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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Using Your Network To Build A Business | Founder & CEO @ Slinger | Theo Lee Houston
October 09, 2023 07:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBSlinger is a job platform offering fun and fair hospitality shifts to side-hustlers, students and hospitality professionals around the UK. In this episode, Founder & CEO Theo Lee Houston talks us through how he has built business entirely self utilising his network, already acquiring over 5000 workers and 600 businesses as users of the app. Theo shares his thoughts on the power of the ‘network effect’ and how using this concept he plans to build the app as a recruitment tool. Theo share...
Building An E-Commerce Business Backed By Google | Co-Founder & CEO @ MyoMaster
October 02, 2023 23:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBMyoMaster is a sports tech company created by athletes and is the only recovery brand in the world in which every single product created is rigorously tested by their community of elite athletes and physiotherapists. In this episode, Co-Founder & CEO Lottie Whyte talk us through the story behind MyoMaster, how she envisions the industry to evolve and how MyoMaster will stay ahead of the competition. Lottie discusses how she has personally scaled herself a leader and first-time Founder, an...
Building A Category Defining Product | Founder @ Piper | Sathya Smith
September 26, 2023 06:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBPiper is the manager enablement platform that is committed to empowering anyone to be a great manager. Piper combines state of the art technology with expert led coaching to create the next generation of managers. In this episode, Founder Sathya Smith shares her story from spending 11 years rising through the ranks at Google, and what is was like to leave that journey, to ‘reluctantly’ becoming a founder when faced with other opportunities such as the VC world… Sathya then dives into why s...
How To Approach Angel Investors | Founder & CEO @ Sharesy | Felix Atkin
September 18, 2023 23:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBSharesy is a venue hire platform for local communities where venues can finally take control of their earning potential, hiring out their spaces with a hassle-free solution. In this episode, Founder & CEO Felix Atkin, who talks us through his journey from working in the corporate world for the likes of PlayStation and BT to why he founded his own business during the first COVID lockdown. Felix discusses his experience with Angel investors and shares his advice for those looking to approac...
Founding & Fundraising As A Mother | COO @ Bubble | Sarah Hesz
September 11, 2023 23:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBBubble is the UK's #1 trusted family support platform and childcare app connecting parents with babysitters and nannies their friends already know, use and trust. In this episode, we have Sarah Hesz, Chief Commercial Officer of Bubble discussing the story behind Bubble and her background in parent tech, and the challenges around building a product in such a high trust area. Aș a parent herself, Sarah talks through how as a parent herself she balanced the responsibilities of being a found...
Founding & Fundraising As A Mother | CCO @ Bubble | Sarah Hesz
September 11, 2023 23:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBBubble is the UK's #1 trusted family support platform and childcare app connecting parents with babysitters and nannies their friends already know, use and trust. In this episode, we have Sarah Hesz, Chief Commercial Officer of Bubble discussing the story behind Bubble and her background in parent tech, and the challenges around building a product in such a high trust area. Aș a parent herself, Sarah talks through how as a parent herself she balanced the responsibilities of being a found...
Leaving A Six Figure Salary To Become A First Time Founder | Co-Founder of ufurnish | Deirdre Mc Gettrick
September 04, 2023 23:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBufurnish is search and comparison website for home furniture and furnishings that brings 110+ furniture retailers and all of their products into one place. In this episode, we have Co-Founder & CEO Deirdre Mc Gettrick, who talks us through what made her take the plunge and leave a six-figure salary in banking to start her own business. She talks us through the interesting dynamic of co-founding a business with her then boyfriend now husband, and how they’ve raised over £5 million from ind...
Progressing In Leadership & Managing Managers | CTO @ Numan | Jamie Smith Webb
August 28, 2023 23:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBNuman provides healthcare for men to treat common health conditions through personalised plans. They offer integrated care - including diagnostics, medication & supplements, 1-1 clinical care, and digital programs - in one digital platform, to help patients take control of their health. In this episode, CTO Jamie Smith Webb discusses how Numan transitioned from an e-commerce business, into a service, diving into the technical challenges behind it. Jamie talks through the challenges around ...
How To Establish Cross Functional Teams | CEO of AppLearn | Andrew Avanessian
August 21, 2023 23:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBAppLearn is a leading digital adoption platform vendor that helps enterprises improve the data quality and productivity of their key internal systems. In this episode, Andrew Avanessian, CEO of AppLearn, talks through the incredible business they’ve built, from how they chose their core values, to being voted the 5th best tech business to work for and rank in the "Best Companies" list, and what they did to achieve this. Andrew then dives into how they have broken down silos within the bus...
From IC To Leadership: Is It For Everyone? | CPTO @ Flash Pack | Morgan Sadr-Hashemi
August 14, 2023 23:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBFlash Pack is an award-winning adventure travel company that brings together solo travellers in their 30s and 40s. In the episode, Morgan Sadr-Hashemi, Chief Product and Technology Officer, discusses how he built the tech team at Flash Pack from scratch, talking us through his starting point and what he had to consider. He then dives into the challenges that he’s faced whilst building a product that is so unique within the industry. Morgan gives his thoughts on where he thinks the CTPO r...
From Boss & Employee To Co-Founders | Co-Founders @ Infer | Ryan Garland and Erik Mathiesen-Dreyfus
August 07, 2023 23:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBInfer gives analysts machine-learning powers like never before. It gives users the ability to find insights, make predictions, and identify patterns through its easy-to-use but powerful SQL commands. In the episode, Co-Founders Ryan Garland and Erik Mathiesen-Dreyfus talk through their unique path to founding Infer, going from boss and employee to co-founders, and how they’ve been able to shift the dynamic between them. They then dive into their recent funding journey and the challenges ...
Seeking Investment After A Decade of Growth | Founding Director @ ECO Surv | Nathaniel Butters
July 31, 2023 23:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBECO Surv is the leading software provider for the Energy Efficiency, Retrofit and Renewables Industry. In the episode, Founding Director, Nathaniel Butters, discusses why now, 10 years downline the line, the business has started to look for investment, as he dives into the vision for the business and their potential in the market. Nathaniel also talks us through what it was like to replatform the product - covering the challenges and solutions and what ultimately caused them to decide to ...
How To Build A Data Strategy | Founder & CEO @ TUBR | Dash Tabor
July 24, 2023 23:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBTUBR is a predictive analytics platform helping business leaders turn data into action, fast. It gives businesses the power to make informed actions and predictions from complete and incomplete data sets. In the episode, Founder & CEO, Dash Tabor dives into how TUBR tackles common problems that businesses face with raw data, and gives her advice on where to start if you’re feeling overwhelmed with your data and where to start when it come to building a data strategy. Dash then gives a ve...
Upskilling As A Founder And Elevating Your Leadership | Founder & CEO @ Mintago | Chieu Cao
July 17, 2023 23:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBIn this episode we have Chieu Cao, Founder and CEO of Mintago, and former Co-Founder of Perkbox. Mintago is a financial wellbeing platform, helping businesses adapt and support their employees in changing economic conditions. In the episode, Chieu discusses his route into entrepreneurship and his motivations behind both starting and exiting Perkbox. He then dives into the concept of financial wellbeing and why this is more important now than ever, and how he hopes Mintago can be a help as ...
Building A Data Function From Scratch | Former Chief Data Officer @ Pets At Home | Robert Kent
July 10, 2023 23:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBWhether you’re a pet owner or not, you’ve more than likely heard of Pets At Home. Far from a start-up, this well-established retail company was founded back in 1991 and specialises in pet care products and services. So you might be wondering why their former Chief Data Officer is on The 'Start-Up' Diaries podcast... Joining the business in 2018, with huge ambition for how they could use their data to better serve their customers, Robert Kent joined as CDO. His aim was to cultivate a start...
Mastering Start-Up Marketing: Insider Insights from the Ex CMO of 11:FS and MD of VaynerMedia | Co-Founder & CEO of Rival | Eric Fulwiler
July 03, 2023 23:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBIn this episode, we hear from Eric Fulwiler, Co-Founder & CEO of Rival, a growth consultancy that builds challenger brands, strategies, and capabilities to change categories. Eric has helped build some of the biggest brands in the world, from billion-dollar start-ups to Fortune 50 enterprises. Before co-founding Rival in 2021 he was the Chief Marketing & Commercial Officer of 11:FS, a challenger fintech consultancy for nearly three years. He was also one of the first 15 employees and MD,...
Taking A B2C Approach To B2B Sales | Co-Founder & CEO @ trumpet | Rory Sadler
June 26, 2023 23:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBtrumpet is the tool for B2B Sales Teams that want to stand out from the crowd. trumpet held you wow prospects with personalised Pods (microsites) to get your foot in the door, then convert them with a collaborative digital workspace. All with one trumpet link. In this episode, Co-Founder and CEO of trumpet Rory Sadler discusses the story behind trumpet and their B2C approach to B2B sales… Building the product alongside former Founders of Design My Night, Nick Telson & Andrew Webster, Rory...
From Passion Project To Profit: Leaning Into Entrepreneurship | Co-Founders @ Plytime | Ian & Lisa McCartney
June 19, 2023 23:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBPlytime Learning is a totally new concept in tutoring that makes learning more engaging and effective for children, more affordable and accessible for parents and more efficient for tutors. What began as a maths board game for their own children, is now an online learning platform aiming to make tutoring accessible for everyone. In this episode, Co-Founders and husband and wife Ian and Lisa McCartney talk us through the journey behind Plytime and how they unexpectedly became founders of a ...
Tapping Into Unmet Demand: Gousto's Tech Spin-Off | Director of Product & Technology @ Bento Tech | Mitch Beard
June 12, 2023 23:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBYou’ve most likely heard of Gousto, the meal prep delivery box that took the nation by storm. Gousto built the technology needed to get to over 100% growth year on year. And by 2022, more than 2 million meals were being delivered every single week. The team knew that if more companies used their tech, there’d be less engineering waste in the world. And so, Bento was born. In this episode we have Mitch Beard, Director of Product and Technology at Bento Tech. Mitch talks us through what the B...
Tech’s Role In The Battle Against Climate Change | Founder & Director of Technology @ UNDO | Jim Mann & Matthew Meredith
June 05, 2023 23:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBIn this episode, we have Jim Mann CEO and Founder of UNDO, alongside Matthew Meredith Director of Technology at UNDO. UNDO develops pioneering carbon removal that can capture huge amounts of CO2 from our atmosphere. Their nature-based technologies lock away carbon permanently and start immediately. In the episode, we dive into how tech plays a part in UNDOs carbon removal process and why their business is so integral to the future of climate change. Jim and Mat then share some of the chall...
Getting Data Right From Day One | Chief Data Officer @ Dojo | Mike Seville
May 29, 2023 23:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBWelcome back to a brand new season of The Start-Up Diaries Podcast! To kick off the new season, we sat down with Mike Seville, Chief Data Officer at Dojo. Founded with a deep understanding of the UK payment industry at its core, Dojo’s goal is to empower hard-working businesses to focus on the things that really matter to them – by seamlessly taking care of the things that don’t. Dojo provides businesses with a sleek, next-gen card machine that lets you take payments 80% faster than the c...
Season 7 Trailer: The Start-Up Diaries Podcast
May 24, 2023 08:00 - 55 seconds - 717 KBThe Start-Up Diaries Podcast Season 7… is officially on its way!🥁⏰ The wait is finally over! Launching next week, we're pulling back the curtain on a captivating lineup of the UK's most groundbreaking and fast-growing start-ups. Get ready to dive headfirst into their stories of resilience, ambition, and the relentless pursuit of building a business from the ground up. From disruptive technologies to game-changing business strategies, we're serving up a sneak peek of what we’ve got in stor...
Bullsh*t Busting The World Of Venture Capital | Managing Partner of Praetura | David Foreman
May 01, 2023 23:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBPraetura are a venture capital firm in the North West, who invest in early-stage businesses and provide 'more than money' support. They have developed a reputation for being a supportive and proactive investor who injects more than just capital. In this episode, Managing Partner David Foreman sat down with Chris to dispel some of the common myths that exist about the venture capital word. David talks through why 2021 was such a record year for investment and the differences he is seeing in...
S6 | Episode 15 | David Foreman of Praetura Ventures: Bullsh*t Busting The World Of Venture Capital
May 01, 2023 23:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBPraetura are a venture capital firm in the North West, who invest in early-stage businesses and provide 'more than money' support. They have developed a reputation for being a supportive and proactive investor who injects more than just capital. In this episode, Managing Partner David Foreman sat down with Chris to dispel some of the common myths that exist about the venture capital word. David talks through why 2021 was such a record year for investment and the differences he is seeing in...
S6 | Episode 14 | Marc Simpson & Ozzy Amir of The New London Agency: The First-Time Founder's Guide To Growing A Start-Up (LIVE!)
April 24, 2023 23:00 - 42 minutes - 29.6 MBThe New London Agency is a data driven growth marketing agency which helps to deliver explosive growth for clients’ bottom line by implementing bespoke plans that increase both revenue and customer growth. In the second part of our live recording specials at Queen Mary University, Chris sits down with Marc Simpson & Ozzy Amir, Co-Founders of The New London Agency as they walk through their top tips & biggest learnings for new Founders. Marc & Ozzy cover: The importance of customer feedbac...
The First-Time Founder's Guide To Growing A Start-Up (LIVE!) | Co-Founders @ The New London Agency | Marc Simpson & Ozzy Amir
April 24, 2023 23:00 - 42 minutes - 29.6 MBThe New London Agency is a data driven growth marketing agency which helps to deliver explosive growth for clients’ bottom line by implementing bespoke plans that increase both revenue and customer growth. In the second part of our live recording specials at Queen Mary University, Chris sits down with Marc Simpson & Ozzy Amir, Co-Founders of The New London Agency as they walk through their top tips & biggest learnings for new Founders. Marc & Ozzy cover: The importance of customer feedbac...
S6 | Episode 13 | Will Smith of Tred: Building The UK’s Only Carbon-Neutral Neobank (LIVE!)
April 17, 2023 23:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBIn a very special episode recorded live in front of a student audience at Queen Mary University, Chris is joined by Will Smith (no, not that one!) - Co-Founder of Banking Platform Tred. Tred is the UK's only carbon-neutral neobank and the only FinTech in Europe to be both B-Corp pending and a member of 1% For The Planet. Tred calculates a users personalised carbon footprint based on their spending and highlights which aspects of their lifestyle are having the biggest impact, as well as sug...
Building The UK’s Only Carbon-Neutral Neobank (LIVE!) | Co-Founder @ Tred | Will Smith
April 17, 2023 23:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBIn a very special episode recorded live in front of a student audience at Queen Mary University, Chris is joined by Will Smith (no, not that one!) - Co-Founder of Banking Platform Tred. Tred is the UK's only carbon-neutral neobank and the only FinTech in Europe to be both B-Corp pending and a member of 1% For The Planet. Tred calculates a users personalised carbon footprint based on their spending and highlights which aspects of their lifestyle are having the biggest impact, as well as sug...
The Power of Low-Code & No-Code Tools | Co-Founders @ SoSquared | Sam Royle & Greg Donnelly
April 10, 2023 23:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBSoSquared provides the infrastructure behind creating successful influencer marketing and user-generated content campaigns. Their mission is to connect businesses directly with creators to establish more transparent relationships, resulting in superior collaboration results. In this episode, Chris sat down with Co-Founders Sam Royle (CEO) and Greg Donnelly (CTO) of SoSquared to hear all about the story behind their platform and how they were able to Co-Found business without ever having me...
S6 | Episode 12 | Sam Royle & Greg Donnelly of SoSquared: The Power of Low-Code & No-Code Tools
April 10, 2023 23:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBSoSquared provides the infrastructure behind creating successful influencer marketing and user-generated content campaigns. Their mission is to connect businesses directly with creators to establish more transparent relationships, resulting in superior collaboration results. In this episode, Chris sat down with Co-Founders Sam Royle (CEO) and Greg Donnelly (CTO) of SoSquared to hear all about the story behind their platform and how they were able to Co-Found business without ever having me...
S6 | Episode 11 | Patience Tucker of wi-Q: Maintaining A Start-Up Mentality Through Growth
April 04, 2023 07:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBwi-Q is the multi-award-winning, cloud-based mobile ordering solution for digital guest engagement. With no app to download, your customers can instantly order and pay from your menu of services by scanning a QR code, entering a URL or being redirected upon accessing your WiFi. In this episode, Chris sat down with CEO of the business, Patience Tucker to discuss her journey from leaving a comfortable job to becoming the CEO of a start-up, as a Non-Founder. Patience dives into the mission b...
Maintaining A Start-Up Mentality Through Growth | CEO @ wi-Q | Patience Tucker
April 04, 2023 07:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBwi-Q is the multi-award-winning, cloud-based mobile ordering solution for digital guest engagement. With no app to download, your customers can instantly order and pay from your menu of services by scanning a QR code, entering a URL or being redirected upon accessing your WiFi. In this episode, Chris sat down with CEO of the business, Patience Tucker to discuss her journey from leaving a comfortable job to becoming the CEO of a start-up, as a Non-Founder. Patience dives into the mission b...
How To Transition Into Product Management | Head of Product @ Wild.ai | Sahana Gopal, PhD
March 28, 2023 12:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBWild.ai is the app that helps women optimise their daily training intensity, duration and recovery. Users receive nutrition adjustments around their training, based on their hormonal fluctuations and learn how their body and physiological needs change across their cycles and life stages. In this episode, Head of Product Sahana Gopal, PhD, sat down with Chris to discuss how Wild.ai are breaking the mould by putting women at the forefront of their technology and are consciously moving away f...
S6 | Episode 10 | Sahana Gopal, PhD of Wild.ai: Beyond The Male Lens: How Wild.ai Puts Women At The Centre of Technology
March 28, 2023 12:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBWild.ai is the app that helps women optimise their daily training intensity, duration and recovery. Users receive nutrition adjustments around their training, based on their hormonal fluctuations and learn how their body and physiological needs change across their cycles and life stages. In this episode, Head of Product Sahana Gopal, PhD, sat down with Chris to discuss how Wild.ai are breaking the mould by putting women at the forefront of their technology and are consciously moving away f...
S6 | Episode 10 | Sahana Gopal, PhD of Wild.ai: How To Transition Into Product Management
March 28, 2023 12:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBWild.ai is the app that helps women optimise their daily training intensity, duration and recovery. Users receive nutrition adjustments around their training, based on their hormonal fluctuations and learn how their body and physiological needs change across their cycles and life stages. In this episode, Head of Product Sahana Gopal, PhD, sat down with Chris to discuss how Wild.ai are breaking the mould by putting women at the forefront of their technology and are consciously moving away f...
Raising A $50 Million Series B Round In Silicon Valley | CEO & Co-Founder @ Be Zero Carbon | Tommy Ricketts
March 21, 2023 00:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBBeZero Carbon is a ratings agency for the Voluntary Carbon Market. Combining expertise across climate science, finance and policy, it provides ratings, risk and data tools that improve information accessibility and decision making. In this episode, CEO & Co-Founder Tommy Ricketts sits down with Chris to share the story behind his climate Tech start-up and the role they are playing in the Net Zero Transition. Tommy starts by explaining exactly what a carbon credit is and what role it plays...
S6 | Episode 9 | Tommy Ricketts of BeZero Carbon: Raising A $50 Million Series B Round In Silicon Valley
March 21, 2023 00:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBBeZero Carbon is a ratings agency for the Voluntary Carbon Market. Combining expertise across climate science, finance and policy, it provides ratings, risk and data tools that improve information accessibility and decision making. In this episode, CEO & Co-Founder Tommy Ricketts sits down with Chris to share the story behind his climate Tech start-up and the role they are playing in the Net Zero Transition. Tommy starts by explaining exactly what a carbon credit is and what role it plays...
S6 | Episode 8 | Frankie Woodhead of 10X Banking: The Realities Of Rapid Scaling
March 14, 2023 00:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MB10X Banking is a cloud-native core banking platform that's making banking 10x better for customers, banks, and society by enabling client banks and providers of financial services to give their customers more timely and relevant experiences and insights when it comes to managing money. In this episode, Chris is joined by Frankie Woodhead, a Product & Engineering Director at 10X Banking and one of the first 40 employees in the business that now has over 500 employees… Frankie talks through w...
The Realities Of Rapid Scaling | Director @ 10x Banking | Frankie Woodhead
March 14, 2023 00:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MB10X Banking is a cloud-native core banking platform that's making banking 10x better for customers, banks, and society by enabling client banks and providers of financial services to give their customers more timely and relevant experiences and insights when it comes to managing money. In this episode, Chris is joined by Frankie Woodhead, a Product & Engineering Director at 10X Banking and one of the first 40 employees in the business that now has over 500 employees… Frankie talks through w...
S6 | Episode 7 | Ben Sweeney of VidiVet: From Vet To Start-Up Founder: Becoming An Award Winning Leader
March 07, 2023 00:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBVidiVet's purpose is to make vet expertise more affordable and accessible to every pet parent; allowing them to ask anything about their pet at anytime, from anywhere in the world instantly, without violating their wallet! In this episode, Founder Ben Sweeney, chatted to Chris about his journey from Vet to founding a start-up, discussing the challenges that come with being a non-technical founder of a tech-centric business. Ben gives his thoughts on the pros and cons of a Founding CEO vs. ...
From Vet To Start-Up Founder: Becoming An Award Winning Leader | Founder @ VidiVet | Ben Sweeney
March 07, 2023 00:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBVidiVet's purpose is to make vet expertise more affordable and accessible to every pet parent; allowing them to ask anything about their pet at anytime, from anywhere in the world instantly, without violating their wallet! In this episode, Founder Ben Sweeney, chatted to Chris about his journey from Vet to founding a start-up, discussing the challenges that come with being a non-technical founder of a tech-centric business. Ben gives his thoughts on the pros and cons of a Founding CEO vs. ...
Scaling Operations For A Hyper-Growth Start-Up | Former VP Of Customer Operations @ Monzo | Rona Ruthen
February 28, 2023 00:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBAs former VP of Customer Operations at Monzo and a current Partner at Ventures Together, Rona Ruthen has a glittering career background within the operational tech space. In this episode, Rona delves into the important relationship between operations and tech within a business, what makes a great operational leader, and the common challenges that operations teams can expect to face... Covering her time at Monzo, Rona discusses her experience going from leading a team of 250 people to 1200 p...
S6 | Episode 6 | Rona Ruthen, Angel Investor, Advisor & Former VP Of Customer Operations At Monzo: Scaling Operations For A Hyper-Growth Start-Up
February 28, 2023 00:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBAs former VP of Customer Operations at Monzo and a current Partner at Ventures Together, Rona Ruthen has a glittering career background within the operational tech space. In this episode, Rona delves into the important relationship between operations and tech within a business, what makes a great operational leader, and the common challenges that operations teams can expect to face... Covering her time at Monzo, Rona discusses her experience going from leading a team of 250 people to 1200 p...
Selling Your Product To An Entire Country | Founder & CEO @ Eden Fifty One | Tom Reynolds
February 21, 2023 00:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBEdenFiftyOne promotes the 51 universal skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening within English language education. Their mission is to make global English language teaching, learning and assessment easier and to improve experience, outcomes and opportunities for everyone, everywhere. In this episode, Founder & CEO Tom Reynolds joins Chris to talk through how he went from Assistant Head Teacher to building an Ed Tech and his journey to becoming a B Corp. He talks through his ambi...
S6 | Episode 5 | Tom Reynolds of Eden Fifty One: Selling Your Product To An Entire Country
February 21, 2023 00:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBEdenFiftyOne promotes the 51 universal skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening within English language education. Their mission is to make global English language teaching, learning and assessment easier and to improve experience, outcomes and opportunities for everyone, everywhere. In this episode, Founder & CEO Tom Reynolds joins Chris to talk through how he went from Assistant Head Teacher to building an Ed Tech and his journey to becoming a B Corp. He talks through his ambi...
S6 | Episode 4 | George Richardson of AeroCloud: How To Get Your Business Ready For Series A
February 14, 2023 00:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBAeroCloud is an airport management platform is built on leading-edge technology & uses predictive AI & machine learning. Combined with common-use passenger processing & self-service solutions, they deliver an innovative answer to the complex operational challenges experienced by airports across the globe. In this episode, Co-Founder & CEO George Richardson sits down with Chris to discuss his journey from professional racing driver to tech Founder, and how his former career has impacted how ...
How To Get Your Business Ready For Series A | Co-Founder & CEO @ AeroCloud | George Richardson
February 14, 2023 00:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBAeroCloud is an airport management platform is built on leading-edge technology & uses predictive AI & machine learning. Combined with common-use passenger processing & self-service solutions, they deliver an innovative answer to the complex operational challenges experienced by airports across the globe. In this episode, Co-Founder & CEO George Richardson sits down with Chris to discuss his journey from professional racing driver to tech Founder, and how his former career has impacted how ...
S6 | Episode 3 | Paul Billington of Pharmacy Innovation Lab: Disrupting Investment: A New Model?
February 07, 2023 00:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBPharmacy Innovation Lab is working alongside pharmacists to develop new technologies aimed at solving real issues currently being faced in the pharmacy every day. Being over 50% owned by pharmacists, they provide a unique community working towards resolving shared problems within the industry. In this episode, Paul Billington, Founder of both Pharmacy Innovation Lab and it's powerhouse Project 808, sits down with Chris to discuss how he is disrupting the pharmaceutical industry with technol...
Disrupting Investment: A New Model? | Founder @ Pharmacy Innovation Lab | Paul Billington
February 07, 2023 00:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBPharmacy Innovation Lab is working alongside pharmacists to develop new technologies aimed at solving real issues currently being faced in the pharmacy every day. Being over 50% owned by pharmacists, they provide a unique community working towards resolving shared problems within the industry. In this episode, Paul Billington, Founder of both Pharmacy Innovation Lab and it's powerhouse Project 808, sits down with Chris to discuss how he is disrupting the pharmaceutical industry with technol...
S6 | Episode 2 | Dally Singh & Harry Luscombe of Boodil: Raising Pre-Seed Investment In A Downturn
January 31, 2023 00:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBBoodil is a cardless payments solution that offers merchants a more secure, cost effective payment proposition with instant access to funds whilst rewarding customers for every purchase they make. In this episode, two of the four Co-Founders of Boodil - Dally Singh (CTO) & Harry Luscombe (CEO) - sit down with Chris to discuss their journey as an early stage start-up on the journey to disrupt the banking industry with their open banking solution. The pair talk through their unique journey...