The Bottom Line: The Decisions That Made Me A Leader

The Bottom Line: The Decisions That Made Me a Leader

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Evan Davis hosts the business conversation show with insights from the people at the top.

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The Bottom Line: The Decisions That Made Me A Leader: The Decisions That Made Me A Leader: The Depop Story

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The Decisions That Made Me A Leader: The Depop Story

The Decisions That Made Me A Leader

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Evan Davis sits down with Simon Beckerman, the founder of Depop.

Evan Davis sits down with Simon Beckerman, the founder of the pre-loved fashion platform Depop.

Simon Beckerman is the founder of Depop, a platform where people can buy and sell pre-loved fashion, it currently has around 35 million registered users.  He sold the company to Etsy for £1.25 billion in 2021.

Simon grew up in Italy to British and Italian parents who he describes as rebels in their own way and even as a teenager he knew he had to build his own business because ‘I was unemployable’

His latest business, is DELLI a food app connecting independent retailers with consumers.
 
Evan asks about the key personal and business-related decisions that got him to where he is today.


The Decisions That Made Me A Leader is a mini-series from The Bottom Line. It features one-on-one interviews with entrepreneurs and business leaders, including Duncan Bannatyne, Martha Lane Fox, and the boss of Depop, Simon Beckerman. All of these episodes are available on BBC Sounds and you can also watch them on BBC iPlayer. To find the series, just search: The Decisions That Made Me A Leader. You can also watch the series on BBC iPlayer. To find the series, just search: The Decisions That Made Me A Leader.

Host: Evan Davis
Producers: Paige Neal-Holder and Farhana Haider
Assistant Editor: Matt Willis
Senior News Editor: Sam Bonham
Commissioning Editor: Hugh Levinson

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Evan asks about the key personal and business-related decisions behind successful leaders.

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