The Founders Experience

In our inaugural episode of The Founders Experience, wespeak to Thom Elliott, co-founder of Pizza Pilgrims. After a few drinks in the pub, Thom and his brother James decided to leave their high flying corporate jobs and make a pilgrimage through Italy in search of the perfect pizza.   From street food vendors to restaurateurs here's Thoms storyin his words of the highs and lows of their journey since 2014. Enjoy!   Credit:  Thom Elliot - www.pizzapilgrims.co.uk   Follow us: Web Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube 

In this episode we sit down with Mark McDermott. Mark is a serial entrepreneur from digital agencies to being a personal fitness instructor, he’s pretty much done and seen it all.     Mark is that he's very clear and concise to how he approaches almost everything as a founder and even how he's turned his own passion as a personal fitness instructor into a growing business. He's an advisor to various SMEs and investor in new ventures and speaks openly about not giving a second thought about the opinions of others. Hope you enjoy!   Credit:  Mark McDermott - www.screen.cloud  Follow us: Web Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube  And the link to the pizza shop founder video as promised: https://www.fastcompany.com/video/this-pizza-shop-founder-gives-his-workers-a-slice-of-the-profits/rbvSOd2q 

In this episode, we speak to Jana Dowling who we can only describe as an inspirational entrepreneur and we say that because she's turned the adversity of her own personal demons into what can only be described as a very innovative successful startup called Arkeo.   Jana’s journey has not been easy, to say the least, from having her investment taken away due to COVID to then fighting her way back.  Jana shares the highs and lows of her journey so far and useful tips/insights for how founders can face adversity and come out the other side with a great positive attitude and approach. We hope you all enjoy!   Credit:  Jana Dowling - www.myarkeo.com  Follow us: Web Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube 

Today we speak with the extraordinary Stefanie Sword-Williams. Stefanie has a long list of accolades from being an entrepreneur, an author, a founder, public speaker, host and presenter. Her latest venture, F*ck Being Humble, has really just been an accolade to her way of self-promotion which shouldn't be shied away from and should be celebrated.   Stefanie epitomises the passion of a strong founder in doing something of purpose and then applying herself to get ahead leading her to be mentioned in the Forbes under 30 awards.    Her story is interesting and certainly insightful and we hope you all enjoy!  Credit:  Stefanie Sword-Williams - www.fuckbeinghumble.com   Follow us: Web Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube 

In this episode, we sit with Noella Coursaris Musunka who is a former international model and philanthropist who has built the Malaika Foundation with the sole purpose to educate and empower the next generation of female leaders.  Noella is not only a founder of this she's also an ambassador for the global fund to fight age tuberculosis and malaria and is a pivotal voice in the empowerment of women’s education worldwide. She's taken all of her experience, passion and contacts and built the Malaika foundation from the ground up. Her journey is an inspiring story that literally affects lives on a daily basis. Hope you enjoy!    Credit:  Noella Coursaris Musunka - www.malaika.org  Follow us: Web Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube 

In this episode, our guest is Brittni Bowering and she is a content strategist, workshop facilitator, podcaster and comedian. What we love about Brittni's story is she has come from the world of working inside a company to taking the brave step out and use her skills to almost forge her own path. Brittni shares some amazing insights on how to communicate and connect with your audience and what it takes to build a personal brand for yourself. Loads of good value and we hope you enjoy!  Credit:  Brittni Bowering - www.hibrittni.com   Follow us: Web Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube 

In this episode, we speak to Ashley Adkins who in a word is the truest form of a technologist we know - if technology was a person it would be Ashley. He has founded IT companies, cybersecurity companies and now working in the super exciting AI space.   Ashley talks openly about overcoming resistance as a founder and being trapped in an unhealthy job which he refers to as ‘escaping in the matrix’. We got loads of value talking to him and we hope you do too!    Credit:  Ashley Adkins - nowwork.co.uk  Follow us: Web Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube 

There’s no secret sauce to success, and there’s no fantasy get rich quick schemes to become an overnight superstar. Anyone can put founder or entrepreneur in their bio, but to actually succeed in these roles you need to know what it takes. There’s huge value in knowing about the whole journey. Someone’s failures are someone else’s lessons. The Founders Experience podcast brings you real stories from real founders to reveal it all. The successes, the failures, the mental and physical strains, and ultimately the truth. We’re opening up the conversation to give you first-hand experience of what it takes to make it, the resilience to stay the course and some amazing stories that will leave you inspired. Join us, strap in, and hear their stories to get to where you want to be. Follow us: Web  Instagram  Facebook  LinkedIn  YouTube 

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