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We made it through Blue Monday=2C Quitters=E2=80=99 Day and the infamous f=
ive-week January. The days are stretching out again. The light=E2=80=99s c=
reeping back in. And Founder Friday? Wrapped=2C with serious energy.

Consider this your February founder refuel.

Here=E2=80=99s what we=E2=80=99ve lined up in today=E2=80=99s email to kee=
p your momentum ticking along:

=F0=9F=91=89 Your February Changemaker is here (grab your free ticket) (ht=
tps://virg.in/desmonddempsey?utm_source=3DVirgin+StartUp+Newsletter&utm_ca=
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b1&mc_eid=3DUNIQID)
Meet Molly Goddard=2C co-founder of Desmond & Dempsey=2C (https://desmonda=
nddempsey.com/pages/our-story?utm_source=3DVirgin+StartUp+Newsletter&utm_c=
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m_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-96faef1a9f-70125345&mc_cid=3D1de6d98=
0b1&mc_eid=3DUNIQID) live at Virgin HQ=2C London on Wednesday 18th Februar=
y. She=E2=80=99ll share how to crack luxury retail and build a lifestyle b=
rand before a product. Join the Virgin StartUp community to secure your fr=
ee spot.

=F0=9F=91=89Got a question Google (or ChatGPT) can=E2=80=99t really answer=
?
Ask a founder who=E2=80=99s built it. Join our next Ask Me Anything (https=
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l&utm_term=3D0_-96faef1a9f-70125345&mc_cid=3D1de6d980b1&mc_eid=3DUN=
IQID) =2C on Tuesday 24th February at 12.30pm (Premium Community exclusive=
).

=F0=9F=91=89Looking ahead to March=E2=80=99s Changemaker (https://virg.in/=
4tilGt1?utm_source=3DVirgin+StartUp+Newsletter&utm_campaign=3D1de6d980b1-G=
eneral_Newsletter_December19_FestiveRecharge_COPY&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_t=
erm=3D0_-96faef1a9f-70125345&mc_cid=3D1de6d980b1&mc_eid=3DUNIQID)
Meet the co-founder behind COAT Paints (B Corp) (https://coatpaints.com/pa=
ges/about?utm_source=3DVirgin+StartUp+Newsletter&utm_campaign=3D1de6d980b1=
-General_Newsletter_December19_FestiveRecharge_COPY&utm_medium=3Demail&utm=
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  next month on Wednesday 18th March at Virgin HQ=2C London. A brand prope=
rly changing the game in the interior design and paint industry. Join the=
 Virgin StartUp community to secure your free spot.

=F0=9F=91=89 Read the Timothy Armoo Changemaker blog (https://www.virginst=
artup.org/news/changemaker-series-timothy-armoo-startup-lessons/?utm_sourc=
e=3DVirgin+StartUp+Newsletter&utm_campaign=3D1de6d980b1-General_Newsletter=
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We welcomed Timo=2C founder of Fanbytes=2C last month to the Changemaker s=
eat. Read more about what we learned about how he chooses and builds succe=
ssful businesses. Already in our Virgin StartUp community? (https://www.vi=
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&mc_eid=3DUNIQID) Watch it back on replay.

Keep scrolling for all the details!

- Virgin StartUp Team =E2=9D=A4=EF=B8=8F

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** =F0=9F=93=85 Meet Your February Changemaker:
Molly Goddard
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If you=E2=80=99re honest=2C you don=E2=80=99t need another event.

You need a moment of clarity.

Because building a company isn=E2=80=99t loud=2C it can be very lonely. Th=
e pressure to grow=2C to keep up=2C to outrun the competitor noise can dro=
wn out the reason you started at all.

On Wednesday 18 February=2C we=E2=80=99re creating space to change that.

We=E2=80=99re sitting down at Virgin HQ=2C London with our next Changemake=
r Molly Goddard=2C co=E2=80=91founder of Desmond & Dempsey (https://desmon=
danddempsey.com?utm_source=3DVirgin+StartUp+Newsletter&utm_campaign=3D1de6=
d980b1-General_Newsletter_December19_FestiveRecharge_COPY&utm_medium=3Dema=
il&utm_term=3D0_-96faef1a9f-70125345&mc_cid=3D1de6d980b1&mc_eid=3DU=
NIQID) =E2=80=93 a luxury sleepwear brand that grew not by shouting or cha=
sing trends=2C but by doing the opposite.

Molly began with one credit card and a different way of doing things. Toda=
y=2C Desmond & Dempsey sits in Selfridges=2C Fortnum=E2=80=99s=2C Liberty=
 and Neiman Marcus=2C proof that slowing down works.

=F0=9F=97=93 Wednesday 18 February 2026
=E2=8F=B0 6:00=E2=80=938:30pm
=F0=9F=93=8D Virgin HQ=2C London

You=E2=80=99ll hear how to:

=E2=80=A2 Build a brand people feel
=E2=80=A2 Find a real USP in a crowded market
=E2=80=A2 Break into luxury retail
=E2=80=A2 Grow without burning out

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/uk.virginmoney.com?utm_source=3DVirgin+StartUp+Newsletter&utm_campaign=3D=
1de6d980b1-General_Newsletter_December19_FestiveRecharge_COPY&utm_medium=
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** =F0=9F=94=B4 Ask Me Anything with Co-founder of Passenger
------------------------------------------------------------

Join us for a new Ask Me Anything (https://community.virginstartup.org/lan=
ding/plans/1448880?trigger=3Dfalse&utm_source=3Dtransactional_emails&utm_c=
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PY&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-96faef1a9f-70125345&mc_cid=3D1d=
e6d980b1&mc_eid=3DUNIQID) on Tuesday 24th February at 12.30pm with Richard=
 Sutcliffe=2C co-founder of Passenger Clothing.

This is our group mentoring format for premium members of the Virgin Start=
Up community. Get honest answers and practical insight from a founder who=
=E2=80=99s been there.

Richard launched Passenger in 2012 with his wife Alexa=2C without a fashio=
n background and with a clear mission: build an outdoorsy brand that balan=
ces purpose=2C growth and sustainability. Today=2C Passenger is known for=
 doing all three=2C well.

If you=E2=80=99re building consciously and scaling with care=2C this one=
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** =F0=9F=AB=9F Coming Up: Meet March=E2=80=99s Changemaker
Rob Abrahams
------------------------------------------------------------

Building in a crowded category? Rob Abrahams=2C co-founder and CEO of COAT=
 Paints (https://coatpaints.com?utm_source=3DVirgin+StartUp+Newsletter&utm=
_campaign=3D1de6d980b1-General_Newsletter_December19_FestiveRecharge_COPY&=
utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_-96faef1a9f-70125345&mc_cid=3D1de6d=
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OAT=2C he=E2=80=99s used that experience to reimagine paint for the digita=
l age=2C proving you can grow fast=2C build consciously and still stand ou=
t.

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asterclass in smart disruption.

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ommunity to RSVP and secure your free spot.

=F0=9F=97=93 Wednesday 18 February 2026
=E2=8F=B0 6:00=E2=80=938:30pm
=F0=9F=93=8D Virgin HQ=2C London

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/uk.virginmoney.com?utm_source=3DVirgin+StartUp+Newsletter&utm_campaign=3D=
1de6d980b1-General_Newsletter_December19_FestiveRecharge_COPY&utm_medium=
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** Your Weekly Nudge
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** Start=2C Grow=2C Thrive
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Start
Building a business can feel lonely at times. You don=E2=80=99t have to do=
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Grow
There=E2=80=99s always more to learn on the founder journey. Money=E2=80=
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Thrive
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dows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decora=
tion: none; caret-color: rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0);"><strong><span style=3D"color:r=
gb(0=2C 0=2C 0);">=F0=9F=91=89Got a question Google (or ChatGPT) can=E2=80=
=99t really answer?=C2=A0</span></strong><span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=
=2C 0);"><br />Ask a founder who=E2=80=99s built it. Join our next=C2=A0</=
span><a href=3D"https://virginstartup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=
=3D6e873aab9f76e7f4db2e0500c&id=3Db42bfb2414&e=3Dd4e40c46c7" target=3D"_b=
lank"><strong>Ask Me Anything</strong></a><span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=
=2C 0);"> with </span><strong><span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0);">Rich=
ard Sutcliffe</span></strong><span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0);">=2C c=
o-founder of </span><a href=3D"https://virginstartup.us12.list-manage.com/=
track/click?u=3D6e873aab9f76e7f4db2e0500c&id=3D7bc4f4f390&e=3Dd4e40c46c7"=
 target=3D"_blank"><strong>Passenger</strong></a><span style=3D"color:rgb(=
0=2C 0=2C 0);">=2C on </span><strong><span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0)=
;">Tuesday 24th February at 12.30pm</span></strong><span style=3D"color:rg=
b(0=2C 0=2C 0);"> (Premium Community exclusive).<br /></span></p><p class=
=3D"" style=3D"font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing=
: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transfo=
rm: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-te=
xt-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0)=
;"><strong><span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0);"><span style=3D"text-dec=
oration:underline;">=F0=9F=91=89</span></span></strong><a href=3D"https://=
virginstartup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3D6e873aab9f76e7f4db2e050=
0c&id=3Db29381595a&e=3Dd4e40c46c7" target=3D"_blank"><strong><span style=
=3D"text-decoration:underline;">Looking ahead to March=E2=80=99s Changemak=
er</span></strong></a><span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0);"><br />Meet t=
he co-founder behind </span><a href=3D"https://virginstartup.us12.list-man=
age.com/track/click?u=3D6e873aab9f76e7f4db2e0500c&id=3Df9dac9a9a2&e=3Dd4e40c46c7" target=3D"_blank"><strong>COAT Paints (B Corp)</strong></a>=C2=A0=
next month on <strong>Wednesday 18th March</strong> at Virgin HQ=2C London=
=2E=C2=A0<span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0);">A brand properly changing t=
he game in the interior design and paint industry. Join the Virgin StartUp=
 community to secure your free spot.<br /></span></p><p>=F0=9F=91=89 <a hr=
ef=3D"https://virginstartup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3D6e873aab9=
f76e7f4db2e0500c&id=3Dae2f0a3e1d&e=3Dd4e40c46c7" target=3D"_blank"><stron=
g>Read the Timothy Armoo Changemaker blog</strong></a><br />We welcomed Ti=
mo=2C founder of Fanbytes=2C last month to the Changemaker seat. Read more=
 about what we learned about how he chooses and builds successful business=
es. Already in <a href=3D"https://virginstartup.us12.list-manage.com/track=
/click?u=3D6e873aab9f76e7f4db2e0500c&id=3Dc656c1c5cc&e=3Dd4e40c46c7" targ=
et=3D"_blank">our Virgin StartUp community? </a>Watch it back on replay.<b=
r /></p><p class=3D"" style=3D"font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400=
; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0=
px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing:=
 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color:=
 rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0);"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0);">Keep scrolling=
 for all the details!<br /></span></p><p class=3D"last-child" style=3D"fon=
t-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans:=
 auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-sp=
ace: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0=
px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0);"><strong><span s=
tyle=3D"color:rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0);">- Virgin StartUp Team=C2=A0=E2=9D=A4=EF=
=B8=8F</span></strong></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbod=
y></table></td></tr><tr><td style=3D"background-color:transparent;padding-=
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If you=E2=80=99re honest=2C you don=E2=80=99t need another event. <br /> <=
br />You need a moment of clarity. <br /></p><p>Because building a company=
 isn=E2=80=99t loud=2C it can be very lonely. The pressure to grow=2C to k=
eep up=2C to outrun the competitor noise can drown out the reason you star=
ted at all. <br /></p><p>On<strong> Wednesday 18 February=2C</strong> we=
=E2=80=99re creating space to change that. <br /></p><p>We=E2=80=99re sitt=
ing down at Virgin HQ=2C London with our next Changemaker Molly Goddard=2C=
 co=E2=80=91founder of <a href=3D"https://virginstartup.us12.list-manage.c=
om/track/click?u=3D6e873aab9f76e7f4db2e0500c&id=3D4430e574f7&e=3Dd4e40c46c7" target=3D"_blank">Desmond &amp; Dempsey </a>=E2=80=93 a luxury sleepwe=
ar brand that grew not by shouting or chasing trends=2C but by doing the o=
pposite.<br /></p><p>Molly began with one credit card and a different way=
 of doing things. Today=2C Desmond &amp; Dempsey sits in Selfridges=2C For=
tnum=E2=80=99s=2C Liberty and Neiman Marcus=2C proof that slowing down wor=
ks. <br /></p><p><strong>=F0=9F=97=93 Wednesday 18 February 2026 </strong>=
<br />=E2=8F=B0 <strong>6:00=E2=80=938:30pm </strong><br />=F0=9F=93=8D <s=
trong>Virgin HQ=2C London <br /></strong></p><p>You=E2=80=99ll hear how to=
: <br /><br />=E2=80=A2 Build a brand people feel <br />=E2=80=A2 Find a r=
eal USP in a crowded market <br />=E2=80=A2 Break into luxury retail =C2=
=A0<br />=E2=80=A2 Grow without burning out <br /></p><p class=3D"last-chi=
ld"><span style=3D"font-family: 'Noto Sans'=2C Helvetica=2C sans-serif">Th=
is free event is made possible with the support of </span><a href=3D"https=
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0500c&id=3D8db28b4318&e=3Dd4e40c46c7" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"fo=
nt-family: 'Noto Sans'=2C Helvetica=2C sans-serif">Virgin Money</span></a>=
<span style=3D"font-family: 'Noto Sans'=2C Helvetica=2C sans-serif">. Join=
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