From 100% commission door-to-door sales to co-creating a Glastonbury for Business - Frankie James joins Emyr Afan on Inside the Maverick Mind.

Frankie is the force behind the Great British Entrepreneur Awards and Ideas Fest, an outdoor business festival that blends entrepreneurship with music, wellbeing, and genuine human connection. Co-created with economist Dylan Jones Evans, Ideas Fest has grown into one of the UK's most distinctive spaces for founders to think, connect, and be inspired.

In this episode, Frankie shares:

• How brutal door-to-door commission sales shaped her approach to people and business
• Why she went to university after working - and what she'd do differently
• The real story behind launching Ideas Fest during the pandemic
• Why community beats competition and how collaboration supercharges growth
• The importance of honest founder spaces - not just highlight reels
• Her Maverick Moment: taking over a field and throwing thousands of entrepreneurs into it
• How to scale something special without losing what makes it human

Whether you're a founder craving connection, someone building community around a bold idea, or just looking for permission to do things differently — this one's for you.

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📌 Find Frankie James:

• Ideas Fest: ideasfest.co.uk
• Great British Entrepreneur Awards: greatbritishentrepreneurawards.com
• Instagram/LinkedIn: @FrankieJames | @IdeasFest

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