Take The Plunge

This week Ciaran met with the co-founder of LABELL-D, Julia Vendramin. Julia discusses her long spanning career in fashion and her learnings from starting her own sustainable fashion business. This episode is packed with insights on starting and scaling your own business as well as defining your brand identity. 

In this week's episode of 'Take the plunge' Swoop Founder Ciaran Burke is speaking to Inverse Funding Founder Jamie Harford. Find out how Jamie went from running a healthy fast food business in 2012 to being responsible for 20% of funding raises in Europe (2020).  

Finding your purpose, accounting and whiskey with Andrew Van De Beek. In this week's episode of 'Take the plunge' Swoop Founder Ciaran Burke is speaking to illumin8 Founder Andrew Van De Beek. The Aussie Accountant depicts the highs and lows of his journey as an Accountant and a Founder. Watch to find out more! Find funding for your business now for free, register with us at https://swoopfunding.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=avb-podcast More from Swoop: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SwoopFunding Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swoopfunding/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SwoopFunding Where else to listen: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3qCQwfI Find Andrew at https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewvandebeek/ https://www.illumin8.com.au/

Alex MacDonald, Co-Founder of North Point Distillery tells us about his journey from working within government trade to starting up a distillery with Struan Mackie

Neil Potts and Rachel Hugh, Co-founders of The Vurger co tell us about their journey from being told that no one wants a vegan fast food restaurant to now being in the process of opening up their 4th successful location. 

Erifili Gounari, Founder of the Z link tells about her journey of starting up during Covid and growing her successful business whilst studying full time.

Alex Brees, Founder and CEO of un:hurd tells us about his journey from his determination to work at Universal Music to realising his passion for helping independent artists. 

Claudia Gwinnutt, Founder and CEO of CIRCLA tells us all about her journey from jumping around in the finance world for nine years to taking a sabbatical and finding her true calling for CIRCLA.

Andrew Drake, Co-Founder and CEO of Bad Moon Talent tell us about his story from working for Activision Blizzard to setting up his own Esports Talent Management Company.

Paul David Perry & William Gadsby Peet, Co-Founders of Literal Humans tell us about their story of stopping what they were doing and setting up their agency together.

Co-Founder of Unplugged, Hector Hughes tells us about his journey from going on a 10-day retreat in the Himalayas to quitting his job and starting up his own off-grid cabin retreat company.

Founder and CEO of Be-Hookd, George James tells us about his journey from working for The X Factor to starting up his own star-studded marketing agency.

Co-Founder and MD of Hospital Records, Chris Goss tells us about his journey from working in a record shop to starting up his own record label with Tony Colman. 

Founder & Managing Partner of Orchid Black, Jim Barnish tells us about his story from being a part of his family business to having his own successful company. 

Ross Summers, Founder and CEO of Talent Crunch tells us about his opinion of the traditional recruitment model and what the future looks like for Talent Crunch.

Founder of Soho Juice Co, Johnny Barnes tells us about his journey from working in Soho, starting a lip care company to developing an award-winning juice company.

Co-founder of Sk|in, Ben Barter tells us about his journey from using furlough to reflect on his career to then starting his new, unique company with co-founder Flinty Bane.

Sam Price, Founder and CEO of Alyve talks to us about his personal journey with nutrition, the benefits he experienced and the process of turning it into a successful business.

Founder of Nú Infusions, Conor Meehan talks us through his journey of discovering guayusa tea, its benefits, launching an online store and creating new products.

Founder of Focused for Business, Hatty Fawcett talks us through her journey of being a marketeer working for startups to starting her own business to help businesses raise equity. 

Dave Endersen, Director and Partner at White Bear studio tells us all about his journey so far and the step he took in joining his wife, Kelly, full time at White Bear in 2019. 

Hannah Dawson, Founder and CEO of Futrli talks us through her journey from owning a pub and ending up with a £40K VAT bill, to starting up Futrli to help ensure mistakes like this don't happen to other business owners. 

Von Sy, Founder and CEO of Nimble babies discusses the journey of starting his company including his Dragons Den appearance and getting his products into large UK supermarkets. 

Peter Ibbetson, Founder and Director of Journolink joins us for the first episode of season 2. Listen to hear all about his journey in PR and the growth of Journolink. 

CEO and Co-Founder of Influencer, Ben Jeffries tell us how the idea of Influencer came about, their investement journey and the importance of culture.

Founder of Tribu Hair, Glen Brophy tells us about his journey of opening his hair salon just meer months before Covid, the struggles of finding property and the importance of customer service.

Mark Murphy, Founder and CEO of Foodomnia tells us about the growth of 3 brands and concepts, developing with the food delivery world and his journey so far.

This week we are joined by Adnan Niazi, Director and CEO of Novus Altair. He tells us all about how London 2012 pushed him to start his business and how they have helped on the frontline during Covid-19.

For the next episode of the Take The Plunge Podcast Jeremy Isaac, Co-Founder of Country & Townhouse tells us all about the development of the magazine, doing never done before high end advertising and adjusting to the growth of digital.

Finn Gleeson, Co-Founder of Bunsen, a popular Irish burger chain, talks about his journey of growing one to eight restaurants and adapting to the growth of working with delivery partners.

Founders of Infinite Management, Sam Patterson and Monica Gartner tell us all about the accidental start of Infinite, what they've learnt so far and how they manage to juggle a long-distance relationship and running a business together.

Joanna Wilson, Founder of Just Work tells us the story behind starting her business, her struggles with finding a business bank account, and her hopes for the future.

For the next episode of the Take The Plunge Podcast Conor O'Donohoe, songwriter and musician of Wild Youth! He talks about his journey in music so far and life as a musician during COVID.

Alex Brownless, Co-Founder of Arts Thread tells us the story behind his career in the art world, his advice for the next generation, and his success over the last 11 and a half years.

Will Kennedy and Adrian Gilbane, Founders of Sons hair loss treatment talk about the story behind starting their business and their experience so far!

The fourth installment of the Take The Plunge podcast features Immy, Founder of Bubbles Bakery. The episode covers the story behind Bubbles Bakery and Immy's journey so far from creating a business in lockdown.

The third installment of the Take The Plunge podcast features Eimear McManus, Director of Digital Works Agency (DWA). The episode covers Eimear's fascinating story from starting her career with just a desk in her room in Limerick to being named one of Irelands 30 under 30 through bringing brands to life!

Irish Singer-Songwriter, Eiza murphy reflects on her journey so far in the music industry what she hopes to do next.

Founder & CEO of Bua Fit, Dave Stapleton reflects on the journey so far in his business venture and what he hopes to do next.