Thriving In The Face of Coronavirus

Today I’m talking to Sandrine Desbarbieux-Lloyd, European Vice President Digital Sales & Marketing at Samsung Electronics – a company which needs little introduction. I’ve watched Sandrine flourish over the years and placed her at Avis Budget Group as the EMEA Digital Marketing & Sales Director back in 2012. Before joining AVIS, she she built up […]

Today I’m talking to Gareth Jones, CMO of Farfetch.  Founded in 2007, Farfetch has quickly cornered the boutique, high end fashion space with its luxury marketplace. As a result it’s share price has increased by 600% in the last year alone.  With its main two hubs in London and Porto, this truly international company has […]

Today I’m talking to Kristof Fahy, CMO of Moonpig. Moonpig is a card first business and is proudly for everyone and deliberately mass market. The company sells flowers, chocolates, toys and even lego. On mother’s day Moonpig sold over 2m cards and 4.5m individual flower stems. Moonpig started business in 2000 and its founder Nick […]

I’m delighted to be talking to Alex Loizou, CEO & co-founder of Trouva, the wildly successful growth marketplace, founded in 2015. Trouva has partnered with over 1000 independent bricks & mortar stores across 13 markets internationally, providing an online channel to sell to the world. Trouva has won a crazy number of impressive accolades and […]

Today I’m talking to Wais Shaifta CEO of PushDoctor, the first platform to offer medical consultations in the UK digitally, via video. Push Doctor is VC backed and has raised c.$50 million, most latterly with series C funding. Push Doctor partners the NHS offering digital, on-demand solutions to GP practices. Patients can easily book an […]

Today we’re talking to Debbie Bond, COO of Lovehoney which was founded in Bath in 2002. Love Honey is the leading supplier of adult toys and sexy lingerie with nine territory sites, a team of over 340 people and 66 awards under its belt including the Queen’s Award for international growth. Lovehoney has really benefitted […]

This week Rupert is talking to Nick Thomas, Chief Digital Officer at Holland & Barrett. During the pandemic the company saw demand of over 800% year on year at the peak and faced challenges managing the supply side of that increased demand. The entire store estate remained open during lockdown and, as demand went through […]

In this, our second podcast, we’re talking to Olivier Van Calster, VP & GM Europe for Stock X, a consumer to consumer marketplace that allows owners of trainers, watches, handbags and other collectibles to trade authenticated items ensuring there are no surprises for buyers or sellers. Stock X has been a phenomenal success with sales […]

Tim Lee, CEO of Mindful Chef in interview with Rupert Jupp, Founder and Managing Partner of Princedale Partners, Executive Search & Advisory Firm. Mindful Chef has thrived during the pandemic with sales increasing from £16m last year to £50m this year and a growth in customer numbers of 450%. Why are they doing so well? […]