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No Bollocks with Matt Haycox

Welcome to No Bollocks with Matt Haycox, the business podcast for entrepreneurs, CEOs, and anyone who wants to build big without the bullshit.I’m Matt Haycox: investor, founder, and straight-talking business mentor. I’ve funded nearly £1 billion in UK business loans, bounced back from bankruptcy, and now own and advise multiple 7- and 8-figure companies across sectors, from property and e-commerce to finance and hospitality.This podcast cuts through the noise. No bollocks. No gurus. Just raw

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39:41

He Sent 100,000,000 Cold Emails: Here’s What Everyone...

No Bollocks with Matt Haycox ·

2026/04/15

Cold email isn’t dead — most people are just doing it wrong. In this episode, Matt Haycox sits down with Kevin Downey, founder of a recruitment business specialising in sales hires and business development, and a guy who’s sent 100–110 million B2B cold emails for clients over 8 years. His rule is simple: stop measuring opens and clicks, measure replies, because replies tell you if your targeting and offer are working. What you’ll learn: Why replies are the only metric that matters in co...

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39:58

WeWork Insider: Adam Neumann, SoftBank & the...

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2026/04/10

WeWork looked like a tech rocketship. The reality was real estate, lease risk, and a world-class story. In this episode, Matt speaks with Alex Paessler, former senior exec at WeWork and founder of Vallist, a premium flexible workspace operator built on landlord partnerships (management agreements, not long lease liabilities). Alex breaks down what it was like working in the WeWork machine: expansion pressure, why “scale at all costs” led to bad deals, how landlords were pushed into paying for...

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7:47

Desperation Kills Deals: Negotiate Better in 7 Minutes

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2026/04/08

Most people lose negotiations before they even start, because they need the deal. In this 7-minute No Bollocks business lesson, Matt breaks down the simplest negotiation truth: power comes from options. If you’ve got other investors, other suppliers, other deals, or another path to the outcome, you can negotiate calmly, set terms, and walk away when it’s wrong. If you don’t have options, you’ll accept anything, and you’ll call it “a compromise.” This episode covers the walk-away rule, how to ...

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39:11

£25 in the Bank to a £30M Valuation: The Spirits...

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2026/04/08

Most founders don’t fail because the product is bad, they fail because they run out of cash, lose focus, or can’t win distribution. In this episode, Matt sits down with Nishant Sharma, founder of Rutland Square Spirits, to unpack the real story behind building a premium spirits brand from scratch: moving from India to Scotland with £500, hitting near-bankruptcy with £25 in the bank, suffering a near-fatal heart attack, then rebuilding through ruthless product focus (one SKU for 3 years), real...

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25:08

Six Bridges of Trust: Why Your Prospects Aren't...

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2026/04/01

A No Bollocks business lesson on building the kind of trust that closes deals before you even open your mouth. If people are hearing your pitch, watching your content, or jumping on your calls, but still not buying; you don't have a sales problem, you have a trust problem. In this No Bollocks business lesson, Matt breaks down the Six Bridges of Trust: the psychological framework that moves a prospect from suspicious stranger to committed client, without pressure tactics, closing scripts, or c...

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36:52

Red Bull Racing & Coutts Bank Coach: Business Stress...

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2026/03/18

Most high performers look capable on paper. But under real pressure? They become reactive, inconsistent, and start slipping into boom, bust cycles. Simon Jeffries has spent 10 years solving exactly why that happens, and how to fix it. Simon is a former Royal Marines Commando who passed Special Forces selection and completed three combat tours. He now coaches founders, CEOs and high-performing professionals through The Natural Edge, with clients including Red Bull Racing, Coutts Bank and The N...

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25:22

From Bedroom Science to Business Disruption - Saba...

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2026/03/14

Most disruptors don't fail because their idea is wrong, they fail because the world isn't ready for it. Saba Yussouf explains what entrepreneurs must understand about backing themselves so no bad deal, bad partner, or bad timing can stop them again. In this episode, Matt Haycox sits down with Saba Yussouf, entrepreneur, investor and disruptor, to break down what actually drives business disruption: understanding your market, your instincts, and your numbers, not chasing valuations, not ignori...

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17:51

Stop Losing Sales in Your DMs: Build an...

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2026/03/11

A short No Bollocks business lesson on turning DMs into booked calls, without sounding desperate. If people are messaging you, watching your content, or enquiring about your offer, but you’re not converting them into calls, you don’t have a marketing problem. You have a conversation-to-sale problem. In this No Bollocks business lesson, Matt breaks down how to build an appointment-setting team, the people who handle your inbound messages, qualify leads, build trust, and book your calenda...

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23:37

Why Business Owners Are Failing Their Own Marketing |...

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2026/03/07

Most founders don’t delegate marketing, they abdicate it, then wonder why growth is inconsistent. Alisha Conlin-Hurd explains what business owners must know so no agency can bullshit them again. In this episode, Matt Haycox sits down with Alisha Conlin-Hurd, co-founder of Persuasion Experience, to break down what actually drives revenue: understanding your funnel, your economics, and your acquisition channels, not guessing, not vibes, and not “leaving it to the agency.” They cover the future ...

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8:46

In 8 Minutes: Turn Your Audience Into Cash (The...

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2026/03/04

You’ve got people watching. Liking. Agreeing. Trusting you. But your bank account isn’t seeing any of it yet. In this bite-sized No Bollocks business lesson, Matt breaks down the Cash-On-Demand Strategy, a simple “Offer Campaign” that turns your warm audience into paying customers without sounding spammy. This isn’t a 6-month launch or a cringe hard sell. It’s a focused outreach push that can generate 4-figures from one message, using email, LinkedIn DMs, and text, because your best buyers ar...

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7:47

In 7 Minutes: How to Negotiate Better Deals (Build...

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2026/02/25

Most people think walking away means you failed. Matt’s take: walking away has made him millions, because the strongest position in any negotiation is being ready to walk. Not bluffing. Not games. Being genuinely fine if it doesn’t happen today. In this No Bollocks business lesson, Matt explains why leverage doesn’t come from what you say, it comes from what you don’t need. If you need the money, need the supplier, need the deal to save you, you’ve already handed the other side the powe...

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59:29

Bankrupt to “Cowboy Closer”: The Truth About Making...

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2026/02/20

Most people don’t fail because they’re “lazy”. They fail because they keep waiting to feel ready. In this episode, Matt Haycox sits down with Connor Western, better known online as The Cowboy Closer, to talk about the messy middle: financial mistakes, bankruptcy, rebuilding from zero, and what it really takes to make money online when motivation disappears. Connor breaks down how he tried to escape the rat race by starting five businesses at once, what that taught him about option paralysis, ...

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34:22

From 11 Employees to $600M: The Customer Experience...

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2026/02/13

Most businesses don’t have a marketing problem. They’ve got a customer experience problem, and they’re bleeding repeat sales without even realising it. In this episode, Matt Haycox sits down with Dan Daly, who spent 20 years in automotive retail and helped scale a dealership group from a start-up operation into 500+ employees and ~$600–700M in annual revenue. Dan breaks down the real reason it worked: not better cars, not better locations, better customer experience, measured, incentivised, a...

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42:18

Dragons’ Den Founder: The App That Knocks Years Off...

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2026/02/05

Pay off your mortgage faster with this episode! Matt Haycox sits down with Jinesh Vohra, founder of Sprive, a mortgage management app that helps homeowners pay down their mortgage faster by using cashback from everyday shopping and applying it directly to their mortgage. Jinesh breaks down the business model (who funds the cashback and how Sprive earns), what traction actually looks like in fintech, and why building trust matters when you’re asking people to connect the biggest financia...

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24:47

How to Hire Great Developers Without Going Broke...

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2026/01/30

If you’re building software, chances are you’re leaking money in one of three places: hiring, process, or building the wrong thing too slowly. In this episode, Matt Haycox sits down with Matt Watson — 5x founder and CEO of Full Scale, to break down the modern reality of scaling engineering teams in 2026: how offshoring has evolved, why “cheap dev” horror stories happen, how legacy systems quietly kill momentum, and what AI actually changes inside a software team (and what it doesn’t). You’ll ...

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56:59

From Council Estate to 8 Figures: The Private Equity...

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2026/01/26

Most founders say they want an exit. Very few build a business that someone will actually write a cheque for. In this episode, Matt sits down with Andrew Hulbert, founder of Pareto (UK facilities management), a working-class, council-estate background entrepreneur who grew a company to 550 staff, sold £250m+ of services, raised £100m+ in private equity, and exited in the eight figures. You’ll hear Matt and Andrew talk about: The emotional comedown of waking up after an eight-figure exit (and ...

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43:19

The Most Dangerous Lie Entrepreneurs Tell Themselves:...

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2026/01/16

“One person’s line of cocaine once a month can possibly enrich his or her life.” So, when does it become addiction? In this episode, Matt sits down with Jan Gerber, entrepreneur and mental health/addiction expert, founder of Paracelsus Recovery, to draw the real line between coping, stress, self-medication, and addiction. Jan’s view is blunt: “It’s a problem when it becomes a problem.” And addiction? It’s usually just a symptom of something deeper. They get into the founder reality most...

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85:59

AI SaaS Founder: Why Most Apps Fail (And the Growth...

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2026/01/09

Daniel Hindi shares his journey from a software engineer in the healthcare industry to a successful entrepreneur and founder of Gnome AI. He discusses the challenges and lessons learned while building disruptive solutions in various industries, including taxi services and app development. Daniel emphasises the importance of customer engagement, the role of AI in enhancing business operations, and the significance of effective marketing strategies for app growth. He also delves into the ...

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10:38

Year of Relentless Focus: Matt Haycox’s No-Bollocks...

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2026/01/01

Most people treat January like a magic switch. New year, new you, same old bullshit. In this solo episode, Matt Haycox doesn’t give you a vision board. He gives you the truth about 2025, the courtrooms, legal battles, distractions, Bali wake-up calls, Everest Base Camp, kids leaving for university, building the No Bollocks HQ, fixing his health, and why 2026 is his Year of Relentless Focus. On paper, 2025 looked solid. Businesses grew. New offers launched. More content went out. But beh...

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38:36

The Hardest-Hitting Business Lessons of 2025 (Brad...

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2025/12/30

To close out 2025, Matt Haycox has pulled together the most powerful moments from this year’s No Bollocks conversations, the clips that actually changed how founders in our audience think and operate. In this special compilation, Coach Lio Todirean explains why most entrepreneurs are chasing a version of success that isn’t even theirs. Brad Lea tears into fear of failure and shows why you must “flood the internet with you”. Daniel Priestley shares his military-inspired framework for scaling t...

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