Synopsis
News and views on business and the world of personal finance. Plus the very latest from the financial markets around the globe
Episodes
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Boardroom Stories: Guy Hands, founder Terra Firma
12/11/2021 Duration: 33minOne of the biggest names in the world in private equity, Guy Hands, talks candidly about what he calls 'going from hero to zero'. Speaking with Felicity Hannah he shares his experience of growing his business Terra Firma Capital Partners which became one of the largest investment companies in the world. He discusses the controversy around his ownership of record label EMI and losing control of the care home company Four Seasons. He also talks about being dyslexic and how it's affected his life as well as the challenge of making business greener.
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Boardroom Stories: John Lyttle, Chief Executive, Boohoo
11/08/2021 Duration: 37minJohn Lyttle, chief executive of Boohoo, tells Sean Farrington about the company's massive growth and future expansion plans. He says the company doesn't make throwaway fashion and is taking measures to tackle climate change. He also discusses the recent controversy around allegations of mistreatment of staff at some of its suppliers in Leicester.
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Business of Sport: Tokyo Olympics
23/07/2021 Duration: 28minFelicity Hannah looks at how the Olympic games are financed and the competitors are funded. She's joined by Sir Keith Mills, former Deputy Chair of London 2012 organising committee; Nigel Walker who's National Director of the English Institute of Sport; Marie Oldham, Executive chair of the advertising agency VCCP Media and Danny Downs of online sports retailer Fanatics.
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The Origins of Reebok
15/06/2021 Duration: 33minJoe Foster, founder of Reebok talks with Sean Farrington and Reggie Nelson about creating one of the world's biggest brands. From the origins of a family business to breaking America and making trainers a must-have fashion item.
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Million By 30: Roei Samuel
09/06/2021 Duration: 35minRoei Samuel talks to Sean Farrington about setting up e-sports business Real Sport which he sold in a multi-million pound deal and about how having ADHD affected his education and career choices.
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Million By 30: Tom Beahon, co-founder Castore
23/05/2021 Duration: 44minTom and Phil Beahon set up their sportswear brand Castore in Liverpool after their professional sporting careers came to an end. They chat with Sean about growing the brand, how their parents re-mortgaged their house to give them the money to get it off the ground and working with Sir Andy Murray and football clubs Rangers and Wolves.
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Million By 30: CC Clarke
25/04/2021 Duration: 32minCC Clarke talks to Sean Farrington talks about growing her fanbase to more than two million followers and setting up her make-up business. She discusses how she's carried on with her singing career and dealing with social media trolls.
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Business of Sport: Future of Football
21/04/2021 Duration: 35minAfter the collapse of plans for a European Super League, Sean Farrington discusses the future of football with current and former club bosses, fans and sport business experts.
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Million By 30: Grace Beverley, influencer and founder of sustainable style brand TALA
19/03/2021 Duration: 51minSean Farrington chats with Grace Beverley about how she built up a million followers on Instagram before going on to launch her own fitness brand Shreddy and sustainable style brand TALA. Photo courtesy: Andy Cuthbert
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Million By 30: Chester Mojay-Sinclare, founder and chief executive of Enthuse
12/03/2021 Duration: 26minSean Farrington chats with Chester Mojay-Sinclare who first got his business off the ground by launching a potato into space. Eleven years later, he has raised over £100 million for charities through his company Enthuse.
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Million By 30: Jenna Brown, co-founder and chief executive of Shipamax
26/02/2021 Duration: 33minHow Jenna Brown turned her passion for start-ups into a multi-million backed business.
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Million By 30: Alex Lovén, founder of Net World Sports
19/02/2021 Duration: 34minSean Farrington chats with Alex Lovén, who started selling cricket bats when he was 13 to his mates at school, graduated to selling the bats on eBay and made £1m in sales by 22 and now, aged 33, his sports equipment business makes £50m in turnover.
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Million By 30: Kofi McCalla, The Unknown Vlogs
12/02/2021 Duration: 33minKofi McCalla, a menswear fashion YouTuber, on how he hit over 100 million views. If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this podcast please visit the BBC Action Line website https://www.bbc.co.uk/actionline/
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Million By 30: Liberty Foreman, CEO and founder of DynamXMedical
18/01/2021 Duration: 33minSean Farrington interviews Liberty Foreman, who started up a cancer screening tech company DynamX Medical by spinning it out from her PhD. Since then she’s raised millions in investment all before the company has even turned a profit. If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this podcast please visit the BBC Action Line website https://www.bbc.co.uk/actionline/
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Million By 30: Maciek Kacprzyk and Karina Sudenyte, founders of Flawsome!
11/01/2021 Duration: 31minSean Farrington interviews Maciek Kacprzyk and Karina Sudenyte, the founders of Flawsome!, a food waste company that saves wonky fruit from landfill and makes them into cold pressed juice and sparkling fruit juice waters.
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Million By 30: Timothy Armoo, chief executive of Fanbytes
01/12/2020 Duration: 32minThe story of how 26-year-old Timothy Armoo built a million-pound marketing business.
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Million By 30: Adnan Ebrahim, founder of Car Throttle
20/11/2020 Duration: 33minSean Farrington chats with Adnan Ebrahim who sold his first website before he was 18. He then founded Car Throttle, which quickly reached millions of followers around the world. He sold it in his mid-20's and has since embarked on a new venture
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Business of Sport: Rugby World Cup
11/10/2019 Duration: 57minSean Farrington looks at the money behind the Rugby World Cup in Japan including how can smaller countries break into the top tier of the game.
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Business of Sport: The Price of Gold
30/08/2019 Duration: 26minIt's a year until the Tokyo Olympics will be getting underway. The British Olympics Association has told us it could be one of the most expensive yet.A number of sports will be making their debut at the games - one of them is competitive climbing. But who sponsors a brand new sport, and how do they get funding?
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Business of Sport: Not just about the scores
09/08/2019 Duration: 26minSean and Mickey look at how sport is being reported off the pitch, from long reads to podcasts to social media.