Say hello to Ben Vear. He's the co-founder of Living Things, the low sugar, all natural, prebiotic soda taking London by storm, exporting to five countries and selling a can every minute with more bubbles on the horizon.

Backed by Brewdog co-founder James Watt, the gut loving brand raised a large family and friends pre-seed round, and is now looking to raise further funds to grow the team and expand the business internationally. Stocked in over 700 tastemakers stockists from Delli Ap to Amazon, Wholefoods and Ocado, they are arguably the UK's answer to Poppi and Olipop, who are now valued over $1bn selling more cans than coca-cola in the US.

And while Ben has food and drink in his blood, coming from a lineage of ice cream makers, he cut his teeth Mars, Bear, Wildfarmed and Minor Figures. With his co-founder Jon, he's now scripting his own playbook, riding the wave of gut health while Gen-Z cut down their ABV in favour of next generation sodas.

In this episode we talk about his learnings from Minor Figures, the highs and lows so far, and his plans for the future of Living Things. Grab a can, take a sip, tune in and enjoy.