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Barclays CEO Venkat on turning around a FTSE 100 bank and leading through cancer

He's added roughly £40bn in shareholder value to Barclays and has some pointed things to say about what's still holding British businesses back

"I actually don't want to grow": The 800% surge that nearly broke Nadine Merabi's brand

From answering the phones under a fake name to building a board a decade in, Nadine Merabi shares the lessons behind scaling her brand

Blue Light Card's growth story: From start-up to 6 million members

How a discount platform for frontline workers became a fast-scaling commercial success without abandoning its mission

Little Moons: The overnight success that took 10 years

Founder Vivien Wong reveals the difference between riding a wave of sudden demand and being swept away by it

The pivot that saved Vinted

In his first-ever podcast interview, CEO Adam Jay explains how a single counterintuitive decision turned a failing start-up into a €8bn powerhouse

How one founder is using AI to land a knockout business opportunity

What began as a boxing apparel brand is now becoming a lesson in how founders can use AI to unlock new growth

How Humble Crumble turned nostalgia into growth

Founder Kim Innes shares how customer feedback, viral moments and a simple love of crumble helped turn it into a profitable London success story

How to build an AI start-up in the UK

Nnamdi Emelifeonwu explains how a problem faced by a visually impaired colleague became Definely, a legal tech scale-up with 150 customers and $40m raised

Turning Sephora into a €16bn giant: The risks, mistakes and breakthroughs

Former Sephora CEO Chris de Lapuente on why businesses should only scale when the core is ready

Envelop Risk: Bringing insurance into the age of AI

Cyber-risk expert Jonathan Spry explains why poor digital hygiene is leaving British businesses dangerously exposed

The founder who built fast and learnt the hard limits of growth

Castell Group founder Dorian Payne has built more than 250 affordable homes in Wales, but his biggest growth challenge is learning when to say no

Omaze CEO: Storytelling in business and conquering your fears

Matt Pohlson is the co-founder and CEO of sweepstake specialists Omaze, a rare example of a business idea born in the US that found success when it moved to the UK