{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/621c9c376ac9100012a01696/62229013efd2f100158f3912?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"From Air Freshener Exec to Supermarket Founder with Ruth Anslow | Ep 04","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/621c9c376ac9100012a01696/1646042199941-ab58dbe30cd9c17e2acf31f9a2370364.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>I sat down with my good friend and all-around superstar entrepreneur Ruth Anslow who founded the ethical supermarket chain HISBE with her sister Amy. She is passionate about businesses being a force for good in the world and founded The Good Business Club which supports businesses committed to making a positive impact.</p><p><br></p><p>In the conversation we explore why Ruth left her corporate career to start a business in a highly competitive industry she knew very little about. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We discuss:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Feeling dissatisfied with life and taking action to make a change.</li><li>Starting a movement and building a following.</li><li>What would she do differently if she went back and started again?</li><li>The fears Ruth had when starting and business and did they come true?</li><li>Dealing with the waning of enthusiasm and confidence when everyone around you doesn't think you can make it work.</li><li>One of their biggest failures in expanding HISBE, what went wrong, and how did Ruth deal with it personally.</li><li>Her views on how best to deal with failure moving forward.</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Key Learnings:</p><ul><li>Surround yourself with people that believe in you when confidence or enthusiasm waned.</li><li>Share the burden and the pain at the early stages with people in your network.</li><li>Things will always take longer and cost more than you planned.</li><li>Don’t take failure personally. It doesn’t mean what you make it mean.</li></ul><p>  </p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Like this show? Please leave us a review here.</u></strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>***</p><p>Jeremy Jacobs is an experienced entrepreneur, business consultant, and mentor. He started his career in digital marketing, managing multi-million-pound campaigns for well-known global brands. He left that career to start 2 businesses including a food manufacturing company with his Mum which ran successfully for 13 years. He now works as a mentor and consultant for a wide range of businesses including start-ups and solo entrepreneurs through his marketing and management consultancy, Cookie Jar Consultancy. He has an MBA with Distinction from the University of Sussex.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>He is proudly neurodivergent and a member of the LGBTQ+ community. He lives in Sussex with his partner and their two dogs.</p><p><br></p><p>Personal website: <a href=\"https://jeremyjacobs.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://jeremyjacobs.co.uk</a></p><p>Cookie Jar: <a href=\"http://cookiejar.info/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://cookiejar.info/</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>social media accounts:</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>LinkedIn:</em> <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyjacobsuk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyjacobsuk/</strong></a></p><p><em>Instagram:</em> <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/jeremyjacobsuk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.instagram.com/jeremyjacobsuk</strong></a></p><p><em>Facebook:</em> <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/jeremyjacobsuk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.facebook.com/jeremyjacobsuk</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Jeremy Jacobs"}