Bonus Episode Featuring Our Sponsors, London Nootropics: The Founders' Journey

Saturn Returns with Caggie

Caggie Dunlop

Society & Culture, Mental Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education, Personal Journals, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

4.8 • 892 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Join Caggie in this special bonus episode of Saturn Returns as she explores the innovative world of London Nootropics with its founders, Shez and Zain. Caggie first encountered this unique adaptogenic coffee brand at the Harvest wellness summit in Turkey, where its distinctive blend left a lasting impression. After three years without coffee, London Nootropics offered Caggie a way to enjoy the beverage again, minus the jitters and anxiety, thanks to their smooth blend of coffee and adaptogens. Shez and Zain’s venture into the business world reached a milestone in February 2022 when they appeared on BBC One’s Dragons’ Den. There, they secured investment offers from two Dragons, Deborah Meaden and Sara Davies—an experience they describe as nothing short of incredible. Adaptogenic blends have been used for thousands of years, utilising plants, mushrooms, and other natural substances to enhance body and mind. Now, London Nootropics is bringing this ancient wisdom to modern consumers with their high-quality, natural adaptogenic coffee blends designed to help you flow through your day. Thrilled to partner with Saturn Returns, Shez and Zain join Caggie for a candid conversation about their entrepreneurial journey. From the initial spark of an idea to the adrenaline-fueled pitch on Dragons’ Den, they share the challenges, triumphs, and invaluable lessons learned from bootstrapping their brand right from their kitchen. Tune in to uncover the secrets behind their creativity, resilience, and how they turn setbacks into opportunities. To find out more head to: London Nooptropics

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to Saturn Returns with me Kaggi Dunlop.
0:07.0	This is a podcast that aims to bring clarity during transitional times where there can be confusion and doubt.
0:15.0	Today I'm joined by two friends of mine,
0:17.0	Zane and Shez, who are the founders of London New Tropics.
0:22.0	Now as many of you might have heard they have been the sponsors for this season of Saturn Returns and I have worked with them many times in the past. I first met these guys when I was at a wellness summer in Turkey called Harvest. And at the time I hadn't
0:37.3	drunk coffee for about three years and I didn't think I ever would again to be honest and they were handing out coffee to everyone
0:45.0	that was attending this event and they started telling me about their product and how the
0:50.7	adaptogens in their coffee mean that it doesn't give you that anxious feeling that was the reason that I stopped drinking coffee in the first place.
0:58.8	And so a little skeptical at first, they were like, try this this end blend like I promise you you'll feel
1:05.3	fine and you'll love it and I had one I remember sitting down and first I was
1:10.0	like this is delicious the taste is incredible and I was like, this is delicious, the taste is incredible.
1:14.0	And I felt like a little bit of a lift,
1:16.5	the buzz that you get from coffee,
1:20.3	but then I kind of felt this quite mellow feeling at the same time, this kind of calmness.
1:27.0	And then it just kind of eventually faded.
1:29.0	There was no crash, there was no jitters and I was like oh okay and anyway since then I have been
1:35.7	hooked I really really believe in this brand and I loved having this conversation
1:41.1	with these two which we're gonna we going to get into in a second because
1:45.2	hearing a founder's story when they have a passion for something when it really becomes their purpose
1:51.1	and all the challenges that people go through you often only hear about the sort of end success result and you imagine that it just happened overnight and as you'll hear from this conversation it's been a process for these guys and I hope that you enjoy listening
2:06.7	and perhaps if you're on your own journey to becoming a founder or starting up a business that this might be useful to Saturn Returns.
2:25.8	Nice song, Kagi.
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