The Accidental Startup Podcast

Episodes

1. 12

   Episode 12: How do you market a product when you can't say what it does or what it's for

   Ben Hofmeister has a fabulous name and big ambitions to take a slice of the burgeoning CBD oil market in the UK. Still in its infancy, the market is valued in the hundreds of millions of pounds and the space is filling up fast. But how do you cut through when you can't market or advertise…

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   Nov 27, 2020

   39m
2. 11

   Episode 11: Distilling your brand - Hensol Castle Distillery

   How do you create your brand? How do you find your own distinctive voice in a packed market place? At Hensol Castle Distillery they're crafting gin and a brand which taps into the local history and its links to an age old spirit. We're taken on a tour of their gin school, and what an education it...

   Oct 11, 2020

   38m
3. 10

   Episode 10: What is an 'urban' high street?

   What is a high street if it isn't urban? Is it marketing nonsense or a new way of looking at an old problem? How do we save our high streets? Simon Baston from Loft Co has an ambitious plan to start from scratch praising a new experience for visitors with local independent businesses. We take a...

   Sep 23, 2020

   58m
4. 9

   Episode 9: The Reluctant Disruptor

   What is a disruptor? How does it start? And, how do you carry on disrupting? Jamie Graham and Dai Lewis from Who Knows Wins don't like to use the term disruptor. They also don't like being called a gambling app. But they will accept being called a betting app. What's the difference? Herein lies…

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   Aug 29, 2020

   51m
5. 8

   Episode 8: Can a high-end bespoke fire pit company survive Coronavirus?

   Accidental Startup host Alex Feeney is talking to Louise Wright, founder of Woodee, which uses local crafts to make beautiful, bespoke products. Summer garden shows are her main revenue stream but with Coronavirus and lockdown leaving all these plans in tatters, what has Woodee been doing to...

   Jul 3, 2020

   33m
6. 7

   Episode 7 - The Accidental Startup guide to not accidentally starting up a podcast

   Everyone’s got a podcast right now. And if they haven’t, they’re really thinking about it. Some will be rubbish! Here are some tips we’ve learned which, hopefully, will mean yours isn’t one of those!

   Jun 13, 2020

   21m
7. 6

   Episode 6 - Coping with Coronavirus - Siwan Rees, NatWest Accelerator

   Coronavirus has had an unprecedented impact across the world, taking lives and tearing families apart. It’s also had a huge impact on the global economy, from the huge multi nationals down to SMEs and startups. There are things you just can’t do anymore. So what do you do? Hunker down and wait…

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   May 2, 2020

   23m
8. 8

   Promo Episode 6: Surviving Coronavirus in the business world

   How do you still do business when there is very little business to business with? How are you supposed to get through the Coronavirus crisis with a business (and your health) in tact? For the health side of it seek the latest government advice, stay home and stay safe. For the business side we…

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   May 1, 2020

   2m
9. 5

   Episode 5 - Can you really start a business in two weeks?

   In this edition we speak to Jordan Guard and Reece Land, joint founders of The Women's Sports Alliance, an exclusive club to sport women competing at elite level in all sport. They came up with the idea and opened for business in just two weeks. Talk about taking an idea and running with it! If…

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   Mar 15, 2020

   23m
10. 4

    Episode 4: Guy Last Recruitment and Enya's Childcare

    What could a recruitment company and nursery possibly have in common and what could they learn from each other? But Guy Last and his brother Arron, co-founder of Enya's Childcare, are sharing experiences, lessons and ideas which show that whatever ever business you are running, there is something...

    Mar 1, 2020

    32m
11. 3

    Episode 3 - Malcolm Sloan, Sports Injury Fix

    Imagine if you’ve injured yourself doing some sort of exercise, but you don’t know if you need a physio, chiropractor, soft tissue specialist or someone else to help you recover. How great would it be if there was a website which could help you identify what sort of treatment you need and then…

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    Feb 17, 2020

    31m
12. 2

    Episode 002 - Lola from vegan beauty products and sustainable athleisure startup Nubyen

    Lola started out as a doctor, but while she was working the wards she had an idea to develop a non-surgical, vegan lip plumper. Not long after she had another idea to start a sustainable, waterproof athleisure line. Nubyen is what those ideas have grown into. We chat about global domination,...

    Feb 1, 2020

    19m
13. 3

    TEASE: Episode 002 - Lola from Nubyén

    Coming up on your next episode we talk to Lola, co-founder of Nubyén which makes nature-inspired, vegan-friendly athleisure-wear, and non-cosmetic, vegan-friendly beauty products.

    Jan 27, 2020

    1m
14. 1

    Episode 1 - Kelly Davies, Co-founder of The Goodwash Company

    In our very first proper podcast we chat to Kelly Davies from The Goodwash Company about how wine led to Goodwash, how dropping soap in gravel led to a scrub and how wanting to do good in every aspect of your business from sourcing ingredients to donating your profits is a powerful recipe for...

    Jan 19, 2020

    21m
15. 1

    TEASER: What is the Accidental Podcast and what is it about?

    We like startups and we like entrepreneurs. We want to talk to as many of them as we can about their stories to find out what makes startups tick and what can we all learn from them. Is their an entrepreneur lingering deep inside all of us? First episode coming up and in it we will talk to Kelly...

    Jan 16, 2020

    1m