Big Risk Energy with Roei Samuel

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Serial entrepreneur and investor Roei Samuel talks to some of the biggest names in the business world and beyond, to showcase the leaps of faith they have taken, their appetite for risk and hurdles they have overcome. Big Risk Energy features investors, entrepreneurs, academics, actors, musicians, politicians, scientists and everyone in between. Roei, founder and CEO of FinTech Connectd, has been an angel investor for the last five years and is passionate about entrepreneurship, mental health and neurodiversity

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September 18, 202426 min

Everything INVESTORS Want From Startups in under 30 MINUTES

“One of the issues with investors in the UK is they’re constantly unicorn hunting” Would you agree? 🤔 As an exited founder turned investor, Dominic McGregor knows a lot about the startup ecosystem. He co-founded Social Chain with Steven Bartlett and grew the business to a $300m annual turnover before exiting. Dom joined me on my podcast #BigRiskEnergy to share more on what investors look for in founders, tips for early-stage startups and more.

August 22, 202426 min

The Startup Expert: I Raised $100 MILLION in Startup Funding By Providing VALUE

What does it take to raise $100 million in startup funding and exit two startups? Gregg Stein, founder and CEO of Triple G Ventures, knows a thing or two. #BigRiskEnergy is back and in this episode, he breaks down the strategies behind his success — from scaling startups to executing successful exits 🔝

February 14, 202447 min

Building One Of The World's Best Nightclubs | Cameron Leslie, Co-founder of Fabric

Imagine having to bounce back from closing your business TWICE as a founder? Cameron Leslie, Co-founder of Fabric, can relate. Since it’s inception in 1999, Fabric has been home to not only some of the world’s best DJs but also upcoming ones who needed a platform to show their skills, soon becoming a rite of passage for all DJs in Europe. From hosting top talents such as Terry Francis, Craig Richards, Seth Troxler and Skream and Benga to facing the closure because of COVID and licensing issues, it’s been a hell of a journey for Cameron and team. Listen to Cameron as he shares how the community stepped up when Fabric was on the brink of closure, the lessons he gained as a founder in learning from setbacks and more in this week’s #BigRiskEnergy episode 🎙 #Founders #Startups #Investors #FabricLondon #EventManagement #FabricNightclub

February 7, 202447 min

Here's What You Need To Do To Grow Your Startup

If you’re a founder, you need to know who Dawn Haynes is.With over 30 years experience in business development, customer experience and building high-performing teams, she’s now helping tech startup founders in Central Florida to start and scale their business 📈Dawn came down to the #BigRiskEnergy studios for an insightful episode on what investors look for in startups, why some founders aren’t successful and more 💻#MiamiTech #Founders #Investors #TechStartup #Startups 

February 1, 202449 min

Why You Need To Prioritise Employee Wellbeing As A Founder | Joe Kaul

🚨 Reminder for all founders: your workforce is THE most important part of your business After realising the detrimental effect his approach in management was having on his team, Joe Kaul did a 180 and rapidly changed his startup’s culture, putting employee wellbeing as the number one priority As founder of Pulse.io and ONQOR, he’s determined not only to shift how organisations value employees but also how machine learning AI tools can transform the future of marketing 👏 We caught up with Joe in this week’s #BigRiskEnergy episode to share more on life as a founder, the future of AI in marketing and more 🎙

January 24, 202443 min

Meet The Winner of Gordon Ramsay's 2023 BBC Future Food Stars, Andy Albalous

1 in 5000. That’s the number of businesses Andy Albalous beat to win Gordon Ramsay’s 2023 Future Food Stars 🥇 After suffering from a life changing knee injury, Andy found himself exploring CBD as a form of healing and found a major gap in the market, leading him to co-found food brand Drops of Heal We caught up with Andy in this week’s #BigRiskEnergy episode on having to pivot his career, breaking the stigma of CBD usage, his experience working closely with Gordon Ramsay and more

January 17, 202456 min

Breaking Free: Escaping the Wrong Career Path | Matt Swain

How many of us can say we’re truly passionate about our career?Matt Swain turned his life around after breaking down on the way to work, suddenly realising how unhappy he was with his job.He pivoted into Marketing after figuring our where his passion lies and has since worked with big brands and personas such as Gymshark and Steven Bartlett, to hosting international talks on building your personal brand 🏆Watch as he shares valuable insight on how self belief plays an important role in your pursuit for success, the power social media plays in shaping your career and more in this week’s episode of #BigRiskEnergy 🎙#SelfDevelopment #GrowthJourney #Entrepreneur #growthmindset

January 10, 202448 min

How To Equip The Next Generation of Entrepreneurs | Bejay Mulenga

Bejay Mulenga is on a mission to educate and equip the next generation of entrepreneurs and creators with the necessary tools, having started his own entrepreneurial journey at the tender age of 12 with a tuck shop franchise 👏 As co-founder of Blocks2Bags, founder of Supa Network and CEO of The Student View, he’s positioned himself in all the right areas to make this happen. Bejay joins us for this week’s BigRiskEnergy episode, sharing his thoughts on entrepreneurship, inspiring the next generation of founders, navigating work-life balance and more #Entrepreneurship #Founders #Startups #MentalHealth

January 3, 202456 min

How To Build A Marketing Team At A Startup

Meet the marketing genius behind Connectd, Oliver Tarpey.He joined us back in 2021 when the Marketing department was non-existent and we had a tiny office with a few desks and some creaky office chairs 😂. It’s safe to say he’s part of the furniture.After years of curating the podcast behind the scenes, he joins Roei in this episode of #BigRiskEnergy to talk through his transition from agency to startup life, his stint as a semi-pro football coach and how he embraced his neurodiversity 🤝

December 27, 202333 min

The Reality Of Starting A Wealth Management Firm

You’re looking at a man responsible for £4bn worth of assets.After leaving his six-figure salary job, Dan Thompson built out his own wealth management firm Sovereign Wealth, dealing with some of the richest individuals on the planet. Talk about pressure.It wasn’t easy to begin with especially with the curveballs life threw at him, but this is someone who defines #BigRiskEnergy 👏Dan joins us in this week’s episode sharing some great tips on investment and wealth management, his passion for fitness and becoming a first-time founder#WealthManagement #AssetManagement #Founders