From Racing Bikes to Building Brands - Yanto Barker

Our guest today tells an extraordinary story in a conversation that took an unxpected twist. Yanto Barker was a professional cyclist from Wales who competed in the Tour of Britain 6 times and made the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In 2009 he developed a cycling clothing brand, Le Col, starting off at the back of the team bus before becoming one of the UK's top brands. He's now turned his attention to another project. He's learnt coding and produced a training app called Engyne, an AI powered training and rewards platform. Yanto speaks very openly and emotionally about his up-bringing and the difficult relationship with his father. He talks about the massive amount of self-reflection and therapy that he's done to ensure he has a great relationship with his own son. Yanto is a deep-thinker and risk taker and throughout the podcast Josie was taking down some awesome quotes. Thanks for listening. Please give us a follow on insta @bebraverpod