Matt Haycox Daily

In these ‘Mic Drops,’ I’ll be spotlighting my favourite, most impactful moments from past episodes of No Bollocks with Matt Haycox. These are the moments that hit hardest, offer the most value, and deserve to be heard again. Most people are building a personal brand the wrong way, and they don't even know it. In this Mic Drop, personal branding expert Alex Shaw breaks down the five mistakes that keep business owners invisible to the very audience they're trying to reach. From trying to be known for everything, to outsourcing your voice, to chasing viral views that never convert - Alex covers why 9 million views left him broke, and what he changed to make $23,000 from just 180,000 the following month. If you're posting content and getting nothing back, this is probably why. Chapters 0:00 - Intro 0:05 - Mistake #1 3:21 - Mistake #2 5:23 - Mistake #3 8:47 - Mistake #4 10:36 - Mistake #5 ======================== Connect with Matt Haycox, No BS Business Podcast Host & 8-Figure Entrepreneur. I’m Matt Haycox, entrepreneur, investor, and your straight-talking guide to building a business that actually works. I’ve raised over £750M, built (and rebuilt) 8-figure companies, and learned the hard way what it really takes to win. On No Bollocks with Matt Haycox, I cut through the bollocks to bring you raw conversations with 7–8 figure founders, investors, and experts who’ve been there, done it, and got the scars to prove it. No hype, no theory, just actionable strategies you can use today to start, grow, and scale your business. Whether you’re stuck in your 9–5, building your side hustle, or trying to hit your first £100k month, this is your go-to podcast for entrepreneur tips, startup growth strategies, raising capital, building a personal brand, and avoiding the costly mistakes most founders make. 📩 Get Matt’s free business newsletter for weekly strategies, mindset shifts, and behind-the-scenes lessons → https://nobollockswithmatthaycox.beehiiv.com/subscribe ▶ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thematthaycox/ ▶ YouTube – No Bollocks Podcast - YouTube ▶ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedi...

Lousin Mehrabi has spent two decades in high stakes negotiations and says the best negotiators are all calm, composed introverts. Lousin Mehrabi joins Matt Haycox to strip the aggression myth out of negotiation. She started in finance on the trading floors, handling M&A, IPOs and lobbying, until a year of corporate training in 2013 under professional negotiators, one from the French special forces, covering lie detection and profiling, changed her direction entirely. She now works from Dubai with companies, governments and hospitals on high stakes deals, divorce cases and suicide interventions, and reckons that in over 90 percent of cases what people say they want is not what they need. Donald Trump gets a proper dissection: his habit of taking agreed deals off the table and making you beg for what you already had, and why it only works with authority behind it. Hostage negotiation comes down from the movies to everyday life, from why negotiators never work alone to why you keep unreasonable people talking for the intel, with lessons from her mentor George Kohlrieser, the hostage negotiator who wrote Hostage at the Table. Matt puts his own deal record through her three pillars of credibility, competence and composure, and picks a fight with the Starbucks discount method of building a rejection muscle. Chapters 0:00 - Coming Up 0:16 - Intro 1:28 - The Truth About Negotiation: It’s Not What You Think 8:30 - How to Get the Best Deal: Business & Life Examples 17:53 - Is Donald Trump a Good Negotiator? 24:19 - Hostage Negotiation: How It Really Works 34:01 - Overcoming Fear of Rejection in Negotiation 39:17 - Mastering Everyday Negotiation: How to Get What You Want for Free 42:08 - Final Thoughts & Where to Learn More from Lousin Mehrabi About Lousin Mehrabi Lousin Mehrabi is a professional negotiator, keynote speaker and negotiation advisor. She rarely works with the public, sharing free content on LinkedIn and YouTube instead, and previously hosted a podcast interviewing fellow professional negotiators. She has trained leaders at a week long summit in Gstaad and holds that negotiation, leadership and emotional intelligence go hand in hand. Follow Lousin: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lousinmehrabi/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lousin-mehrabi/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lousinmehrabi ======================== Connect with Matt Haycox, No BS Business Podcast Host & 8-Figure Entrepreneur. I’m Matt Haycox, entrepreneur, investor, and your straight-talking guide to building a business that actually works. I’ve raised over £750M, built (and rebuilt) 8-figure companies, and learned the hard way what it really takes to win. On No Bollocks with Matt Haycox, I cut through the bollocks to bring you raw conversations with 7–8 figure founders, investors, and experts who’ve been there, done it, and got the scars to prove it. No hype, no theory, just actionable strategies you can use today to start, grow, and scale your business. Whether you’re stuck in your 9–5, building your side hustle, or trying to hit your first £100k month, this is your go-to podcast for entrepreneur tips, startup growth strategies, raising capital, building a personal brand, and avoiding the costly mistakes most founders make. 📩 Get Matt’s free business newsletter for weekly strategies, mindset shifts, and behind-the-scenes lessons → https://nobollockswithmatthaycox.beehiiv.com/subscribe ▶ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thematthaycox/ ▶ YouTube – No Bollocks Podcast - YouTube ▶ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedi...

Jesper Nielsen co-founded one of the biggest jewellery brands on the planet. Then the Danish state froze every account he had - overnight. In this episode, Matt sits down with Jesper Nielsen, the Danish entrepreneur who took Pandora from a €500,000-a-year business to a global giant and the biggest IPO in Danish history. But the real story is what came after: a routine tax inspection that spiralled into what Jesper calls blackmail, assets seized using powers designed for drug criminals, 17 front pages branding him a criminal - and a Supreme Court victory that still left him with a fraction of what was taken. They also get into why Pandora's owners refused to pay his earn-out while he drowned in legal battles, the "Pandora maths" behind the brand's relentless repeat sales, why franchising is the smartest first step for young entrepreneurs, hitting rock bottom and rebuilding by selling jewellery face-to-face on the German autobahns, and why he says he should have just taken the blackmail. Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:13 - From Petrol Stations to Entrepreneur 7:42 - Meeting the Pandora Co-Founder 9:54 - The "Pandora Maths" & Scaling Germany 16:09 - Motivating Every Layer of the Business 22:11 - Private Equity, the Merger & the IPO 29:49 - The €340 Million Earn-Out Deal 33:38 - Life After Pandora & the Taxman Knocks 39:38 - The Blackmail: Assets Frozen Overnight 47:55 - Pandora Refuses to Pay 50:18 - Rock Bottom & Rebuilding on the Autobahn Follow Jesper LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesper-nielsen-1311226/ Website: https://www.kasimilliardkampen.dk/en ======================== Connect with Matt Haycox, No BS Business Podcast Host & 8-Figure Entrepreneur. I’m Matt Haycox, entrepreneur, investor, and your straight-talking guide to building a business that actually works. I’ve raised over £750M, built (and rebuilt) 8-figure companies, and learned the hard way what it really takes to win. On No Bollocks with Matt Haycox, I cut through the bollocks to bring you raw conversations with 7–8 figure founders, investors, and experts who’ve been there, done it, and got the scars to prove it. No hype, no theory, just actionable strategies you can use today to start, grow, and scale your business. Whether you’re stuck in your 9–5, building your side hustle, or trying to hit your first £100k month, this is your go-to podcast for entrepreneur tips, startup growth strategies, raising capital, building a personal brand, and avoiding the costly mistakes most founders make. 📩 Get Matt’s free business newsletter for weekly strategies, mindset shifts, and behind-the-scenes lessons → https://nobollockswithmatthaycox.beehiiv.com/subscribe ▶ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thematthaycox/ ▶ YouTube – No Bollocks Podcast - YouTube ▶ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedi...

Most business owners know they're the bottleneck. The problem is, knowing it and actually getting out of the way are very different things. In this episode, Matt sits down with George Rivera — a multi eight and nine figure entrepreneur who scaled a supplements brand past $200 million — to talk about the moment his business started suffocating him, and what he did about it. George breaks down his Buyback Time Formula: the frameworks he used to go from trapped founder to genuinely freed-up business owner, and how he's helped others do the same. George gets into the practical stuff — the Freedom Audit, how to identify what's actually worth your time, and why most entrepreneurs are attending meetings they have no business being in. If you're making money but feel like you're buried alive in your own company, this one's for you. Chapters 0:00 - Coming Up 1:45 - When $20M Felt Like a Prison 4:01 - Knowing the Problem vs. Knowing the Fix 7:05 - The Freedom Audit: Mapping Your Time 8:13 - Do These Frameworks Work for Every Business? 11:46 - How Does This Compare to EOS and Ryan Dice? 12:39 - Why Entrepreneurs Are Scared to Delegate 14:06 - The Tim Ferriss Question: Is 30 Hours the Goal? 17:12 - Who Does George Actually Work With? 18:17 - The Book, Coaching and Mastermind Options 22:02 - Where to Find George Rivera Follow George: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgerivera1977/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-rivera-53b3296/ ======================== Connect with Matt Haycox, No BS Business Podcast Host & 8-Figure Entrepreneur. I’m Matt Haycox, entrepreneur, investor, and your straight-talking guide to building a business that actually works. I’ve raised over £750M, built (and rebuilt) 8-figure companies, and learned the hard way what it really takes to win. On No Bollocks with Matt Haycox, I cut through the bollocks to bring you raw conversations with 7–8 figure founders, investors, and experts who’ve been there, done it, and got the scars to prove it. No hype, no theory, just actionable strategies you can use today to start, grow, and scale your business. Whether you’re stuck in your 9–5, building your side hustle, or trying to hit your first £100k month, this is your go-to podcast for entrepreneur tips, startup growth strategies, raising capital, building a personal brand, and avoiding the costly mistakes most founders make. 📩 Get Matt’s free business newsletter for weekly strategies, mindset shifts, and behind-the-scenes lessons → https://nobollockswithmatthaycox.beehiiv.com/subscribe ▶ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thematthaycox/ ▶ YouTube – No Bollocks Podcast - YouTube ▶ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedi...

This week Matt is in the hot seat. Repurposed from Dan Banks Nachmias' podcast Parenting Without the Manual, this one goes deeper than business. It's about where hunger comes from, what money actually does to kids, and how to raise children who can stand on their own two feet, without quietly doing it for them. Matt gets into growing up with money without growing up entitled, the invisible safety net he didn't know he had until it was gone, and why bankruptcy doesn't break you. Staying down does. Plus the one piece of advice he'd give every new parent. You'll have to listen for that one. Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro 0:09 – Growing up entrepreneurial 2:02 – How Matt's parents kept him hungry without entitlement 6:55 – 30 years in business: how the game has changed every decade 10:48 – Raising kids across three very different eras 15:04 – Bankruptcy, resilience, and the safety net disappearing 18:31 – Setting kids up to win without softening them 25:42 – What schools don't teach, and should 34:23 – Is school even worth it anymore? 40:00 – Redefining success (and why finance has hijacked the word) 47:26 – The school of bankruptcy 49:58 – Born or made: can you teach someone to be an entrepreneur? 54:19 – Who's actually to blame for financial illiteracy? 58:51 – One piece of advice for every new parent Follow Matt: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thematthaycox/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthaycox/ Website: https://matt-haycox.com/  Follow Dan: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-banks-nachmias/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3QU2rMK3JRLIQf8wRUT8il  ======================== Connect with Matt Haycox, No BS Business Podcast Host & 8-Figure Entrepreneur. I’m Matt Haycox, entrepreneur, investor, and your straight-talking guide to building a business that actually works. I’ve raised over £750M, built (and rebuilt) 8-figure companies, and learned the hard way what it really takes to win. On No Bollocks with Matt Haycox, I cut through the bollocks to bring you raw conversations with 7–8 figure founders, investors, and experts who’ve been there, done it, and got the scars to prove it. No hype, no theory, just actionable strategies you can use today to start, grow, and scale your business. Whether you’re stuck in your 9–5, building your side hustle, or trying to hit your first £100k month, this is your go-to podcast for entrepreneur tips, startup growth strategies, raising capital, building a personal brand, and avoiding the costly mistakes most founders make. 📩 Get Matt’s free business newsletter for weekly strategies, mindset shifts, and behind-the-scenes lessons → https://nobollockswithmatthaycox.beehiiv.com/subscribe ▶ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thematthaycox/ ▶ YouTube – No Bollocks Podcast - YouTube ▶ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedi...

Most business owners are creating content constantly and still getting ignored. The problem isn't effort, it's that nobody knows who you are. In this episode, Matt Haycox sits down with personal branding expert Alex Shaw to break down why most people are invisible to the very audience they're trying to reach. Alex covers the difference between a personal brand that pulls people in and one that blends into the noise, why visibility and authority are not the same thing, and how the 60/30/10 content framework helps business owners stop posting randomly and start building real trust. They also dig into the five biggest personal branding mistakes, and why the most powerful thing you can do is be strategically vulnerable rather than just showing results. If you're a founder, coach, or entrepreneur who knows they should be building a personal brand but isn't sure why it isn't working, this episode gives you the honest answer. Chapters 0:00 - Coming Up 0:11 - Intro 1:04 - Why Personal Branding Matters: The Stats 7:48 - Personal Branding Isn't New: Tom Peters 12:48 - The 60/30/10 Content Split 14:50 - Best Platforms for Personal Branding 21:10 - Mistake #1 24:28 - Mistake #2 26:30 - Mistake #3 29:54 - Mistake #4 31:43 - Mistake #5 33:21 - Are There Dangers to Personal Branding? 34:24 - AI in Personal Branding 36:45 - Fake It ‘Till You Make It 39:08 - Where to Find Alex Shaw Follow Alex: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexbenshaw/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@alexbenshaw LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-shaw1312/  ======================== Connect with Matt Haycox, No BS Business Podcast Host & 8-Figure Entrepreneur. I’m Matt Haycox, entrepreneur, investor, and your straight-talking guide to building a business that actually works. I’ve raised over £750M, built (and rebuilt) 8-figure companies, and learned the hard way what it really takes to win. On No Bollocks with Matt Haycox, I cut through the bollocks to bring you raw conversations with 7–8 figure founders, investors, and experts who’ve been there, done it, and got the scars to prove it. No hype, no theory, just actionable strategies you can use today to start, grow, and scale your business. Whether you’re stuck in your 9–5, building your side hustle, or trying to hit your first £100k month, this is your go-to podcast for entrepreneur tips, startup growth strategies, raising capital, building a personal brand, and avoiding the costly mistakes most founders make. 📩 Get Matt’s free business newsletter for weekly strategies, mindset shifts, and behind-the-scenes lessons → https://nobollockswithmatthaycox.beehiiv.com/subscribe ▶ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thematthaycox/ ▶ YouTube – No Bollocks Podcast - YouTube ▶ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedi...

Most men don’t lack ambition. They lack a place to offload the pressure without turning to alcohol, isolation, or silence. In this episode, Matt Haycox sits down with Ryan Herrington, co-founder of BrotherhoodXBusiness, a global brotherhood and private members club for founders and entrepreneurs who are done doing business and life alone. Ryan shares his rock-bottom moment: stepping on the scales after a breakup and realising he’d hit 19 stone after years of “work hard, play hard” living, and how that wake-up call led to coaching, sobriety, and building community. Ryan then explains how the Bali Brotherhood started with six men meeting weekly and grew purely through word of mouth into a large community. Inside the sessions: wins, accountability, small-group breakouts, and a judgment-free space to talk through business stress, relationships, and identity. They also go into the business: monetising community, scaling globally, the Genius Code (finding your zone of genius), why not everyone should be an entrepreneur, and how AI and the future of work will force people to get honest about what they’re actually built for. Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro 0:59 – Rock bottom: lost years, 19 stone, wake-up call  5:11 – Recruitment consultant to Bali 7:03 – The birth of the Bali Brotherhood  13:12 – What happens inside the Brotherhood? (wins + breakouts + real conversations)  15:40 – Have men changed over generations?  17:17 – Women and the mission  19:47 – Monetising the Brotherhood + global expansion  26:24 – The Genius Code: finding your zone of genius 28:33 – Not everyone should be an entrepreneur  32:23 – AI and the future of work  36:25 – Final thoughts + where to find Ryan  Follow Ryan: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanherrington__/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-herrington-358697212/ Website: https://brotherhoodxbusiness.com/info  ======================== Connect with Matt Haycox, No BS Business Podcast Host & 8-Figure Entrepreneur. I’m Matt Haycox, entrepreneur, investor, and your straight-talking guide to building a business that actually works. I’ve raised over £750M, built (and rebuilt) 8-figure companies, and learned the hard way what it really takes to win. On No Bollocks with Matt Haycox, I cut through the bollocks to bring you raw conversations with 7–8 figure founders, investors, and experts who’ve been there, done it, and got the scars to prove it. No hype, no theory, just actionable strategies you can use today to start, grow, and scale your business. Whether you’re stuck in your 9–5, building your side hustle, or trying to hit your first £100k month, this is your go-to podcast for entrepreneur tips, startup growth strategies, raising capital, building a personal brand, and avoiding the costly mistakes most founders make. 📩 Get Matt’s free business newsletter for weekly strategies, mindset shifts, and behind-the-scenes lessons → https://nobollockswithmatthaycox.beehiiv.com/subscribe ▶ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thematthaycox/ ▶ YouTube – No Bollocks Podcast - YouTube ▶ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedi...

Will Brown went from DJ to trader, to selling a basic $50 “Word doc” to building an online education business that hit £16.4M and sold to private equity, then he scaled his advisory firm BG&E (Build, Grow & Exit) to £1.3M/month while working with 741+ clients. In this episode, Will breaks down the real mechanics behind scaling an online business: hiring, paid ads, why most “info businesses” stay small, and how to build a product ladder that keeps clients longer (instead of losing them after a few months). They also cover the hard realities of platform dependence, what Will still gets wrong, and why ambition without balance can wreck you. If you sell knowledge online, coaching, courses, programs, masterminds, training, consulting, this is a blueprint on scaling revenue, retention, and operations without making your business fragile. Timestamps: 0:00 - Coming Up  0:16 - Intro  0:42 - Who is Will Brown?  2:38 - DJ to Trader to Info Millionaire  6:22 - Building the first business from scratch (the $50 “Word doc” start) 8:11 - Hiring, running ads, and hitting a million  15:37 - What came after the exit  17:56 - The new consulting business and first clients  19:34 - Scaling past a million a month: what changes 24:45 - Who Will learns from (and why it worked)  29:34 - The fitness coach problem: £250 CPA + the 7-month drop-off  31:43 - Product ladder: keep clients longer  34:30 - Why most online education businesses stay small 37:28 - Free time, investing, and the billionaire goal  40:39 - Can this playbook work in any niche?  43:11 - The danger of relying on one platform  48:34 - What Will gets wrong (and why balance is hard)  51:01 - Is networking bullshit?  53:47 - Final thoughts  Follow William: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willia_mbrown/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-brown-01a310182/ Website: https://buildgrowandexit.com/? ======================== Connect with Matt Haycox, No BS Business Podcast Host & 8-Figure Entrepreneur. I’m Matt Haycox, entrepreneur, investor, and your straight-talking guide to building a business that actually works. I’ve raised over £750M, built (and rebuilt) 8-figure companies, and learned the hard way what it really takes to win. On No Bollocks with Matt Haycox, I cut through the bollocks to bring you raw conversations with 7–8 figure founders, investors, and experts who’ve been there, done it, and got the scars to prove it. No hype, no theory, just actionable strategies you can use today to start, grow, and scale your business. Whether you’re stuck in your 9–5, building your side hustle, or trying to hit your first £100k month, this is your go-to podcast for entrepreneur tips, startup growth strategies, raising capital, building a personal brand, and avoiding the costly mistakes most founders make. 📩 Get Matt’s free business newsletter for weekly strategies, mindset shifts, and behind-the-scenes lessons → https://nobollockswithmatthaycox.beehiiv.com/subscribe ▶ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thematthaycox/ ▶ YouTube – No Bollocks Podcast - YouTube ▶ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedi...

The fitness coaching space is saturated — which means you either niche down or you disappear. In this episode, Matt Haycox sits down with Chris Wright, an online transformation coach best known for helping men over 30 lose the dad bod, get a six-pack, and stay lean without living like a monk. Chris breaks down the real business behind the results: how getting fired pushed him online, why mentors accelerated his growth, how he hires and scales, and why his client acquisition is now driven mainly by paid ads and Instagram. They also get into the unsexy truth most coaches avoid: how long clients actually stay (Chris says around 7 months on average), what happens after the first transformation, and why retention depends on giving people a new goal once they’ve “arrived.” Timestamps: 0:00 - Coming Up 0:16 - Intro 0:47 - Dubai vs Bali: where’s better for business? 7:32 - Getting fired → going online 10:59 - Using mentors to grow faster 13:45 - Hiring, scaling & paid ads (what actually works)  18:34 - Going all in on Instagram 25:05 - Why niching down is non-negotiable 27:54 - How long clients really stay (7 months average)  29:59 - What happens after 7 months (maintenance vs new goals)  32:01 - The future of the business 33:16 - Final thoughts + where to find Chris If you’re a coach, founder, or anyone building a personal brand business, this is a practical breakdown of niching, marketing, ads, retention, and scaling. Follow Chris: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chris_fitlab/ Website: https://fitlabcoaching.co.uk/lean365-programme/ ======================== Connect with Matt Haycox, No BS Business Podcast Host & 8-Figure Entrepreneur. I’m Matt Haycox, entrepreneur, investor, and your straight-talking guide to building a business that actually works. I’ve raised over £750M, built (and rebuilt) 8-figure companies, and learned the hard way what it really takes to win. On No Bollocks with Matt Haycox, I cut through the bollocks to bring you raw conversations with 7–8 figure founders, investors, and experts who’ve been there, done it, and got the scars to prove it. No hype, no theory, just actionable strategies you can use today to start, grow, and scale your business. Whether you’re stuck in your 9–5, building your side hustle, or trying to hit your first £100k month, this is your go-to podcast for entrepreneur tips, startup growth strategies, raising capital, building a personal brand, and avoiding the costly mistakes most founders make. 📩 Get Matt’s free business newsletter for weekly strategies, mindset shifts, and behind-the-scenes lessons → https://nobollockswithmatthaycox.beehiiv.com/subscribe ▶ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thematthaycox/ ▶ YouTube – No Bollocks Podcast - YouTube ▶ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedi...

Networking isn’t about being loud. It’s about being useful, visible, and around the right people. In this short No Bollocks business lesson, Matt gives you 8 ways to grow your network that anyone can start today, regardless of business, confidence, or budget. You’ll learn how to attract opportunities through content, build goodwill by helping people already in your circle, and expand outside your niche so you meet the kind of people who create deals. This is networking for entrepreneurs who hate “networking”. Chapters: 0:00 – Intro 0:11 – 1) Do something that draws people in (content) 0:57 – 2) Help people already in your network 1:30 – 3) Surround yourself with great networkers 2:10 – 4) Say yes 2:26 – 5) Expand beyond your niche 2:58 – 6) Have something to talk about (be interesting + authentic) 3:38 – 7) Quality over quantity 3:57 – 8) Start a podcast (networking shortcut) 4:49 – Final thoughts ======================== Connect with Matt Haycox, No BS Business Podcast Host & 8-Figure Entrepreneur. I’m Matt Haycox, entrepreneur, investor, and your straight-talking guide to building a business that actually works. I’ve raised over £750M, built (and rebuilt) 8-figure companies, and learned the hard way what it really takes to win. On No Bollocks with Matt Haycox, I cut through the bollocks to bring you raw conversations with 7–8 figure founders, investors, and experts who’ve been there, done it, and got the scars to prove it. No hype, no theory, just actionable strategies you can use today to start, grow, and scale your business. Whether you’re stuck in your 9–5, building your side hustle, or trying to hit your first £100k month, this is your go-to podcast for entrepreneur tips, startup growth strategies, raising capital, building a personal brand, and avoiding the costly mistakes most founders make. 📩 Get Matt’s free business newsletter for weekly strategies, mindset shifts, and behind-the-scenes lessons → https://nobollockswithmatthaycox.beehiiv.com/subscribe ▶ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thematthaycox/ ▶ YouTube – No Bollocks Podcast - YouTube ▶ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedi...

This episode isn't about social media followers. It's about why millions of business owners are already being left behind, and most of them don't even know it yet. In this conversation, Matt Haycox sits down with John Lee, entrepreneur, investor, and one of the world's leading voices on AI and digital growth, to unpack the strategies, systems, and tools that are quietly separating the businesses that will thrive in the next decade from the ones that won't. We're diving into the global shift toward the creator economy and what it means for anyone building a brand, the satellite account strategy that turns 500 views into millions without a big budget, how John has trained an AI called Nova to think, speak, and make decisions like him, and why the four pillars of leads, sales, operations, and brand are the only things standing between where your business is now and a 10X version of it. Chapters 0:00 - Coming Up 0:16 - Intro 0:58 - Why Your Follower Count Is Lying to You 6:16 - The Satellite Account Strategy 9:24 - Paid Ads vs Organic Reach 12:32 - Building a Social Media Ecosystem 16:44 - AI Integration in Social Media & Digital Identity 20:04 - Why Your Follower Count Is Lying to You 23:47 - Train AI to Think Like You & Nova in Action 33:54 - Voice Prompts, an AI Toolbox, AI Avatars 39:55 - AI Adoption in the Real World 44:17 - The Future: Tokens, Web3, and Your Own Economy 47:33 - Final Thoughts & Entrepreneurial Opportunities in AI Follow John Lee: Website: JohnLee.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/john_lee_official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@johnleesuccess  ======================== Connect with Matt Haycox, No BS Business Podcast Host & 8-Figure Entrepreneur. I’m Matt Haycox, entrepreneur, investor, and your straight-talking guide to building a business that actually works. I’ve raised over £750M, built (and rebuilt) 8-figure companies, and learned the hard way what it really takes to win. On No Bollocks with Matt Haycox, I cut through the bollocks to bring you raw conversations with 7–8 figure founders, investors, and experts who’ve been there, done it, and got the scars to prove it. No hype, no theory, just actionable strategies you can use today to start, grow, and scale your business. Whether you’re stuck in your 9–5, building your side hustle, or trying to hit your first £100k month, this is your go-to podcast for entrepreneur tips, startup growth strategies, raising capital, building a personal brand, and avoiding the costly mistakes most founders make. 📩 Get Matt’s free business newsletter for weekly strategies, mindset shifts, and behind-the-scenes lessons → https://nobollockswithmatthaycox.beehiiv.com/subscribe ▶ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thematthaycox/ ▶ YouTube – No Bollocks Podcast - YouTube ▶ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedi...

Most people fear bankruptcy so much they stop taking the chances they need to build the business, and the life, they want.  In this short No Bollocks lesson, Matt breaks down the uncomfortable truth: bankruptcy isn’t something to chase or glamorise, but it’s often less terminal than people think. If you’re already drowning in bills, creditor letters, stress and sleepless nights, bankruptcy can sometimes be the line in the sand that lets you reset, learn the lesson, and rebuild properly. He also tackles the credit-rating fear head-on: if you’re already unable to pay, the damage is already done, and worrying about it all day isn’t productive work. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:07 - I'm Not Glamorising Bankruptcy 0:23 - But You Shouldn't Be Scared Of Bankruptcy 0:56 - Far Too Many People Fear Bankruptcy 1:16 - Comparison to Terminal Illness 2:06 - The Reality of Bankruptcy 2:40 - It's Probably a Blessing For You 2:52 - WHY You Shouldn't Be Afraid Of Bankruptcy! 3:13 - Credit Rating? 3:28 - You're Not Doing Any Productive Work When You're Worried 3:46 - Conclusion  If you’re staring down debt, cashflow stress, or worst-case scenarios — book a Power Call with Matt. He’s been there, and he’ll give you the straight next step. Book here: https://calendly.com/matthaycox/99-consult-call  ======================== Connect with Matt Haycox, No BS Business Podcast Host & 8-Figure Entrepreneur. I’m Matt Haycox, entrepreneur, investor, and your straight-talking guide to building a business that actually works. I’ve raised over £750M, built (and rebuilt) 8-figure companies, and learned the hard way what it really takes to win. On No Bollocks with Matt Haycox, I cut through the bollocks to bring you raw conversations with 7–8 figure founders, investors, and experts who’ve been there, done it, and got the scars to prove it. No hype, no theory, just actionable strategies you can use today to start, grow, and scale your business. Whether you’re stuck in your 9–5, building your side hustle, or trying to hit your first £100k month, this is your go-to podcast for entrepreneur tips, startup growth strategies, raising capital, building a personal brand, and avoiding the costly mistakes most founders make. 📩 Get Matt’s free business newsletter for weekly strategies, mindset shifts, and behind-the-scenes lessons → https://nobollockswithmatthaycox.beehiiv.com/subscribe ▶ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thematthaycox/ ▶ YouTube – No Bollocks Podcast - YouTube ▶ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedi...

Most podcast guests talk for an hour, and walk away with nothing. In this 17-minute lesson, Matt shows you the exact storytelling framework that turns listeners into leads, calls, and clients, without sounding salesy.  In this No Bollocks business lesson, Matt breaks down the podcast storytelling framework that turns a cold listener into a warm buyer, without doing a cringe pitch. You’ll learn the Bridge Concept (how to move listeners from “curious” to “client”), the two conversion traps that kill results (smash-and-grab pitching vs friend-zone value dumping), and how to use signposts to mention your offer naturally. Matt also shows you the simple mechanics that make stories convert: tension + payoff, the “South Park rule” (BUT / THEREFORE instead of “and then”), and why the best guests share scars, not wounds. Finally, you’ll learn how to end every podcast appearance with one clear door (one action, one link, one next step). Timestamps: 0:00 - What separates guests who convert 0:43 - The Bridge Concept: Curious → Client 1:46 - Two ways people fail on podcasts 2:47 - Tension + payoff: the engine of great stories 4:11 - The dance: context vs conflict 5:56 - The cheat code: replace “and then” with BUT / THEREFORE 7:36 - The South Park rule in action 8:00 - Stop being the hero: become the guide 9:57 - Vulnerability that works: scars vs wounds 11:36 - Signposts: mention your offer without pitching 13:14 - The danger zone: your first 5 minutes 13:53 - RAP framework: Relatable, Authority, Purpose 14:59 - How to exit the room: one door, one action 16:17 - Summary  17:13 - Getting booked on podcasts Want to get booked on the right podcasts, and make every appearance drive leads and sales? Book a call and Matt’s team will handle podcast strategy, outreach, prep, and repurposing: https://dominate.online/services/podcast-production/  ======================== Connect with Matt Haycox, No BS Business Podcast Host & 8-Figure Entrepreneur. I’m Matt Haycox, entrepreneur, investor, and your straight-talking guide to building a business that actually works. I’ve raised over £750M, built (and rebuilt) 8-figure companies, and learned the hard way what it really takes to win. On No Bollocks with Matt Haycox, I cut through the bollocks to bring you raw conversations with 7–8 figure founders, investors, and experts who’ve been there, done it, and got the scars to prove it. No hype, no theory, just actionable strategies you can use today to start, grow, and scale your business. Whether you’re stuck in your 9–5, building your side hustle, or trying to hit your first £100k month, this is your go-to podcast for entrepreneur tips, startup growth strategies, raising capital, building a personal brand, and avoiding the costly mistakes most founders make. 📩 Get Matt’s free business newsletter for weekly strategies, mindset shifts, and behind-the-scenes lessons → https://nobollockswithmatthaycox.beehiiv.com/subscribe ▶ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thematthaycox/ ▶ YouTube – No Bollocks Podcast - YouTube ▶ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedi...

WeWork looked like a tech rocketship. The reality was real estate, lease risk, and a world-class story. In this episode, Matt speaks with Alex Paessler, former senior exec at WeWork and founder of Vallist, a premium flexible workspace operator built on landlord partnerships (management agreements, not long lease liabilities). Alex breaks down what it was like working in the WeWork machine: expansion pressure, why “scale at all costs” led to bad deals, how landlords were pushed into paying for fit-outs, and why the model got exposed when the market turned.  You’ll also hear where he thinks the office market is heading next: hybrid work, a “flight to quality”, landlords offering shorter, fully fitted space, and operators shifting toward hospitality-led tenant experience (concierge, booking tech, amenities) rather than pure lease arbitrage. Timestamps:  0:00 Intro + why this matters now   2:21 How Alex got into serviced offices   5:10 Coworking economics: rent multiples + margin compression   7:25 Joining WeWork + launching Asia   11:54 “I knew it wouldn’t last” + scale pressure   18:17 Franchising to exit markets (China/India/LatAm)   25:27 Lease exits + landlord negotiations   37:29 Vallist model: management agreement vs lease risk  42:54 The future: hybrid, flexible space, flight to quality   46:20 Where to find Alex + Vallist  Follow Alex:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexpaessler/  Website: https://vallist.com/ ======================== Connect with Matt Haycox, No BS Business Podcast Host & 8-Figure Entrepreneur. I’m Matt Haycox, entrepreneur, investor, and your straight-talking guide to building a business that actually works. I’ve raised over £750M, built (and rebuilt) 8-figure companies, and learned the hard way what it really takes to win. On No Bollocks with Matt Haycox, I cut through the bollocks to bring you raw conversations with 7–8 figure founders, investors, and experts who’ve been there, done it, and got the scars to prove it. No hype, no theory, just actionable strategies you can use today to start, grow, and scale your business. Whether you’re stuck in your 9–5, building your side hustle, or trying to hit your first £100k month, this is your go-to podcast for entrepreneur tips, startup growth strategies, raising capital, building a personal brand, and avoiding the costly mistakes most founders make. 📩 Get Matt’s free business newsletter for weekly strategies, mindset shifts, and behind-the-scenes lessons → https://nobollockswithmatthaycox.beehiiv.com/subscribe ▶ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thematthaycox/ ▶ YouTube – No Bollocks Podcast - YouTube ▶ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedi...

Most people lose negotiations before they even start, because they need the deal. In this 7-minute No Bollocks business lesson, Matt breaks down the simplest negotiation truth: power comes from options. If you’ve got other investors, other suppliers, other deals, or another path to the outcome, you can negotiate calmly, set terms, and walk away when it’s wrong. If you don’t have options, you’ll accept anything, and you’ll call it “a compromise.” This episode covers the walk-away rule, how to build leverage before the meeting, and why the best negotiators don’t rely on confidence, they rely on preparation, alternatives, and knowing their number. Key takeaways:  Why the person who wants it least usually wins   How to build negotiating leverage with options (BATNA)  The walk-away point every founder must set in advance   Negotiating with bigger players: shift the value, not the ego   Why you should due-diligence the person, not just the deal.  If this helped, follow the podcast and send this episode to one person who’s about to sign a bad deal.  ======================== Connect with Matt Haycox, No BS Business Podcast Host & 8-Figure Entrepreneur. I’m Matt Haycox, entrepreneur, investor, and your straight-talking guide to building a business that actually works. I’ve raised over £750M, built (and rebuilt) 8-figure companies, and learned the hard way what it really takes to win. On No Bollocks with Matt Haycox, I cut through the bollocks to bring you raw conversations with 7–8 figure founders, investors, and experts who’ve been there, done it, and got the scars to prove it. No hype, no theory, just actionable strategies you can use today to start, grow, and scale your business. Whether you’re stuck in your 9–5, building your side hustle, or trying to hit your first £100k month, this is your go-to podcast for entrepreneur tips, startup growth strategies, raising capital, building a personal brand, and avoiding the costly mistakes most founders make. 📩 Get Matt’s free business newsletter for weekly strategies, mindset shifts, and behind-the-scenes lessons → https://nobollockswithmatthaycox.beehiiv.com/subscribe ▶ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thematthaycox/ ▶ YouTube – No Bollocks Podcast - YouTube ▶ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedi...

A No Bollocks business lesson on building the kind of trust that closes deals before you even open your mouth. If people are hearing your pitch, watching your content, or jumping on your calls, but still not buying; you don't have a sales problem, you have a trust problem. In this No Bollocks business lesson, Matt breaks down the Six Bridges of Trust: the psychological framework that moves a prospect from suspicious stranger to committed client, without pressure tactics, closing scripts, or chasing. Most salespeople try to take money before the bridges are even built. This lesson shows you exactly why that kills deals and what to build instead. What you'll learn: Why scripts and tactics make prospects feel hunted, and what to do instead. The "Stranger Tax" and why cold outreach costs you three times more than it should. How to use your personal brand to build credibility while you sleep. Why being too generic is silently killing your conversions (and how to fix it). The one psychological law that makes prospects assume you have the solution. How to turn a closed client into an ally who pre-sells you to everyone they know. ======================== Connect with Matt Haycox, No BS Business Podcast Host & 8-Figure Entrepreneur. I’m Matt Haycox, entrepreneur, investor, and your straight-talking guide to building a business that actually works. I’ve raised over £750M, built (and rebuilt) 8-figure companies, and learned the hard way what it really takes to win. On No Bollocks with Matt Haycox, I cut through the bollocks to bring you raw conversations with 7–8 figure founders, investors, and experts who’ve been there, done it, and got the scars to prove it. No hype, no theory, just actionable strategies you can use today to start, grow, and scale your business. Whether you’re stuck in your 9–5, building your side hustle, or trying to hit your first £100k month, this is your go-to podcast for entrepreneur tips, startup growth strategies, raising capital, building a personal brand, and avoiding the costly mistakes most founders make. 📩 Get Matt’s free business newsletter for weekly strategies, mindset shifts, and behind-the-scenes lessons → https://nobollockswithmatthaycox.beehiiv.com/subscribe ▶ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thematthaycox/ ▶ YouTube – No Bollocks Podcast - YouTube ▶ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedi...

Most high performers look capable on paper. But under real pressure? They become reactive, inconsistent, and start slipping into boom, bust cycles. Simon Jeffries has spent 10 years solving exactly why that happens, and how to fix it. Simon is a former Royal Marines Commando who passed Special Forces selection and completed three combat tours. He now coaches founders, CEOs and high-performing professionals through The Natural Edge, with clients including Red Bull Racing, Coutts Bank and The Ned. WHAT YOU’LL GET FROM THIS EPISODE: Why business can feel more stressful than combat (and the psychology behind it). The difference between pressure and stress, and why training your stress response changes everything. Why productivity hacks and morning routines stop working under pressure (and what you need instead). A live coaching session: Matt opens up about a 20-year relationship pattern and what’s driving it. Why elite performers always have coaches, but most business owners stay amateur in a pro arena. The “5/95 rule”: why your life is built in the small daily choices, not the big milestones. Why Simon offers a 100% money-back guarantee (and why he can afford to). TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Introduction  0:46 – “All the gear and no idea”: why the operator beats the equipment  3:06 – Combat stress explained (and the boxing analogy)  7:39 – Why business can feel MORE stressful than war 12:42 – Live coaching: Matt opens up about relationships 18:58 – Mentorship, learning, and staying sharp past 21  29:46 – What real results look like: control, consistency, standards  35:13 – Final thoughts: money doesn’t fix it  FOLLOW SIMON: Website: https://thenaturaledge.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonjeffries/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.natural.edge/ If you would like to triple your productivity and go from average to unstoppable check out Simon’s Special Forces Operating System - https://go.thenaturaledge.com/sf-system/?utm_source=podcast  ======================== Connect with Matt Haycox, No BS Business Podcast Host & 8-Figure Entrepreneur. I’m Matt Haycox, entrepreneur, investor, and your straight-talking guide to building a business that actually works. I’ve raised over £750M, built (and rebuilt) 8-figure companies, and learned the hard way what it really takes to win. On No Bollocks with Matt Haycox, I cut through the bollocks to bring you raw conversations with 7–8 figure founders, investors, and experts who’ve been there, done it, and got the scars to prove it. No hype, no theory, just actionable strategies you can use today to start, grow, and scale your business. Whether you’re stuck in your 9–5, building your side hustle, or trying to hit your first £100k month, this is your go-to podcast for entrepreneur tips, startup growth strategies, raising capital, building a personal brand, and avoiding the costly mistakes most founders make. 📩 Get Matt’s free business newsletter for weekly strategies, mindset shifts, and behind-the-scenes lessons → https://nobollockswithmatthaycox.beehiiv.com/subscribe ▶ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thematthaycox/ ▶ YouTube – No Bollocks Podcast - YouTube ▶ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedi...

Most disruptors don't fail because their idea is wrong, they fail because the world isn't ready for it. Saba Yussouf explains what entrepreneurs must understand about backing themselves so no bad deal, bad partner, or bad timing can stop them again. In this episode, Matt Haycox sits down with Saba Yussouf, entrepreneur, investor and disruptor, to break down what actually drives business disruption: understanding your market, your instincts, and your numbers, not chasing valuations, not ignoring red flags, and not waiting for the world to catch up to your idea. They cover the reality of disruptive science and why timing is everything, the difference between a great business idea and a great founder, how Saba built an entire business for under £50k using AI, and what happens when you ignore your gut, including the business partner who faked his death and left her with the bill. Timestamps 0:00 - Coming Up 0:10 - Intro 0:34 - Born in London, Raised in Dubai 1:48 - The Rule That Shaped Saba's Career 4:02 - The Moment Everything Clicked 4:46 - Joined the Family Business and Hated It 6:42 - From Bedroom Science to Harvey Nichols 8:20 - Disruptive Science - The Invisible Coating Nobody Wanted 11:51 - Why Saba Stopped Going It Alone 13:45 - Thinking in Numbers, Not Words 14:40 - He Faked His Death?! 16:24 - Her Most Rewarding Deal Yet 18:30 - What Rooms Full of Men Taught Her 19:47 - Building a Business with AI for Under £50k 21:47 - Reading History to Predict the Future 23:04 - Authenticity Beats Strategy on Social Media 24:02 - Saba's Definition of Success 24:38 - Final Thoughts Follow Saba: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saba-yussouf-713286149/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realsabayussouf  ======================== Connect with Matt Haycox, No BS Business Podcast Host & 8-Figure Entrepreneur. I’m Matt Haycox, entrepreneur, investor, and your straight-talking guide to building a business that actually works. I’ve raised over £750M, built (and rebuilt) 8-figure companies, and learned the hard way what it really takes to win. On No Bollocks with Matt Haycox, I cut through the bollocks to bring you raw conversations with 7–8 figure founders, investors, and experts who’ve been there, done it, and got the scars to prove it. No hype, no theory, just actionable strategies you can use today to start, grow, and scale your business. Whether you’re stuck in your 9–5, building your side hustle, or trying to hit your first £100k month, this is your go-to podcast for entrepreneur tips, startup growth strategies, raising capital, building a personal brand, and avoiding the costly mistakes most founders make. 📩 Get Matt’s free business newsletter for weekly strategies, mindset shifts, and behind-the-scenes lessons → https://nobollockswithmatthaycox.beehiiv.com/subscribe ▶ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thematthaycox/ ▶ YouTube – No Bollocks Podcast - YouTube ▶ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedi...

Right now, your DMs are probably where your multi-million dollar dreams go to die. You think you’re “scaling.” You’ve hired a couple of offshore VAs for five bucks an hour, handed them a generic script, and told them to go "hunt."  You think you’ve solved your bottleneck. But here’s what’s really happening: You are systematically burning your best leads. Every time one of those low-skill, low-EQ "setters" sends a robotic, tone-deaf message to a high-ticket prospect, a bridge is burned.  You aren’t just losing five dollars an hour; you’re losing the $10,000, $25,000, or $50,000 lifetime value of a client who just realized your brand feels like a spam-bot. If you treat your front line like a commodity, your bank account will treat your revenue like an afterthought. Today, we’re stopping the bleeding. I’m going to show you how to build a team of Million-Dollar Setters. I’m talking about "Emotional Architects" who can read a prospect’s intent through a screen better than most people can in person. We’re going to cover: The 1% Trait: Why Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is the only metric that matters in 2026. The "Protagonist" Profile: The specific MBTI type that naturally dominates the DMs. The Hiring Gauntlet: My exact process for filtering 500 applicants down to the 3 absolute sharks who will protect your brand like it’s their own. The Compensation Myth: Why paying someone $150k a year to "set" is the fastest way to make yourself a millionaire. If you’re tired of being the bottleneck and you’re ready to build a self-sustaining revenue engine that builds trust while you sleep... sit down, take notes, and let's get into it. ======================== Connect with Matt Haycox, No BS Business Podcast Host & 8-Figure Entrepreneur. I’m Matt Haycox, entrepreneur, investor, and your straight-talking guide to building a business that actually works. I’ve raised over £750M, built (and rebuilt) 8-figure companies, and learned the hard way what it really takes to win. On No Bollocks with Matt Haycox, I cut through the bollocks to bring you raw conversations with 7–8 figure founders, investors, and experts who’ve been there, done it, and got the scars to prove it. No hype, no theory, just actionable strategies you can use today to start, grow, and scale your business. Whether you’re stuck in your 9–5, building your side hustle, or trying to hit your first £100k month, this is your go-to podcast for entrepreneur tips, startup growth strategies, raising capital, building a personal brand, and avoiding the costly mistakes most founders make. 📩 Get Matt’s free business newsletter for weekly strategies, mindset shifts, and behind-the-scenes lessons → https://nobollockswithmatthaycox.beehiiv.com/subscribe ▶ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thematthaycox/ ▶ YouTube – No Bollocks Podcast - YouTube ▶ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedi...

Most founders don’t have a marketing problem, they have a clarity + economics problem. In this episode, Matt Haycox sits down with Alisha Conlin Hurd, co-founder of Persuasion Experience, a lead-gen and funnel agency working with 7–8 figure service businesses (finance, property, and investment niches). She breaks down what actually works in 2026, and why most business owners get stuck because they abdicate marketing instead of understanding the basics.  You’ll learn the simple difference between a website (your digital “front desk”) and a funnel (your digital salesperson), why you should diversify acquisition channels (inbound + outbound), and the key numbers every founder must know so agencies can’t waffle you with dashboards that don’t convert.  Then it gets future-facing: Alisha explains AI agents / “Claude bots”, how they’ll reshape execution roles, and the hiring process she uses (paid test projects + real-world simulations) to avoid hiring people who interview well but can’t perform.  Timestamps: 0:00 – Coming Up  0:36 – Alisha + Persuasion Experience 2:07 – The future of cold calling vs inbound marketing 4:03 – Funnels vs websites (the simple difference) 6:48 – Competing messages for high-net-worth clients 7:56 – What business owners MUST know about marketing (so agencies can’t BS you) 10:36 – Rising paid ad costs: fix margin + economics 14:16 – AI agents + “Claude bots” 17:51 – Hiring process: paid test projects (why interviews lie) 19:20 – Hiring AI-first: “show me your workflow” 20:24 – Essential AI marketing tools (Whisper Flow + Atria) 22:35 – Final thoughts Follow Alisha: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@alishaconlinhurd LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alishaconlinhurd/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alisha_conlin_hurd/ ======================== Connect with Matt Haycox, No BS Business Podcast Host & 8-Figure Entrepreneur. I’m Matt Haycox, entrepreneur, investor, and your straight-talking guide to building a business that actually works. I’ve raised over £750M, built (and rebuilt) 8-figure companies, and learned the hard way what it really takes to win. On No Bollocks with Matt Haycox, I cut through the bollocks to bring you raw conversations with 7–8 figure founders, investors, and experts who’ve been there, done it, and got the scars to prove it. No hype, no theory, just actionable strategies you can use today to start, grow, and scale your business. Whether you’re stuck in your 9–5, building your side hustle, or trying to hit your first £100k month, this is your go-to podcast for entrepreneur tips, startup growth strategies, raising capital, building a personal brand, and avoiding the costly mistakes most founders make. 📩 Get Matt’s free business newsletter for weekly strategies, mindset shifts, and behind-the-scenes lessons → https://nobollockswithmatthaycox.beehiiv.com/subscribe ▶ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thematthaycox/ ▶ YouTube – No Bollocks Podcast - YouTube ▶ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedi...