Cassandra Stavrou - Founder PROPER
Today's interview is with Cassandra Stavrou, co-founder of Proper.
One of the top female entrepreneurs in the UK, Cassandra helped to kick-start the revolution in the snacking industry that has gripped the UK for nearly a decade.
I've been incredibly excited for this episode and Cassandra shares candidly her experience on everything from founding an iconic British Brand to being a female founder in a male-dominated world.
This episode is part of our campaign for International Women's Day. You can see our other bonus episodes on our podcast page, each one shining a light on the amazing female entrepreneurs we've had on the show.
In this episode we discuss:
What is behind the name proper- and how it formed the company's ethos
Why Cassandra is obsessed with an emphasis on product and following the advice of ‘keeping the main thing, the main thing’.
The moment She thought ‘I have something here’ and how people can scale their lockdown hobbies
How Top Gear gave her the inspiration for her first product
What Cassandra had to go through to get that initial £10,000 to start the business- and her low moments in this journey
The things that drive Cassandra toward success
Her first hire at Proper and the importance of prioritizing sales
What the next ten years of food innovation will look like
Jobs of the future in food
How to maintain culture when growing so fast and the problems of over-complicating culture
Becoming a B-Corp so early on
Mentors on her journey
The importance of international women’s day
Hiding her pregnancy during negotiations to sell her business
Pass the mic- the entrepreneur Cassandra wants to shine more light on