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Why Innocent's Richard Reed backs a public vote on the Brexit deal

Why Innocent's Richard Reed backs a public vote on the Brexit deal
Dan Martin
Dan MartinDan Martin Content & Events

Posted: Wed 11th Jul 2018

What began as a stall at an music festival became one of Britain's most well known food and drink brands. Innocent Drinks co-founder Richard Reed discusses starting and growing the brand, exiting to Coca Cola and why he believes the public should get to vote on the government's final Brexit deal with the European Union.

This video was recorded at the 2018 final of VOOM, the small business competition from Virgin Media Business, which Richard judged alongside Sir Richard Branson and others.

The winners were Tracey-Jane Cassidy from children's science events company Junior Einsteins and Rebecca Bright from Therapy Box, which uses machine learning to diagnose, treat and support people with hidden communication disabilities.

 

Dan Martin
Dan MartinDan Martin Content & Events
I'm a freelance content creator and event host who helps small businesses and the organisations that support them. I have 18 years of experience as a small business journalist having interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs from billionaires like Sir Richard Branson to the founders behind brand new start-ups. I've worked for a range of leading small business publications and support groups, most recently as head of content at Enterprise Nation where I was responsible for the prolific output of content on the company's blog and social media. I'm based in Bristol where I run and host regular events with the local small business community and have strong connections to major business organisations in the south west region. In total, I've hosted over 50 events; from intimate meet-ups to conferences with an audience of hundreds including events for international brands like Facebook and Xero. I'm also a big fan of podcasts having hosted Enterprise Nation's Small Business Sessions as well as lots of online events including Facebook Live interviews, webinars and three live web chats from inside 10 Downing Street. With my partner, I co-run Lifestyle District, a lifestyle blog focused on culture, art, theatre and photography. I'm here to help. I'm volunteering free advice calls of up to an hour as part of the Recovery Advice for Business scheme, over the next 6 months. Please get in touch to see how I can help your business. 

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