After doing a year in rehab at 21, Tom Gozney found social situations a struggle. A homemade pizza oven helped him reconnect with friends, inspiring him to start building them for local restaurants. This laid the foundations for his Gozney range of pro-quality pizza ovens. Last year, he launched the Gozney Dome, which attracted $8m in sales on launch day and won a coveted Red Dot Design Award. SLMan sat down with Tom to talk brand building, business tips and top toppings…

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard are one of Hollywood’s golden couples. Married for nearly a decade and the parents of two young daughters, the former Jackass and Forgetting Sarah Marshall stars are enjoying a second coming as podcast hosts - and, now, as entrepreneurs. Here, they share what they enjoy about working together, how they keep the spark alive and their favourite London hotspots.

Benedict Allen has been heading to the farthest corners of the planet for more than three decades. He’s been disobeyed by dogs in the Arctic and shot at by cartels in the Amazon – and still he goes back for more. Benedict told Tobias Gourlay how he does it – and what drives him on.

From graphic designer to chief marketing officer, Greg Hoffman spent 27 years at Nike. In that time he worked on iconic campaigns for Michael Jordan, the Brazilian football team and the London Olympics, among others. Greg took Tobias Gourlay inside the sportswear giant’s boardroom and showed him what it takes to get to the top – and stay at the top – as a business and as a person.

Raekwon the Chef is a founding member of Wu-Tang Clan. Since breaking out of Staten Island in the early 90s as part of the legendary rap group, he’s cooked up a classic solo album, started his own record label and launched a wine brand. Raekwon gave Tobias Gourlay some lessons in life – and business.

Andy West has been going into prisons since he was a young child – first to visit various relatives, then as a teacher. He told Tobias Gourlay what life on the inside is really like and why public outrage is a barrier to making prisons better…

Perhaps you want to take a side-hustle to the next level. Or maybe you’re ready to go for it and start your own thing. Whichever it is, these successful entrepreneurs have some valuable business lessons…

When 14-year-old Marcus Wareing was offered the choice of working in his dad’s fruit and veg warehouse or going into a restaurant kitchen, he chose the latter. It was the right call. Since winning his first Michelin star at the preposterously young age of 26, Marcus has become a MasterChef judge and star player on the British culinary scene. With a new BBC show on its way, he spoke to SLMan about his impressive life in food…

Nobuyuki ‘Nobu’ Matsuhisa is the man who gave black cod to the world. Since impressing Robert De Niro and the Beverly Hills crowd with his signature dish back in the 80s, Nobu has built a 50-strong global restaurant empire. As he celebrates the 25th birthday of his London outpost on Old Park Lane, he shared what he’s learnt with SLMan – and gave us five dishes you can make at home.

Philip Belamant is co-founder and CEO of Zilch, a fintech start-up that recently achieved ‘double unicorn’ status when a round of funding valued it at $2bn. Here, Philip shares the business lessons he’s learnt so far.

For a long time it looked like football was the way Ladbroke Grove-native Tayshan Hayden-Smith would make his name. Then he got into gardening. Now 25, he’s about to make his debut on the BBC’s Your Garden Made Perfect. Tobias Gourlay asked him how this happened…

From Ryan Reynolds to Jake Gyllenhaal, New York-based licensed hair stylist Kristan Serafino has worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood. She gave us her top-line advice on how to look good up top.