Latest Challenger brands Podcast Episodes

Challenger Chats Episode #8 with Rod McKie

Challenger Chats - April 22, 2024 12:55 - 52 minutes
Season II of Challenger Chats has officially landed! A collection of raw, unfiltered conversations with the movers and shakers behind the UK's best and brightest Challenger Brands.   Kicking off Season II in style, we’re thrilled to have Rod McKie in the hot seat - one of the UK’s mos...

Challenger Chats Episode #7 with Nisha Katona MBE, Founder of Mowgli

Challenger Chats - December 16, 2021 14:42 - 53 minutes
In this seventh episode of Challenger Chats our host Adam Spencer is joined by Nisha Katona MBE, Founder and CEO of one of the country’s hottest Challenger Brands - Mowgli.     After a 20 year career as a Barrister, Nisha took a leap of faith, a massive career pivot and threw her hat ...

Challenger Chats Episode #6 with Joanne Mathews, Founder of Ten Health & Fitness

Challenger Chats - September 03, 2021 15:55 - 53 minutes
In this sixth episode of Challenger Chats our host Adam Spencer is joined by Joanne Mathews, Founder and CEO of Ten Health & Fitness.    Ten is a wellness business that bridges the gap between the medical community and fitness markets. It was instrumental in pioneering the London bout...

Challenger Chats Episode #5 with Noam Bar, Co-Founder of Ottolenghi

Challenger Chats - July 08, 2021 10:03 - 37 minutes
In this fifth episode of Challenger Chats our host Adam Spencer is joined by Noam Bar, co-founder of Ottolenghi.    Noam, along with co-founders Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi (later joined by Cornelia Staeubli), launched their first site in Notting Hill back in 2002. They now have a ...

Challenger Chats Episode #4 with Robin Rowland OBE, Operating Partner at TriSpan

Challenger Chats - April 21, 2021 06:30 - 1 hour
In this fourth episode of Challenger Chats our host Adam Spencer is joined by Robin Rowland OBE, Operating Partner at investment fund TriSpan, Chair of Challenger hospitality brands Rosa’s Thai and Thunderbird Chicken and board member at Caffe Nero, Fuller’s and UKHospitality. This podc...

Challenger Chats Episode #3 with Matt Grech-Smith, Co-Founder of Swingers

Challenger Chats - February 18, 2021 11:01 - 1 hour
In this third episode of Challenger Chats our host Adam Spencer is joined by Matt Grech-Smith, co-founder and co-CEO of Swingers, one of the pioneers in the world of Competitive Socialising. Swingers takes large venues in city centres and transforms them into immersive experiences, comb...

Challenger Chats Episode #2 with Joan Murphy, Co-Founder of Frame

Challenger Chats - December 17, 2020 07:03 - 47 minutes
In this second episode of Challenger Chats our host Adam Spencer is joined by Joan Murphy, co-founder of Frame, a fitness and lifestyle brand that delivers in person group exercise classes from its collection of Central London sites, as well as a recently launched digital fitness soluti...

Challenger Chats Episode #1 with Charlie Gilkes, Co-Founder of Inception Group

Challenger Chats - October 19, 2020 14:06 - 53 minutes
In this first episode of Challenger Chats our host Adam Spencer is joined by Charlie Gilkes. Charlie is the co-founder of Inception Group, an award-winning operator of several iconic eating and drinking out brands including Mr Fogg’s, Bunga Bunga, Cahoots, as well as London’s first spea...

Listen here if you're new to Challenger Chats.

Challenger Chats - September 25, 2020 11:06 - 1 minute
This trailer touches on who we are, the kind of leaders you'll be hearing from in this series and what we'll be discussing on Challenger Chats. We'll be getting people to open up, telling us about the road blocks they’ve encountered, what causes them to lose sleep at night and what they...