, some of which he exited from successfully, some of which failed, and one that is still goin…

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S03E15 - Jeremy Harbour - A serial entrepreneur reveals the secret to building incredible value in your business. 1:05:18

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Send us a Text Message. I’m pleased to share a fascinating conversation I had recently with Jeremy Harbour, one of the most successful and experienced entrepreneurs around. Jeremy is a born entrepreneur who started selling jeans, watches, and even Cadbury creme eggs at age 11! He left school at 15 and has gone on to build, buy, and sell multiple co…

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S03E14 - Russ Haworth - On The Business of Family 1:12:38

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Send us a Text Message. Let me set the scene by telling you that one of my all-time favourite TV shows is "Succession”. It's a fascinating tale of a wealthy family wrapped up in the complexities of their business empire led by the founder and patriarch, Logan Roy, brilliantly portrayed by the actor Brian Cox. If you haven't watched it yet, I highly…

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S03E13 - How to increase the value of your business 12x and get ‘exit ready’ - Business Mentor of the Year, Christine Nicholson. 1:27:08

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Send us a Text Message. Let me start by sharing some statistics with you, which I find rather shocking. 90% of SMEs are unsellable 50% close down for zero value Only one in 2,000 are sold for the full market value. It was today’s guest, Christine Nicholson, who shared that data with me, and as awful as the numbers are, the good news is that she’s d…

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S03E12 Alex Chisnall - What working with Sir Richard Branson taught me about entrepreneurship, resilience and taking big risks. 1:18:53

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Send us a Text Message. Alex Chisnall is the creator and host of one of the UK’s leading podcasts called Screw It Just Do It and is now a highly successful entrepreneur in the content creation space. The name of his podcast is a reference to the time he spent working at Virgin and observing his then-boss, Sir Richard Branson, at close quarters. Scr…

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S03E11 - Rand Fishkin, the founder who turned down a $250 million offer, reveals the painful truth about life as an entrepreneur. 1:11:28

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Send us a Text Message. My guest today, Rand Fishkin, is the author of one of the best business books I’ve ever read, and trust me, I’ve read a lot of business books! It’s called Lost and Founder, and it charts his journey as a marketing tech business entrepreneur who raised money from Venture Capital investors and was growing at 100% year on year.…

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S03E10 - Ray Trapani from Bitconned (now streaming on Netflix) - an insider’s experience of investing in cryptocurrency. 1:15:05

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Send us a Text Message. Hello, and welcome back to the Bulletproof Entrepreneur podcast, the first of 2024. We’ve got something special for you to kick off the New Year! ‘Bitconned” is currently one of the top shows streaming on Netflix around the world is and it features my guest Ray Trapani. It tells the story of 3 young hustlers who get caught u…

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S03E09 - Victor Haghani - Author of The Missing Billionaires, discusses how entrepreneurs can build and keep wealth. 1:30:53

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Send us a Text Message. Most business owners that I know aren't entirely focused on making money or on the financial rewards, but nevertheless, creating economic security for you and your family is a vital part of why you started your business in the first place. So whether you sell your business in the future or simply use it as a vehicle to build…

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S03E08 - Bruce Whitfield - The Secret Sauce of Successful Entrepreneurship - learned from 50,000 interviews with business leaders. 1:04:05

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Send us a Text Message. I was in Cape Town a couple of months ago, speaking at a conference, and I was in the audience to witness one of the best keynote speeches I’ve ever seen, certainly the best keynote on the subject of entrepreneurship. The speaker was Bruce Whitfield, who is a big-name broadcaster in South Africa, hosts his own daily business…

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S03E07 Dave Butler, CEO of Dimensional Fund Advisors - From pro basketball to leading a $600 billion investment business; timeless money advice for entrepreneurs. 1:04:48

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Send us a Text Message. In my ‘day job’, when I speak with entrepreneurs and ask them what their single biggest financial concern is once they sold their business and received a capital sum, the answer is often ‘I don't want to lose it - I don’t want to mess this up!’ So I started this podcast as a resource for founders and business owners - those …

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S03E06 - The Water King - Allan Feldt sold a business making just £50k profit for £15 million and then went on to a £75 million exit. An inspiring entrepreneurial story. 1:17:01

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Send us a Text Message. Since I began the podcast as a resource for business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs, I’ve aimed for a blend of real-life conversations with founders and owners as well as practical ideas and insights from the people who can help and support entrepreneurs, such as lawyers, accountants, wealth advisors, and bankers. But my …

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S03E05 Richard Bearman - Managing Director, British Business Bank. Ideas, insights, and inspiration from the banker who loves to help entrepreneurs. 1:02:37

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Send us a Text Message. Have you ever had an idea for a business but thought there were too many challenges and barriers to getting started? Whether it's access to funding or more importantly, access to good quality business advice and mentoring, Or maybe you've been in business for a year or two and you’re facing some headwinds- the economy is cha…

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S03E04 Lee Robertson - pioneering financial services entrepreneur on scaling his business through the power of PR and selling to colleagues via a Management Buy Out 1:13:59

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Send us a Text Message. Lee Robertson is a serial entrepreneur, having founded no less than 3 companies to date. One didn’t work out and is no longer around; one became a huge success, and he sold it to his colleagues in a management buyout; and the third one is currently thriving and keeping him busy. Lee, who came from humble beginnings and spent…

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S03E03 Bootstrapping his business to £50m annual revenue - Gurinder Dhillon of Otto Car 1:29:17

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Send us a Text Message. Gurinder is the founder and CEO of Otto Car, the company that provides cars and finance to most Uber drivers in London. Currently, over 5,000 vehicles on the road are provided through the services of Otto. In the few years since the business was founded and they were operating out of offices in shipping containers in a West …

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S03E02 Back From the Brink - the incredible story of a husband-and-wife team that built an amazing business over 30 years. And then nearly lost it all 1:18:26

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Send us a Text Message. This episode is a first. After 35 episodes of the Bulletproof Entrepreneur podcast, I thought it was time we explored the dynamics where a husband and wife set up in business and have to manage two different relationships - the business partners working together and the life partners raising a family and having a quality hom…

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S03E01 Roheel Ahmad - CEO of one of the fastest-growing companies in Europe shares his secret sauce of business success. 1:14:02

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Send us a Text Message. Roheel Ahmad is the co-founder of Forsythe Barnes, a recruitment company, but not just any recruitment company. The business has been listed on the FT250 Fastest Growing Business list for three years running. In under 8 years, it’s grown from zero to almost £100m in revenue, has a team of 80 and has recently opened an office…

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S02E16 The Best Bits from Season 2 1:00:41

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Send us a Text Message. This is a special episode as it’s the last episode of Season 2 and so we’ve put together a compilation of the greatest hits covering some of the key ideas, insights, and themes that have emerged from the conversations I’ve had so far. This podcast is produced by GR Media Sponsored by Capital Asset Management…

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S02E15 Piers Linney shares his entrepreneurial journey from modest beginnings to Dragon's Den and the advice he got from Sir Richard Branson 1:22:35

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Send us a Text Message. You probably know Piers Linney from the TV show Dragon’s Den, where he appeared for two seasons, giving advice and investing his own money in startup companies. Something of a reluctant celebrity, he left the Den and has gone on to start several other businesses in technology, media, and communications, including his latest …

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S02E14 Entrepreneur Bootcamp with Serial Founder, Bob Norton (with 2 free ebooks) 1:21:36

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Send us a Text Message. Bob has enjoyed 100% launch success returning over $1 billion to his investors. He’s founded six companies, sold four and is still running two. He’s grown two startups to $100m and $156m in sales in 5 years and 3 years respectively. During our conversation, Bob explains The vital importance of having a crystal clear vision f…

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S02E13 Question Everything - the mantra used by Ian Humphris to fuel his marketing scale-up and £23 million exit. 1:31:45

1y ago1:31:45

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Send us a Text Message. Ian is an entrepreneur who built and, after 7 years, sold a highly successful marketing agency for £23 million. In this episode, he shares the lessons learned on his journey so far. Ian had a postcard on the wall beside his desk at his first job with 2 words on it - “Question Everything” - and he’s lived his life by that man…

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S02E12 Ruth Sturkey - The Unexpected Lessons from Selling My Business. Insights from a former adviser. 1:11:03

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Send us a Text Message. My conversation this time is a little different and rather intriguing. Ruth Sturkey spent her career advising entrepreneurs and executives about their big life transitions, such as selling their businesses and retiring. And then was faced with planning her own business sale and retirement - or at least the next chapter of he…

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S02E11 Artificial Intelligence for your business - Special Episode with Aalok Shukla 42:10

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Send us a Text Message. Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the last year, you’ll be all too aware of something called artificial intelligence. AI’s not new, it’s been around for years, and you've probably been using applications like Alexa and Siri to tell you what the weather’s like, turn on your music, or even order a pizza. But all of a sud…

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S02E10 Jeremy Tobias Tarsh: Rebel Entrepreneur - From Magic Circle Lawyer to a £250m Exit. 1:24:31

1y ago1:24:31

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Send us a Text Message. Today's guest is Jeremy Tobias Tarsh who is one of the original inspirations behind my launching this podcast. Jeremy is happy to share that he’s been a client of our firm for many years and it was during one of our many deep-dive conversations about the complex challenges faced by him and other entrepreneurs that I thought …

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S02E09 - Jodie Williams and Jenny Hughes of The Marketing Pod. The secret ingredients to building a world-class business. 1:07:49

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Send us a Text Message. Jodie and Jenny are cofounders of a hugely successful agency called The Marketing Pod, and 11 years ago they decided to tread that well-known entrepreneurial path, took a big risk and walked away from a comfortable corporate life to start their business. Why? Because, as is often the case, they were frustrated that what they…

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S02E08 James Watt - Co-Founder and CEO of BrewDog: Resilience and Vision - The incredible stories behind a billion dollar business. 55:47

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Send us a Text Message. To celebrate the landmark 25th episode of the podcast, I was delighted to be able to speak with the Co-Founder and CEO of BrewDog, James Watt. BrewDog is valued at over $1,500,000,000 and is one of the UK’s leading Unicorn companies... However, it’s been far from a smooth ride. Having decided that a career as a lawyer ‘in a …

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S02E07 Henry Dimbleby MBE - The fast food entrepreneur who sold Leon for £100m 1:06:06

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Send us a Text Message. Henry is the co-founder of the fast-food restaurant chain Leon with the unforgettable strapline ‘If God did fast food..’ From humble beginnings, with one small shop in Carnaby Street in London to a national and international brand which eventually sold for a reported £100 million Henry is undoubtedly a bulletproof entreprene…

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S02E06 James Crotty - M&A Lawyer - The 8 Steps to a Successful Business Sale and Exit. 1:39:33

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Send us a Text Message. One of the original ideas behind the podcast was to create a repository of essential insights, experiences, and information. A knowledge hub that you can dip in and out of whenever you needed to be reminded of key issues throughout your business journey. One thing is certain and that is that you’ll need to work with a lawyer…

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S02E05 - The Secret Accountant - How Do You Really Sell Your Business? 1:16:07

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Send us a Text Message. I’ve been following an anonymous account on Twitter for some time, and I’ve really enjoyed a lot of the content and thoughts shared on some of my favourite topics such as entrepreneurship, mergers & acquisitions, and intelligent investing. The Twitter handle is an anonymous one - The Secret Accountant, but I can now official…

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S02E04 - Denise Logan - The Seller’s Journey; Selling Your Business is a Transition Not a Transaction 1:12:23

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Send us a Text Message. You've heard of a ‘horse whisperer’, perhaps a ‘dog whisperer’, but you’ve probably never heard of a ‘seller whisperer’ - but that’s exactly what Denise has become known as. With a background as a mental health professional turned lawyer who went on to build her own legal practice, she then sold her business. Rather unsucces…

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S02E00 - Season II Trailer Episode 8:57

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Send us a Text Message. Alan Smith www.capital.co.uk www.bulletproofentrepreneur.net https://www.linkedin.com/in/alancapital Twitter @alanjlsmith This podcast is produced by GR Media Sponsored by Capital Asset ManagementBy Alan Smith

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S02E02 - Brian Portnoy - How to Shape a Life of Money and Meaning 1:17:36

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Send us a Text Message. I’ve described this podcast as being ‘inspired conversations at the intersection of money, business, family, and life’ and none better sum up that complex blend than the one I had recently with Brian Portnoy. Brian is a coach, consultant, entrepreneur, and author of one of the best books I’ve ever read on all things financia…

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S02E01 - Alan Smith Solo episode. Forks In the Road - My Entrepreneurial Journey 32:55

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Send us a Text Message. As we kick off Season 2 of the podcast, I’m taking the opportunity to share a little of my own journey, both personal and professional. For most of us, our childhood experiences shape our thoughts and actions as we get older and I’m no exception. A happy childhood in Scotland was interrupted by some personal and family chall…

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S02E03 - Robin Wigglesworth - Author, FT Journalist How Business Owners Should Invest Their Money. 1:08:16

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Send us a Text Message. Robin is a journalist at the Financial Times and is the editor of the popular column Alphaville. He’s also the author of a fabulous new book called Trillions. As a business owner, one thing is certain - you’re going to leave your business one day. Whether that’s through a sale of the company or through retirement and you’re …

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Ep.16 - The Best Bits from Season 1 50:51

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Send us a Text Message. This is a special episode as it’s the last episode of Season 1 and so we’ve put together a compilation of the greatest hits covering some of the key ideas, insights, and themes that have emerged from the 15 conversations I’ve had so far. In this episode, you’ll find the best comments, quotes and thoughts from the world-class…

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Ep.15 - Louise Grubb - Business lessons from a 2-x exited female founder currently building her third business. 1:10:18

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Send us a Text Message. Let me start by sharing a statistic that’s quite shocking- less than 2% of Venture Capital funding goes to all female founder teams. So those female founders who’ve managed to get started, and raise some capital are rare in the extreme. Those who’ve done it multiple times and had successful exits are even rarer - so Louise r…

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Ep.14 - Third Time Lucky - City legend, Dickie Burrows on selling his financial company at the third attempt. 1:10:18

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Send us a Text Message. I attended a conference run by a friend of mine Andy Hart called Humans Under Management - it focuses on the behavioural side of wealth and is one of the best financial or business conferences out there. I did a little fireside chat thing on stage but while I was at the event, I had quite a few people who came up to me and t…

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Ep.13 - Damian Milkins and Simon Hancock - The magic formula that helped secure a $65m exit for two London tech entrepreneurs 1:34:59

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Send us a Text Message. This time I’m trying something different. First, I’m speaking with two co-founders, Damian Milkins and Simon Hancock who built a hugely successful tech business called Control Circle and led it to a $65m exit. I let this one run longer than the usual 60 minutes because the guys were in full flow and there was no way I was go…

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Ep.12 - Mark Telford - Small Giants: How to use your business to design your ideal life 1:07:21

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Send us a Text Message. According to the Department of Business and Industry, there are 5.6 million businesses in the UK. But get this - out of the 5.6 million businesses, 4.2 million had no employees - they are sole traders. And 99.2% of all businesses have less than 49 employees. Only 4% of businesses ever hit £1m turnover. And yet, SMEs account …

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Ep.11 - Stefan Wissenbach - The most profound entrepreneurial story you will hear this year 1:03:43

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Send us a Text Message. Every now and again you hear a story that stops you in your tracks because it deeply touches a part of you whilst at the same time is uplifting and inspiring. Stefan Wissenbach is a serial entrepreneur and has built and sold 4 financial services businesses before launching his current company which is a technology business f…

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Ep.10 - Be Careful What You Wish For - Neil Simpson of The Corner sold his business. And then bought it back! 1:08:00

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Send us a Text Message. I think one of the reasons that this podcast is proving to be popular is that most of the stories follow that classic ‘Hero's Journey’’ narrative arc. Our hero, the Founder is dissatisfied with the status quo of their current situation, sets off on a bold journey of discovery - starts a company, and faces insurmountable prob…

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Ep.9 - Don Fraser - The Entrepreneur’s Wealth Manager - Insights and inspiration from 30 years of advising business owners. 1:05:29

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Send us a Text Message. Don Fraser is something of a legend in the financial planning and wealth management sector – he’s been working with entrepreneurs for well over 30 years and he’s got a deep understanding of not only the financial issues but perhaps more importantly the personal and human ones. During our conversation, Don explains the vital …

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Ep.8 - Media entrepreneur Richard Bridgwood on building and selling a multi-million-pound TV company (Peppa Pig included!) 1:09:14

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Send us a Text Message. Richard Bridgwood was the founder of Contender which was a media and film distribution company which he and his team built from scratch over 12 years and sold to one of the biggest entertainment and media companies in the world, Entertainment One. If you’ve got kids, you’ll be familiar with one of his companies’ creations, P…

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Ep.7 - Mike Ames - The dark side of business success and how to avoid it. 1:00:51

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Send us a Text Message. Hi and welcome back to the Entrepreneur Transition podcast - the only podcast that explores the uniquely human journey involved in building a business, selling it and crucially, life on the other side. In 20 years of working with and advising entrepreneurs, I’ve come to realise that it’s a transition more than it is a transa…

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Ep.6 - Susan Bradley - The Sudden Money Institute 1:01:13

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Send us a Text Message. This Inspired Conversation is in many ways why I launched the podcast in the first place - to explore the human side of the entrepreneurial journey, every bit as much as the financial side. Let me share a quick true story to give you some context: Did you hear about the entrepreneur who sold his business and made a fortune a…

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