The Go Radio Business Show with Hunter & Haughey. Scotland’s Business Podcast.

Big Bets & Bold Moves: £50M Innovation, Housing Fixes, Skills Crisis, and a £30M Entrepreneurial Journey


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Air Date: October 26th, 2025

Special Guest:  Nishant Sharma, Founder and CEO of Rutland Square Spirits.

Hosts: Lord Willie Haughey and Sir Tom Hunter

This is a catch-up version of the weekly, Go Radio Business Show, Sundays between 11am-12pm with WYRE (www.trywyre.com)

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Major Investment News: 

Glasgow-based Chemify secures £50M in Series B funding to revolutionise chemical design with “3D printing for molecules.”

The £166M Waste Scandal

Biffa sues Scottish Government over failed recycling scheme.

Hosts call out accountability and taxpayer impact.

Policy & Economy Watch:

Rachel Reeves’ bold plans to tackle housing shortages, cut red tape for SMEs, and unlock billions from pension funds to boost UK growth.

Why inflation holding at 3.8% could save the UK £3B in interest payments—and what that means for your business.

Skills Crisis Spotlight:

240,000 tradespeople needed by 2030—plus why Scotland is importing welders from the Philippines and what needs to change.

Prestwick Airport Success:

From criticism to praise: how Prestwick became a leading UK cargo hub and created 150 new jobs.

Special Guest: Meet Nishant Sharma, founder of Rutland Square Spirits, whose story spans continents—from £500 in his pocket to building a £30M gin and whisky brand with global ambitions.

Nish shares:

How resilience and pivoting turned rejection into opportunity.

Why purpose matters more than profit.

His advice for anyone facing setbacks: “Bet on yourself.”

Board You Can’t Afford: Euan Cameron of Cohesion Medical on the future of health data, the challenges of scaling in Scotland, and whether to stay or go when investors call.

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