Billionaire Business Podcast
Welcome to Billionaire Business. In this series we will be popping the myth that you cannot create a billion pound business in the UK - that’s simply not true• Inspirational interviews • Advice on how to raise equity and debt • Mistakes to avoid • How to scale rapidly •…
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How Lord Stuart Rose Saved Britain’s Biggest Brands (opens the original)
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In this episode of Billionaire Business, hosts Ian Fishwick and Chris Godsmark sit down with retail legend and former M&S CEO Lord Stuart Rose to explore the extraordinary career behind some of Britain’s most iconic retail brands. From starting as a management trainee at Marks & Spencer to becoming its chief executive and later chairman, Stuart shares the experiences, risks and lessons that shaped a career spanning M&S, Debenhams, Argos, Booker, Topshop and many more. Stuart explains why he neve
Mobiles, broadband, burgers - is there anything this man can’t sell? (opens the original)
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From Selling Mobiles to Burgers: How Charles Dunstone Became a Retail Legend In this episode of Billionaire Business, hosts Ian Fishwick and Chris Godsmark sit down with retail entrepreneur and Carphone Warehouse founder Charles Dunstone to explore how he built one of the UK’s most successful retail businesses. From learning how to sell mobiles when mobile phones were still an emerging technology to building Carphone Warehouse into a market leader, Dunstone shares the ideas, decisions and custom
Only 6th UK Woman Ever To Create A UNICORN £1 Bn+ (opens the original)
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From Temp to Billion-Pound Founder: How Mia Drennan Built a Global Business from Scratch In this episode of Billionaire Business, hosts Ian Fishwick and Chris Godsmark sit down with entrepreneur and GLAS founder Mia Drennan to explore the extraordinary journey behind building a billion-pound business. From starting her career as a temp with no university degree to becoming the sixth woman in the UK to create a billion-pound business, Mia shares the experiences, setbacks and decisions that shaped
Is John Gallagher Ireland's Greatest Ever Dealmaker? (opens the original)
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John Gallagher on The Art of Dealmaking and Building Billion-Dollar Businesses through Relationships In this episode of Billionaire Business, hosts Ian Fishwick and Chris Godsmark sit down with legendary Irish entrepreneur and investor John Gallagher for a masterclass in dealmaking and entrepreneurship. From building Ireland's largest security business to investing in luxury hotels, telecoms, waste management and real estate, John shares the principles that have helped him succeed across multipl
How Nic Humphries, Hg, Built a $190B Software Portfolio (opens the original)
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Modern Private Equity, Using Data, AI, and Operational Expertise to Build Category-Leading Software Businesses In this episode of Billionaire Business, hosts Ian Fishwick and Chris Godsmark sit down with Nic Humphries, Executive Chairman of Hg, for an in-depth conversation about private equity investing, software entrepreneurship, and the strategies behind building market-leading B2B technology companies. Nic shares how Hg has built one of Europe's most successful software-focused investment fir
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