Focus on Founders LIVE 2026
One evening in Glasgow, built for founders.
Wednesday 30 September 2026
Wednesday 30 September 2026 · The Social Hub, Glasgow
A live founder panel, a live podcast recording, an open Q&A, and an afterparty. An evening of honest conversation with people who understand the late nights and the hard calls.
FOCUS ON FOUNDERS LIVE 2026 was a single evening at The Social Hub in Glasgow. It was built around real conversation between people who run businesses, sharing real insights and takeaways to apply to your business.
The format
One evening, four things, no filler.
The night was built around four parts. Each one earned its place.
A live founder panel
Business owners on stage together, pushed on the same questions, so the room heard where they agreed and where they did not. The decisions, the costs, and the parts most founders leave out.
A live podcast recording
The Focus on Founders podcast, recorded in the room, with the honest conversations that usually happen once the mics are off. The room was there for the version that does not get edited down.
An open Q&A
The floor was the audience's. The questions people cannot ask anywhere else, answered straight, in front of the room.
The afterparty
The evening did not end with the last panel. The afterparty was where the introductions and the real conversations happened.
The running order
How the evening ran.
- 18:00
Doors and arrival
Arrivals, a drink, and settling in before the evening started.
- 18:30
Event starts, first speaker
The evening opened and the first speaker took the stage.
- 18:45
Live founder panel
Founders on stage, pushed on the questions that matter, with the honest answers.
- 19:30
Open Q&A
The audience's questions, answered in front of the room.
- 20:00
Live podcast recording
The Focus on Founders podcast, recorded in front of the room.
- 20:45
Last speakers
The closing speakers brought the evening to a high before the afterparty.
- 21:15
Afterparty
Where the introductions and the real conversations happened.