E92: NotOnTheHighStreet.com Founder: Rapid Success Lead To My Darkest Days: Holly Tucker

Published: Aug. 9, 2021, 4 a.m.

b'Holly Tucker MBE has over twenty years experience building businesses, and today she shares that insight with us. After working in advertising, media, and for a start-up, Holly gave it all up to start Not On The High Street, an online start-up with an inspiring mission: to give a wider platform for small businesses to compete with high street chains.\\xa0Known as \\u2018Hurricane Holly\\u2019 for always doing everything quickly, she started Not On the High Street in 2006. Then, it was just one of three online marketplaces in the world, the other two being Amazon and Ebay. Now, her business is going from strength to strength, and employs over 200 people from her West London base. She has used her knowledge to counsel others looking to build their own businesses, and is the author of three books, the latest being Do What You Love, Love What You Do, about how to turn your passion into profit. We think after listening to Holly\\u2019s story you\\u2019ll see how anyone can found a successful business, no matter what barriers stand in their way. Holly\\u2019s story is nothing short of inspiring, and we can\\u2019t wait for you to hear it.\\xa0Topics: Your early years\\xa0Losing orientation in your life\\xa0The Not On The High Street story\\xa0Optimism in business Hiring for a business\\xa0Losing myself within the business\\xa0Leaving not on the high street and 59:48 59:48 rediscovering myself\\xa0Helping people create a good-life business\\xa0Do what you love, love what you do Holly: https://www.instagram.com/hollytucker/ https://holly.co/\\xa0Holly\\u2019s book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B088TF94G6/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Sponsors: https://uk.huel.com/ https://myenergi.com/?utm_source=steven_bartlett&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=podcast\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'