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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
What Stephanie did next | From agency owner to public speaker, podcaster, and more
What happened with Bloom? And what am I doing now? After running my my own marketing consultancy for six years, I am now embracing a portfol
May 29, 20247 min read
How Steven Bartlett put me out of business
Steven Bartlett, famously known as the host of DOAC and the youngest ever Dragon on BBC’s Dragons’ Den plays an indirect part in my...
May 29, 20244 min read
The tarot card reading
I was in Helsinki for Slush in November 2022, and Google (you may have heard of them) were doing tarot card readings at their stand (I...
May 29, 20242 min read
Fashion brands are leaving $211bn on the table | Tanya Saha Gupta, Resale Future on the Strategy & Tragedy podcast
Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia is the best business podcast for curious entrepreneurs. Hosted by Top 20 Female...
May 28, 202427 min read
Lessons from a 5X serial entrepreneur | Dom Fendius, Kiirsh
Strategy & Tragedy is the best business podcast for curious entrepreneurs. Hosted by Top 20 Female Founder, Stephanie Melodia, this podcast
May 6, 202431 min read
I SLEPT with my co-founder | Heinin Zhang, yhangry
Stephanie Melodia interviews Heinin Zhang, one of the co-founders of yhangry which is kind of like 'uber for chefs' where you can book a pri
May 6, 202428 min read
The ex-ATHLETE solving climate change | Thomas Panton, Canopey
Thomas Panton, the founder and CEO of Canopey, the online marketplace for sustainable goods. In this episode, Thomas shares his background
May 6, 202426 min read
Ex-NASA engineer pushed out of OWN company | EP05: Melissa Chambers, Sitehop
Inspirational Woman of the Year, Melissa Chambers shares her strategies and tragedies in business - from being pushed out of her own...
Mar 13, 202429 min read
This founder turned down VC funding & shares what GaryVee is REALLY like off camera | EP04: Graham Hussey, Dream Factory
In this episode, Graham recounts his entrepreneurial journey including a failed business which made £3 profit...
Mar 9, 202428 min read
Forbes 30U30 Founder shares how he navigates feast & famine | EP03: Bobby Idogho, Radically Digital
Bobby Idogho is a Forbes 30U30 and Founder of Radically Digital. Bobby shares how he developed his resilience muscle, how he navigates...
Mar 2, 202435 min read
The funniest, weirdest, and most expensive ads of Super Bowl LVIII, 2024
Now, I can’t tell the difference between the Chicago 69ers or New York Yankees (😉) BUT! I do love ads, and the Super Bowl is like a...
Feb 11, 20245 min read
This founder got the CEO of HEIGHTS to invest | EP02: Varun Bhanot, Magic AI
Varun Bhanot is the Co-Founder & CEO of MAGIC AI, a connected fitness product that combines physical hardware with fitness technology to...
Feb 9, 202419 min read
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