Start Me Up

Ivo and Dan have made their careers making apps for big companies - in fact there's probably one of theirs on your phone right now. But when they decided to give up the safety of their well-paid day jobs and launch out on their own, they were going up against the big players they'd once worked for. Hear about their journey - from living on a shoestring while they developed their own app, to pitching to start-up accelerators, and their plans for the future. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Meet Freddie Janssen, the queen of kimchi. After becoming obsessed with Korean pickles on a flight to Sydney, she quit her job in media and is now the proud owner of F.A.T. - a trendy London pickle company. Listen to the story of how she left her glamorous career for a life of early morning market stalls, exploding pickle jars – and a thriving business. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Art director Gina Geoghegan took a trip of discovery across America, and after an encounter with a witch in the Nevada desert, decided she just had to make kombucha - a healthy, fermented tea. Now, she runs business startup Wild Fizz. Hear about her side hustle journey from boardroom big cheese to kombucha queen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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