Why He Walked Away From a Guaranteed $1M Bonus Mike Soutar
Mike Soutar explains why he chose a new career opportunity over a huge bonus and what building businesses taught him.
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Business Growth
Every Built Not Born episode tagged with business growth, collected automatically in one topic hub.
Why Amelia Sordell Shut Down Her £4M Agency She Built a Prison, Not a Business
Amelia Sordell on building Klowt, realising the agency had become a prison, and redesigning a growing business around margin, responsibility and founder freedom.
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How Dom McGregor & Steven Bartlett Built a Social Media Giant at 19
Dominic McGregor on building Social Chain with Steven Bartlett, compounding social media strategy, founder pressure and life after exit.
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He Sold His Company. Then It Got Dark
Mark Sweeny on the hidden aftermath of a successful business exit, the loss of founder identity and how he used those lessons to build DeNovo Solutions differently.
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The Most Successful Founders Are All Faking It
Frankie James joins Chris and Helen to unpack founder self doubt, trust, community, social capital and the less polished reality behind business success.
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The Real Fix For Slow Business Months
Chris and Helen Butler share how two complementary businesses can help smooth slow months by sharing customers, team, resources, branding and sales opportunities.
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The Truth About Selling Grenade To Mondelez
Grenade co-founder Juliet Barratt on building a distinctive brand, scaling beyond the founders and the emotional reality of selling the business to Mondelez.
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The Real Truth About Business Success Lessons From Top Founders
Chris and Helen reflect on founder lessons about investment, resilience, creative problem solving, self-belief and playing the long game in business.
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The Founder of All Saints Reveals the Truth About the Fashion Industry | Stuart Trevor
All Saints founder Stuart Trevor shares the story behind his rise in fashion, the business lessons that shaped All Saints and why his latest brand is built around reworking clothing that already exists.
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Real Lessons From Millionaire Entrepreneurs Most People Ignore
Chris and Helen reflect on the business lessons that stuck with them most, from solving real problems and hiring better people to reversible decisions, sacrifice, honest networks and business storytelling.
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Hiring, Equity & Happiness: The Founder Conversation No One Has
Chris and Helen reflect on hiring for culture, rewarding key people, the power of long form video and why founders need to define what success and happiness actually look like.
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The People Secret Behind a $100m Exit
Exited Pareto founder Andrew Hulbert shares the people-first principles behind building a 550-person business, creating loyalty and preparing for life after a major exit.
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What Alex Hormozi & Simon Squibb Taught Tobias Allen About Building a $100m+ Empire
Tobias Allen shares what he learned inside Acquisition.com about doing the boring work, increasing volume, choosing the right marketing channel, building owned data and qualifying the right opportunities.
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What It’s Really Like as Women Running a Business in Construction - Episode 38
Laura Molineux and Kelly Easthope share the reality of running a women-led construction business, from confidence and customer service to rising costs, team pressures and steady growth.
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Running a Business With Your Partner: The Truth No One Tells You - Episode 37
Patrick Healy shares the realities of working with his wife, growing Patchwork Flooring, learning to delegate and building trust with customers and his team.
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Ideas Fest 2025: What We Learnt - Honest Thoughts from Two Business Owners
Chris arrives at Ideas Fest convinced it is not for him. By the end of the day, honest founder stories, unexpected conversations and lessons on resilience, asking and persistence have completely changed his view.
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How Talbots Law Built Trust, Loyalty & Growth in the West Midlands
Callum Haynes and Nicola Reeve discuss Talbot's Law's growth, employee ownership, customer trust, brand reputation and the lessons learned through major periods of change.
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Stop Chasing Viral Content: The Real Strategy for Business Growth in 2025
Why targeted content, a clear ideal customer profile and consistent trust-building can be more valuable than chasing millions of views.
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Business Coaching Myths Busted: Lessons From Our Year With a Business Coach
Mike Allen joins Chris and Helen to challenge common business coaching assumptions and share practical lessons on goals, strategy, accountability, leadership, teams and thinking time.
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Is Bigger Better in Business? How We Grew 27% Without Growing the Team
How Thread A Pixel grew turnover by 27% without growing the team, by removing friction, improving systems, tightening customer fit and using technology more intelligently.
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Business Efficiency Hacks: 10 Time Management Tips Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know
Practical ways to manage time, stay accountable and create more space for business growth without letting day-to-day operations take over.
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Does Size Really Matter in Business? Why Bigger Isn’t Always Better
Does a bigger team, higher turnover or faster growth really mean a more successful business? Chris and Helen discuss why the answer depends on profit, control, quality, agility and what the owner actually wants from the business.
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What Is an Entrepreneur? The Reality Behind Business Ownership
What makes someone an entrepreneur? Chris and Helen compare definitions, debate whether every business owner fits the label, and discuss tenacity, risk, resilience and the realities of running a business.
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Why Customer Service and Reviews Matter in Business
A practical conversation about customer service, sales pressure, service recovery and why genuine online reviews can shape trust and buying decisions.
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Did We Do the Right Thing to Bootstrap Our Businesses?
Was buying every essential machine outright the safest decision, or did it slow growth? Chris and Helen revisit six years of bootstrapping, cash flow, hiring and business investment.
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We're Back With a Brand New Season, Look & Vibe
Chris and Helen return with a refreshed podcast, explain the break, share what has changed in business and life, and reveal the practical topics they want to cover in the new season.
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Change in Work & Personal Lives
A conversation about embracing change in business and life, setting meaningful goals, adapting at work and making practical changes to health, habits and priorities.
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The Pros and Cons of Running More Than One Business
What does it really take to run more than one business at once? Chris and Helen Butler explore shared resources, multiple income streams, divided focus, duplicated admin and the importance of preparation.
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Are We There Yet? Setting Goals and Celebrating Progress in Business
Why does hitting a business goal so often lead straight to the next target? Chris and Helen discuss celebrating small wins, keeping momentum and recognising progress along the way.
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Another Crazy 2023: Business Uncertainty, Customers and Growth
A candid conversation about unpredictable demand, customer service, business relationships and the reality of trying to plan and grow when the usual patterns stop behaving normally.
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Is Work Life Balance Really Possible for Business Owners?
Can business owners ever properly switch off? Chris and Helen discuss long hours, family time, holidays, weekend boundaries and why balance looks different at different stages of business.
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Our First Ever Podcast: Running a Business Together as Husband and Wife
Chris and Helen Butler introduce the Mr & Mrs In Business podcast and share an honest look at working together as a married couple, including arguments, different working styles and the realities of business ownership.
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