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Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia

stephaniemelodia

UK Top 20 Business Show for today’s entrepreneur. Hosted by UK Top 20 Female Founder, Stephanie Melodia, Strategy & Tragedy spotlights the most authentic & interesting founder stories - featuring the good, the bad, and the ugly of building a business. With the purpose to inspire and educate entrepreneurs, guests also include subject matter experts such as top business strategists, marketers, and investors to help arm founders with the knowledge to succeed in business.

business entrepreneurship

All Episodes

56:53

EP11: My business *literally* fell apart | Alex Pitt,...

Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia ·

2024/01/17

Get access to special perks and support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517 In this episode, Steph and Alex take their business brunch chats over to the podcast and discuss... 🖤 The highs and lows of entrepreneurship (hint: frustrations vs freedom) 🖤 The danger of "procrasti-planning" (listen to find out more!) 🖤 The importance of authenticity with your brand (business or personal) 🖤 The benefits of working with a business coach 🖤 Money mindset and overcoming

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44:15

EP10: I started my first business when I was...

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2024/01/10

Access perks and support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517 Geoff Wright is the CTO of Tembo, the only place in the UK where you can go to get a complete picture of your property purchasing power. His path leading up to this position was anything but ordinary. Entrepreneurial as a kid, Geoff forged his own, alternative path. Instead of doing the usual by completing his studies, going to uni, and getting a job, Geoff realised he could make money doing what he

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53:36

EP09: My tech team let me DOWN | Tanya Saha Gupta,...

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2023/12/20

Access special perks by supporting the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517 Tanya Saha Gupta is the Founder & CEO of Resale Future, a fashtech SaaS product that enables fashion brands to add a P2P resale platform to their e-commerce store. (Shoppers can easily resell their garments; the retailers get a cut where it would otherwise be sold on Depop, Vestiaire Collective, Vinted or eBay, and; it encourages everyone to get involved in the circular economy - win win

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54:22

EP08: Lessons from a 5X serial entrepreneur | Dom...

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2023/12/13

Dom Fendius, now the Founder & CEO of Kiirsh, is a 5X serial entrepreneur - with the battle scars to show for it! But the truth is, despite experiencing some real tragedies, Dom retains a surprising amount of kindness, patience, and optimism to keep going. In this episode, Dom and Steph recap his venture timeline - from starting a magazine at uni to getting recognition for an exciting fashtech, from going into business with a risky partner, and everything in between. We discuss the

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EP07: I SLEPT with my co-founder | Heinin Zhang, yhangry

Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia ·

2023/12/06

Heinin Zhang, co-founder of private chef hire platform, yhangry, recounts the highs and lows of her entrepreneurial journey; from CO-LIVING with her co-founder during lockdown, to going on BBC's Dragons' Den; from all their bookings drying up, to getting accepted to the lauded Y Combinator startup accelerator in San Fran 🎢 In this episode, Steph and Heinin discuss: 🍣 Heinin's transition from a corporate career in finance 🍣 Co-founder relationships (nothing like living together to bring you

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38:15

EP06: The ex-ATHLETE solving climate change | Thomas...

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2023/11/29

Who would guess being a professional swimmer and climate activist would make you a successful startup founder? Thomas Panton, Co-Founder & CEO of Canopey, embodies ALL the characteristics of a true entrepreneur. Determined, passionate, strategic, charismatic, and insightful, Thomas was always bound to be a success. In this episode, Steph and Thomas discuss the following themes: How athleticism applies to entrepreneurship The solutions for climate change Founder mental health and

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48:56

EP05: Ex-NASA engineer pushed out of OWN company |...

Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia ·

2023/11/22

Inspirational Womxn of the Year, Melissa Chambers shares her strategies and tragedies in business - from being pushed out of her own company during a time of personal polycrises, to running a successful cybersecurity business that built the world's fastest nanosecond encryption latency. Yup. In this episode, Melissa and Steph discuss topics such as: Hiring and firing - what to do when one bad apple spoils the bunch The importance of contracts (hint: it's worth it to pay a lawyer) Founder

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43:37

EP04: I TURNED DOWN VC FUNDING (and what GaryVee is...

Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia ·

2023/11/15

From interviewing startup founders in the back of a van to being interviewed himself in one of his very own studios, this episode is NOT one to miss! Graham Hussey recounts his entrepreneurial journey including a failed business which made £3 profit, the early days of Startup Van, and how he built Dream Factory to a flourishing 350-member business with various locations and multiple revenue streams. In this episode, Graham and Steph discuss topics such as: Monetisation inc. pricing strategies

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54:55

EP03: Forbes 30U30 on hustle culture, resilience, and...

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2023/11/08

Bobby Idogho is a Forbes 30U30 Founder of Radically Digital. In this episode, Bobby shares how he developed his resilience muscle, how he navigates the “feast & famine” cycle of agency life, and how his background helped propel him further in life. Please enjoy this episode and subscribe to the show!

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36:05

EP02: I got the CEO of HEIGHTS to invest | Varun...

Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia ·

2023/10/25

Varun Bhanot is the Co-Founder & CEO of MAGIC AI, a connected fitness product that combines physical hardware with fitness technology to provide tailored workouts - just like your very own, at-home personal trainer. Following a career in corporate law, Varun took a severe pay cut to join the founding team at Hubble HQ to learn the ins & outs of startup life. This entrepreneurial ambition combined with his own health in decline birthed the business idea for MAGIC, the smart home fitness

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49:12

EP01: I made HISTORY on BBC’s Dragons’ Den |...

Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia ·

2023/10/18

Charlotte Morley is the Founder & CEO of thelittleloop, the UK's first shared wardrobe for kids. (https://thelittleloop.com/) Founded in 2019, Charlotte has achieved some enormous successes (like making history on BBC’s Dragons’ Den, winning the Junior Design and Made for Mums awards consecutively, negotiating a groundbreaking retail partnership with John Lewis, securing external investment as a solo female founder, and reducing the environmental impact of children's clothes by 80%) as well as

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06:38

START HERE | EP00 Introduction

Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia ·

2023/10/09

Tune in and subscribe to Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia, the new business podcast which spotlights the highs, the lows, the strategies and tragedies of what it *really* takes to build a successful business today. ***THANK YOU GIFT DETAILS BELOW*** About Strategy & Tragedy This podcast is created based on three core beliefs: 1. The world of entrepreneurship has been overly glamorised ...and the truth is that building a business is often far from glamorous! Within this

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