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Nell gets REVENGE | Nell Daly, the social worker turned venture capitalist
Stephanie Melodia interviews Nell Daly, Founding Partner of VC firm, Revenge Capital.
Feb 134 min read
Booking a public speaker for International Women's Day? Read this checklist first
This IWD speaker checklist provides practical tips to help you book impactful public speakers and deliver and unforgettable IWD
Feb 858 min read
The power of niching down with Anthony Pierri, Fletch PMM
Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia is the best business podcast for curious entrepreneurs featured in the UK's Top 20...
Feb 83 min read
DON'T waste your money! 3 things I wouldn't spend your marketing budget on...
Marketers undeservedly get a bad rap. (The reasons for this would make for another post entirely, but there's a great argument put...
Feb 84 min read
The Curse of Ambition (and ChatGPT's surprisingly accurate solution... )
New Year's Day, 2025. Tired, but not hungover. Bored, yet restless. I took pen to paper to try a new year's exercise I'd heard about:...
Dec 16, 202425 min read
Manage your energy; change your life | S&T Interview with Simon Alexander Ong
Stephanie Melodia interviews Simon Alexander Ong, business strategist, international keynote speaker and author of 'Energize: Make the most
Dec 8, 202443 min read
We almost had the NETFLIX of Europe | Simon Franks, Co-Founder of LoveFilm
Stephanie Melodia interviews Simon Franks, co-founder of LoveFilm - the DVD rental company which was sold to Amazon for $200M
Nov 27, 202426 min read
Building a £42M brand from the kitchen table | Maxine Laceby of Absolute Collagen on Strategy & Tragedy
Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia is the best business podcast for curious entrepreneurs. Hosted by Top 20 Female...
Sep 26, 20246 min read
Beyond the gimmick: What opportunities does AI really present?
As I prepare to speak at the Big Data & AI Expo in Amsterdam, I've enjoyed deep diving into the world of AI, and the more I learn about...
Sep 22, 202440 min read
Hard work is a LIE | Simon Squibb, HelpBnk
Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia is the best business podcast for curious entrepreneurs. Hosted by Top 20 Female...
Sep 22, 20243 min read
CREATOR MODE
At no top-tier accelerator event where no decacorn founder spoke, a woman with her laptop applied the viral notion of “founder mode” to...
Jul 1, 202435 min read
Our exit collapsed at the last moment | Tom Adeyoola, investor, advisor, ex-Founder of Metail
In this episode, Stephanie Melodia interviews Tom Adeyoola...
Jun 28, 202432 min read
"My business *literally* fell apart" | Alex Pitt
In this episode, Stephanie Melodia interviews Alex Pitt...
May 29, 202425 min read
I started my first business when I was THIRTEEN! | Geoff Wright, Co-Founder & CTO of Tembo
Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia is the best business podcast for curious entrepreneurs. Hosted by Top 20 Female...
May 29, 20247 min read
What Stephanie did next | From agency owner to public speaker, podcaster, and more
What happened with Bloom? And what am I doing now? After running my my own marketing consultancy for six years, I am now embracing a portfol
May 29, 20244 min read
How Steven Bartlett put me out of business
Steven Bartlett, famously known as the host of DOAC and the youngest ever Dragon on BBC’s Dragons’ Den plays an indirect part in my...
May 29, 20242 min read
The tarot card reading
I was in Helsinki for Slush in November 2022, and Google (you may have heard of them) were doing tarot card readings at their stand (I...
May 28, 202427 min read
Fashion brands are leaving $211bn on the table | Tanya Saha Gupta, Resale Future on the Strategy & Tragedy podcast
Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia is the best business podcast for curious entrepreneurs. Hosted by Top 20 Female...
May 6, 202431 min read
Lessons from a 5X serial entrepreneur | Dom Fendius, Kiirsh
Strategy & Tragedy is the best business podcast for curious entrepreneurs. Hosted by Top 20 Female Founder, Stephanie Melodia, this podcast
May 6, 202428 min read
I SLEPT with my co-founder | Heinin Zhang, yhangry
Stephanie Melodia interviews Heinin Zhang, one of the co-founders of yhangry which is kind of like 'uber for chefs' where you can book a pri
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