Ep.128 Everything I Wish I Knew When I Was Starting A Business (From World-Renowned Founders of Whoop, Refy, Odd Muse etc)

Ep.128 Everything I Wish I Knew When I Was Starting A Business (From World-Renowned Founders of Whoop, Refy, Odd Muse etc)

Author: Grace Beverley March 3, 2025 Duration: 49:58

This week’s episode might be the one i’ve spent the most time thinking & planning ever. When i asked after our last compilation episode which ones you guys wanted, so many asked for a compilation of the best business advice from the over 120 episodes of this podcast.


Now let me tell you that was a huge task, because when you’ve spent the last 5 years finding your favourite founders to speak to, choosing is like choosing between your dogs (or at least for me it is).


So, if you have ever thought about running a business, you’ve just started one, you’ve been running one for a decade, or you’re just nosy about how to make loads of money working for yourself, you might enjoy the next hour, i really hope you do!


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EPISODES INCLUDED

Rokeya Khanum: https://youtu.be/st_BtAbmRZo?si=z-IF9EP5FL6UgCct

Cass DiMicco: https://youtu.be/YYxru2JkIGc?si=vA6g-7KvmRtdcrZ1

Nicola Kilner: https://youtu.be/0nrLsN6ktzU?si=c65rdkxmFNGFnXQ0

Candace Nelson: https://youtu.be/IpneF5M49rc?si=Es7TViWYRhU9y31X

Aimee Smale: https://youtu.be/rtwMU63Q-kI?si=B-PNsdn-Sp7nAc7q

Jess Hunt: https://youtu.be/bBwNrQdCy-w?si=vNHJUyVOjWr3H-CM

Jenna Meek: https://youtu.be/fAwsQ7UqOCc?si=VNwNCNG1AbihOCD7

Jordan Brompton: https://youtu.be/wL3XvRIj3ks?si=s-Xf4KjCpTpn-LtG

Will Stirrup: https://youtu.be/1xg7vVGJNNI?si=ieFf69WrY-IntgLM

Will Ahmed: https://youtu.be/5QCjjcUXmls?si=HiNlrOQ6pPQsaleD

Jen Atkin: https://youtu.be/SoUbuEwLFy8?si=0QNW9jblEqKQ6Srk

Debbie Wosskow: https://youtu.be/FwZQA7GJZTY?si=QmThVYCe8noWSQmf


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CHAPTERS

0:00 Introduction & Sponsor

1:10 Rokeya & Cass: starting with a Google search

7:34 Nicola Kilner: constantly iterating

12:39 Candace Nelson: product as marketing

15:26 Aimee Smale: business models

20:39 Refy's Jenna & Jess: Viral Marketing

25:31 Jordan Brompton: Scaling

30:40 Will Stirrup: Hiring & Glamorisation

37:10 Will Ahmed: Making Key Decisions

42:25 Jen Atkin: Re-strategizing

46:20 Debbie Wosskow: Selling


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Grace Beverley hosts the Working Hard with Grace Beverley podcast, a series that moves far beyond standard productivity tips or generic business advice. Here, conversations explore the nuanced and often unconventional paths to achievement across a wide spectrum of life. You’ll hear from a diverse array of guests, including housing campaigners, seasoned investors, and sex experts, each sharing the specific challenges and insights from their unique fields. These discussions naturally avoid easy answers, instead delving into the real work, the personal philosophies, and the redefined metrics of success that drive these individuals. The podcast sits at an interesting crossroads of business, health, fitness, and self-improvement, reflecting Grace’s own multifaceted approach to work and life. Listening feels like gaining access to a series of candid, private mentorships, where the lessons learned are as much about personal resilience and perspective as they are about professional strategy. It’s a space for anyone curious about the many forms that hard work and fulfillment can take, offering stories that challenge the typical rhetoric and inspire a broader, more personal definition of what it means to truly succeed.
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