The Discovery Call

Discover Startups is a startup podcast, hosted by Georgie Brown, sharing founder stories from early-stage startups building the brands of tomorrow. Each episode features honest conversations with startup founders about what they’re building, the problems they’re solving, and the challenges of growing a business from the ground up. From CPG to consumer, tech and lifestyle brands, Discover Startups helps you find innovative early-stage startups before they scale. A must-listen podcast for founders, operators and anyone curious about startups, building businesses, and entrepreneurship.

The Discovery Call is a business podcast hosted by Discover Startups, with 25 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Discover Startups hosts The Discovery Call, a business show with 25 episodes published.

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  Episode #10

  What's really in your dog's food? Joy Timmer, founder of Scrumpf, reveals all

  May 5, 202631 minS2

  <p>Joy Timmer, founder of Scrumpf, joins Georgie Brown on the Discovery Call to expose what's really hiding in most dog food — and why the industry's biggest brands aren't the trustworthy choice most owners assume they are.</p><p>Pet owners are spending more than ever on premium-looking dog food, but the industry is one of the most ultra-processed food categories in existence. Misleading front-of-pack marketing, vague "meat and animal derivatives" labelling, and cheap fillers like rice flour and potato starch are the norm — even in the brands recommended at your local vet's surgery.</p><p>Scrumpf is changing that. </p><p...

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  Episode #9

  Building the Infrastructure for a $1 Trillion Creator Economy with Jen Hartman, founder of Pitch Please

  Apr 15, 202627 minS2

  <p>What if creators didn’t have to wait around for brand deals to land in their inbox… and could start pitching the right people, with the right message, at the right time?</p><p><br /></p><p>That’s exactly what Jen Hartmann is building with Pitch Please.</p><p><br /></p><p>As the creator economy enters a huge new growth era, more people than ever are building careers online through content, community and influence. But while the opportunity is massive, the tools behind the scenes still haven’t caught up.</p><p><br /></p><p>In this episode...

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  Episode #8

  Why most university mentoring programs fail - and how Latte is fixing It , with Jerry Chen

  Mar 11, 202634 minS2

  <p>What if the most valuable part of university wasn’t just the degree — but the people you should’ve met along the way?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Discover Startups, Georgie Brown speaks with Jerry Chen, co-founder of Latte, an EdTech startup helping universities connect students and alumni through smarter mentoring and AI-powered introductions.</p><p>Mentoring programs are meant to unlock the real value of higher education — networks, advice and career guidance. But behind the scenes, most universities still run these programs manually or through clunky internal platforms that students and alumni rarely use.</p><p>The...

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  Episode #7

  The much needed “astro-dote” to bland Banter with Amie Farrell from Tame the Taurus

  Feb 24, 202619 minS2

  <p>What if your zodiac sign could replace small talk forever?</p><p>That’s exactly why Amie Farrell built Tame the Taurus: an astrology-based party card game designed to be the “Astrodote to Bland Banter” — turning polite catch-ups into chaotic, hilarious roast sessions powered by the zodiac.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Georgie Brown sits down with Amie Farrell, founder of Tame the Taurus, to unpack how a pre-wedding roast spiralled into a fully-fledged card game — and why astrology might be the ultimate shortcut to deeper (and far more entertaining) conversation.</p><p><br></p><p>Amie didn’...

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  Episode #6

  The Platform Turning Kindness Into Currency with Lauren Scott-Harris from EARNT

  Feb 10, 202630 minS2

  <p>Join the EARNT newsletter (and get first dibs on upcoming “do good, get rewarded” drops) via ⁠⁠earnt.co.uk⁠⁠.</p><p><br /></p><p>What if the best seats, the best perks, and the most exclusive brand offers weren’t reserved for people with the biggest wallets… but for people who did something genuinely good for their community?</p><p><br /></p><p>That’s the world Lauren Scott-Harris is building with EARNT — a social impact platform that turns volunteering into a new kind of currency.</p><p><br /></p><p>Born out of a very specific COVID-era disconnect (nurses and teachers...

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