Bits, Bytes and Business

In this week's podcast we talk to Svjetlana Vukic the co-founder of Resonate, a digital agency based in Zagreb, Croatia.

We talk to Svjetlana about why she chose to leave her day job to start her own agency, what the transition was like and what support she received from the Croatian startup community

In this podcast we are talking with Danielle Cullen, a serial entrepreneur that has created businesses in both Australia and Canada

We talk to Danni about her experiences in working in different countries and starting businesses in different continents and we touch on female entrepreneurship and how the next generation of female founders can be nurtured

In this episode we talk with Adetayo Bamiduro from MAX.ng about starting and scaling a business in Nigeria, the challenges facing founders across Africa and the future outlook for startups across the region

MAX.ng is a company specialising in building technology infrastructure and financial services for mobility in Africa

In this episode we talk to Alan Clarke about the CTOs perspective on marketing... What is is good for? Is it really as hocus pocus as it is made out to be?

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In this week's Atom Ventures podcast we are debunking the myths around debt collection with Yvette Gray from Atradius Collections

Yvette has a career of risk management in an international environment. She has been with Atradius (credit insurance and collections) for more than 30 years with experience in Recoveries, Claims, Special Risk and was also part of the team to establish the Atradius Collections business in the UK. Yvette’s role as Regional Director for the UK & Ireland is focused on continuous development of the business and its people. Yvette is currently leading the team towards achieving their CICMQ credit management’s ‘best practice accreditation’. She is married with four children and lives just outside Cardiff.

Running a business is hard. In this recurring podcast I talk with Alan Clarke from the Business Growth Partnership about the frustrations of running a business... We chew the fat for the first part and then tackle the real issues of today...

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Alan talks to us today about his experience leaving the corporate world to set up a small business, common failings of small businesses, how to deal with the impostor syndrome, the importance of having a compelling elevator pitch and the challenges businesses are currently facing

Alan is a PwC Management Consultant, Entrepreneur and Business Leader turned Executive Coach (awarded UK Top 50), Business Mentor, Facilitator & Boxing fanatic and now runs Catalyst Coaching & Mentoring, a multi-award-winning Executive Coaching practice (connect with him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanaldridge/).

https://www.wearethecatalyst.co.uk

Akil has always had a passion for aquariums and he has turned this passion into a movement that aims to help people create a less stressful work environment. He is the founder of ViDERE an aquarium design company that specializes in biophilic design that improves the way people think and feel by connecting them to nature but most importantly it helps improve mental health and reduce anxiety

Kuda Biza is a serial entrepreneur who started his first company when he

was 9 years old in Zimbabwe. Kuda moved to the U.S. with only $40 in his

pocket to study at Lynn University where he started his second company.

He is the author of the book: The S.P.E.A.R. Method and is the Co-Founder & CMO of Nunbelievable, a mission-based baked goods company that donates meals for every box of cookies sold. The company is backed by Tony Robbins, IdealabNY and Loeb.nyc.

Prior to this, he spent over a decade in various innovation & e-commerce

roles at Newell Brands, a Fortune 500 firm, home to iconic brands like:

Calphalon, Yankee Candle, Crock-Pot, Graco, Mr. Coffee & Sharpie.

While at Newell, he was responsible for launching multi-million-dollar

strategic new growth initiatives such as Crock-Pot Cuisine, a meal

delivery subscription service that reached over $20M in annual sales in 3

years and also ran a $75M e-commerce division.

He is also the co-founder of #ThisIsMyEra, a personal development brand

and Signables, a sports collectibles brand.

Kuda believes in being a force for good and founded the Amani Hope

Foundation, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization with a mission to

empower underprivileged children by providing scholarships.

Kuda is happily married to Ruth and is a proud Chelsea F.C. fan.

Brenden is the founder of MasterTalk, a YouTube channel he started to help the world master the art of public speaking and communication. He coaches purpose driven entrepreneurs on how to master their message and share their ideas with the world.

IG: https://www.instagram.com/masteryourtalk/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBYFP4mZLQovr7W6Si6sueA