Is this the real life? Is it just fantasy?

We’ve got the Queen of Virtual Reality on the latest episode of the Leicester Startups Podcast. Alex Ruhl from Market Harborough is the founder of the VR film studio Cats Are Not Peas. She discusses how she discovered VR, what happens when an industry stagnates and how we’ll all live in the future.

This whole podcast series has been made possible by funding from Leicester & Leicestershire Local Enterprise Partnership, Project Lead University of Leicester and Project Partners De Montfort University, LCB Depot, Leicester Startups and the Co-operative and Social Enterprise Development Agency (CASE), who are supporting entrepreneurs through the Leicester Start-up Co-working Project.

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Hamzah Malik is the CEO of digital agency Regent Branding and the founder of Drench, a discount voucher app. In this episode Hamzah talks about being obsessed with CEO’s whilst his friends were idolising footballers; finding customers on train journeys; and how he manages a team dotted around the globe.

This episode is sponsored by Naked Accounting, a Xero certified chartered accountants. They aim to strip back the stress of running a business by using the leading platform, Xero. They can help you set it up and link it with loads of other web-app business tools too. Find them on nakedaccounting.co.uk

This whole podcast series has been made possible by funding from Leicester & Leicestershire Local Enterprise Partnership, Project Lead University of Leicester and Project Partners De Montfort University, LCB Depot, Leicester Startups and the Co-operative and Social Enterprise Development Agency (CASE), who are supporting entrepreneurs through the Leicester Start-up Co-working Project.

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Jim Shields is the founder of the video production company Twist and Shout Communications. They specialise in making corporate videos with... a twist! In this episode Jim talks about losing his house, finding fans not customers, dealing with theft and the pivot that changed his life forever!

This episode is sponsored by Erskine Murray, a Leicester-based, UK top-50 independent insurance broker. They are lending their resources and insurance know-how to assist local-based start-ups to find the right cover at the right price. Visit https://www.erskine-murray.co.uk/

This whole podcast series has been made possible by funding from Leicester & Leicestershire Local Enterprise Partnership, Project Lead University of Leicester and Project Partners De Montfort University, LCB Depot, Leicester Startups and the Co-operative and Social Enterprise Development Agency (CASE), who are supporting entrepreneurs through the Leicester Start-up Co-working Project.

www.leicesterstartups.com/

www.facebook.com/LeicesterStartups

www.twitter.com/LeicStartups

Sophie Hainsworth and Jason Nesbitt are the founders of Loyal Free. It's an app which gives people the chance to take up business offers, see what's on locally, check out guides, competitions and trails. Oh and it's a business they completely funded themselves with no outside investment! In this episode they discuss their origin story, how they stumbled on a whole new business model, experiencing burnout and their biggest challenge to date.

This episode is kindly brought to you by Leicester based Twist and Shout Communications, a production team that aims to entertain and inform, because they know that when people smile, they’re engaged. And it’s smiles that get shared. Visit www.twistandshout.co.uk/ for more.

This whole podcast series has been made possible by funding from Leicester & Leicestershire Local Enterprise Partnership, Project Lead University of Leicester and Project Partners De Montfort University, LCB Depot, Leicester Startups and the Co-operative and Social Enterprise Development Agency (CASE), who are supporting entrepreneurs through the Leicester Start-up Co-working Project.

www.leicesterstartups.com/

www.facebook.com/LeicesterStartups

www.twitter.com/LeicStartups

In our very first episode Manish talks to James Wormington from Groby, Leicestershire. He’s the creator of the innovative travel app Travamigos. James talks rum, securing £150k investment, Dragons Den walkouts and how to get fired from every job you have...enjoy listening, and let us know what you think!

This episode is kindly brought to you by Leicester based Twist and Shout Communications, a production team that aims to entertain and inform, because they know that when people smile, they’re engaged. And it’s smiles that get shared. Visit http://www.twistandshout.co.uk/ for more.

This whole podcast series has been made possible by funding from Leicester & Leicestershire Local Enterprise Partnership, Project Lead University of Leicester and Project Partners De Montfort University, LCB Depot, Leicester Startups and the Co-operative and Social Enterprise Development Agency (CASE), who are supporting entrepreneurs through the Leicester Start-up Co-working Project.

www.leicesterstartups.com/

www.facebook.com/LeicesterStartups

www.twitter.com/LeicStartups