Vanguard Podcast

Former guest of The Vanguard Podcast, Luke Swann, has passed away at the young age of 39.   On behalf of everyone here at METCLOUD and The Vanguard Podcast, we send our heartfelt condolences and prayers to Luke Swann's friends and family.   Our podcast host, Scott Tyson, described Luke as "someone who had time for anyone- young or old".  Luke's episode is one of the most listened to and frequently quoted amongst other guests.

Next on the Vanguard Podcast is Alexandros Christodoulakis, co-founder and CEO of Wealthyhood which is the first DIY wealth-building app for long-term investors. Wealthyhood aids long-term investors to build their wealth over-time, by intelligently investing their money how they want and for free.

Alexandros is also heavily accredited having attended, imperial college business school, the London school of economics and political science and national technical university of Athens. Achieving 3 first class grades. So very impressive.

Today’s guest is the founder and CEO of Taran3D, a company where digital creative storytelling is at the heart of what they do, and they combine these skills with cutting-edge technology to produce unique and compelling interactive content. TARAN3D is an Immersive production & training company. They produce immersive experiences through Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and 3D design. Moreover, they provide full-service XR training and consultancy through workshops, training programs, and one-to-one consultancy advice.

Taran is an expert in 3D technologies, combining a unique creative flair with technical aptitudes. He delivers professional-grade media products in the immersive technologies and 3D graphics arena. As a self-motivated and entrepreneurial designer, he possesses the drive and technical capabilities to steer creative projects to completion.

Our guest today is Mark Dowds, who is commonly regarded as a ‘serial entrepreneur’; and during an impressive two decades, he has helped get dozens of ventures off the ground.

For example, in 2012 he cofounded the first on-demand insurance platform in the world and oversaw sales, strategy, and development as the business went global.

However, before all this Mark had a rocky start, as he was kicked out of school at 16 before going into business with his dad.

Today’s guest is the founder and CEO of Voicescape, a company on a mission to build sustainable tenancies through more effective customer engagement. With one of their top values being innovation, as a company, they recognise the power of harnessing technology to better the lives of some of society's most socially disadvantaged people and help their customers better connect with their communities.

He is also a graduate of John Moore’s University and the host of his own podcast, ‘the social housing podcast’. A bit of competition for us!

Today’s guest is the co-founder and COO of Retrain.ai. A company that utilises technology data to help organisations find the best talent and prepare their employees for future jobs. Ultimately addressing the global skills gap while improving employability for all.

Just recently she was selected as one of the top 5 Finalists out of 98 contestants for the Women in Artificial Intelligence Awards North America 2022!

This is in addition to a plethora of educational certifications including a Bachelor of Law degree and a master of business administration.

Today’s guest is award-winning entrepreneur and visionary in the world of food technology and 3D printing. She is currently the Founder and CEO of Rem3dy Health which pioneers personalised solutions across preventative and curative health under the brands Nourished and Scripted.

Previous to this she was managing director for ‘The Magic Candy Factory’ which created the world’s first 3D printer for gummy candy.

It’s safe to say Melissa is a no short of talents or ideas and seems to always be hitting the nail on the head. As it was during the pandemic and an airport mishap, she came up with the idea of personalised 3D supplement gummies.

Today’s guest is someone who you might not have seen before, but you will have definitely watched his movies! Rob is an experienced screen writer and award-winning director, best known for the Disney animated movie 'Gnomeo & Juliet' starring James McAvoy and Emily Blunt, with music by Elton John. More recently, he co-wrote the screenplay for ‘The Queens Corgi’ which starred Jack Whitehall. In total these two movies alone took a whopping $250 million at the worldwide box office.

Rob has an extremely impressive resume working for the top US film studios, being a member the BAFTA’s and having wrote the children’s book ‘Born Again Ben’ which he sold to Paramount Pictures.

It seems Rob does it all and there are no signs of him slowing down any time soon! Currently he has several new movies in development, two of which are in pre-production.

Our guest today is Dr. Phill Bell who is Chief Operations Officer of ART Health Solutions which is an organisation utilizing scientific methods, tools, and processes to support organisational and employee health well-being and performance.

ART Health’s mission is to ‘Empower people to take the best care of their wellbeing by creating cutting-edge technologies that deliver data-driven actionable insights. Phill has a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from Northumbria University and before Art Health held the role of Principal Scientist at the GSK Human Performance Lab.

Employee well-being has been a top priority for organisations and especially since the pandemic has only gained more attention. It is essential for the efficient functioning of a company and a great challenge in the last years. Phill explains how data analytics can improve someone’s well-being and that it needs time to get through and have a return on investment.

Today’s guest is Lachlan Reid. He has been commentating on cricket, basketball and Aussie Rules football and some of them were even recorded and I think he still has a few on tape somewhere.

Lachy’s media career began in 1995 in radio when he took a leap of faith and moved across Australia to Perth to study Broadcasting at Edith Cowan University. Since then, he has completed over 20 years at Channel Ten in Perth as Senior AFL Football Reporter and Presenter and he has won several awards for best news and feature stories.

In February 2014, he was only a handful of Australian presenters to be chosen to commentate on the Winter Olympics in Sochi and he has also called the swimming in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific games.