Founders of the Future

In this episode, the host (Joe Mardell) spoke with Maysam Rizvi, Founder and CEO at Elefinti.  Topics discussed in this episode include: - Maysam's entrepreneurial journey - What is financial vulnerability? - Why is 50% of the UK population financially vulnerable? - How can AI be used to improve finances? - How do you build a startup based on social good? - Maintaining an ethical culture during growth - Encouraging innovation in startups  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/maysamrizvi/

In this episode, the host (Joe Mardell) spoke with Fionnuala O'Conor, Founder and CEO at OpDem.  Topics discussed in this episode include: - Fionnuala's entrepreneurial journey and previous startups - Building human-like machines - Emotionally intelligent machines - Using technology to better humanity - Human and technology co-working - Behavioural change via technology and emotional intelligence - Technology in education - Gamifying education  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionnuala-o-conor-322911/

In this episode, the host (Joe Mardell) spoke with Anne Boysen, Foresight Analyst at Artemis Connection and Founder at After The Millennials consulting.

Topics discussed in this episode include:

- Anne's role as a foresight analyst

- How can companies use data to get ahead?

- Gen Z internet & social media habits

- Generational differences for marketers

- Using artificial intelligence to harness social media data

- Future social media trends

- Concerns for the future of social media & Gen Z

- Social Media Polarisation

- Using tech to solve current problems and steer towards a more optimistic future

- Will the future of innovation be lead by new startups or dominated by current tech giants?

- Who will be the next Blockbuster/Kodak?

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anneboysen/

Website - http://afterthemillennials.com/

In this episode, the host (Joe Mardell) spoke with Genevieve Leveille, the Founder and CEO of AgriLedger, a social enterprise project using distributed ledger technology and mobile apps for agricultural producers.  

Topics discussed in this episode include:

- Genevieve's Story 

- Blockchain for Agriculture 

- Agriculture problems faced by 3rd world countries 

- Impacts of Covid-19 - Solving the global food shortage 

- Democratising access to opportunity

- Remote work

- Improving living standards for communities reliant on agriculture  

Genevieve's LinkedIn:  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/genevieveleveille/  

AgriLedger:  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/agriledger/ Website - http://www.agriledger.io/

In this episode, the host (Joe Mardell) spoke with Kelly Idehen, the Founder and CEO of LinkOrion Technology, a Lagos based technology service provider.  Topics discussed in this episode include: - Transhumanism - Future of Society - Quantum Computing - Brain Computer Interface (BCI) - Neuralink - Risk of AI - AGI - Preventing Economic Disparity with Technology - Encouraging Global Collaboration

In this episode, the host (Joe Mardell) spoke with Tom Lev, the Founder and CEO of TomBot.AI, an Israel based customer service chatbot provider for the E-commerce sector.  Topics discussed in this episode include: - Chatbots for customer service - Smart vs dumb bots - Future of voice technology - OpenAI's GPT-3

In this episode, the host (Joe Mardell) spoke with Craig J. Stadler, the Founder and CTO of Founders of the Future, an online video search engine. Petey Vid allows you too view videos from all over the internet. It respects your privacy and does not collect any user data.  Topics discussed in this episode include: - Petey Vid - Data privacy - Craig's entrepreneurship story - Exiting a company - Timing in entrepreneurship - Coom entrepreneurship misconceptions  Follow Craig on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/cstadler18/   Petey Vid:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdFW7g6SS5miht8XSDFO1ZQ  https://www.linkedin.com/company/petey-vid/  https://www.peteyvid.com/

A collaboration between Founders of the Future Podcast, New Age Podcast, and Dockship (AI model marketplace). Joe Mardell, Vikrant Yadav, and Sheetala Tiwari discuss the Future of AI, and how AI will impact your life. This bonus episode is perfect for anyone with an interest in AI, ML, and emerging tech.  We discussed:  -Solving future pandemics with AI  -How ML hackathons encourage innovation  -AI myths and common misconceptions  -Impact of AI on job prospects and unemployment  -How AI will affect your future in different industries  -How to prepare for the 4th Industrial Revolution: a new wave of innovation  -High income skills for the 4th Industrial Revolution  -Careers with high risk of automation  -Careers with big potential for growth  -How to learn AI and launch your career in AI

In this episode, the host (Joe Mardell) spoke with Chaitanya Hiremath, the Founder and CEO of Scanta, a San Francisco based start-up pioneering the chatbot protection industry, helping businesses to protect their Virtual Assistant Chatbots and other Machine Learning platforms against the emerging threat of Machine Learning Attacks. Chaitanya, or as some call him, Chad, has been involved in technology and related trends since he started his career. His combination of industry expertise, drive and vision, is what enabled him to become first Indian-origin entrepreneur to win not only the SharkTank Showcase, but also the prestigious Draper University Summer Pitch 2018, in San Francisco, CA. Furthermore, in 2019, he was selected for Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 25 People in Tech, after being chosen for Forbes 30 Under 30 in the Startup Category. He was also chosen as the ‘Youth Icon’ for 2019 by Fame India.  Scanta’s security solutions enable companies to confidently deploy and scale machine learning-based corporate systems. Their flagship product, VA Shield is a virtual assistant and chatbot security solution that adds a new level of supervision to ensure a much safer conversational experience for both businesses and their customers.   Topics discussed in this episode include: - The Scanta story - Scanta’s offerings, products/services - The advantages of hyper-automation to improve business processes - Affects of the open source movement on AI, ML and business - Threat vectors & machine learning vulnerabilities - Protecting VA chatbots & ML systems - Challenges of scaling a start-up

In this episode, the host (Joe Mardell) spoke with Idris & Julia Alexander. Based out of Brisbane, Australia, this newly married power couple have each  founded their own companies. Idris is the Founder of graphic design agency Gymsomia. Julia is the Founder of wellness brand Self-love.  Topics discussed in this episode include: -Ecommerce -Building an entrepreneurial mindset -Content creation & Instagram growth -Business and personal finance -Dropshipping -Business "gurus"   Check out their social media:  https://www.instagram.com/gymsomnia.studios/?hl=en  https://www.instagram.com/selflove_thelabel/?hl=en  Websites:  https://www.gymsomnia.com/  https://selflovethelabel.com/