Normal Gets You Nowhere

Having held the role of Digital Delivery Director for the NHS which included leading the Paperless 2020 Programme (£4.2bn), Rachel went on to create, build and sell Difrent in a multimillion pound deal in just 1000 days! Now Rachel is a powerhouse public speaker for brands such as Aston Martin & BMW and has recently launched her newest venture - The Grafter. Grab a seat and enjoy as Rachel talks us through her journey so far as well as what the future holds.

Since taking Gaucho out of administration in 2018, Martin has overseen the resurgence of the brand with an overhaul of its interiors, new openings and delivering an impressive increase to turnover of some £18m on five years ago, with EBITDA last year above £10m. Martin provides insight into the challenges he’s faced, the sacrifices made and the trends in hospitality that will shape the future of dining.

Not content with being the son of a footballing legend, George is carving out his own legendary status with his incredible business, YourBusinessNumber. The latest funding round places an impressive valuation of £5.5m on the business having only launched in June 2021!

Simon talks us through how he turned his dream into reality. Not only has he built some of the finest prime and super prime homes in Surrey but in Meadway Group he has built one of the most trusted brands in his field. Listen to hear how he got started, some of the challenges he’s faced along the way and how his business has evolved in more recent years.

Alex Moisii is a relative newbie to the real estate industry but has without doubt ruffled feathers whilst he invoiced £800,000 in his first 24 months. Alex talks us through how he utilised the skills he’s picked up along the way as well as what the future holds for him after exiting Tyron Ash Real Estate.

Kofi Bartels-Kodwo is one of the pioneers of Social Media x Real Estate in the UK and has grown MillionPoundHomes Instagram followers to over 180,000. Kofi talks us through the moment he realised that he was into something, how he perfected his strategy and his views on what lies agreed for social media, tech and agency in the UK.

At the tender age of 16, Joseph Murphy was on the shop floor of BHS when a random customer told him he’d be a perfect fit for estate agency. Fast forward 20+ years and Joseph has gone from a top performing agent for one of West London’s most established agents to co-founding Orchards of London, an award winning four branch network operating in Ealing, Chiswick, Acton and Shepherds Bush. In 2018 Joseph sold his share of Orchards of London and turned his hand to a new passion, property development. Gecko Developments was founded in January 2019 and has already delivered some of the most exceptional new developments in Ealing with an impressive pipeline of projects to go with it. In this insightful conversation, Joe talks about his longstanding fundamentals and how they stood him in good stead through the different roles he has excelled in.