Sound Advice: Entrepreneurs Unfiltered Sage

Leanne Pero is an entrepreneur, model, former dancer, author, mentor, and breast cancer survivor.

She started her dance company, The Movement Factory, when she was just 15 and went on to become the first community ambassador for iconic dance studio Pineapple.

After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016, Leanne founded Black Women Rising, an initiative that provides support for black women dealing with their diagnosis, and raises awareness about cancer in BAME communities.

On this episode of Sound Advice: Entrepreneurs Unfiltered, Leanne shares how her journey as a survivor has shaped her as a founder, and how she’s using her experience as a force for good.

Lucy Greenwood is CEO and co-founder of ethical fashion brand, Lucy and Yak. Together with her partner and co-founder Chris, Lucy went from selling out 30 dungarees on Depop to becoming one of the UK’s best-loved ethical clothing brands with three brick-and-mortar shopfronts. 

This is the unfiltered story of what it really takes to build an ethical brand, with transparency and community at its core. 

Award-winning former rugby player Bryan Habana is known for his speed, intercepts and try-scoring ability in the sporting world. But he brings that same energy, heart, and enthusiasm into play off the pitch as an accomplished business owner.

In this episode of Sound Advice: Entrepreneurs Unfiltered, he shares what he’s learned from switching careers, starting a business just before a pandemic, and breaking away from the kind toxic masculinity so often seen in sports—and in the boardroom. 

After building a successful career as a corporate lawyer, Michelle Kennedy became co-CEO of dating app giant Badoo before launching Peanut. To date, the app has helped more than 2.7 million women find community at every life stage, from fertility and pregnancy to menopause. 

On this episode of Sound Advice: Entrepreneurs Unfiltered, Michelle talks us through how she raised over $23 million to build and scale Peanut, and the challenges women face when it comes to finding investors. 

In the second part of our chat with founder of GoProposal James Ashford, he gives us his bulletproof tips on how to make your business recession-proof, get your pricing right, and get your processes so tight your business can run without you.

James Ashford is founder of GoProposal, the platform helping accountants charge the right amount for their services. In this episode, serial entrepreneur and former magician James shares his practical advice for building a resilient mindset.