The Millennial Entrepreneur

In this episode I spoke to Erika De Santi, co-founder of WeRoad, a travel company that plans adventure tours around the world focusing on young travellers.They have coordinated over 30,000 European travellers and have been extremely successful with growing during the pandemic where travel was hit hardest.We covered: How Erika came up with the unique business model of WeRoad that takes an alternative view of the adventure travel industry with a focus on the dynamics of the group How WeRoad survived the pandemic through pivoting their business model temporarily and actually generated around £500k in revenue from gift cards alone, where 40% of these purchases were from people who had never travelled with them How Erika has built and is continuing to build an incredible community where most of their sales are generated from word of mouth---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.

In this episode I spoke with Zac Williams, the CEO of Careerpass Network, a careers marketplace platform.What’s extremely interesting about Zac’s story is that he raised over £500,000 investment for his startup through paying celebrities to read out personalised messages to potential investors through Cameo.We cover: How Zac spent £3.5k on Cameo to make personalised videos for potential investors which turned into over £500,000 in investment he received so far How using these personalised celebrity videos lead to an 85% response rate for cold emails to investors when average response rate is probably around 5% if you’re lucky His step by step process before using Cameo and after to use this strategy for your own businesses when deciding to raise money---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.

In this episode I spoke with Eliza Batten, former Made in Chelsea star and co-founder of The Cirkel, a circular fashion platform for women’s clothing.We covered: Eliza’s background as a Made in Chelsea star, how she got involved, her craziest experiences and the motivation behind why she decided to go on the show Following her exit from the show, why she decided to go into business and more specifically within circular fashion The opportunities and challenges Eliza has faced through growing her business given her background from Made in Chelsea---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.

In this solo episode, I talk about Engines of Growth for your business and how to utilise them to develop your business no matter what stage you are at.I cover: What is an Engine of Growth and how can it help you The different types of Engines of Growth and when to use each depending what type of business you are and where you are in your lifecycle The metrics you should be sure to track and know about when measuring success with these strategies---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.

In this episode, I spoke with Kallum Nicholson, a serial networker and an unconventional growth strategist.We spoke about: How he got into coaching and then rebranded himself as a growth strategist for businesses, through networking and public speaking Highlighting the power of networking and the impact it has made on Kallum’s life as both an individual and a freelancer The imposter syndrome he has dealt with from helping businesses as a young person while also funding of his previous business was stolen by a co-founder of his---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.

In this episode I spoke to Tash Grossman, revolutionising store receipts with a digital solution for consumers and retailers to transform transactions and receipt waste into meaningful interactions. No more paper receipts.We spoke about: Why this space hasn’t been innovated in yet and how she plans to grow this two sided marketplace of getting businesses involved but also getting consumers involved because the software can’t work unless both parties are involved How she raised £750k without a product yet, highlighting other metrics investors look at that you can also focus on before having a product or paying customers on the platform Innovating in a space that is deeply engrained in human behaviour currently and Tash’s strategies to educate and try change the way the masses shop. This learning and value can go across the board for your businesses that rely on people changing behaviours.---Vinovest 2 Months of Fee-free Investing: https://zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur Zencastr 30% OFF: https://zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur0FREE SHARE WORTH UP TO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3---YouTube 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 Margot de Broglie, the co-founder behind Juno, a learning and community platform to support women to invest and feel empowered by their finances.To top it off, they just raised $2.2m.We covered: Why the gap of financial education exists between men and women and how Margot and her team intent to plug it and solve this problem to empower more women with their money How they built a strong community of education from an email course, harnessing word of mouth before scaling that with technology How they raised initial investment backed by the strength of their community to build an app and why they thought an app was the best way to scale their message---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.

In this episode I spoke with Asad Hamir, the CEO and founder behind modular phone accessories brand, NoliiWe spoke about:- How he tested the concept of Nolii before going forward with the expensive manufacturing run with only a rectangular box he showed people that had no electronics in it- How you can find a manufacturer in China to build complex products like what Nolii has- How he created a brand that stands out massively from the noise of the cheap phone cases and accessories that already exist---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 business card: www.wingcard.io---Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com | @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this new solo episode, I am going to be talking about how to test your new business idea and different types of Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) you can use when testing your idea. I will be covering:- How to construct a hypothesis- The many different types of MVPs that exist and how to select the best one for your needs and also personal experience of which ones we have used most effectively for my business, Wing- How to take this information, learn from it and iterate to grow---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 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 YouTuber, consultant and podcast host, Sheen Gurrib We spoke about: - How Sheen started her YouTube channel under a year covering topics such as toxic productivity, negativity, education to gaining thousands of subscribers in under a year - How she has developed as an individual and a person through this YouTube experience - As someone a lot of young people ask for advice regarding confidence, we spoke about how to improve confidence as a young person---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 business card: www.wingcard.io---Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com | @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.