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People Doing Things

Ed Little

Booking Overview

This is an interview-led entrepreneurship show focused on founders building distinctive consumer brands, with recurring external guests who are entrepreneurs and operators in food, drink, and lifestyle businesses. Credible pitches include founders of emerging challenger brands, consumer-product innovators, and experienced brand or category specialists with a compelling business-building story; booking difficulty is likely low.

Metrics

Episodes: 100

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Listener location: United Kingdom

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

edlittlephotography@gmail.com

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Host

Ed Little - Brand strategist, founder, and head of the branding agency Roleplay, which helps brands define their role in culture and communicate it effectively.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Founders and co-founders of emerging consumer brands, especially operators with direct experience launching, differentiating, sourcing, or scaling products in food, drink, and lifestyle categories. Strong candidates typically bring a distinctive origin story, relevant category expertise, or evidence of retail and direct-to-consumer traction.
Required Achievements:  
Launching or scaling a challenger consumer brand, Securing retail, wholesale, or direct-to-consumer distribution, Developing differentiated products or categories, Building ethical, transparent, or direct-from-source supply chains, Bringing substantial specialist experience from an established industry company

Recent Guest Discussions

Georgie Bell - Launching An Independent Whisky Bottling Business, Changing Traditional Drinks Categories, Entrepreneurship Alongside Raising Twins, And The Slow Movement In Spirits.

Rupert Derham - Building A Direct Supply Chain, Improving Spice Quality And Provenance, Ethical Sourcing, And Challenging Established Supermarket Categories.

Tarek Moursi - Bootstrapping A Drinks Startup, Launching Into Retail, Operating As An Industry Outsider, Cash-flow Pressures, And The Growth Of Better-for-you Alcoholic Beverages.

Claudia Boyer - Building A Matcha Brand From Market Stalls To Multiple Retail Locations, Category Creation, Product Positioning, And Growing A Business While Raising Twins.

Sofia Buttarazzi - Brand Strategy For A Tea Challenger, Ethical Sourcing, Naming A Consumer Brand, And Making Everyday Products More Distinctive And Transparent.

Recent Topics

Business, Entrepreneurship, Consumer Brands, Brand Strategy, Food And Beverage

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
People Doing Things
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Spudos - Del Currie

October 12, 2026

In this episode we are reinventing the humble crisp packet and talking about the brutal reality of viral scale with Del Currie, the founder of Spudos. In the UK alone, we buy roughly 6 billion bags of crisps a year, and the average packet takes about 80 years to decompose because it cannot be recycled. Del didn't set out to fix this because of a lifelong background in food manufacturing. He actually runs Analog Republic, a custom app development agency building tech for clients ranging from t...

The Heart Cut - Georgie Bell

September 08, 2026

In this episode we are swapping the scroll for a moment of pause with Georgie Bell, co-founder of The Heart Cut - an independent bottler that is democratising the whisky industry for a new world. Historically, independent bottling was reserved for the 0.1% niche of traditional whisky drinkers. It was a bit dusty, heavily reliant on third-party cask brokers, and the true story of the distillery was often lost along the way. Georgie and her husband, Fabrizio, saw an opportunity to zag against t...

Spice Dept - Rupert Derham

August 05, 2026

Here we look inside the dustier corners of our kitchen cabinets with Rupert Derham, the founder of Spice Dept - the brand redefining the spice aisle through particular quality.  As a generation of home cooks, we care where our ingredients come from. The origins of our olive oil. The provenance of our heirloom beans. Our sourdough, made locally, ideally by someone we could name. But when a recipe calls for smoked paprika or ground cumin, we head to the supermarket aisle and grab whatever gener...

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Frequently asked questions

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People Doing Things
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How do I get in touch with People Doing Things?

People Doing Things is hosted by Ed Little. Its publicly listed email is edlittlephotography@gmail.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for People Doing Things?

The publicly listed email for People Doing Things: edlittlephotography@gmail.com.

How many listeners does People Doing Things have?

Podseeker estimates People Doing Things reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for People Doing Things?

People Doing Things typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Founders and co-founders of emerging consumer brands, especially operators with direct experience launching, differentiating, sourcing, or scaling products in food, drink, and lifestyle categories. Strong candidates typically bring a distinctive origin story, relevant category expertise, or evidence of retail and direct-to-consumer traction. Common among recent guests: Launching or scaling a challenger consumer brand; Securing retail, wholesale, or direct-to-consumer distribution; Developing differentiated products or categories. Recent guests include Georgie Bell, Rupert Derham, and Tarek Moursi.

How hard is it to get booked on People Doing Things?

Low. A guest with relevant expertise and a clear angle for its audience has a realistic chance.

What topics does People Doing Things cover?

Recent episodes cover Business, Entrepreneurship, Consumer Brands, Brand Strategy, and Food And Beverage. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

edlittlephotography@gmail.com

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