The Bottleneck Podcast
Episodes
Matt Pohlson with Rory Sutherland and Elfried Samba on flatlining, £400M growth and £120M donated
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you literally die — and come back with a completely different view on business, risk, and what actually matters?Matt Pohlson — f...
June Sarpong with Rory Sutherland and Elfried Samba on culture, connection and staying in the game
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to build a career that lasts three decades — and stay curious enough to keep reinventing it?June Sarpong — broadcaster, author, ...
Ellie Norman with Rory Sutherland and Elfried Samba on finding fans and making them stay
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ellie Norman — Chief Marketing Officer at Formula E and former Chief Communications Officer at Manchester United — joins Rory Sutherland and Elfri...
Eliza Filby with Rory Sutherland and Elfried Samba on the Bank of Mum and Dad economy
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Eliza Filby — historian and author — joins Rory Sutherland and Elfried Samba to examine why inheritance now matters more than income.The conve...
Oscar Ryndziewicz with Rory Sutherland and Elfried Samba on DFYNE becoming the UK’s fastest-growing company
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Oscar Ryndziewicz — founder of DFYNE — joins Rory Sutherland and Elfried Samba to unpack the decisions behind one of the UK’s fastest-growing pr...
Clarke Ching with Rory Sutherland and Elfried Samba on bottlenecks, leadership and progress
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Clarke Ching — author of The Bottleneck Detective — joins Rory Sutherland and Elfried Samba to unpack why progress stalls, how leaders quietly bec...
Ama Amo-Agye with Rory Sutherland and Elfried Samba on founders and the cost of success
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ama Amo-Agye scaled PlantMaid from £100 to £13m — and discovered that success changes the rules faster than founders expect.Ama joins Rory Sutherl...
Rory Sutherland, Elfried Samba and Lottie Whyte on founder focus and knowing your customer
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Growth stalls when founders lose focus.Lottie Whyte, founder of MyoMaster, joins Rory Sutherland and Elfried Samba to unpack how simplifying the busin...
Rory Sutherland, Elfried Samba and Nicholas Gruen on why systems break and how to fix them
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Bottleneck Podcast discusses the toxic nature of modern politics. Economist Nicholas Gruen joins Rory Sutherland and Elfried Samba...
Rory Sutherland, Elfried Samba and Ben Francis on building a billion dollar brand
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Bottleneck Podcast explores what it really takes to build a billion-dollar brand. Ben Francis MBE, founder and CEO of Gymshark, jo...
Rory Sutherland, Elfried Samba and Jess Butcher MBE on the age of distraction
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Bottleneck Podcast explores how our digital world has turned attention into the ultimate commodity. Jess Butcher MBE, founder of S...
Rory Sutherland, Elfried Samba and Max Osborne on marketing's next wave
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Bottleneck Podcast dives into the uneasy relationship between creativity and data in modern marketing. Max Osborne, co-founder of ...
Rory Sutherland, Elfried Samba and Timothy Armoo on the future for influencers
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Bottleneck Podcast explores the future of influence — who really holds it, how it’s shifting, and what that means for brands. ...
Rory Sutherland, Elfried Samba and Jordan Schwarzenberger on scaling the Sidemen
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Bottleneck Podcast explores how creators turn audiences into real businesses — and why many struggle to grow. Jordan Schwarzenbe...
Rory, Elfried and Krish on AI
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Elfried and Rory tackle a defining challenge: convincing people that AI meeting software isn’t a spy in the room and that AI isn’t about replacing...
The Bottleneck Podcast - Trailer
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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