Recipe for Greatness

Thomas Hal Robson-Kanu is the founder of The Turmeric Co, a company that produces a wide range of turmeric shots to help enhance health and energy levels. 

Thomas founded the business in 2018 after spending 2 years in R&D, during this time he was also playing football in the premier league and representing his country, Wales. His journey is incredible, we cover so much from mindset, always being curious and then we get technical and dig into all the details around building a great online experience for your customers. This is one to listen to if you are a direct-to-consumer brand. 

Please sit back and enjoy my conversation with Thomas from the Turmeric Co.

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Richard Clark is the founder of Drynks - the alcohol-free brand that uses state-of-the-art cool vacuumed distillation kit which gently dealcoholises full-strength drinks.

Richards has over 20 years of experience in the drinks and alcohol industry and in this conversation, he shares his knowledge of success from his previous life with launching Crabbies Ginger Beer & other products to now launching his own venture Drynks.

Richard has a wealth of experience and knowledge and shares some incredible advice in this conversation so please sit back and enjoy!

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Joe Formisano is the founder of DeliVita - the wood-fired oven brand. Joe has 20 years of experience in retail sales with Mamas and Papas & Euro-pro, the creators of ninja and shark hoovers.

I love this conversation because something that started as a hobby built from a passion to solve his own problem he was having with traditional clay wood-fired ovens, soon became a fully-fledged business. Joe shares all of the tips he has learned in his career and now with Delivita. I think all great businesses are built from a true passion for your product and Joe's pure passion comes across in this conversation. 

Please sit back and enjoy!

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Today on the podcast we have Morten Toft Bech who is the founder of The Meatless Farm Co.

Prior to founding The Meatless Farm Co Morten had a previous life in technology which he founded his first company in 1996. From then Morten achieved his MBA and founded a fintech business and then in 2015 decided to explore meat alternative options to build a more sustainable future for our planet- and Meatless Farm was born.

In this chat we cover so much, Morten is a true entrepreneur with so much wisdom so was an honour to have Morten on. I learned so much so please sit back and enjoy my conversation with Morten from meatless farm

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Rimi Thapar is the co-founder of LoveRaw - The fastest-growing UK  plant-based chocolate brand.

From an idea that started strolling around the Spanish food markets - LoveRaw has become the fastest-growing vegan chocolate brand in the UK.

In this chat, we cover all things from taking those first steps from idea to product, not being scared to dream big and aim high, and how to keep hustling and get noticed, Rimi tells us an amazing story about how she got in front of a buyer from wholefoods. Finding product-market fit and balancing life as a mum and a CEO. 

This chat is incredible and so is Rimi so please sit back and enjoy our conversation!

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Dafna Ciechanover Bonas is the founder of Indie Bay Snacks - the snack with benefits.

Dafna has had many lives in her career;

Dafna cofounded and ran Founders Pledge and now is a Trustee.

Dafna was also was COO of Eden McCallum, a disruptor in the strategy consulting space. Dafna began her career at Procter and Gamble and McKinsey, later starting the European operations of tech companies including excite! and eos Ventures. Dafna studied at Stanford University and achieved a master's from Harvard Business School.
Dafna shares all about her incredible journey and lessons along the way in this chat, I always say, learn from people much smarter than you, Dafna is definitely someone I learned a lot from.

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Today's Guest is Angus McCurdie who is the co-founder of Happy Joe - the app allowing people to order meals from restaurants based on their personal nutrition goals.

We talk all about his journey from taking an idea to creating a physical app, how to onboard clients in the most effective way, how their technology works, getting customers, and how they run experiments to keep optimising their experience.

What I really love is when we get into what it's really like running a food tech business and how the perception can be very different from reality.

Angus taught me so much in this chat and it's really worth a listen.

So please sit back and enjoy my conversation with Angus.

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Leo Bradshaw is the co-founder of Peckwater Brands which offers virtual food brand franchises for delivery.

This is a brilliant conversation and one especially to listen to if you operate in the food delivery world. We chat all about the top delivery food trends in the UK, how to identify opportunities in certain locations, what makes successful delivery options, how to use data to create efficiencies and so much more.

I think Peckwater is an incredible business and the impact it is having on independent operators is incredible. go check out their testimonials!

Sit back and please enjoy my conversation with Leo from Peckwater brands.

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Today's guest is Josh and Sonny who are the founders of WellEasy - the brand trying to make healthy living accessible to everyone. What a story they have.

Josh and Sonny both suffered from their own health issues and after graduating in the middle of a pandemic and their job opportunities not looking too appealing, they through caution to the wind and decided to create their own jobs.

Their story is wonderful and the lessons from their journey so far are definitely ones to listen to.

I loved this chat and so will you,

So please sit back and enjoy my conversation with Josh and Sonny - founders of WellEasy.

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Today's Guest is Marieke Syed who is the founder of Snackzilla - the healthy, 50% less sugar soft-baked cookies.

We cover so much in this chat today from leaving a job to entering the start-up world, navigating new HFSS legislations, which stands for High Fat, Sugar, and Salt. We chat about launching your products, testing them, finding your target customer, running a trial in Sainsbury's and SO MUCH MORE.

It was so much fun chatting with Marieka, she has a wonderful brand on a wonderful mission to combat child obesity.

There is so much to learn in this chat; so please sit back and enjoy my conversation with Marieke from Snackzilla.

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