Jan. 28, 2026

#74. From £50k to £3 Million Suit Brand in Covent Garden - Batch London

From starting with £50k and family loans to building one of London’s fastest-growing suit brands, this episode breaks down what it really takes to build a fashion business from scratch.


The lads behind Batch London open up about why most brands fail, how their made to order model changed everything, and how they turned a smash and grab robbery into their biggest marketing moment ever.


We talk cash flow, sustainability, celebrity customers, founder sacrifice, and the brutal reality of chasing something bigger than comfort.


This is what building a £3M brand actually looks like.


02:45 Why Fashion Brands Fail

05:30 Made To Order Explained

08:40 Killing Fashion Waste

11:20 Does Sustainability Sell

14:10 Choosing The First Store

17:00 Building The Flagship

20:10 Life Before Batch

23:30 Starting The Company Fast

26:10 Making A Fashion Brand

29:40 Side Hustle Grind

33:10 Why Brand Matters

36:20 Cash Flow Advantage

39:20 Would You Wait 8 Weeks

42:20 Why Stores Build Trust

45:30 The Robbery Story

49:20 Turning Crisis Into Growth

52:30 Celebrities Wearing Batch

55:20 No Influencer Marketing

58:10 The Barber Shop Effect

1:01:10 Founder Sacrifice

1:03:30 What Success Means

1:05:20 The Future Of Batch



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