Latest Rapidgrowth Podcast Episodes
Wazoku: enabling people to share and act on their ideas
Pioneer stories - July 24, 2020 06:00 - 25 minutesIn this episode Bee interviews Simon Hill, Founder and CEO of Wazoku. Wazoku builds idea management software and as you might expect – ideas are central to the way things work at the company. Listen to hear how enabling people to share and act on their ideas has driven the evolution of Wazoku’s ...
National Emergencies Trust: creating culture through a crisis
Pioneer stories - July 17, 2020 06:00 - 32 minutesIn this episode Bee interviews Helen Killingley, Head of People and Values at the National Emergencies Trust. Helen shares how NET essentially created a culture from scratch as they grew from 3 to 80 people in a matter of weeks during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Social Element: giving people choice in how they work
Pioneer stories - July 10, 2020 06:00 - 35 minutesIn this episode Bee interviews Tamara Littleton, founder and CEO of The Social Element. Tamara saw an opportunity to help brands create online communities before social media was a thing. And unlike the swanky offices of the social media giants nowadays, remote working was the only viable option...
The Social Element: giving people choice in how they work
Pioneer stories - July 10, 2020 06:00 - 35 minutesIn this episode Bee interviews Tamara Littleton, founder and CEO of The Social Element. Tamara saw an opportunity to help brands create online communities before social media was a thing. And unlike the swanky offices of the social media giants nowadays, remote working was the only viable option...
The River Group: nurturing a company culture through growth, sale and buyback
Pioneer stories - July 03, 2020 06:00 - 27 minutesAn interview with Nicola Murphy, founder and CEO of The River Group – a content marketing agency. Nicola knows what it’s like to create a business from scratch, sell it and buy it back again. In this interview she graciously shares the lessons she’s learnt about leadership, people and culture al...
SmartRecruiters: putting purpose at the centre of decision making and action
Pioneer stories - June 26, 2020 06:00 - 30 minutesAn interview with Jerome Ternynck, founder and CEO of Smart Recruiters. Jerome is on a mission to eradicate unemployment and it’s this sense of purpose that drives the caring actions of the people at Smart Recruiters. Jerome shares how he's kept the company true to its purpose through rapid grow...
Honest Burgers: putting your people first during a global pandemic
Pioneer stories - April 09, 2020 06:00 - 24 minutesAn interview with Dub Lee, Learning Architect at Honest Burgers. From the day they opened their first doors in Brixton Market, Honest Burgers has been famous for their food and customer experience and recently they've been working hard to bring their employee experience up to the same level. Dis...
Pioneer stories: taking your business to a new geography
Pioneer stories - June 21, 2019 06:00 - 33 minutesAn interview with Nick Matthews, VP and General Manager of Culture Amp EMEA. Culture Amp was founded, and remains headquartered, in Melbourne, Australia. Nick was brought in to launch Culture Amp in Europe. Learn how he's grown Culture Amp in a new geography without losing the core identity and ...
Culture Amp: taking your business to a new geography
Pioneer stories - June 21, 2019 06:00 - 33 minutesAn interview with Nick Matthews, VP and General Manager of Culture Amp EMEA. Culture Amp was founded, and remains headquartered, in Melbourne, Australia. Nick was brought in to launch Culture Amp in Europe. Learn how he's grown Culture Amp in a new geography without losing the core identity and ...
Costello Medical: growing your people and your company at the same time
Pioneer stories - March 15, 2019 07:00 - 36 minutesAn interview with Sophie Costello, founder and CEO of Costello Medical. Before they’d even hired their first employee, Sophie was determined to create a company where people could find their niche and fulfil their potential. By listening to what people want at every stage of the company’s growth...
Pioneer stories: growing your people and your company at the same time
Pioneer stories - March 15, 2019 07:00 - 36 minutesAn interview with Sophie Costello, founder and CEO of Costello Medical. Before they’d even hired their first employee, Sophie was determined to create a company where people could find their niche and fulfil their potential. By listening to what people want at every stage of the company’s growth...
Pioneer stories: making flexible working work for everyone
Pioneer stories - March 01, 2019 07:00 - 27 minutesAn interview with Liane Katz, Founder of Mama.codes, a company that’s transforming the way children (and their parents and teachers) learn to code. Liane's thrown out the notion of a 9 to 5 job and has given a community of people opportunities to work in ways that fit their lifestyle. This podca...
MAMA.codes: making flexible working work for everyone
Pioneer stories - March 01, 2019 07:00 - 27 minutesAn interview with Liane Katz, Founder of MAMA.codes, a company that’s transforming the way children (and their parents and teachers) learn to code. Liane's thrown out the notion of a 9 to 5 job and has given a community of people opportunities to work in ways that fit their lifestyle. This podca...
Northcott Global Solutions: putting military principles into practice in civvy street
Pioneer stories - February 22, 2019 07:00 - 27 minutesIn this episode Bee interviews Ted Jones, Founder and CEO of Northcott Global Solutions. NGS applies military principles not only to the services they offer their clients, but also to the way they run their teams – starting with having an ex Drill Sergeant of the Grenadier Guards as their Head o...
Pioneer stories: putting military principles into practice in civvy street
Pioneer stories - February 22, 2019 07:00 - 27 minutesIn this episode Bee interviews Ted Jones, Founder and CEO of Northcott Global Solutions. NGS applies military principles not only to the services they offer their clients, but also to the way they run their teams – starting with having an ex Drill Sergeant of the Grenadier Guards as their Head o...
Atom Bank: being a values led digital bank
Pioneer stories - January 25, 2019 07:00 - 37 minutesAn interview with Stewart Bromley, Chief Operating Office of Atom Bank, a company that prides itself on being entirely values led in everything they do. Atom Bank have built a culture based on the values of their customers in the firm belief that this will support them in creating digital bankin...
Pioneer stories: being a values led digital bank
Pioneer stories - January 25, 2019 07:00 - 37 minutesAn interview with Stewart Bromley, Chief Operating Office of Atom Bank, a company that prides itself on being entirely values led in everything they do. Atom Bank have built a culture based on the values of their customers in the firm belief that this will support them in creating digital bankin...
100%Open: leading by practicing what you preach
Pioneer stories - January 18, 2019 08:00 - 34 minutesAn interview with Roland Harwood, founder of 100%Open and We Are Liminal, on aspiring to practice what you preach when it comes to leadership and open collaboration. Discover how important early working habits, leadership behaviours and values can be in shaping a company culture over the longer ...
Pioneer stories: leading by practicing what you preach
Pioneer stories - January 18, 2019 08:00 - 34 minutesAn interview with Roland Harwood, founder of 100%Open and We Are Liminal, on aspiring to practice what you preach when it comes to leadership and open collaboration. Discover how important early working habits, leadership behaviours and values can be in shaping a company culture over the longer ...
Pioneer stories: structuring a people system for rapid company growth
Pioneer stories - January 11, 2019 07:00 - 27 minutesAn interview with Debbie Martin, Chief of Talent Experience at AND.Digital, on how they set out to build a people first company from day one and put the structures in place to support a robust and collaborative culture. Learn how she's structured the business around Clubs and Tribes to create a ...
AND.Digital: structuring a people system for rapid company growth
Pioneer stories - January 11, 2019 07:00 - 27 minutesAn interview with Debbie Martin, Chief of Talent Experience at AND.Digital, on how they set out to build a people first company from day one and put the structures in place to support a robust and collaborative culture. Learn how she's structured the business around Clubs and Tribes to create a ...
Pioneer stories: building company culture across multiple geographies
Pioneer stories - January 04, 2019 07:00 - 27 minutesAn interview with Kevin McDonagh, founder and CEO of Novoda, on his instinctive and unconventional approach to developing company culture at Novoda. Learn how he's introduced habitual 'ceremonies' and a few key items of technology to support his people to collaborate and work together as the com...
Novoda: building company culture across multiple geographies
Pioneer stories - January 04, 2019 07:00 - 27 minutesAn interview with Kevin McDonagh, founder and CEO of Novoda, on his instinctive and unconventional approach to developing company culture at Novoda. Learn how he's introduced habitual 'ceremonies' and a few key items of technology to support his people to collaborate and work together as the com...
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