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Simplifying EV charging: Charlie Cook, Founder & CEO of Rightcharge

In this episode of the Founder & Chief podcast, Paul McGlone is joined by Charlie Cook, Founder and CEO of Rightcharge.
Rightcharge is a platform which enables great chargepoint installations to allow customers to move to an electric vehicle easily and smoothly. Rightcharge technology recommends customers the right home charger for their needs, matches them with verified installers and finds the best energy deals to save them money.

Charlie explains his entrepreneurial background, how and why he founded Rightcharge and offers insights into what it’s like to start a company in a new, growing market.

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In this episode of the Founder & Chief podcast, Paul McGlone is joined by Ian Minton, CEO and Founder of Happy Drinks.

Happy Drinks is on a mission to remove artificial sweeteners from soft drinks by delivering the next generation of drinks with natural ingredients only. One of Happy Drinks Co’s brands, Eden Bay, is the third biggest brand of tonic in the UK and Ireland and sells a can every 1.3 seconds.

Ian explains his personal motivation behind the brand, the importance of Stevia in making flavoursome plant-based drinks and explains how and why the company diversified into manufacturing.

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In this episode of the Founder and Chief Podcast, Paul McGlone talks to James Hind, Founder & CEO of carwow. James explains how his passion for cars led him to start a car review aggregator and the journey from content-creator to online motor retailer. Now with over 12 million subscribers and 7.4 million YouTube subscribers, carwow employs over 250 people in the UK, Germany and Spain and partners with over 3,000 dealer partners to offer their customers a full range of vehicle brands. Based in London, James and his team have raised over £150 million to date and are an international, tech-enabled UK success story.

This content is issued by Zeus Capital Limited (“Zeus”) (Incorporated in England & Wales No. 4417845), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) for designated investment business, (Reg No. 224621) and is a member firm of the London Stock Exchange. This content is for information purposes only and neither the information contained, nor the opinions expressed, within constitute or are to be construed as an offer or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell the securities or other instruments mentioned in it. Zeus shall not be liable for any direct or indirect damages, including lost profits arising in any way from the information contained in this material. This material is for the use of intended recipients only.

In this episode of the Founder and Chief Podcast, Paul McGlone talks to Chris Yates, Chief Executive of FFX. Chris hadn’t been near a power tools in his life. So why did he come out of retirement to be CEO of FFX, an online supplier of power tools and building supplies? How does he cope running the £100 million business today?

Chris may not know tools, but he certainly knows ecommerce; as he’s seen it develop over a career spanning decades at Sainsburys and other online retail businesses. He knows the importance of understanding client buying habits, getting to know their needs and building channels for communicating openly with clients.

Are you a founder? Would you like to discuss your business with Paul? We'd like to hear from you.

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In Episode One, Paul catches up with Morten Toft Bech, Founder of Meatless Farm. Founded in 2016, Meatless Farm is a British company that produces plant-based, tasty meat-alternatives including mince, chicken breast and sausages. Morten’s mission when setting up the company was clear: to protect the environment by creating family-friendly meat-free products which don’t require a change of eating habits. He believes passionately in the environmental impact that Meatless Farm can have.

Morten and Paul discuss the challenges of setting up a business selling fresh produce to supermarkets, scaling the business in a growing industry and who Morten would invite to this dream dinner party.

Are you a founder? Would you like to discuss your business with Paul? We'd like to hear from you.

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