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Hidden Monopolies


Tom and Tom discuss how quasi-monopolies behind the world’s favourite brands are creating the illusion of choice in areas as diverse as sunglasses, alcohol and airport dining. They also ponder tech’s self-reinforcing monopolies, a surprise hit smart lamp that helps children with their homework, a wily technology-led crime sting and Tim Berners-Lee’s NFT of the web’s source code.

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Cohort - Andrew Thomis Andy Thomis, CEO of Cohort, joins Victoria Stevens for the latest episode of Stock Exchanges to explain how Cohort has scaled from an AIM-listed company to a group of seven specialist defence businesses and talk leadership and strategy.
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Fever-Tree - Tim Warrillow In this episode of Stock Exchanges, Tim Warrillow, CEO and Co-Founder of Fever-Tree Drinks, shares the entrepreneurial journey behind the company’s rise to success, including the challenges of sourcing the highest quality ingredients from around the world and building a brand that thrives in an increasingly competitive market.
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Microlise - Nadeem Raza In the latest episode of the Stock Exchanges podcast, Nadeem Raza, CEO of Microlise tells Victoria about his 35-year journey with the company from his first role as software engineer in the late-80s all the way through to taking on the position of CEO after leading a management buyout in 2008 and listing the company on the London stock market in 2021.
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Team17 - Debbie Bestwick MBE In the third episode of the Stock Exchange series Debbie Bestwick MBE, Non-Executive Director of indie games developer Team17, explains the amazing success of the business, including launching the famous Worms game, creating a company with sustainable growth and what it takes to make great games.
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Focusrite - Phil Dudderidge OBE Having started with just a van and a band and then working as Led Zeppelin’s touring soundman in 1970, Phil Dudderidge OBE has successfully built two companies – Soundcraft Electronics and Focusrite. Using its equipment to record this second episode of the Stock Exchange series, Phil, who is now Non-executive Chairman, tells Victoria Stevens how Focusrite’s growth has been achieved and the challenges of being an entrepreneur.
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