EP45: Nailing Dragons' Den | Gina Farran, Glaize

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517From dancing at the London Olympics to a 2X exited founder, Nikki Wheeldon is now mentor for Small Business Britain and speaker coach at NWHQ.In this episode, Steph and Nikki discuss:🎭 The resilience required for entrepreneurship from Nikki's acting career🎭 The story of two business exits🎭 Key lessons from business (including when to draw the line!)🎭 The confidence to unapologetically take up space and the subconscious ways we diminish ourselvesLearn more about Nikki here: https://linktr.ee/nikkiwheeldonhqWant more?Follow Steph:🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniemelodia/🎬 Watch the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stephmelodia/videos🙏🏼 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517🎧 Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517In this solo debrief episode, Steph Melodia shares her main takeaways from last week's interview with Gina Farran, the Founder & CEO of the innovative nail brand, Glaize.From a career in corporate to taking the plunge, tune into hear what stuck with Steph from the interview and the key lessons to underscore for all you budding or early-stage entrepreneurs!Want more?Follow Steph:🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmelodia-keynotespeaker/ 🎬 Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stephmelodia/ 🙏🏼 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517🎧 Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517Gina Farran is the banker-turned-entrepreneur and star of BBC's Dragons' Den. She is the Founder & CEO of Glaize, a tech-enabled D2C brand producing made-to-measure gel manicures that are chip-free, long lasting and vegan. Easy to apply, even easier to remove.In this episode, Steph and Gina discuss:💅 Going viral on TikTok💅 Finding validation early on💅 Behind the scenes of Dragons' Den💅 Sales lifecycles💅 And so much more!PLUS! Get 15% OFF your order! Use the code STRATEGY15 https://glaize.co/Want more?Follow Steph:🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniemelodia/🎬 Watch the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stephmelodia/🙏🏼 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517🎧 Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517Steph Melodia and Liz Painter debrief on last week's interview with Anthony Pierri of Fletch PMM, who has built up a highly profitable service-based business by honing in on one niche, to one customer segment, doing one thing, promoted on one channel!Naturally, in this episode, Steph and Liz debrief on the power of niching down; what that does to your creativity in the process (how to avoid going stale); and what resonated most with us about marketing, personal brand, messaging, and strategy.Tune in and get involved in the conversation! Send us a message via social:🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmelodia-keynotespeaker/🎧 Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517Anthony Pierri is a partner at Fletch PMM. He helps early stage B2B founders position their products and translate that to homepage messaging. And that's all he does.In this episode, Steph and Anthony discuss:👉 The power of honing in on your niche👉 Creating repeatable processes for scale👉 Best practices in brand positioning for B2B startups👉 Personal branding and dealing with trolls👉 How to blow up on LinkedInLearn more about Fletch PMM here: https://www.fletchpmm.com/Follow Anthony Pierri here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonypierri/Join the conversation:🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniemelodia/🎬 Watch the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stephmelodia/videos🙏🏼 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517🎧 Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517Steph Melodia shares her reflections on last week's interview with Pippa Harman, Co-Founder of Renude - the world's first dermatologist-approved AI skin advisor.One of the most unique parts about Pippa's entrepreneurial story is the theme of loss; Pippa lost her father during a company fundraise, and even had a funding round pulled due to the sudden loss of an investor's partner. It's inevitable to go philosophical here, but the silver lining to such real tragedies is how Pippa's managed to see the light in the dark, and how these devastating losses actually help put business into perspective. (When you're running a company it can feel all-consuming. This is a reminder there is more to life than business!)Shoutout to fellow Strategy & Tragedy guest, Emily Cummin, and her app Untangle (https://untanglegrief.com/) to support people going through bereavement.Have you endured a similar tragedy amidst building a company? Want to share your views? Get in touch via social below:🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmelodia-keynotespeaker/ 🎧 Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!

✋ TW: Content features themes of grief and bereavement.Pippa is a formulation chemist turned beauty tech entrepreneur. She is now the Co-Founder of Renude, the AI personalisation platform for skincare on a mission to help people feel great in their bare skin. Renude offers personalised routines based on AI image analysis and a B2B plug-in solution for skincare retailers and brands to offer trusted, accurate recommendations to their customers.In this interview, Steph and Pippa talk about...💟 Transitioning from full-time employment to becoming a beautytech founder💟 How Marcia Kilgore inspired Pippa to become an entrepreneur💟 Successful co-founder pairings (including the very serendipitous chance encounter that connected Pippa to her Co-Founder, Catherine)💟 Navigating fundraising through grief and the surprising healthy perspective gained from the most tragic of experiencesLearn more about Renude here: https://renude.co/Join the conversation: Follow Steph on social media:🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniemelodia/🎬 Watch the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stephmelodia/🙏🏼 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517🎧 Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!

Stephanie Melodia debriefs on last week's Simon Squibb interview with panellists Thomas Panton, Danielle Wallington, and Cosmin Golache - including what resonated with them the most from the conversation, what surprised or shocked them, and their hot takes on Simon Squibb's philosophy as it relates to entrepreneurship and changing the world.The panellists:👉 Thomas Panton: serial entrepreneur, former pro athlete, and an early Strategy & Tragedy interview guest himself! (Listen to EP06 for the interview)👉 Danielle Wallington, founder of Flock Here, a social app that connects women who WFH to places to work from + people to work with - described as a combination of Booking.com and Tinder for co-workers!👉 Cosmin Golache, an early-stage entrepreneur and founder of Waiterful, a platform connecting diners and waiters.Agree/disagree with any of us? Join the conversation:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniemelodia/🎬 Watch the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stephmelodia/videos🙏🏼 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517🎧 Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517Simon Squibb is the founder of HelpBnk (https://helpbnk.com/). He is also a serial entrepreneur, content creator, and investor.Simon started his first company when he was homeless at 15 years old, and sold his last company, Fluid, to PwC. He has since invested in over 70+ startups, and is now on a mission to help 10 million people achieve their dreams.Pre-order Simon's new book 'What's Your Dream?' via the link below:https://www.waterstones.com/book/whats-your-dream/simon-squibb/9781529935578?_gl=1*1lxtfik*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTI1MzgwMDUzMi4xNzI1Mzg5NDM1*_ga_P4C39TQPV3*MTcyNTM4OTQzMy4xLjAuMTcyNTM4OTQzMy4wLjAuMA..I'd LOVE to know, what resonated most with you here? Join the conversation: Follow Steph on social media:🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniemelodia/🎬 Watch the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stephmelodia/🙏🏼 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517🎧 Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!

Access special perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517Steph Melodia shares her reflections on last week's interview with Ranbir Arora, serial entrepreneur and now Co-Founder & CEO of edtech scale-up, Oneday (https://www.oneday.org/)From finding a deep pain point in a very meta way (a serial entrepreneur helping other entrepreneurs succeed), how this clear mission helps foster a positive culture as the team scales, and of course Ranbir's attitude to success; delusion + resilience.Let me know what resonated with you from my interview with Ranbir. Get in touch via social below:🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmelodia-keynotespeaker/🎧 Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!