People Doing Things

Say hello to Ayeshah. Founder of Mason Dixie, the frozen biscuit brand with nothing to hide, on a mission to bring clean, natural ingredients to the world of baked goods. Mason Dixie is now stocked in over 5000 stores across the states from Whole Foods to Giant Food, Shop Rite, Lidl - the list goes on. This is a story of hustle, grit and sheer determination.

Say hello to Meryl Singleton. She runs Small Fry, a digital studio focusing on the fun stuff on the internet. Besides having a great look and feel she has an impressive roster of clients: All Plants, Ugly Drinks, Edgard Cooper, Camden Brewery, Linda McCartney's, Moju, Pollen - the list goes on. In this episode we chat about her anti-agency stance, the benefits of starting client side and where the future of social is going? Not one to be missed.

Welcome Jeremy May. Him and his co-founder Lucy Wright, run Nice Drinks. Wine in a can. It's a thing. The pair kicked things off last, after both consulting in the Food and Bev industry. Jeremy was one of the early hires of popcorn success Propercorn and then went on to work for Vita Coco and Pip & Nut. The brand have gone from strength to strength. They are now stocked over 600 Sainsbury's stores, numerous bars and a growing number of hotels and chains. Enjoy.

Introducing Lamorna and Tamara, two sisters on a mission to transform the future of functional training for women. Having partnered up with Rheon Labs, the pair have been on a detailed two year R&D phase to create supportive apparel for women during functional training.

Introducing Tyler, 21 and Matt, 40 - founders of Squid Ventures, a DTC incubator of sorts - focused on testing and launching new DTC brand opportunities. Their first DTC brand through this venture is BALLS - the male grooming trimmer 'designed to get your balls on fleek'. Having sold over 50,000 since their launch in 2019 they are now eyeing up their next venture.

Say hello to Cabinet, 'the people's pharmacy'. They run a direct-with-consumer, digital-first healthcare brand selling OTC medicine in cleverly curated kits direct-to-your-door. In this episode we talk about their mission to become the first zero waste medicine brand on the market, the need for more honesty when communicating to your customers and how to find the right partners when looking for an agency to work with.

This one's a banger. Tarik Fontenelle founder of research agency On Road. We talk the importance of culture, the need for more representation, their legendary work with Nike which inspired the 'Nothing Beats A Londoner' campaign with Wieden + Kennedy, and the need for advertising agencies to fix up, look sharp. Not one to be missed.

Get to know Jack Vereker and Tom Bishop, founders of El Rayo tequila. This episode follows their journey from their humble beginnings in Peckham and chance encounter with tequila to where they are today. It's a story about adventure and a great example of doing things the right way.

Meet James, founder of design studio OMSE. He's pushing boundaries with innovative design thinking, brave 3D concepts and an approach that sits somewhere between commercial and cool AF. Clients include the likes of Print Works, Itsu, Hill St and our dear friends Mob Kitchen.

Introducing Gabriela Hersham, founder of workspace community Huckletree. In this special mentor edition we talk about the importance of culture, how to build one and the need for leaders to lead. Not one to be missed.