Business Without BS

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Craig Allen

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 309 - GSN founder Craig Allen jumps in the quiz seat this week to give us his commentary on quiz topics including investment TV shows, founders' eg...

How Craig Allen Built a £7M Frozen Meals Business

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 308 - Craig is the CEO and founder of Gold Standard Nutrition (GSN) a healthy frozen meal business turning over £7M annually.Craig recounts his en...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Andrew Gibb

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 307 - Coldpress Juices founder Andrew Gibb jumps in the quiz seat this week to fire back his frank views on a bunch of topics including guerrilla m...

Inside Andrew Gibb's Coldpress Juice Revolution

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 306 - Andrew is founder and managing director of Coldpress, a juice company utilising High Pressure Processing (HPP) technology to make their juice...

SPECIAL - Friends of BWB with Grace Blakeley, Steve Keen, Victoria Jenkins, Allen Simpson

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 305 - welcome to a very special episode where we look back at some of our favourite guests and give you parts of the conversations which didn’t q...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Gemma Burke

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 304 - 31 year old Director of True Sports Hydration Gemma Burke is in the quiz seat this week separating business facts from fiction using our snaz...

Gemma Burke on Business, Parenthood, and Personal Growth

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 303 - Gemma is director of True Sports Hydration. She's also a business owner in the health & wellness industry.We discuss what makes True Spor...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Celia Chartres-Aris

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 302 - Celia jumps in the quiz seat this week to shares her views on a bunch of quiz topics. We explore the relevance and extremes of health and saf...

Celia Chartres-Aris on Championing Disability Rights and Inclusion

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 301 - Celia is a disabled founder and Investor, a multi-award winning campaigner, lobbyist, researcher and policy designer, advocating for the impr...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Conal Cunningham

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 300 - Mr Bug founder jumps in this week's quiz seat to give us his take on a bunch of topics including personality type tests, planned obsolescence...

Conal Cunningham talks Sustainability and the Rise of Insect Protein

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 299 - Conal is the founder of Mr. Bug, a revolutionary pet food company using insect protein. We talk about Conal’s pivot from the music ind...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Ben Shalom

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 298 - BOXXER founder & CEO Ben Shalom is in the quiz seat this week giving his thoughts on Andy and Pippa’s hit list of business terms - from...

Ben Shalom on Building a £25M Boxing Empire

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 297 - Ben is the the founder and CEO of Boxer, a boxing promotion company valued at £25,000,000. Starting with a £10,000 loan at the age of 23, ...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Ken Okoroafor

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 296 - The Humble Penny founder and co-author of Financial Joy Ken Okoroafor jumps in the quiz seat this week giving his views on a range of busines...

Ken Okoroafor's Blueprint for Financial Liberation

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 295 - Ken, alongside his wife Mary, are the creators of The Humble Penny and Financial Joy Academy, helping people achieve financial independence. ...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Gary Stevenson

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 294 - Gary's in quiz seat this week giving us his quick fire answers on topics like equal paternity leave, trader’s egos, corporate gifting to me...

Gary Stevenson's Confession to Economic Inequality

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 293 - Gary is a former trader and now inequality economist who’s known for becoming Citibank’s most profitable trader in 2011 by predicting the...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Simon Goodman

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 292 - Over The Moo founder Simon Goodman is in the quiz seat giving his frank opinions on influencers in marketing, corporate gifting, monthly mana...

Simon Goodman's Journey to Dairy-Free Dominance

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 291 - Simon Goodman is founder of Over the Moo who are leading the charge for recyclable pouches of ethically made bite-sized, dark chocolate coate...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Merida Sussex

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 290 - Founder and CEO of MetaGen Merida Sussex is in the quiz seat this week discerning between what is business and what is bullshit on topics lik...

Merida Sussex's Journey from Female Musician to Tech Entrepreneur

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 289 - Merida is founder of MetaGen, an app which simplifies metadata collection to ensure artists receive their fair share of royalties.We unpack t...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Paul Sherratt

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 288 - Founder & CEO of GloveGlu Paul Sherratt is in the quiz seat this week for a rapid-fire session delving into personal anecdotes and broach...

Paul Sherratt on GloveGlu's Sports Product Innovation

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 287 - Paul is founder and CEO of GloveGlu, a global sports brand that specialises in goalkeeper products and services. We speak about Paul’s...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Lee Bofkin

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 286 - Co-Founder and CEO of Global Street Art Lee Bofkin jumps in the quiz seat this week to give his very illuminated thoughts on a variety of top...

Lee Bofkin on the Business of Street Art

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 285 - Lee is Co-Founder and CEO of Global Street Art, the UK’s largest mural painting organisation, creating incredible murals for commercial and...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Daniel Featherstone

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 284 - Daniel keeps the quiz seat warm this week giving us his verdicts on workplace humour, GDPR face-to-face meetings, B Corp and more. He also sh...

Daniel Featherstone on the Journey of 'Made For Drink’

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 283 - Daniel is founder of Made For Drink - simple, authentic and utterly delicious snacks to be enjoyed with a drink. Major listings include The F...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with David Clarke OBE

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 282 - CEO of Paralympics GB, David Clark OBE is in the quiz seat this week. Founder's egos, hockey stick growth, offshore tax havens, and even Russ...

David Clarke OBE's Paralympic Career Journey

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 281 - Dave is a former footballer for the England and Great Britain blind football team. His career spanned 17 years with 144 international appeara...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with James Sinclair

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 280 - Entertainment mogul James Sinclair candidly discusses our business quiz topics, shares his frank opinions, and provides valuable insights fro...

James Sinclair on Building a £40M Leisure and Family Empire

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 279 - James is an entrepreneur, author and speaker who went from running a children's entertainment agency to building a £40 million business empi...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Thomas Robson-Kanu

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 278 - Former Premier League footballer and founder of The Turmeric Co, Thomas Robson-Kanu is in the quiz seat this week sharing his thoughts on var...

Thomas Robson-Kanu's Journey from Football to The Turmeric Co

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 277 - Thomas is a former Premier League footballer and founder of The Turmeric Co.He played for West Bromwich and Wales before retiring in 2021 to ...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Victoria Jenkins

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 276 - Founder of adaptive fashion brand - Unhidden - Victoria Jenkins takes the quiz seat this week with in depth discussions on a bunch of quiz te...

Victoria Jenkins' on Disability, Fashion and Design

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 275 - Victoria is an award-winning adaptive fashion designer, disability advocate and founder of Unhidden - a socially responsible, universally des...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Louise Webb

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 274 - Founder of Popcorn Kitchen Louise Webb is in this week's quiz seat with sure fire answers to Andy and Pippa's curveballs!Chapters:00:00 Welco...

Louise Webb on Redefining Snacktime with Popcorn Kitchen

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 273 - Louise is founder of Popcorn Kitchen, an artisanal popcorn brand who pride themselves on making “sublime, best-in-class popcorn since 2012”...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Philip Ogilvie

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 272 - 2024's first quiz guest is Managing Partner of Applifting Philip Ogilvie who wasn't shy telling us what he really thought about the cards he ...

Philip Ogilvie on Employee-Ownership and Salary Transparency

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

EP 271 - Joining us for our first episode of 2024 is Philip Ogilvie, Managing Partner at Applifting, an international software development studio tail...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Andy Welch

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 270 - Founder of SRSLY Low Carb food company Andy Welch is in this week's quiz seat for our last show of 2023! Wishing you all a Merry Xmas and a H...

SPECIAL - LSE Generate: F&B Deep Dive Programme Launch

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 269 - We popped into the London School of Economics launch of their Food & Beverage Deep Dive Programme as part of LSE Generate, the school's h...

Andy Welch on Dodging the Carb Dangers In Your Diet

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 268 - Andy is the Founder of SRSLY, a food company on a mission to make a low carb lifestyle not only healthy, but also tasty and accessible to all...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Michael Akadiri

07 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 267 - Comedian and doctor Michael Akadiri is in the quiz seat this week with Andy at the helm. Want to know what they both think about Industry Reg...

Michael Akadiri on the Value of Healthcare Workers

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 266 - Michael is a junior doctor, multi-award winning comedian and health commentator.We discuss the current state of UK healthcare, the plight of ...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Anjuli Bedi

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 265 - Founder of The Psych AI Group Anjuli Bedi is in the quiz seat this week. She explains why Personality Tests and Influencers are utter bullshi...

Anjuli Bedi on using AI and psychology to predict human behaviour

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 264 - Anjuli is founder of The Psych AI Group, a business that helps clients “see round corners” by employing a blend of psychology and AI. We...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Queenie Porter

23 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 263 - Wow Hydrate's managing director Queenie Porter is in this week's quiz seat who doesn't shy away from justifying her answers. Andy has plenty ...

Queenie Porter - "We're Manchester United's official sports hydration partner!"

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 262 - Queenie is Managing Director of Wow Hydrate who recently became Manchester United's official sports hydration partner across their men's, wom...

SPECIAL - Business or Bullshit in LA with London & Partners

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 261 - We recently went on a trade mission to LA with London & Partners and Grow London where we spoke to some brilliant Life Science entreprene...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with David Bentall

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 260 - Founder and president of Next Step Advisors David Bentall is in this week's quiz seat with great thoughts and thorough answers.Chapters:00:00...

David Bentall on Navigating Ties in Family Business

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 259 - David is the founder of Next Step Advisors, a consultancy for family businesses helping them avoid the potential pitfalls of working with you...

SPECIAL - Nourish Awards 2023

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 258 - We popped in to have a chat about the highs and lows of running a food business with CEO of the Nourish Awards Diana Babics and the fou...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Nisha Ramisetty

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 257 - Naksha Collections co-founder Nisha Ramisetty is in the quiz seat this week alongside antics-fuelled hosts Andy and Philippa. We say no more!...

Nisha Ramisetty on Tackling Tough Times in F&B Entrepreneurship

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 256 - Nisha is the co-founder of Naksha - a new spin on meal kits helping ordinary folk to cook adventurous food from around the world, at home.We ...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Jonathan MacDonald

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 255 - SELF Founder Jonathan MacDonald is in the quiz seat this week who brings his absolute A-game. Best contestant yet!Chapters:00:00 Introduction...

Jonathan MacDonald on Crafting a New Narrative in Big Tech Business

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 254 - Jonathan is the Founder of SELF, a hyper-personal AI-powered assistant that learns your personal preferences and simplifies your life.We talk...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Kevin Tang

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 253 - Kaytea founder Kevin Tang is in the quiz seat this week talking all things nocturnal working hours, downrounds and foreign espionage risks!Ch...

Kevin Tang on the Challenges of Drinks Startups

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 252 - We talk to Kevin - Founder of artisan iced tea brand Kaytea - about the reality of raising money, challenges dealing with product buyers and ...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Jody Rowe

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 251 - Rowe Advisory CEO and Tough Talk podcast host Jody Rowe is in this week's BOB quiz seat. Quick fire action from start to end!Chapters:00:00 I...

SPECIAL - London to LA with James Cummings - London & Partners

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 250 - We're off to LA with London & Partners next week! We speak to James Cummings, VP of Business Development L&P LA, ahead of their Grow ...

Jody Rowe on Female Leadership in a Man's World

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 249 - What's it like being a female CEO in a male dominated industry? Jody is CEO of Rowe Advisory, a consultancy firm providing support to the oil...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Akshat Rathi

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 248 - Author and Bloomberg News Senior Reporter for Climate Akshat Rathi is in this week's quiz seat explaining why quantitative easing is a good t...

Akshat Rathi on Big Business and Government in the Climate Arena

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 247 - Akshat is an author and Senior Reporter for Climate at Bloomberg News.We discuss Akshat's new (debut) book - Climate Capitalism: Winning The ...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Noam Bar

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 246 - Noam jumps into this week's quiz seat with surprise cards being drawn from the deck, much to Andy and Pippa's humour and dismay!Chapters:00:0...

Noam Bar on Championing Artisanal Producers in the Regenerative Revolution

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 245 - Noam is Chief Growth Officer of Wylde Market, an online platform enabling artisanal producers to sell directly to consumers. He also co-found...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Mehreen Baig

29 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 244 - Mehreen's in the quiz seat this week having to deal with Andy's thoughts on Boris's office shenanigans and how he may have to follow suit!Cha...

Mehreen Baig on Bridging Education Gaps and Empowering the Next Generation

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 243 - Mehreen is a former teacher, broadcaster and author who is passionate about education and empowering young people. She emerged as an influent...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Paul Powlesland

22 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 242 - Barrister and Founder of Lawyers For Nature Paul Powlesland gets to road test our brand new deck of quiz cards with us.Chapters:00:11 The Rul...

Paul Powlesland on Campaigning for Nature's Rights

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 241 - Should "nature" have a seat at the board table?Paul is a barrister and founder of Lawyers in Nature who aim to provide representation, campai...

QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Rina Lynch

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 240 - Voice At The Table CEO and Founder Rina Lynch is in the quiz seat this week with Andy and Pippa breaking open a brand new deck of quiz cards:...

Rina Lynch on Maximising the Power of Diversity in the Workplace

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

EP 239 - Rina is Founder of Voice At the Table, a diversity and inclusion consultancy who help organisations tap into the diversity of their people an...

EP 238 - QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Ashok Suppiah

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Serial tech entrepreneur and Mitra co-founder Ashok Suppiah is in the hot seat this week with a hilarious anecdote about office nap pods in Taiwan!BWB...

EP 237 - BWB Extra - Get To Know .. Ashok Suppiah

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ashok talks about his aim to start a tech foundation for the underprivileged. Inspired by his father's work, he wants to fund and run eduction and tra...

EP 236 - Dr Ashok Suppiah - "Aim for a healthy work / life balance"

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ashok is a serial tech entrepreneur who's 20 years deep and has built several successful businesses including Virtusa Corp which he helped to grow to ...

EP 235 - BWB Extra - Get To Know .. David Yarrow

31 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

David talks about life before photography and his journey to becoming a full-time artist. He shares stories about life on the road and what happened w...

EP 234 - David Yarrow - "Be tough on yourself"

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

David is a British fine-art photographer, conservationist and author. His photography subjects include sport stars, world-renowned mode...

EP 233 - QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Oz Alashe

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Oz is in this week's BOB hot seat who doesn't shy away from explaining his answers. Lots to be noted!BWB is powered by Oury Clarkbusinesswithoutbullsh...

EP 232 - BWB Extra - Get To Know .. Oz Alashe

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Oz tells us what he learnt from his biggest ever f**k up when hiring new staff and talks about long term goals for CybSafe. He also shares the best ad...

EP 231 - Oz Alashe MBE - "We should blame less and help more"

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Oz is the CEO and Founder of CybSafe a behavioural science and data analytics company that builds software to better manage human risk. He's also a fo...

EP 230 - QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Dino DiPierdomenico

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Friday quiz time with DMC Sport co-founder Dino DiPierdomenico in the hot seat! (his response to Office Nap Pods is hilarious!)BWB is powered by Oury ...

EP 229 - BWB Extra - Get To Know .. Dino DiPierdomenico

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dino tells us what's most misunderstood about his company DMC Sport (here's a hint - they don't just make products, they provide strategies to get mor...

EP 228 - Dino DiPierdomenico - "Avoid internal bureaucracy as much as possible"

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dino tells us why he co-founded DMC Sport which specialises in managing game development programs for a range of different sports. He explains why spo...

EP 227 - QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with John West

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Scimar's Chief Development Officer John West has lots to say about the cards he's dealt in this week's quiz!BWB is powered by Oury Clarkbusinesswithou...

EP 226 - BWB Extra - Get To Know .. John West

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

John tells us about how he went from working for the big three in IT to becoming Chief Development Officer for his family business Scimar who are work...

EP 225 - John West - "diabetes increase is based on economics"

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

John is the CDO of Scimar who are working on detecting preventing and even reversing type 2 diabetes with 4 key products they are developing and comme...

EP 224 - QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with John Stapleton

04 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Friday quiz time with John who gives us his thorough views to Flexible Working, Blue Sky Thinking and Hot Desking!BWB is powered by Oury Clarkbusiness...

EP 223 - BWB Extra - Get To Know .. John Stapleton

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

John talks about growing up in Ireland in the the early 80s. How he met Andrew Palmer and started the New Covent Garden Soup Co. The reality of buildi...

EP 222 - John Stapleton - "Get out of your own way"

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

John co-founded New Covent Garden Soup Co. and Little Dish scaling them to £15-20M each in revenue before exiting. He now focuses on mentoring, inves...

EP 221 - QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Larry King

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Larry gets put through the BoB paces with some strong views on Working From Home, MBAs and Office Nap Pods!BWB is powered by Oury Clarkbusinesswithout...

EP 220 - BWB Extra - Get To know .. Larry King

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Larry tells us about long term goals for his salons and haircare range. Why he thinks people misunderstand career prospects for hair stylists. Why the...

EP 219 - Larry King - Celebrity Hair Stylist

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Larry tells us about how he became a sought after stylist grooming the likes of David Gandy, Karlie Kloss, Jarid Leto, Pixie Lott and regularly workin...

EP 218 - QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Dana Bezerra

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We run Greater Share CEO Dana Bezerra through our quiz gauntlet!BWB is powered by Oury Clarkbusinesswithoutbullshit.me

EP 217 - BWB Extra - Get To Know .. Dana Bezerra

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dana tells us about how she went from working on her family's farm to walking through the doors of Merrill Lynch. Why she decided to become an entrepr...

EP 216 - Dana Bezerra - "We need to introduce more investment factors beyond profit"

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dana, CEO of GreaterShare joins us to talk about the philanthropic work they're doing with NGOs and private equity firms to solve global challenges to...

EP 215 - QUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Dominic Monkhouse

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dominic plays BOB with the first version of our newly designed deck of cards!BWB is powered by Oury Clarkbusinesswithoutbullshit.me

EP 214 - BWB Extra - Get To Know .. Dominic Monkhouse

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dominic tells us why he'll never retire, what the most misunderstood thing is about business coaching, and why being carbon neutral by planting trees ...

EP 213 - Dominic Monkhouse - Master Business Coach & Author

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dominic tells us about how he helps businesses accelerate their growth and productivity by improving leadership strategies, better organising staff, c...

EP 212 - QUIZ - Business OR Bullshit with Grace Blakeley

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Friday quiz time with renowned author, journalist and political commentator Grace Blakeley in the hot seat. BWB is powered by Oury Clarkbusinesswithou...

EP 211 - BWB Extra - Get To Know .. Grace Blakeley

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Graces talks about her career journey from studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford University through to becoming a renowned author and ...

EP 210 - Grace Blakeley - "Democracy isn't really working"

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Grace gives us her well-versed socialist views on a range of topics including climate change and the Green New Deal, issues with government policies, ...