Billionaire Business Podcast
Welcome to Billionaire Business. In this series we will be popping the myth that you cannot create a billion pound business in the UK - that’s simply not true • Inspirational interviews • Advice on how to raise equity and debt • Mistakes to avoid • How to scale rapidly • Create the next billionaire business
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Co-hosts: Chris Godsmark & Ian Fishwick
Hello I’m Ian Fishwick (on the right), I’m a technology entrepreneur who started a business in a spare bedroom with little money and eventually sold it in a £100 million transaction. I've been listed on the stock market and done over 40 acquisitions along the way. I had the honour of reporting 29 consecutive years of rising EBITDA, and was named UK CEO of the Year on 3 occasions. I wrote 'The Street-Smart MBA' - I’ve been in business for over 30 years and I’ve got all the war stories to prove it.
And I’m Chris Godsmark (on the left) and for over two decades I’ve been advising technology led companies with valuations of up to a billion pounds and more on mergers and acquisitions. And along the way I helped to create an advisory business which we scaled and sold.
Episodes
Saturday Mar 22, 2025
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Friday Mar 07, 2025
Friday Mar 07, 2025
The legendary founder of Reebok, Joe Foster co-authors a book with Ian Fishwick about people who have struggled at some point in their life, though no fault of their own, battled through it and then gone on to greater things. Ian's story is Chapter 2.
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
How you can tell whether a sales meeting is going to be a good one or not, even before you enter the room - another story from The Street-Smart MBA - Mastering Business Acumen Without Going to School.
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
In another story from The Street-Smart MBA, Ian looks at the power of guessing the answer first, before you ask a question, where the answer is a number.
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
In this story from The Street-Smart MBA, Ian explains how to quickly calculate the impact of recurring revenue by using 'The Law of 78'.
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Joe Foster tells the incredible story of how a shoemaker from Bolton conquered the world of trainers and invented trainers for women along the way.
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Another story from The Street-Smart MBA - Mastering Business Acumen Without Going to School
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
This is one of the stories from The Street-Smart MBA - Mastering Business Acumen Without Going to School