February 2013

Monthly Archives: February 2013

Q/A with the Solvish team Interviews

I sat down with the Solvish team to find out more about how they met each other, why they decided to work together and how the idea for the business came about. The start-up seeks to connect people wi Read More...

Interview: Jamie Paterson, Zac and Mo Fashion

I invited Jamie Paterson, the founder of Zac and Mo on YHP to tell us more about how the idea came about and his journey since starting the business. The Surrey based company specialises in outdoor an Read More...

Interview: After selling WGSN for £150m, Marc Worth is at it again with Stylus Fashion

It has been a long time coming but earlier last week, I was finally able to sit down with Marc Worth to ask a few questions – from his early days in business, to retiring, raising investments, t Read More...

Interview: Scotland’s first online letting agent – AdvancetoGO, Sam Zawadzki Interviews

Sam Zawadzki is making property advertising easier through AdvancetoGO an online letting agent, the first of its kind in Scotland! Hi Sam, Thanks for doing this. How are you doing today? I am tired to Read More...

Interview: From ‘what is my value?’ to CareerVidi – James Brookner Interviews

During his time working at Accenture, James created an app that went viral by the name of ‘what’s my value?’ and after seeing what was then a side project become very popular, he started thinkin Read More...

Interview: Click A Taxi wants to give you a safe taxi wherever you are in the world – Nikolaj Køster Interviews

Nikolaj Køster is the co-founder and head of communication at Click A Taxi. I invited him on YHP to share some of the key things he has learnt since starting the business. Hi Nikolaj, Thanks for doin Read More...

Interview: The Journey So Far – Josh Davidson, Night Zookeeper Interviews

Three years ago, he had a notepad full of ideas. And as we know just having ideas is never enough, or … at least you don’t start a business from just having ideas and doing nothing, you eventually Read More...

Interview: The rewards are there for those who are focused and dedicated – Ben Aronsten, SheSaidBeauty Fashion

I recently had the opportunity of interviewing Ben Aronsten, the CEO and founder of SheSaidBeauty – a digital experience that provides women a better way of managing their beauty routine. The platfo Read More...

Interview: Is this the future of advertising? Ambarish Mitra, Blippar Interviews

For the past year, I’ve been trying to get hold of Ambarish Mitra, the CEO of Blippar to find out a bit about his journey towards starting Blippar. I’m sure you’ve probably heard of Blippar Read More...

Interview: Combing technology and her love for handbags – Lenka Gourdie, BagServant Fashion

The CEO & Co-Founder, Lenka Gourdie, is cognoscente of everything fabulous and luxurious and is respected by people who know her for keen eye for handbags, fashion and luxury products. Lenka has o Read More...

Interview: cloud.IQ is giving all companies access to the ‘big boys marketing toys’ – James Critchley Interviews

James Critchley is the Founder and CEO of cloud.IQ, an integrated marketing company. I invited James on YHP to share some of the reasons behind setting up the business, difficulties faced along the wa Read More...

Interview: Matthew Stafford – Student Upstarts, Collider12 Interviews

I’ve been quietly following the work of Matthew Stafford through Twitter for a while now, watching him start so many interesting projects, his latest being Collider12, I thought it was about time I Read More...

Interview: A Derby Based Start-up – Laurie Brown, IndieSkies Interviews

You’ ll be glad to hear that it’s not just in London that you can find interesting start-ups or entrepreneurs. I guess it’s safe to say that the UK is ripe for disruption and London is not t Read More...