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Business Without BS

Oury Clark

Your weekly dose of real-world business intelligence.

No gurus, no fluff - just practical lessons from people who’ve built, scaled, failed, adapted, celebrated, and done it all again.

We don’t admire success from afar - we dissect it, decode it, and deliver the lessons straight to you.

Subscribe for weekly insights and free resources that strip away the jargon and deliver the real-world lessons you wish you'd got at business school.

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Episodes

403 episodes

  1. The Budget Without BS: Sole Traders Lose, Founders Get Hoops | UK Budget 2026 40:46
  2. When A Business Goes Bust: What Happens Next? | Carrie James 1:21:53
  3. Is AI Killing Accounting? Lucy Cohen on the Future of Accountants 1:23:48
  4. The Next UK Budget: What’s Coming for Your Taxes? 33:44
  5. UK Budget Predictions: What’s Really Going to Change? 33:44
  6. Building an Award-Winning Drinks Brand From Scratch | Maya Bedeau 59:26
  7. The Reality of Being a Sole Trader: No Safety Net, Just Get On With It | Giulio Miglietta 1:20:29
  8. Tax Havens Aren’t What You Think | Tom Dugdale 1:12:00
  9. Can Andy Burnham Fix Britain's Economy? | Special Episode 22:30
  10. Tax Havens: A Deep Dive into Legitimacy and Ethics 38:26
  11. Why AI-first firms will outrun UK many SMEs with Ben Thompson, Employment Hero founder 1:15:13
  12. Why most UK marketing fails without data, with Simon Leadbetter, former Knight Frank CMO 1:21:17
  13. The real cost of scaling a food & drink business with Kit Newell, Great Taste award winner 58:31
  14. The hidden cost of going US GAAP with Katrina Nacci, cross‑border accounting specialist 49:15
  15. Why Teams Fall Apart and How to Fix Them with Kevin Gaskell, Turnaround CEO 1:02:48
  16. Why Most Accountants Stay Stuck Until They Ditch Clients with Richard Francis, Spotlight Reporting Founder 1:20:03
  17. Why Most Networking Fails with Daniel Levan-Harris, Mango Logistics Founder 1:12:36
  18. How UK Founders Get US Expansion Wrong with Sonia Kanjee, US Tax Expert 1:24:09
  19. An Entrepreneur's Guide to Financial Reports - William Humphreys, partner at Oury Clark 1:16:42
  20. How to Cure a Sick High Street with Bill Grimsey, ex‑Wickes CEO 1:20:54
  21. Does Manchester Beat London for Building a Business? - Adam Pope, Founder of Spencer Churchill Solicitors 1:22:59
  22. Why ESG Blew Up and What Leaders Do Next with Lucy Parker, Brunswick Senior Partner 1:37:39
  23. Most Firms Get Marketing Wrong, Here's Why - Mark Palmer 1:17:01
  24. How New UK Property Rules Hit Landlords and Renters - Jemma & Michael of Oury Clark 1:12:06
  25. Why your boss is the real AI threat - Dave Birss 1:38:50
  26. The Branding Mistake Costing You Customers — Matt Hunt 1:17:38
  27. Red Teaming, Critical Thinking & How to Stress-Test Your Strategy with Marcus Dimbleby 1:28:12
  28. Why Fundraising Is Broken - How Founders Waste Time & Miss the Right Investors 1:32:06
  29. Dodge Woodall on Entrepreneurship, Hustle Culture and Bournemouth 7s Festival 1:22:07
  30. The Real Impact of the Employment Rights Act 1:26:09
  31. Statutory Sick Pay, Employee Benefits & UK Employment Law Explained 1:36:05
  32. After You Die - This Conversation Decides What Happens 1:09:26
  33. UK Nov '25 Budget - What It Means for Businesses, Individuals & Foreigners 1:01:18
  34. World Mental Health Day: Jerry Hyde and Mai Hua on Group Therapy, Masculinity and Vulnerability 1:27:08
  35. Why British Meetings Drive Germans Crazy 1:19:11
  36. Startup Lessons, Resilience & How Failure Builds Success: John B Stapleton Explains 41:08
  37. Tax, HMRC and Sportswashing: Economist Oriana Morrison Explains 1:18:29
  38. Culture Expert Explains The Difference Between UK and Italian Business Practices 58:31
  39. Can Improv Make You Your 1st Million? - Insights from Neil Mullarkey 1:04:07
  40. Is AI Killing Original Thinking? David Birss Explains 1:33:16
  41. Andrew Craig Explains Why UK Is On Sale 1:11:33
  42. Tax Experts Explain How Trusts Really Work 52:03
  43. Gender Bias, Ego and Success: Why Men Appear More Confident in the Boardroom 59:52
  44. QUIZ - Drinking At Lunch - Business or Bullsh*t? 15:51
  45. Business Without Baggage #2 - What They Don’t Tell You About Doing Business in Spain 52:30
  46. How To Rebuild a Healthcare System 45:29
  47. Food Expert Reveals Supermarket Secret 55:25
  48. The Corporate Conscience: When CEOs Get Political 1:28:20
  49. You shouldn’t be uncomfortable with the word "sales" 52:44
  50. QUIZ - Climate Change - Business or Bullsh*t? 15:47