Big Bets & Bold Moves: £50M Innovation, Housing Fixes, Skills Crisis, and a £30M Entrepreneurial Journey

Air Date: October 26th, 2025 Special Guest: Nishant Sharma, Founder and CEO of Rutland Square Spirits. Hosts: Lord Willie Haughey and Sir Tom Hunter This is a catch-up version of the weekly, Go Radio Business Show, Sundays between 11am-12pm with WYRE (www.trywyre.com) Don’t miss it – PLAY and HIT SUBSCRIBE, and NEVER miss an episode! Major Investment News: Glasgow-based Chemify secures £50M in Series B funding to revolutionise chemical design with “3D printing for molecules.” The £166M Waste Scandal Biffa sues Scottish Government over failed recycling scheme. Hosts call out accountability and taxpayer impact. Policy & Economy Watch: Rachel Reeves’ bold plans to tackle housing shortages, cut red tape for SMEs, and unlock billions from pension funds to boost UK growth. Why inflation holding at 3.8% could save the UK £3B in interest payments—and what that means for your business. Skills Crisis Spotlight: 240,000 tradespeople needed by 2030—plus why Scotland is importing welders from the Philippines and what needs to change. Prestwick Airport Success: From criticism to praise: how Prestwick became a leading UK cargo hub and created 150 new jobs. Special Guest: Meet Nishant Sharma, founder of Rutland Square Spirits, whose story spans continents—from £500 in his pocket to building a £30M gin and whisky brand with global ambitions. Nish shares: How resilience and pivoting turned rejection into opportunity. Why purpose matters more than profit. His advice for anyone facing setbacks: “Bet on yourself.” Board You Can’t Afford: Euan Cameron of Cohesion Medical on the future of health data, the challenges of scaling in Scotland, and whether to stay or go when investors call. Join the Conversation What did you think of this episode? Email: [email protected] Follow us @thisisgoradio on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Tik Tok Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBoA8NYTpHtff-aHpC2es4NU-DfV7CdEG For more Go Studio Podcasts, head to: https://thisisgo.co.uk/podcasts/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1ATeQD...