Scale-up Confessions

Scott Brown is Founder & CVO of Heriot Brown In-House Legal Recruitment and host of the Lessons I Learned In Law podcast. In this episode of the First-time Founders Podcast, Scott shares how he made the transition from Corporate Lawyer to business owner and the hard lessons he learned about himself as a Leader and Manager along the way!  

Interested viewers can reach Scott - https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottjbrown/ - at [email protected] (you can also find Scott’s podcast at https://heriotbrown.com/podcast/ ) and Rob - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertliddiard/ - at [email protected] (or to book some free time with Rob, visit https://www.mission-group.co.uk/work-with-rob).  

First-time Founders on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7hcdluu5ywrZ6qFhhI8EVH?si=840a4f564e6d4ea4  

First-time Founders on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0SfnHZhV747su-Wnd-9Z0Q  

First-time Founders on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/first-time-founders/id1697488388

Meg Payne was EOS Integrator and Operations Director for Yapster when it was acquired by Sona with Google backing in 2022. In this episode of the First-time Founders Podcast, Meg explains why the Entrepreneurial Operating System(EOS)’s Process component matters for startups and how it contributed to Yapster’s success, including how processes helped in getting the company acquired.

Interested listeners can reach Meg via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/meg-payne-41a288166/ and Rob (https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertliddiard/) at [email protected] (or to book some free time with Rob, visit https://www.mission-group.co.uk/work-with-rob).

First-time Founders on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7hcdluu5ywrZ6qFhhI8EVH?si=840a4f564e6d4ea4

First-time Founders on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0SfnHZhV747su-Wnd-9Z0Q

First-time Founders on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/first-time-founders/id1697488388

Ian Jones is Managing Director at Care & Independence Limited, a venture-capital-backed company which provides a range of products to aid mobility, independence and improve daily life for the elderly and less able. Ian is a qualified Accountant and experienced Finance Leader by background, and in this episode of the First-time Founders Podcast he shares how and why he chose The Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) to underpin his efforts to lead Care & Independence to sustainable growth.

Interested viewers or listeners can reach Ian via https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-jones-91878313/ ) and Rob (https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertliddiard/) at [email protected]

Adam Johnson is the owner of The Plough, Harborne - "The place where people feel good".  

In this episode of the First-time Founders Podcast, Adam shares his story of how, after years of delivering great hospitality, quality food and a bustling but easy-going atmosphere, The Plough 'hit the ceiling' and he turned to The Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) to rediscover his passion for - and the growth potential in - the business.

Interested listeners can reach Adam ( linkedin.com/in/adam-johnson-58009771 ) by emailing [email protected] or Rob ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertliddiard/ ) at [email protected]

John Mason is a serial entrepreneur, currently on a mission to make workplace learning more spontaneous, inclusive and continuous through his technology company, Sideways.

Prior to Sideways, John founded a range of software and services businesses that were ahead of their time (for example, a peer-to-peer knowledge sharing app for the frontline economy and a virtual golf coach, both long before smartphones and mobile broadband made these ideas 'no brainers'). In this episode of the First-time Founders Podcast, John talks about the challenges and opportunities of bringing an idea to market whilst enabling technologies and customer perspectives are still maturing!

Interested listeners can reach John (https://www.linkedin.com/in/masonjohn/) at [email protected] and Rob (https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertliddiard/) at [email protected]

Stephen Phillips is a passionate restaurant professional, with a reputation for driving standards and bottom-line targets for the UK's favourite casual dining brands. In this episode of the First-time Founders Podcast Steve shares key learnings for first-time hospitality founders - how to select sites, shape menus, build great teams and generally increase a new hospitality business' chances of survival!

Interested listeners can reach Steve (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-phillips-6b00b110/) at [email protected] and Rob (https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertliddiard/) at [email protected]

Alan Williamson is an experienced Chief Technology Officer and provider of operating partner services in technical and data analytics for private equity and investment companies. In this episode of the First-time Founders Podcast Alan shares his experience from mentoring numerous CTOs who have been catapulted  by private equity investment and acquisition from 'a founder's most technical mate' into being expected to deliver robust and elegant software for massively greater scale. Alan also offers really valuable insights on how non-technical founders can more effectively lead technology organisations and get the best out of their own CTO.

Interested listeners can reach Alan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/a1anw2/) at [email protected] and Rob (https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertliddiard/) at [email protected]

Rob Dumbleton is a B2B SaaS expert and entrepreneur, with a focus on high growth stage (start-up and scale-up) SaaS, who has successfully started, led, raised finance and sold software businesses.

In this episode of the First-time Founders podcast, Rob explains how he learned first-hand the importance of taking a scientific, data-led approach to customer discovery and product positioning.

Interested listeners can reach Rob D via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/robdumbleton/ or Rob L (https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertliddiard/) at [email protected]

Jeremy Dunderdale is an IT and Security leader, with experience working for top Hospitality companies such as TGI Fridays, Cote and Sodexo. In this episode of the First-time Founders podcast, Jeremy talks about how he selected and partnered with entrepreneurial suppliers over the years to deliver digital transformation in the hospitality sector.

Interested listeners can reach Jeremy via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jp-dunderdale/ or Rob (https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertliddiard/) at [email protected]

Matthew Dashper-Hughes is International Director and a Business Coach for GunnerCooke, the UK's fastest growing law firm. Prior to his role with Gunnercooke, Matthew held a wide range of executive leadership positions including serving as Chief Operating Officer for Ryman Stationers, the nationwide UK retailer, where he was one of Yapster's first Founder Customers. Matthews specialisms include executive coaching, management and leadership development training and mentoring, operational and commercial management, business development, sales, writing and speaking.

In this episode of the first-time founders podcast, Matthew breaks down the psychology and process of early stage selling - and much much more.