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Bootstrap Your Life

Bootstrap Your Life

By: Oliver Cookson
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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© 2021 Oliver Cookson Economics Leadership Management & Leadership Social Sciences
Episodes
  • How to make your first hires (part 3 of 3)
    Sep 16 2020

    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/

    Timestamps:


    2:45 - 10:30 - Making my first senior hires

    10:30 - 12:10 - Making your people work well together

    12:10 - 17:35 - The interview process

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    19 mins
  • How to make your first hires (part 2 of 3)
    Sep 9 2020

    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/

    Timestamps:

    1:50 - 2:36 - Why sales and marketing hires came last

    2:36 - 5:20 - Advice for your early hires

    5:20 - 8:10 - What makes a bad hire

    8:10 - 9:30 - The danger in recruiting people too quickly

    9:30 - 13:00 - The importance of passion in a hire

    13:00 - 16:35 - What company culture should be focused on

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    18 mins
  • How to make your first hires (part 1 of 3)
    Sep 2 2020

    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/

    Timestamps:

    0:00 - 5:29 - Intro

    5:30 - 8:27 - The importance of hiring

    8:27 - 9:30 - Why you would hire and understanding yourself

    9:31 - 15:07 - The first hires at Myprotein

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    16 mins
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