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"How we got stocked in SEPHORA" - Akash Mehta of Fable & Mane
Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia is the best business podcast for curious entrepreneurs featured in the UK's Top 20...
May 18, 202556 min read


SuperScale with Sam Smith
Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia is the best business podcast for curious entrepreneurs featured in the UK's Top 20...
May 18, 202543 min read


Could dreaming bigger be your competitive advantage?
Do you want Angelina Jolie to invest in your business? Or Kim Kardashian to be one of your customers? Or, what if you were so exceptional...
May 18, 20253 min read


The Sunday routine that sets me (and my clients) up for success
As a founder coach, I’m constantly in conversations about the habits, routines, and mindset shifts that set entrepreneurs up to thrive -...
May 11, 20253 min read


How to WIN with AI - Cien Solon, Founder & CEO of LaunchLemonade
Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia is the best business podcast for curious entrepreneurs featured in the UK's Top 20...
Apr 3, 202544 min read


Scale up your startup with the GOAT of Growth, Matt Lerner
Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia is the best business podcast for curious entrepreneurs featured in the UK's Top 20...
Mar 27, 202538 min read


Nell gets REVENGE | Nell Daly, the social worker turned venture capitalist
Stephanie Melodia interviews Nell Daly, Founding Partner of VC firm, Revenge Capital.
Mar 2, 202521 min read


Booking a public speaker for International Women's Day? Read this checklist first
This IWD speaker checklist provides practical tips to help you book impactful public speakers and deliver and unforgettable IWD
Feb 13, 20254 min read


The power of niching down with Anthony Pierri, Fletch PMM
Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia is the best business podcast for curious entrepreneurs featured in the UK's Top 20...
Feb 8, 202558 min read


DON'T waste your money! 3 things I wouldn't spend your marketing budget on...
Marketers undeservedly get a bad rap. (The reasons for this would make for another post entirely, but there's a great argument put...
Feb 8, 20253 min read


The Curse of Ambition (and ChatGPT's surprisingly accurate solution... )
New Year's Day, 2025. Tired, but not hungover. Bored, yet restless. I took pen to paper to try a new year's exercise I'd heard about:...
Feb 8, 20254 min read


Manage your energy; change your life | S&T Interview with Simon Alexander Ong
Stephanie Melodia interviews Simon Alexander Ong, business strategist, international keynote speaker and author of 'Energize: Make the most
Dec 16, 202425 min read


We almost had the NETFLIX of Europe | Simon Franks, Co-Founder of LoveFilm
Stephanie Melodia interviews Simon Franks, co-founder of LoveFilm - the DVD rental company which was sold to Amazon for $200M
Dec 8, 202443 min read


Building a £42M brand from the kitchen table | Maxine Laceby of Absolute Collagen on Strategy & Tragedy
Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia is the best business podcast for curious entrepreneurs. Hosted by Top 20 Female...
Nov 27, 202426 min read


Beyond the gimmick: What opportunities does AI really present?
As I prepare to speak at the Big Data & AI Expo in Amsterdam, I've enjoyed deep diving into the world of AI, and the more I learn about...
Sep 26, 20246 min read


Hard work is a LIE | Simon Squibb, HelpBnk
Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia is the best business podcast for curious entrepreneurs. Hosted by Top 20 Female...
Sep 22, 202440 min read


CREATOR MODE
At no top-tier accelerator event where no decacorn founder spoke, a woman with her laptop applied the viral notion of “founder mode” to...
Sep 22, 20243 min read


Our exit collapsed at the last moment | Tom Adeyoola, investor, advisor, ex-Founder of Metail
In this episode, Stephanie Melodia interviews Tom Adeyoola...
Jul 1, 202435 min read


"My business *literally* fell apart" | Alex Pitt
In this episode, Stephanie Melodia interviews Alex Pitt...
Jun 28, 202432 min read


I started my first business when I was THIRTEEN! | Geoff Wright, Co-Founder & CTO of Tembo
Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia is the best business podcast for curious entrepreneurs. Hosted by Top 20 Female...
May 29, 202425 min read
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