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Episode 14: Paws and provisions
Last Updated: June 13, 2025
Tune in to the latest episode of the Inspired Sounds podcast, where Rebecca Tunstall, investment manager at Rathbones sits down with Guy Blaskey, founder of Pooch & Mutt. Pooch & Mutt have created an enhanced series of natural meals, treats and supplements that are healthy and tasty to keep our furry friends happy! Guy explains how he harnessed his brand knowledge and expertise to bring Pooch & Mutt to market and why he advocates for any budding entrepreneurs to just get started! Howard shares the story behind building a luxury gin brand with a mission to become the world's #1. Discover how passion, integrity, and an unwavering commitment to quality drive his entrepreneurial success.
Episode 13: Ginspired
Last Updated: January 27, 2025
Tune in to the latest episode of the Inspired Sounds podcast, where Rebecca Tunstall, investment manager at Rathbones sits down with Howard Davies, co-founder and director of Salcombe Gin. Blending two great loves; Salcombe and high-quality spirits, Howard embarked on his entrepreneurial journey by founding an award-winning gin distillery based in his hometown. Howard shares the story behind building a luxury gin brand with a mission to become the world's #1. Discover how passion, integrity, and an unwavering commitment to quality drive his entrepreneurial success.
Episode 12: The Perfumer’s Story
Last Updated: June 13, 2025
We're thrilled to welcome the extraordinary Azzi Glasser, founder of The Perfumer’s Story by Azzi to the latest episode of the Rathbones Inspired Sounds podcast. Join Daniel Money, investment manager, Rathbones as he explores Azzi's fascinating world of bespoke fragrances. Discover how Azzi has earned her reputation as a rebel in the industry - setting trends rather than following them, and redefining what it means to create truly unique scents. Tune in for an inspiring conversation about creativity, individuality, and breaking boundaries.
Episode 11: Finding Better Nature
Last Updated: November 7, 2024
This episode, we're delighted to welcome tempeh trailblazer and Better Nature Co Founder, Christopher Kong. Throughout the interview with Greenbank Investments head of business development Colin Monton, Christopher describes their mission to prove the Better Nature product is vastly superior to meat or plant based alternatives and how they hope to have over 100 million consumers by 2030.
Episode 10: Over the Moonpig
Last Updated: November 5, 2024
In the latest episode of Inspired Sounds, find out how Nick Jenkins the founder of Moonpig, stumbled across the most incredible business model which led him to found the personalised greetings card colossus. Nick reveals to our host Rebecca his unique path into entrepreneurship and how he discovered there is still joy in seeing a business grow even after you have exited.
Episode 3: Successful Exiting: an interview with serial co-founder Scott White
Last Updated: September 18, 2024
Serial co-founder Scott White talks us through one of the most important milestones of a journey as an entrepreneur – how do you exit effectively?
Episode 5: Working with your investors
Last Updated: September 18, 2024
In this episode with Anastasiya Elfimova, Head of the Origination team at Hg we look at the importance of transparency, as well as how necessary it is for founders to understand their investor’s decision-making process. Anastasiya also explains what else investors may offer your business other than capital, as well as exploring what to do when things don’t go as planned.
Episode 6: Start fuelling your journey
Last Updated: May 20, 2024
An interview with Barney Mauleverer co-founder of Fuel10k, one of the UK's leading breakfast brands. Discover how Barney Mauleverer, co-founder of Fuel10k seized an opportunity to place a product in one of the UK’s largest supermarkets and transformed it into a multimillion pound globally recognised brand.
Episode 7: A design for entrepreneurship
Last Updated: July 31, 2024
An interview with Hannah Dale co-founder of Wrendale Designs, a multi-award winning brand of best-selling cards, stationary, home and giftware. We hear first-hand from Hannah about her journey into entrepreneurship, the lessons she and her husband learned along the way and the inspiration behind her colourful, timeless designs.
Episode 8: Building a collagen empire
Last Updated: September 24, 2024
Joining us this episode is young entrepreneur, Forbes 30 under 30 alumni and Absolute Collagen co-founder, Darcy Laceby. Our assistant investment manager Raphaela Major gets deep into conversation about the origins of the company, what it’s like to work closely with family and what the future holds for Absolute Collagen.
Episode 9: Learning to swim
Last Updated: September 24, 2024
This extraordinary episode from our Inspired Sounds series shines a spotlight on the transformative journey of Paul Thompson, founder of Water Babies. Rebecca Tunstall, investment director here at Rathbones discovers why Paul left a secure job in Brighton to pursue a new path as a scuba diving instructor in the Caribbean and how he ultimately found his passion for teaching little ones to swim.
Episode 2: How to Get the Edge in Fundraising: Insights from Serial Co-Founder Scott White
Last Updated: September 18, 2024
Just how do you go about fundraising? Every entrepreneur will have to do it at least once during their business’ life – and often many times over. Serial co-founder Scott White shares his insights.