40 Minute Mentor

The hiring market has seen some major shifts over the past few years, and as businesses continue to navigate economic changes, evolving workplace trends, and shifting candidate expectations, staying ahead of these trends has never been more important, than in 2025. 

In today’s 40 Minute Mentor episode, we’re diving deep into the key hiring and talent trends for the year ahead. 

You’ll hear from some of the JBM and the wider Amplified People Group teams who share their insights on how the Hiring and Talent market is shaping up for the year. 

We’ll be answering questions like: 

➡️ How is the hiring market shaping up compared to 2024? 

➡️ What new trends are we seeing, and what are candidates and clients asking more about? 

➡️ What are our top predictions for hiring in 2025?

Whether you're a Founder planning your next big hire, a talent leader navigating an evolving workforce, or a job seeker looking to understand the market, this episode is packed with insights to help you stay ahead.

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How are your New Year’s resolutions coming along? 

Research shows that most of us drop our New Year’s resolutions by the second Friday in January. 

As we’re approaching the end of January, we’re resharing some of the best wellbeing and healthy habits advice we’ve received on the podcast from subject matter experts: 

📚 Episode Chapters: 

➡️ Building better habits through nutrition [02:00] 

➡️ What a well-balanced diet actually looks like [10:40] 

➡️ Balancing a busy lifestyle & exercising [16:30] 

➡️ Building simple habits first [19:15] 

➡️ Nurturing a healthy relationship with food [22:15] 

➡️ The truth behind diets [24:30]

➡️ Costs of eating healthier [34:45]  

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The accidental business that helps millions of people eat healthier every day

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James Lo, one of our most popular 40 Minute Mentors and Co-Founder of Ethos, joins us for today’s 40 Minute Mentor, Where Are They Now feature. 

A lot has happened since the last time James came on the podcast. 

In today’s episode, we dive into every twist and turn in his journey since building and eventually exiting education platform, Mana, all the way through his latest venture - Ethos, the opportunity engine for humanity, currently in stealth. 

📚 Episode Chapters: 

➡️ Pivoting & exiting Mana [02:00] 

➡️ Digging deep for resilience during challenging times [06:00] 

➡️ Jumping back into the Founder seat & building Ethos [10:00] 

➡️ Learning from previous mistakes [18:00] 

➡️ Fundraising advice [23:00] 

⛳ Helpful links:

➡️ Listen back to James’ original episode: 40 Minute Mentor 

➡️ Connect with James here: LinkedIn

➡️ Learn more about Ethos: Ethos

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Catherine Lenson: From Being The First Female Managing Partner at SoftBank to Building a Portfolio Career

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Gary Izunwa: Driving Social Mobility through Referrals with Tangent

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Tom Elvidge, Co-Founder of UK-focused solar energy company, Synth Solar, joins us for today’s 40 Minute Mentor, Where Are They Now feature. 

In today’s episode, Tom shares the ins and outs of his transition from being an Operator to founding Synth Solar, and all the key lessons he’s learned on that journey.

Plus, Tom gives us an exclusive sneak peek into what’s to come and why now is a great time to get into the energy sector. 

📚 Episode Chapters: 

➡️ Transitioning from Operator to Founder [01:25] 

➡️ Advice for Operators making the transition [07:50] 

➡️ Aspirations for the future [11:00] 

➡️ Hiring plans & why solar energy [15:15] 

⛳ Helpful links:

➡️ Listen back to Tom’s original episode: 40 Minute Mentor 

➡️ Connect with Tom here: LinkedIn

➡️ Learn more about Synth Solar: Synth Solar

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Cleo Sham: From Operator to VC

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Marta Krupinska: Saving the planet through carbon removal

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Anouk Agussol, Founder of Unleashed, an Amplified People Group business, joins us on today’s 40 Minute Mentor Where Are They Now series. 

Following her initial appearance on the show, in Season 9, Anouk joins us today to share how Unleashed has evolved since almost going into administration and being acquired by Amplified People Group. 

Plus, she shares actionable advice on building high-performing teams in 2025, and beyond. 

📚 Episode Chapters: 

➡️ The Evolution of Unleashed - [01:50] 

➡️ Joining Amplified People Group - [05:10] 

➡️ Growing as a Leader - [15:20] 

➡️ Building high-performing teams - [22:10] 

⛳ Helpful links:

➡️ Listen back to Anouk’s original episode: 40 Minute Mentor

➡️ Learn more about Unleashed & the upcoming open cohort: Unleashed

➡️ Learn more about Amplified People Group: Amplified People Group

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Happy New Year and welcome back to 40 Minute Mentor!

For our first episode of 2025 we’re taking one last chance to look back on the fantastic year of pocket-sized mentorship we’ve had.

At the end of last year, we asked YOU to vote for your favourite 40 Minute Mentor of 2024. 🌟

For the first time ever, we collected votes across three categories:

🏆 Top VC of the year

🏆 Best topic covered

🏆 Best 40 Minute Mentor of the year

Tune in to find out who the big winners are for each of the categories.

⛳ Helpful links:

➡️ Listen through 260+ episodes in our archives: https://jbmc.co.uk/40-minute-mentor/ 

➡️ Follow JBM on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jbm-consulting-ltd/ 

➡️ Find out more about Amplified People Group: https://www.amplifiedgroup.com/ 

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Before the 40 Minute Mentor team heads into hibernation until 2025, your Host, James Mitra shares a short festive message with you. 

Tune in to hear some of James’s favourite moments on the podcast this year and some of the biggest milestones the JBM team have achieved this year. 

🥂 Happy Holidays from all of us at 40 Minute Mentor, JBM, and Amplified People Group! 🥂 

See you for more pocket-sized mentorship in the New Year! 

⛳ Helpful links:

➡️ Listen through 260+ episodes in our archives: https://jbmc.co.uk/40-minute-mentor/ 

➡️ Follow JBM on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jbm-consulting-ltd/ 

➡️ Find out more about Amplified People Group: https://www.amplifiedgroup.com/ 

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For the final episode of Season 12 of 40 Minute Mentor, we are looking back on the last 10 weeks of pocket-sized mentorship and revisiting some of James’s favourite moments. 

If you haven’t fully caught up on this season yet, or you’re a brand new listener, make sure you check out each of the episodes after this roundup episode and our 40 Minute Mentor archives of 260+ episodes. 

⛳ Helpful links:

➡️ Listen back to all of Season 12: https://jbmc.co.uk/40-minute-mentor/ 

➡️ Follow JBM on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jbm-consulting-ltd/ 

🔔Find out more about today’s sponsors 

Today’s episode is brought to you by the Leadership Unleashed Open Cohorts. 

Leadership Unleashed Open Cohort is your chance to join a diverse cohort of leaders from different organisations, industries, and parts of the world to build the most critical behaviours and transform into a high performer. 

Split into seven remote workshops, the Open Cohort follows a coaching-led approach where you’ll be actively involved and turn your learnings into habits in your day-to-day. 

To find out more about the programme and how you can sign up for the next cohort starting in January, get in touch with Logan and Anouk at [email protected] 

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“[We’re] actually using TikTok in a positive way. The whole reason we exist is to combat misinformation, which there is a lot of on TikTok, but it can be used positively.” 

In today’s 40 Minute Mentor episode, we’re joined by Jas Schembri-Stothart, Co-Founder of luna, the world’s first digital health companion for teenage girls. 

Working with leading health and education institutions, Jas and her Co-Founder Jo Goodall are building a digital companion enabling teenage girls to have a healthier and happier teenhood. 

To date, the app has over 100k members in over 100+ countries, was featured as app of the day across app stores and has seen them raise £1.2 million from Octopus Ventures, Syndicate Room and prolific Angel Investors. 

In today’s episode, we uncover all the highs and lows along the way so far… 

Episode Chapters:

➡️ Foundation in consulting [05:50] 

➡️ Deciding whether to get your MBA [08:30] 

➡️ The Origin story behind luna [11:30] 

➡️ Growing through community [19:30] 

➡️ More about Leadership Unleashed [21:20] 

➡️ Spending to grow & hiring mistakes [23:00] 

➡️ VC vs Angel Investment [27:20] 

➡️ Getting to know Gen Z & Generation Alpha [33:20] 

➡️ Embracing Founder Communities [41:30] 

⛳ Helpful links:

➡️ Connect with Jas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasschembri/ 

➡️ Find out more about luna: https://weareluna.app/ 

🔔Find out more about today’s sponsors 

Today’s episode is brought to you by the Leadership Unleashed Open Cohorts. 

Leadership Unleashed Open Cohort is your chance to join a diverse cohort of leaders from different organisations, industries, and parts of the world to build the most critical behaviours and transform into a high performer. 

Split into seven remote workshops, the Open Cohort follows a coaching-led approach where you’ll be actively involved and turn your learnings into habits in your day-to-day. 

To find out more about the programme and how you can sign up for the next cohort starting in January, get in touch with Logan and Anouk at [email protected] 

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“If you’re not learning something new every day, even if it’s the smallest thing, you can start to almost become stationary. Find ways to push yourself out of the limits of what you feel comfortable with.” 

In today’s 40 Minute Mentor episode, we’re joined by Dr Dupe Burgess, Founder & CEO of Bloomful. 

Launched in 2021, Bloomful is a HealthTech on a mission to close the gender health gap and improve access to gynae care for women, globally. 

Dupe and her team have been on an incredibly successful journey so far, having reached over 4,000 women with their first triage tool in just a few weeks and receiving equity-free funding from both, Google and KPMG. 

With a background in medicine, working at some of the busiest NHS hospitals in the UK and strategy consulting at BCG, Dupe brings a wealth of first-hand knowledge and experience to tackle the problem Bloomful is solving today. 

Find out more in today’s episode… 

Episode Chapters:

➡️ Upbringing and landing in a medical career [04:15] 

➡️ Spending eight years in the NHS [08:15] 

➡️ Transitioning from being a Doctor to a Big 4 strategy consultant [12:15] 

➡️ Bloomful’s origin story [18:20]  

➡️ More about Leadership Unleashed [21:30] 

➡️ Closing the gender health gap [23:00] 

➡️ Securing investment early on [28:00] 

➡️ The importance of storytelling in fundraising [31:15] 

➡️ Hiring for the sake of hiring & other lessons learned [33:50] 

➡️ Advice for growing your personal brand on LinkedIn [38:00] 

⛳ Helpful links:

➡️ Connect with Dupe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dupeburgess/ 

➡️ Find out more about Bloomful: https://www.bloomful.io/ 

🔔Find out more about today’s sponsors 

Today’s episode is brought to you by the Leadership Unleashed Open Cohorts. 

Leadership Unleashed Open Cohort is your chance to join a diverse cohort of leaders from different organisations, industries, and parts of the world to build the most critical behaviours and transform into a high performer. 

Split into seven remote workshops, the Open Cohort follows a coaching-led approach where you’ll be actively involved and turn your learnings into habits in your day-to-day. 

To find out more about the programme and how you can sign up for the next cohort starting in January, get in touch with Logan and Anouk at [email protected] 

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