Why Government must reset its relationship with business - Alex Depledge - RESI

Today's episode sees the return of Alex Depledge, CEO and co-founder of RESI.

Not only is she one of the UK's most impressive female entrepreneurs, she previously came on Jimmy's Jobs in our second season.

Our show has grown massively since then and so has RESI- so we thought we'd catch up and do another episode about the founding of RESI and their business journey along the way.

We also cover how people can insulate their homes and renovate them in the most environmentally friendly way possible. 

We also delve into why the government must reset its relationship with businesses. Alex is part of Liz Truss's taskforce for Fast Growth Female Enterprises so when she says that relationship is at an all-time low, she isn't kidding. 

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In this episode with Alex we talk about:

• Where did the name RESI come from?

• Where did the idea for it start?

• What does RESI do?

• How do customers discover RESI?

• How COVID helped RESI be accepted by consumers

• The technology that helps RESI visualise builds

• How many builds has RESI done so far?

• What do RESI consumers most benefit from? 

• RESI’s increasing focus on the environment.

• Alex’s advice to entrepreneurs looking to raise money.

• The next stages of where RESI goes.

• The key skills of an entrepreneur and how RESI hires for them.

• What makes a good Business Development hire

• Where does resilience come into being an entrepreneur?

• Have we started to ignore macroeconomic shocks as there have been so many?

• Why the new government needs to reset its relationship with business.

• Pass the mic- the female entrepreneurs that really impress Alex. 

• If Alex was 22 in 2022, what sector would she work in?

• A piece of content that Alex finds inspiring.

• A quote she lives by. 

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