Steve Perez is a self made British drinks entrepreneur from Chesterfield, UK. From helping at his Dad’s pub as a teenager, and working for local brewery Tetley’s, he launched Global Brands, building it into a £90 Million pounds (GBP) business with brands such as Kick Energy Drinks, VK Vodka Mixes, Amigos Tequila Beer, Franklin & Sons Tonics and the original Hooch alcopop, all sold across the UK and sixty-plus countries.Steve also owns the boutique Casa Hotel in Chesterfield together with Peak Edge Hotel and Red Lion Restaurant and pub, which his Father original owned. He is four-time National and Historic Rally Champion with a fabulous collection of cars including; Marcus Grohölm’s 2007 WRC Rally winning Ford Focus, a Hannu Mikkola / Arne Hertz / Michelle Mouton 1985 Audi Sport Quattro A2, various Porsche 911’s, a Ferrari 12Cilindri and his beloved Lancia Stratos rally and road cars.Steve can be found at:https://www.youtube.com/@SteveJGPerezhttps://www.instagram.com/stevenjgperez/https:x.com/StevenJGPerezSteve Perez Rally Team:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063469511226Seb Perezhttps://www.facebook.com/sebperez66Don't Lift Off Podcasthttps://www.instagram.com/dontliftoff/https://www.youtube.com/@dontliftoffhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dontliftoffhttps://dontliftoff.comThe full podcast is also available on all main podcast platforms (Apple, Amazon, Spotify, etc). https://linktr.ee/dontliftoff #DontLiftOff #Podcast #StevePerez #StevePerezRallyTeam #KickEnergyRallyTeam #BTRDA #BritishHistoricRallyChampionship #cars #car #Ferrari #12Cilindri #LanciaStratos #lancia #stratos #audiquattro #Porsche911Rally #FordFocusWRC #WRC #1970s #1980s #1990s #2000s #GlobalBrands #VKDrinks #VKVodkaKick #AmigosTequilaBeer #KickEnergy #Hooch #farming #jeremyclarkson #Rallying #RACRally #Rally #MikeWilds Chapters00:00:00 – Coming up…00:01:33 – Intro00:03:56 – A tour of the estate…and the rally stage!00:10:22 – The Toys…00:11:10 – 2007 WRC Focus – Marcus Grönholm00:12:12 – 1985 Audi Sport Quattro A2 – Hannu Mikkola / Arne Hertz / Michelle Mouton00:15:59 – Lancia Stratos story00:18:26 – Seb Perez' Ginetta Junior00:19:05 – 1974 911 Carrera RS00:21:02 – Ford Escort Mk200:23:34 – Porsche GT3 Touring00:24:07 – Ferrari 12Cilindri00:26:10 – Stratos heaven…00:26:51 – The Farm00:28:47 – Dansport00:29:48 – The RAC (Roger Albert Clark) Rally00:36:33 – Highland Cows and the garden00:37:36 – Mike Wilds: A Formula One Driver…and a Helicopter Instructor!00:39:45 – Racing vs Rallying00:43:17 – The Red Lion Pub & Restaurant…NO LABOUR MP'S!00:44:59 – Getting into selling drinks00:47:21 – The idea behind VK00:49:00 – Starting in rally co-driving00:52:55 – The art of co-driver timing00:56:48 – Chris Wood & Pro-Drivers00:58:42 – The story about the Rally Of The Inca's, Peru01:11:21 – Issues with Historic Rallying & 4WD's01:16:06 – Challenges with the Stratos01:17:33 – The fire01:24:02 – POLITICS – UK Government hospitality rates01:27:34 – Business people and politics – Trump's revolution?01:30:21 – Inefficiencies of government vs business leaders01:34:49 – Why do business people not get more involved?01:39:15 – Family run businesses and inheritance tax