Show Notes
Spencer Matthews has changed since his Made In Chelsea Days.
He was a terrible employee. Hotels, nightclubs, bars, a stint as a forward foreign exchange broker in the City. None of it stuck. Then he got sober, found nothing worth drinking between a gin and tonic and a sparkling water, and built CleanCo to fill the gap. Today he runs CleanCo and the Untapped podcast, is a three-time world record holder, and has run 30 marathons in 30 days and seven Ironmans on seven continents in 21 days. He is also, by his own admission, a little bit ashamed of Made in Chelsea.
Spencer Matthews joins hosts Jack Frimston and Zac Thompson at Ideas Fest for one of the most honest conversations we've had about fame, failure and quitting. He explains why he thinks Made in Chelsea makes business harder, not easier, why he doesn't like the persona, the accent, the drinking or the way he treated people on it, and why his wife assumed the worst before she met him.
He breaks down the mistakes behind CleanCo: rebrands, products released before they were ready, recalls, and launching into 44 US states it couldn't afford before pulling back to five. He explains why being a naive founder is a superpower, why he gets bored when the numbers are being hit, and why he delegates everything, including the dishwasher to his children.
Then the bit he didn't have to share. The 10K he bailed on. A heart rate of 140 on the start line, 3:08 pace for the first 400 metres, a big panini and a lot of vomit. He didn't stop because he had to. He stopped because he wasn't going to break 37 minutes. The man who kept going through moments in Antarctica that felt life threatening quit a park 10K, and he explains exactly why that still bothers him.
Along the way: one beer a week rationed across 30 desert marathons, waking at 3:30am ready to run a 31st, sleeping 18 hours on a mess hall floor in Antarctica because his team left him there, why he thinks finishing at all costs is verging on moronic, what Mo Farah told him about effort, the 2:45 he's chasing in Valencia, why he follows exactly three accounts, his brother passing on Uber, and his contingency plan if nature calls at 30km.
Chapters
00:00:00 Welcome to the Show: Meet Spencer Matthews, From Made in Chelsea to Clean Co Founder 00:01:30 The Problem We Solve: Sophisticated Alcohol-Free Options and Inspiring Human Potential 00:02:55 From Crap Employee to Entrepreneur: Why Spencer Had to Work for Himself 00:06:27 Don't Be Afraid to Fail: Why Reputation Damage Doesn't Scare Spencer 00:07:52 The Made in Chelsea Baggage: Being a Rich Privileged Wanker in Business 00:11:41 Building Clean Co: Mistakes, Product Recalls, and Learning the Hard Way 00:14:50 The Art of Delegation: From Business to Getting Kids to Do Chores 00:17:20 The 10K That Broke Him: Vomiting, Quitting, and Feeling Like a Bitch 00:22:30 Life-Threatening Ironmans vs Park Run Failures: The Mental Game of Endurance 00:29:24 Chasing 2:45 in Valencia: The Hardest Thing Spencer's Ever Attempted 00:34:55 Backyard Ultras and Max Effort: Why Perceived Effort Is All That Matters 00:38:34 Best Business Advice: If a Deal Is Too Good to Be True, It Probably Is 00:39:47 Winning Your First Customer: Go on Made in Chelsea or Just Be Authentic 00:40:54 Closing Thoughts: Business Finance That Backs You with Funding Circle
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Connect with Spencer Matthews:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spencermatthews
CleanCo: https://clean.co
Untapped podcast: https://thehighperformancepodcast.com/untapped
Untapped on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1788474884
Hear more from the hosts: Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-frimston-5010177b
Zac: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zac-thompson-33a9a39b
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