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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 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

Bark: The British tech platform helping small businesses

Kai Feller explains how he built Bark from scratch all the way to a £240m exit

BT Group CEO Allison Kirkby: Upgrading 'the world’s oldest telco'

Allison Kirkby is the CEO of one of the UK’s best-known brands, the BT Group, at a crucial moment. It’s under pressure to deliver on a “once in a generation” investment in broadband

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