The Millennial Entrepreneur

In this episode I spoke to Bart-Jan Leyts, founder of Loreca, a start up that helps hotels rank higher on travel search engines using an algorithm he designedWe covered: How Bart-Jan first tested an algorithm using excel and how you don’t need specialist knowledge or coding experience to test it out, showing how anyone can do it. He outlines the tools you can use How he expanded the start-up from testing an algorithm to packing it and commercialising it into an actual business How he attracted his first group of customers---This episode is sponsored by Zencastr, my #1 podcast tool. They provide a crystal clear sound and gorgeous HD video. I love that it records separate audio and video tracks for the guests and me. Plus, there is a secured cloud backup, so you never lose your interviews. It is super easy to use, and there is nothing to download. My guests just click on the link, and we start recording. Go to zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur1 or 30% off your first three months with a PRO accountFREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wInstagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmSubscribe to my blog: https://sinablog.medium.com/My Business (Wing) - A fully contactless business card: www.wingcard.io---Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com | @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I spoke to David Carlin, a payments startup founder that has built a community of other payments entrepreneurs.We covered: How to start a payments firm Is it too late to get into payments Do you need to have years of experience within finance in order to start a payments firm?---This episode is sponsored by Zencastr, my #1 podcast tool. They provide a crystal clear sound and gorgeous HD video. I love that it records separate audio and video tracks for the guests and me. Plus, there is a secured cloud backup, so you never lose your interviews. It is super easy to use, and there is nothing to download. My guests just click on the link, and we start recording. Go to zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur1 or 30% off your first three months with a PRO accountFREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wInstagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmSubscribe to my blog: https://sinablog.medium.com/My Business (Wing) - A fully contactless business card: www.wingcard.io---Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com | @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I spoke with Ethan Golding, founder of Team Hustle, an agency that works with consumer brands to create TikTok content to bring new traffic, leads and eventually sales into businessesTikTok can be an incredible tool and Ethan opens up about how you can use TikTok effectively to generate noise for your business and gain ROI.We talked about: What sort of impact should you expect if you start creating TikTok content for your B2C brand and should all B2C brands be on TikTok? What should your strategy be in terms of posting frequency, type of content, etc. in order to maximise ROI And the golden question, is it too late for you and your business to be on TikTok?---This episode is sponsored by Zencastr, my #1 podcast tool. They provide a crystal clear sound and gorgeous HD video. I love that it records separate audio and video tracks for the guests and me. Plus, there is a secured cloud backup, so you never lose your interviews. It is super easy to use, and there is nothing to download. My guests just click on the link, and we start recording. Go to zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur1 or 30% off your first three months with a PRO accountFREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wInstagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmSubscribe to my blog: https://sinablog.medium.com/My Business (Wing) - A fully contactless business card: www.wingcard.io---Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com | @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I spoke with Spencer Vann, the co-founder of Surplus Fund, a business that connects people who are owed money unknowingly from the government and other organisations unknowingly to make a claim.We covered: How an injury spurred Spencer to start in entrepreneurship Why people are owed money without knowing that they are owed money How billions of pounds is left unclaimed in the UK as many don’t know they are owed it---Zencastr Sponsor a Podcast: https://zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur2FREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wInstagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmSubscribe to my blog: https://sinablog.medium.com/My Business (Wing) - A fully contactless business card: www.wingcard.io---Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com | @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I spoke with Yin Noe, the CEO of Pennychain and is now pivoting into a new business called Iconic, a platform letting you purchase fractionalised assets and alternative investments.In 2021, AccelerateHER & Google named Yin as one of the UK’s Top Inspiring 50 Tech Leaders which was announced in the Financial Times. In this list, she is one of the youngest winners & the first winner in history from Myanmar.In the episode we spoke about: Her journey of three different start ups and how she has got to Iconic right now How she managed to create massive interest for her businesses and speaking to the right people without having a working prototype, highlighting the power of a good story and great visual mock ups to show As someone who takes pride in pivoting into different businesses, we spoke about when is the right time to stop what you are doing and pivot into a different business Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I spoke with Shivani Pau, the host of A Millennial Mind, a leading podcast discussing all things mindset and growth for young people.She has amassed thousands of followers on Instagram and subscribers to her podcast to have taken the leap to quit her job and do it full time.We talked about: From chatting to various guests on her podcast, what is the biggest self-development and mindset challenge young people face today? How she mentally managed different things while working full time and does she recommend side hustles The difficulty of being present when managing the growth of a job as well as a side hustle and whether she believes side hustles are being glamorised in todays world---Zencastr Sponsor a Podcast: https://zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur2FREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wInstagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmSubscribe to my blog: https://sinablog.medium.com/My Business (Wing) - A fully contactless business card: www.wingcard.io---Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com | @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I spoke with Rhys Jackson, the founder of T in Techno, one of the largest communities dedicated to techno music with 120k followers on Twitter and one of the largest record labels within technoRhys also manages social media for some top artists, as well as top Premier League football players both playing and retired.We covered: How Rhys started his journey into music with creating Soundcloud playlists that big DJs used to buy off him The growth strategies he undertook to grow his community to the strength it is today How he became social media managers of top football players and music artists---Zencastr Sponsor a Podcast: https://zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur2FREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wInstagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmSubscribe to my blog: https://sinablog.medium.com/My Business (Wing) - A fully contactless business card: www.wingcard.io---Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com | @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I spoke to Charlie Rogers, a content creator and writer, talking about how young people can empower themselves on the path to ‘self-mastery’.Charlie believes all great achievements start with self-mastery.So we covered: What exactly is ‘self-mastery’ and how it can benefit you in achieving impact in whatever you do The top challenge young people face when it comes to self-mastery and how to overcome it The mindset you have to undertake and how to get started on the path to self-mastery---Zencastr Sponsor a Podcast: https://zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur2FREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wInstagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmSubscribe to my blog: https://sinablog.medium.com/My Business (Wing) - A fully contactless business card: www.wingcard.io---Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com | @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I spoke to Karl Lokko, the Chairman at Black Seed, one of the largest if not the largest VC dedicated to empowering black founders.Karl is a former gang leader from Brixton. He’s seen friends stabbed, killed, and imprisoned. The story of how Karl harnessed his gang-ridden life experiences, and how that turned him into a force for black founders in his community and beyond is truly inspiring.In this special 45-minute episode, we covered: The story behind how Karl was initiated towards joining the gang and the reason behind why he wanted to remain within in and also answers whether he misses the authority that came with it How he transitioned into Black Seed from the gang environment How he finds some elements of the corporate world more challenging than his gang past---Zencastr Sponsor a Podcast: https://zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur2FREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wInstagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmSubscribe to my blog: https://sinablog.medium.com/My Business (Wing) - A fully contactless business card: www.wingcard.io---Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com | @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I spoke with Saffron Sumner, founder of Twenties Legacy, a community of founders, freelancers and creators in their twenties.We spoke about: What is the ambition of Twenties Legacy and also how she decided to grow the community via a Facebook group and to highlight how Facebook groups are still thriving and how you can use them to build your own communities Why Saffron decided to post consistently on LinkedIn, growing to 16k followers in 3 months and giving examples of the opportunities she has seen from this Highlighting the challenges and dark sides when it comes to growing personal LinkedIn, like mental health impact, maintaining consistency and the weird DMs that are received sometimes in the 100s as Saffron highlights---Zencastr Sponsor a Podcast: https://zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur2FREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wInstagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmSubscribe to my blog: https://sinablog.medium.com/My Business (Wing) - A fully contactless business card: www.wingcard.io---Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com | @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.