Taking Care Of Business

How two young lads from Liverpool started the multi-million-pound sportswear brand Montirex, in under three years.  In this episode of Taking Care of Business, Paul Cheetham-Karcz sits down with the founders of Montirex: Daniel Yuen and Kieran Riddell-Austin.  They discuss where the idea for Montirex came from, and how they've built the business from the ground up.They mention how the business began while they were both in full-time employment, why they both ultimately wanted to work for themselves and what challenges they had to overcome.In this episode:05:30 - How the idea of Montirex was born09:45 - When did they know they were on to something?12:50 - Increasing the product range14:10 - Getting into Footasylum16:32 - Asking for a loan19:03 - Leaving full-time employment to be self-employed19:53 - Bringing on their first employee23:16 - How did they accelerate going into their 2nd year?25:38 - Is influencer marketing still worth it?28:27 - Going into their 3rd year of business29:53 - Dealing with the c