
What It Takes with Olly Fawcett
Hosted by Olly Fawcett · Olly Fawcett
3.8from 24 ratings
- 69
- Episodes
- 68
- Transcribed
- 24
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 427K
- YouTube views
About What It Takes with Olly Fawcett
What does it take to build something? What does building something take from you? In this podcast, we speak with the founders and owners of some of the most incredible brands and businesses to find out the truth about what it takes to build a brand from the ground up, and as founders what going through that process teaches you. Olly Fawcett is the founder of 303, a creative performance marketing agency working with premium brands. Over the last 10 years, he has spent time inside some amazing brands as they have grown and now is sharing those insights through What It Takes.
- Publisher
- Olly Fawcett
- Category
- business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 14 Jan 2024
- Latest episode
- 28 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
68 of 69 episodes have a transcript.

28 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
CLIP: Why This Michelin Star Chef Is Grateful for His Worst Years | Jun Tanaka

21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
CLIP: 8 Years of Failed Side Hustles | How to Finally Start a Business

15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
CLIP: What Every Premium Brand Can Learn From Fine Wine | CEO of WineFi
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CLIP: Why This Michelin Star Chef Is Grateful for His Worst Years | Jun Tanaka
Published 28 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And what we do now is every single person within the business will take it in turns to do a training for the entire team on anything that they're passionate about. It could be anything. It doesn't have to be hospitality or food or service. And then that way you get to know that person a little bit better. For that person, it teaches them self-confidence. It teaches them communication. And these are skills that all of us need. And I know that standing up and speaking in front of a group of people is very intimidating for most people. But it's something that everyone really appreciates. And when someone does it, and then there's real genuine enthusiasm and appreciation for the rest of the team, that person feels great. […]
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- Jun Tanaka
- Callum Woodcock
- Marisa Poster
- Justine Palefsky
- George Sullivan
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- YouTube views
- 426,873
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
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- 3.8 / 5
- 24 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100
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- 63
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 51
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