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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62 episodes
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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We Built Two Businesses, a Marriage and a Podcast Here's What No One Sees
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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The Newsreader Who Learned Trust Under Pressure | Arti Halai
Former BBC and ITV journalist Arti Halai explains what live news taught her about trust, pressure and communication, then turns those lessons into practical tools for business leaders.
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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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She Built the Technology That Didn’t Exist Because Waiting Wasn’t an Option
Kim Antoniou explains how real problems shaped Kafoodle and Fonetti, why her team built voice technology that did not yet exist, and how she thinks about partnerships, reversible decisions and impact.
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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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