If anyone's qualified to talk about what it takes to make it in business it's Julie Meyer. Described as one of the best connected entrepreneurs in the UK, Meyer has worked with some of the past decade's biggest success stories including Lastminute.com and Skype.

With that in mind, she's the perfect focus for the first in our new series of video interviews. Speaking to Verity Gough, Meyer reveals why she loves working with start-ups and her predictions for the business winners in 2009.