True Talks: Rich Anson meets...

Alison Hutchinson CBE, Founder & CEO of Pennies (https://pennies.org.uk/), the UK's leading fintech charity, speaks to Rich about the charity's unique model and challenges in funding the development of such an innovative platform.  They discuss everything from having to create a complicated payments platform, with a lean team, through to the huge impact retailers and brands can make to their nominated charities through the micro-donations platform. Listen here.

Giles Humphries, CMO and Co-founder of health-focused food box, Mindful Chef, talks to Rich about how he and his Co-founder built their business to put purpose, people and planet at the heart of their operations. Giles also shares his founder journey from the early stages through to its acquisition by Nestle  and discusses some of the challenges faced during the pandemic, which included how to deal with a trebling of demand over a very short period.

Unmind is a workplace mental health platform that empowers employees to look after their mental health proactively, but it also helps support organisations with their mental health initiatives through the anonymised data. Nick shares the unconventional story of how he became the CEO & Co-Founder of a startup, as well as some insight into what its been like to share that journey with investors, including True.

Following a period of rapid growth True invested in the community-based disruptive beauty brand War Paint in 2020. Founder of War Paint, Danny Gray, talks to Rich about how he used his experience as a teenager to build a successful business in one of the fastest growing sectors of the beauty industry.

Rich Anson meets Jonathan Petrides, CEO and co-founder of allplants.

How do you level the playing field between the sexes in a traditionally male-dominated sports? If you were brave you could start by setting up a new all-female motor sport business and race series. This is exactly what Catherine Bond Muir has done with the single-seater W-Series. Catherine speaks to Rich about the commercial challenges of setting up such an expensive sport and fundraising more generally, while driver Powell also talks to Rich about her role as an influencer in supporting and growing the series.

Founder and CEO of Buyapowa, Gideon Lask, talks to Rich Anson about how he applied learnings from his time in the music industry and his work with superfans, to build the foundations of his advocacy marketing business Buyapowa. Gideon shares his thoughts on why customer advocacy works as an ROI-focused marketing channel and his key takeaways on some of the benefits and challenges of acquiring a business in another geography.

True acquired Ribble Cycles in November 2015, and brought in CEO Andy Smallwood, formerly of Boardman Bikes, to help support the growth and transformation of the brand. The results of the rebrand have been phenomenal, with sales growing 50% year-on-year and a significant increase in the average selling price of each bike, reflecting the increasingly aspirational nature of the brand.

Rich, Andy and Will discuss how the Ribble and True teams have worked closely together throughout the partnership to ensure that the transformation of the 125-year-old brand has not only improved the retailer’s bottom line but also been an inclusive and positive experience for all at Ribble.

True acquired Ribble Cycles in November 2015, and brought in CEO Andy Smallwood, formerly of Boardman Bikes, to help support the growth and transformation of the brand. The results of the rebrand have been phenomenal, with sales growing 50% year-on-year and a significant increase in the average selling price of each bike, reflecting the increasingly aspirational nature of the brand.

Rich, Andy and Will discuss how the Ribble and True teams have worked closely together throughout the partnership to ensure that the transformation of the 125-year-old brand has not only improved the retailer’s bottom line but also been an inclusive and positive experience for all at Ribble.

Tech and luxury have not traditionally been the closest of allies but Farfetch has been able to build a highly successful marketplace, where the two complement and enhance each other and is now listed on the NYSE. In his role as VP of Innovation at Farfetch David Grunwald talks to Rich about what Farfetch has focused […]