Latest Episodes


  • Simon Gray – Founder & CEO of Boost Drinks

    We speak to Simon Gray, Founder & CEO of Boost Drinks. Simon tells us how the company started and grew, the benefits of out-sourcing much of his operation, the ups […]

  • Jane Slimming – CEO Zeal Digital Agency

    Phil Fraser speaks to Jane Slimming, CEO of Leeds digital agency, Zeal. Jane explains to us the importance of company culture on a business how it saved her business after […]

  • Linda Plant – The Apprentice Queen of Mean

    Queen of Mean from TV’s The Apprentice, Linda Plant, tells Phil Fraser about how she grew, sold and then bought back her business for hardly money 18 months later. She […]

  • The Biskery – bespoke biscuits with love

    Phil Fraser speaks to Lisa Shepherd and Saskia Roskam about their north Leeds business, The Biskery; a business built on ‘the power of kindness’. Lisa and Saskia tell us how […]

  • Ajaz Ahmed – creator of Freeserve

    Phil Fraser speaks to Ajaz Ahmed who built Freeserve, a company that went from a ‘eureka moment’ to a multi-billion pound valuation in just three years. Ajaz tells us how […]

  • Richard Flint – ex-CEO of SkyBet

    Phil Fraser speaks to Richard Flint, the man who built SkyBet into one of the biggest tech companies in Leeds. Richard explains how SkyBet’s ‘wrong’ decision to focus on interactive […]

  • James Brown – creator of loaded magazine

    Phil Fraser speaks to James Brown, author, journalist, broadcaster and media entrepreneur and most famous for launching the era-defining lads mag Loaded. In a wide ranging discussion we get to […]

  • Why you should listen to Leeds Business Podcast

    Leeds Business Podcast will, on a weekly basis, bring you fascinating, impressive and inspiring Leeds business owners, each with their own unique business journey talking about the ups & downs, […]