Thomas Cardiff is a tattoo artist and Co-Owner of Royal Ink, Leamington Spa. Thomas talks through his 10 year career as a tattoo artist, his creative process and plans for the future. 

Business Secrets of the Pharaohs

THOMAS CARDIFF

Lydia Papaphilippopoulos-Snape had dreams of being a musician, and for a brief time was the lead singer of a band touring the country. Ultimately it was not to be and so a new career path had to be found. Describing herself as "pretty unemployable" it was inevitable that Lydia would find herself owning her own business. We discuss the journey from musician to coffee shop owner, opening a second shop and plans for future expansion.

WARWICK STREET KITCHEN

Ben Broke-Smith, owner of String Theory Garage, a small specialist automotive garage, talks through his journey to starting his own business. From time spent as a youngster messing around with cars, to becoming a drift racing champion then finally setting up his own business as part of the Caffeine and Machine family.

STRING THEORY GARAGE

Paul Drake, owner of Crossfit Yield, talks through leaving full time employment to follow his passion for health and fitness and open a Crossfit Gym.We talk through everything from the first idea, finding a location, building a customer base and plans for the future.

CROSSFIT YIELD

A podcast with small business owners talking through the process of starting and running their own businesses. We cover everything from the decision to take the plunge and start their own business, where they are now and their plans for the future.