Failure sits inside every real business journey. Growth starts once you accept this and prepare for it. In this episode of the Bread & Butter Podcast, Tayo and Eman break down mistakes they made while building businesses. The goal stays simple. Help you avoid unnecessary loss of time, money, and energy.

The conversation starts with mindset. Chasing money first creates pressure and poor decisions. Focusing on who you help creates clarity. When you solve real problems, trust grows. Trust leads to opportunity. Opportunity leads to income. The shift sounds small, yet changes how you operate every day.

They explore market research and why personal opinion does not equal customer demand. Many founders build products they like instead of products people buy. Knowing your audience, testing ideas, and gathering feedback early saves months of wasted effort.

Funding plays a key role. Starting with too little money limits scale and slows progress. Once a model works, investment matters. Without it, competitors with backing move faster and win market share.

Data features heavily. Leads, enquiries, birthdays, feedback, and exit reasons all matter. Without systems, insights disappear. With systems, businesses improve service, retention, and revenue.

Pricing and perceived value receive honest attention. People pay based on what they believe something represents. Price too low and trust drops. Price without clarity and sales stall. Matching price to audience expectations stays critical.

They also discuss marketing budgets, partnerships, and visibility. Organic reach alone rarely sustains growth. Distribution requires intention, spend, or collaboration.

Legal structure and tax planning close the episode. Contracts protect effort. Accountants protect cash flow. Ignoring both creates risk no business needs.

This episode serves founders, side hustlers, and anyone planning to start. The lessons feel direct because they come from lived experience. Learn early. Adjust fast. Build with purpose.

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The Bread and Butter by Emmanuel Asuquo & Tayo Oguntonade is not your typical finance or business podcast, it explores real-life stories of how money plays a part in our day-to-day life - with no boundaries, no secrets and no censorship. In each episode we invite you to be a fly in the room when we discuss money taboos, key financial advice and some of the hottest money topics online, often with well-known guests from influencers, athletes to musicians. Together we discuss money in a super relatable way, talk about the impacts it's had on their journey and the role it plays today. Topics will revolve around how money plays a part in parenting, living and working abroad, entrepreneurship and content creation & more!

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This episode goes deep on money, work, and survival in today’s economy. The conversation breaks down why relying on one income no longer works and why many people feel pressure to become entrepreneurs without fully understanding the cost.

The guests speak honestly about employment, self-employment, and the myth of freedom. A steady salary brings peace and structure. Entrepreneurship brings risk, long hours, and constant mental load. Neither path guarantees success. The real issue sits with dependency. When one pay cheque stops, everything stops.

The discussion challenges the idea that quitting your job equals progress. You hear why keeping your job while building extra income gives control. You hear how side income builds confidence, skills, and options without gambling stability. Real examples show how people build additional streams alongside full-time work and why this mindset matters more than titles or labels.

The episode also explores hunger, upbringing, and exposure. Early experiences with money shape how people think, earn, and take risks. Exposure to new rooms, new conversations, and new earners shifts beliefs faster than motivation ever will.

You also hear honest views on entrepreneurship culture. Long hours. Delayed rewards. Mental strain. No switch-off. Freedom arrives late, if it arrives at all. This episode removes the fantasy and replaces it with practical thinking around income, skills, and diversification.

This is a grounded conversation for people who want security without stagnation and growth without reckless decisions. The message stays simple. Build options. Reduce risk. Think long term.

The Bread and Butter by Emmanuel Asuquo & Tayo Oguntonade is not your typical finance or business podcast, it explores real-life stories of how money plays a part in our day-to-day life - with no boundaries, no secrets and no censorship. In each episode we invite you to be a fly in the room when we discuss money taboos, key financial advice and some of the hottest money topics online, often with well-known guests from influencers, athletes to musicians. Together we discuss money in a super relatable way, talk about the impacts it's had on their journey and the role it plays today. Topics will revolve around how money plays a part in parenting, living and working abroad, entrepreneurship and content creation & more!

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This episode of the Bread & Butter Podcast features Yvonne Bajela, one of the most respected voices in UK venture capital.

Yvonne shares an honest account of how she entered an industry many people struggle to access. Venture capital felt closed when she started in 2015. Few UK funds existed. Hiring relied on networks. Roles stayed off job boards. Cold messages led nowhere.

Her entry point did not start with a title. It started with building. Yvonne built her own startup, learned how businesses operate under pressure, and used that experience to force credibility. Persistence mattered more than permission.

She breaks down venture capital in clear terms. How funds raise money. Where capital comes from. How investors earn returns. Why founders matter more than ideas. Why obsession, resilience, and execution separate winners from noise.

The conversation covers risk. Real risk. Pay cuts. Career pivots. Cultural pressure. Fear of failure. Yvonne explains why comfort slows progress, especially early in your career. She speaks on why long-term thinking beats lifestyle optics.

You will also hear lessons from investing early in companies like Marshmallow, and how early-stage decisions shape billion-pound outcomes. She explains why some businesses scale fast, while others fail despite strong ideas.

The episode goes deeper into Africa, emerging markets, and realistic expectations. Yvonne shares why timing, market context, and patience matter more than hype. She also addresses crowdfunding, Revolut, Monzo, and why everyday investors need caution.

This is a conversation about access, mindset, and discipline. It is for founders, operators, investors, and anyone curious about how capital really moves.

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Breakthrough rarely feels familiar.
Progress often starts with choices nobody around you has made before. Family history does not need proof for growth to begin. Change lives inside unfamiliar decisions.

Repeating habits repeats outcomes. Five years pass fast. Comfort creates identical results year after year. Growth demands different inputs.

Speed improves once guessing stops. Progress moves faster when guidance sits close. Results show quicker when people around you already reached your target. Questions receive clear answers. Mistakes shrink. Execution sharpens.

Strong circles shape strong years. Isolation slows momentum. Transparency reveals patterns. Accountability exposes blind spots. Honest feedback keeps standards high.

Goals need structure. Numbers bring clarity. Vague ambition leads nowhere. Once goals exist, the next step stays simple. Find people who already live inside those outcomes. If none exist nearby, enter new rooms. Seek proximity, not motivation.

Breakthrough builds momentum. Momentum creates discipline. Discipline changes direction.

2026 rewards intention.
Choose growth on purpose.
Happy New Year.

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KP joins the Bread and Butter Podcast in Dubai for a long-form conversation about work rate, convenience, and building income beyond a payslip. The episode opens with his move to Dubai and the first real frustration. Finding a place to live felt rushed. Estate agents moved fast. Decisions felt pressured. Once housing settled, everything else slowed down. Daily life became easier. Service felt intentional. Time felt protected.

Eman shares a simple moment which sums up the city. A weekday business lunch in Dubai. Starter, main, dessert for 98 dirhams. Calm service. No pressure to leave. Space to sit, eat, work, and reset. The contrast with the UK stood out. Dubai rewards systems and speed. London teaches resilience and graft.

The conversation then shifts to money. KP breaks down Amazon FBA wholesale in plain terms. Most products sold on Amazon come from third-party sellers. Sellers source branded products at lower prices, send stock to Amazon warehouses, and Amazon handles storage, packing, delivery, and returns. KP explains why Prime matters, how the Buy Box works, and why supplier relationships decide long-term profit.

He shares how he started Amazon FBA alongside full-time work. Start-up costs. Software. Mistakes. Early losses. Lessons learned the hard way. He explains why limited companies matter, why trade shows beat websites, and why being extra creates advantage. Relationships, credit terms, and consistency separate sellers who last from those who quit.

KP also speaks on UK property. Buying early. Learning from family. Remortgaging. Reinvesting. He reflects on career choices, placements, and how persistence shaped results. Faith, upbringing, and values sit underneath every move.

The episode closes with a challenge. Do something uncomfortable. Put effort where others stay passive. Build something alongside your job. Let time and consistency do the work.

This episode suits anyone questioning salary limits, searching for a side income, or thinking about life beyond the UK grind.

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This Christmas episode brings both couples together to speak about family life with honesty and ease. They open with the debate on what Christmas should feel like. Cold air. Warm homes. Childhood memories of snow. They compare this to Christmas in Dubai and how the children and school events keep the season alive even without winter weather.

The conversation moves into parenting. They share how the girls settled into big school, how the boys adjusted to secondary school and why each child’s personality shapes the home. They speak about pride, worry and the relief you feel when your child finds their place.

The wives open up about sacrifice. They describe the pressure placed on women, the expectations set from young and the strength required to hold a household together. They also speak about seasons. There are moments where one partner pushes forward and the other holds the foundation. They show how understanding this helps a marriage grow without resentment.

The husbands talk about work, travel and the cost of tension at home. Peace brings clarity. Support brings progress. They give examples from their own lives where partnership kept their careers moving.

The episode closes with gratitude. They reflect on a year filled with work, milestones, travel and family moments. They speak about raising children with new opportunities and the joy of giving them experiences that once felt out of reach. The tone stays warm and direct. It reminds you to pause, breathe and recognise progress.

The Bread and Butter by Emmanuel Asuquo & Tayo Oguntonade is not your typical finance or business podcast, it explores real-life stories of how money plays a part in our day-to-day life - with no boundaries, no secrets and no censorship. In each episode we invite you to be a fly in the room when we discuss money taboos, key financial advice and some of the hottest money topics online, often with well-known guests from influencers, athletes to musicians. Together we discuss money in a super relatable way, talk about the impacts it's had on their journey and the role it plays today. Topics will revolve around how money plays a part in parenting, living and working abroad, entrepreneurship and content creation & more!

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On this episode of the Bread and Butter Podcast, Tayo and Eman sit in Dubai with architect and founder Ryan Sailsman. He breaks down how a boy from Leytonstone ends up designing and building villas for the top one percent in Dubai. Ryan shares how years of moving across London, growing up between working class estates and wealth in central London, and watching his dad build major projects in Dubai shaped his mindset.

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This episode walks you through the rise of FlakeBake and the decisions that shaped one of the strongest growth stories in UK food. Mike shares how he moved from his dad’s takeaway in Peckham to a national rollout with Aldi. You see the early graft. Leaflets. Road deliveries. Late night orders. You learn why B2B changed everything. You see how he built trust with local businesses and why understanding your market gives you an advantage.He explains the impact of the last 5 years on the company and why he was ready to walk away. You hear how a TV show changed the direction of the business and the steps he took before the cameras rolled. Product testing. Data. Packaging. Food scientists. You learn why Aldi listed his product in 1,000 stores and why the launch sold out in hours.You get a real look into his approach to scale. Outsourcing. Team structure. Quality control. Negotiation. Working with manufacturers. Raising visibility through influencers. You hear how he handled setbacks, including unpaid invoices and credit risk.The episode also highlights the role of culture, community and family. You see how his Jamaican heritage shaped the product. You see how his father’s graft shaped his discipline. You see why he supports young entrepreneurs and why he pushes to build pathways for the next generation.If you want to understand growth with limited resources, this gives you a clear blueprint. The lessons here serve anyone building a product, growing a service, or planning to scale.Subscribe, share, and join the Patreon for ad-free episodes, early drops, and live sessions with Tayo & Eman.https://patreon.com/BreadButterPod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=copyLink🎧 Tap in now, and don’t forget to Like, Share & Subscribe!The Bread and Butter by Emmanuel Asuquo & Tayo Oguntonade is not your typical finance or business podcast, it explores real-life stories of how money plays a part in our day-to-day life - with no boundaries, no secrets and no censorship. In each episode we invite you to be a fly in the room when we discuss money taboos, key financial advice and some of the hottest money topics online, often with well-known guests from influencers, athletes to musicians. Together we discuss money in a super relatable way, talk about the impacts it's had on their journey and the role it plays today. Topics will revolve around how money plays a part in parenting, living and working abroad, entrepreneurship and content creation & more!Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/breadandbutterpodTiktokhttp://www.tiktok.com/@breadandbutterpodSpotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2K5C6kp4dyDQ31NLF2dZBq?si=e363db3263344d09Apple Musichttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bread-butter/id1732266147

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Money changes your lifestyle. The question is whether it changes who you are.

Tayo and Eman sit in Dubai and take this apart with simple, honest reflections. They look at the link between higher earnings and rising confidence. They speak on how easy it is to attach your self worth to your income. Faith sits at the centre of their answer. Faith keeps you steady when your income rises and when it drops. It gives you a view of yourself that money cannot give or take away.

They explore the tension between saving for the future and spending for memories. You hear why choosing one “vice” protects your financial plan. You also hear how life events shift the way you see money. Eman explains why losing his dad pushed him to invest in moments with his family instead of hoarding every pound.

They address how money changes relationships. More money shifts your time, your habits and your friendship circles. It affects dating and marriage. They warn against leading with money, because you start a relationship on the wrong terms. If you create a lifestyle from day one, the bond weakens the moment money slows down.

They speak on the pressure men feel to link identity to income. That pressure harms mental health. It creates highs that feel addictive and lows that feel shameful. Faith and self knowledge give you a base that money cannot shake.

They end with the responsibility to teach children respect, values and a healthy view of money. Wealth without character leads nowhere.

If you feel guilty for spending, scared of losing money, or pressured to appear wealthy, this conversation helps you slow down, think clearly and build a healthier relationship with money.

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