

The Millennial Entrepreneur
Sina Sadrzadeh
Leading entrepreneurship podcast following the most inspirational young entrepreneurs and how they started their journeys, along with how they overcame challenges and rejections to get to where they are now. The show is hosted by Sina Sadrzadeh, co-founder of Wing, Great British Entrepreneur Awards: Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 Finalist and the TargetJobs One to Watch Undergraduate of the Year 2019. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 28, 2020 • 40min
#32: From Working in Finance to Creating her Own Overnight Oats Food Brand – Lauren O'Donnell
In this episode, I spoke to Lauren O’Donnell, the founder of Oatsu, an overnight oats brand, that is plant-based, probiotic-rich, and all round delicious breakfast pots.Lauren was working within the finance industry and quit to pursue Oatsu, so I chat to her about where the idea came from and her thought process behind deciding to go full-time on her passion.Exclusive Discount Code: MEPodWebsite: oatsu.co.uk---The Millennial Entrepreneur publishes a new episode EVERY WEEK, showcasing the most inspirational young hustlers and analysing their journeys. Be sure to share and subscribe. Don't forget to leave a rating and a review as it really helps us grow and allows us to get the best guests for you.WANT A SHOUT OUT? If you want to get a SHOUT OUT in the next episode by me, be sure to leave a written review with your name on Apple Podcasts and I will read the best one out every week 🗣️---Instagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmSubscribe to my blog: https://sinas.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=74day&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copySponsor: https://thepowermba.com/en/Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 21, 2020 • 44min
#31: Creating a Swimwear Fashion Brand Solo, Built on Trust – Annabelle Lawrence
In this episode, I am talking with Belle Lawrence, the founder of Annabelle Lawrence Swim, a luxury swimwear company that focuses on creating bespoke swimwear lines, that are designed to turn heads. We chat about how she started her very own fashion brand and what the experience was like moving from graduating a fashion degree from university to starting her very own swimwear brand. She learnt a lot of massive lessons in the world of business and entrepreneurship and offers this advice to anyone who wants to start their own fashion business line. It’s hugely inspiring because Annabelle still makes all the products herself; they are all handmade to order from her own home.---The Millennial Entrepreneur publishes a new episode EVERY WEEK, showcasing the most inspirational young hustlers and analysing their journeys. Be sure to share and subscribe. Don't forget to leave a rating and a review as it really helps us grow and allows us to get the best guests for you.WANT A SHOUT OUT? If you want to get a SHOUT OUT in the next episode by me, be sure to leave a written review with your name on Apple Podcasts and I will read the best one out every week 🗣️---Instagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmSubscribe to my blog: https://sinas.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=74day&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copySponsor: https://thepowermba.com/en/Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 14, 2020 • 42min
#30: Self-Promotion Teacher, Author & Forbes 30 Under 30 Winner – Stefanie Sword-Williams
In this episode, I had had a fantastic chat with Stefanie Sword-Williams. Stef is a huge believer in self-advocacy and empowerment to lead people to freely and openly talk about their achievements proudly. And so, we talk about the origin story of her business called F*ck Being Humble of how it started as an Instagram page to turning into her becoming a published author to delivering talks to huge international companies.Having recently been named one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2020, amongst some other amazing accolades, Stef and I talk about this and how she feels following this huge growth in the space of only 2 years. We talk about how she faced burnout and the recovery from that.Fuck Being Humble Book: https://amzn.to/3iZNLjj ---The Millennial Entrepreneur publishes a new episode EVERY WEEK, showcasing the most inspirational young hustlers and analysing their journeys. Be sure to share and subscribe. Don't forget to leave a rating and a review as it really helps us grow and allows us to get the best guests for you.WANT A SHOUT OUT? If you want to get a SHOUT OUT in the next episode by me, be sure to leave a written review with your name on Apple Podcasts and I will read the best one out every week 🗣️---Instagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodSubscribe to my blog: https://sinas.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=74day&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copySponsor: https://thepowermba.com/en/Microphone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmMusic: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 7, 2020 • 39min
#29: Generating Incomes To Afford College & Becoming a Marketing Leader – Clara Baldwin
In this episode, we are talking with Clara Baldwin, the founder of a marketing agency company called Ground Plan Studio in the US. We had an incredible conversation about how she got into entrepreneurship from an origin of personal family struggle when growing up, forcing her to create an income for herself so she could afford to go to university. And of course, we talk about how this experience has shaped her into the business woman she is today. We also talk about how she fell into her ‘dream’ corporate job, quickly finding out it wasn’t for her. But before she discovered it for herself, they fired her on New Year’s Eve! So we uncover how she recovered from that to building a marketing business now giving her financial and time freedom. And we talk about how she landed that very first client.---The Millennial Entrepreneur publishes a new episode EVERY WEEK, showcasing the most inspirational young hustlers and analysing their journeys. Be sure to share and subscribe. Don't forget to leave a rating and a review as it really helps us grow and allows us to get the best guests for you.WANT A SHOUT OUT? If you want to get a SHOUT OUT in the next episode by me, be sure to leave a written review with your name on Apple Podcasts and I will read the best one out every week 🗣️---Instagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodSubscribe to my blog: https://sinas.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=74day&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copySponsor: https://thepowermba.com/en/Microphone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmMusic: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 30, 2020 • 41min
#28: How Businesses Can Successfully Market Towards Gen Z & Marketing Secrets – Erifili Gounari
In this episode, I spoke with the amazing Erifili, the founder of The Z Link, a social media marketing agency focusing on helping businesses reach the Gen Z audience.So unsurprisingly, we talk about the inception of the idea, but also how brands can develop marketing strategies to best reach Gen Z, by covering best platforms to use and best practises to use when it comes to platforms like Instagram and Tik Tok.We also talk about where she sees the future of social media platforms and Get Z behaviour when it comes to what we expect from brands!---The Millennial Entrepreneur publishes a new episode EVERY WEEK, showcasing the most inspirational young hustlers and analysing their journeys. Be sure to share and subscribe. Don't forget to leave a rating and a review as it really helps us grow and allows us to get the best guests for you.WANT A SHOUT OUT? If you want to get a SHOUT OUT in the next episode by me, be sure to leave a written review with your name on Apple Podcasts and I will read the best one out every week 🗣️---Instagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodSubscribe to my blog: https://sinas.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=74day&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copySponsor: https://thepowermba.com/en/Microphone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmMusic: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 23, 2020 • 40min
#27: Creating a Business Whilst Travelling, Pitching to Deliveroo & Lockdown Mental Health Challenges – Callum Jenkins
In this episode, I spoke with Callum Jenkins, the founder of a drone videography company. We chat about how he he went travelling, filmed his adventures and decided to do this commercially with his own business.We chat about how he has battled mental health challenges on his entrepreneurial journey and how he is coming out a stronger entrepreneur as a result.And we also talk about how he pitched and landed funding from Deliveroo, which is really cool!---The Millennial Entrepreneur publishes a new episode EVERY WEEK, showcasing the most inspirational young hustlers and analysing their journeys. Be sure to share and subscribe. Don't forget to leave a rating and a review as it really helps us grow and allows us to get the best guests for you.WANT A SHOUT OUT? If you want to get a SHOUT OUT in the next episode by me, be sure to leave a written review with your name on Apple Podcasts and I will read the best one out every week 🗣️---Instagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodSubscribe to my blog: https://sinas.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=74day&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copySponsor: https://thepowermba.com/en/Microphone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmMusic: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 16, 2020 • 42min
#26: Working in a Coffee Shop to Creating an Iced Coffee Brand & Launching in a Supermarket – Sophie Taylor
In this episode, I spoke with Sophie Taylor, the founder of Sophie’s Iced Nut Blend, a nut-based iced coffee brand. We talk about her journey from working in a cafe at 17 and creating a new nut-based iced coffee, selling it to other cafes, to then creating a brand around herself and then is now set to launch her amazing nut-based iced coffee brand in a well-known supermarket very soon.We also talk about why she decided to transition to retail after finding a lot of success from her direct to consumer sales channels and also talk about a deal that fell through, and the reason why she thinks it did.---The Millennial Entrepreneur publishes a new episode EVERY WEEK, showcasing the most inspirational young hustlers and analysing their journeys. Be sure to share and subscribe. Don't forget to leave a rating and a review as it really helps us grow and allows us to get the best guests for you.WANT A SHOUT OUT? If you want to get a SHOUT OUT in the next episode by me, be sure to leave a written review with your name on Apple Podcasts and I will read the best one out every week 🗣️---Instagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodSubscribe to my blog: https://sinas.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=74day&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copySponsor: https://thepowermba.com/en/Microphone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmMusic: @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 9, 2020 • 34min
#25: How Start Ups Can Successfully Raise Capital & HealthTech – Alex Groves
In this episode, I spoke with Alex Groves, an entrepreneur that helps other start ups gain funding for their business.In our chat, we talk about how a start up can go about raising funds and uncover the tricks of the trade and also what not to do. He’s seen amazing businesses not get funding in the place of other weaker businesses because of these simple mistakes.We also end the conversation about how he is starting his own app in the health tech space trying to get people to focus more on their wellbeing.---The Millennial Entrepreneur publishes a new episode EVERY WEEK, showcasing the most inspirational young hustlers and analysing their journeys. Be sure to share and subscribe. Don't forget to leave a rating and a review as it really helps us grow and allows us to get the best guests for you.WANT A SHOUT OUT? If you want to get a SHOUT OUT in the next episode by me, be sure to leave a written review with your name on Apple Podcasts and I will read the best one out every week 🗣️---Instagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodSubscribe to my blog: https://sinas.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=74day&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copySponsor: https://thepowermba.com/en/Microphone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmMusic: @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 2, 2020 • 37min
#24: Creating My Own Alcoholic Drink Brand Out of My Kitchen – Tom Okello
Today I spoke to Tom from Potion Universe. Really exciting episode, because this is the first time we have a guest on that has started a business around the food and drink space!Potion Universe is an alcoholic cocktail drinks brand and we talk about the origins of the recipe where it was discovered just by accident at their own house to an idea of building a business around it to finally where they are now with an amazingly looking finished product.I have personally always wanted to learn about how to start my own food and drink brand and so speaking with Tom was really valuable and taught me a lot!---The Millennial Entrepreneur publishes a new episode EVERY WEEK, showcasing the most inspirational young hustlers and analysing their journeys. Be sure to share and subscribe. Don't forget to leave a rating and a review as it really helps us grow and allows us to get the best guests for you.WANT A SHOUT OUT? If you want to get a SHOUT OUT in the next episode by me, be sure to leave a written review with your name on Apple Podcasts and I will read the best one out every week 🗣️Making it Big Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/making-it-big/id1521607032---Instagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodSubscribe to my blog: https://sinas.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=74day&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copySponsor: https://thepowermba.com/en/Microphone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmMusic: @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 26, 2020 • 43min
#23: My Side Hustle Business Was Acquired by Another Startup – Charlie Bullock
In this episode, I spoke with Charlie Bullock, the founder of Kaampus, a start up he founded while at university that was eventually acquired by a larger company, Gradtouch, who he is now working for. Kaampus is a start up focused on connecting student societies to corporates who would want to sponsor them. We talk about the origins of Kaampus and how he managed to start it while at university and carrying on working on it part-time while working at KPMG, and the eventual build-up towards the acquisition. It’s a cool story, so be sure to stay tuned--- The Millennial Entrepreneur publishes a new episode EVERY WEEK, showcasing the most inspirational young hustlers and analysing their journeys. Be sure to share and subscribe. Don't forget to leave a rating and a review as it really helps us grow and allows us to get the best guests for you. WANT A SHOUT OUT? If you want to get a SHOUT OUT in the next episode by me, be sure to leave a written review with your name on Apple Podcasts and I will read the best one out every week 🗣️ --- Instagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPod Subscribe to my blog: https://sinas.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=74day&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy Sponsor: https://thepowermba.com/en/ Microphone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2Fm Music: @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.