Stephen Folwell is the Co-founder and Chairman at LOVESPACE. He is the builder of digital brands with broad-based strategic, commercial and operational experience. He has a track record for launching and growing digital products and businesses across global platforms.

He launched LOVESPACE and growing it to £3.5m in revenue, £20m valuation. Raised £8m of capital from VC, strategic and crowd investors. As a Guardian Media Group Director of Strategy, he laid foundations for Guardian’s digital-first, international strategy, taking Guardian from the ninth-largest UK newspaper to third-largest global news-site, and digital revenues from £20m to £40m.

On today’s Podcast

02:08 – Getting to Know Stephen Folwell

02:44 – How did Stephen get into the Self Storage industry

04:45 – Stephen’s #1 Superpower

05:40 – The Biggest lesson he has learnt in his career

06:23 – More about LOVESPACE          

12:43 – What LOVESPACE Offers

16:14 – The reason for the success of LOVESPACE    

19:17 – Prices displayed on LOVESPACE’s website

20:11 – LOVESPACE Advertising

24:43 – The Key Performance Indicators Stephen look’s at for LOVESPACE

32:38 – A piece of advice from Stephen for Self Storage Owners

34:04 – Where does Stephen see the Self Storage Industry in the next five years

39:40 – Quick Fire Round – Five Questions for Fun

 

Books Mentioned:

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7144.Crime_and_Punishment

Breaking News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why It Matters Now by Alan Rusbridger – https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-News-Remaking-Journalism-Matters/dp/0374279624

The Sun King: Rupert Murdoch in His Own Words by Murdoch Rupert – https://www.amazon.com/Sun-King-Rupert-Murdoch-Words/dp/1742704425

 

Links Mentioned:

LOVESPACE Website – http://www.lovespace.co.uk/

Stephen Folwell on LinkedIn – linkedin.com/in/stephenfolwell

Stephen Folwell on Twitter – https://twitter.com/folwell