20/20 Vision with Robin Klein
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -20/20 Vision is a new podcast series hosted by LocalGlobe and Latitude co-founder and veteran investor, Robin Klein. As a septuagenarian working in the tech sector, Robin has been founding companies, investing in startups and helping businesses to scale for more than two decades. Some of the global tech businesses he has invested in include LoveFilm, Graze, Zoopla, Robinhood, Cazoo and Wise.
Robin will talk to experts from the world of business, tech and science about what they have learned in their own long careers and what excites them for the future about working or investing in tech and innovation.
The podcast’s title and theme - 20/20 Vision - nods to Klein’s 40 years’ of experience - 20 years in this century and 20 years in the last one backing innovative founders.
It is also a reference to the phrase 20:20 hindsight - the full knowledge and complete understanding that one has about an event only after it has happened.
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Episodes
Sir John Timpson
May 02, 2022 01:00 - 36 minutes - 41.5 MBIn the last of the current series, Robin talks to Sir John Timpson, the chairman and owner of Timpson, the UK shoe repair chain with over 2000 shops. From the early days of running the family business, negotiating deals and orchestrating its growth, through to Sir John's unique style of upside-down management, the conversation explores the way the company has diversified and its commitment to marginalised groups in the community. If you want to share your thoughts on this episode, or ind...
Sir Donald Brydon
April 04, 2022 01:00 - 35 minutes - 40.2 MBWith a career of more than half a century in investment and assest management, Sir Donald Brydon has a unique perspective on Britain's economy. He shares his insights and learning with Robin, as the pair discuss his time at major companies including Barclays and Royal Mail. Search for #2020visionpod to share your thoughts on the conversation.
Moira Benigson
March 07, 2022 01:00 - 31 minutes - 36.4 MBHost Robin catches up with founder of The MBS Group, Moira Benigson, renown for being one of the UK's most respected, successful executive search consultants and recruitment specialists. She talks about her passion for diversity and inclusion, and the importantce of humility in the corporate world. To follow the conversation online, look for #2020visionpod.
Professor Graham Richards
February 07, 2022 01:00 - 42 minutes - 49.1 MBJoin European tech investor and host, Robin Klein, as he talks to medical visionary, Professor Graham Richards, esteemed fellow of the Royal Society, about his work. They discuss Professor Richards' pioneering achievements, working at the cross-section of tech, science and medicine, and how it has revolutionised the ways investors and entrepreneurs work with such cutting-edge, academic research. Finally, Professor Richards' involvement in creating Oxford University Innovation and the rec...
Anne Glover
January 03, 2022 01:00 - 47 minutes - 54.2 MBAnne Glover, CEO and co-founder of Amadeus Capital, tells Robin about her illustrious investment career, which has spanned more than 30 years in both the UK and the US. From her student days studying material science, to her experience heading up the operational team at one of Britain's first virtual reality firms, she shares her experiences with Robin. Search #2020visionpod and join the conversation.
Sir Mark Weinberg
December 20, 2021 01:00 - 27 minutes - 31.9 MBInsurance and wealth management pioneer, Sir Mark Weinberg, is Robin's guest this week. The pair relive moments in their careers, when they first met and how the industry has changed over the last 60 years. You can have your say on the conversation, too. Just search on socials for #2020visionpod.
John Hoerner
December 06, 2021 01:00 - 30 minutes - 34.9 MBAuthor, consultant, retail visionary and former head of Debenhams and the Arcadia Group, John Hoerner, joins LocalGlobe founder Robin in today's episode. The two industry veterans compare notes on how business has changed over the last four decades and what they think the future holds. For more information on John Hoerner's book go to www.howtosell.expert Look for #2020visionpod to carry on the conversation.
Gail Rebuck
November 01, 2021 01:00 - 37 minutes - 43 MBRobin meets Gail Rebuck, once named in the top 10 most powerful women in the UK. Baroness Rebuck discusses her career as a leading British publisher, being a female leader and role-model, her peerage, and the importance of education and the arts in making the UK a global force to be reckoned with. Share your thoughts on the conversation by searching #2020visionpod.
Peter Piot
October 08, 2021 00:00 - 41 minutes - 47.6 MBIn this first episode of the new series, tech investor veteran, Robin Klein, is joined by eminent virologist, Peter Piot, the co-discoverer of Ebola and founding director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. Peter is also the Director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and talks to Robin about his role in the fight against Covid-19, which includes working as Special Advisor to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. If you've enjoy...
Introducing 20/20 Vision
June 03, 2021 11:07 - 1 minute - 2.09 MBJoin veteran European tech investor and LocalGlobe partner, Robin Klein, as he shares the stories of entrepreneurs and innovators whose careers have spanned twenty years in this century and twenty years in the last. 20/20 Vision is not only about seeing things clearly but also about applying hindsight and drawing conclusions from the past. In this new series of conversations, Robin meets some of the people he has known and worked with over the last forty years; experts in business, sci...