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I chat with Hannah Russell, co founder of Mags Creative.

We discuss how a curated marketplace led to the creation of Mags, creating audio that reaches millions of listeners, not believing the highlights reel, the diversity challenge in the podcast space, predictions from 2019, enjoying the early 2020 Clubhouse moment and a new idea to help DIY podcasters level up.

On this episode, I chat with Peter Kang - co founder of Barrel.

We discuss the challenges of side projects, being deliberate, transitioning life stages at the same time as your co-founder, investing in your clients, creating team experience frameworks, documenting your own agency journey and why John Starks is the greatest NBA player of all time.

I chat with CJ Daniel-Nield, co-founder of Planes Studio. We discuss how a New Zealander ends up founding a product agency in London, building a reputation when you don't have a portfolio, the realities of no new business, defaulting to openness and why clients may not need agencies in the long run.

I chat with Glen Burrows, co-founder and CMO at The Ethical Buther. We discuss how a vegetarian of 25 years came to co found a butcher, the relevance of modern food labelling, challenging veganism, the benefits of pre agriculture and how a thought-provoking Facebook post turned into an accidental viral hashtag movement.

On this episode, I chat with Fionn Hart - UK Country Manager at Flipdish. A Dublin-based digital food-ordering platform. We discuss the challenges of remote hiring, taking on the big food delivery apps, the power of customer advocacy, their recent €40m investment round, predictions for DTC food in 2021 and getting comfortable with worst-case scenarios.

I chat with Emilie Vanpoperinghe, co founder & CEO at Oddbox. We discuss the complexities of a food-based subscription model, balancing purpose and profitability, the advantages of being a B-corp, maintaining work-life balance when your co-founder is your life partner and why we should all be eating more wonky fruit and veg.

I chat with Amanda Hesser - co-founder & CEO at Food 52. We discuss the early days of Food 52, the success of bootstrapping, pioneering the content and commerce curve, the power of community, the recent acquisition of Dansk and why failure was never an option.

I chat with Ian Baron - Chief Papa at Mamamade.

We touch on the advantages of building a brand with your life partner, organically growing a community to 30,000 members, the art of asking the right questions, experiential supermarkets and the ideal vegan feast.

I chat with Gini Newton - co founder of Karma Cans and Karma Kitchen. We touch on how Karma Cans led to the creation of Karma Kitchen, the advantages of running a business with your sister, building communities and how a trip to Norfolk to buy a kitchen for £600 ended up being a very wise decision.

I kick off the season by chatting to Claire Warner, co-founder of Aecorn Drinks. We discuss her transition from big corporate to start up, the concept of unlearning, Aecorn's unique product development process and whether isolation has actually made us more open to new things?!