Lawrence Kenwright, founder of hotel business Signature Living, has experienced the highest highs and lowest lows of running one's own company.

He made millions with his first venture, then lost it all, then built himself back up, and he joined us in the studio to tell us how it all happened.

We got the scoop on how to plan a perfect hen party, what you need to remember when you're trying to make a comeback, and why the UK is headed for another financial crisis.

We're taking a break for Christmas, so there won't be a new podcast out for the next few weeks. However, if you're missing us too much, [you can find all previous episodes here](http://www.cityam.com/topic/city-am-unregulated).

N.B. There is some light swearing in this week's episode.

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John Vincent, one of the founders of healthy fast food chain Leon, joins us to explain how he started the company, why he wants to shake Donald Trump by the hand and why the company is planning to expand to the most saturated fast food market in the world.

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Shed Simove is an expert at taking an idea and running with it: he is the man behind the Flying F**k and the Rambant Rabbi, and has even created a bestseller out of a book containing 250 blank pages.
He joined us to explain why no idea is a bad idea - and why the only barrier to creativity is yourself.
NB. this is a decidedly not safe for work episode, with swearing from the very beginning.

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Finding a mortgage is never really fun and can sometimes be quite painful - but Daniel Hegarty is trying to change that.
The founder of digital mortgage broker Habito joined Caitlin on this week's podcast to talk about where he got the idea for his company, how he found funding for it, and why he left the music business for the world of startups.
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Sara Fazlali is the founder of Secret Me, teaching CEOs, celebrities and the super-rich how to be James Bond in an ultra-luxe setting. She says skills like negotiation, poker and even seduction (ooo-err) can make you better at your job.
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Running out of inspiration? Andy Bird, author of The Inspired Leader, joins us to explain the science behind inspiration, and how you can harness it to make yourself feel more inspired.
He talks about how the best leaders come up with good ideas, and how they get their teams as excited as they are.
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Jude Ower, founder and chief executive of gaming platform Playmob, tells Caitlín how the power of games can be used to help good causes.
She shares her advice on starting a tech company, sexism in the tech and gaming industries and what it felt like to get her MBE.
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Malcolm White, the founder of ad agency Krow, joins Emma in the studio to explain why we could all do with a hefty dose of pessimism.

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YouTuber and all-round social media star Hannah Witton and James Erskine, director at Social Circle, joined us to delve into the world of social media influencers.
We found out how one becomes famous online, what makes it so useful for marketers and why Chris Moyles could learn a thing or two from this new type of celebrity.
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The man behind London fintech sensation Monzo joins Emma to talk about what inspired the UK's hippest challenger bank, how he deals with outages and why he is fending off dozens of takeover offers.

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Matt Powell tells us how Breaking Barriers, the charity he founded and now leads, is helping refugees find jobs in the UK - and what listeners can do to help.

Joining Matt in the studio is Ammar, a Syrian refugee, who explains how the process works for someone actually going through it.

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