The Millennial Entrepreneur

In this episode, I spoke to Damian Zabielski, one of the co-creators of Mind Mapper UK, a start up focusing on improving the mental health of young people. In his time, they have campaigned and worked to improve the mental health strategies of top organisation across government such as working with the Conservative and Labour party, as well as working with universities to see how they can improve mental health services for their students. I loved the authenticity and openness from Damian, where this creation was built upon personal experience of his own mental health struggles.---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 with your name 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 Used: https://amzn.to/2x3jrTgMusic: @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I spoke to Nikita Khandwala, the founder of UnbOx, a platform that bridges the gap between students who want to work in a dynamic start up and start ups who want to recruit. We also talk about how the mission of her and her business is to promote diversity in the start-up space to get more women and ethnic minorities to change the landscape and offer more opportunity to all backgrounds. She talks about her own personal journey of starting UnbOx as a female founder of colour. Website: https://www.weareunbox.com/ --- 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 with your name and I will read the best one out every week 🗣️ --- Instagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPod Sponsor: https://thepowermba.com/en/ Microphone Used: https://amzn.to/2x3jrTg Music: @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I had a really eyeopening and inspiring discussion with Pravjoth, who goes into how growing up with a disability and then surviving cancer at the age of 17 has given her the motivation to start a fitness and wellbeing brand focused on disabled people. She talks about how her mindset changed once she got diagnosed with cancer and goes into how this life changing experience has motivated her to want to start a business while at university. --- 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 with your name and I will read the best one out every week 🗣️---Instagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPod Sponsor: https://thepowermba.com/en/ Microphone Used: https://amzn.to/2x3jrTg Music: @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I spoke to Sabrina Stocker, a semi-finalist of BBC’s The Apprentice. It was an amazing chat where we talked about what life has been like before and after the hit TV show in terms of business and her personal brand image, along with personal branding advice for people listening.We talk about how she has ventured into business coaching and even coaching celebrities, and of course circling back to where it all began with her tennis business which is running successfully while she only spends 20 minutes on it a day and covers how she has achieved this.Website: https://www.sabrinastocker.com/---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.---Instagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone Used: https://amzn.to/2x3jrTgMusic: @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I spoke to Arminder Singh Dhillon, the teenage founder of Boot Buddy. If the name sounds familiar its because he was the youngest ever person in Dragon's Den history to get successful investment and not only with one dragon but with three of them. The business and Arminder have been featured across loads of TV channels obviously. So we talk about the experience of Dragon’s Den, some behind the scenes Dragon's Den secrets that I had no idea about and what life is like once he got that investment. And also how the dragons are like once the cameras are off - I’ve always wanted to ask that so its good to finally find out.We spoke about also how he went from idea to manufacturing in China on a mass scale, along with advice for anyone out there who is thinking of launching a physical product idea.Instagram: @bootbuddyWebsite: https://bootbuddy.com/products/boot-buddy---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.---Instagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone Used: https://amzn.to/2x3jrTgMusic: @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I talked to Ian Roth, who gives a leadership masterclass on how to be an effective leader from his experience being in the USA army, seeing action in Afghanistan. He also gives an insight into what it’s like running two podcasts while working full-time with a family and tips for any aspiring podcasters.---Opportunity:Over the next 3 years, Innovate UK has £2.2 million to support young people to develop their innovative ideas to change the face of business in Britain.By 2023, the Young Innovators programme will award up to 100 young people from diverse backgrounds with a £5,000 grant, one-on-one business coaching and an allowance to cover living costs.Instagram: @ideasmeanbusinessWebsite: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/programmes/young-innovators---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.---Instagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone Used: https://amzn.to/2x3jrTgMusic: @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I spoke to Nav Sawhney, the founder of The Washing Machine Project (https://thewashingmachineproject.org/). This is an amazing business that has been featured on the BBC, The Guardian, ITV and many more, with the ambition of providing hand powered washing machines for underdeveloped communities. He talks about how he left his well-paid dream job at Dyson to embark on this journey after being inspired by his friendship to a girl who struggled washing her clothes by hand in an underdeveloped community. He talks about how he wants to grow the company into a for-profit initiative to enable him to grow and provide this to other communities that struggle with this problem.Instagram: @thewashingmachineprojectLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thewashingmachineproject/---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.---Instagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone Used: https://amzn.to/2x3jrTgMusic: @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I had an amazing conversation with Kurt Henderson, one of the co-founders of Nava (https://www.usenava.com/). Nava simply discovers the places and the people that make your area unique, making the whole process of travelling and visiting new cities unique and personalised to you. It mixes curation and AI to find the places perfect for you. Everything on NAVA – from events, to restaurants and bars – is hand-picked by their team of cultural tastemakers. Plus, they show you personal recommendations from industry insiders and local influencers so you can see the city through their eyes, allowing you to uncover all those hidden gems in a new city.Instagram: @navastories_ukWe talk about how he transited to starting his own music record label to co-founding Nava with his friends, the humble beginnings of Nava from an Instagram page to evolving into a business that has secured 450K in funding and 300K in revenue to date, partnering up with massive organisations like EasyJet and how that all came about.---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.---Instagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone Used: https://amzn.to/2x3jrTgMusic: @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I spoke to Roman Bromidge and Konstantina Psoma, the co-founders of Kaedim (https://www.kaedim.com/). If you’re a big gamer like me, you’ll love this episode and if you’re not a gamer, that’s cool; it's a great episode with two incredibly intelligent university students that are experimenting with artificial intelligence to revolutionise the gaming development industry, so you might as well listen.We talked about why game production has become so incredibly expensive, how their AI solution is already being utilised by one of the largest gaming development firms and their journey building up to recently winning a £10,000 grant from their university. We also talk about the future of virtual reality gaming and how their technology could be the catalyst to induce VR gaming.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kaedim/Instagram: @Kaedim_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.---Instagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone Used: https://amzn.to/2x3jrTgMusic: @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I spoke to Eoin Sharkey, the founder of The BioFactory (https://the-biofactory.com/). Now you want to listen to this episode because his company is turning poo into fuel, helping poor communities with sanitation issues and also providing fuel. We cover how he’s achieving this, while striving to be a for-profit company, talking about the technology behind it and challenges he’s facing with implementation as well as talking a little bit about the recent £850,000 grant his project has received.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-biofactory/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.---Instagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone Used: https://amzn.to/2x3jrTgMusic: @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.