The Gentleman‘s Journal Podcast
Business
Our guest today is Tej Lalvani, the formidable CEO of Vitabiotics. Vitabiotics is a brilliant British success story — it was set up by Tej’s father in 1971, and has since grown to be the biggest vitamin company in the United Kingdom. You’ll probably know it because it keeps David Gandy looking so handsome on all those billboards and tube adverts across the capital — but Vitabiotics and their marquee products have millions of daily advocates who aren't underwear models, too.
Tej is also a Dragon on Dragon’s Den, which is a first for us and is incredibly exciting — not least because he reveals some of the most intimate secrets of the Den during our conversation. We also talk about his first job at McDonalds and his love of Fillet'o'Fish; the success of Vitabiotics' innovative new gummy products; and Tej's secret life as a house music producer — if you don’t believe me, just search Tej Lalvani on Spotify and thank me later. Enjoy the episode.
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How to stand out from the crowd — Propercorn's Cassandra Stavrou and Ryan Cohn
How to succeed as the underdog — Anton Chirkunov of Wheely
How to reinvent yourself — David Spencer-Percival of Rosemary Water
How to conquer fear — Jason Fox
How to become a serial entrepreneur — Justin Byam Shaw
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