Growth Conversations: Venturefest South and The UnEDited Podcast launch new series to mark 10 years
Venturefest South is marking its 10th anniversary with a new podcast series, Growth Conversations, made with The UnEDited Podcast. Host Ed Gould sits down with founders, innovators and investors from across the South to talk honestly about what it really takes to build and grow a business, ahead of the Festival of Innovation at the Utilita Bowl on 18 November.
Each episode will be published here and on YouTube and Spotify as its released.
Live:
Bootstrapped to £3.5 Million: Sean Larsen on Building Labl.It Without Outside Investment
Coming up…
Episode 2: Wildflower Co on Biodiversity Net Gain and Scaling a 20-Year-Old Family Business
Episode 3: 12 Years, £12 Million and a CE Mark: Building Lifelight’s Medical Device
Episode 4: From Idea to Orbit: Doug Liddle on Building a Business in Space
Episode 5: Beyond the Pitch: Diversifying Saints FC for Growth
… and more to come!

Venturefest South has spent ten years proving the South of England is one of the best places in the UK to turn a good idea into a growing business. For its 10th anniversary year, it wanted to tell that story through the people who have lived it.
Growth Conversations pairs VFS with The UnEDited Podcast, hosted by Ed Gould, Creative Director at Carswell Gould and Chair of Venturefest South. Founders, innovators and investors from across the region have been chosen because their stories capture the ambition and entrepreneurial spirit that runs through the South’s innovation community.
“This is far more than a podcast. It is an opportunity to use your story to inspire others.”
Watch, listen and get involved
Episodes will be shared across the UnEDited and Venturefest South channels, LinkedIn, newsletters and the VFS website as they’re released, building up to the Festival of Innovation at the Utilita Bowl on 18 November, VFS’s biggest event yet for its 10th year.
Follow Venturefest South and The UnEDited Podcast to catch every conversation, and book your place at the Festival now at venturefestsouth.co.uk.