Brands Transforming Our World

By Brands2Life

A new podcast that’s essential listening for tech, comms and marketing leaders. Former BBC Tech Correspondent, Rory Cellan-Jones OBE, and Brands2Life Co-Founder, Giles Fraser, tackle the big industry ... more

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July 08, 2025 Nina Mohanty on Bloom Money, savings circles and the future of inclusive fintech
In this episode of “Brands Transforming Our World“, we sit down with fintech founder Nina Mohanty, whose start-up Bloom Money is reimagining financial services for immigrant communities. Drawing on her Silicon Valley upbringing and her personal experience as the child of Indian and Taiwanese immigrants, Nina explains how traditional savings circles (used by communities worldwide) can serve as powerful tools for inclusion and economic resilience.
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May 27, 2025 Six decades of technology with Richard Holway, MBE
Richard Holway MBE joins the Brands Transforming our World podcast to reflect on six decades in UK tech: from starting as a programmer in the 1960s to becoming one of the industry’s most trusted analysts and investors. He shares hard-won lessons on leadership, resilience, investment, and what makes a great tech business.
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45min
April 30, 2025 Dame Stephanie Shirley: The woman who rewrote the rules of tech
In this episode of Brands Transforming Our World, we sit down with Dame Stephanie Shirley CH: child refugee, pioneering tech entrepreneur, and philanthropist. She shares her extraordinary journey from arriving in the UK without her parents, founding an all-female remote working start-up in the early 60s and building it into a $3bn tech company. We also explore her game-changing approach to philanthropy and what still drives her at the age of 91.
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44min
April 07, 2025 Executing a flawless IPO
In this conversation we speak with James Robinson, an innovative senior communications leader who spent six years leading global communications for fintech pioneer Marqeta, including its successful IPO on Nasdaq in 2021.

James discusses the strategies, tactics and learnings while leading Marqeta through the lead up to and through its public listing.
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37min
March 04, 2025 The Future of AI with Graphcore CEO, Nigel Toon
Listen as we sit down with Nigel Toon, CEO of Graphcore, to hear how one of the UK’s most successful engineers, entrepreneurs and leaders is accelerating the future of AI.
From a fascinating career at the cutting edge of semiconductor technology - through founding Graphcore in a Bristol pub, selling to Softbank and innovating at the cutting edge of AI - it’s a fascinating 45 minutes. 
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46min
February 04, 2025 Martha Lane Fox - a British technology icon tells her story
Join us for episode seven of the Brands Transforming Our World podcast as we dive into Martha Lane Fox’s remarkable journey.
From co-founding and floating Lastminute.com through surviving a horrific accident to championing digital accessibility and innovation within government and joining the board of a (pre-Elon Musk) Twitter, we can think of few UK businesspeople who’ve inspired so many within our industry.
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51min
January 16, 2025 Accelerating towards a sustainable future with Hitachi ZeroCarbon CEO, Ram Ramachander
In this episode conversation we meet with Ram Ramachander, CEO at Hitachi ZeroCarbon.
Ram takes us on a deep dive into the innovations driving a sustainable future and how Hitachi ZeroCarbon is spearheading efforts to achieve a zero carbon world. From groundbreaking technology to bold strategies, we’ll explore how brands like these are reshaping industries and making a difference to our planet.
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36min
November 28, 2024 The Playbook for Global Tech Success with Stephen Kelly
Join us for a fascinating conversation with Stephen Kelly, CEO of Cirata and former UK Government COO. Stephen shares insights from his extensive career building global tech companies, transforming public sector technology, and leading organisational change. From saving £50bn in government to his current mission at Cirata, Stephen discusses the keys to authentic leadership and creating lasting impact.
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45min
October 31, 2024 A truly unique UK tech story with Raspberry Pi’s Eben Upton
In this month’s conversation we meet with Eben Upton CBE, CEO at Raspberry Pi.
Eben is a computer scientist and engineer and co-founded the Raspberry Pi Foundation in 2008, aiming to inspire a new generation of learners to engage with programming and electronics. Designing single board and modular computers since 2012, Raspberry Pi is a genuine UK success story and the biggest – and in our eyes, the most exciting – listing on the London Stock Exchange this year.
Eben discusses building a UK technology trailblazer with such a clear mission at its heart; the role of technology in driving social change, and much more.
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40min
September 25, 2024 30 years of growing pioneering tech brands with Amadeus Capital Partners’ Anne Glover CBE
Our latest guest is Anne Glover CBE, CEO of one of the most influential Venture Capital firms in technology. Anne’s had an incredible career, with the last three decades spend spotting, funding and growing genuinely game changing tech start-ups. We cover everything from her transatlantic journey from a Materials Science degree to her storied tenure at the helm of Amadeus Capital Partners; the importance of failure; and why strong brand values – and living them – is crucial as companies scale. It’s a fascinating listen.
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44min

FAQs about Brands Transforming Our World:

How many episodes does Brands Transforming Our World have?

The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.