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Business BuildersAuthor: Conor Kearney
I created Business Builders as a weekly interview series to have honest conversations with business owners, entrepreneurs, and investors about their journeys; their successes, setbacks, and the lessons theyve learned along the way. As a growing business builder myself, I want to learn directly from my guests and share those insights with you. My goal is to provide listeners with practical takeaways, fresh perspectives, and real inspiration to help you on your own path to building and growing a business. Language: en-gb Genres: Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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From Redundancy to Europe-Wide E-Commerce: Daniel Plewman (Happythreads)
Episode 4
Sunday, 7 December, 2025
After losing his engineering job during the 2008 crash, Daniel Plewman found himself unemployed, on the dole, and unsure what came next. A chance moment — his wife struggling to source quality scrubs from the US — sparked the idea that would eventually become Happythreads, an e-commerce scrubs and healthcare uniform business now operating across Ireland, the UK, France, Spain, Germany and beyond.In this episode, Danny shares how he built Happy Threads from a spare room in Stoneybatter, going door-to-door with samples, and why launching an e-commerce scrubs business long before it was obvious became his unfair advantage. He opens up about the early years of survival, cashflow tricks, moments of being “technically bankrupt,” and the burnout and hospitalisation that forced him to rethink how he worked and led.🎧 In this episode, you’ll learn:– Spotting overlooked opportunities and creating a new market– How e-commerce cashflow helped the business survive– Building a 25-person team across Europe– Burnout, lifestyle choices, and the high-dependency hospital wake-up call– Leadership, culture, and moving towards a business that can run without you🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube
