Growing From 0 to 200 Staff Within 6 Weeks - Joseph Battle (Ecovibe) | E70

Joseph (Jos) Battle is a UK-based serial entrepreneur who experienced the highest heights and the lowest lows of the entrepreneurial journey. His entrepreneurial skills and mindset were obvious already in his childhood when he started making money with various “lemonade stand” types of businesses. He thrives on seeking new opportunities and bringing them to life. Throughout his several business ventures, he went from 0 to having hundreds of employees within weeks. He started a marketing agency that was at its peak making £4M in profit. One of his businesses was worth £100M before it, unfortunately, all came crashing down… He shares all these stories, lessons and much more in the episode.   In this episode, we talk about: - Jos’ first businesses - How Jos identifies business opportunities - How to make things happen early on in a business - The most complained about TV advert in the UK - Why Jos didn't have to pay for speeding - Growing from 0 to 200 employees in 6 weeks - Leveraging the early Facebook Ads opportunity - Growing a marketing agency to £4M profit - From a £100M business to bankruptcy - Hiring a CEO for your business - What Jos is doing differently in his current business - How Jos identified the latest trend which he’s now pursuing - Challenges and opportunities of the “eco” industry RESOURCES Joseph on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-battle-71283068/ Ecovibe: https://ecovibewholesale.co.uk/ OLIO app: https://olioex.com/   Brought to you by Judge.me - the ultimate e-commerce product reviews solution. If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me.   --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- VIDEO: https://youtu.be/6ADUZ80zt5c --- Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/)