Gaule's Question Time
139 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingInterviews with leading executives who are driving Innovation, Corporate Venturing and Strategic Change by Andrew Gaule. For details of our support see www.aimava.com
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Episode 89: David Mayhew, GE Ventures - Creating and Exiting a CVC Portfolio Part 1
November 25, 2020 00:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBThis is from our program of venture discussions. Future events can be found at Eventbrite Aimava. In Part 1 of this session we gain an overview of the successful 5Ps for venturing - Purpose, Process, People, Partners and Performance. GE Ventures then gives us the approach and key lessonsas they have been a leading Corporate Venture Capital organisation that started in 2013 and had built a portfolio of more than 100 investments in ventures in the energy, health and digital themes. M...
Paul Mason, Innovate UK - Creating and Financing Tech Ventures.
November 12, 2020 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBThis is from our program of venture discussions. Future events can be found at Eventbrite Aimava https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/aimava-global-advisory-firm-11938296163 Paul Mason is Director of Responsive Programmes at Innovate UK and shared how your venture can be supported. Innovate UK supports businesses to develop and realise the potential of new ideas. In this session we will gain an overview of the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), Grant sup...
Shell Ventures - Powering mobility and energy through the pandemic
October 23, 2020 00:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBThis is the main part of the session with Geert van de Wouw who shared his perspectives from his 15 years in Shell Ventures investing in Energy, Power & Heat, Mobility, Hydrogen etc with its global investment strategy with team members across the world. We discussed the impact on Corporate Venturing, pandemic affect on key themes, ventures surviving and thriving, areas where people leaving ventures could invest their entrepreneurial drive. This was a fascinating discussion as I worke...
Introducing Shell Ventures - Powering mobility and energy through the pandemic
October 20, 2020 00:00 - 8 minutes - 5.9 MBThis is the introduction and context to the session we did with Geert van de Wouw who will share his perspectives from his 15 years in Shell Ventures investing in Energy, Power & Heat, Mobility, Hydrogen etc with its global investment strategy with team members across the world. We will be discussing the impact on Corporate Venturing, pandemic affect on key themes, ventures surviving and thriving, areas where people leaving ventures could invest their entrepreneurial drive. This will...
Paolo Bavaj, Henkel Tech Ventures -Lead new investments during a pandemic?
October 07, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBThis is one of a series of presentations and discussions led by Aimava. Future and past programs can be found at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/aimava-global-advisory-firm-11938296163 In this sessions we will gain insights from the Henkel Tech Ventures Purpose, Process and People. During the pandemic Henkel have continued to grow their deal flow and are making investments in new venture opportunities. Exploring the opportunities for health protection and anti-viral coatings to help p...
Savio Kwan - Pt.2 Alibaba growth, SARS pandemic and business ethics
September 11, 2020 00:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBSavio Kwan was the Chief Operations Officer and Board Member of Alibaba.com which was founded by Jack Ma in 1999. In this part two Savio and I discuss the growth of Alibaba, which is a leading e-commerce, retail and financial corporate. SARS impacted China and Alibaba in 2002 and had a significant affect on Alibaba, e-commerce and life in China. The repercussions accelerated the growth of ecommerce and prepared Asia to deal with the current pandemic. In part one of the podcast we d...
Savio Kwan - Pt1 Career Change and Joining Alibaba
September 04, 2020 00:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBSavio Kwan was the Chief Operations Officer and Board Member of Alibaba.com which was founded by Jack Ma in 1999. In this part one of the podcast we discuss the challenges of losing your senior executive role and the journey of finding a new role. Savio outlines his experience moves from GE and BTR, moving back to Hong Kong and joining Alibaba as COO and then Chief People Officer. In part two Savio and I discuss the growth of Alibaba, which is a leading e-commerce, retail and fi...
Jacqueline LeSage Krause of MunichRE Ventures
August 19, 2020 00:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBThis is one of a series of presentations and discussions led by Aimava. Future and past programs can be found at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/aimava... Munich RE Ventures is the strategic CVC group of Munich RE and invests in emerging companies that are developing new technologies and business models – and risks – for tomorrow’s world. As one of the global providers of reinsurance, primary insurance and insurance-related risk solutions, Munich RE is uniquely positioned to help the...
Changing your career or starting your own business post pandemic
July 27, 2020 00:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBThis is Part Two of the session and we discuss the approach to career change and resilience. The global pandemic has caused massive disruption to health, personal lives and careers. We are facing masses of redundancies in leading corporates like British Airways (12,000), bp (10,000), Centrica (5,000), HSBC (35,000), over 22,000 Retail STORES to close and millions of SMEs and individuals being affected. This discussion considered how people and organisations can change. Contributors ...
Starting your own business and Career change post pandemic
July 24, 2020 00:00 - 13 minutes - 9.38 MBThe global pandemic has caused massive disruption to health, personal lives and careers. We are facing masses of redundancies in leading corporates like British Airways (12,000), bp (10,000), Centrica (5,000), HSBC (35,000), over 22,000 Retail STORES to close and millions of SMEs and individuals being affected. This discussion will consider how people and organisations can change. Contributors to the discussion will be Naeema, Graham and Andrew with the key insights and value coming ...
Auto and energy with BMW, Williams and Aimava
July 09, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutes - 20 MBThis is part of series of programs Aimava.com has been leading to support our clients and Corporate Venturing eco system as we face the health and economic impact of the pandemic. See upcoming events at Aimava Eventbrite There were plenty of opportunities to share perspectives and questions with peers on the call, these have been edited out of this recording. Key contributors to this session Ulrich Quay - Leading BMW i Ventures, BMW's Corporate Venture Fund in California Stephen Ne...
Eric Steager, VP CVC at Anthem Inc.
June 09, 2020 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBSaving ventures and managing your portfolio for the future is critical in this challenging time This is part of series of programs Aimava.com has been leading to support our clients and Corporate Venturing eco system as we face the health and economic impact of the pandemic. For further details email us at -info(at)aimava.com Many venture portfolios are going to be facing serious trading conditions, staff illness, loss of sales, continued costs, cash burn, challenges of new investm...
Alex McCracken SVB Q2 - State of Venturing and Investing market with latest stats and insights
June 02, 2020 00:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBThis is part of series of programs Aimava.com has been leading to support our clients and Corporate Venturing eco system as we face the health and economic impact of the pandemic. For a copy of the presentation email us at -info(at)aimava.com Silicon Valley Bank are one of the most active banks and investors in many global ventures in key markets in USA, Europe and Asia. The most recent market report gives us great insights on the current state and trends in venture survival and in...
Bernhard Mohr, Evonik Ventures - CVC in Challenging times
May 18, 2020 00:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBBernhard shared great insights and advice from his 8 years of leading the Evonik fund, which is a GP / LP separate legal structure. We had great insights to the portfolio of 30 venture investments, being on the boards, current cash and business challenges. The discussion with the group was especially good on the current valuations and terms for follow on, before then discussing the challenges and opportunities for new investments as there is a lot of disruptive change occurring. The ...
Min Zhou, CM Ventures Deeptech and China
May 08, 2020 00:00 - 35 minutes - 58.4 MBMin shared insights on the operation of fund in China which has leading corporate investors. China is at the leading edge of the Venturing and Corporate investments. We will also have an opportunity to hear directly how the China society and business eco system is dealing with the Coronavirus. Video available on YouTube https://youtu.be/jI6YtMbM8YU Key contributors to this session Min Zhou is Managing partner of CM Ventures. A fund with corporate investors inc. BASF, BAT, GE, Henke...
Tony Askew, REV Managing Partner - Part 2
April 30, 2020 00:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBTony shares perspectives on the CoVID pandemic and mitigation. This is part Two, in part one Tony shares insights from over 20 years of investing and outlines the strategic innovation and venturing with Relx being the Limited Partner. Subscribe for future podcasts
Tony Askew, REV Managing Partner and CoVID
April 28, 2020 00:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBTony shares insights from over 20 years of investing and outlines the strategic innovation and venturing with Relx being the Limited Partner. This is part one, in part two Tony shares perspectives on the CoVID pandemic and mitigation. Subscribe for future podcasts
David Grunwald, President of innovation at Farfetch, fashion online retailer
April 09, 2020 00:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBDavid shares fascinating perspectives on the fashion and retail sector and how Farfetch is innovating. There has been alot of change in the sector in recent years which is now facing accelerating disruption due to the CoVID19 crisis. We also discuss China and the scale and speed of innovation occuring in China with instore, online and new retail. We have been working with leading corporates and ventures globally for 20 years. find out more at www.aimava.com
Rupert Mitchell, WM Motor the China EV business
March 30, 2020 07:30 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBRupert shares with Andrew the founding and growth of WM motor from just 2015. We discuss the design, manufacture and low cost of EVs in China. As this was recorded during the Coronavirus period and China start of coming out of lockdown. A fascinating discussion. Aimava have been working with global corporates and startups on what we term Innovative New Value Chain, which is connecting new technologies, ventures and corporates with new business models. This transformation is occurri...
Daniel Bentham Managing Director of ubitricity
March 24, 2020 00:00 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBDan gives us great insights to the charging of electric vehicles on the street. We also had a great discussion on the balancing of the electricity generating system. Aimava have been working with global corporates and startups on what we term Innovative New Value Chain, which is connecting new technologies, ventures and corporates with new business models in the Transport and Energy sectors as Electric Vehicles will revolutionise many industries. This podcast is one of a series whe...
Angela Hultberg head of sustainable mobility at Ingka Group, (Ikea)
March 17, 2020 00:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBAngela shares with Andrew the drive from Ikea to make all deliveries electric and enabling customer and colleague charging. A fantastic interview on pragmatic implementation at scale. Aimava have been working with global corporates and start ups on what we term Innovative New Value Chain, which is connecting new technologies, ventures and corporates with new business models in the Transport and Energy sectors as Electric Vehicles will revolutionise many industries. This podcast is o...
Wiebe Wakker the Sustainable Venturer drove EV to New Zealand!
February 21, 2020 00:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBWiebe shares with Andrew the inspiration and adventure of driving an electric car from NL to NZ! Aimava have been working with global corporates and start ups on what we term Innovative New Value Chain, which is connnecting new technologies, ventures and corporates with new business models in the Transport and Energy sectors as Electric Vehicles will revolutionise many industries. This podcast is one of a series where I speak to leading executives who are making the important transi...
Sam Clarke founder of Gnewt. EV last mile delivery
February 08, 2020 00:00 - 14 minutes - 9.75 MBSam gives a great background on the early days of electric vehicle delivery in London and learning from China. We then discuss the challenges and opportunities as we have to scale on a massive scale to meet the climate challenge in the coming few years. Aimava have been working with global corporates and start ups on what we term Innovative New Value Chain, which is connnecting new technologies, ventures and corporates with new business models in the Transport and Energy sectors as ...
Juan Amat, PepsiCo VP Nutrition Western Europe and Greenhouse lead
February 07, 2020 18:43 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBJuan gives us an insight to the innovation needs of PepsiCo and the incubator program they led in Europe. They identified Innovative Start Ups provided support and joint learning. The ventures gained Euro 25,000 and the winner an additional Euro 100,000. Aimava supported the capability development and mentoring of the PepsiCo team to support the collaboration and learning. You can also listen to the podcast interview with Irina Turcan of Erbology posted July 2019 on Gaule's Question...
Matt Allen CEO of Pivot Power
February 02, 2020 00:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBMatt shares with Andrew the drive for creating Pivot Power, the need in the industry and why a start up can innovate in areas that corporates find challenging. Aimava have been working with global corporates and start ups on what we term Innovative New Value Chain, which is connnecting new technologies, ventures and corporates with new business models in the Transport and Energy sectors as Electric Vehicles will revolutionise many industries. This podcast is one of a series where I ...
Paul Lindley Part 2 - Philanthropic ventures and inspired by children
January 17, 2020 00:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBIn this second part of my interview with Paul Lindley, who was the founder of Ella's Kitchen, we discuss his philanthropic ventures. JustImagineIf.co.uk which is an annual international social enterprise and innovation competition supporting ideas that tackle our global challenges. We also discuss our joint passion of being inspired by children, his book Little Wins and my UpStart4StartUps.com. Paul is also Chairs the Mayor of London Child Obesity Forum, he supports charities in Afri...
Paul Lindley Founder of Ella's Kitchen
January 04, 2020 00:00 - 12 minutes - 8.71 MBPaul shares with Andrew the inspiration and development of Ella's Kitchen the purposeful driven Children's food. This is part one of a two part podcast.
Grace ter Haar, TRANSFORM programme lead at Global Sustainability within Unilever
December 04, 2019 16:22 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBGrace shares her experience of building the Impact Investing and Development approach that Unilever does in partnership with Dept for International Development. Projects with benefits in health, sanitation, education, empowering women and plastic in Africa, Asia and other developing areas are discussed. Check out other approaches to impact venturing with programs like Leaders in Innovation Fellowships Programme (LIF) where Andrew has been a mentor to start ups from around the world....
Rebecca Morter, founder and CEO of Lone Design Club
November 12, 2019 00:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBRebecca discusses with Andrew the changing high street, online retail and a new approach to fashion with independent designers at Lone Design Club. A fascinating journey of an entrepreneur from New Zealand and her passion to change create a true omnichannel that supports sustainable fashion. www.lonedesignclub.com
Audun Abelsnes, MD of Techstars Energy in partnership with Equinor
October 19, 2019 00:00 - 13 minutes - 9.22 MBAudun shares his perspectives on the energy tech and business models that are a great opportunity and changing at a rapid rate. We also gain insights into the process of venture development and working with corporates.
Emma Rosen Founder of Radical Sabbatical and Author
September 05, 2019 00:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBEmma set herself the target of doing 25 sabbaticals before she was 25. Listen to this podcast to understand why she did and how it has now been the start of an exciting new venture. Great lesson in networking, determination and taking control of your future.
Irina Turcan, Co Founder of Erbology
July 20, 2019 00:00 - 10 minutes - 7.35 MBIn this interview we discuss the start up journey of this plant based food venture. As the winner of the PepsiCo Greenhouse incubator we gain an insight to the collaboration of ventures and corporates.
Neil Foster of Baker Botts - CVC Legal aspects
July 01, 2019 00:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBIn this podcast I discuss with Neil the strategic and legal aspects of corporates investing in early stage ventures as a CVC. What to watch for in a term sheet, Intellectual Property and role on the Board are all covered. There is a chapter on 'Keeping it Legal' and many of the strategic innovation aspects in my book "Purpose to Performance Innovative New Value Chains" on Amazon https://amzn.to/2URp4tJ
Rob Jolly Founder and CEO of Evezy
May 28, 2019 00:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBRob shares his perspectives on the rise of Electric Vehicles, changing business models and the life of a start up. Aimava is working with leading corporates and startups in the Transport and Energy Innovative New Value Chains.
Jurek Sikorski Angel Networks and Venture Investing
April 29, 2019 00:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBJurek is the Founder Henley Business Angels, Executive Director Henley Centre for Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur in Residence London Business School and Chairman Fresh4cast and MedicSpot. In this podcast we discuss the process of angel investing and the opportunities for start up ventures.
Eva Yoo - Cycled from Shanghai to London and met start ups on the way
April 17, 2019 00:00 - 20 minutes - 13.7 MBThis is part TWO of the podcast where I talk about Eva's cycle from Shanghai to London taking eights months. An inspiring and insightful interviews. In part one I talked with Eva about the China tech and business model space.
Eva Yoo - China Tech writer and Cyclist from Shanghai to London
April 01, 2019 00:00 - 30 seconds - 18.2 MBThis is part one of the podcast where I talk with Eva about the China tech and business model space. In the second part I will talk about her cycle from Shanghai to London taking eights months. An inspiring and insightful interview.
Natalie Salunke, VP & European General Counsel for Fleetcor
March 23, 2019 00:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBNatalie and I discuss the changes taking place in the legal support for in companies as technology changes the process and role of legal teams. The disruption in the wider industry and legal tech space is covered. Natalie also covers the strategic business role of legal and how to go about instigating change.
Andrew Thornton barrister at Erskine Chambers and founder of Sparqa Legal
March 02, 2019 00:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBAndrew and I discuss the changing technology and models of how organisatons use and procure legal services. What will the future bring when we have self service legal solutions and Articifial Intelligence processes. We discuss the Sparqa solution and you can do a free 12 month trial with code LAW12FREE at www.sparqa.com
Simon Thorpe, Managing Partner at DELTA2020. UKBAA Angel of the Year 2016-17
February 02, 2019 15:01 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBAndrew discusses with Simon the Cambridge entrepreneur ecosystem and its leading role in global innovation. Simon shares insights on the successes and challenges he has had in developing his portfolio of investments. We also explore the relationship between start ups and corporate venturing. The discussion also considers the role of UK, China and the rapidly changing Artificial Intelligence landscape. If you do find it of value do please share and give a 5 star rating on your podcast...
Anthony Rose, Founder and CEO of SeedLegals
January 06, 2019 00:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBAnthony discusses with Andrew his entrepreneurial background and founding SeedLegals. This is a platform to support early stage venture investment taking through the stages of Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), EIS, articles, employment agreements etc. Anthony also gives us insights to the mass of data that the platform is now gaining on the start up ecosystem and metrics.
Oscar Ramos, Partner at Chinaccelerator 中国加速
December 07, 2018 00:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBOscar discusses with Andrew the venture and investment scene in China. Gain an insight to the scale and speed of change in China. Oscar uses examples in The Case View and OCheng ventures which are in the Chinaccelerator.
Alison Lowe MBE, CEO of Felicities - New Retail and Fashion
November 14, 2018 00:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBAndrew discusses with Alison the changing fashion industry, new retail and how experience on the high street and online is changing. We hear from many years of experience of working with designers and retailers.
Mark Brooks, Associate Director of Innovation and Strategic Partnerships AICPA
October 15, 2018 00:00 - 18 minutes - 12.4 MBMark outlines how the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (ACIPA) is looking outside the organisation for innovations. Working with start ups that they support through their accelerator to develop EdTech and Fin Tech solutions.
Hazel Moore OBE, Chair of FirstCapital and has been Board Member of InnovateUK
September 24, 2018 00:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBWe discuss the big challenges and opportunities for technology and business in UK and globally.
Cha Li Founder of iStart Incubator and Fund in China
September 02, 2018 00:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBIn this interview with Cha Li we discuss the scale and speed of innovation in China. I have known Cha Li for many years and worked with him and his team on a number of collaborations and ventures in China.
Tim Brownstone Founder and CEO of Kymira
July 13, 2018 00:00 - 14 minutes - 9.78 MBTim is the founder of innovative clothing and sportswear brand. Technology and use developments include health applications, energy harvesting and functional clothing for sportswear. Tim describes his journey as an entrepreneur, incubators and angel investors. (Disclosure Andrew liked the business and Tim so much he is an investor in Kymira)
James Baker CEO Graphene@Manchester
June 15, 2018 00:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBJames shares with Andrew the development of Graphene at Manchester, applications of the technology and the important collaboration with corporates and start ups.
David Browning of Oxford Biomarker
May 04, 2018 00:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBDavid shares with Andrew perspectives on health tech innovation and how the development and customer propositions are changing. We also discuss venture incubation and corporate innovation. David has led the Medicity in Nottingham and was CEO of Philips Vitality health innovation.
Quentin Compton-Bishop CEO Warwick University Ventures
April 13, 2018 00:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBQuentin discusses the benefits and challenges of technology transfer and venture building from Universities to leading global corporates.