Founder to Leader

In this episode we catch up with Stokely who is the founder of Trendy Grandad, a video & content agency. During his time at ITV, he realised the need for better video content across brands and he's made that a reality today. We discuss being a creative, the process of receiving an ADHD diagnosis, the challenges of running a company & more.

"I never felt like I would be good enough to be a computer engineer" – this is how Areej describes feeling early in her career, and it's a clear problem with society that there aren't more female leaders & champions across a wide variety of sectors that other women can look up to.In this episode we speak to Areej who's set up one of the fastest-growing female communities, where we cover topics such as how businesses can improve their DE&I strategies, how to be more genuine, the difficulties of leading in companies & being a founder.She's an incredible woman who's achieved so much already, so we're really excited to celebrate Areej & her community on this International Women's Day.

In this episode we chat to Helen Hyde, former Personnel Director at Waitrose with over 20 years of experience at the John Lewis Partnership and now an executive coach and Chair of Employee Owned business trust boards, she brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in leadership and organisational development. We discuss key insights into fostering a culture of empowerment for employees, strategies for effective leadership in challenging times, and embracing opportunities only that align with you for fulfilment and growth! Thanks for listening to this Founder to Leader episode, brought to you by NOVOS, the award-winning eCommerce SEO agency.

In this episode, we chat to Georgia St John-Smith, founder of Sancti Retreats, on the impact stress had on her wellness journey to finding peace in Ibiza. We discuss the impact of stress on the body, why people struggle taking time off, why taking time away from work is such a game-changer and more. Thanks for listening to this Founder to Leader episode, brought to you by NOVOS, the award-winning eCommerce SEO agency.

In this episode Antonio speaks to Toby, CEO and co-founder of All Things Butter. You may know the brand from Thomas Straker's superbly aesthetic TikTok and Instagram videos – what you may not know is they're about to launch their new butters across major retailers in the UK in 2024. We catch up with Toby covering topics including his background, why butter, how All Things Butter started, is butter better than margarine and more. A great chat, an honest and open guy... we can't wait for you to make time to listen to this. Brought to you by ecommerce agency of the year, NOVOS – please leave a review and follow us on your chosen podcast platform for future episodes.

In this episode, we speak with Uptin Saiidi. With over 1m followers across TikTok and Instagram and the co-founder of ⁠UP10MEDIA⁠, this episode has some absolute GOLD covering areas such as why businesses struggle on social media, the impact of going viral continuously, what you can do to grow your social channels, how to connect with people better and so much more. Brought to you by NOVOS, an SEO agency who won eCommerce agency of the Year for 2023.

In this episode, our incredible guest, Nathan Lomax, a serial entrepreneur with a powerful story and drive to succeed, shares his journey of the highs and lows of running a company and leading a team, as well as sharing some powerful advice for other leaders. As one of the co-founders of Quickfire Digital, one of the UK's leading Shopify Agencies, Nathan discusses his journey of building the company to what it has become today, covering topics such as personal sacrifices, taking time off and his 'obsession' with work.

Contrary to popular glamorisation, being a leader can be a very lonely place. You also may not feel supported on your journey to being a leader or being the very best you can be. I'm Antonio, co-founder of employee-owned eCommerce consultancy NOVOS and this podcast is aimed to help founders, current leaders and future leaders hear from other successful leaders & founders across a range of topics & themes that can help build better businesses and help you to grow into the person you've always wanted to be.