Zanele Matome has experienced the highs and lows of entrepreneurship like few people I have ever met. She went from wininng mining tenders, living in a huge house with a butler to broke and back at her childhood home. But that didn't keep her down as you'll soon find out. ---- Apple: https://apple.co/37gY2I6 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3E4wUbm Google: https://bit.ly/3KBQgqG Website: https://nicharalambous.com/its-not-over
Like many entrepreneurs, Chris Jones built his business off the back of a product that he developed to solve a problem that he had. As an American Football player, Chris noticed a gap in the market for durable catcher's gloves with extreme grip. He developed a glove, started to produce and sell it and eventually rolled that product into a distribution business with a partner who would ultimately put his business in a very precarious position. In a single meeting, his partner ended their relationship and took with it 70% of his revenue. In this episode, Chris and I discuss creating a product from scratch, finding partners, losing income and succeeding in the face of certain death. ---- Subscribe to It's Not Over: Apple: https://apple.co/37gY2I6 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3E4wUbm Google: https://bit.ly/3KBQgqG Website: https://nicharalambous.com/its-not-over ---- Find Chris online, buy his book and follow his social accounts: Social media links: Instagram: @relentlesschrisjones Facebook: @relentlesschrisjones LinkedIn: @chrisjonesyyc Websites: https://www.relentlesschrisjones.com/ https://www.eosworldwide.com/chris-jones Link to Relentless AF on Amazon - Buy Relentless AF here
When his business eventually ended, it took with it his cofounder relationship, best mate and group of friends from high school. Jason Bagley's company, Firing Squad, started out as a project-based service business. But thanks to his ability to analyse the data, he pivoted to a more profitable product-based retainer model focused on email management. Unfortunately for Jason and his business partner, the data can only point you in the direction you need to go, the rest is up to you. Jason landed an enticing client who would mark the downfall of his company with late payment, all-consuming work and the promise of shiny silicon valley like growth and venture capital. Jason's story is one filled with resilience, recovery, and an unfortunate lack of focus as a single destructive client grew in scope but not in profit. ---- Subscribe to this show: Apple: https://apple.co/37gY2I6 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3E4wUbm Google: https://bit.ly/3KBQgqG Website: https://nicharalambous.com/its-not-over ---- Find Jason online: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonbagley-copycheck/ https://getcopycheck.com/
Hiten Keshav is an accountant who wanted desperately to strike out on his own and build a business despite his parents desperately wanting him to take a different path to their own. His first business opportunity was in an unfamiliar industry where he had no experience, no network and was burning through his hard-earned savings to survive. It's not often that I get to speak to someone who chose to shut down a business, but in this episode of It's Not Over, Hiten reveals the pains of failure and the critical lessons he learned that allowed him to build a better business the next time around. ---- Apple: https://apple.co/37gY2I6 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3E4wUbm Google: https://bit.ly/3KBQgqG Website: https://nicharalambous.com/its-not-over ---- Follow Hiten: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hitenkeshave/ https://www.theunconventionalca.org/
No matter how large your business is or how much experience you have leading, the threat of business death is always looming. When Mike Abel decided to pitch for the advertising business of the flailing retailer Edgars, he believed his agency could turn the retailer back into a profitable entity. Unfortunately, a change in leadership at his client lead to underhanded tactics, which threatened the survival of his business. Mike Abel is a business leader with strong opinions, deep experience and the talent to back up his words. In this episode of It's Not Over, Mike and I discuss pitching for business when you know you'll lose it, motivating a team that may lose their job and the morals and ethics of doing business with the right partners and clients. ---- Apple: https://apple.co/37gY2I6 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3E4wUbm Google: https://bit.ly/3KBQgqG Website: https://nicharalambous.com/its-not-over ---- Connect with Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-abel-39b53b12/ https://twitter.com/abelmike https://www.instagram.com/mikeabel67/ http://www.mcsaatchiabel.co.za/