14 episodes

Oliver Cookson is the founder of the world’s number one sports nutrition brand Myprotein®.

Starting out in a lock-up garage and an overdraft of just £500, Oliver bootstrapped Myprotein, selling it seven years later to The Hut Group as part of a total exit of around £350,000,000 in a cash and shares deal that saw him become a key shareholder and NED at The Hut Group.

In each episode of 'Bootstrap Your Life', Oliver answers business questions sent in from listeners, covering the tools and habits required for entrepreneurship. Touching on business acumen, self-esteem, perseverance, and the life lessons learned along the way, this 5* rated podcast is a must-listen for anyone wanting to lead from the front.

Read more at www.olivercookson.com

Bootstrap Your Life Oliver Cookson

    • Business
    • 5.0 • 109 Ratings

Oliver Cookson is the founder of the world’s number one sports nutrition brand Myprotein®.

Starting out in a lock-up garage and an overdraft of just £500, Oliver bootstrapped Myprotein, selling it seven years later to The Hut Group as part of a total exit of around £350,000,000 in a cash and shares deal that saw him become a key shareholder and NED at The Hut Group.

In each episode of 'Bootstrap Your Life', Oliver answers business questions sent in from listeners, covering the tools and habits required for entrepreneurship. Touching on business acumen, self-esteem, perseverance, and the life lessons learned along the way, this 5* rated podcast is a must-listen for anyone wanting to lead from the front.

Read more at www.olivercookson.com

    How to make your first hires (part 3 of 3)

    How to make your first hires (part 3 of 3)

    In this final episode of this 3-part series, I speak about senior hires and the most important thing to find when bringing people into your business.

    This is a must-listen for anyone who is thinking of hiring, or has hired and wants to learn more about the ins and outs of scaling a business through people.

    If you’re interested in submitting a question for me to answer in a future episode, please fill out the form at OliverCookson.com or tweet me @OliverCookson.

    Reach me on my other social channels here:
    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivercookson/
    Twitter - https://twitter.com/olivercookson
    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mrolivercookson/

    • 19 min
    How to make your first hires (part 2 of 3)

    How to make your first hires (part 2 of 3)

    Throughout August, I received a lot of questions around hiring.

    The topic and answer deserves a lot of detail, and last week I started to go into it on what was the first of a 3-part episode run on how to hire for scaling a business, and here is the second part.

    This is a must-listen for anyone who is thinking of hiring, or has hired and wants to learn more about the ins and outs of scaling a business through people.

    If you’re interested in submitting a question for me to answer in a future episode, please fill out the form at OliverCookson.com or tweet me @OliverCookson.

    Reach me on my other social channels here:
    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivercookson/
    Twitter - https://twitter.com/olivercookson
    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mrolivercookson/

    • 18 min
    How to make your first hires (part 1 of 3)

    How to make your first hires (part 1 of 3)

    Without question, one of the most important factors in the success of any business is your ability to hire the right people.

    With this being such an important topic, I wanted to cover it in depth and have made this a 3-part episode, with the first episode being the start of covering the hiring process.

    This is a must-listen for anyone who is thinking of hiring, or has hired and wants to learn more about the ins and outs of scaling a business through people.

    If you’re interested in submitting a question for me to answer in a future episode, please fill out the form at OliverCookson.com or tweet me @OliverCookson.

    Reach me on my other social channels here:
    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivercookson/
    Twitter - https://twitter.com/olivercookson
    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mrolivercookson/

    • 16 min
    Dealing with mental health in entrepreneurship (part 2 of 2)

    Dealing with mental health in entrepreneurship (part 2 of 2)

    Last week I spoke about mental health in business, and the question deserved an in-depth answer, so I decided to make it a two-part episode.

    Hopefully sharing these thoughts and my story will help somebody in some way, that’s the reason for doing this. I also made an important announcement on the podcast.

    Without further ado, here is that second part.

    If you’re interested in submitting a question for me to answer in a future episode, please fill out the form at OliverCookson.com or tweet me @OliverCookson.

    • 16 min
    Dealing with mental health in entrepreneurship (part 1 of 2)

    Dealing with mental health in entrepreneurship (part 1 of 2)

    Building a business, especially bootstrapping, can bring a pressure, stress and loneliness that will test any human at times.

    When you’re flying high and things are going great, it’s all roses but it’s impossible in any business to not have moments that can be out of your control and test your limits. In this episode, I shared some of the difficult moments in my journey and what it’s taught me

    If you’re interested in submitting a question for me to answer in a future episode, please fill out the form at OliverCookson.com or tweet me @OliverCookson.

    • 13 min
    Customer acquisition strategies for bootstrapped or low budget companies

    Customer acquisition strategies for bootstrapped or low budget companies

    Last week I was asked the question about what customer acquisition strategies I’ve used and what my advice would be to bootstrapped brands. I shared some stories of the early days of how we did it at Myprotein® and I felt I had a lot more to say on the subject, so I made the answer a two-part episode, and here is that second part.

    If you’re interested in submitting a question for me to answer in a future episode, please fill out the form at OliverCookson.com or tweet me @OliverCookson.

    • 26 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
109 Ratings

109 Ratings

robh97 ,

Great

Very helpful

g1a/w ,

Real advice from a genuine entrepreneur

What makes this podcast great is that through what Oliver has been through, you know that the topics, advice and ideas he talks through are relevant and applicable to early stage business.

smeager96 ,

Must listen for any founder

Fantastic podcast for any founder. Oliver has been there and done it and now is sharing actionable insight of how you can do it too.

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