Founder who lost everything in a bad deal, then grew a million-person following.

E362 | This founder lost everything in one bad deal, then built a million-person audience

Eric Partaker’s career looks like a cheat code from the outside. McKinsey, early Skype team. Multi-billion dollar exit to eBay.

Alex Cooper

E361 | Alex Cooper: The guy who built UK COVID testing now knows what your customers are thinking

This founder’s path makes no sense on paper…  History degree at Oxford, trader in the City, and then one day

Steve Phillips

E360 | How to use AI to double your revenue (without hiring anyone)

Steve Phillips started Zappi in his back garden with a bottle of wine, and twelve years later, he’d scaled it

Gerry Tombs

E359 | From 0 to £77m exit: Gerry Tombs on why your leadership team might be too big (and too old)

Gerry Tombs spent 25 years building ClearVision from a garage startup to a £77m tech consultancy with 100 people across

Nick Holzherr

E358 | Why AI’s value is underestimated – and how Nick Holzherr built a 120-Person Global Team

Nick Holzherr proves AI and async work massively outperform traditional teams—15 people achieving what 50 could barely manage.

An image of a professional man with dark hair smiling, representing business success and leadership.

E357 | From banking to £20M eco brand: What Mark Jankovich learned about building through chaos

Mark Jankovich runs Delphis Eco, the UK’s leading eco-cleaning brand. He also runs a regenerative farm in Wiltshire and sits

Andrew Hulbert, a successful entrepreneur, shares insights on scaling businesses from startup to exi.

E356 | From bedroom startup to $100m exit: Andrew Hulbert on scaling Pareto

Andrew Hulbert is the sort of bloke who makes you laugh… then makes you stop and think. He went from

Portrait of Kit Cox, CEO of Enate, smiling with glasses and beard.

E354 | Hard graft, AI and a dash of drama: How Kit Cox grew Enate

AI, graft and a bit of drama, how Kit Cox quietly built Enate into a decade-long “overnight success”.

Shelley Copsey of FYLD discussing seamless tech integration for workflow.

E353 | Make the tech invisible, make the work flow — my conversation with Shelley Copsey of FYLD

I like founders who aren’t distracted by the sparkle. Shelley Copsey is one of them.  She started in consulting on

Portrait of AI CEO Steve Salvin discussing innovation at Monkhouse & Company.

E352 | The caring AI CEO who pays £2.5k for failures – my conversation with Steve Salvin of Aiimi

Want people to innovate with AI? Pay them to fail spectacularly. Aiimi’s ‘Nobber of the Year’ proves it works.

Dan Williams

E351 | Dan Williams: How optimism, endurance and trust built a 10x manufacturer

You meet some leaders and know within five minutes why their teams follow them. Dan Williams is one of those.

Young professional smiling, representing future AI leaders at Monkhouse & Company.

E350 | A drunk graduate today, a professor by 2030 – where AI is right now, with Daniel Hulme

In this episode, we explore the future of AI leadership with Daniel Hulme, CEO of Satalia and Chief AI Officer