Fireside with Founders & Leaders

Fireside with Founders & Leaders

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Fireside with Founders & Leaders episodes

  • Tom Foster-Carter - CEO and Co-Founder at Lollipop - Scratching the itch

    In this episode, we speak to Tom Foster-Carter, CEO and Co-Founder at Lollipop.

    This is a jam-packed epsiode where we talk about;


    • Being part of Osper - a fintech for children
    • Co-Founding Curve and why he left
    • Joining Monzo as their COO
    • His desire to move into a CEO role and what that transition has been like
    • Finding what he's good at and what he really enjoys
    • How Lollipop is creating a better online grocery shopping experience
    • Enabling consumers to make healthier choices
    • The importance of GREAT UX
    • Taking tough decisions to start again when going in the wrong direction
    • Remembering to celebrate success
    • The shocking stats around underrepresented founders in the UK
    • What Tom's doing to change the narrative on underrepresentation with All In

      • So for all this and LOADS more hit play!


      You can follow Toms journey online https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfostercarter/ or https://twitter.com/scaleupdad as well as finding out more about how you can pledge to build a diverse workforce - https://www.allin.works/

      1 hr
    • Gareth Thomas - Former Head of Design at Carwow - the dark art of design leadership

      In this episode, we talk to Gareth Thomas former Head of Design at Carwow. Gareth helped them scale their design team significantly in his time there working closely with the founders to realise their vision.


      We talk to Gareth about;

      • His career path and getting into design
      • Being a self-taught designer
      • Scaling the Design Team at Carwow
      • The "dark arts" of Design leadership and getting the balance right
      • How Product Design is going through an identity crisis and what can be done about it.

        • So for all of this and more, check it out now.

        You can find Gareth on LinkedIn; https://www.linkedin.com/in/gareth-thomas-designer/

        37 min
      • Barry Shrier - Founder of Giant Health - Supporting entrepreneurs and creating better health

        In this episode we speak to Barry Shrier Founder of Giant Health, "Europe's largest, most valuable festival of health-tech innovation"​. Barry is a serial entrepreneur with a knack for launching, scaling and selling business


        We talk to Barry about;

        Launching a wireless telecoms business

        Taking steps to address global warming and climate change

        What he looks for when he sets up a business

        Starting with an exit in mind

        Where innovation comes from

        Why he got into Healthcare and Healthtech


        You can connect with Barry on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/barryshrier/or via his EA




        39 min
      • Richard Alberg - CEO at aptem - Engergy + Focus = Success

        In this episode, we talk to Richard Alberg, CEO of aptem a SaaS platform with a focus on vocational training. We talk to Richard about;
        Starting his career in Advertising & Marketing moving by default into the tech space
        Finding something that interests you
        Being able to cope with the pressure and the lows
        How to find what you're good at and building a team of others to do the parts you're not good at
        Suddenly not being the funniest person in the room
        How he set up his own firm to be his first customer
        Taking pride in delegation
        What Richard looks for as an advisor and investor
        So for all of this and lots more, hit play now to check it out!

        44 min
      • Nelson Wooton CEO and Co-Founder at SaaScada - Scaling the Fintech market at speed by harnessing technology

        In this episode, we speak to Nelson Wooton CEO and Co-Founder of SaaScada, a technology business that helps companies deliver core banking services at an accelerated speed.

        In our chat we discuss;

        • Nelson starting in the tech world in the 90's
        • Being a guitarist in a band to building websites
        • Going from hands-on roles to leadership
        • Building a digital bank in 2 years
        • The "Snake Oil Salesmen" 
        • Building core banking systems at speed and a lower cost
        • What he's learned about banking systems and how they work
        • Some of Nelsons biggest learns as he's moved from CTO to CEO as well as when building the business

          • So for all of this and lots more, hit play now! 


          43 min
        • Victor Kula-Szilagyi - Head of Product at SEDNA - Future proofing your product and your career
          In this week's episode, we speak to Victor Kula-Szilagyi, Head of Product at SEDNA. 
          SEDNA transforms business processes by connecting work email with your core third-party apps - from tools specific to maritime shipping, where SEDNA got its start, to industry-agnostic tools like Salesforce
          We discuss;
          Victor's career path starting in Design and moving into Product
          How he made the transition and how you can too
          Some of the complexity around working on B2B products
          Victors move from consumer-focused products into the B2B world
          A look at how the role of design has changed in the last 20 years
          Designing for the future - time horizons 
          The problems they are solving at SEDNA
          Helping make changes in industries that have been doing things the same way for years
          For all of this and lots more, hit play now!
          40 min
        • Zandra Moore - Co-Founder and CEO at Panintelligence - The gender gap in tech

          In this episode, we speak to Zandra Moore - Co-Founder and CEO at Panintelligence. We get to discuss Zandra's experience and why/how she got into the tech industry. 

          Among the topics of conversation we discuss; 

          • Having a role model to show her what the tech industry was all about 
          • Working in Software Sales
          •  Being a female leader in a male-dominated industry 
          • Seizing the opportunity to become a founder at Paninitelligence 
          • What they are doing to help companies make better use of data 
          • The gap between men and women in tech 
          • Some of the current challenges that are faced today getting women into tech 
          • What Zandra has been doing to break this cycle
          • The importance of networking, including some groups she has set up and is involved in. 


            • So for all of this and lots more, hit play now!

            43 min
          • Julia Salasky - CEO at Legl - digitising an entire sector from the ground up

            Julia Salasky - CEO at Legl is someone who has been involved in helping shape the future of legal services and how they are accessed by consumers. Her current company (Legl) is helping law firms become more agile by helping them digitise there operational tasks.

            In this episode we were fortunate to talk to her about;

            • How Julia got into Law
            • Getting to work for the UN as one of her dream jobs
            • The transition from Law to Tech
            • Trying to solve the problem of making legal services more accessible.
            • Legal being behind most int tech but them making up that time now and how they are doing it.
            • A big push on client/customer experience
            • Creating her first, award winning, business (Crowd Justice)
            • The UK being ahead of many with the safeguards we have
            • Helping law firms become digital with the creation of her business Legl
            • Building a great team around her to ensure success

              • For all of this and more, hit play and enjoy!

              35 min
            • Tom Lavery - CEO and Founder - Jiminny - building high performance with sales

              In this episode we speak to Tom Lavery, CEO and Founder of sales software company Jiminny. This episode is packed full of insight into building a great sales culture. 

              We talk about;

              • Toms's career running and building high-performing sales teams
              • Simplifying the day to day
              • The importance of relationships
              • How Jiminny is helping sales teams be better
              • Knowing your customers
              • Making incremental changes to increase performance
              • What's in store for 2023 in software sales.

                • So for all of this and loads more learns, hit play and take a listen.

                35 min
              • Rob Sewell - CEO - Smartframe Technologies - Turning an early vision into a reality

                In this episode, we talk to Rob Sewell, CEO of Smartframe Technologies.

                We talk about;

                • his vision of where he wanted to go in life, which he had from a very young age
                • different lessons he's learnt along the way
                • his humble beginnings and different ventures
                • having a mindset that has enabled him to succeed
                • the power of networking
                • some techniques he's used to help him get to where he is now

                  • So for all this and lots more tune in now.

                  47 min

                About Fireside with Founders & Leaders

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                In this podcast, we talk to some of the greatest founders and leaders about their journey to where they are as well as discuss their companies and many other subjects depending on the guest.