Continuing our chat with Mesh, we dive into why purpose over profit is a key positional factor for a business. We talk about the loneliness of entrepreneurship and how it can be romanticised as a career in culture. Loads of value here, we hope you enjoy :) R&J x 

Umesh is a serial entrepreneur who has founded 4 startups in recent years. He is a freelance innovation consultant who has worked with some of the largest companies in the world with clients including National Grid, Unilever, P&G, SXSW, Cushman & Wakefield, and Accenture. He is the Co-Founder and Chief Connector, at Twist Club, an experience led supper club and invite-only global members club. He is also the Host of Big Ideas with Mesh! A new podcast dedicated to interviewing dreamers, pioneers, visionaries, and people who challenge the status quo. He delves into their story, their dreams, and ultimately their vision for the future.

He has previously held positions as CEO of Pace Ventures, a consultancy practice that bridges the gap between the corporate and startup world, and Co-Founder/COO at Edvent, an online training platform that transforms the student body of colleges and universities into highly employable young leaders.

Alongside running these startups, Umesh has mentored with a range of UK based accelerator and startup programmes such as Techstars, Mass Challenge, Virgin Startups, European Pioneers, and The Accelerator Network.

This is part 2 of a 2-part sit-down. Check out the first half if you haven't seen it already & we hope you enjoy and as ever, check out our Instagram @twopercentpodcast :)

Here are loads of ways to connect with him and what he's up to:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meshkumar

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mesh_kumar

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mesh_Kumar

For more information on Big Ideas With Mesh! Please follow the dedicated podcast pages.

Website: https://www.bigideaswithmesh.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigideaswithmesh

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ideaswithmesh

This week we're joined by Umesh Kumar. Umesh is a serial entrepreneur who has founded 4 startups in recent years. He is a freelance innovation consultant who has worked with some of the largest companies in the world with clients including National Grid, Unilever, P&G, SXSW, Cushman & Wakefield, and Accenture. He is the Co-Founder and Chief Connector, at Twist Club, an experience led supper club and invite-only global members club. He is also the Host of Big Ideas with Mesh! A new podcast dedicated to interviewing dreamers, pioneers, visionaries, and people who challenge the status quo. He delves into their story, their dreams, and ultimately their vision for the future.

He has previously held positions as CEO of Pace Ventures, a consultancy practice that bridges the gap between the corporate and startup world, and Co-Founder/COO at Edvent, an online training platform that transforms the student body of colleges and universities into highly employable young leaders.

Alongside running these startups, Umesh has mentored with a range of UK based accelerator and startup programmes such as Techstars, Mass Challenge, Virgin Startups, European Pioneers, and The Accelerator Network.

This is part 1 of a 2-part sit-down, we hope you enjoy and as ever, check out our Instagram @twopercentpodcast :)  

Here are loads of ways to connect with him and what he's up to:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meshkumar

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mesh_kumar

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mesh_Kumar

For more information on Big Ideas With Mesh! Please follow the dedicated podcast pages.

Website: https://www.bigideaswithmesh.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigideaswithmesh

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ideaswithmesh

Today we are joined by Presence. Presence hosts the 'It Starts with Action' Podcast. We chat about going through anorexia, depression and alopecia and deciding to take action on her dreams. We chat about facing your fears, chasing what you dream about, being happy, perfectionism and so much more. Would love you to join us! Ryan x 

"This is the most fun I've ever had on a podcast" - Scott about us! We had an awesome time chatting with Scott about his SEO background and experience. We also dive into the process and benefits of hiring a virtual assistant to outsource some of the podcast work for his podcast 'Entrepreneurs Can Party'. 

We are really excited to be joined this week by Scott Stockdale from the 'Entrepreneurs Can Party' podcast. His podcast has featured in the Apple Top 10 listing and is all about how building businesses, chasing your passions and being an entrepreneur can and should be fun. He interviews guests from all over to hear their stories of making entrepreneurship fun. 

If you've been thinking in lockdown "I must start a podcast" or have always wanted to - this is the episode for you. We hear about how Scott found his inspiration for ECP and how he tries to hack the system to get his podcast heard and ranking higher. We hope you enjoy. 

Follow Scott on Instagram @entrepreneurscanparty

or connect on LinkedIn 

Hey hey, welcome back to The 2% Podcast. Today we bring you the second half of our awesome chat with Liv and Grace from modern secretarial solutions company, Go-PA. We continue the conversation around how they came to form their business during lockdown but go deeper into how the COVID-19 crisis is accelerating the adoption of digital technologies and chat about future-proofing your business through virtual capabilities. 

The COVID crisis has been challenging, heartbreaking and unprecedented but today we're delighted to be sharing with you the beginning of a fantastic story which has started because of it. We chat to Olivia Holroyd and Grace Cusack about their modern secretarial solutions business. Go-PA has started at a time when many are sceptical of the opportunities out there, uncertain of the future. We ask why, now? Grace and Liv, say, why not? We chat about what they're doing differently and how you can benefit from personal and virtual assistant services - especially during this time as we discuss their different take on secretarial work.  Lots of value for those a bit stuck in this difficult time, potential founders and those who need a kick into action! Check out the Go-PA website here. And LinkedIn here.  Connect with Liv and Grace here. 

We've finished University. Wow. So we thought we'd sit down, reflect, chat and bring you some value based on our time. Was uni worth it? What was our best bit? What did we learn? + loads more - we hope you enjoy. There are a few exercises throughout and lots of thoughts, so it's not just our reflections. But if you're here for that too, you'll get our thoughts on our time at Loughborough University School of Business and Economics 2016-2020. What a ride. Onwards!

We mentioned:

Fear Setting Exercise from Tim Ferriss

This week Josh and I are delighted to be joined by Mya Krishnakumar, founder of The Crisis Project. The project is a community of changemakers who's flagship project, Letters to the NHS, works with a network of over 700 volunteers to write bespoke handwritten letters to key workers during the COVID-19 crisis. 

We chat about founding The Crisis Project, the inspiration for Letter for the NHS, the pros and cons of following your passions and her experiences of living with and recovering from perfectionism and anorexia. 

It's a powerful episode and one we really enjoyed recording.  

Connect with Mya on insta @soumyaxox

Connect with Letters for the NHS, sign up as a volunteer and more @thecrisisproject (insta)

Art dealership isn't something Josh and I find ourselves thinking about too often. But when the opportunity came up to interview Leo from The Rafiki Gallery we knew we wanted to. 2% is a mindset that can arise anywhere and Leo certainly has it. We discuss the tenacity of his journey starting and running his own art dealership and gallery. Found out what it's like to represent artists and even got a bit philosophical on what art means to us. We'd love you to join us. 

R&J x