People Behind Brands Mark Tuxford

For episode 41, Mark is delighted to welcome his good friend Chris Hopkins from Political Research brand, Savanta. During this episode we discuss fond memories of lads' holidays and their adolescent youth. As well touching upon Chris’ political career, where he regularly features on news outlets such as BBC News broadcasting voter’s opinions on the political landscape. In recent years Chris has personally experienced the hardest time in his life when he lost his Dad, Gary to cancer 3 ye...

The Secret Garden Glamping’s very own Derry Green joins People Behind Brands Podcast for a heart-warming, emotional episode on how he grew his business born out of COVID-19 for the sole purpose of keeping his children entertained in unprecedented times. What started as a camping trip in the garden turned into a multi-award winning, 5 star brand which made it onto a recent episode of Dragon’s Den, where Derry pitched his business to the Dragons looking for further investment. Derry opens up ab...

For an insightful and scientific chat into microbiomes, People Behind Brands welcomes Asher Nathan, co-founder of BIOME9, the UK’s first gut-health test & personalised supplement programme for dogs. During the episode, Asher provides more insight into our human and pet health and why we should stand up and take notice sooner rather than later. Asher also opens up about his personal journey which has involved persistence and resilience to get where he is today, overcoming personal hardship...

Men's fashion empire, Wear London is the brainchild of today’s guests, Alex Hayes & Matt Lea. The dynamic duo have a passion for the industry and are proud to help keep UK manufacturing alive one stitch at a time through premium products at affordable prices. Alex and Matt love what they do and if they can have a few laughs along the way, then why not. But it’s not all been plain sailing, the pioneers open up about their personal struggles and delve deeper into what makes them who they ar...

For a festive special, Mark welcomes Jo Coldwell, the manager of independent book store Red Lion Books based in the heart of Colchester City centre. Jo is a family member on Mark’s fiancées side so he is delighted to welcome her on today’s episode to share her life lessons growing up in the East End of London to living in Britain’s oldest recorded city, Colchester. With her bubbly personality, incredible work ethic and bundles of energy, Jo talks to us about her career that has involved makin...

Well, what a treat we’ve got for you today! Mark welcomes a famous face to the podcast with none other than Bhasker Patel, fresh from his 12 year stretch on Emmerdale. Bhasker opens up about his initial shock at being told his character, Rishi Sharma would be killed off from the soap in a surprise twist. We also discuss Bhasker’s fantastic acting career to date including Only Fools & Horses and many other TV, film and theatre roles he’s had over the years. Bhasker also reflects on his cul...