Five years since launching a startup, what have I learned?
My entrepreneurial journey started somewhat curiously. After a decade of building front office systems for big banks and strategy consulting at the likes of Ba... Read More...
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How to Build a Successful App
Want to build a tech app but have no idea where to start? The Twenty Mile Club caught up with Ritam Gandhi, the Founder and Director of Studio Graphene – a Lon... Read More...
Co-Founders of Denzel’s
Meet Nathan Perry and James Lacy the co-founders behind dog treats Denzel's . Denzel’s make healthy snacks for dogs based on human health trends and launched in 2018.
Financial Pitfalls to Avoid When Starting a Business
Entrepreneurs and startups are renowned for their culture of risk-taking – indeed, launching a successful business often rides on the willingness of small business owners to take risks.
Natasha Kathi-Chandra Founder of Namashkar
Meet Natasha Kathi-Chandra, the creative brain behind Namashkar, the production company which aims to launch and produce new female-led writing, dedicated to c... Read More...
Unicorn Companies: New research reveals what it’s really like to work at top tech companies
The Twenty Mile Club are always interested in learning just what it's like working in some of the most sought after businesses in the world, which is why we we... Read More...
Unconscious bias can be more damaging to LGBTQ+ professionals than overt discrimination
Why does our sexual orientation impact our professional careers? 25% of LGBTQ+ workers do not feel accepted in their workplace
Last wee... Read More...
Work.Life Fitzrovia
As a freelancer, who works on different contracts at multiple times- I often find myself dotted around London ‘the freelancer schlep’. I can find myself in pre... Read More...
Oli Mitchell Founder of Moneycado
Oli Mitchell is the founder of Moneycado, an app which helps people budget, save and organise group payments for their holidays. Oli gives wonderful advice abo... Read More...
Need a Graphic Designer for your Startup? Spotlight On…
Need a graphic designer? Welcome to our new ‘spotlight specialty series’. Freelancing is hard (we know that!) and we want to give anyone we consider breakout s... Read More...
Leanne Dunn Founder of NOVMBR
NOVMBR is an eco-friendly swim brand that only uses sustainable materials. All NOVMBR's swimwear is handmade from luxury, sustainable techno-fabric constructed... Read More...
No Silver Bullets: Entrepreneurship isn’t defined by one skill
“What about composting coffee grounds for sustainable farms?”
It was November 2017. My friend Alex and I were flying back to London after a week of moun... Read More...
London’s Top 4 Summer Workspace
As the sun begins to shine and temperatures start to rise, it's fair to say we are officially on the countdown to Summer and with that in mind we have curated ... Read More...
Dhruv Mittal Founder of DUM Biryani House
Dhruv Mittal is the founder of DUM Biryani House, a thriving Indian restaurant in the heart of Soho. After quitting his job in the city, Dhruv decided to retr... Read More...
Procrastinator? How much are you costing your business?
Business managers and consultants waste £28k each on procrastinating each year
We're all guilty of a little procrastination- Monday mornings are often bidin... Read More...
How to Nail Public Speaking
Many people don’t realise that public speaking is indeed a skill. To some, it comes naturally. But for others, they must battle an array of factors, such as st... Read More...
Women are getting priced out of procreation and it has to stop
A bit different for us, but still totally applicable to those who have had children in their twenties. Its hard juggling creative pursuits alongside childcare ... Read More...
The evolving uber-fication of the beauty industry
Millennials are driving the evolving uber-fication and democratisation of the UK’s £10bn beauty industry, reveal the founders of one of Britain’s leading on-de... Read More...
A STEM skills gaps is impacting our tech innovators- Are we studying the wrong subjects?
The Twenty Mile Club are big believers of innovation and anything that supports it, however the guys at Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA) bought... Read More...
Can’t face your inbox- can’t face the world?
I have a love/hate relationship with my inbox. It’s the plague that follows me to bed and it’s ‘the sickness’ that hits my stomach first thing in the morning. ... Read More...
The Creative Destruction Lab comes to the UK
UK and European science-based founders will soon benefit from a proven innovative programme that helps commercialise their ideas and scale their businesses. CD... Read More...
£1b out of pocket! Creative industries on ice!
· A staggering 48% of invoices to creative industries1 were paid late in 2018
· Average invoice worth £38,137 was settled 13 days beyond pay... Read More...
Leyyaa Sattar Co-Founder of the Other Box
Leyyaa Sattar co founder of The Other Box - the one to watch this year!
Jake Warren Founder of Message Heard
We’re excited to intro you to new startup Message Heard, the podcasting company with two sides. Message Heard create their own shows focusing on proactive jour... Read More...
Le Wagon’s 9 week coding course: Bali
Looking for a change of scene? A change of scene in which you quite literally go to a tropical island, make new friends and learn new skills. When we were in B... Read More...
Sam Jones Founder of All In
Sam Jones has one of those stories that we love to share! Sam is the founder of life coaching business All In, with the goal of making life coaching accessible... Read More...
The Growth of Screen Shot Magazine
Have you heard of Screen Shot Magazine? Well if not, it's about time that we put them on your radar. Screen Shot is creating a new kind of content. An online a... Read More...
Bombing In An Interview
When someone bombs at something, it traditionally holds negative connotations, unless of course
The aim was to bomb directly into a pool.Someone tells you,... Read More...
Wilf Marriott Islands Chocolate
This is a brand we LOVE! Wilf Marriott caught up with us and shared the rollercoaster of Islands Chocolate. Launching just in June 2018, it is the only seed-to... Read More...
Badass Gal rewrites sexist stereotypes with empowering fashion campaign
We can't stop talking about Badass Gal- the Young Creative Council's equality platform- in the Twenty Mile Club hub space. We have been mightily impressed at th... Read More...
Why I Gave a Start-Up My Blood
The companies mentioned in this piece did not sponsor this piece, nor did they give me a 'free sample'.
It's a chilly October morning, and I'm sat waiting ... Read More...
What happens when you can no longer maintain your side hustle?
‘What happens when you can no longer maintain your side hustle?’
When I typed this statement into Google, it was in a last-ditch attempt to find someone who wa... Read More...
3 Podcasts to Inspire You To Get Started With Your Business
We love a good podcast at the Twenty Mile Club and there is nothing like killing fortey-minutes of your commute to get stuck into a lost world, where you can di... Read More...
Culture Trip – What does it take to thrive in one of the UK’s most successful startups?
The world of joining a startup is often glamorised and more and more of us are leaving conventional routes of employment to join them, attracted by the promise ... Read More...
Embracing Digital Tourism and the Rise of Sharing Economies
Though it’s common practice now, the idea of having an Uber pick you up from a flight you booked on a mobile device to bring you to an apartment you ren... Read More...
Four Points that Reinforce the Importance of SMEs
They say good things come in small packages, and we couldn’t agree more, especially when it comes to businesses. Small and Medium-sized Enterprise... Read More...
From Wellness to Mindfulness: Self-Reflection at the Business Level
As companies continue to challenge traditional business models and adapt to the ways in which digitalization is impacting on their relationships with cust... Read More...
6 Tips to Boost Ticket Sales For Your Next Event
USE REFERRAL MARKETING
Have you ever tried out a new restaurant, film or beauty product because a family or friend tried it, liked it and recommended it? Tha... Read More...
Redefining Success With the Social Enterprise Model
Along with consumers having more influence than ever on products and brands, and the ways in which technology and social media are impacting on customer/b... Read More...
Founder Seb Agace of Alma de Ace
With a strong following of over 30k, Alma de Ace has exploded onto the fashion apparel scene with a bang! Seb Agace runs Alma de Ace as a single founder and tak... Read More...
Looking back on getting started: PUNCHY Drinks
Looking back on getting started: PUNCHY Drinks
Our First Chapter
It feels very strange having stopped for a moment to sit here and write this. You spend so ... Read More...
Side Hustle Burning You Out?
Whilst it would be an absolute joy to have copious amounts of money and to live rent free (in London of all places) whilst ‘figuring it all out’, alas, not many... Read More...
Have You Heard About Ricky Walter’s SALON64?
At the Twenty Mile Club, we like finding an eclectic mix of people ‘doing it for themselves’ because we know not everyone likes to follow the same bea... Read More...
The Travel Creatives
Whilst we are London based at heart, that hasn’t stopped us from hopping across the pond and going state side, if it meant being able to interview the creative ... Read More...
Do Something Different: F45 8 Week Challenge
At the Twenty Mile Club, we like to find things to inspire you to do something different and that also counts in regards to your fitness. We stumbled across F45... Read More...
We Are Sorry to Inform You…
Dear X
Thank you for your interest in the role of XXX. There were a lot of strong applicants and whilst we thoroughly enjoyed meeting with you, on this occas... Read More...
Founder of KRAIT: ALICE VAN GRUTTEN
Female empowerment has never been so prominent and 2018 has already seen some big shifts towards change. The Twenty Mile Club are huge supporters of this change... Read More...
Founders of Fitz & Fro
We were really pleased to catch up with founders of Fitz & Fro, Arthur Fitzalan Howard & Tom Asquith, a menswear brand currently specialising ... Read More...
Cycling For Rangers
We were quite literally blown away interviewing the guys behind Cycling For Rangers - who cycled over 7000km's from Johannesburg to Nairobi, through 9 countries... Read More...
George Bullard: IGO Adventures
It’s not every day that we find ourselves in conversation with someone that casually says that they hold 4 world records, have covered more than 2,000 miles in ... Read More...
Founder of FIDIR: Eddy Downpatrick
Name: Eddy Downpatrick
D.O.B: 02.12.1988
Where’s home? Family – Cambridge; Work – London; Spiritually – Highlands.
Profession: Founder, Creative Direc... Read More...
Leaving London for Sweden
I might not have been certain of what I wanted to do post-graduation, but I knew I wanted to do it in London. That was my one goal – get to London. Everyone was... Read More...
Red Rainey: Experience Designer
Name: Red Rainey
D.O.B: 03/27/1990
Where’s home right now? San Francisco
Profession: Experience Designer
What was your first big break,... Read More...
Mile Trial Co-Working Space: Work. Life
Name: Work.Life
Location: 20 Jerusalem Passage, Clerkenwell, London EC1V 4JP
What THEY say: IN COWORKING, SIZE MATTERS.
You won't find us in gian... Read More...
When Everything is Going Tits Up
When it rains it really does like to pour.
So, for those that are having an absolute balls up of a day, let me enlighten you to a day of ... Read More...
Connexi: Rory Stewart-Richardson
Name(s):
Rory Stewart-Richardson
D.O.B:
31.03.1989
Where’s home?
Born in Scotland, grew up in Dorset and now call London home.
Profession: ... Read More...
5 Growth Hacks YOU Should Be Doing For The Most Effective Content Marketing Campaign
With hundreds of thousands of online platforms popping up every second of the day, it’s no wonder you believe the voice of your own platform is getting drowned ... Read More...
Tori Boughey: TBalance
Name:
Tori Boughey
D.O.B:
12 / 11 / 1990
Where’s home?
I grew up in Dorset but London’s home now.
Profession:
Holistic Health Coach
... Read More...
Arteviste: Flora Alexandra Ogilvy
Name: Flora Alexandra Ogilvy
D.O.B: 15/12/1994
Where’s home? Notting Hill, London
Profession: Founder of Arteviste
Company Name: Arteviste
... Read More...
…To Those Who Wait
Why Patience Really Is a Virtue
It’s funny what a year can do. This time last year Barack Obama was still leading the free world, North Korea was still ... Read More...
4 Steps to Tackle the ‘Off-Day’ at Work
Well This Day Just Keeps Getting Better and Better
4 Steps to Tackle the 'Off-Day' at Work
So you’re having an off-day. Maybe you overslept, which... Read More...
Co-Founders of Let’s Do This
Name(s):
A: Alex Rose
S: Sam Browne
D.O.B:
A: 21-01-1990
S: 14-07-1992
Where’s home?
Cotswold’s. We’ve known eac... Read More...
5 Reasons Why You Should Learn To Code
Coding is no longer for those exclusively in the tech industry. It is no longer considered as the stereotypical ‘sport’ for geeks. If anythi... Read More...
5 Things Your Business Should Be Doing in 2017
At the speed at which technology is rolling, means you either have to roll with it or get left behind. In business this is especially true, because if... Read More...
FOUNDERS OF DASH WATER
Name (s):
Alex Wright & Jack Scott
D.O.B:
A: 29/11/1991
J: 21/8/1990
Where’s home?
A: Peckham
J: Parsons Gr... Read More...
5 Tech Gadget Gifts For The Budding Entrepreneur
With 2016 drawing to a close, we are all looking positively at the coming year ahead. Trying to maximize productivity is a natural goal to strive for, but just ... Read More...
Tees on Toast
TEES ON TOAST
Name (s):
PR: Phoebe Rolls
RW: Ruby Weatherall
D.O.B:
PR: 20.03.94
RW: 11.07.94 (We’re both year of the dog)
Where’s ho... Read More...
Introvert at Work
introvert
noun
noun: introvert; plural noun: introverts
ˈɪntrəvəːt/
1.
a shy, reticent person.
PSYCHOLOGY
a person predominantly concerned w... Read More...
Does Your Mother Know About This?
I am NOT your slave – Kevin, Kevin and Perry, circa 2000AD
Parents are funny creatures. A constant source of embarrassment for some, the lights of their life f... Read More...
Letter To my Twenty Something Self: Steven, Aged 74
Dear Twenty Something Self
You are your biggest worst enemy in your twenties but you only realize it much later in your thirties.
You forgot the joy of wh... Read More...
Ten of the Most Hilarious Formal Complaints You Will Read- Ever
Oh did we laugh reading the works by the master that is David Thorpe. He managed to accumulate ten formal complaints against him by his colleague Simon but the ... Read More...
Invest in an SEO package with Befound:
Name: Jack Cairney
Date of Birth: 07/11/86
Profession & Company Name:
Founder of Befound.co
What is Befound?
Befound is a web app which enables y... Read More...
Running The Lengths of The Netherlands in Just Under 5 Days
Marina Ranger pushes her body to incomprehensible limits in ways many of us could not imagine. Marina is an ‘ultra runner’ and the huge distances that ultra run... Read More...
Think Ahead with Snapchat
We have all bared witness to various social media platforms taking the globe by storm. Whether it is Instagram, Twitter or Hootsuite we’re in a world that envel... Read More...
Cover letters are Painful
The vast majority of us have had to do this God forsaken task when applying for a job. We stare at the job description, we stare at our CV’s and then ... Read More...
Why Are We Too Scared To Leave It All Behind?
We like to talk. We like to talk a lot. We talk about the places we will go and the things we will do and the amazing things that we will se... Read More...