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Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia

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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.

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16:18

The Debrief: Simon Alexander Ong | Energise &...

Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia ·

2024/12/16

Solo episode debriefing on last week's interview with Simon Alexander Ong - life coach, business strategist, international keynote speaker, author of Energise, and 2019's Life Coach of the Year. Get involved in the conversation!Follow Steph on social media:🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniemelodia/Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!

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33:38

Get ready for 2025 with Simon Alexander Ong, Life...

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2024/12/11

Simon Alexander Ong is a life coach, business strategist, international keynote speaker, author of Energise, and 2019's Life Coach of the Year. Simon’s work has got him invited to speak on Sky News, BBC Radio London and LBC Radio; his insights have also been featured in the likes of Huffington Post, Forbes, Virgin and The Guardian.In this episode, Steph and Simon discuss:- Energy management vs time management - including the SEVEN different types of energy!- Deep life advice to achieve y...

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24:43

The Debrief: Dimple Patel | Nature or Nurture?

Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia ·

2024/12/09

Some people are just built different ...or are they?Tune into this solo episode where Stephanie Melodia debriefs on last week's interview with the Cambridge, Yale, *and* Harvard-educated 3X CEO, Dimple Patel. Join the conversation: Follow Steph on social media:🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniemelodia/🙏🏼 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517🎧 Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, an...

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44:42

EP53: "We were 24HRS away from being homeless" |...

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2024/12/04

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517Dimple Patel is the 3X exited BAME female founder (and graduate of Cambridge, Yale AND Harvard!!) Recognised as a Top Asian in ImpactTech UK 2024, Dimple is the ex-CEO of Trouva, and now CEO at NatureMetrics, a world-leading intelligence platform for biodiversity. In this episode, Steph and Dimple discuss:- Dimple's early influences- Going from the trading floor at the finance day job to cleaning toilets at the week...

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23:19

The Debrief: Maxine Laceby ft. Anna Pearce-Roberts +...

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2024/12/02

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 entreprene...

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39:50

EP52: "I made £42M from my kitchen!" Meet the...

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2024/11/27

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517Maxine Laceby is the 58-year-old Co-Founder of Absolute Collagen, a D2C beauty product created in the kitchen with her daughter, Darcy Laceby, now worth over £42M. Maxine is a force to be reckoned with and stands as an exemplary pro-age entrepreneur.In this episode, Steph and Maxine discuss:💛 The story behind a wildly successful beauty product💛 The mistakes - and lessons - learnt along the way💛 Finding ...

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36:50

EP51: “We gave out free condoms!” | Hannah Chappatte,...

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2024/11/20

Managing international teams? Unburden yourself with Deel, the all-in-one global people platform. From cross-currency payroll to expense tracking, from EOR to consolidated HR compliance, get a demo of Deel here: https://bit.ly/4f6yef1Hannah Chappatte is the Founder & CEO of HYBR, the UK's #1 Accommodation Platform on TrustPilot with press featured in the likes of The BBC, the Evening Standard, and The Times.In this episode, Steph and Hannah discuss:🏡 Going from idea to validation (o...

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19:18

EP50: Top 10 Rules of Entrepreneurship

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2024/11/13

Are you one of the 24 MILLION people who want to become an entrepreneur?Learn the 10 Commandments of Entrepreneurship in under 20 minutes from Top 20 Female Founder, Stephanie Melodia.Leave a comment on what resonated most with you. I wanna hear from you!Follow Steph on social media:🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmelodia-keynotespeaker/🙏🏼 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517🎧 Don't forget to

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30:29

The Debrief: Simon Franks ft. Josh Hanning + Daniel...

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2024/11/10

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517Stephanie Melodia hosts Josh Hanning, Founder & CEO of Hanubu - an acquisition platform for the automotive aftermarket - and Daniel McCoy Andrade, startup BD & messaging strategist.In this debrief episode, we discuss...- Could we have *actually* had our own Netflix?- Profit & purpose: is it one or the other? - Business exits, share options, wealth - Entrepreneurialism as a force for good - Fail...

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53:31

EP49: "We almost had the NETFLIX of Europe" | Simon...

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2024/11/06

Managing international teams? Unburden yourself with Deel, the all-in-one global people platform. From cross-currency payroll to expense tracking, from EOR to consolidated HR compliance, get a demo of Deel here: https://bit.ly/4f6yef1Simon Franks is the co-founder of LoveFilm, the DVD rental company, which sold to Amazon for £200M back in 2011. This was only one of multiple business exits, as in 2005 he also sold Redbus Film Distribution to Lionsgate for £20M. This business was the UK’s ...

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44:00

EP48: DON'T GET A JOB; GET AN OCCUPASSION | Cynthia...

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2024/10/30

Managing international teams? Unburden yourself with Deel, the all-in-one Global People Platform. From cross-currency payroll to expense tracking, from EOR to consolidated HR compliance, get a demo of Deel here: https://bit.ly/4f6yef1Cynthia Davis is the multi-award winning Founder & CEO of Diversifying Group, a social change organisation that helps talent and employers live the definitions of Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion. In addition to her role as leader of Diversifying Group, Cyn...

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54:39

EP47: AI is the only thing that will get us out of...

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2024/10/23

Managing international teams? Get a demo of Deel here: https://bit.ly/4f6yef1Nigel Morris is an AdLand legend, top angel investor, chairman of The Upside and IDX, and sits on the boards of Landvault, Profitwheel, and Actioncy Tech.He also works with leading AI businesses including Synthesia, Faculty, and Metica. Finally, he is the President & Trustee of Working Options in Education, a unique charity for youth employability.Phew!Tune into this episode to hear Nigel's takes on the UK ...

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15:04

The Debrief: Nikki Wheeldon, VocoLab | The case for...

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2024/10/21

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517In this shorter solo episode, Steph Melodia shares her key takeaways from last week's interview with former actor and now serial entrepreneur, Nikki Wheeldon of VocoLab.Tune into hear what stuck with Steph from the interview and the biggest lessons to underscore for all you budding or early-stage entrepreneurs!-Want more?Follow Steph:🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn:

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49:19

EP46: My acting career made me a better entrepreneur...

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2024/10/16

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517From dancing at the London Olympics to a 2X exited founder, Nikki Wheeldon is now mentor for Small Business Britain and speaker coach at VocoLab.In this episode, Steph and Nikki discuss:🎭 The resilience required for entrepreneurship from Nikki's acting career🎭 The story of two business exits🎭 Key lessons from business (including when to draw the line!)🎭 The confidence to unapologetically take up space and the

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34:29

The Debrief: Gina Farran, Glaize | How to set...

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2024/10/14

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517In this solo debrief episode, Steph Melodia shares her main takeaways from last week's interview with Gina Farran, the Founder & CEO of the innovative nail brand, Glaize.From a career in corporate to taking the plunge, tune into hear what stuck with Steph from the interview and the key lessons to underscore for all you budding or early-stage entrepreneurs!Want more?Follow Steph:🤍 Instagram:

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34:00

EP45: Nailing Dragons' Den | Gina Farran, Glaize

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2024/10/09

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517Gina Farran is the banker-turned-entrepreneur and star of BBC's Dragons' Den. She is the Founder & CEO of Glaize, a tech-enabled D2C brand producing made-to-measure gel manicures that are chip-free, long lasting and vegan. Easy to apply, even easier to remove.In this episode, Steph and Gina discuss:💅 Going viral on TikTok💅 Finding validation early on💅 Behind the scenes of Dragons' Den💅 Sales lifecycles💅 And so

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56:39

The Debrief: Anthony Pierri with Liz Painter of Comma...

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2024/10/08

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517Steph Melodia and Liz Painter debrief on last week's interview with Anthony Pierri of Fletch PMM, who has built up a highly profitable service-based business by honing in on one niche, to one customer segment, doing one thing, promoted on one channel!Naturally, in this episode, Steph and Liz debrief on the power of niching down; what that does to your creativity in the process (how to avoid going stale); and what resonat...

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74:39

EP44: The power of niching down | Anthony Pierri,...

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2024/10/02

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517Anthony Pierri is a partner at Fletch PMM. He helps early stage B2B founders position their products and translate that to homepage messaging. And that's all he does.In this episode, Steph and Anthony discuss:👉 The power of honing in on your niche👉 Creating repeatable processes for scale👉 Best practices in brand positioning for B2B startups👉 Personal branding and dealing with trolls👉 How to blow up on LinkedInLearn

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12:17

The Debrief: Pippa Harman, Renude | Entrepreneurship...

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2024/09/30

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517Steph Melodia shares her reflections on last week's interview with Pippa Harman, Co-Founder of Renude - the world's first dermatologist-approved AI skin advisor.One of the most unique parts about Pippa's entrepreneurial story is the theme of loss; Pippa lost her father during a company fundraise, and even had a funding round pulled due to the sudden loss of an investor's partner. It's inevitable to go philosophical here,...

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32:37

EP43: Navigating fundraising through grief | Pippa...

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2024/09/25

✋ TW: Content features themes of grief and bereavement.Pippa is a formulation chemist turned beauty tech entrepreneur. She is now the Co-Founder of Renude, the AI personalisation platform for skincare on a mission to help people feel great in their bare skin. Renude offers personalised routines based on AI image analysis and a B2B plug-in solution for skincare retailers and brands to offer trusted, accurate recommendations to their customers.In this interview, Steph and Pippa talk about...💟

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