Alex Depledge MBE on taking a Founder’s Mind into the Government & why the UK is a great place to scale

Alex Depledge MBE on taking a Founder’s Mind into the Government & why the UK is a great place to scale

From 40 Minute Mentor by JBM, James Mitra

December 16, 2025 · 41 min · Episode 10

About this episode

Alex Depledge MBE discusses her entrepreneurial journey and the potential of the UK for scaling startups.

What does it really take to build and scale Startups in the UK, even when the odds feel stacked against you? Find out from today’s 40 Minute Mentor, Alex Depledge MBE, serial entrepreneur, Co-Founder and CEO of Resi, and Entrepreneurship Advisor to the Chancellor of the Exchequer - the first time an entrepreneur has ever sat at the heart of the UK Treasury. After co-founding Hassle.com and scaling it to £8m in revenue across four countries in just two years, Alex sold it for €32m and not long after decided to jump straight back into the Founder seat. This time with Resi, the UK’s largest residential architectural firm, using technology to help solve the country’s housing challenges through extensions and renovations. In today’s episode, Alex shares her journey from growing to building category-defining companies, why resilience and stoicism have shaped her leadership style, and why she believes the UK is brilliant at starting businesses, and we’re just about to see the next wave of change with doubling down on Scaleups. 📚Episode Chapters: ➡️ Building resilience early on [05:20] ➡️ Choosing yourself & changing the narrative [08:20] ➡️ Why the UK is a great place for Startups…

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Host: James Mitra

Guest: Alex Depledge MBE

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Organizations: Resi, Hassle.com, UK Treasury

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