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KOcycle Featured on the Made in Essex Podcast
KOcycle’s Managing Director, Mike Mclellan, recently joined Jill Willis, co-founder of Attract & Engage, on the Made in Essex podcast – a series celebrating the entrepreneurs and businesses shaping the county’s commercial landscape.
In the episode, titled Scaling Purpose and Profit, Mike spoke candidly about KOcycle’s journey from a bootstrapped startup to one of the UK’s highest-rated tech B Corps, touching on the company’s 75% year-on-year growth, its recent King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainability, and the values that have shaped every stage of that progress.
Among the topics covered: why KOcycle has always hired for attitude over experience, how to scale a business without sacrificing culture, and what it genuinely means to build an organisation designed to do good — not just talk about it.
“It’s an honest conversation about growth, resilience, and staying true to what matters. We’ve come a long way, but the fundamentals haven’t changed.”
Mike Mclellan, KOcycle Managing Director
The episode is available now on Spotify. Whether you’re a fellow Essex business, a channel partner, or simply curious about the circular economy, it’s well worth a listen.