Latest Business mentorship Podcast Episodes
Best Of 2022 - A Year Of Mentorship In Review
40 Minute Mentor - December 28, 2022 04:55 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAs 2022 is coming to an end, we take the chance to look back and reflect on the last 12 months of 40 Minute Mentor. We did this, by asking some of the JBM team, our series sponsors and 40 Minute Mentor ambassadors for their favourite episodes of the year. To listen back to the episodes mentione...
Part 2: 10 Lessons From 10 Years Of Scaling JBM, with James Mitra, Founder & CEO of JBM
40 Minute Mentor - December 21, 2022 04:55 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“Where it does become an issue for you, the people around you, your team and your family, is when you are burning out, getting stressed and ill, because you’re not finding any balance at all.” In this second part of our new 40 Minute Mentor mini-series, we learn more about the lessons our Founde...
Part 1: 10 Lessons From 10 Years Of Scaling JBM, with James Mitra, Founder & CEO of JB
40 Minute Mentor - December 14, 2022 04:55 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“I’m ashamed to say I was a bit embarrassed at times when I went to dinner parties and told people what I did for a living. There was always this reputation of sharky, dishonest recruiters.” This week, we’re launching the first of a special two-part Series on 40 Minute Mentor. JBM turned 10 yea...
Sponsor Spotlight: Building Human-Centred Learning Experiences, with Stuart Packham, CEO of Alchemist
40 Minute Mentor - December 07, 2022 04:55 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“I realised that for the first time in my career, I reported to a board and investors, but the decisions were on me. It was all on me.” In this week’s 40 Minute Mentor episode, we’re joined by Stuart Packham, CEO of our Series Sponsor’s Alchemist, JBM board advisor and longtime mentor and friend...
Why Wait?
Heir Flow Podcast - December 02, 2022 15:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAs we come to the end of the 2022 calendar year, episode 42, "Why Wait?", focuses on building relationships, health, and wealth now instead of waiting for the New Year to come. You can now listen to this episode and more on Facebook by following me on my page at https://www.facebook.com/heirfl...
End of Series 8 Message from your Host, James Mitra
40 Minute Mentor - November 30, 2022 04:55 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSeries 8 of 40 Minute Mentor has officially come to a close. It’s been 12 weeks of brilliant mentorship from some of the best in the industry, including: ➡️ Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, Britain's greatest Paralympian and Crossbench Peer in the House of Lords ➡️ Graham Hobson, Founder of Photob...
Bouncing Back From Redundancy And Depression To Build A Multi-Million-Pound Property Portfolio, with Ellie McKay
40 Minute Mentor - November 23, 2022 04:50 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“When people say that money doesn't make you happy, they've often not experienced both extremes." For our final 40 Minute Mentor episode of this Series, we’re joined by Ellie McKay, property entrepreneur and host of the popular ‘On A Mission’ Podcast. Not long ago, Ellie’s life was barely recogn...
Making VC More Accessible, with Eleanor Kaye, Executive Director at Newton Venture Program
40 Minute Mentor - November 21, 2022 04:55 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“Don't think because you perhaps don't have a typical background for VC, that you're not welcomed. That's actually far from the truth.” In our penultimate episode of this 40 Minute Mentor series, we’re joined by Eleanor Kaye, Executive Director at Newton Venture Program. Newton is a joint ventur...
How The Metaverse Is Changing Defence, with Joe Robinson, CEO of Improbable Defence
40 Minute Mentor - November 16, 2022 04:55 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“It’s okay not to know. It’s not okay not to learn.” The Metaverse often makes headlines, but what does it really mean? In today’s 40 Minute Mentor episode, we’re joined by Joe Robinson, the CEO of Improbable Defence. Improbable is a British Metaverse technology Scaleup and Unicorn, that partne...
How To Get Hiring Right
40 Minute Mentor - November 14, 2022 04:55 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“We don’t just recruit for mission alignment, but for mission obsession. You can spot a mission obsessed person from a mile away - they almost can’t contain it within them.” In this week’s bite-sized 40 Minute Mentor episode, we talk about all things hiring - the importance of getting hiring rig...
Building The Headspace For Journaling with Elizabeth Uviebinené, Author & Founder of Storia
40 Minute Mentor - November 09, 2022 04:55 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“Write what you know. Two black girls from South London wrote a book that resonates with 1000s of people around the world.” In today’s 40 Minute Mentor episode, we’re joined by Elizabeth Uviebinené, the multi-award-winning author, columnist at The Financial Times, and Founder of Storia. After st...
How To Build A Portfolio Career, with James Mitra
40 Minute Mentor - November 07, 2022 04:55 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“The beauty of a portfolio career is that it gives you lots of flexibility and variety. And that’s been the number one reason a lot of people are choosing this path.” In this bite-sized 40 Minute Mentor episode, we discuss a topic which has increasingly become more popular amongst our candidates...
Come As You Are
Heir Flow Podcast - November 03, 2022 14:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn episode 41, "Come As You Are," Rickey encourages the audience to not be pressured into being a perfect version of themselves prior to seeking a relationship with Christ. Come to Him as you are now! Your life will never be the same! You can now listen to this episode and more on Facebook by...
From Protesting On The Streets Of Hong Kong To Raising £1.5m Pre-Seed, with James Lo, Co-Founder & CEO of Mana
40 Minute Mentor - November 02, 2022 04:50 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“I’ve been rejected by every ideal university I imagined I wanted to go to, at least 50 jobs I interviewed for and by 130 VC funds in fundraising so far.” In this 40 Minute Mentor episode, we’re joined by James Lo, Co-Founder and CEO of Mana - the app designed to help everyone make a living by sh...
The Pivot That Changed JBM Forever, with James Mitra
40 Minute Mentor - October 31, 2022 04:55 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“Within 24 hours, we said goodbye to all our corporate partners and set off on a new path.” In this week’s bite-sized 40 Minute Mentor episode, we chat more about the pivot that turned JBM into the search firm it is today. James Mitra, Founder of JBM and Host of 40 Minute Mentor, talks us throu...
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome & The Future Of Crypto, with Simone Maini, CEO of Elliptic
40 Minute Mentor - October 26, 2022 03:55 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“Even CEOs have those moments of doubt and vulnerability. I continually have to work on making sure that I'm balancing the journey with enjoying the journey.” This week’s 40 Minute Mentor episode features Simone Maini, CEO of Elliptic, a FinTech helping businesses make the crypto economy a safe ...
How To Overcome Imposter Syndrome with James Mitra
40 Minute Mentor - October 24, 2022 03:50 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“There is nothing wrong with doubting yourself. Having a bit of self doubt is good, because it means you’re constantly trying to improve, grow and evolve.” In this week’s bite-sized 40 Minute Mentor episode, we tackle a topic that is often discussed amongst Founders and leaders - imposter syndro...
From GitLab To Building A Global Remote Workforce, with Job van der Voort, Co-Founder & CEO of Remote
40 Minute Mentor - October 19, 2022 03:55 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“If you're not in a situation where you can safely take a year or two to start your own business, you probably shouldn't do it.” In this week’s 40 Minute Mentor episode, we’re joined by the brilliant Job van der Voort, Co-Founder and CEO of Remote, the FinTech empowering companies of all sizes to...
LIVE at Sifted Summit: Purpose v Profit with Nikki Wicks (The Body Coach), Emma Steele (Ascension) & Amali De Alwis (Subak)
40 Minute Mentor - October 17, 2022 03:55 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“When your values are so set and embedded in what you do, then anything that doesn’t line up with them, is a ‘No’.” This 40 Minute Mentor episode, is the live recording we were honoured to host at this year’s Sifted Summit in London. Our panel discussion was all about putting purpose over profi...
Building Your Founder Craft & Investing In Impact with Ian Hogarth, Co-Founder of Plural Platform
40 Minute Mentor - October 12, 2022 03:55 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“There's a very long list of these iconic companies that actually weren't started by first time Founders.” In this week’s 40 Minute Mentor episode, we’re joined by the brilliant Ian Hogarth, a hugely accomplished Entrepreneur, Angel Investor and Co-Founder of Plural Platform, an exciting new earl...
World Mental Health Day: Opening Up About Mental Health As A Founder with James Mitra
40 Minute Mentor - October 10, 2022 03:55 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“The more we talk about mental health, the more we normalise it and hopefully help save lives.” This year’s World Mental Health Day theme is ‘making mental health and wellbeing a global priority for all’ - something we’ve spoken about a lot on 40 Minute Mentor over the years. Whether it’s our ...
Divine Disruptions
Heir Flow Podcast - October 07, 2022 14:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, Rickey discusses how God will allow certain "disruptions" to take place in our lives in order to get His people back on the path that we were purposed to walk. You can now listen to this episode and more on Facebook by following me on my page at https://www.facebook.com/heir...
Embracing A Non-Linear Career: From Shoe Design To Tackling Climate Change with Amali de Alwis, CEO of Subak
40 Minute Mentor - October 05, 2022 03:55 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“If we’re trying to say that the only way to find answers and the only way to fund climate issues is through equity based investment, it’s just not going to work. It doesn’t suit every type of business.” In this week’s 40 Minute Mentor episode, we’re joined by the brilliant Amali de Alwis, CEO o...
How To Navigate An Economic Downturn
40 Minute Mentor - October 03, 2022 03:55 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“Sometimes you can use difficult times to come up with incredible new ideas. It’s a great opportunity to get your team to think creatively and empower them to come to you with suggestions and try new things. It's probably going to be pretty scrappy, but you never know, it might just be the making...
Financial Inclusion & Finding Your Purpose As A Founder with Sho Sugihara, Founder & CEO of Pave
40 Minute Mentor - September 28, 2022 03:50 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“It's really demotivating in the early days to keep building, keep building but nothing seems to happen. You need tenacity and planning skills to get you through that.” In this week’s 40 Minute Mentor episode, we’re joined by the brilliant Sho Sugihara, Founder and CEO of Pave, the FinTech-for-g...
Purpose Over Profit At Sifted Summit - October 6th
40 Minute Mentor - September 26, 2022 03:55 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings40 Minute Mentor LIVE and in person! We’re attending Sifted Summit on Thursday, October 6th, to record a live panel discussion with some of the most inspiring purpose-driven Founders and Investors. If you haven’t heard of Sifted Summit before, it’s the Startup event of the year, bringing startu...
The Future Of Flexible Working with Molly Johnson-Jones, Co-Founder and CEO of Flexa
40 Minute Mentor - September 21, 2022 03:55 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“The biggest shift in the candidate market is that people care just as much about how they work as what they do.” In this week’s 40 Minute Mentor episode, we’re joined by the brilliant Molly Johnson-Jones, Co-Founder and CEO of Flexa. Flexa is a global directory of verified flexible companies t...
How To Embrace Flexible Working, with James Mitra
40 Minute Mentor - September 20, 2022 03:55 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“We’ve really found that added flexibility has been an amazing way to attract talent, retain talent, and give everybody a chance to work in a way they want to work.” In this week’s bite-sized 40 Minute Mentor episode, we talk about all things flexible working and the way in which we’ve implement...
Why The Wealthy Should Be Paying More Tax with Photobox Founder, Graham Hobson
40 Minute Mentor - September 14, 2022 03:50 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“Entrepreneurship is a process of natural selection. You can't ever guarantee that the playbook you're going to follow is going to guarantee success.” In this week’s 40 Minute Mentor episode, we’re joined by Graham Hobson, the Founder of Photobox, a photo printing company that acquired Moonpig a...
How To Know When To Move On As A Founder, with James Mitra
40 Minute Mentor - September 12, 2022 03:55 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“There are so many opportunities out there for Founders. If you decide to step away, I can promise you there will be lots of people that will want to hire you.” This week’s bite-sized 40 Minute Mentor episode, is all about knowing when to stay as a Founder and when to exit - something we talk a ...
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