What It Takes with Olly Fawcett

By Olly Fawcett

What does it take to build something? What does building something take from you? In this podcast, we speak with the founders and owners of some of the most incredible brands and businesses to find ou... more

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The podcast currently has 141 episodes available.

What It Takes with Olly Fawcett episodes:

February 18, 2024 The Growth Recipe: Disrupting the Food Industry with THIS - Andy Shovel
Building a brand from £0 to £24 Million is not a simple process, however, THIS has managed to achieve it in just 4 years. But with achievements like this, the journey can't be smooth sailing.
In this episode of WIT, Co-Founder Andy Shovel tells us his personal journey to get to this point and some of the reasons why THIS is currently outperforming its competitors.
00:00 - Intro
01:32 - Andy's Early Years
03:50 - Being Diagnosed With Autism
05:36 - Andy's First Business Idea
07:14 - The First Business
09:00 - Working In McDonald's
12:12 - Why Chosen Bun Worked
14:48 - Meeting The Deliveroo Founder
16:30 - Finding Problems To Solve
21:46 - Almost Starting A Medical Business
24:44. - Going From Meat to No Meat
27:17 - Why Do You Need A Co-Founder?
30:08 - THIS Product Development
31:20 - Going from £0 - £20 Million
33:33 - Getting The First Retailer
35:51 - What's Not Working In The Category
38:35 - THIS Approach To Marketing
41:45 - The Stunt That Went Wrong
47:18 - Stepping Down As CEO
50:22 - Learnings From The Journey
53:18 - What It Takes To Build Brands
54:53 - The Future
Follow Andy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-shovel-92533414/ Follow THIS: https://www.instagram.com/this.uk/
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59min
February 04, 2024 Less is More: How Quarter Became a Market Sensation in 24 Months - Rohan Radhakrishnan, Co-Founder of Quarter
In just 2 years, Quarter has gone from being a brand new brand, in a brand new sector, to now being stocked in some of London's hottest locations. Co-Founder Rohan tells us how it all happened, and the strategy to start building a new sector.
00:00 Intro
00:43 Early Beginnings
02:31 Rohan First Business03:00 How Quarter Started 06:14 Did you want to be a founder? 08:00 Is being A Founder What You Thought it Would Be? 11:55 What Do Brands Get Wrong? 14:45 Do You Need A Co-Founder? 19:40 The Mission For Quarter 21:57 Thoughts On The No/Low Market 28:14 Binge Drinking Culture 30:00 How To Stand Out In A Busy Space 33:33 Winning The Biggest Stockist 37:18 Revenue Focus Split 40:22 Behind The Scenes On Dragons Den 50:41 Crazy Growth From Dragons Den
53:33 Low Moments Building Quarter 55:15 Keeping Team Lean 57:17 The Future for Quarter

Follow Quarter:
https://www.instagram.com/quarterproof/?hl=en

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1h 2min
January 21, 2024 Building Brands In Saturated Markets - Sam Matanle, Founder of Batch Ldn.
This week we sat down with Sam Matanle, Founder of Batch Ldn, and one of the founding team at Punchy Drinks. After spending 5 years at Punchy, Sam saw all of the highs and lows, and learned a lot about how to be successful in a hard industry. Sam then wanted to start his own journey and launched Batch LDN, and amazing brand, trying to make a massive difference in the space.
00:00 Introduction
01:04 2023 Chaos
02:13 Punchy Drinks
02:51 The Drinks Industry
04:33 Is Being In A Start Up For Everyone
08:35 Adjusting To Being Number 3
11:00 Punchy Success Story
12:35 Mistakes Start Ups Make
17:28 COVID's Impact on Punchy
19:45 Leaving Punchy After 5 Years
23:08 Why Did You Get A Co-Founder
28:05 Batch's Mission
30:58 Are Brands Really Sustainable?
43:11 Batch's Approach To Positioning
50:42 Why Have A Physical Location?
57:00 What's It Like To Be A Founder?
59:45 How Hard Is Q4
01:03:00 Loneliness As A Founder
01:1400 Upcoming Challenges
Follow Sam & Batch:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samuelmatanle/
Batch LDN: https://www.instagram.com/batch.ldn/
Watch On:
https://youtu.be/5A6a3S43BjA
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1h 17min
January 14, 2024 Build A Profitable Community For Your Brand - Grayson Hart Founder of Puresport
Welcome to the first episode of What It Takes! In this first episode we sat down with the Founder of Puresport Grayson Hart, to speak about his journey of building the #1 CBD brand in the UK Puresport.
Puresport has seen some incredible growth over the last few years, and one of the strongest areas of their brand is their community. We speak to Grayson about how to build this, and of course so much more.
Episode Sections:
00:00 Intro
01:15 Adjusting from athlete to entrepreneur
04:30 How being an athlete impacted being an entrepreneur
09:30 What was your goal as an athlete
17:35 Achieve your goals as an athlete
27:26 The biggest struggles building a brand
32:56 Myths of being an entrepreneur
35:50 How to think about failure
41:30 The Mission of Puresport
46:56 Feeling under-qualified
49:31 Building London's biggest run club
53:28 Puresport's Community Impact
57:01 How Puresport started
01:00:14 Puresport Apparel
01:06:14 Puresport Product Range Development
01:08:00 2024 Plans
01:11:00 Closing Comments
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1h 13min
June 17, 2022 The Man behind the SIDEMEN's incredible growth - Jordan Schwarzenberger
We are delighted to welcome Jordan from The Sidemen onto the podcast this week. Jordan has a wealth of experience which he takes us through in this episode. He sheds light into his journey to get to where he is now and how he has built The Sidemen to be what it is today. We also get a little glimpse into what the future holds for The Sidemen looks like. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
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55min
May 24, 2022 #012 - The easiest way to target Gen Z
After speaking at length about one of Jamie’s top 5 brands, Moscot, Jamie and Olly look into the world of Snapchat. Using Bacardi as an example, they look into the audience that’s on there, the creative that resonates, and why brands might or might not want to consider it in their paid social strategy.
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36min
May 18, 2022 #011 - What do you know about first-party data?
This week Jamie and Olly take a look at the hot topic that is first-party data. We have seen a resurgence in the importance of email and SMS marketing and Olly and Jamie take a look into why one of the oldest forms of marketing has such a big part to play in today's marketing environment. As always, they share some updates on the goings-on at 303.
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29min
May 05, 2022 #010 - Marketing in the wild
This week Jamie and Olly deep dive into OOH advertising - how it has changed over the years and whether it should be part of a DTC marketing strategy. On this theme, they also talk about some of their favourite OOH ads from Specsavers to Thursday. As always, they share some updates on the goings-on at 303.
💥 If you have any questions, comments or feedback, drop us a message, visit our website
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31min
April 25, 2022 #009 - My problem with Comic Sans is that it's just not my type
Jamie and Olly shed some light on the highly anticipated Swatch x Omega collaboration launch and what we can all learn from it. They also look into one of the most integral contributing factors to building a brand - font. How to choose one, what to do if you're fed up with yours and some examples of brands that are setting good examples.
💥 If you have any questions, comments or feedback, drop us a message, visit our website
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28min
April 06, 2022 #008 - Looking to build a small studio?
Order is restored this week with Jamie's return! We hear all about his and Olly's appearance at the first-ever 303 event last week and what future 303 events might be. Olly and Jamie give some tips on how to elevate ecom shoots on a budget as we know it's not always feasible to go all out on studio shoots. They give advice on what to invest in and how to optimise your set-up. We also share some thoughts on one of the DTC businesses that is peppered all over the 303 team's socials and whether we agree with their approach.
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37min

FAQs about What It Takes with Olly Fawcett:

How many episodes does What It Takes with Olly Fawcett have?

The podcast currently has 141 episodes available.