Business NoBS

1. Dan Kelsall | Mental Health

Dan Kelsall is the founder of Offended Marketing. He’s straight talking, northern and a somewhat divisive marketing ‘expert’ (although don’t let him know we described him as one) and author of Fucking Good Content.

This episode is packed full of brutally honest reflections and anecdotes on what it’s really like to start your own business, which you don’t want to miss.

2. Shelina Begum | Employee to CEO

Shelina Begum is an award-winning journalist – a title she’s held for over 20 years. Only, Shelina isn’t an employee anymore. She’s founded her own company, Shelina Begum Media and we join Shelina just weeks into her journey as a startup owner.

This episode is packed full of open and honest reflection on what it’s really like transiting from being an employee to the CEO of a one-man band, overnight.

3. Craig Brookes | Making mistakes

On this episode, Craig Brookes and Eddie Whittingham talk frankly about some of the mistakes they’ve made on their journey to starting and running their own businesses. It’s an episode full of heart-on-the-sleeve reflections, honesty and openness that all startup owners can relate to.

4. Mike Winnet | Seeking success

On this episode, Mike Winnet and Eddie Whittingham talk openly about their experience of building multiple-million pound businesses and perceived success.

5. Alice Stephenson | Resilience

On this episode, Alice Stephenson and Eddie Whittingham talk openly about their experience of resilience and taking negativity on the chin by turning it into a positive driver.

6. Dan Kelsall (again!) | Startup investment

Dan Kelsall returns for a second episode. Why? Well, because Dan and Eddie both have an axe to grind with the weird obsession with investment in the startup community. When should a startup get investment? Why is investment lorded over? What are the pros and cons of investment?

7. Lewis Kemp | Winging it

On this episode, Lewis Kemp and Eddie Whittingham talk openly about the idea of ‘winging it’ when running a startup.

If you’ve ever thought about starting your own business – or perhaps you already have, then this episode is a must listen. ‘Winging it’, as uncomfortable as it might make you, is a perfectly normal part of the everyday startup life. It’s a right of passage, something every single founder has had to deal with in one way shape or form.

8. Elena Manukyan | Expectation vs reality

On this episode, Elena Manukyan and Eddie Whittingham talk openly about their experience of setting up their respective businesses and how this differs from the glamorous online perceptions of entrepreneurship.

9. Vic Edwards | Standing out

In this episode, we’re joined by Vic Edwards, founder of VLAN, an IT services provider, where we talk about standing out in a busy marketplace and dealing with competitors.

10. Jordan Wilson | Business & Bipolar

Join host Eddie Whittingham as he talks to startup fashion brand owner, Jordan Wilson, about the challenges of running a business with bipolar.

Running a business comes with a lot of pressures. Pressures that are shared by all business owners, no matter what their industry or background. But, how do you deal with these pressures? And what added problems can you face when running a business with bipolar?

11. Alice Lyons | Startup fatigue

In this episode, host, Eddie Whittingham is joined by Alice Lyons, where they talk with brutal honesty about the realities of startup fatigue.

12. Martyn Raftery | Chasing funding

In this episode, host, Eddie Whittingham (founder of GoFounder.com), is joined by Martyn Raftery, where they talk about the good, the bad and the ugly sides of taking on investment as a startup.

13. Scott Millward | Personal branding

Founder of GoFounder and host Eddie Whittingham is joined by Scott Millward, to talk about the ins and outs of personal branding.