The Apprentice winner one year later – Rachel Woolford, North Studios
What happens after the cameras stop rolling when you win The Apprentice?
After hearing her story last year (give it a listen If you haven’t yet – link below) we caught up with 2024 Apprentice winner, Rachel Woolford, to find out what’s been happening in the business since she won, how she spent the £250,000, the ups (and downs) of being a winner and how much is Lord Sugar involved?
If you’re looking for a business and entrepreneurship podcast that will inspire, motivate and educate you, through the personal business journeys and entrepreneurial lessons learnt of Leeds business owners then this is the podcast for you.
INTRODUCING RACHEL WOOLFORD
Rachel Woolford is the owner and founder of boutique gym, North Studio, which has two locations in North Leeds and one in Harrogate.
She was the winner of the BBC’s The Apprentice in 2024.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
[00:00:30] Introducing Rachel Woolford
[00:03:00] Development and expansion of the business in the last 12 months
[00:08:00] Pros and cons of expanding by buying an existing business
[00:12:30] The importance of delegation
[00:18:00] Expanding the business offering
[00:23:00] The input from, and benefits of, Lord Sugar and his team
[00:28:00] Navigating personal challenges post-The Apprentice
[00:33:00] The positives and leveraging the opportunities from being on The Apprentice
[00:40:00] Watching The Apprentice from the outside, and thoughts on it
[00:45:00] How to keep value in your business
3 KEY TAKEAWAYS & BUSINESS LEARNINGS
- Being a cash buyer doesn’t necessarily speed the property buying process up
- If you’re comfortable in your business, you’re in the wrong place
- Go on The Apprentice but only if you’re serious about your business
3 MOMENTS TO LOOK OUT FOR
“The Apprentice is about who can handle chaos the best”
“it took 6-9 months to understand our relationship”
“I was given a really cool, horrendously loud Defender to drive for free for a year”
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Website: https://northstudioleeds.co.uk/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-woolford-948528216/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/northstudioleeds/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachelwoolford/
Shout out: https://www.studiosister.co.uk/
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https://leedsbusinesspodcast.com/podcast/yana-smaglo/
https://leedsbusinesspodcast.com/podcast/phil-fraser/
ABOUT YOUR HOST
Phil Fraser went from an accidental kitchen table start up, with no investment, all the way to multi-million pound sale to a PLC 18 years later. He’s travelled the full SME business journey of launch, growth, scale and exit.
As well as hosting the Leeds Business Podcast, Phil now works with ambitious SME-owners as a Business Sounding Board (think somewhere between Business Coach and Business Mentor). In simple terms, he’s ‘a pair of ears and an extra pair eyes’ for SME Owners helping them to be better at what they do. Phil’s mantra is It doesn’t need to be ‘lonely at the top’. He helps Business Owners to be better business owners, by helping with their clarity and focus.
As a Business Sounding Board, he gives SME Owners the time & space to regularly discuss their challenges and opportunities, with no sense of judgement or bias, and in complete confidence. This allows them to explore their options in full, culminating with a list of issues to address/clarify, a clear target in mind, a roadmap to success, and a renewed enthusiasm and confidence for the challenges ahead.
Want to work with Phil to help you? See www.philfraser.co.uk.
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