Power Players
In "Power Players" Haroon Bokhary chats with the brightest and boldest entrepreneurs, CEOs, finance gurus, authors, and business titans about their rise to the top. From epic wins to crushing failures, we'll explore the guts, grit, and glory behind their success stories.
Power Players
Anna Szymanowska – Building a Ginger Shots Empire
Anna Szymanowska is the founder of Fighter Shots that produces ginger-based wellness drinks. Anna is based in the United Kingdom and has 3 masters degrees. Anna's entrepreneurial journey took off after completing her MBA at London Business School.
In our conversation we talked about how and why Anna started Fighter Shots with just one product, how she managed to raise £150K in funding in 24 hours from 300+ investors. She also tells us what makes ginger special and why you should have it too. If you are into healthy living and hacks for it, this episode is for you.
Show notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:06) Childhood & growing up
(2:07) Entrepreneurial spirit
(3:19) College to Fighter Shots
(5:08) MBA goal to start a business
(6:47) How she got the idea for Fighter Shots
(8:30) Production process
(13:02) Starting with one product
(16:04) Why is ginger good for you
(17:47) Co-founder story
(24:01) Crowdfunding campaign
(26:05) Story behind raising £150K in 24 hours
(27:49) UAE market
(30:14) Listing on Amazon
(31:23) Other products launching
(35:26) 30 plants per week challenge
(38:02) Moment of breakthrough with Fighter Shots
(39:47) Content diet
(40:46) Scaling goal
(42:53) Advice for future entrepreneurs
(45:06) Imposter syndrome
(46:27) Legacy - personal/business life
(47:40) Rapid-fire questions
Anna Szymanowska links:
LinkedIn
Company website
My links:
Instagram
Twitter
Blog