The fifth episode of this season of It's The Small Things welcomes Black+Blum co-founder and lead designer, Dan Black. When Black+Blum launched 21 years ago, there was no limit to the types of product it would manufacture – but the business lacked direction and a clear brand identity. Dan took over the reins in 2014 and started to steer the business towards the food and drink on-the-go market. Four years later, he made the bold decision to step down from running the company and brought in an external MD. This episode has advice on:

• Recognising that you're not a natural leader
• Making investments to enable future growth
• Getting product development right the first time