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#269: Mike Welch – CEO, Tirebuyer.com

Hosted by Jonathan Bowman-Perks MBE · Inspiring Leadership

Leadership interview on building and running the combined US tyre e-commerce business.

Risk and Reward, with Michael Welch OBE

Conversation on risk, adoption, dyslexia and dyscalculia, and the decisions behind selling Blackcircles.com.

Serial Entrepreneur & Tyre Retailer Mike Welch OBE

Hosted by Elliot Moss · Jazz Shapers

A 29-minute interview, published with a full transcript, covering Michael's career from the tyre bays to Blackcircles.com, the Michelin acquisition and his subsequent US businesses.

Episode 168: Michael Welch OBE: from a £500 grant to a Michelin acquisition

Hosted by Rebecca Bonnington · In the Business Coach's Chair

Long-form interview covering The Prince's Trust grant, building and selling Blackcircles.com to Michelin, the move to the United States with Tirescanner and Tirebuyer, and life in Miami.

Mike Welch: Growing A Successful Tire E-Commerce Business

US automotive retail podcast interview on scaling tyre e-commerce in the United States.

What's Treading, Ep. 8: Tirescanner and tire e-commerce

Interview recorded at the 2019 SEMA Show, reviewing Tirescanner's first year in business and how the online tyre retail landscape is changing for independent dealers.

Business Scotland: Mike Welch, the entrepreneur behind Blackcircles

Hosted by Douglas Fraser · Business Scotland

Broadcast interview recorded days after the Michelin acquisition, tracing how Blackcircles.com began and how it grew.

The BBC programme page remains online, but the audio is no longer available to play.