Start Me Up

Start Me Up is a podcast series about the side hustle. Powered by O2 Business. Hear from the brave people who risked it all to turn a side hustle into their very own business. Share the highs and lows of their journey - why they did it, how they did it, and how their lives have been transformed… from brewing Kombucha in a north London factory to giving up a career in child psychology to make luxury soaps, we hear from those who’ve taken the biggest leap of their lives.

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Episode 3: Albert

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...

Nov 29, 2016•10 min

Episode 2: Pickled

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 14, 2016•13 min

Episode 1: Kombucha

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 31, 2016•16 min

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Sep 11, 2016•35 sec

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