Today I am chatting with Stephen Allott, a Trinity College Cambridge Graduate, who began his eclectic career in entrepreneurship importing bicycle locks while at law school. Plotting his “great escape”, he veered into the technological space, and introduced web processing and online legal databases into chambers in the UK. He has worked at McKinsey as a strategy consultant solving complex business problems, and has scaled network management software company Micromuse to 800 employees, taking it ...
Apr 15, 2020•35 min
Today I’m chatting with Catalina Rodriguez, Founder of Social Media Management Company Yellow Muse, who is now pivoting towards the personal development niche. She is highly uplifting and positive and really raw about her journey through both struggle and triumph. If you’re looking for a wholesome and nurturing kick up the bum, this one’s for you ;-) In this episode you will learn about: How to get over your excuses How getting over your ego will help you “figure it out” Why you need to get rid ...
Mar 25, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Today I’m chatting with Derek Moneyberg who is hailed among many as a quasi legend for his gangster work ethic and abundant lifestyle. He graduated top of his class from the number 1 MBA program in the world at the time at Chicago Booth Business School, and has made several million in real estate and distressed investing, has built multi-million dollar companies and has helped others do the same. He sits on the advisory boards of several 8-figure companies and has consulted with Fortune 500 comp...
Mar 02, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Today I’m chatting with Javier Borda, who is an opera singer and vocal coach and he is deeply immersed in the entrepreneurial space. This is the most angelic voice you will hear on this podcast. Listen just for the voice. Mastery over your voice does have serious business and life implications. Not being able to project your voice will lose so much money. If no one can hear you, you will be ignored. If you’re not nice to listen to, no one will want to listen to you. If you don’t have conviction ...
Feb 24, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Today I’m chatting with Amit Dhunnoo, who speaks openly about his journey into entrepreneurship. As is the case for many he started out on the “safe” route on track to becoming an accountant, soon realising that this was just not for him. Now he runs a hotel business and is the founder of The Conscious Movement, whose mission to help people activate their full potential mentally, spiritually and physically. He is also a transformational coach, who mentors on goals, accountability, mindset, healt...
Feb 17, 2020•59 min
Today I’m chatting with Aaron McKane, who is working towards a Masters of Cognitive Neuroscience while building an online coaching business helping entrepreneurs and professionals to reduce stress within weeks. As an entrepreneur, it’s very easy to get into the hustle mode, put huge amounts of pressure on yourself and feel constant tension and self-attack around your work because you have big things that you want to accomplish. Aaron has managed to overcome this through his own experiences and h...
Feb 08, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Today I’m chatting with Julz West, who is possibly one of the most positive and uplifting people I have ever met. Having taught himself to write songs in his teens, he started out on Youtube and has amassed a huge following on social media. In the past he has provided backing vocals for artists, such as Ed Sheeran, but now he is paving the way for himself. He speaks Spanish and Japanese and leverages his languages to boost his fanbase in those countries. He’s quite the hit with the Japanese fang...
Feb 01, 2020•51 min
Today I’m chatting with Dr Emil Goliath, who is a fitness beast with an incredible story. He started out as a medical doctor in A&E, then went to competing and winning as a strongman and then bodybuilder. Now he runs several online businesses, including fitness coaching for entrepreneurs, while he travels and speaks all over the world. He is very honest and raw about his journey and we dispel some of the common myths surrounding entrepreneurship and the dangers that people can get sucked int...
Jan 24, 2020•55 min
Today I’m chatting with Peter Cowley, a serial tech entrepreneur and angel investor who has been on 85 entrepreneurial journeys. He is the President of the European Business Angel’s Network, was voted UK Business Angel of the Year 2014-15 and Best Angel of The World, and is dedicated to improving the journeys of startup entrepreneurs by educating angel investors and entrepreneurs to make fewer mistakes, work better together and produce more successful exits. With decades of experience under his ...
Jan 14, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Today I’m chatting with Phil Rosenthal who brings an enormous amount of business experience to the table. Having started out tech consulting for attorneys at the age of 12, he has since built and sold a successful multimillion dollar tech company. Fascinating insights from someone who has had quite the entrepreneurial journey and an incredibly thought-provoking listen. In this episode you will learn about: What it takes to become an entrepreneur/business owner How to make your first million How ...
Dec 30, 2019•58 min
Today I’m chatting with Greg Santos in a raw conversation about his difficult upbringing and journey into personal development. He is a mindset and accountability coach, who also works in Sales and runs a daily 5am accountability call. One of the most disciplined and positive forces I have met. This guy will hold you accountable, fill your mind with amazing energy and mindsets and make you feel real good about it along the way. In this episode you will learn about: The importance of the influenc...
Dec 15, 2019•56 min
Today I’m chatting with Will Neder, who is the founder of an ecommerce brand called Low Key Emotional and he also owns his own successful real estate business. Will is an awesome and humble guy who is balling right now and has a lot of powerful things to say — I was really inspired by this chat. This episode is littered with gems and tidbits so you better be taking notes. In this episode you will learn about: How to talk to yourself How to stop putting up a front How to build a compelling brand ...
Dec 08, 2019•52 min
Today I’m chatting with the wonderful CEO and Founder of App Chocolate, successful digital marketer, investor and mentor at the Judge Business School and investor. A fantastic listen for anyone interested in app development and launching, digital marketing and people who are looking to engage with investors. He has a decade of entrepreneurship under his belt with powerful lessons to share for all young entrepreneurs out there. He’s also launching the Advent Calendar App 2019! A free app discover...
Dec 01, 2019•43 min
Today I’m chatting with the wonderful Karthic Kannan who is an entrepreneur with a high flying corporate career. He’s a Manager at KPMG who has somehow found the time to build a funky dating app called Hide & Seek that seeks to simplify the dating process. He also has a couple of other cool side hustles on the go! This is a great episode for those who love niche ideas, those who have a lot on their plate and want to understand how to balance their all their various projects, and those who wa...
Nov 24, 2019•54 min
In today’s episode, I’m chatting with the very humble and honest young entrepreneur, Ed Razzell, who is a law graduate, digital marketer and an all around awesome guy. Lot’s of gems in this one. To any young entrepreneur who is starting out or going through a rough patch, this is an especially good listen! In this episode you will learn about: The power of mentors — why you should get a mentor and how to get one How to avoid being scammed How to build win-win relationships The secret to effectiv...
Nov 20, 2019•1 hr 15 min
Today I’m chatting with my awesome friend Joey Wilson, who is a Schwarzman scholar, global shaper and Cancer researcher at Cambridge University with a Startup called Alaunius, which deals with electronic health records. A must-listen if you’re interested in the medical field or health-tech sector. But it’s also littered with powerful insights on goals, success, network and the entrepreneurial journey. In this episode you will learn about: How to identify problems where there is opportunity for i...
Nov 14, 2019•44 min
In this episode, I sit down with my buddy Geoff Alexander, who is one of the UK’s best-kept secrets. He used to be a personal trainer and a rising star in the corporate world but is now an award-winning Google Ads specialist (first Google-certified in the UK), speaker and digital marketing consultant and mentor. A very fun guy, who is way too humble and has a ridiculously large network. In this episode you will learn about: The leap from the corporate world into entrepreneurship How to adapt you...
Nov 08, 2019•32 min
Today I’m chatting with Aris Pattakos is an excellent programmer and startup founder of guestflip, an online hotel reputation manager. Very smart and motivated guy, with ridiculous laser focus to his goals, definitely an inspiring listen. Oh, and he was also named a Forbes 30 under 30 entrepreneur in Greece. In this episode you will learn about: How to reverse engineer your goals How to get honest feedback on your startup idea Why deadlines are important Common mistakes when building a start-up ...
Nov 05, 2019•56 min
Sometimes you meet someone, and you just know that they are going somewhere. Which is why in this episode I chat with Deji Adeoshun, an ambitious Computer Science student, who fully embodies the entrepreneurial mindset, and we chat about a whole bunch of interesting things. In this episode you will learn about: The entrepreneurial mindset of Nigerians Creative ways to spot opportunity How to be completely and utterly shameless How to develop excitement about anything — including textbooks How to...
Oct 25, 2019•1 hr 5 min
In this episode, I chat with the wonderful Karen Skidmore, who is a badass mumpreneur, marketing consultant and business growth advisor with +25 years experience, who helps small business owners scale their business — without burning out. She has written and incredibly practical book called “True Profit Business”, which serves as a guide to creating a business that fuels and energises you along the way. She’s also a very funny gal. Lot’s of wisdom spilt for young entrepreneurs in this one. In th...
Oct 18, 2019•53 min
In this episode I sit down with the incredible Temi Johnson, a 13 year old from Nigeria, who is a motivational speaker and runs a social media marketing company called Favtek Media , and believe me — he know what he’s talking about. In this episode you will learn about: How adding value brings you cash How to push through failure How to increase social media engagement A sneaky trick to get influencers to reply to your dm The most common limiting beliefs and how to overcome them And more... Thin...
Oct 14, 2019•37 min
In this episode I sit down with up and coming digital marketer Stathis Kapnidis, who is currently working under mentorship with a digital marketing agency for plastic surgeons in the US called Top Growth Ventures. He is such a humble and interesting guy to talk to, incredibly disciplined and full of personal development nuggets that will kick your butt into gear. In this episode you will learn about: The value of investing in your self-education How to get mentors How to set deadlines for yourse...
Oct 06, 2019•1 hr 9 min
In today’s episode we have on the wonderful Jenny Leeming, aka the business whisperer who works with leaders to create flow in their businesses. In this episode you will learn about: The importance of vision, values and mindset in your business How to determine your values How to cater to your audience in your communication An interesting hack for developing your ideas How to find business partners How to tap into your intuition And so much more... Resources mentioned in this episode: Brené Brow...
Oct 01, 2019•45 min
In this episode of The Young Entrepreneur’s Journey I sit down with Alex Toporek, a Computer Science Student at John’s Hopkins University and Co-Founder of ImagineX, a venture with a vision to take young people through a transformative experience that will give them clarity about the direction of their lives in terms of short term and long-term goals. In this episode you will learn about: The importance of validating your idea and taking action on those ideas The value of sliding into dms and th...
Sep 26, 2019•53 min
In this episode I sit down with Franck Ndame, who is a Computer Science student, tech genius and young entrepreneur. We talk about his path to entrepreneurship, the importance of creating solutions, the process of launching an app, pitching investors, managing your time as both a student and entrepreneur, the daily routine that turns him into an efficiency machine, digital minimalism, role models and so much more. He has recently launched an app called XPO, the first payment processing app that ...
Sep 10, 2019•40 min
Welcome welcome to the FIRST episode of The Young Entrepreneur’s Journey podcast, with me as your host, Yasmina Ellins. Jump aboard as we embark on this entrepreneurial journey together. In this episode, you will hear about the why behind this very exciting new podcast. This is the beginning of my entrepreneurial journey — on this podcast I will share my own ups and downs, lessons and breakthroughs, ideas and musings of the mind. I will also interview both young and seasoned entrepreneurs, and g...
Sep 10, 2019•9 min
