{"podcast":{"title":"Business Leader","slug":"business-leader-5718807","podcast_index_feed_id":5718807,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/665f2584aa134f0012248c29","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/665f2584aa134f0012248c29","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/665f2584aa134f0012248c29/1786365863553-4e1fd141-229a-4d05-8336-2d2337e91b28.jpeg","author":"Business Leader","episode_count":226,"summary":"Richard Harpin grew his business HomeServe from a single idea to a £4.1bn sale. On the Business Leader Podcast , he speaks to entrepreneurs and business leaders about the moments that shaped their success and failure, unlocking original advice and practical insights for anyone building or leading a business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-09T06:19:13.057637+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-leader-5718807"},"episode":{"title":"How the UK was Omazed","slug":"how-the-uk-was-omazed","published_at":"2026-04-21T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-leader-5718807/how-the-uk-was-omazed","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-leader-5718807","url":"https://shows.acast.com/business-leader-podcast/episodes/storytelling-is-key-in-entrepreneurship","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/665f2584aa134f0012248c29/e/69e2527123929c3a2a43b49b/media.mp3","summary":"Omaze's co-founder and CEO Matt Pohlson learnt the art of storytelling in Hollywood and used it to build a £200m revenue, for-profit, prize-draw business. He tells Sir Richard Harpin how two near-death experiences made him more determined to grow the company and how intuition is more powerful than he realised. The sweepstake specialist is a rare example of a business idea born in the US that found success when it moved to the UK, but why does the UK not match the US's growth-mindset? Also, Pohlson gives his top three tips for founders. Business Leader is a membership community for ambitious CEOs and founders of mid-sized UK companies, designed to help them grow with purpose through strategic support, peer-to-peer learning, expert coaching, and high-impact events. Sign up for our Business Leader newsletter here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Omaze's co-founder and CEO Matt Pohlson learnt the art of storytelling in Hollywood and used it to build a £200m revenue, for-profit, prize-draw business.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2371,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/business-leader-5718807/episodes/how-the-uk-was-omazed/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-leader-5718807/how-the-uk-was-omazed.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}