The Founders Lounge
By Matic Jesenovec
Imagine you are friends with some of the UK’s best entrepreneurs. Now imagine you can grab a drink with each of them and casually chat about business ideas, motivations, tactics, strategies and success habits. That’s what The Founders Lounge is all about. It provides real insights into the real day-to-day lives of real founders, CEOs and other business professionals every week. Hosted by Matic Jesenovec.
Latest episode
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Multi-million pound exit, property investing and building an AI startup - Sam Oliver | E89
Sam Oliver started his entrepreneurial journey when he was just 22, founding Eydin Property, a property investment company. He then pivoted to tech, creating LeadPro, a successful property marketing software that he took from zero to a multi… -
My Success System: How I Sold My Agency for 7 Figures and Started an AI Startup - Jodie Cook | E88
Jodie Cook started a digital agency at age 22, fresh out of university. Over 10 years, she built her agency into a successful lifestyle business before selling it for 7 figures using her proven "success system" blueprint. T… -
Being Bipolar and Building Tech Companies - James Roycroft-Davis | E87
James Roycroft-Davis is a serial tech entrepreneur, mental health advocate, and investor. He has founded multiple companies, including his latest startup Baseline which aims to support people with bipolar disorder through an app-based platfo… -
I Bought a Side-hustle and Grew It to a 7 Figure Business With Remote Employees - Noel Andrews | E86
Noel Andrews is the CEO of JobRack, a company that helps businesses hire remote employees in Eastern Europe and South Africa. He bought the business when it was very small and has grown it to a 7-figure company. Noel is also exceptionally go… -
How I Built a $6M ARR SaaS with 80+ Employees in Just 4 Years - Roei Samuel | E85
Roei Samuel is a serial entrepreneur who started one of the world's most successful eSports platforms at just 22 years old, growing it to over 8 million monthly users before selling the business for millions. He then founded Connectd… -
7-Figure Agency Founder: Starting and Scaling an Agency in The Age of AI - Loukas Hambi | E84
Loukas Hambi is the founder of two multi 7-figure agencies. The first one, Hambi Media, was recently sold to Soar With Us. And his second agency, For You Advertising, became the fastest-growing TikTok agency. He’s helped 150+ DTC brands scal… -
Discussing AI Business Opportunities with a YCombinator Founder - Peter Nixey | E83
Peter Nixey is a serial entrepreneur who started working with AI way before it was cool. His first startup, Clickpass, was in one of the first 5 YCombinator cohorts (together with Dropbox and Disqus). He’s currently running Intentional, a ta… -
Exited 2 Companies by 29, Now He Invests in Startups and Charters Superyachts - Richard Hadler | E82
Richard Hadler is a 2x exited founder. He sold a B2B marketing agency and a D2C ready-to-drink cocktail brand. He’s a director at Odin and a Co-Founder of Founders Capital where he’s now focused on investing in startups. … -
How I Sold a Browser Plugin For 7 Figures in 2 Years (Dragons' Den's Best Pitch) - Jonny Plein | E81
Jonny Plein sold his first company, Pouch, for 7 figures after just 2 years. But he’s gone through all the worst entrepreneurial ups and downs throughout this journey. They got 5 out of 5 offers on Dragons’ Den, grew 10x overnight, then had … -
How This $300M Founder Sold His Luxury Lifestyle Startup to a Bank - Alex Macdonald | E80
Alex Macdonald is a Co-Founder of Velocity Black, which was acquired by Capital One for a reported $297M. Now he’s a Co-Founder and CEO of Sequel - an investment platform for the world’s best athletes. He’s also an angel investor in 40+ com…