The treasure hunters for the Airbnb generation
Posted: Wed 7th Dec 2016
It's time for episode 30 of our podcast, the Small Business Sessions.
Ada Okpe is the co-founder of TROVE, a company that sources local items such as luxury toiletries, guidebooks and fresh coffee to be left for guests by Airbnb hosts.
With his co-founder Tom, he was inspired to start the business after travelling in the US staying in Airbnb properties and a luxury hotel in Las Vegas. Noticing that the hotel has plenty of in room treats that the Airbnb rooms didn't, the entrepreneurs had their lightbulb moment and TROVE was born.
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Other episodes of the Small Business Sessions:
Episode one: Colin from The Podcast Host
Episode two: 'If success was easy, everyone would be doing it'
Episode three: A sleep deprived mum's business born from exhaustion
Episode four: The accidental language entrepreneur
Episode five: Connecting people and watching the magic happen
Episode six: A fashion brand inspired by holiday snaps
Episode seven: Believe in yourself and keep on learning
Episode eight: From garden shed to Dragons' Den and a £10m valuation
Episode nine: Taking on the soggy tea bag entrepreneur style!
Episode 10: The designer breathing new life in to UK knitwear
Episode 11: The corporate lawyer turned fragrance maker
Episode 12: When dating met charity, the perfect business relationship
Episode 13: A start-up helping us make better decisions together
Episode 14: The coffee fiend who founded a healthy tea company
Episode 15: The brothers running England's oldest family jewellers
Episode 16: The Enterprise Nation member who's helping to save lives
Episode 17: Making smells for a living
Episode 18: An entrepreneur who overcame fear and hit the headlines
Episode 19: The jeweller going for gold
Episode 20: That's magic!
Episode 21: A BAFTA nominated Enterprise Nation member with grand designs
Episode 22: The app helping London's great statues come alive
Episode 23: From university to Downing Street and the Sunday Times
Episode 24: The entrepreneur beating cancer and helping other survivors with her skincare brand
Episode 25: The inspiration behind Enterprise Nation's Female Start-up of the Year
Episode 26: The ethical baby food brand on a mission to give back
Episode 27: How a tweet about menopause sent this business viral
Episode 28: The tea mixologist causing a stir
Episode 29: The entrepreneur creating back-up memories