Paul Smithers's guest appearances

Paul Smithers

Leading Voices in Real Estate

Make it British Podcast

Dan Doctoroff

Majora Carter

David Radcliffe

Chip Conley

James Stewart

Andy Cohen

Clara Brenner

Freddie Mac

Sam Zell

Emma Willis

Edward Sexton

David Williams

Dar Williams

Peter Grey

Sheryl Palmer

OwlTail

This week, Matt speaks with Paul Smithers, CEO of Innovative Industrial Properties, the first and only NYSE REIT serving the cannabis space. It’s hard to imagine that this type of business would exist even a decade ago, but with the changing landscape of real estate investment groups and the legalization of marijuana across the U.S., Innovative Industrial Properties tapped into an industry with huge growth potential.

Paul Smithers | CEO of Innovative Industrial Properties

Why is swimwear so difficult to make when the products look so simple?This is one of the questions that I put to guest Paul Smithers from Halcyon Blue, a swimwear manufacturer based in Hampshire, UK.Paul fell into manufacturing by accident after acquiring the small factory that was making his swimwear brand for him. He now makes 3,000 garments a week for both his own brand and other clients.In this interview he discusses some of the challenges of making a product that looks deceptively simple, but which is actually quite difficult to make in volume in the UK.Stay in TouchBritish Brand Accelerator - Find out how you can work with me to build your British-made brandMake it British websiteJoin Make it British - become a member of our community and promote your business in our directory or UK-made brands and manufacturersMake it British on InstagramMake it British on YouTube - subscribe to my YouTube channel to watch many of the podcast episodes as videos.

Why is swimwear so difficult to make when the products look so simple?This is one of the questions that I put to guest Paul Smithers from Halcyon Blue, a swimwear manufacturer based in Hampshire, UK.Paul fell into manufacturing by accident after acquiring the small factory that was making his swimwear brand for him. He now makes 3,000 garments a week for both his own brand and other clients.In this interview he discusses some of the challenges of making a product that looks deceptively simple, but which is actually quite difficult to make in volume in the UK.Stay in Touch<a href="https://makeitbritish.co.uk/british-brand-accelerator/?utm_campaign=British_Brand_Blueprint&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=podcast_shownotes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">British Brand Accelerator</a> - Find out how you can work with me to build your British-made brand<a href="https://makeitbritish.co.uk/?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=podcast_shownotes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Make it British website</a><a href="https://makeitbritish.co.uk/membership-plans/?utm_campaign=Become-a-Member&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=podcast_shownotes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join Make it British</a> - become a member of our community and promote your business in our directory or UK-made brands and manufacturers<a href="https://www.instagram.com/makeitbritish" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Make it British on Instagram</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQtUJRPB7xtLsPlBQAXs0Sg/?sub_confirmation=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Make it British on YouTube</a> - subscribe to my YouTube channel to watch many of the podcast episodes as videos.

041 – Paul Smithers, Halcyon Blue – The Challenges of Making Swimwear in the UK