Elevating Founders

Elevating Founders is proud to present an inspiring episode with Folake Shasanya, Head of New and Strategic Channels, EMEA at SVB

A newly established global business area at SVB, NSC that is mandated to increase their clients’ probability of success in the innovation economy by improving access to information, network and capital for overlooked and underestimated founders.

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An exciting episode with Louis Warner Chief Operating Officer and Accelerator Programme Director for Founders Factory.

Louis has held a series of operational and leadership roles in privately backed, early stage, internet and technology-led businesses including being a member of the early team at lastminute.com

Listen to Louis Warner and Sina Sadrzadeh while they dive into the topic 'Great founders get these 6 things right '. 

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For today's episode we have a really interesting episode for you, with Sasha Trower, Partner at Venrex, in conversation with Rosie Bailey, Co-Founder and CEO of Nibble.

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For episode 4 our host Sina Sadrzadeh and Isabelle Kenyon, Founder & CEO of Calibrate, are having a conversation about the importance of strong leadership in a start-up.

Isabelle is currently responsible for growing Calibrate the modern medical metabolic health business that's changed the way the world treats weight. Calibrate was launched in June 2020 and raised 127.6 million dollars in funding from leading healthcare and consumer investors.

Elevating Founders, our pitch-off competition is open for applications! Win £10,000 and showcase your products and solutions in front of investors and tech leaders. Consult our criteria for startups and scaleups on our website www.elevatingfounders.tech or submit your application here Elevating Founders 2022 Application - Europe (typeform.com)

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Join us for Episode 3 The path to becoming a UK powerhouse with Poppy Gustafsson CEO of Darktrace and Jacqueline de Rojas President of TechUK, both focusing in a conversation that will answer the question, what it takes to create and deliver big tech companies in the UK?

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In this episode, Elka Goldstein, CEO of EQL:HER and Catriona Campbell, CTIO of EY UK & Ireland, talk about building a better working world while discussing Catrina's transition from a start-up to a larger corporate culture, building a purpose driven organisation, and the importance of a successful leadership approach.

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In today's episode we take a look back at a conversation from the Elevating Founder event at London Tech Week last year. With Kerim Derhalli Founder and CEO of Invstr and Ann Hiatt International Speaker and Leadership Consultant. 

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The new season is here! Our first episode of the second season will be released on Monday 24th of January.

For Episode 12 we have Patrick Mattern, Vice President of Business Development at Calgary Economic Development. He explores ecosystems, the benefits of setting up a business in Calgary, educates us about the north American ecosystem and shares his advice for navigating where to grow your business and the factors to consider. The conversation also spans founder loneliness and mental health, support networks and why we should all move on from the silicon valley obsession!

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*Correction* Calgary ranked in the Top 5 most liveable cities in the world in The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Index from 2009-2019.

For episode 11 we have Mark Sutherland, CMO of Missouri Partnership speaking to Ron Nowlin, SVP of Aerospace and Military Aviation from EaglePicher about all things SpaceTech.

Mark and Ron discuss the level of innovation it takes to power the mars mission, why its imperative to surround yourself with people smarter than you and what it takes to build products that just cannot fail. Both being Missouri residents and advocates, they share how the biggest pulls of living in Missouri.

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