Bits, Bytes and Business

In this podcast we talk with Trent Larson from the Magnetic North Acquisition Corporation

Trent is a Non-Executive Director at the MNAC and in our conversation we cover how Trent became involved with the MNAC, what the corporation invests in, what makes a good founding team and how MNAC are investing in businesses and ideas that are looking to profoundly change the world around us

In this podcast we're talking with Alice Dartnell, a life and success coach.

Alice talks about her journey to becoming a coach and her approach to coaching. We cover a wide range of topics including time management, mindset, confidence, effective goal setting and most interestingly - why motivation doesn't work!

To find out more about Alice visit her website: https://alicedartnell.com/

In this podcast we are talking with Andy Stonehouse on branding, how to hire the right branding partners and the challenges of starting your own branding business

Andy started S2 Design over 30 years ago and has worked for a wide range of clients. We hope that this podcast gives those looking to create, change or improve their brand a good blueprint for how to start.

In this podcast we talk with Raj Mendhir, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Wippd, about how to bounce back from failure.

As we all know, not all businesses will succeed and it is important to learn lessons from failure and in this podcast Raj will talk about his own failures and how they have shaped his journey and given him the experience to build stronger businesses

We also talk about his new venture Wippd and how he and his team are freeing up mindspace for busy teams

For more information about Wippd visit the website:

https://www.wippd.com

In this week's podcast we're talking with Ed Grant, the founder of Solgari, an All-in-One cloud telephony company based in Dublin

Ed has overseen the growth of Solgari from a startup in 2013 to a business that spans the globe with offices in 4 countries and agents in many more

In this podcast we talk about the power of using partnerships to build your business as well as how Solgari expanded across the globe with a low cost base and relatively small sales team

To find out more about Solgari visit: https://www.solgari.com

In this week's podcast we bring together ex-podcastees to talk about diversity in the workplace and how to bring the generations together in business so that experiences can be shared an learnt from

On the panel are:

Sorchar Lorimer from Trace

Selby Cary from Casta Spes Technology

Tynah Matembe from Money Matix

Irene Grant from Craigelachie Consulting

Together the panel discusses the experiences and challenges they've faced in the workplace, how times have changed, the differences between the corporate and entrepreneurial worlds and how diversity can more effectively be promoted in the workplace

In this week's podcast we're talking to Sean Banks from Premier about the topic of wealth management

We discuss what wealth management is, how you should go about finding a good wealth manager and what you should be thinking about now to secure your financial future

In this week's podcast we're talking to Raymond Holt from Agnentis Partners.

Raymond spent his early career working as a Finance Director for large multi-national companies across the globe and had a decision to make - dive deeper into the corporate world or start a company coaching small businesses and using his wide ranging experience to help small business owners grow and succeed

This podcast is for anyone that is looking for a business coach and wants to understand more about the help that is out there to support you as a business owner.

For more information visit: https://www.agnentis.com/

In this week's podcast we're talking to the serial entrepreneur Adrian James about his new startup Shoppa

Shoppa is a machine learning powered app that helps you manage your shopping and ultimately make money from what's in your wardrobe.

Adrian talks about Shoppa, creating an AI startup and the shift from working at large blue chip companies to running his own business.

For more information Shoppa, visit the website or download the app:

https://www.shoppa.co.uk/

In this week's podcast we are talking to Andrew Ligertwood, the founder of Cushiedoos tonic

In this podcast we talk about Andrew's decision to leave the corporate world and take on the daunting challenge of starting a new tonic brand. We discuss how he took his vision of creating a non-quinine tonic and brought it to life in the form of a beverage that works well on its own as well as mixed with gin and other spirits.

For more information visit the Cushiedoos website:

https://cushiedoos.com/