Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/strategyandtragedy Kenny Ewan is the Director at Nesta’s Mission Studio, the venture studio creating impactful solutions for the UK’s most pressing problems, from obesity to climate change. He is a highly experienced entrepreneur who led Wefarm from idea stage to become the world’s largest farming network with over 3.5 million users, 120 employees, and $35m in venture capital. In this episode, Steph and Kenny discuss: 🌱 The importance of...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517   In this shorter episode, Steph Melodia shares her reflections on last week's interview with Saasha-Celestial One, the Co-Founder & COO of the sharing app, Olio.   What started out as a food-sharing app has now artfully grown into the go-to solution for all unused household items. A lot easier said than done; they managed to expand their offering without losing sight of their core mission in sustainability &...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517 Saasha Celestial-One, the Co-Founder of Olio, the carbon negative sharing app with over 7M members & counting which has succeeded in saving our planet from 181,000 tonnes of carbon emissions.   In this episode, you'll hear about: ♻️ How Saasha met her Co-founder - and how they now cultivate a successful relationship♻️ The benefits of serial entrepreneurship, including increased risk tolerance, trained instinct, and...

Acceda a ventajas especiales en Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517 Stephanie Melodia fundó Bloom, una consultora de marketing galardonada, en Londres en 2017.   El verano pasado, anunció el cierre de su exitoso negocio y, en este episodio, cuenta lo que pasó y reflexiona sobre lo que salió bien y lo que salió mal. (Después de todo, Strategy & Tragedy se trata de compartir *tanto* los altibajos de los negocios, la realidad detrás de puertas cerradas, la fea verdad detrás del...

Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/strategyandtragedy   Mandy Nyarko MBE is the Co-Founder of Startup Discovery School & Managing Partner of Sahara Impact Ventures.In this episode, Mandy shares: 👩🏾‍💻 Her story from bank cashier to investor, now fund manager and trailblazing impact leader👩🏾‍💻 The power of spirituality and manifesting (which goes hand in hand with effort, hustle, hard work!)👩🏾‍💻 Her work to achieve net zero in the fight against climate change 👩🏾‍💻 The agricultural...

Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/strategyandtragedy/   Bianca Rangecroft is the Forbes 30 Under 30 Founder & CEO of Whering, the AI-enabled digital wardrobe and personal styling app with the mission of upending the buy-use-dispose model by helping Gen-Z fashionistas get the most out of their wardrobe. Bianca has raised over £2.5 million in venture capital and now has 14 full-time employees, 150 brand partners and - most importantly - over 4M users.In this episode, you'll hear about:👗...

Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/strategyandtragedy   Mark Chaffey is the Co-Founder and CEO of hackajob, the candidate-centric platform for tech talent that puts the power back in the hands of the job seekers.    He co-founded the business straight out of university aged 20 and now leads the HRtech scale-up with $35M in Series B funding under his belt, a team of 150 staff, and turning over £10M ARR with world domination firmly on the cards!   Key points in this episode you'll hear...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517   Liv Ferdi is the Co-Founder of TRIP, the UK’s number 1, best selling CBD drinks brand stocked in 25,000 stores around the UK including the likes of Selfridges, Ocado, Boots, Planet Organic, Harrods… Also in chains like The Ivy, Brewdog, Leon, Benugo, AND is the exclusive CBD supplier to Soho House! TRIP holds 88% UK market share, has raised £10M in external investment and hired a team of 50 staff!Tune in to hear...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517   Emily is the Founder of Untangle, the go-to app for all of life's hard events. From sorting the mess of paperwork after a bereavement, to finding a community of other grief-stricken individuals, Untangle is there to help everyone get through the tough times. Featured in the Evening Standard and boasting 500k followers, Untangle is going from strength to strength as they now embark their new crowdfunding campaign. But...

En este episodio especial, Stephanie Melodia reflexiona en las varias conversaciones con empresarios de los últimos 20 episodios.   Escucha para descubrir las TOP lecciones del empresarialismo!   (¿Puedes adivinar cuales son?)   - 'Estrategía y tragedía' es el podcast de Stephanie Melodia, orador y fundadora Top 20 en el Reino Unido, donde entrevista empresarios, inversores, y expertos relacionados al mundo de startups. El propósito fundamental de este show es compartir las mayores lecciones...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517   Stephanie Melodia founded Bloom, an award-winning marketing consultancy, in London of 2017. Last summer, she announced the closure of her successful business, and - in this episode - she recounts what happened, and reflects on what went right, and what went wrong.   (After all, Strategy & Tragedy is about sharing *both* the highs and lows of business, the reality behind closed doors, the ugly truth behind the...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517   Justin Fitzpatrick, the co-Founder & ex-CEO of Duedil, now FullCircl post-merger. Justin is now Founder of Outpost Advisors, the firm that helps PE- & VC-backed B2B software companies accelerate profitability.   In this episode, Justin and Steph discuss: 👉 The unexpected way Justin met his co-founder 👉 Key lessons learnt from scaling the B2B SaaS DueDil, which raised a combined $53.4 million in funding across...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517   Maya Raichoora, the CEO and Co-Founder of Remap Mental Fitness, who envisions a world where mental fitness is as common as physical fitness. She helps CEOs, athletes & performers become the top 1% in their field through the power of visualisation.   Tune in for an interactive visualisation exercise and all of the below...   🧠 MAYA'S STORY: ✨ From being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis to being the most healthy...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517   Farhan Lalji is the Founder & General Partner of LTV Capital, a platform for emerging managers & investors in world-changing ventures. He is also a Teaching Fellow at London Business School and Entrepreneur in Residence at King’s College.   In this episode, Steph and Farhan discuss:   📈 The UK as a player on the global stage 📈 Thoughts on venture capital scout networks (and who’s doing well) 📈 When his...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517   From 1984 in Cairo to 2024 in London, Stephanie Melodia interviews Charlotte Ayoub of TLC Sport, the inclusive sportswear brand featured in the likes of Cosmopolitan, The Times, Marie Claire, The Independent, The Guardian, and more.   In this episode Steph and Charlotte discuss:   🧘🏽‍♀️ Building a body positive brand that connects with women’s empowerment 🧘🏽‍♀️ The importance of product development in line with...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517   Richard Hadler is the 3x exited co-founder of Founders Capital, angel investor in 20 companies (including Spacegoods, Odin, Freja) and author of 'Marketing: The Bottom Line.'    In this episode, Steph and Rich discuss:   🚀 Hiring strategies 🚀 Lessons from a D2C cocktail brand 🚀 The role of boards and gaining diverse perspectives  🚀 Rich's role as an advisor, helping to provide a helicopter view to gain perspective 🚀...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517 Ziv Reichert is a VC Partner at LocalGlobe, the seed stage venture capital firm behind the likes of Citymapper, Wise and Zoopla.   In this episode, Steph and Ziv discuss:   💰 Top tips on getting a busy investor's attention 💰 A VC’s perspective on the fundraising environment ("we’re an easy scapegoat")💰 What gets Ziv excited as an investor (top themes and specific breakdown of favourite companies)💰 How Ziv tries to stay...

Norma Cassius is a Money Management Consultant and Psychotherapist with 20+ years' experience in the financial Sector and 17+ years' as a qualified Psychotherapist in Harley Street, London.   Our finances and mindset are so intertwined that it makes perfect sense that Norma has combined her financial and psychotherapy expertise with her mission to help people manage both their money and their mindset.   Norma has successfully helped hundreds of people and delivered financial education talks...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517   Vanessa Jacobs is the exited Co-Founder of The Restory, a luxury aftercare service named as one of Walpole’s Brands of Tomorrow in 2019. She is now on her third venture with Circulo, harnessing her passion & expertise in the circular economy space to deliver her mission of reducing fashion waste. In this episode, you'll learn about: 👗 Converting a personal pain point into a viable business 👗 Putting the customer...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517   Daniel Hegarty is the Founder & ex-CEO of Habito, the proptech scale-up which raised $90M in venture capital, and now Founder & CEO of Communion, the mobile-first fintech on a mission to help people build a financial buffer against the world and fix their relationship with money.   In this episode, Steph and Daniel discuss:   👉 The power of brand & the importance of storytelling 👉 Having the balls to take...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517   In this special solo episode I wanted to reflect on the different conversations I’ve had with entrepreneurs over the past 20 episodes, and share with you the most common themes and top lessons learnt that have come up on the show so far… Tune into to find out what they are!   -   Want more?   Follow Steph: 🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/ 🤍 LinkedIn:...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517   Anu Obe is the Founder of To All My Black Girls, a D2C ecomm business that specialises in naturally textured hair extensions for Afro-Caribbean hair types.   In this episode, Steph and Anu discuss:   👩🏾‍🦱 The importance of self-belief and optimism - your reality is not your identity! 💜 Having a clear mission, identifying a gap in the market, and solving one fatal customer problem 👩🏾‍🦱 The idea of whether or not...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517   Emmie Faust is the 3X exited entrepreneur-turned-angel-investor, now Founder of Female Founders Rise - the supportive and inspiring resource for female founders to help them succeed with their businesses.   Emmie invests exclusively in female founders and her portfolio includes ONEWAYX, RunYourself, and Mamma Wellbeing among others, as well as her role with Ventures Together.   In this episode, Steph and Emmie...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517   Mona Tiesler is an investor at tokentus, a leading VC firm in the German blockchain ecosystem, where she invests in startups that leverage blockchain technology globally.  She has several years of experience in venture capital, and has been involved in pre-seed to Series A deals across Europe, USA, UAE and Asia.   With a background in strategy consulting, venture building, and entrepreneurship, Mona has a passion for...

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517   Nick Telson-Sillett is the exited Co-Founder of DesignMyNight (acquired for $30M) and now Co-Founder of Trumpet, a buyer enablement tool that enables sales teams to drive revenue.   In this episode, Steph and Nick discuss: 🎺  Founder journey from leaving the day job to growing a $30m biz🎺  Exactly when and why he raised external funding (plus comparisons between VCs vs angels vs bootstrapping)🎺  The importance of your...