the supersonic blog

In this episode Mark MCC talks to Tom Barton in a no holds barred and personal account of how Tom met Phil, Dorian and his wife on his journey from not fitting in at school, or in office jobs to coming out on top as one of the savviest and successful entrepreneurs in the food and drink sector. Tom along with Phil, Dorian and team have created what is one of the most admired food brands in the UK bar none. What a story.

Over a couple of beers, Mark speaks to brothers Thom and James Elliot about their beginnings with a pilgrimage through Italy and hassling councils to get their break on Berwick Market (plus starting a business with a £10,000 credit card).

Ep 2 of The Mark MCC Supersonic Podcast and I meet Zan Kaufman, Founder of BLEECKER STREET BURGER. From being a lawyer to the moment where Zan decided to create the best burger in the world (and succeeded).

It’s the first ‘proper’ episode of the The Mark McC Supersonic Marketing Podcast and what better way to kick things off than with Bill Collison from Bill’s, talking about his story and the future of Bill’s Restaurants.

WELCOME TO THE MARK MCC SUPERSONIC MARKETING PODCAST. NEW SERIES STARTS ON 23rd April 2019. Listen to our Oasis style trailer as a kick off for the new podcast and series.

Mini EP0 where I explain why I have nuked everything and started again with Supersonic INC and THE MARK MCC SUPERSONIC MARKETING PODCAST.

Founder of Avocado Social and my Social Media Guru Alison Battisby popped in at the start of the year to tell us all about the hot social media trends for 2019 and some insane tips on how you can grab the attention of your customers and stand out from the crowd to help your business boom.

It’s the last episode of The Spectacular Marketing Podcast and we couldn’t end it on a better note than with cider entrepreneur/merchant/hawker, Simon Wright.

We’re delighted to have the Chris Fung, ex CEO of Crussh, and his wealth of experience on the podcast this week. 

We’ve got an information-packed hour this week with Julian Ross from Wireless Social.

This week we talk to Carolyn Ball about how food became a trusted friend that ‘spoke’ when she couldn’t. An ally during postnatal depression and an experience that has shaped her perspective on the foodservice industry, and on selling as a profession within it.

Get ready for a lesson from ideas machine Alan Twigg - everything from how to brief, how to pitch and how to go viral online and be talked about in everyday conversation.

We’re delighted to have Kieron joining us this week to take us through his hospitality journey and hear practical advice for restaurant managers to help them succeed.   

We cover tipping, attracting talent, attracting customer and making memories.

‘Dry January’ might be in full swing, but Luke Boase (the founder of Lucky Saint Unfiltered Lager, 0.5% ABV) sees the alcohol-free market as something much bigger. And with almost a third of under-25s not drinking alcohol… it’s time to take to take it seriously.

We took some time out in one of the lovely beautiful bedrooms at The Hand & Flower Fuller’s pub in Hammersmith to look back on 2018 with Mark Stretton and Mark Wingett.