No Bollocks with Matt Haycox
Welcome to No Bollocks with Matt Haycox, the business podcast for entrepreneurs, CEOs, and anyone who wants to build big without the bullshit.
I’m Matt Haycox: investor, founder, and straight-talking business mentor. I’ve funded nearly £1 billion in UK business loans, bounced back from bankruptcy, and now own and advise multiple 7- and 8-figure companies across sectors, from property and e-commerce to finance and hospitality.
This podcast cuts through the noise. No bollocks. No gurus. Just raw conversations, real strategies, and the lessons you actually need to succeed in business.
Each episode features unfiltered insights from me and guests who’ve built it, lost it, and built it back bigger.
So buckle up. It’s time to learn how to do business, properly.
Episodes
161 episodes
Rob Moore: The Brutal Truth About UK Taxes, How To Build Real Wealth & Why I'm Moving To Dubai.
You think success is about luck? Rob Moore says you’re dead wrong. In this no-nonsense episode, entrepreneur, author, and millionaire mentor Rob Moore strips back the truth about money, mindset, and making it big. From going broke to b...
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The 15-Minute Secret To A Happier Mind: Unlocking Mental Well-being & Closing The Women's Exercise Gap with Ana Seixas (ASICS)
This episode isn’t about selling shoes. It’s about why millions of women aren’t moving – and how that’s silently impacting mental health worldwide.In this powerful conversation, Matt Haycox sits down with Ana Seixas, Head of Marketing fo...
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The Billionaire Lie: Why "They Shouldn't Exist" Is A Dangerous Myth You Need To Unlearn
Billionaires Shouldn’t Exist — Really? Let’s Break It Down.Social media is screaming that billionaires are the root of all evil."Tax the rich!""Redistribute their wealth!""Nobody needs that much money!"Sounds good on T...
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From Gangland Leeds to Multi-Millionaire Yogi: The Unbelievable Story of Master Shriya's Path to Wealth & Inner Peace
What happens when a fast-talking businessman swaps profits for purpose? Sri Akarshana isn’t your average entrepreneur. From dropping out of school to building successful companies, battling burnout, and transforming his life through spiritualit...
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You're Wasting Your Life on What You CAN'T Control: The 10X Mindset That Changes Everything
Let me ask you something:How much of your life are you giving away to shit you can’t control? The economy. The news. Other people’s opinions.You scroll. You stress. You wait. And while you’re doing that, your goa...
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CEOs Earn 300x More: The Hidden Reason Why It's NOT Unfair & How You Can Earn More Too
You’ve seen the headlines. You’ve heard the outrage.But here’s the thing: business doesn’t care about what’s fair. It cares about what works.In this solo episode, Matt Haycox breaks down why most people totally misunderstand CEO p...
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Sonia Haboub: The Nomad Professor Who Lived 100 Countries By 24 (And Why Traditional Education Is Broken)
At 26, Sonia Haboub was living the dream: global education, high fashion job, and life in London. Then came the cancer diagnosis.She quit the same day and bought a one-way ticket to nowhere.In this wild and powerful episode, Sonia si...
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What Pisses Me Off: Why I Fired My Lawyers to Speak The TRUTH (And You Should Too)
Here’s what pisses me off…People who hand over their balls, and their voice, to lawyers, PR reps, and anyone else who tells them to “stay quiet and let it blow over.”In this episode, I break down how I handled a mainstream newspaper ...
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The Hidden Reason Your Business Is Stuck: Why I Earned Millions But Still Failed (My Raw Truth)
Everyone always asks, “When’s Matt going to be the one getting grilled?”Well, here it is. For the first time on his own feed, Matt Haycox sits in the hot seat to answer the questions you never hear him talk about—busine...
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The 9-5 Myth: Why Your "Outdated" Job Isn't The Problem (And How To Earn REAL Freedom)
Everyone's screaming that the 9 to 5 is dead."Work should fit around your life!""Remote forever!""Flexibility is a human right!"Cool. But here’s the truth, most people haven’t earned that kind of freedom.In ...
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I Trusted The WRONG Partner: How It Nearly Destroyed My Business & My Life (My Brutal Checklist)
Business partnerships are like marriages, with way more risk and zero sex.Most people spend more time picking their car than choosing the person they’ll build a company with. Then they wonder why it ends in disaster.In this episode, ...
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Everest Base Camp & Life's Brutal Lessons: Why Mindset Beats Mountain, And What It Taught Me About Business & Relationships
You think Base Camp’s just a warm-up? Bullshit.In this no-bollocks debrief, I sit down with my good mate JP to unpack what really went down on my Everest Base Camp trek, years after taking on Kilimanjaro together. We’re talking altitude ...
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Why "Redistribute Wealth" Is A Fantasy: The TRUTH About Billionaires & Solving Poverty
“Redistribute the wealth!” “Billionaires are evil!” Sounds emotional. Feels fair. But it’s complete bollocks.In this sharp, no-BS breakdown, I unpack why banning billionaires won't fix poverty, why wealth isn’t the enem...
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He Had It ALL, But Was Dying Inside: Ste Connor's Raw Story of Healing Trauma & Finding Purpose Beyond Success
He had everything, money, Range Rovers, a “perfect” life. But behind closed doors, Stephen Connor was hiding in bushes from his father, crying himself to sleep, and spiraling into addiction.In this raw, no-holds-barred episode, Stephen s...
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How I Raised £80M from One Connection
Think networking is just small talk and LinkedIn DMs? Think again.In this episode, Matt Haycox breaks down how he rebuilt his empire after going bust not through ads, cold emails, or funnels but by mastering the art of power networking. ...
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Are Luxury Brands Immoral? Why Shaming Wealth WON'T Solve Poverty & How Value Is Really Created
Should you feel guilty for owning a Rolex while others can’t afford to eat?As Chinese manufacturers flood global markets and luxury brands face backlash in the US-China culture war, the internet is asking: Is luxury unethical—or just mi...
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The Burnout That Ended His Business Empire
What happens when your body forces you to stop?After suffering a near-fatal health scare, entrepreneur Allaoua Gaham walked away from a multimillion-dirham fashion empire and redefined his life through yoga, breathwork, and self-mastery....
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Why Your Energy Bill Keeps Going Up
The CEO of British Gas just got a £245K pay rise—and your energy bill went up. But here’s the real question: are we blaming the wrong people?In this fiery breakdown, we cut through the outrage and explain what’s really driving prices, w...
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They Built a $100M Brand from a Total Breakdown
“If you don’t like who you see in the mirror—change it.”What does it take to completely reinvent your life at 40? Andy and Jacqueline Elliott, founders of the Elliott Group, open up about their rock-bottom moment, the brutal...
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Why Small Businesses Struggle with Marketing
"Marketing is a skill, not a button to click."In this episode, Matt interviews Ben Heath, a performance marketing expert, discussing the common pitfalls small businesses face in marketing, the importance of understanding ...
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Special Forces Warrior Reveals Dark Truth About War
He survived three tours in Afghanistan, faced death daily in the Special Forces, and still calls violence a tool—and fear a friend. In this raw and explosive episode, Ant Middleton reveals the truth about war, masculinity, mental health, and th...
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From £500 to Steven Bartlett’s Business Partner
What does it take to go from running ads in your bedroom to partnering with one of the UK’s most influential entrepreneurs? In this episode, Tom Lewis shares how he built one of the fastest-growing digital agencies in the country, scaling brand...
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How Jay Yang Built a Brand at 19 With No Experience
At 19 years old, Jay Yang is already inspiring millions—but it didn’t start with success. It started with 5 hours a day gaming and feeling stuck. One day, he looked in the mirror and thought: “I should be doing something better with my life...
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Inside the Mind of an AI: What We Found
In this episode, entrepreneur and social media strategist John Lee reveals the blueprint behind his explosive brand growth. From mastering organic reach to leveraging AI for digital identity, John shares the exact tactics that helped him...
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The Business Secrets of a World-Class Illusionist
What does it take to become one of the world’s greatest illusionists? Rob Lake has performed in over 60 countries, created magic for Broadway and television, and even built a multi-million dollar entertainment business—one illusion at a time.
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