Welcome to the Gentleman’s Journal podcast, a new fortnightly discussion show all about success, modern business, and the lives of entrepreneurs. Featuring exclusive interviews with the country’s most acclaimed businessmen and raconteurs, every episode is filled with invaluable insights and candid stories from the front line of modern enterprise. It’s a bit like eavesdropping on the world’s most interesting power lunches, only you don’t have to get a reservation and there’s no bill at the end.
New episodes released every other Wednesday.
podcasts — November 6, 2018
How to predict the future
Adam Ludwin is the co-founder of Captify, a leader in Search Intelligence. After dropping out of university, Adam founded his first digital media business from a computer in his mother’s hallway at the age of 21. In just a few short years, his company Captify has gone on to work with…
podcasts — October 26, 2018
How to stand out from the crowd
Cassandra Stavrou and Ryan Kohn are the co-founders of Propercorn, the UK’s best selling popcorn brand. The pair started the company in 2011, and back then they used a cement mixer and a paint sprayer to cook up their first batches. Today, Propercorn sells a packet of popcorn every second.
podcasts — October 11, 2018
How to succeed as the underdog
Anton Chirkunov is the founder of Wheely, a luxury ride hailing app based in Moscow and London. A typical tech founder prodigy, Anton built the first version of the company at just 23 years old. Since then, it’s grown into a thriving business with more than 250 employees, and next…
podcasts — September 27, 2018
How to reinvent yourself
David Spencer-Percival is the serial entrepreneur behind No. 1 Rosemary Water and now No. 1 Botanicals, a new range of botanical-infused drinks with various health-giving properties. In a fascinating episode of the Gentleman’s Journal podcast, David tells how a chance encounter in a carpark changed his life forever; why he decided suddenly one…
podcasts — August 9, 2018
How to conquer fear
Our guest on today’s episode of the Gentleman’s Journal Podcast is Jason Fox, the former marine, Special Forces operative and documentary filmmaker. Jason’s career has spanned several decades and dozens of countries. But there’s been a running theme throughout — no matter where he finds himself, Jason survives and thrives…
podcasts — July 19, 2018
How to become a serial entrepreneur
Our guest on today’s episode is Justin Byam Shaw, the chairman of the Evening Standard and the Independent, the director of the Felix Project, and a serial entrepreneur. Justin’s career has spanned many, many companies and several decades, but it all come back to a few familiar traits — an eye for…
podcasts — July 12, 2018
How to turn a passion into a business
Our guest on today’s episode is Nuno Mendes, the world-renowned chef behind Chiltern Firehouse, Bacchus, and most recently Mãos — a remarkable new intimate dining project. In a fascinating episode of the Gentleman’s Journal podcast, Nuno reveals why it’s okay to have no idea what you want to do with your…
podcasts — June 25, 2018
How to find followers and influence people
Our guest on this afternoon’s episode of the Gentleman’s Journal podcast is Steve Bartlett, the founder and CEO of Social Chain. Since its birth in 2014, Social Chain has gone on to become the most successful social media agency ever — it owns and controls some of the world’s biggest…
podcasts — June 19, 2018
If you’re the smartest guy in the room, you’re in the wrong room
My guest on today’s episode is Steve Varsano, founder and CEO of the Jet Business, the world’s first private aviation showroom. Steve’s career started up in the clouds when he trained to become a pilot in the 1970s. He’s scarcely come down to earth since. Today, the New Jersey boy…
podcasts — May 25, 2018
"I woke up one day and decided to start a bank"
Our guest on today’s episode of the Gentleman’s Journal podcast is Vernon Hill — serial entrepreneur, master retailer and, most recently, the founder of Metro Bank. Vernon founded his first business when he was just a teenager, and had set up his first bank by the age of 26. As you’ll find…
podcasts — March 7, 2018
British Manufacturing Special
In a special episode of the Gentleman’s Journal podcast, we’re joined by three towering figures in British craftsmanship and manufacturing — Robert Ettinger of Ettinger; Jonathan Baker of Turnbull & Asser; and James Fox of Crockett & Jones. What these three don’t know about the art of manufacturing — and…
podcasts — January 25, 2018
Style and Substance
Henry Hales is the founder of Sir Plus, a men’s fashion start up that uses surplus material to build distinctive British garments and accessories. From his humble beginnings selling boxer shorts on a stall in East London, Henry has grown the business to a formidable size, and built a brand…
