The Good Growth Podcast delves into the world of scaleup businesses, offering insights into seizing strategic opportunities and navigating growth hurdles. Join us as we uncover the secrets to sustainable business expansion with the entrepreneurs who are leading them.
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How a family business became national recycling leader — with Grant Keenan
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39:58In this episode of The Good Growth Podcast, Grant Keenan, Founder of Keenan Recycling, reveals how he turned a humble composting operation into a national force with 21 depots, 140+ employees, culminating in its recent exit to BIFFA. Grant dives into the challenges of scaling sustainably, his lightbulb moment, and the strategic move to secure growt…
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How to build a high-impact board — with Sophie Birch
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32:53In this episode of The Good Growth Podcast, we sit down with Sophie Birch, Head of Non-Executive Talent at BGF, to explore the true impact of non-execs and chairs in scaling businesses. She shares what sets standout NEDs apart (spoiler: culture fit matters), and how board composition should evolve as a business grows. We also dive into BGF’s thousa…
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The £30m journey of scaling Springfield — with Graeme Lee & Andy Gregory
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30:45In this episode of The Good Growth Podcast, Graeme Lee, CEO of Springfield Healthcare Group, and Andy Gregory, CEO of BGF, reflect on a 12-year partnership and £30m investment that transformed the business and helped to create more than 700 new jobs. From an initial phone call to one of BGF’s biggest-ever exits, Graeme shares the highs and hurdles …
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Lessons in Leadership: an NXC perspective — with Sharon Baylay Bell
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47:04What does it really mean to be a Chair? In this episode, Sharon Baylay-Bell—former BBC CMO, Microsoft leader, and Chair of BGF-backed DriveWorks—shares her journey from executive roles to the boardroom. Sharon dives into the role of a Chair as a ‘critical friend’, strategic guide, and mentor, offering advice on driving growth, managing differing vi…
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Inside Metric’s journey to 30% growth and US expansion — with Joe Jani & Andy McRae
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37:42Welcome back to The Good Growth Podcast, brought to you by BGF—the most active equity investor in the UK and Ireland. We’re kicking off series two with Joe Jani, CEO and founder of Metric Search, and non-exec chair Andy McRae to explore what it takes to build a ‘one-in-a-million’ recruitment business. Joe takes us behind the scenes of launching Met…
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Pedal power: Brompton's global growth journey — with CEO Will Butler-Adams
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42:39In this episode of The Good Growth podcast, we hear from Will Butler-Adams, CEO of Brompton Bicycle. Few bikes are as recognisable as the Brompton with its foldable design favoured by commuters, making travelling around cities a breeze. Tune in to learn about their global growth ambitions, how running a business is much like a game of whack-a-mole …
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Driving growth through digital transformation — with digital expert Simon Steward
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36:51Simon Steward, Head of Digital at BGF joins Jimmy this week on the Good Growth podcast. As part of the value creation team at BGF, Simon helps management teams pinpoint key technologies, identify strategic gaps, and build capabilities to maximise business value through technology.
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Startups, tech, and the future of healthcare — with early-stage investor Tim Rea
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42:39This week on the Good Growth podcast we’re joined by Tim Rea, Head of Early Stage BGF. Tim shares his 20+ years of startup experience, how BGF assesses early-stage growth potential and the disruptive technologies he's excited about.Oleh BGF
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From crisis to clicks: pivoting in a pandemic — with The Paint Shed's Michael Rolland
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58:02Join Jimmy in Edinburgh as he chats to Michael Rolland, Managing Director at The Paint Shed (TPS), and Grahame Clarke Investor at BGF. In this episode, Michael explains how a pre-pandemic website revamp, enabled TPS to pivot from a bricks-and-mortar family business to a thriving online marketplace.
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How to adapt your strategy as you grow — ESG expert Roshni Bandesha
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43:05In episode four of the Good Growth podcast Roshni Bandesha, Head of ESG at BGF, joins Jimmy to discuss all things ESG for scaling businesses. While most entrepreneurs start out with the intention of solving a particular challenge, part of Roshni’s role is to support businesses in putting pen to paper to formalise their ESG strategies as they scale.…
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15 years of growth achieved in five — with HeleCloud co-founder Dob Todorov
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57:59In episode three of the Good Growth Podcast, host Jimmy is joined by Dob Todorov, co-founder of IT consultancy and managed services provider, HeleCloud. Alongside BGF Investor Alex Snodgrass. From day one Dob’s vision was clear, to strategically scale his business through to exit. With growth capital he achieved this in just five years — tune in to…
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How kitchens became big business — with Uform co-founder Eamon Donnelly
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45:34In episode two of The Good Growth Podcast, Jimmy is joined by Eamon Donnelly, co-founder of award-winning kitchen manufacturer and distributor, Uform. Alongside BGF Investor Paddy Grahame. Eamon went from driving around Northern Ireland selling kitchens in his Talbot Sunbeam, to building a tens of million revenue-generating business.…
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Growing from two nurseries to 190 — with Kids Planet founder Clare Roberts
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1:00:55In our first episode of the series, host Jimmy McLoughlin is joined by Clare Roberts, founder and CEO of Kids Planet, the family business operating 190 nurseries across the UK. Clare shares why she decided to found the business after the birth of her first child, explains Kids Planet’s buy and build growth strategy and how she ensured the wellbeing…
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Welcome to The Good Growth Podcast — a new series by BGF
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0:36Welcome to The Good Growth Podcast! Join us for insightful conversations on the art and science of business growth with the entrepreneurs who are driving it. Released weekly, episodes from season one include conversations with scaleup leaders Clare Roberts, Dob Todorov, Eamon Donnelly, and Michael Rolland, alongside advice from industry experts. Su…
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Uzun bir ara sonrası bıraktığımız yerden, şimdilik ter attığımız ısınma programı...Oleh BGFD
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Biraz daha rastgele takılıp, kaçırdığımız kısımları genel olarak toparladığımız sohbetimizin ikinci bölümü ile sizlerin karşısındayız. Bu bölüm normalden bir tık daha uzun oldu ama bu seferlik idare edeceğiz :)Bizlere ulaşmak için bgfdpodcast@gmail.com e-mail adresini kullanabilir veya Twitter'da @bgfdpodcast'e yazabilirsiniz.…
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Uzun ve talihsiz bir aradan sonra yeniden birlikteyiz. Verdiğimiz aradan mütevellit bu sefer konuşacak çok şeyimiz vardı, biz de biraz daha rastgele bir modda takıldık, sonuçta amaç biz bize sohbet. Beklediğimziden uzun oldu, ikiye böldük bölümü, bu haftaki ilk bölümle karşınızdayız.Bizlere ulaşmak için bgfdpodcast@gmail.com e-mail adresini kullana…
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