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Founder Stories — Episode 27: Michael Johnson Mindset, Mistakes & Scaling a Food Business What does it take to pivot from chasing music dreams to building one of the UK’s most exciting Caribbean food brands? In this...
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Founder Stories
Hosted by Simon Kallu · business · EN
About this Podcast:
Real life relatable business owners are interviewed about their journey from startup to where they are now. Packed full of actionable insights and inspiration, we focus on smaller businesses across a variety of sectors so you can get a return on your investment of time listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What is Founder Stories about?
Real life relatable business owners are interviewed about their journey from startup to where they are now. Packed full of actionable insights and inspiration, we focus on smaller businesses across a variety of sectors so you can get a return on your investment of time listening.
Who hosts Founder Stories?
Founder Stories is hosted by Simon Kallu. The show has published 30 episodes to date.
What has Founder Stories covered recently?
Recent episodes include "E27: Mindset, mistakes & scaling a food business" (21 October 2025, 117 minutes), "E28: How a 21-year-old built Europe’s most exclusive entrepreneur network" (21 October 2025, 90 minutes), and "E25: UK's luxury networking club that thrives on shared experiences instead of sales" (25 September 2025, 94 minutes).
How often does Founder Stories publish?
Founder Stories publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 95 minutes across 30 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Founder Stories?
Booking probability for Founder Stories is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Founder Stories requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Founder Stories's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Founder Stories?
The strongest fits for Founder Stories are Business & Management Consulting and Photography, Polling & Other Services. Founder Stories has a business audience.
About the host
Simon Kallu hosts Founder Stories, a business podcast with 30 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Oct 21, 20251h 30mS2Founder Stories — Episode 28: James Galligan Building Europe’s Most Exclusive Founder Club at 21: Inside the A-Players Model What if entrepreneurs didn’t need more courses or content — but access, community, and the...
Sep 25, 20251h 34mS2Founder Stories — Episode 25: Torie Blythe-Richard Building Communities That Last: From Corporate Career to The Partnership Collection What if business networking wasn’t about selling — but about friendship...
Sep 24, 20251h 34mS2Founder Stories — Episode 24: Luke Cope From Zero to £1M: Scaling Bottled Imagination Into One of the UK’s Fastest-Growing Agencies What does it really take to launch and scale an agency from scratch — with no clients...
Sep 22, 20251h 34mS2Founder Stories — Episode 23: Cristina Simion The Power of Visual Storytelling: How Branding Through Images Transforms Business Growth What if your business visuals matter more than you ever imagined? In this episode of...
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Episode #22
E22: Building a startup with no investors - The Jamaican twist that’s shaking up the drinks industry
Sep 19, 20251h 27mS2Founder Stories — Episode 22: Monique Farquharson Bootstrapping a Bold Drinks Brand: From Teaching in Jamaica to The Matcha Yard Could you really build a drinks brand without funding? This week’s guest is living proof...
Episode #21
E21: From banker to £5M property portfolio - how to achieve financial freedom after corporate life
Sep 17, 20251h 17mS2Founder Stories — Episode 21: Ian Bluck From Banker to Property Investor: Building a £5M Portfolio and Financial Freedom in 10 Years In this episode, Simon Kallu sits down with Ian Bluck , CEO of HMO Professionals and...
Episode #20
E20: Stop chasing clients - do THIS instead (networking secrets from the founder or Circle Networks)
Sep 5, 20251h 57mS2amie Stewart, founder of Circle Networks – a fast-growing community helping entrepreneurs scale through authentic collaboration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode #19
E19: How one dad turned bedroom walls into a global street art brand - the story behind Murals
Sep 3, 20251h 56mS2Simon sits down with Mark Silver, CEO and founder of Murals, the street art company that went from decorating kids’ bedrooms to creating iconic large-scale murals for Liverpool FC, BBC Sport, and global brands. Hosted...
- Apr 28, 20251h 26m
Founder Stories — Episode 26: Matt Pyke Scaling a digital agency the smart way, without burning out In this episode, Simon Kallu sits down with Matt Pyke, founder of Fly High Media, to dive into the real story behind...
- Sep 30, 20241h 13mS2
How James and his partner Claire are helping those in midlife reclaim control over their bodies, minds and life..and how you can too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Dec 5, 20231h 59m
Hear Jame Collier's Founder Story - How he became co-founder of Huel, one of the fastest growing nutrition brands in the world! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Oct 26, 20231h 25m
Hear Ben's Founder Story from an in person personal trainer, to partnering with Lucy to create a leading fitness app with a global client base. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Oct 16, 20231h 44m
Kingsley Peters has been able to organically scale his agency in Birmingham to grow his client base and team significantly over the last few years, hear how he's been able to do it while maintaining his mental and...
- Oct 7, 20231h 27m
Hear Jay's story from being a hairdresser and losing his own hair, to learning the craft of SMP and starting his own brand. Fast forward and he's running a world leading, global SMP business. Hosted on Acast. See...
- Sep 29, 20231h 20m
Hear Christian's founder story from being an overweight, uncomfortable person to transforming his own physique and gaining a passion for helping others do the same. He's now CEO of Coached by Christian, an industry...
- Sep 14, 20231h 26m
Hear Rob Palmer's founder story from student to taking over as head chef at Hampton Manor, achieving a Star and 4 AA Rosettes, to deciding to go it alone and his challenges, lessons and wins. Hosted on Acast. See...
- Sep 1, 20231h 48m
Hear from a former Director at Monster Energy on how they grew so fast, what their pivotal moment was and how you can apply their principles to your business. Dave also talks about his new supplement Company Lyfelinez...
- Aug 25, 20231h 37m
Jaz Khunkun has been in business for 40+ years in some form or another. A lot to be learnt from this weeks podcast as we discuss all things funding, starting a consultancy and lessons from a lifetime of helping business...
- Aug 9, 20231h 23m
Steve Orton's founder story from teenage sports star to founding Body Power and Performx, world leading fitness events and now his own consultancy and mastermind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
Recent guests
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Jamie Stewart
President, EnQuest Energy Solutions
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Mark Silver
best-selling author, TED-X speaker, small business consultant, Heart of Business, Inc.
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James Collier
Registered Nutritionist, Author and Co-Founder & Chief Sustainable Nutrition Officer, Huel
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Christian Chapman
Bodybuilding Prep Coach, Coached by Christian
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