BBC Radio 4 - The Bottom Line

Direct to Consumer: A Better Way to Sell?

How do businesses navigate selling directly to their customers?

Greg Jackson left school at 16, then built Octopus Energy into a multibillion-pound giant

Charlie Bowes-Lyon on co-founding Wild, the refillable deodorant brand bought by Unilever

IWG’s Mark Dixon went from hot dog seller to founder of a flexible office space provider.

Castore's Tom Beahon launched a billion-pound sportswear brand backed by Andy Murray.

Richard Farleigh on becoming a successful investor and his humble stumbles along the way.

The parking app creator on ditching a top graduate scheme to set up his own business

Sophie O’Brien on how she plans to disrupt the recruitment industry.

The children’s skincare entrepreneur on the investor who nearly sank her business.

Alan French on being at the helm of a collapsing company and turning it around.