Andrew Barclay | The Future of Britain's Economy

Jimmy's Jobs of the Future

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Technology, Business, Careers

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🗓️ 30 September 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Want your own Brand or Business Podcast? Try out our NEW Podcast Calculator: ⁠https://www.boxlight.io/ From Apprenticeship to Entrepreneurship: Andrew Barclay's Unique Journey In this episode of Jimmy's Jobs, Andrew Barclay shares his unconventional career path, starting with an apprenticeship in Hong Kong to founding Yopa, a property startup, and delving into public policy. Barclay discusses the challenges of the hospitality industry, the importance of blending technology with personal interactions in real estate, and the impact of AI on jobs. He also covers policy initiatives to support entrepreneurship and small businesses in the UK, highlighting his work with the British entrepreneur report and the campaign 'Land of Opportunity'. Finally, he touches on his involvement with the office design company Kit and contemplates the future of the high street and office spaces. 00:00 Introduction 1:31 Founding Yopa: The Journey Begins 02:30 Challenges and Innovations in Online Estate Agency 04:13 The Role of Technology in Real Estate 12:25 Andrew's Early Career: Hong Kong and New York 15:35 The British Entrepreneur Report 18:12 The Importance of the Hospitality Industry 27:14 Land of Opportunity Campaign 30:55 Analysing the Non-Dom Campaign 31:16 Understanding Non-Dom Status 31:49 Global Tax Implications 32:45 Economic Impact of Non-Dom Exodus 33:15 Political Awareness and Challenges 37:10 Entrepreneurial Culture in the UK 38:56 Supporting Small Businesses 48:01 Future of High Streets and Offices 53:28 Andrew Barclay's Vision for the Future ********** Follow us on socials! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimmysjobs Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jimmysjobsofthefuture Twitter / X: https://www.twitter.com/JimmyM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-mcloughlin-obe/ Want to come on the show? [email protected] Sponsor the show or Partner with us: [email protected] Credits: Host / Exec Producer: Jimmy McLoughlin OBE Producer: Sunny Winter https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunnywinter/ Junior Producer: Thuy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Jimmy's Jobs of the Future. Today I'm joined by Andrew Barclay. I first got to know Andrew after he co-authored the entrepreneurship report with the Think Tank Onward.
0:12.0	That was just over a year ago and since then we've become firm friends discussing the importance of enterprise to the UK economy.
0:19.4	I like Andrew in many different ways,
0:22.0	partly because he's taken an unconventional path in life, not attending university,
0:27.1	and also he's bullish on the jobs of sales and the importance of sales. And I think it's one
0:33.2	the most important things that we massively undersell our kids, I suppose you could say,
0:39.1	in that we don't teach people how to sell and we're sometimes a little bit too British about
0:44.5	these things. But I think it's really important and Andrew is really good at it and really
0:49.3	interesting on it. So I very much hope you enjoy this episode.
0:55.5	On to today's episode.
1:00.4	Make sure you subscribe so we can continue to get bigger and bigger guests.
1:07.5	Welcome to Jimmy's Jobs for the feature, Andrew.
1:11.8	Where did the name Yopa come from?
1:13.0	What did the company do?
1:19.3	So Yopa stood for originally your online property agent.
1:20.1	Okay.
1:23.9	But that's obviously a bit of a mouthful, so we abbreviated it into Yopa.
1:28.5	But essentially, it came from the idea that I was working as an estate agent.
1:37.2	And whilst it's a really good trade, I really enjoyed working as one, there was this sort of technological boom going on at the same time. And I was thinking, well, I could continue
1:43.9	trying to sell property or lease property
1:45.6	making a fee but if I really wanted to build something how can I also have a foot in the door
1:50.3	of the tech world and what's going on in parallel in different industries at the same time so
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