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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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Send us a text Karen and Patrick O'Flaherty are the dynamic husband and wife duo at the helm of Pip Organic, a brand dedicated to crafting 100% organic food and drink for the whole family to enjoy. Karen and Patrick’s business journey began when they opened their own organic juice stall in London’s Borough Market. Their passion and drive has since …
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Send us a text 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 eight-fi…
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Send us a text 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 GoHenry’s a…
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Send us a text 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 from both…
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Send us a text 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 in the h…
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Send us a text 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 with tea and…
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Send us a text 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 crumble-lovin…
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Send us a text 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 has dresse…
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Send us a text 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 fountain …
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In the end there was the Sagittarius alliance and a straggler. The final three was a win for anyone chosen last at PE, James Mustapic, Courtney Dawson, and Turia Schmidt Peke battling it out. But there could only be one who reigned supreme. CTI super fan James Mustapic took out the win. He joins Turia with Courtney to give all the inside goss on wh…
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Send us a text 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 believes in pu…
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He's got the strongest toes in the game, an OG member of the Sagittarius alliance, and has his BFF on the island. This week, host Turia Schmidt Peke is joined by Eli Matthewson. Eli and Turia talk about why he got so angry at Blair, if he regrets buying a cake, and what it was like fighting for survival against his BFF Laura Daniel. See omnystudio.…
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Send us a text 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 Albert Museu…
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He’s infamous for his terrible packing and squirting blood over the competition. This week on Inside Celebrity Treasure Island Turia Schmidt Peke is joined by TV presenter Matt Gibb. Week four saw three eliminations, bargaining with scrolls, and the anticipated merge. Former Tohorā teammates and part of the straggler's alliance, Turia and Matt talk…
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Send us a text 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 world of…
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Week three on Celebrity Treasure Island brought the battle of titans! There were more switches than a switch shop and emotions ran high. Joining host Turia Schmidt Peke to spill some serious tea is comedian Laura Daniel. Turia and Laura share insider information on the Sagittarius alliance, why Jordan really lost his elimination to Nick and what ha…
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Send us a text 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 (Schools) as a …
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Week two on Celebrity Treasure Island brought the drama, alliances grew, there was a shock exit and a huge betrayal. Team captain of Kārearea Jordan Vandermade told his team he'd use a mercy card if any of them were put up for elimination. But when the time came to save Mary Lambie from exiting he chose not to. Joining Turia Schmidt Peke to reveal …
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Send us a text 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 trading as…
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Season five of Aotearoa’s favourite reality show is back and this year 18 celebrities arrive on location via helicopter in Te Waipounamu, the South Island. It quickly becomes obvious who is there to play the game and who is there for a bit of a holiday. Joining host and contestant Turia Schmidt Peke to spill all the tea on what really happened behi…
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Hold onto your seats the fifth season of Celebrity Treasure Island is about to launch! Join contestant Turia Schmidt-Peke and guests for a peek behind the scenes of another exhilarating season. Eighteen larger-than-life celebrities battle it out in Te Waipounamu (New Zealand's South Island) to win $100,000 for their chosen charities. You do not wan…
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Send us a text 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 and conve…
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Send us a text 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 magazine publ…
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And the winner is... the winner himself joins host Matty this week (lol) alongside finalist Lana Searle. Hear them spill the goss on their "leftover scraps" alliance, Matty aligning with Lance, making it to the end, and ultimately digging up the treasure. What an epic season! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Send us a text 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 stylish, c…
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Send us a text 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 entreprene…
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Send us a text 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 available to over…
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Send us a text 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 for Hanco A…
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Send us a text 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 never a tabo…
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Send us a text 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. In 2012…
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Send us a text 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 fashion, lif…
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Send us a text 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 precise stage…
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Send us a text 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 post-abl…
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Send us a text 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, 15,000 SaaS…
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Send us a text 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 shirts” The f…
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Friday Jams Live is happening this Sunday 13th November, at Western Springs Stadium! In preparation, we've compiled all of our interviews with the artists you'll see there! You'll be hearing your favourite ZM hosts chatting to TLC, Macklemore, Shaggy, Ashanti, Jay Sean, & Fatman Scoop! Text "Jams" to 9696, or head to ZMonline for more Details! See …
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SPOILER WARNING. We've reached the season finale of Celebrity Treasure Island. Cam breaks down everything that happened with two of the three finalists. Giving you all the gossip on how it feels making that far in the show and having to play so deceptively when the stakes are that high! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Former All Black Ron Cribb was another intruder who came on the show and immediately made his presence felt with his leadership and strength, which were major factors in the competition. He breaks down with Cam Mansel his time on the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By ZM Podcast Network
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The mysterious monolith was billed as the biggest twist in Celebrity Treasure Island history and it certainly lived up to the hype! The man at the centre of the twist was today's guest Jesse Tuke, who explains his thought process and how he ended up making the decisions he did in order to keep his secret. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf…
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Actress Courtenay Lousie was in the spotlight over the past few episodes, going up against Alex King in the elimination challenge and picking up a game-changing advantage. With the pressure off, Courtenay and Cam discuss what could be inside the almighty monolith, who they got along with, and who intimidated them the most! See omnystudio.com/listen…
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Send us a text 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 UK retai…
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