Oliver Cookson, founder of Myprotein, reveals the secrets to building a business worth over £350 million. Why anyone can build a business in today's day and age plus the story behind the Founder and his next steps.

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Chapters

0:00 Introduction
0:28 Growing Up With No Money in Manchester
2:13 1 GCSE & Leaving School at 16
2:42 Day One: A £500 Overdraft & A Bedroom
4:54 The Protein Margin That Changed Everything
5:14 Building The First Online Protein Brand
8:14 Working 9-5 While Secretly Building an Empire
17:06 Does Having Millions Actually Change You?
19:33 The Hut Group Sale & The Fraud That Followed
22:37 What He's Building Now: Verve & His AI App
29:57 Training 30,000 People to Save Lives
37:53 The Dark Side of Being a Solo Founder
39:40 "Be Reasonably Unreasonable" (His Daily Framework)
45:05 He Speaks to AI More Than His Wife
48:13 50% of Jobs Will Be Gone in 18 Months
50:01 Resourcefulness Over Resources (Final Advice)

✅ How a man with 1 GCSE built a £350M company from a £500 overdraft
✅ Why he never took a single investor and kept 100% of Myprotein
✅ The moment he knew it was working
✅ Why 50% of entry-level jobs will be gone in 18 months
✅ His daily framework for compounding success over 25 years

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In this episode of the Money Gains Podcast, I share the ONE thing you need to invest in that's so easy and simple.

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✅ The exact number you need to make work optional and how to calculate yours
✅ The one investment that beats 90% of professional fund managers
✅ Why Person A ends up £70,000 richer than Person B with the exact same contribution
✅ What the average UK pension pot looks like (and why it's nowhere near enough)
✅ The 5 practical steps to start investing as a beginner

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Tom McNally, founder of Pie Tax, reveals how the UK tax system takes 80% of your money and what you can do about it. From hidden tax refunds to property investment strategies, this episode is packed with money-saving insights every UK taxpayer needs to hear.

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Visit Pie Tax 👉🏼 https://www.pie.tax/

✅ Why 86% of people have no clue about tax
✅ How Pie Tax makes self-assessment free and simple
✅ How the Laffer Curve proves lower taxes = more growth (and why Britain's in a death spiral)
✅ Why your home is the best investment in Tom's eyes
✅ Practical side hustle tips and the "gap" method to build wealth from nothing

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In this episode of the Money Gains Podcast, I share why you're probably doing better than you think and why it doesn't feel that way.

I dive into the psychology of comparison, the people profiting from your insecurity, and why most "rich-looking" people are actually broke. Plus, I share my own story of being £24,000 in debt trying to keep up.

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✅ Why £2,200/month makes you an above-average UK earner
✅ The real reason you always feel behind (it's not your fault)
✅ Simon vs Mark: same salary, same decade, £80,000 apart
✅ The one line I want you to remember: "If you have to finance a lifestyle, you can't afford it"
✅ 5 things you can do THIS WEEK to start building real wealth

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In this episode of the Money Gains Podcast we welcome Ollie Gardner to the show.

Ollie's campaign Rethink Repayment, is fighting for student loan reform in the UK. We discussed why your student loan goes up even when you're paying, the truth behind the £270 billion debt crisis, and whether an entire generation was mis-sold the biggest financial decision of their lives.

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✅ Why your student loan balance grows every year even if you're making payments
✅ How the government expects 73% of graduates to never pay off their loans anyway
✅ Why you need to earn £66,000 just to stop your debt from growing
✅ The contract the government made in 2012 and then quietly broke
✅ Why calling it a "loan" is the biggest lie in British education
✅ How 112,000 graduates have left the UK to escape student debt

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In this episode of the Money Gains Podcast, I explain why your income is rented, not owned and what to do about it.

I dive into the research on why we spend to prove ourselves, the dopamine trap that keeps us stuck, and the "tend your forest" framework for building real wealth. If you've ever felt like you're working hard but getting nowhere financially, this one's for you.

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IN THIS EPISODE:
✅ Why your salary doesn't actually belong to you — and what to do about it
✅ The psychology behind why we buy things we can't afford
✅ Why 75% of luxury buyers earn less than $150K (the "aspirational" trap)
✅ The boring wealth-building strategy that actually works
✅ How to define your "enough" and stop chasing someone else's version of success
✅ 5 steps to stop renting your income and start owning it

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How to turn yourself into a wealth-generating machine.

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In this episode of the Money Gains Podcast we welcome Timothy Armoo to the show.

Timothy is the founder of FanBytes which he sold for an eight-figure sum before turning 30. We discussed the difference between your mental and physical environments, why successful entrepreneurs are far more unremarkable than you think and how to develop the courage to leave your existing tribe to pursue bigger goals.

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✅ Why your physical environment matters less than your mental one

✅ How successful entrepreneurs simply failed their way forward

✅ Why property investment is the worst way to build wealth in the UK

✅ How to develop a superiority mindset that makes you believe you're capable of more

✅ Why the fear isn't actually living after making a decision but rather the two-minute conversation required to make it in the first place

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DISCLAIMER:
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The playbook to make 2026 your year.

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In this episode of the Money Gains Podcast I'm breaking down a practical 12-week action plan covering everything from conducting a financial review to automating your money management.

We talk about why personal finance is deeply personal and provide actionable steps for increasing income and capturing cashback opportunities that could save you over £1,000 a year.

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✅ Why reviewing three months of bank statements reveals the hidden spending leaks that keep you broke

✅ How the three-bank automation system removes willpower from money management

✅ Why building an emergency fund before investing gives you the freedom to handle financial emergencies

✅ How the debt snowball method creates quick psychological wins

✅ Why asking for a pay rise has only three outcomes

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DISCLAIMER:
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