Business Unusual
By Vodafone Business
Join Claudia Winkleman, in association with Vodafone Business, as she gains exclusive access to the minds of some of the most disruptive business owners in the UK, unearthing what it takes to be successful. Each episode features an interview with a different guest sharing their experience of growing their business.
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Latest episode
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Little Moons Return – The unusual business of ice cream
Vivien and Howard Wong, otherwise known as the sibling power duo and co-founders of the ice cream company Little Moons re-join Claudia on the podcast. Inspired by their family’s history of owning a bakery, they launched Little Moons in 2015 which … -
Papier – The unusual business of stationery
Taymoor Atighetchi, co-founder of online student newspaper The Tab, went on a papery adventure in 2015 to combine his love for stationery and art to launch a new business called Papier - a sustainable stationary company that specialises in creatin… -
EX1 Cosmetics – The unusual business of cosmetics
For years, Biochemist Farah Naz had struggled to find a foundation that matched her olive skin complexion. So in 2013 Farah combined her frustration with her talent for science and business to create a cometic line named EX1 Cosmetics. Since then,… -
Izzy Wheels – The unusual business of customisation
Ailbhe Keane was inspired at art college to focus her final project on bespoke wheel cover designs for her sister Izzy and her wheelchair. This project became the beginning of game changing disability fashion brand Izzy Wheels. With the company mo… -
Jamii – The unusual business of supporting small businesses
In 2016 Khalia Ismain launched Love Jamii, a discount card and discovery platform. Inspired by a trip to Kenya and the Swahili word for community (Jamii), the company holds supporting small black businesses, creatives and black culture at its cent… -
Peanut – The unusual business of online community
App creator and mum Michelle Kennedy joins Claudia to discuss her app Peanut which was originally designed in 2017 to be a modern, innovative social network for new mums. Now in 2020, the app has an estimated 1.6 million users and has evolved into… -
Social Chain - The unusual business of social media
At age 21, Steven Bartlett dropped out of university, packed his bags and set off around the world to create Social Chain, a social media marketing and ecommerce company worth an estimated $450 million. From there, Steven has gone on to become a S… -
TALA - The unusual business of sustainable fashion
Whilst following her own personal journey moving away from fast fashion, Grace Beverly was frustrated to not be able to afford sustainable active ware in her twenties. Already the founder of fitness app, Shreddy, Grace spotted an exciting gap in t… -
Pip & Nut - The unusual business of peanut butter
Whilst searching the shelves of supermarkets for palm oil free peanut butter, entrepreneur Pip Murray sparked an idea to create delicious nut butter for her post run treats and breakfasts. Borrowing £5000 from her dad to buy a blender, plus intere… -
Typology - The unusual business of radical skincare
After successfully co-founding MADE.com, entrepreneur Ning Li found himself searching for skin care for his baby daughter and was shocked to see added ingredients such as parabens and triclosan in products from big respected companies. Ning set ab…
