The Start-Up Diaries Podcast
301 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago -Insightful discussions with forward thinking Founders & Business Leaders growing some of the most exciting tech start-ups and scale-ups in the UK.
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Harnessing Data, Nurturing Culture, and Adapting Growth Strategies for Scaling Success | Co-Founder and CEO @ MaxContact | Ben Booth
July 15, 2024 23:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBJoin us for an insightful episode as Chris McGowan sits down with Ben Booth to explore the remarkable evolution of MaxContact. Ben shares his compelling journey from working in a family-run business to leading major transformations, including innovative product development and strategic rebranding efforts. This episode offers an in-depth look at the critical importance of leveraging data, scaling operations while maintaining a robust company culture, and navigating intricate business transit...
Leading Through Hyper-Growth: Building and Maintaining Strong Company Culture while Scaling from Start-Up to Global Corporation | CEO @ Blue Light Card and Angel Investor | Alidad Moghaddam
July 02, 2024 13:00 - 36 minutes - 25.5 MBJoin us for a fascinating conversation with tech leader, Alidad Moghaddam, CEO of Blue Light Card, in an episode of tech growth mastery. From Navigating MoneySuperMarkets Acquisition, to scaling Trainline 400%, Alidad shares his remarkable journey and multicultural upbringing to leading a mission-driven organization that supports NHS workers, emergency services, social care, and armed forces personnel, Blue Light Card. Discover his experiences at American Express, Bain & Company, MoneySuperM...
From 0 to 80 Million Users: Disrupting the AI Language Learning Landscape | Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer @ Memrise | Ben Whately
June 24, 2024 23:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBIn this episode, Ben Whately, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Memrise, shares his journey from experimenting with neural networks to founding an innovative language learning platform. Memrise is a platform that leverages memory techniques, deep understanding of neuroscience and novel approaches to second language acquisition to make learning a language dramatically easier and faster. Ben discusses: The challenges of disrupting the Ed-Tech market The role of AI in education, and...
Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur: Innovating the FinTech Sector with AI | Founder and CEO @ ZILO | Philip Goffin
June 18, 2024 12:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBIn this episode, Phil Goffin, CEO and co-founder of ZILO, shares his journey from early computing enthusiast to innovating in the fin-tech space, currently through leading a pioneering software company, ZILO. ZILO, founded in 2020, aims to revolutionise the asset and wealth management industry with innovative software solutions. Phil explains the company's mission to modernise systems managing over $60 trillion in assets, which were previously based on outdated pre-internet technology. They...
From Capital Radio to FemTech Founder: Turning the Volume Up on Female Health Support | Founder & CEO @ Adora Heath | Ann O'Neill
June 10, 2024 23:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBSend us a Text Message. Ann O'Neill walks us through her brilliant career and how it's lead her to build a UK leading female health product focused on the menopause, Adora Health. Ann's diverse career started in sales & marketing over in radio. Having previously worked on the UK's biggest ever radio broadcast deals including Live8 with Bob Geldof, and worked with market leading broadcasters such as Viacom, MTV, and Global Media (then Capital Radio) to name a few. After taking a career b...
From Capital Radio to FemTech Founder: Turning the Volume Up on Female Health Support | Founder & CEO @ Adora Digital Health | Ann O'Neill
June 10, 2024 23:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBAnn O'Neill walks us through her brilliant career and how it's lead her to build a UK leading female health product focused on the menopause, Adora Digital Health. Ann's diverse career started in sales & marketing over in radio. Having previously worked on the UK's biggest ever radio broadcast deals including Live8 with Bob Geldof, and worked with market leading broadcasters such as Viacom, MTV, and Global Media (then Capital Radio) to name a few. After taking a career break to raise her...
From Capital Radio to FemTech Founder: Turning the Volume Up on Female Health Support | Co-Founder & CEO @ Adora Heath | Ann O'Neill
June 10, 2024 23:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBSend us a Text Message. Ann O'Neill walks us through her brilliant career and how it's lead her to build a UK leading female health product focused on the menopause, Adora Health. Ann's brilliant and diverse career started in marketing over in radio. Having previously worked on the UK's biggest ever radio broadcast deal with Bob Geldof..and worked with/for flagship music and radio brands such as MTV UK, RH1, and Capital Radio to name a few. After taking a career break to raise her chil...
Scaling Success in the FinTech Sector: Rapid Growth, Holistic Hires, and Third Time Founderships | CEO and Co-Founder @ Ryft | Sadra Hosseini
June 04, 2024 07:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBIn this episode we have Sadra Hosseini, the CEO and co-founder of Ryft, a payment platform business taking the fintech sector by storm, Helping software businesses become payments businesses by monetising transactions. Sadra's entrepreneurial journey is nothing short of inspiring, and today we'll dive into how he's transforming the landscape of digital payments. The episode covers: Funding and Strategy - Ryft raised 2 million in seed funding and received an Innovate UK grant, and are curr...
The Start-Up 101: Exited Co-Founder Builds Next Best Community App | Co-Founder and CEO @ CLIQ | Jason Iliffe
May 27, 2024 23:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBOn today’s episode, we have Jason Iliffe, CEO and Co-Founder at CLIQ! CLIQ is a community & social networking app aimed a connecting like-minded individuals together to join interest-based clubs and events; Connecting communities online and more importantly, offline. Jason is a tech entrepreneur who started by coding his first marketplace website — an online beauty marketplace for freelance beauty professionals, AMB, was the UK's fastest-growing platform and voted the number one beauty/te...
The Start-Up 101: Exited Co-Founder Builds Next Best Community App
May 27, 2024 23:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBSend us a Text Message. On today’s episode, we have Jason Iliffe, CEO and Co-Founder at CLIQ! CLIQ is a community & social networking app aimed a connecting like-minded individuals together to join interest-based clubs and events; Connecting communities online and more importantly, offline. Jason is a tech entrepreneur who started by coding his first marketplace website — an online beauty marketplace for freelance beauty professionals, AMB, was the UK's fastest-growing platform and voted...
Building Scalable Tech Teams | CTO @ Suits Me | Justin Taylor
May 20, 2024 23:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBIn this episode we have Justin Taylor, CTO of the mobile banking solution, Suits Me. Suits Me is the hassle free alternative to traditional banking for both personal and corporate pre-paid e-money account cards, aiding ease of access to a payment card for people employees on temporary contracts, and workers from overseas, who might otherwise struggle to secure a high street financial account. They're taking the Fin Tech market by storm with their app based service, recently winning SME News...
Building a High Performing Product Team | CPO and Head of Product @ Vypr | Adam Warburton and Philippa Peasland
May 13, 2024 23:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBIn this episode, we're talking to Adam Warburton, Chief Product Officer, and Philippa Peasland from Vypr, the UK's leading product intelligence and performance accelerator. Vypr connects products to consumers by testing elements of product propositions with thousands of consumers via smartphone. Adam, with 12 years in product management, started at O2 in customer service and led teams at Asda, Walmart, and Travelex before joining Vypr. Pippa, head of product and delivery at Vypr, transition...
Transforming Startups into Scale-ups with Industry Leading Adviser | CPTO @ Pragmatic Partners | Rob Bowley
May 06, 2024 23:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBIn this episode, Rob Bowley, Fractional CPTO at his own consultancy Pragmatic Partners, and Fractional CTO / CPTO for multiple tech start-ups such as Eco Surv, Enthuse, Doc Abode and Financielle, among many other mentorships and advisory positions. A seasoned tech leader, Rob shares his journey from a self-taught software engineer during the dot-com boom to a leadership consultant. His career has spanned various roles, from hands-on engineering at early internet companies like Lycos to str...
Scaling with AI: Creating the First Child Labour Index | Founder and CEO @ HACE | Eleanor Harry
April 30, 2024 06:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBWith 160 million children in child labour globally, a number that is increasing, Eleanor has a visionary approach to tackling the issue; using data and AI to power the Child Labour Index, a solution to enable investors to identify child labour risk in their portfolio companies and engage effectively. HACE's Child Labour Index is an AI-powered specialised ESG rating, scoring companies and portfolios in relation to three performance indicators in the specific area of child labour. Eleanor w...
'One of the Worlds Most Ambitious Founders Under 26' Builds The Next Social App | Co-Founder, Chief Creative Director and Community Builder @ Youni | Georgia Gibson
April 23, 2024 13:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBIn today's live recording from the buzzing seminar suite of Queen Mary University London, as part of their vibrant International Women's Day celebrations, we bring you a visionary of university life and co-founder of the 'Youni' app — Georgia Gibson. Georgia, Co-Founder, Chief creative director + commnity builder at Youni, is not just shaping the way students socialise; she's architecting a digital community. With Youni's innovative app, the once fragmented world of university societies, s...
Start-Up Hustle, Building Business Culture, and Revolutionising Receipts | Co-Founder and CTO @ Slip | Eddy Herman
April 15, 2024 23:00 - 35 minutes - 24.8 MBThis episode dives into the entrepreneurial journey of Eddy Herman, the co-founder and CTO of Slip—a digital receipt and retail technology company aimed at transforming the retail landscape. Eddy's from Manchester with a background in electronic engineering and with experience at leading companies like Darktrace and The Hut Group, Eddy shares his transition from corporate security to launching his own startup. Key Takeaways: Turning an Idea into Reality: Learn about the conceptualisation ...
Planning For Your Exit Strategy - What Investors Don't Want You To Know | Strategic Finance Expert, Founder and CEO @ Implicit | Charlotte Ashton
April 08, 2024 23:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBIn this podcast episode, guest Charlotte Ashton, shares her insights and advice into the investment landscape and financial industry particularly focusing on strategic finance and private equity. Charlotte has built her expertise as a board advisor, business coach and investor over a 20+ year career in the corporate finance and private equity sectors. Her business, Implicit, empowers founders of privately owned businesses to gain freedom and successfully crystallise wealth through proactive...
Mastering Start-Up Growth and Investment with Expert Insights @ Mercia Ventures | Adam Lovell & Kieran Mehta
April 01, 2024 23:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBIn this episode we have two investment managers from Mercia Ventures, Adam Lovell (Series A Investor) and Kiran Mehta (Seed Investor). Mercia Ventures are Venture capital investment for ambitious businesses. They invest into vibrant early-stage and scale up businesses across the UK. They talk about their roles and experiences in investing, particularly in the fields of software, deep tech, and life sciences. Adam and Kiran share insights into Mercia Ventures' approach to investment, detail...
Pioneering Women's Health and Wellbeing both at Work and Beyond | Founder and COO @ Hertility | Dr Natalie Getreu
March 26, 2024 00:00 - 32 minutes - 22 MBDr Natalie Getreu and the Hertility Team are revolutionising the female health landscape, providing personalised reproductive health solutions tailored to each woman's unique needs, from menstruation to menopause, offering customised testing and services based on individual circumstances through their letterbox home test kits and trailblazing research teams. Hertility collaborates with companies like Channel Four and Edelman to provide reproductive health benefits for employees, including t...
Developing a 360 Net-Positive Business and Culture | Co-Founder @ Packfleet | Joshua Garnham
March 19, 2024 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBIn this episode, Josh Garnham of Packfleet recounts his journey of building a B-Corp tackling sustainable delivery services from the ground up with his fellow co-founders. Packfleet was founded in 2021 by a trio of former Monzo employees that include the neobank's former VP of Design Hugo Cornejo, VP of marketing and communications Tristan Thomas and engineering manager Josh Garnham. From dropping out of the renowned Cambridge university to launching his net-positive logistics firm, Joshu...
Scaling with AI : Rethinking Debt Collection and Financial Health | Co-founder & CEO @ Ophelos | Amon Ghaiumy
March 11, 2024 23:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBIn this episode, we explore the intersection of innovation and financial health. Join us as we delve into the story of Ophelos, a startup born at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Founded by Amon Ghaiumy and his co-founders, Ophelos leverages cutting-edge technology to address the back end of financial services, focusing on debt management and consumer empowerment. Ophelos are a new kind of debt collection agency - one with a social purpose and mission. Learn how they've harnessed AI to ...
Scaling with AI : Amon's Mission to Rethink Debt | Co-founder & CEO @ Ophelos | Amon Ghaiumy
March 11, 2024 23:00 - 25 minutes - 17.2 MBIn this episode, we explore the intersection of innovation and financial health. Join us as we delve into the story of Ophelos, a startup born at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Founded by Amon Ghaiumy and his co-founders, Ophelos leverages cutting-edge technology to address the back end of financial services, focusing on debt management and consumer empowerment. Learn how they've harnessed AI to transform debt collection into a supportive and efficient process, and discover their journey...
Harnessing AI : Amon's Mission to Rethink Debt | Co-founder & CEO @ Ophelos | Amon Ghaiumy
March 11, 2024 23:00 - 25 minutes - 17.2 MBIn this episode, we explore the intersection of innovation and financial health. Join us as we delve into the story of Ophelos, a startup born at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Founded by Amon Ghaiumy and his co-founders, Ophelos leverages cutting-edge technology to address the back end of financial services, focusing on debt management and consumer empowerment. Learn how they've harnessed AI to transform debt collection into a supportive and efficient process, and discover their journey...
Ex-FBI Special Agent on Drawing Parallels of Threat, Perseverance and Resilience to the Cyber Security Landscape | Cyber Security & GRC Evangelist @ Armor Defense | Miguel Clarke
March 05, 2024 04:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBFeaturing our first 'expert topic' episode whereby we invite experts from the sectors we specialise in to share their insights and experiences. In this episode we shine a spotlight on the Cyber Security field. Miguel Clarke, a former FBI agent and a current cybersecurity and GRC evangelist at Armor Defense, a cloud-first cybersecurity company, shares insights from his fascinating career journey, starting from his unexpected entry into the FBI following a casual comment at a party, to his c...
Season 9 Trailer : The Start-Up Diaries Podcast
February 26, 2024 21:00 - 1 minute - 1.24 MBThe Start-Up Diaries Podcast Season 9… is officially on its way!🥁⏰ Launching next week, we're pulling back the curtain on a captivating lineup of the UK's most groundbreaking and fast-growing start-ups, scale-ups and *new* to the start-up diaries - 'expert topic' episodes from seasoned subject matter experts. Get ready to dive headfirst into their stories of resilience, ambition, and the relentless pursuit of building businesses, products, teams...your inner-leader. From inspirational sto...
Developing the UK's FIRST Dating App for Single Parents - The Hustle, Struggle, and Triumph | Founder and CEO @ Playdate | Nevine Coutry
February 19, 2024 23:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBJoin us as Nevine Coutry, Founder and CEO of Playdate unravels the true trials and tribulations behind the creation of the UK's very first dating app designed for single parents! Paired with an in-app baby-sitting service, Navine's product 'Playdate' creates a perfect solution to an ongoing hurdle in many single parents lives, which is meeting 'the right person, and in the same breath, having access to dependable child-care options which would enable single parents to date. Nevine shares ...
Disrupting a Traditional Market - The Makings of a Credit Card Revolution | Co-Founder and CEO @ Yonder | Tim Chong
February 13, 2024 00:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBJoin us as Tim Chong, Co-founder and CEO of Yonder, talks through the creation of a revolutionary lifestyle credit card designed for the modern city dweller. Discover how Yonder is breaking barriers by offering credit based on cash flow, not just credit history. Dive into Tim's journey from his tech beginnings to the M-Pesa projects in Kenya, which inspired a credit solution that's breathing new life into a dormant market with rewards that go beyond transactions. In this episode, you'll hea...
Driving Innovation in the Latest Pet-Tech Start-Up | Founder @ Tuggs | Harry Bremner
February 06, 2024 00:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBFor the dog lovers, this one's for you. This man has found a way to *potentially* expand your dogs life by 32 months with his innovative product, Tuggs. In today’s episode we have Harry Bremner, Founder of Tuggs. Tuggs is an award-winning pet wellness startup creating freshly-prepared dog food in a sustainable way. But there’s a twist - their secret super power is insects, providing a sustainable edge to their product whilst not compromising on protein or minerals. In this episode, Harry ...
Revolutionising The Ageing Journey: Inside Birdie’s Mission-Driven Product Success | Co-founder and CPO @ Birdie | Rajiv Tanna
January 30, 2024 00:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBIn this episode of the Startup Diaries co-host Livvie Holt sits down with Rajiv Tanna, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Birdie, a global home healthcare technology company. Birdie is a technology partner for homecare, with mobile and desktop software for managing care delivery, rostering and invoicing. Rajiv shares Birdie's mission to revolutionise the ageing journey for care recipients and their families by navigating the UK's underfunded social care system through innovative softw...
Scaling The UK's Fastest-Growing Travel Agent | CTO @ loveholidays | Mike Jones
January 23, 2024 00:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBIn this episode, we're excited to welcome Mike Jones, the CTO of loveholidays. loveholidays are not only the fastest growing travel agent in the UK, but also one of the UK's fastest growing businesses in the last five years (2019). They're on a mission to open up the world to everyone. They offer unlimited choice, unmatched ease and unmissable value, and are harnessing tech to be the go to platform in the holiday industry. Mike talks about his transformative role at the renowned price compa...
E-Commerce 101 - Building a 7 Figure Brand and Achieving the 3 Year Exit | Founder, Consultant, and Author | Ben Leonard
January 16, 2024 09:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBIn this episode we have Ben Leonard, a three-time founder/ co-founder and entrepreneur with a journey packed full of success. Ben built up his sports equipment business, Beast Gear to be a 7 figure business and exited the ‘holy grail’ exit of 3 years. He then co-founded Ecom brokers, in the midst of going solo as an e-commerce consultant (Ben Leonard Pro), and writing his book 'Quit Stalling and Build Your Brand, You Don’t Need an MBA to Crush It in Ecommerce', which offers insights and guid...
The Power of The Pivot - The Importance of Personal Development While Evolving a Start-Up | Founder & CEO @ Enferm | Joshua Sprigg
January 09, 2024 00:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBIn this episode, we're joined by Joshua Spriggs, Founder and CEO of Enferm, and is a must-listen for aspiring entrepreneurs, leaders, and anyone interested in the intersection of technology and personal development. Packed with real-world lessons on leadership, personal growth, cultural adaptability, and the art of building a successful tech-driven business amidst evolving market demands. Enferm helps secure nursing shifts for nurses that want more control over where and when they work. The...
The Power of The Pivot - The Importance of Personal Development While Building a Recruitment-Turned-Health-Tech Start-Up | Founder & CEO @ Enferm | Joshua Sprigg
January 09, 2024 00:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBIn this episode, we're joined by Joshua Spriggs, Founder and CEO of Enferm, and is a must-listen for aspiring entrepreneurs, leaders, and anyone interested in the intersection of technology and personal development. Packed with real-world lessons on leadership, personal growth, cultural adaptability, and the art of building a successful tech-driven business amidst evolving market demands. Enferm helps secure nursing shifts for nurses that want more control over where and when they work. The...
Scaling Heights in E-Commerce - Transforming Insights into Growth | Managing Director and Strategy Director @ eComplete | Anna Graham and Les Yates
January 02, 2024 00:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBIn this episode, we're joined by key members of the eComplete team - Anna Graham, Managing Director and Les Yates, Strategy Director. They bring a wealth of experience to the conversation, honed by their individual paths in e-commerce and startup environments. eComplete is a talent led and data-driven eCommerce growth partner and capital investor. They scale eCommerce businesses through the power of data, talent and global infrastructure. Leveraging their in-house data platform they identi...
The Start-Up Diaries Update - Welcoming New Co-Host Livvie Holt and Wishing you all a Very Merry Christmas
December 25, 2023 00:00 - 3 minutes - 2.25 MBIn this short mini-clip we welcome new London co-host, Livvie Holt to The Start-Up Diaries. We feature a short 2023 'wrapped' of the podcast this year, shouting out a handful of our most listened to episodes and most importantly thanking all of our listeners, and guests, for supporting the podcast in it's third year. This year we tripled our listenership - and it's all thanks to our dedicated listeners - so a tremendous thank you from everyone here at The Start-Up Diaries. The Start-Up Di...
The Game Plan: Applying Football Strategy to Ed-Tech Leadership | CEO @ Evaluate-Ed | Phil Denton
December 19, 2023 00:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBIn this episode, we chat with Phil Denton, CEO and founder of Evaluate-Ed - a school improvement solution that streamlines self-evaluation and school improvement planning through the software. Phil made a career transition from being a head teacher to becoming an entrepreneur in the ed-tech start-up world. He shares insights about his journey, including how he got the taste for the ed-tech business world whilst writing a book alongside Tranmere Rovers football manager, Micky Mellon, called ...
From Lawyer to Leader - Developing an Innovative FinTech Product and Unveiling the New MVP's | Founder & CEO @ Payable | Daniel Yubi
December 12, 2023 00:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBIn this insightful episode of Startup Diaries, we welcome Daniel Yubi, CEO and (co)-founder of Payable - a successful fintech platform that helps businesses manage their financial transactions more efficiently. Daniel offers a deep dive into his journey, from his diverse career path that led him from being a lawyer in Mexico, to building a huge Youtube following, to becoming a tech entrepreneur in London, to starting his own co-founded business - Payable. Before Daniel founded Payable, he s...
Insights into George Linekers Start-Up Ventures: Building Early Start-Ups, Outsourcing Marketing and Carving Your Own Identity as an Entrepeneur | Co-Founder @ YourBusinessNumber | George Lineker
December 05, 2023 00:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBIn this episode we have George Lineker, the Co-Founder of YourBusinessNumber a service that provides users with a second virtual UK mobile number, enabling them to use both WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business on the same phone. George is widely known as the son of the famous Gary Lineker OBE , the English sports broadcaster and former professional footballer. But in this episode, we delve into how George has carved his own way as a start-up entrepreneur, and his most recent co-foundership at You...
From 10 Downing Street to Climate EdTech CEO: Building Green Skills into Manual Trades
November 28, 2023 00:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBIn this episode we have Matt Ilic, the Co-Founder and CEO at Greenworkx.; a new climate EdTech startup tackling the green skills emergency, and are building the net-zero workforce. Their mission is simple, to get 10 million people into green jobs in 10 years, through building an app to be the talent portal for green jobs with green job discovery, opportunity-matching, and social community. Did you know, that to deliver net-zero, over 30 million more green workers are needed globally by 203...
From 10 Downing Street to Climate EdTech CEO: Growing the Green Skills Workforce | Co-Founder and CEO @ Greenworkx | Mat Ilic
November 28, 2023 00:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBIn this episode we have Mat Ilic, the Co-Founder and CEO at Greenworkx - a new climate EdTech startup tackling the green skills emergency, and are building the net-zero workforce. Their mission is simple, to get 10 million people into green jobs in 10 years, through building an app to be the talent portal for green jobs with green job discovery, opportunity-matching, and social community. Did you know, that to deliver net-zero, over 30 million more green workers are needed globally by 2030...
From 10 Downing Street to Climate EdTech CEO: Growing the Green Skills Workforce | Co-Founder and CEO @ Greenworkx | Matt Ilic
November 28, 2023 00:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBIn this episode we have Matt Ilic, the Co-Founder and CEO at Greenworkx - a new climate EdTech startup tackling the green skills emergency, and are building the net-zero workforce. Their mission is simple, to get 10 million people into green jobs in 10 years, through building an app to be the talent portal for green jobs with green job discovery, opportunity-matching, and social community. Did you know, that to deliver net-zero, over 30 million more green workers are needed globally by 203...
Building Personal Brands for Business Growth and Taking The Risks to Start Your Business...Today | CEO and Co-Founder @ Paiger | Darren Westall
November 21, 2023 00:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBIn this session, we get the low down from Darren Westall, CEO and Co-Founder of Paiger. Paiger helps recruiters build personal brands, identify new business opportunities, attract candidates, and have better conversations. Paiger was born when co-founders Darren and Rohit Kapoor noticed a shift in the way people prospected, communicated & built their businesses. Much like the beginnings of any start-up, the business started at home - or more accurately, in Darren's shed! Fast forward to to...
Building the Next Best Social Messenger App with One of The World's Most Ambitious Young Founders | Founder @ Pally | Harry Hubble
November 14, 2023 00:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBIn this session, we feature Harry Hubble, Founder of Pally. Pally connects social messaging, planning, and relationship management to help you build stronger relationships, supercharged by AI. In this episode, we introduce a remarkable guest, a 25-year-old London-based founder with a unique journey. He skipped the traditional academic route, diving into the professional world at just 14 and establishing their first company at 15 years old. What's truly exceptional is their mastery of the ...
Keeping a Start-Up Alive and Raising Funds | Co-Founder & CEO @ Tomorrow's Journey | Chris Kirby
November 07, 2023 00:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBTomorrow’s Journey is an award-winning platform that helps fleet operators launch pay per use mobility businesses in rapid time. In this episode, Co-Founder and CEO Chris Kirby talks through his jump from the corporate world to founding a start-up and shares his views on the glamorisation of tech entrepreneurship and how it actually compares to his experience as a technical founder. Chris shares how he initially built the business in a way that doesn’t rely on VC funding, but why now they...
Keeping a Start-Up Alive and Pitching for Investment | Co-Founder & CEO @ Tomorrow's Journey | Chris Kirby
November 07, 2023 00:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBTomorrow’s Journey is an award-winning platform that helps fleet operators launch pay per use mobility businesses in rapid time. In this episode, Co-Founder and CEO Chris Kirby talks through his jump from the corporate world to founding a start-up and shares his views on the glamorisation of tech entrepreneurship and how it actually compares to his experience as a technical founder. Chris shares how he initially built the business in a way that doesn’t rely on VC funding, but why now they...
Disruptive Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and 'Building the Password Free Society' | Founder and CEO @ Zally | Patrick Smith
October 31, 2023 00:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBIn this episode we have Zally, a Manchester-based deep tech company on a mission to confirm you are you, continuously. They offer e-commerce stores a simple and secure way to authenticate visitors, resulting in happy customers, higher conversions and increased revenue. Overall, they’re on a mission to abolish passwords. In this episode, CEO of Zally, Patrick Smith, talks to us about the mission of building the password free society, finding the right place for you in the journey of growing ...
Building the Password Free Society through Disruptive Marketing | Founder and CEO @ Zally | Patrick Smith
October 31, 2023 00:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBIn this episode we have Zally, a Manchester-based deep tech company on a mission to confirm you are you, continuously. They offer e-commerce stores a simple and secure way to authenticate visitors, resulting in happy customers, higher conversions and increased revenue. Overall, they’re on a mission to abolish passwords. In this episode, CEO of Zally, Patrick Smith, talks to us about the mission of building the password free society, finding the right place for you in the journey of growing ...
Special Episode: Shining a light on the North with Tech Climbers | CEO and Growth Manager | Anna Heyes and Frankie Hutton | Active Profile
October 23, 2023 23:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBIn this session we have Active Profile, an integrated Marketing and PR agency like no other, who also run the well known 'Tech Climbers' initiative, of which Burns Sheehan partner with. In this episode we delve into Tech Climbers, the exciting initiative, which supports scaling tech businesses in the Liverpool, Yorkshire regions swell as launching more recently in Manchester. Tech climbers showcase scalable, innovative, product-led technology businesses. As the flagship for tech in the nor...
From Forklifts to Fortune: Scaling the UK Leading Platform in Business Data Analytics | CEO @ Red Flag Alert | Richard West
October 16, 2023 23:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBRed Flag alert are the UK's leading provider of business data intelligence and analytics to predict growth, global compliance risk and insolvency, based in Manchester. In this episode, Richard West talks to us about working his way up in Red Flag alert from sales operations to CEO and share holder, how he helped build a start-up from a PLC to a powerhouse with the mission of becoming the UK leader in business data analytics. Richard gives insights from being the youngest regional directo...
From Forklifts to Fortune: Scaling the UK Leading Platform in Business Data Analytics | Managing Director @ Red Flag Alert | Richard West
October 16, 2023 23:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBRed Flag alert are the UK's leading provider of business data intelligence and analytics to predict growth, global compliance risk and insolvency, based in Manchester. In this episode, Richard West talks to us about working his way up in Red Flag alert from sales operations to Managing Director and share holder, how he helped build a start-up from a PLC to a powerhouse with the mission of becoming the UK leader in business data analytics. Richard gives insights from being the youngest re...