What It Takes with Olly Fawcett

Rosie Skuse launched Molto Music Group, a live music and entertainment agency, two weeks before Covid shut down the entire hospitality and music industry. Today, Molto provides the entertainment for some of the most prestigious venues in the world: The Dorchester, The Savoy, Hermès, Google, and the 50 Best Hotels. In this conversation, Rosie's tell us about:— Why starting with nothing is actually an advantage— The moment she made up the numbers in her first ever pitch and won— What she looks for in musicians that has nothing to do with talent— The real state of luxury hospitality right now— Why "if you're a diva, I don't want to work with you"Chapters:0:00 Introducing Rosie1:42 Why acting led to a business4:02 Moving to London at 18 with nothing5:08 What theatre school taught her about discipline10:08 How she handles rejection13:33 The art of giving creative feedback19:01 Spotting the gap in hotel music23:07 Launching Molto two weeks before lockdown26:27 The Dorchester rooftop 31:02 Why naivety is your superpower at the start34:25 Building a team with no HR experience43:49 Talent isn't everything 52:43 What venues are looking for in musicians56:58 The state of luxury hospitality right now1:03:42 The Pokémon Christmas party story1:05:44 What's next for live musicFollow Olly: https://www.instagram.com/olly.303/https://www.tiktok.com/@ollyfawcett303?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pchttps://www.linkedin.com/in/olly-fawcett-668566177/Get frequent behind the scenes updates from Olly: https://whatittakes.kit.com/51cd36dc35Follow Rosie:linkedin.com/in/rosie-skuse-1512aa185/?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_miniProfile%3AACoAACul1k0Bsjk-QJlAwwFbCgAhd7DZInTUE4g

Watch full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtC3qsGHGU0&t=341sPaul Ainsworth built one of the UK's most respected independent restaurant collections from scratch, in Cornwall, starting with sandwiches and cream teas.In this episode, Paul talks about growing up in a guesthouse, working six years under Gordon Ramsay at Royal Hospital Road (and being there for the third Michelin star), what Gary Rhodes taught him about precision, and the moment he got thrown off service on his first day.📍 Recorded at The Mariners, Rock, Cornwall, one of Paul's venues.Follow Olly: https://www.instagram.com/olly.303/https://www.tiktok.com/@ollyfawcett303?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pchttps://www.linkedin.com/in/olly-fawcett-668566177/Get frequent behind the scenes updates from Olly: https://whatittakes.kit.com/51cd36dc35Follow Paul:https://www.instagram.com/paulainsw6rth/?hl=en

Full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH8Xvqk2ZykPeony Li built Jude, a women's bladder health brand, in a category that almost nobody would fund, talk about, or believe in. Two years after appearing on Dragon's Den, she's doing £16 million in revenue and growing.In this episode, Peony talks about growing up in Hong Kong with entrepreneur parents she rarely saw, moving to the UK alone at 15, leaving investment banking because her intellectual curiosity was being suffocated, and how distributing 6 million pieces of PPE from her living room gave her the startup capital for Jude.Follow Olly: https://www.instagram.com/olly.303/https://www.tiktok.com/@ollyfawcett303?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pchttps://www.linkedin.com/in/olly-fawcett-668566177/Get frequent behind the scenes updates from Olly: https://whatittakes.kit.com/51cd36dc35Follow Peony:https://www.linkedin.com/in/peonyli/https://www.wearejude.com/ecommerce/products/bladder-care-supplements-ppc?utm_source=google&utm_coupon=PPC20&tw_source=google&tw_adid=797298311884&tw_campaign=23562158549&tw_kwdid=kwd-1883578752614&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23562158549&gbraid=0AAAAAoRTlsGydo1cUDo6jv6rA7aXbVTSt&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_vnQBhCxARIsADcZyxIH_CX73-G9bGzZxmK47J2Ep3cN_HfK204shkfU1CF5wSPcVWjccAgaAq1aEALw_wcB

Peony Li built Jude, a women's bladder health brand, in a category that almost nobody would fund, talk about, or believe in. Two years after appearing on Dragon's Den, she's doing £16 million in revenue and growing.In this episode, Peony talks about growing up in Hong Kong with entrepreneur parents she rarely saw, moving to the UK alone at 15, leaving investment banking because her intellectual curiosity was being suffocated, and how distributing 6 million pieces of PPE from her living room gave her the startup capital for Jude.Chapters0:00 Growing up in Hong Kong4:05 Why she hated entrepreneurship and then followed it anyway7:05 Investment banking: intellectually suffocating in six months9:38 The mother community that got 10,000 members immediately11:15 Founders Factory and learning to observe13:06 Feeling like a failure for the first time14:33 PPE: 6 million pieces from her living room18:15 Overcoming challenges is a privilege18:30 The inception of Jude: standing in a Boots aisle22:05 Why she pivoted from pads to supplements23:08 The Austrian pumpkin seed and the Harvard professor27:29 How she funded the early growth30:33 Pitching 100 investors36:32 The hard year before Dragon's Den40:13 The content that improved acquisition cost by 40%46:03 Why she hustled her way onto Dragon's Den54:39 10x growth in 24 months 56:21 The biggest driver of growth 57:03 Team, people and personal leadership shift1:00:01 The vision: a global generational household brand1:03:20 What it takes to build JudeFollow Olly: https://www.instagram.com/olly.303/https://www.tiktok.com/@ollyfawcett303?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pchttps://www.linkedin.com/in/olly-fawcett-668566177/Get frequent behind the scenes updates from Olly: https://whatittakes.kit.com/51cd36dc35Follow Peony:https://www.linkedin.com/in/peonyli/https://www.wearejude.com/ecommerce/products/bladder-care-supplements-ppc?utm_source=google&utm_coupon=PPC20&tw_source=google&tw_adid=797298311884&tw_campaign=23562158549&tw_kwdid=kwd-1883578752614&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23562158549&gbraid=0AAAAAoRTlsGydo1cUDo6jv6rA7aXbVTSt&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_vnQBhCxARIsADcZyxIH_CX73-G9bGzZxmK47J2Ep3cN_HfK204shkfU1CF5wSPcVWjccAgaAq1aEALw_wcB

Watch The Full Episode Here: https://youtu.be/4LklK3OMH5w Williams F1 is a team full of history and success. They have also had their own struggles in their time as a business and as a Formula 1 team. When Claire Williams took over the team, she had some incredible success with the team in 2014/15, but as new regulations came into play, she was hit with many challenges. So what does it take to drive a Formula 1 team forward, in the hard times and the good times? Follow Claire: https://www.instagram.com/clairewilliams_official/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairewilliamsofficial/Follow Olly: https://www.instagram.com/olly.303/https://www.tiktok.com/@ollyfawcett303?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pchttps://www.linkedin.com/in/olly-fawcett-668566177/Get frequent behind the scenes updates from Olly: https://whatittakes.kit.com/51cd36dc35