The Makers Show

By Rhaissa & Lucas

Welcome to The Makers Show, where creativity meets personal growth.

We’re Rhaissa and Lucas, two artists navigating the ups and downs of life through our art. For us, creativity isn’t just about mak... more

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The podcast currently has 57 episodes available.

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June 25, 2019Julian Richer: Richer Sounds
My latest guest on The Makers Podcast is Julian Richer, founder of Richer Sounds - one of the most inspiring, down to earth, entrepreneurs I have ever met.

In this episode, we discuss:
Where does determination in entrepreneurs come from?
‘’My lucky break’’
Setting up Richer Sounds in 1978, with the first store opening in London Bridge
Those early challenges in setting up Richer Sounds from 1 to 52 stores
Expanding internationally (to Ireland but not America)
Finding the best in people whilst looking after them
Having the best customer service in companies
Why Julian in-directly gave 60% of his company to his employees

Hosted by Ollie Forsyth
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50min
June 09, 2019Graham Hobson (Photobox) & Aaron Simpson (Quintessentially)
On June 4th, we hosted our first live conversation event. In this episode we discuss.
Aaron Simpson Quintessentially:
Starting Quintessentially with my two other co-founders
Building your networks
Stepping down as CEO
Building the worlds biggest cruise
Graham Hobson (Photobox)
Raising capital
How we attracted our first clients
Selling Photobox
Having a co-founder
Angel investing
plus so much more
A massive thank you to our venue provider, WeWork.
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1h 8min
May 15, 2019Jess Butcher MBE: Blippar - The Makers Podcast by Ollie Forsyth
Jess Butcher MBE is the co-founder of Blippar, which was one of the first VR companies to enter into the space. Jess is also an angel investor, but more recently, co-founder of Tick Done.
In this episode, we discuss:
The early stages of Blippar
Going to market with the first AR browser
Raising $131m by investing in the best technology and team but which business model would win in the AR space?
Getting out of bed and being better than the competition
Having those emotional conversations with your co-founders when Blippar hit the headlines last year
Receiving an MBE
The new project - Tick Done (part of Zinc)
Hosted by Ollie Forsyth, The Makers Podcast
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43min
April 30, 2019Reshma Sohoni: Seedcamp - The Makers Podcast by Ollie Forsyth
Reshma Sohoni co-founded Seedcamp in 2007 and has worked with partner Carlos Eduardo Espinal (No. 13) since 2009. Their firm has backed more than 285 companies, including unicorns Revolut, TransferWise and UiPath.
I had the great pleasure of sitting down with Reshma Sohoni, co-founder of Seedcamp a few weeks ago. We had a great conversation, so this is what we discuss in this episode:
The eureka moment for starting Seedcamp
Investing in founders that are solving big problems
Meeting Saul Klein (the co-founder) for the first time
Building your networks as early as possible
We discuss when companies are in the spotlight (Revolut)
Investing in Revolut
Discussing IPO’ing at the right time
Missing out on Deliverro and Citymapper
When companies come and pitch, what do VC’s want to see in the first 3 minutes
Screw-ups and when you miss out on the golden gem companies
Entrepreneurs looking to tap into Asian markets (investing in UiPath)
Reshma Sohoni: Seedcamp - The Makers Podcast by Ollie Forsyth
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29min
April 17, 2019Giles Humphries: Mindful Chef - The Makers Podcast by Ollie Forsyth
Mindful Chef was launched to bring delicious, nutritious and healthy meals delivered to your door in easy to cook recipes. Every week our customers receive their food box delivery containing a choice of meat, fish, and vegan ingredients sourced from small British farms - and it's all low carb and gluten-free too! Join the UK's favourite recipe box service and order today, with no commitment and free delivery nationwide.
In this episode we discuss:
Economics of subscription companies at scale
Using the power of influencers to reach massive communities
Raising £9m and raising capital through investors who share the same values
How to be better than the competition (when your competitors have raised £100m!
Innovating and avoiding strong growth from tanking
The biggest screw-ups
The Vegan trend
Are millennials no longer wanting to cook?
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40min
April 01, 2019 Tony Wheeler: The Lonely Planet - The Makers Podcast by Ollie Forsyth
Tony Wheeler AO, is an English publishing entrepreneur, businessman and travel writer, co-founder of the Lonely Planet guidebook company with his wife Maureen Wheeler.
Hosted by Ollie Forsyth host of The Makers Podcast.
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33min
March 25, 2019Rob Kniaz: Hoxton Ventures - The Makers Podcast by Ollie Forsyth
Hoxton Ventures, co-founded by Rob Kniaz is an early stage technology venture capital firm. They partner with founders seeking to invent new market categories or transform large, existing industries. Their sweet spot is internet, mobile and software startups.
We discuss:
Hoxton Ventures
Fintech
Is the UK still the right place to launch a business
Asian markets
Think about launching in the U.S sooner rather than later
Investing in Babylon Health & Deliveroo
Hosted by Ollie Forsyth host of The Makers Podcast.
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39min
March 18, 2019AC: Dozens - The Makers Podcast by Ollie Forsyth
AC is the founder of the new fintech company, Dozens, the new home for your money as well as, the one stop app for your financial health needs. In this episode, we will discuss:
The idea behind Dozens
How Dozens' bonds work
Launching just 8 weeks ago and now on 10,000 downloads, opening accounts at a rate of 100-200 per day
Building a tone of voice for your customers
Logistics on expanding a fintech outside of the UK
Building a company around trust
Creating a lifetime customers
Challenges for scaling too fast, then on boarding customers (card printing)
How can Dozens make us financially savvy?
Average deposits in the bonds
A fintech company that doesn’t look at CV’s when hiring!
Dozens are currently raising £3.5m on Seedrs, where will the money be spent?
Will Dozens launch business banking?
Will they IPO?
AC will be speaking at our Fintech event on October 1st. For a 30% discount, enter code Podcast - available only for the first 100 tickets. Visit www.makersseed.com/events

See you there!
Hosted by Ollie Forsyth host of The Makers Podcast.
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41min
March 08, 2019 Masha Drokova: Day One Ventures - The Makers Podcast by Ollie Forsyth
Masha Drokova is the 28 year old, founder of Day One Ventures, a venture fund based in the Valley. She was also named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 List 2019, for Venture Capital.
We talk about:
Launching Day One Ventures - aiming to be the best founder centric fund
The challenges of launching a fund as a female founder
The worlds biggest problems including Human Nature and Mental Health
Meeting Jeff Bezos, where the name, Day One Ventures was inspired from
Current challenges in the VC landscape
Being named as this years 30 under 30 Forbes > Venture Capital
Finding happiness as an entrepreneur
The biggest screwups and managing exits from portfolio companies
Four key principles
The obsession with customers
Hosted by Ollie Forsyth host of The Makers Podcast.
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20min
March 01, 2019 Chris Smith: Playfair Capital - The Makers Podcast by Ollie Forsyth
Chris joined Playfair 2018 as a partner. He previously built and exited a telecoms startup that operated in ten countries. Following this he spent nearly a decade in the City as a private equity lawyer. More recently he was the 8th employee at plan.com, where he held several positions including Sales Director, Head of Tech and Head of Product Development. Chris has also been an active angel investor over the past 10 years with several notable exits.
Hosted by Ollie Forsyth host of The Makers Podcast.
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36min

FAQs about The Makers Show:

How many episodes does The Makers Show have?

The podcast currently has 57 episodes available.