Fireside with Founders & Leaders

In this episode, Rupert talks to Vivi Friedgut CEO and Founder of Blackbullion about her journey where she's failed to fail!

They talk about;

• The importance of sales skills
• What good sales skills look like
• Building relationships and solving problems
• The advance of AI
• An obsession with Financial literacy
• How Blackbullion is helping young people understand the financial decisions they make
• Preparing for the future.

For all of this and LOTS more, hit play and take a listen.

In this episode, Rupert talks to Antony Thompson, former Royal Marine about his journey to becoming a tech founder.

They talk about Antony's time in the marines, along with him founding Loopin with a fellow former marine Ben Williams.   

Talking about the challenges that face anyone coming out of the forces as well as what Antony did to overcome these. Including life in the "real world".

As well as this they discuss Loopin's mission to provide managers with the ability to prevent burnout and staff turnover. Discussing the importance of not only hiring right but retaining those people.  For all of this and lots more check it out and hit play now!

In this week's episode, we talk to Felix Atkin - Founder of Sharesy about the power of community.

We discuss;

• Sharesy - what the platform is about, where the idea came from and how it's helping people and their community 
• The investment choices Felix has taken so far
• The power of community and opportunity for growth
• Getting the right people into a start-up and what to look for when hiring
• The pressure of being a (solo) founder

For all of this and lots more hit play now to check it out!

In this episode, Rupert talks to Mark Stephens, Founding Director at Smart Recruit Online. 

 They discuss;   

• His career so far – moving from Rec Agency to Fixed Price Recruitment Services to Technology.  
• The elements that he would do differently – his failures and how he learned from them  
• Preparing for a downturn  
• How he took his company from a 2 million to an 8 million valuation in 12 months
• The mentality around funding and when to get it  What characteristics make a good founder

For all this and more hit play now! 

In this episode, we speak to Tommy Toner - Co-Founder and VP of Product at Cuckoo. Cuckoo is looking to change the landscape of the broadband world. By changing a few simple things they are already leading the way as a challenger to some of the major players in this space. We talk about; How they came together as founders Looking to break the traditional mould Coming up with the Brand The Cukoo Compass (Their Principals) Hiring the right people So for all this and lot's more hit play now!

In this episode, we talk to entrepreneur, CEO and Co-Founder of GetWelp, James Roycroft about his journey so far in finding his way as a young founder. We talk about; 

• The broken system post school
• Starting in recruitment 
• Founding a business with his mum
• Everyone only portraying positives and the damage that social media can cause
• Getting his mental health back on track
• Starting his own podcast and getting to speak to world class sports people and TV presenters
• Working out market fit for GetWelp and finding the ideal Co-Founder

So for all this and much more then plug in and enjoy. 

In this episode, we talk to Trenton Moss, Partner at Team Sterka and former founder of Webcredible.

We cover;

• The rollercoaster ride of setting up Webcredible
• Finding UX by accident and being driven by a passion for the customer
• How the UX Industry has changed
• The race to the bottom so time to get out
• Turning a loss-making business around
• Being acquired by a larger business
• Why Team Sterka has been set up
• People skills are being overlooked as training points.
• Creating a world where everyone has access to leadership and people skills development
• Writing his book 
• Making himself redundant

So for all of this and plenty more, hit play and check it out!

In this episode, we have an in-person interview with Adit Trivedi Co-Founder and CEO at Kaizera (also former Co-Founder of Lingumi).

Over a cold beer we discuss;

• Why he moved on from his last business
• The story behind Kaizera
• Going for a raise 
• What he's learnt from doing it once
• What he will do differently this time around
• The importance of a great team
• Helping people find purpose in the work they do

So for all of this and loads more, grab a drink, relax and enjoy! 

In this episode, we talk to Co-Founder of WellEasy an online membership marketplace that makes healthy living easy and affordable. We cover; Being a founder from day 1 of his working career Starting a business during a pandemic Learning as you go Bitcoin drama Launching a business from his parent's garage Starting a second business shortly after Hanging around the right people Working on something that you're passionate about So for all this and loads more, then hit play now to check it out.

In this weeks episode, we talk to Dan Robins and Nick Russell, Co-Founders of Dualo an insights repository to help showcase the value of research in product teams.

We chat about;

• Their meeting as childhood friends
• Starting out in Design and Product roles
• Both being driven by the challenges they faced working in product teams
• Remote work being powerful provided you use the right tools
• Unlocking value in research to make business decisions
• Finding the right partners
• Working in a lean way before going for funding
• "User Research is broken"

So for all this and more hit the play button now!