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Episode 23: Building a £1bn business from scratch

EPISODE · Apr 30, 2026 · 35 MIN

Episode 23: Building a £1bn business from scratch

from The Dealmaker Uncut · host Alvarez & Marsal

Join Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, and Chris Maguire, Executive Editor of BusinessCloud, as they sit down with Mia Drennan, Founder & CEO of GLAS. In this episode, Mia Drennan discusses: Growing GLAS from £6k loan to a £1bn+ business How her gender grounded her hopes of being a fighter pilot Working as a holiday rep in Corfu Exiting her first business Square Mile Connections How it took 400 meetings to secure her first deal for GLAS Expanding into 10 countries; 14 cities and 4 continents Securing c£1bn investment from Oakley Capital and La Caisse Being one of only a handful of female founders of  a £1bn+ business

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