Our latest interviewee is Guy Hands, one of Britain's best-known private equity tycoons.
As the founder, chairman and chief investment officer of Terra Firma, Guy has managed some of the biggest businesses in the UK and beyond.
In this episode, Guy speaks to Will about his career, including the highs of his philanthropic work, and the lows of business stress and failure.
He also speaks about coping with dyslexia and his (former) addiction to roast potatoes.
Guy recently wrote a book on his career titled, The Dealmaker: Lessons from a Life in Private Equity.
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In this episode, Will speaks to Pat Nevin, a former professional footballer who played for Chelsea and Scotland.
After retiring from the game, Pat moved to the boardroom as he became chief executive of Motherwell Football Club.
Today, he primarily works as a football writer and broadcaster. He recently published a memoir called 'The Accidental Footballer'.
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In this episode, we speak to Anthony Matchett, the chief executive of Napster Group.
Anthony is the co-founder of MelodyVR, a business that allows customers to virtually attend musical events. MelodyVR last year bought streaming service Napster and renamed itself Napster Group.
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This week, we take a step out of our comfort zone and bring you an interview with Dunstan Bruce.
If you haven't heard of Dunstan, you will have heard his voice. He was the lead singer of 1990s pop sensation Chumbawamba, famous for its hit song Tubthumping (I Get Knocked Down).
Our thesis going into this episode was: building up a band must be similar to building up a business.
Have a listen and see what you think...
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In this episode, we bring you the unedited interview Will and Dan did with retail entrepreneur Theo Paphitis.
Because it’s uncut, raw footage, you might be subject to a few ’effs and ’jeffs, so it’s one for the late-night audience.
The original (edited down) episode can be found HERE.
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Theo Paphitis is a retail entrepreneur and a star of TV's Dragons' Den.
In this interview, Theo talks us through his career and his rise to the top of the UK retail sector (he today runs an empire that includes Ryman and Robert Dyas).
Theo also speaks to us about the challenges of dyslexia, his love of technology and the future of the high street after Covid-19.
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Previous interviewees include Gina Miller, Peter Hargreaves, Martha Lane-Fox, Spencer Matthews, Vince Cable, Charlie Mullins and Jayne-Anne Gadhia.
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Merck Mercuriadis is a music industry veteran and the founder of Hipgnosis, a FTSE 250-listed company that invests in song rights.
In this interview, Merck – who has worked closely with stars including Elton John, Beyoncé and Iron Maiden – talks about his rise to the top of the music industry.
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Previous interviewees include Gina Miller, Peter Hargreaves, Martha Lane-Fox, Spencer Matthews, Vince Cable, Charlie Mullins and Jayne-Anne Gadhia.
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In this episode, we bring you the unedited interview Will and Dan did with billionaire investor Jim Mellon.
Because it’s uncut, raw footage, you might be subject to a few ’effs and ’jeffs, so it’s one for the late-night audience.
The original (edited down) episode can be found HERE.
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Jim Mellon is a billionaire investor who became a prominent Brexiteer around the 2016 EU referendum.
Today, Jim – who built his fortune in fund management – is very much focused on business.
Jim speaks to hosts Will and Dan about his interests in anti-ageing company Juvenescence and lab-grown meat investor Agronomics (he recently wrote a book called Moo's Law: An Investor’s Guide to the New Agrarian Revolution).
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Previous interviewees include Gina Miller, Peter Hargreaves, Martha Lane-Fox, Spencer Matthews, Vince Cable, Charlie Mullins and Jayne-Anne Gadhia.
In this episode, we bring you the unedited interview Will and Dan did with former business secretary and Lib Dem leader Sir Vince Cable.
Because it’s uncut, raw footage, you might be subject to a few ’effs and ’jeffs, so it’s one for the late-night audience.
The original (edited down) episode can be found HERE.
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Sir Vince Cable is the former business secretary and Liberal Democrat party leader.
In this episode, Will and Dan talk to Vince about leadership and his rise to the top of UK politics.
In 2010, he moved from leading an office of six to heading up an entire government department.
We speak to him about the challenges he faced, and also get some gossip on what David Cameron, George Osborne and Nick Clegg were like as colleagues.
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Previous interviewees include Gina Miller, Peter Hargreaves, Martha Lane-Fox, Spencer Matthews, Charlie Mullins and Jayne-Anne Gadhia.
In this episode, we bring you the unedited interview Will and Dan did with AJ Bell boss Andy Bell.
Because it’s uncut, raw footage, you might be subject to a few ’effs and ’jeffs, so it’s one for the late-night audience.
The original (edited down) episode can be found HERE.
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Andy Bell is the co-founder and long-standing chief executive of DIY investment platform AJ Bell.
A self-made multi-millionaire, Andy and his friend, Nicholas Littlefair, founded their company in a "broom cupboard" of an office in Manchester in 1995.
Today, FTSE 250-listed AJ Bell has more than 300,000 customers and is valued at nearly £2bn.
Andy – who trained as an actuary and spent three years coaching sports in the US in his 20s – is personally worth hundreds of millions of pounds, but remains a humble, down-to-earth character.
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Ollie Ollerton is not your typical entrepreneur.
A former UK Special Forces soldier, he is best known for his starring role on Channel 4's SAS: Who Dares Wins.
Ollie has led an incredible life, and fellow entrepreneurs can learn a lot from his drive and determination.
In this episode, he talks us through being attacked by a chimpanzee as a child, hitting rock bottom in Australia, and getting his life back on track via an ayahuasca-fuelled trip to the spirit world.
Ollie parted company with SAS: Who Dares Wins last year and is now focused on building up his business, Break-Point.
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In this episode, we bring you the unedited interview Will and Dan did with PR guru Andrew Bloch.
Because it’s uncut, raw footage, you might be subject to a few ’effs and ’jeffs, so it’s one for the late-night audience.
The original (edited down) episode can be found HERE.
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Andrew Bloch is the co-founder of PR firm Frank, which he led as managing partner until last year.
Andrew's clients include billionaire entrepreneur Lord Sugar, and Frank has represented Weetabix, Compare The Market, Deliveroo, and several other well-known brands.
In this interview, Andrew gives Will and Dan some top PR tips (including why you should always compliment an interviewer on their questions) and talks them through his rise to the top of the industry.
A storyteller by trade, Andrew also shares details of some of the raucous PR parties he has attended, talks about being "bollocked" by Lord Sugar, and tells us his best anecdote (featuring Helena Christensen and Kelly Brook).
'Can I ask you a personal question?' is a podcast that brings you in-depth interviews with some of Britain's best-known entrepreneurs and leaders in under 30 minutes.
Our previous interviewees include Charlie Mullins, Peter Hargreaves, Gina Miller, Spencer Matthews and Martha Lane-Fox.
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Martha Lane Fox, or Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho to give her proper title, is renowned as one of Britain's biggest early internet entrepreneurs, having co-founded Lastminute.com at the age of 25.
In 2004, when she was about to start a new role as the boss of Selfridges after having left her business, Martha was involved in a devastating car crash while on holiday in Morocco.
Remarkably, as well as recovering from this near-fatal crash, Martha continued her rise to the top of the business world. Today, she is on the board of Twitter, she is the co-founder and chairman of karaoke firm Lucky Voice, and she also chairs tech startup WeTransfer.
Away from business, Martha became the youngest female member of the House of Lords in 2013, and she is also today the chancellor of the Open University.
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In this episode we bring you the unedited interview Will and Dan did with Martin Gilbert, the co-founder and former long-serving CEO of Aberdeen Asset Management.
Because it’s uncut, raw footage, you might be subject to a few ’effs and ’jeffs, so it’s one for the late night audience.
The original podcast can be found HERE.
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Martin Gilbert is one of the City of London's best known and connected businessman.
The co-founder and former long-serving CEO of Aberdeen Asset Management, Martin currently sits on the boards of mining giant Glencore, fintech startup Revolut and PGA European Tour.
As in previous episodes of 'Can I ask you a personal question?', Will and Dan ask Martin whether he prefers Donald Trump or Boris Johnson.
He became our first guest to answer: "Both." It turns out Martin is an old golfing friend of Trump.
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In this episode we bring you the unedited interview Will and Dan did with Sir Lloyd Dorfman, the prolific investor and philanthropist who made his millions by founding foreign exchange retail giant Travelex.
Because it’s uncut, raw footage, you might be subject to a few ’effs and ’jeffs, so it’s one for the late night audience.
The original podcast can be found HERE
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