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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Amelia Sordell on building Klowt, realising the agency had become a prison, and redesigning a growing business around margin, responsibility and founder freedom.
Why YouTube may be the most underused marketing channel for businesses, and why relevance, useful long-form content and the right audience matter more than going viral.
View episode →Dominic McGregor on building Social Chain with Steven Bartlett, compounding social media strategy, founder pressure and life after exit.
View episode →Chris and Helen question the traditional founder dream of bigger teams, bigger turnover and a future exit, and ask whether freedom, happiness and enjoying the journey matter more.
View episode →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.
View episode →How do you keep moving when business motivation disappears? Chris and Helen share the practical resets they use when entrepreneurship feels heavy, noisy or lonely.
View episode →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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Chris and Helen Butler share how two complementary businesses can help smooth slow months by sharing customers, team, resources, branding and sales opportunities.
View episode →Grenade co-founder Juliet Barratt on building a distinctive brand, scaling beyond the founders and the emotional reality of selling the business to Mondelez.
View episode →Andrew Hulbert and Kim Antoniou turn the tables on Chris and Helen Butler to uncover what it really takes to build businesses, a marriage and family life together.
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