The Debrief: Maxine Laceby ft. Anna Pearce-Roberts + Mike Stevens | Starring in the AC campaign, risk tolerance in entrepreneurship & more

Stephanie Melodia hosts The Debrief as part of the Strategy & Tragedy podcast, this time debriefing on the Maxine Laceby interview - Co-Founder of the £42M valued Absolute Collagen - with panellists Anna Pearce-Roberts, and Mike Stevens.Anna Pearce-Roberts is the host of the Her Shift Podcast and founder of Cordelia & Co, a luxury makeup artist business. She also starred in an Absolute Collagen campaign herself! Dubbed, the girl in the yellow swimsuit.Mike Stevens is serial entrepreneur, advisor to consumer brands, founder of Peppersmith, and former guest of Strategy & Tragedy (listen to EP39 here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7wPkrCT1uT9ugEBmrRFkHJ?si=4d22f5927e754119)In this episode, we discuss...💛 Early product-market validation and Maxine getting her friends to sign NDAs!💛 The importance of being a truly *consumer first* business💛 The role that LUCK has to play in success💛 Stratospheric growth and getting investors for the *opposite* reason to most!💛 How much age has to do with risk tolerance and having no fear... 👀I'd LOVE to know, what resonated most with you here? Join the conversation: Follow Steph on social media:🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniemelodia/Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hnNWDxhbQTY🙏🏼 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!