Startup Breakdown Podcast on Marketing and Business

Startup Breakdown

Scaling a business can feel like a rollercoaster – and Startup Breakdown is here to ride it with you. Hosted by Caroline, a marketing strategist and Milly, a strategy and operations expert, this podcast combines real-world business advice with the hilarious and messy reality of running a startup. With decades of practical experience, more than a few war wounds, and hundreds of millions of pounds raised between them, Milly and Caroline bring you the insights you need to grow your business – without losing your mind. Expect practical tips, candid stories, and plenty of laughs.

In this episode, we discuss timesheets as a service-based business, Caroline's mid-week trip to Ikea, and Milly's book recommendation of Eve. We also cover how to be innovative in your Strategy and how to be sleazy with your marketing. Helpful Links: Eve by Cat Bohannon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eve-Million-Evolution-Longlisted-Non-Fiction/dp/1529156173/

In this episode of startup breakdown, we discuss Milly's emotional breakdown about accidentally going viral, getting more creativity in your life, meeting deadlines and Milly and Caroline's different approaches to project planning. Learn more about this by listening to Episode 6 of Startup Breakdown.

In this episode, we talk about Caroline’s excitement about lighter evenings, reminising over Caroline’s dog and how to listen to your gut and responding to red flags in business. Plus how to market your startup on Zero budget and why you should only have two objectives in your business.

We discuss the importance of setting boundaries (particularly when you’re ill and the only person responsible for literally everything that needs to be done), the benefits of outsourcing, and the importance of self care. Plus, is AI just going to kill us all? Have we alienated everyone? Find out by listening to Episode 4 of […]

In this episode we cover why you need to enjoy what you are doing in order to complete it. In our week’s recap we talk about value of work delivered and how to ensure as service businesses we deliver it. And Milly’s tips on prioritisation. Subscribe now and join the conversation by emailing us at [email protected]. […]

In episode 2 we answer your burning questions for marketing and operations in 2025. But first, we also chat about Milly’s love of Asana, the danger of context switching, systems, processes and operationalising your business.

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