FYI: Melissa Chapman

This weeks podcasts guests (yes we have 2!) are Laura Mallows and Ronnie Bourne, Co-Founders of Mallows Beauty - a skincare brand that will make you glow inside and out. Laura & Ronnie started Mallows Beauty at the start of 2020 with the motivation to celebrate imperfections and educate consumers about skin, rather than selling false dreams of ‘perfection’ and ‘quick fixes’. Having originally planned to launch to market with face masks, Laura & Ronnie saw the urgent need for hand sanitiser with the rise of the Covid pandemic and immediately pivoted production selling and distributing sanitiser nation wide. This was the beginning of their journey - they’ve now developed numerous products and launched, in just one year, in to retailers such as Superdrug, Urban Outfitters and Misguided. Laura & Ronnie talk us through the journey to starting Mallows Beauty and their whirlwind first year of business. Subscribe - Follow - Share www.lovegunn.co

This weeks podcast guest is Hugo Scheckter, Founder & Managing Director at The Player Care Group. The Player Care Group are the UK’s first consultancy group focused on Player Care, Team Operations and Player Wellbeing within sporting environments across the world. Hugo started his journey in sport in the US coaching football before seeing an opportunity in Team Operations and Player Care. He became Team Operations Manager at Indy Eleven in the USL, before being head-hunted by Southampton FC and becoming the clubs first Team Liaison Officer. Hugo then moved on to West Ham, before at the beginning of 2021 starting his own business offering these services as a consultancy to sporting organisations worldwide. Hugo gives us a fascinating insight into the importance of Player Care in modern day football, working directly with Premier League managers and their teams to ensure everything that happens off the pitch runs smoothly. Subscribe - Follow - Share www.lovegunn.co

This weeks podcast guest is Adam Whyte, Founder & CEO at Edge - An end to end influencer marketing platform that allows you to create campaigns, track data, pay talent and create industry leading reports. Adam has a wealth of experience in gaming, sports & esports. He started his career as a sports lawyer, working on high profile cases across Europe, before following his passion for esports and identifying an opportunity to connect gamers, teams, leagues and brands using tech. We talk to Adam about the journey to starting Edge, the successes, failures and lessons along the way and the future following recently securing £1.5m worth of funding. Adam has a wealth of experience in gaming, sports & esports. He started his career as a sports lawyer, working on high profile cases across Europe, before following his passion for esports and identifying an opportunity to connect gamers, teams, leagues and brands using tech. We talk to Adam about the journey to starting Edge, the successes, failures and lessons along the way and the future following recently securing £1.5m worth of funding. Subscribe - Follow - Share www.lovegunn.co

This weeks podcast guest is Melissa Chapman, Chief Content and Brand Officer at Jungle Creations - a media, marketing and commerce company for the social age. Mel is a leader in the digital media industry and a key part of the team that has grown Jungle Creations in to a world renowned powerhouse. We talk to Mel about her journey from being Jungle’s first employee as a content writer, to now leading the business and its brands with a community of over 121 million followers. Subscribe - Follow - Share www.lovegunn.co

This weeks podcast guest is Alex Harris, Owner & Head of Marketing at London Esports - a UK based esports organisation. Alex is a natural innovator and an esports marketing guru having worked in Senior positions at Excel Esports, KFC Gaming, Munster Rugby Gaming and The Esports Awards - all whilst studying for a degree at the University of Bristol. We talk to Alex about his journey getting in to esports and the challenges facing a young marketeer, balancing university studies and full time roles making major decisions in professional esports organisations. Subscribe - Follow - Share www.lovegunn.co

This weeks podcast guest is Peter Czapp, Founder of a group of businesses aimed at supporting and growing agencies worldwide. Following starting The Wow Company in 2004 and successfully supporting hundreds of agencies, Peter launched The Agency Collective, the world’s best peer support community for agency owners. Peter then went on to start BenchPress, aimed at research and sharing insights shinning the light on top-performing businesses. Peter is a serial entrepreneur and provides a fascinating insight in to the journey, from starting an accountancy firm, to launching multiple businesses focussed on community and growth. We talk through that journey from start to finish and focus on the lessons along the way. Subscribe - Follow - Share www.lovegunn.co

This weeks podcast guest is Sophie McGregor, Co-Founder of Griddle - a food brand home to outrageously tasty yet nourishing pancakes and waffles. Sophie has vast experience in the FMCG space working for Ocado, Jealous Sweets and Vita Coco alongside developing and launching Griddle in 2018. We talk to Sophie about the journey to launching a food start up - from pitching to large supermarkets, to understanding target audience and going to market with your product. Subscribe - Follow - Share www.lovegunn.co

This weeks podcast guest is Bilyana Freye, Co-Founder of Orbiit - a virtual networking platform helping communities realise their full potential through connection. Bilyana has had an amazing and diverse career: from international finance in London and Hong Kong to launching technology start ups in New York. Bilyana has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, and Thrive and was also one of the pitch winners of the Uber x Girlboss competition for disruptive businesses in the US. We talk about Billy and her journey to becoming a tech start up entrepreneur. We also discuss the journey to gaining backing from The Founders Fund and most recently pivoting business proposition during a global pandemic. Subscribe - Follow - Share www.lovegunn.co

This weeks podcast guest is Paul Doleman, Portfolio Non-Exec Director and Advisor. Paul is a creative CEO who has established and managed multi-million dollar businesses, with over 30 years experience in executive, marketing and technology leadership. Paul is a natural innovator & entrepreneur and has previous experience with some of the world’s leading brands including Microsoft, Apple, Barcelona, Real Madrid and The Telegraph Media Group (just to name a few!). We talk to Paul about his fascinating career starting off at Microsoft working in the US (where he tells us about his first meeting with Bill Gates) through to moving agency side where he talks about his pitching experiences with the likes of Sky Scanner and Ann Summers. We also discuss life as Non-Exec now working with The City Football Group and a variety of agencies (most notably LoveGunn). Subscribe - Follow - Share www.lovegunn.co

This weeks podcast guest is Matt Mead, Sports Partnerships Manager at Sphero Sports. After nearly 15 years as an executive leader in corporate social responsibility and social impact at Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Chelsea FC, Matt joined Sphero to launch the companies newest venture, Sphero Sports. Sphero Sports is built for Sports Foundations, Schools & CSR Driven Organisations to teach STEM education through sports that kids already know and love. During Matt’s time at The Chelsea Foundation he lead the Education and Innovation Department, building an industry-leading education programme that spearheaded many groundbreaking initiatives in football, STEM Education and social impact. This success then went on to develop partnerships with the The 49ers Foundation, EVERFI, Autodesk, The Hidden Genius Project and The Smithsonian to create STEM education programmes for US and UK communities. We talk to Matt about the ground-breaking work he has done; reimagining the way sport, technology and education combine to inspire and engage communities. Subscribe - Follow - Share www.lovegunn.co