Episode Details

Oliver Cookson, founder of Myprotein, reveals the secrets to building a business worth over £350 million. Why anyone can build a business in today's day and age plus the story behind the Founder and his next steps.

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Chapters 

0:00 Introduction
0:28 Growing Up With No Money in Manchester
2:13 1 GCSE & Leaving School at 16
2:42 Day One: A £500 Overdraft & A Bedroom
4:54 The Protein Margin That Changed Everything
5:14 Building The First Online Protein Brand
8:14 Working 9-5 While Secretly Building an Empire
17:06 Does Having Millions Actually Change You?
19:33 The Hut Group Sale & The Fraud That Followed
22:37 What He's Building Now: Verve & His AI App
29:57 Training 30,000 People to Save Lives
37:53 The Dark Side of Being a Solo Founder
39:40 "Be Reasonably Unreasonable" (His Daily Framework)
45:05 He Speaks to AI More Than His Wife
48:13 50% of Jobs Will Be Gone in 18 Months
50:01 Resourcefulness Over Resources (Final Advice)

✅ How a man with 1 GCSE built a £350M company from a £500 overdraft
✅ Why he never took a single investor and kept 100% of Myprotein
✅ The moment he knew it was working
✅ Why 50% of entry-level jobs will be gone in 18 months
✅ His daily framework for compounding success over 25 years

DISCLAIMER:
This episode is meant for educational purposes and should not be considered financial advice or UK tax advice. When you invest your capital is at risk. Past performance is not a guarantee of future success. Always do your own research.

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