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Geoff Wright is the CTO of Tembo, but his path leading up to this position was anything but ordinary.

Entrepreneurial as a kid, Geoff forged his own, alternative path. Instead of doing the usual by completing his studies, going to uni, and getting a job, Geoff realised he could make money doing what he loved...

Of course, there were lots of lessons along the way - the kind you DON'T get taught at school!

Ultimately, what Geoff has developed a deep appreciation for is THE PROBLEM.

The bigger the problem, the more your customers will want it. 

The more painful the problem, the more they'll pay for it. 

And the more they'll forgive you flaws. 

(Particularly helpful in the early days when the tech is somewhat lacklustre!)

Tune into Geoff's fascinating story to hear how he went from school dropout to serial entrepreneur and now CTO at a fast-scaling proptech.

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🏡 Discover more about Tembo, the online digital mortgage broker focused on helping first-time buyers, movers & re-mortgagers overcome the affordability gap: https://www.tembomoney.com/

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In this interview, Steph and Jeremy discuss...

💼 The serial entrepreneurship path that led to HomeServe
💼 Building it to a £4bn multinational and one of the biggest LSE IPOs
💼 His investment thesis for fundraising founders

Fundraising? Get in touch here: https://middletonenterprises.com/contact/

Jeremy Middleton CBE co-founded HomeServe, a multinational home emergency repairs & improvements firm which he, together with Richard Harpin, grew to a public FTSE 100 company in 2004 - one of the largest offers for a London-listed company that year - before getting acquired by Brookfield Asset Management in 2023 for £4.1 billion.

He is now the CEO of Middleton Enterprises which invests in ambitious founders and their profitable businesses. He is also a philanthropist as the founder of The Middleton Foundation, which provides social housing for people with learning difficulties.

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Karen Barrett is the Founder & CEO of Unbiased, the leading B2B SaaS fintech platform that connects consumers with the best professionals and products for their financial needs. 

In this interview, Steph and Karen discuss...

What it was like to win the GB Entrepreneur of the Year

🏆 Transitioning from working in the financial services industry to starting her own fintech business
🏆 Karen's entrepreneurial journey from starting Unbiased in 2009
🏆 How discovering the world of R&D tax credits was a game changer for her business (and what else she wished she knew before!)
🏆 How to be the outlier inc. top book recommendations
🏆 Expanding from the UK into the US 
🏆 Karen's advocacy for financial inclusion and education

Want unbiased financial advice? Check out Unbiased here: https://www.unbiased.co.uk/

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Giuseppe Baidoo is the founder of Gusto Snacks - delicious, low calorie, high fibre apple crisps made from misshapen produce that’s not deemed pretty enough for the supermarkets.

Giuseppe’s entrepreneurial journey features the classic tale of starting a bootstrapped project from his kitchen and turning it into a £1.2 million business now stocked in the likes of Selfridges and WHSmith.

🏀 What his career in basketball taught him about resilience 
💪 Moving to the UK and overcoming obstacle after obstacle 
👀 How he started his first business - and picked himself back up again after it failed...
👥 Finding his co-founder and getting early investment 
🍏 Through to getting his product on supermarket shelves including Selfridges

Shop yummy fruit snacks here: https://snackgusto.com/

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Join Steph for this solo episode debriefing on last week's interview with Cien Solon of LaunchLemonade


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Cien Solon is the Co-Founder & CEO of LaunchLemonade, described as the "Canva of AI apps." Cien is on a mission to make sure that no one gets left behind in the time of AI.

In this interview, Steph and Cien discuss:

- The practical applications and use case examples of AI
- The feminist importance of women getting into AI
- Cien's career trajectory and biggest lessons learnt

Learn more about LaunchLemonade here: https://launchlemonade.app/


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Join Steph for this solo episode debriefing on last week's interview with Lottie Whyte of MyoMaster.


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Lottie Whyte is the Co-Founder & CEO of one of the UK’s fastest growing wellness brands, MyoMaster - the home of human optimisation providing world-class recovery products including ice baths, at-home sauna pods, compression boots, and massage guns.

Tune in to hear about…

🚀 What makes Lottie Whyte the outlier (practical advice you can *actually* action)

🚀 Behind the scenes of BBC’s Dragon’s Den - and how Lottie and her co-founder & partner, Joe, received offers from FOUR investors

🚀 Going from 0 to 1 and scaling beyond 

🚀 Consumer growth marketing strategies

🚀 Lessons from mistakes (like retailing in Selfridges)

🚀 The case for the overlooked BAME / female founders 

🚀 Personal brand strategy & the cost of visibility as a female founder

🚀 How to curate your life for unshakeable self-confidence 

Check out MyoMaster here: https://myomaster.com/

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Join Steph for this solo episode debriefing on last week's interview with Alex Merry of MicDrop.


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Alex Merry is a public speaking coach who turns founders into thought leaders. He runs MicDrop, the well-loved public speaking community and training resource. He’s also the author of Make It Count and Former TEDxClapham Founder.

In this episode, Steph and Alex discuss:

🎤 Why public is speaking *so* important for any leader
🎤 How Alex overcame his own fear of public speaking
🎤 What makes a GOOD talk (including the best talk Alex has ever heard!)
🎤 How to actually earn an income from public speaking
🎤 LinkedIn strategy + lessons from going viral
🎤 Behind-the-scenes stories

Curious to join Mic Drop? Mention Steph Melodia for a referral: https://alexmerry.com/micdrop

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