Evolutionary Exchanges

In the final episode of our first series, Founder David Powell is joined by Head of Operations Dimitrios Perdikoulis and Analysts Hannah Smyk and Alex Guzelkececiyan. They discuss how 'evolution' defines the firm's attitude, approach and values through three key pillars: our firm, our people and our clients. They also provide insight into the experience of working at Evolution Partners and how the firm has evolved since its founding. 

In the next episode of our culture miniseries, Analyst Alex Guzelkececiyan is joined by Founder David Powell, Head of Operations Dimitrios Perdikoulis and Analyst Hannah Smyk. Even this small subsection of our diverse team have lived or worked in over 15 cities across multiple continents and speak over 6 languages combined. They discuss their experiences, how culture and language are so interlinked, and different business practices across the world. 

In this first episode of our culture miniseries, Alex Guzelkececiyan and Dimitrios Perdikoulis discuss the special traditions of Greek Easter, including the food, faith and family time of Greece’s most important holiday. Having both been brought up in various countries outside of Greece, they provide an insight into how the traditions remain consistent for all Greeks around the world.

In this episode we focus on coaching: what it is, unique techniques and benefits for us and our work. Analyst Alex Guzelkececiyan is joined by our special guest and trained co-active coach James Ellis alongside Dimitrios Perdikoulis, our Head of Operations and founder of Embrace Your Process. Dimitrios and Alex also share their experiences with the coaching culture at Evolution Partners. 

In this episode, we focus on ESG. Dimitrios Perdikoulis speaks to two of our Analysts, Nobel Basser and Hannah Smyk, about their involvement in developing the firm’s ESG roadmap and supporting an FMCG client in creating an ESG strategy for their Asia-Pacific locations. They also share what it is like to work as an Analyst at Evolution Partners.

Danny Khursigara is a Partner at Evolution Partners’ Hong Kong Office, and Founder and Managing Partner of FreedomOne International Consulting & Executive Coaching. Danny discusses his path to starting his own business and writing his own book, while offering some career coaching for individuals across the career’s spectrum – from those embarking on their career to those in management facing the uncertainty of COVID. Danny and Francesca also consider the importance of living with purpose, and explore what it actually means.

We are pleased to introduce you to Jeremy Babb, Managing Partner of Evolution Partners’ Sydney Office. Regulation plays a major part in the world of financial services, with companies investing significant amounts in that space to ensure they are compliant with the constantly evolving regulatory landscape. Here, Jeremy discusses how his career led him into RegTech, and where he sees the future of RegTech.

In this episode, we learn more about Eric Veron, Managing Partner of Evolution Partners’ Paris Office. As well as Eric’s professional trajectory so far, we discuss the key challenges facing both the insurance industry and the management consulting industry, exploring how technology interacts with those spheres.

In the second episode of Evolutionary Exchanges, Francesca Power has a chat with Dimitrios Perdikoulis, Head of Operations at Evolution Partners. They discuss Dimitrios’ professional trajectory so far, his motivations for joining Evolution Partners and some of the core values at Evolution Partners. Dimitrios then goes on to share some pointers on what it takes to work at EP and offers some advice.

In the first episode of Evolutionary Exchanges, Francesca Power, a 2020 Summer Analyst at Evolution Partners, talks to David Powell, Managing Partner of the firm, about his career journey. David touches upon how he founded Evolution Partners, why clients choose to work with the firm but also why employees choose to join the team.