The Millennial Entrepreneur

In this episode, I spoke with Arun Anand, the CEO of electric vehicle charging company, Electric Miles.Electric Miles is a cleantech company developing the world's most intelligent Internet of Energy (IoE) electric vehicle charging solution. They connect EV and home batteries with the best computer intelligence to help users save energy costs by tracking user behaviour to adequately charge the battery to stop degrading.We covered: How did Arun get started in the EV space, how revolutionary does he see the technology and how you can be part of the industry How to test a business where there are high barriers to entry such as the EV space The growth factors that will lead to that hockey stick curve adoption within the EV---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 Ryan Felix, the co-founder at Altbe, a learning, wellbeing and engagement platform for businesses.Ryan has an interesting journey into entrepreneurship where he started his journey with affiliate marketing while living in Thailand and Vietnam as a way to sustain himself while living abroad and teaching English.We covered: Why Ryan decided to move to Thailand after he graduated and the mental assumptions he overcame that were developed while growing up in the UK How he started affiliate marketing after meeting someone on a bus, the step by step process of how he does it and also busting all the myths that you hear online about it How he used these skillsets to build a business helping businesses engage more with their employees to live happier work lives---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 Jake Clarke, YouTuber and 18 year old Head of Growth of Mana.We covered: Why Jake decided to start his YouTube channel, the tips he had to growing a YouTube channel that many of you might like to hear. He carried on after all his friends gave up How he landed a head of growth position at a cool startup at only 18 years old from starting out as an intern to later being promoted to the senior role The largest challenge he has encountered within that role---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 Shoaib Ahmed, personal branding expert, working with individuals to build their voice on LinkedIn, grow followers and ultimately generate opportunities from a stronger personal brand.We covered: Firstly, the results and opportunities he has benefited from growing his own personal brand. With almost 13,000 followers on LinkedIn, the in-bound opportunities that Shoaib receives are incredible and he shares what they are How to actually start strategically growing your personal brand And more practically, how do you do it day-to-day and the key characterises you must hold in order to grow---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 solo episode, I cover: What projects I am working on currently and an update on where they are The productivity practices I use that I have seen the best results with to maximise my time and results How I have avoided burnout with all the things I have on the go---FREE 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 networking tool: 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 Jordan Palmer, co-founder of Lixir Drinks, an innovative drinks brand specialising in flavoured tonic mixers aimed at a younger audience.We covered: Why Jordan decided to launch a drinks brand within this space and how differentiation is key given how crowded a market it is How they found a drinks manufacturer and how they overcame the expensive large minimum order quantities through crowdfunding and strategies you can utilise if you do the same Costs you may not consider when first starting a drinks brand and the vital question of ‘do you need funding to be able to grow a drinks brand’ as it is an extremely crowded market---FREE 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 networking tool: 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 Colin McGraw, the co-founder of Oysters Clothing, a clothing brand that is powered by dropshipping. Their mission is to promote environmental and animal conservation through their clothing, as well as donating 10% of net profits to charities.We covered: The honest truth behind the journey of starting and growing a dropshipping clothing brand. Colin goes into depth about the operational process you have to take and the risks that are not widely documented Many think that starting a dropshipping brand generates ‘passive’ profits, but Colin opens up about the hard work and challenges you have to face on this journey that are no different to growing a traditional clothing brand The channels of growth Colin uses to optimise sales and to scale the brand---FREE 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 networking tool: 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 Zak Marks, the co-founder behind Kitt Medical, an all-in-one anaphylaxis prevention and treatment system for schools - like a defibrillator, but for allergiesWe covered: How Zak started on his journey firstly trying to reinvent allergy medical devices to later shifting his focus on making the existing allergy devices more accessible and reframing the problem How he tested his proposition to doubling down on schools as the best way to start gaining traction with his service and how he is scaling the business not coming from a medical background himself More generally - Zak’s experience on selling his services within businesses and public sector as a socially motivated business and how he gains that extra buy in for them to actually purchase---FREE 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 networking tool: 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 Laura Pomfret, the co-founder behind the leading female-focused financial wellness app, Financielle. Since launch they have partnered with leading brands such as Pensionbee and Wealthify, along with appearances in The Guardian and a place on the Tech Nation Exchange Programme for emerging start-ups.We covered: How Laura started Financielle as a small Instagram-based community posting memes, to then selling financial budgeting tools in the form of PDFs and Google Sheets to people who wanted to manage their money better, selling 500 of them at £50 each just from Instagram! How she built an incredibly hyper focused community of people on Instagram who wanted more female-focused financial guidance Where she sees Financielle going as this is a massive problem they are solving---FREE 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 networking tool: 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 Isabelle Kenyon, Founder & CEO at Calibrate, a metabolic health company on a mission to change the way the world treats weight. Since 2020, they have helped over 20,000 Americans improve metabolic health, showing results with members having averaged 15% sustained weight loss, surpassing the best outcomes from peer-reviewed clinical trials.We cover: How Isabelle started Calibrate by reading academic papers around weight loss and how commercialised the academic literature to a sustainable business, having raised more than $125m to date She answers the question around do you need to be a healthcare professional to start and grow a health company, as Isabelle doesn’t come from that background herself How she tested the idea and the considerations you need to take when testing and starting out that are unique to a health company, the different types of MVP you can have here---Vinovest 2 Months of Fee-free Investing: https://zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur Zencastr 30% OFF: https://zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur0FREE 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.