{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61efc450dc4aa800136f9bc1/65f7fd605765b600160a20d1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Apprentice winner Tom Pellereau: how to succeed after the show","description":"<p>Continuing our SME season, looking at successful start-ups, we speak with 2011 <em>The Apprentice</em> winner Tom Pellereau, whose business is thriving, 13 years later.</p><p><br></p><p>Tom’s beauty innovation business Stylideas has made millions since launching in 2012, in part thanks to Lord Alan Sugar’s support and investment.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode we talk about:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>What Tom would have done if he didn’t make it on the show</li><li>Tom reflects on his record as the first Apprentice finalist to lose eight tasks&nbsp;</li><li>How Lord Sugar has supported Tom’s business</li><li>The impact of the pandemic on Stylideas</li><li>How Tom has had to adapt to managing people</li><li>Tom explains how he deals with copycat products</li><li>Why Tom is focusing on the UK and Europe</li><li>Tom’s mission to make skin therapy tools more accessible</li><li>Can Tom become bigger than James Dyson?</li></ul><p><br></p><p>For more interviews, news and analysis from the Evening Standard's business team, go to <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/business\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">standard.co.uk/business</a> or pick up the newspaper. <a href=\"lnk.to/TAWjEL\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How to be a CEO</a> is released every second Monday, hit your follow button so you never miss out. </p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Evening Standard"}