The Naked Founder

As group managing director of Mazuma Mobile and data erasure specialist ICT Reverse, Craig Smith oversees businesses with combined turnover of more than £50m – but it wasn’t always like that. At the start of his career...

Suzanne Waring is arguably Britain’s most straight-talking boss. She’s the managing director of The Helping Hands Group in Lancashire and says honesty and trust are her absolute non-negotiables. It’s the reason why...

After a successful corporate career, Ruth Percival became a founder in her 50s and has grown Contollo Group into a £37m business in just two years. Ruth Percival had seen the highs and lows of corporate life before...

Adam Ward is the CEO of Airtime Rewards and told The Naked Founder podcast about the two events that changed the course of his life. In March 2023, the collapse of California-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) left him...

Three-time founder Jennie Johnson has experienced the highs and lows of being an entrepreneur. She sold her first business, Kids Allowed, after growing it to eight sites and 500 colleagues. However, she closed her...

Clare Roberts OBE is one of the UK's most successful female founders. The CEO of Kids Planet Day Nurseries is part of the rare 'Superscaler' community of UK women who have founded businesses generating more than £50m in...

Sean Brown is the founder of tech startup Versori, which was acquired earlier this year by US tech giant Avalara. The deal was remarkable because Brown and Daniel Jones had only founded the next-generation integration...

<p>Simon Swan is on track to create a one-man £1m+ startup, with a little help from former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan.</p> <p>Two-time founder Swan is the latest guest on The Naked Founder podcast and his...

Simon Swan is on track to create a one-man £1m+ startup, with a little help from former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan. Two-time founder Swan is the latest guest on The Naked Founder podcast and his second...

<p >Tom Dunlop turned his back on an Olympic dream to launch LegalTech Summize and said a degree of paranoia is healthy in business.</p> <p >Earlier this year, Summize raised £40m in a Series B investment round and has...

Tom Dunlop turned his back on an Olympic dream to launch LegalTech Summize and said a degree of paranoia is healthy in business. Earlier this year, Summize raised £40m in a Series B investment round and has just...

<p>Mark Stuart is on a mission to make Stuart Energy Europe’s leading power generation business.</p> <p>He founded Stuart Energy in 2017 alongside his father Fred and brother Lee, and the company has been named in the...

Mark Stuart is on a mission to make Stuart Energy Europe’s leading power generation business. He founded Stuart Energy in 2017 alongside his father Fred and brother Lee, and the company has been named in the Sunday...

<p>From being raised by an alcoholic mother to fighting off a sex pest and coming out as gay at the age of 30, Sam White has faced more challenges than most.</p> <p>She is the award-winning CEO of female-focused motor...

<p>Derry Green knew his Dragons' Den appearance would transform the fortunes of his business, The Secret Garden Glamping, but even he underestimated its power.</p> <p>Green had become a social media sensation when he...