Season 3 - Episode 16
Dominic McGregor co-founded Social Chain at 19, turning a student Twitter account into a global social agency before selling up and moving into investing. In this episode he goes back to the very beginning. The timing that made it work, how they won money out of brands with no reputation, why he treats imposter syndrome as nothing more than a lack of evidence, and the honest cost of chasing it all. A straight-talking conversation like no other.
Season 3 - Episode 14
Mark Sweeny built Certus Solutions into the pioneer of Oracle Cloud implementation across the UK and Ireland, and sold it in 2018. He is now the founder and chief executive of de Novo Solutions, a £12.5m Welsh technology business employing 140 people, which he has no intention of selling.
Season 3 - Episode 12
Frankie James is the co-founder of Ideas Fest, a business festival and awards programme that brings founders together, from first-time starters to household names. She built it as an antidote to the polished, highlight-reel version of entrepreneurship and now runs it as a growing community where founders talk honestly about how building a business actually feels.
Season 3 - Episode 10
Juliet Barratt is the co-founder of Grenade, the sports nutrition brand she built from a Birmingham garage into a household name before selling to Mondelez in 2021. She now sits on multiple consumer brand boards, holds an honorary professorship at the University of Exeter, and mentors the next generation of founders.
Season 3 - Episode 9
Chris and Helen from Two Krakens and Thread & Pixel get interviewed on their own podcast by Andrew Hulbert and Kim Antoniou. The married couple behind two businesses share the truth about working together, parenting guilt and what success really looks like.
Season 3 - Episode 5
Arti Halai joins the Built Not Born in Business podcast. Former BBC and ITV news presenter turned 3x business founder, Arti shares how trust, communication and the power of the pause shaped her career and her businesses.
Season 3 - Episode 4
Stuart Trevor, founder of AllSaints and the world's most sustainable fashion brand, shares his journey from hand-me-downs in Dundee to building a global fashion empire, losing it all and starting again with a radical new vision.
Season 3 - Episode 3
Kim Antoniou is a founder who turned personal adversity into purposeful innovation. Firstly with Kafoodle and now with Auris and Fonetti helping children with reading aloud.
Season 3 - Episode 2
Andrew Hulbert is an experienced entrepreneur and people-first leader who has built, scaled and exited successful businesses.
Season 3 - Episode 1
Tobias Allen has worked alongside Alex and Leila Hormozi and later joined Simon Squibb’s HelpBank, learning first-hand how great businesses are built, not on hype, but on discipline and focus.
