In this week’s podcast, I speak with London-based entrepreneur Damien Nicol. He owns the family business Back & Active in Belsize Park in London. We recorded this podcast a few weeks ago before Coronavirus kicked into high gear in the UK but his message that success for him means being able to spend time with your family, resonates more so today than ever. Like any small business owner, things are tough for his business right now. So, today I bought 10 sessions from him in advance to support his business (I am going to have a back problem soon enough as I have a 2.5 year old who wants me to carry him everywhere still!). If that’s the sort of thing you can do for people in your community - buying services in advance, you’ll help to ensure their survival and show them their appreciated. If you like his insights please go and show love on his social media via www.backandactive.co.uk

Welcome to episode 11 of The Good Luck Club Podcast! Our POD guest this week is entrepreneur Ben Poole. Father, trainer & cookie king! He shares his real life story with us about building The Health Kitchen - the lows and sugar highs! ➜ Starting a business ain't easy, being a sole founder is even harder ➜ Podcast hosted by Simon Squibb. Guest this week is Ben Poole, Founder of The Health Kitchen ➜ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGznz4NfW5iymkvn1l40qyA?sub_confirmation=1 ➜ Good Luck Club: www.GoodLuckPOD.com

Welcome to episode 10 of The Good Luck Club. Our guest this week is Keshia Hannam. Keshia is a former journalist and now performance-speaker, the co-founder of women’s movement Camel Assembly, a global collective of activists and artists, and a storyteller with media company Dear World. Keshia has spoken for The New York Times, Fortune 500 companies like Marriott and Macy’s, and last year at the United Nations. She has contributed regularly to National Geographic, Fortune, Forbes and CNN among others, and delivers performance-based keynotes to universities, conferences and art-based events all over the world.

Welcome to Episode 9 - The Good Luck Club Podcast This week we interview Jordan Schlipf. Jordan is a serial tech entrepreneur, venture capital investor and an expert Lean Startup trainer. Today, he is Founder & CEO of the Rainmaking Venture Studio, where he partners with large corporations to de-risk the process of creating new businesses.

This week we interview Patrick Lee - Entrepreneur, Co-founder and former CEO of Rotten Tomatoes. Patrick Lee is a serial entrepreneur, He is an advisor to a number of startups including Casetify, ChargeSPOT, Instaread, Kiwi Campus, Oishii, WePloy, and Zeuss Technologies; and a mentor at a number of organizations including SOSV, Berkeley SkyDeck, Blue Startups, and Founder Institute. Patrick holds a BA in Cognitive Science from the University of California at Berkeley.

My guest today is entrepreneur Ian James. He is the co-founder of the brand Melrose & Morgan. Melrose & Morgan is a modern grocer and kitchen with shops in Primrose Hill and Hampstead Village, London. Ian believes that local shops should be at the heart of the community. He has a passion for supporting local bakers, fishmongers, butchers, specialty cheese suppliers, and other independent retailers and is committed to championing small-scale artisan producers through his shops and on-line store. Ian has been focused on making his retail dream come true for the last 15 years - working on any business even your own for 15 years isn't easy and he will share some of the highs and lows and lessons learnt along the way with us today.

Nigel is a Writer, Producer and Director working in TV and film. He began his career at the BBC and has produced programs and series covering science, the arts, history, education, business and sport. He has won multiple awards and nominations - including an Emmy nomination for one of his documentaries. You may have heard of the hit Formula One: Drive to Survive, for Netflix, Nigel was the series editor, it was one of the biggest hits for the channel in recent times. He also works in drama and directed the Hollywood feature film ‘Mothers and Daughters’ starring Sharon Stone. He has long been fascinated by the mechanics behind story telling and directing and has a unique view and insight on luck to share with us today.

Hugo knows a thing or two about the unknown. Hiss career as an entrepreneur, teacher and civil engineer is driven by this goal: "The Power is Making The Unknown, Known" He believes there is no such thing as luck in life and instead focuses on something he describes as being a good "manifestor". He believes that saying you are unlucky is just an excuse for thinking the wrong way and not taking responsibility for your actions. As the founder of Neuro-Energetic Kinesiology, he has the skills to understand "luck" in a way many cannot.

Michael is a lifelong entrepreneur who has had his measure of good and bad luck. Not so long ago, he lost US$15m in cash and a thriving business, yet even with this experience, he is one of the most upbeat and positive people I have interviewed. He shares his insights into how to grow a business and stay sane in the mad world of being an entrepreneur.

Christine Gonsalves is an entrepreneur and writer with a legal background who believes she's never had bad luck. Christine has had many careers and loves to take risks: "taking risks makes you lucky." Starting her career as a defense lawyer, and having an idealistic idea of protecting the wrongly accused, she soon discovered the reality of the profession was far from the perfect purpose-driven career path.