The Small Business Sessions: The corporate lawyer turned fragrance maker
Posted: Wed 27th Jul 2016
It's time for episode 11 of our podcast, the Small Business Sessions.
It was definitely not the usual career progression for Enterprise Nation member Rob Hallmark, founder of Gruhme.
He went from being a corporate lawyer on the hunt for a value-for-money but high quality male grooming brand, to being so frustrated he couldn't find one that he set a company up himself!
In this session, Birmingham-based Rob is super honest about how tough it can be to start a brand but he's equally as honest about the immense satisfaction there is around eventually being approached about it once you've managed to build one. A firm believer in taking thing step by step and focusing on making a product that you would actually want to buy rather than being too distracted by what the big guys are up to, this member is a mighty fine example of entrepreneurship.
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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