This podcast shares insights from entrepreneurs, founders and CEOs on how they have grown themselves, developed their teams and successfully Scaled Up their organisations.
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In this episode, award‑winning entrepreneur Martyn Dawes, founder of Coffee Nation (now Costa Express), shares the real story behind creating a new market category, surviving early failure, scaling with private equity, navigating a complex exit, and rebuilding identity and purpose on the other side. Key Take outs - From consultant to category creator – How Martyn went from a small consulting firm…
On this episode of Entrepreneurs at Scale , we’re joined by Luke Dejahang , founder and owner of Crown Pavilions , a company that has grown from a tiny workshop in Barking in 2005/06 into what Luke believes is now the UK’s number one luxury garden room and gazebo manufacturer . Luke shares how he moved from a successful but unpredictable career in TV and acting —including roles in shows like…
In this episode, Neale Lewis talks with Rob Follows , founder and chairman of STS Capital Partners , about what it really takes to achieve an extraordinary exit as an entrepreneur. They explore: Rob’s journey from being pushed out of the family business at 18, to building and selling his own company (at 27x EBITDA but later learning he’d left 75% on the table), to running $1B of business for a…
On the latest Exit advisory team we welcome the team from Breeze corporate finance. Breeze are an award-winning M&A boutique, based in Nottingham. Guests: Guy Harris & Nigel Winkett , Breeze Corporate Finance Hosts: Neale Lewis & Debra Martin, Exit Advisory Team Who Are Breeze Corporate Finance? Founded in 2018 to provide world‑class corporate finance support to SMEs and family‑owned businesses…
In this episode of the Entrepreneurs at Scale podcast, Neale Lewis is joined by former Disney leader and customer experience strategist Vance Morris to unpack what it really means to “Disney-fy” your business. Drawing on a decade inside Disney (including helping design the iconic Chef Mickey’s experience) and his own portfolio of successful home-service businesses, Vance shows how even the…
In this episode, we explore the idea of “Rembrandts in the attic” – the hidden sources of value inside your business that most owners and many buyers overlook. Using a simple house‑buying story, we show how one buyer who spots a hidden Rembrandt painting can justify paying far more than anyone else. The same applies to your business. We unpack what these “Rembrandts” look like in practice: a…
In this episode of Entrepreneurs at Scale, Dan Silverston , founder of The Soho Sandwich Company , shares how he turned a failing North London coffee shop into a premium sandwich manufacturer, survived a CVA after the 2008 crash, scaled through focus and culture, and ultimately exited the business. Dan talks candidly about what it really takes to grow in food and hospitality, the power of…
In this episode of Entrepreneurs at Scale , Neale Lewis talks with Dr. Dimi Vichas , founder of Eudai Clinic , a performance-led longevity and lifestyle medicine clinic for ambitious entrepreneurs, CEOs, and senior leaders. Trained as an NHS emergency doctor, Dimi became frustrated with reactive healthcare and built a model focused on early detection, prevention, and optimisation so founders can…
In this episode of The Exit Advisory Team podcast, we explore your “magic number” – the net amount you need from selling your business to fund the life you want, for good. Neale Lewis is joined by wealth manager Adam Rhodes and corporate lawyer Debra Martin to unpack how to calculate that number, the common pitfalls owners overlook, and how it should shape your exit strategy. Key points covered in…
In this episode of the Exit Advisory Team podcast the team discuss how the Exit Readiness Assessment tool can help you can clarity on how prepared you are to achieve one of the most momentous events you have had in terms of your business life... achieving the successful sale of your company. On this weeks podcast we welcome three members of The Exit Advisory Team Neale Lewis (Scaling Up +…
