Seeking Out The Next Generation

This week, we speak with startup CEO, Dana Lattouf. Back in 2013, Dana arrived from Jordan to study Business Administration at Bath University. At the end of her 4-year degree, she turned down the kind of job offer that graduates would normally snatch up... and instead of getting a good salary and paying off her student loans, she decided to take a massive leap and build her own business.

You can connect with Dana on Linked In.

This is the third episode in our entrepreneur-centric mini series - if you missed the other episodes (Ep 4 with Paul Hetherington and Ep 5 with Georgia Stewart), you can download them on Apple Podcast, Spotify or on our website.

-- About Seeking Out --
Seeking Out the Next Generation is a podcast about everyday people who have inspiring stories to share.

Seeking Out is supported by Storm, an agency that builds world-class digital products and services for startups, scale-ups and corporate innovators. Find them on Twitter @StormUK.

And also by Dialect, the full service marketing agency that specialises in the art and science of engaging tech and gaming audiences.

This episode of Seeking Out was recorded in the Seeking Out studios in Bath.

The Seeking Out team:
Co-hosts: Lou Bray, David Maher Roberts
Show idents: Ellie Beaven
Music: AudioNetworks, Tom Summers
Design: Annabel Miller, Dylan Channon
Social Media Manager: Adele Burrows
Editors: Kizzy Bray, Lou Bray, David Maher Roberts
Storytellers: Ellie Beaven, Ella Maher Roberts, 
Researchers: Kath Russell, Juliet Gupta
Executive Producers: David Boddington, David Maher Roberts

This week on Seeking Out, we speak with Amber Conroy who in 2017 at the age of 15 engaged with the Repeal the 8th movement in Dublin (Ireland) which ignited a passion for activism and women's rights. We discover how and why she connected to this cause and how it continues to influence her today.

You can connect with Amber on instagram - @ambieconroy - and you can also find out more about the Seeking Out podcast on our website.

-- About Seeking Out --
Seeking Out the Next Generation is a podcast about everyday people who have inspiring stories to share.

Seeking Out is supported by Storm, an agency that builds world-class digital products and services for startups, scale-ups and corporate innovators. Find them on Twitter @StormUK.

And also by Dialect, the full service marketing agency that specialises in the art and science of engaging tech and gaming audiences.

This episode of Seeking Out was recorded in Hertfordshire in the autumn of 2019.

The Seeking Out team:
Co-hosts: Lou Bray, David Maher Roberts
Show idents: Ellie Beaven
Music: AudioNetworks, Tom Summers
Design: Annabel Miller, Dylan Channon
Social Media Manager: Adele Burrows
Editors: Kizzy Bray, Lou Bray, David Maher Roberts
Storytellers: Ellie Beaven, Ella Maher Roberts, 
Researchers: Kath Russell, Juliet Gupta
Executive Producers: David Boddington, David Maher Roberts

This week's episode follows a young musician, singer-songwriter in the band Hum Fuzz. He shares his story - a continuing pursuit of passion for music.

He describes how the band started out, how his degree at BIMM is helping him and even gives advice for other young musicians.

If you want to connect with Leo on social media he is @only.slightly on Instagram and you can find Hum Fuzz on Spotify and on Instagram (@hum_fuzz)

You can also find out more about the Seeking Out podcast on our website.

-- Show Notes --
Seeking Out the Next Generation is a podcast about everyday people with inspiring stories to share.

Seeking Out is supported by Storm, an agency that builds world-class digital products and services for startups, scale-ups and corporate innovators. Find them on Twitter @StormUK.

And also by Dialect, the full service marketing agency that specialises in the art and science of engaging tech and gaming audiences.

This episode of Seeking Out was recorded via Zencastr (yes, we are socially distancing).

Seeking Out team:
Co-hosts: Lou Bray, David Maher Roberts
Show idents: Ellie Beaven
Music: AudioNetworks, Tom Summers
Design: Annabel Miller, Dylan Channon
Social Media Manager: Adele Burrows
Editing: Kizzy Bray, Lou Bray, David Maher Roberts
Storytellers: Ellie Beaven, Ella Maher Roberts, 
Researchers: Kath Russell, Juliet Gupta
Executive Producer: David Boddington

Part 2 of our series of entrepreneur-focused interviews in which we try to understand what makes a startup CEO tick. This week, we chat with Georgia Stewart, CEO of Tumelo - a financial technology business that enables investors and pension contributors to influence the businesses that they invest in.

If you want to connect with Georgia on social media she is @iamgeorgias on Twitter and the company is @tumelohq and their website is https://www.tumelo.com/.

You can also find out more about the Seeking Out podcast on our website.

-- Show Notes --
Seeking Out is supported by Storm, an agency that builds world-class digital products and services for startups, scale-ups and corporate innovators. Find them on Twitter @StormUK.

And also by Dialect, the full service marketing agency that specialises in the art and science of engaging tech and gaming audiences.

This episode of Seeking Out was recorded at Runway East co-working space in Bristol.

Seeking Out team:
Co-hosts: Lou Bray, David Maher Roberts
Show idents: Ellie Beaven
Music: AudioNetworks, Tom Summers
Design: Annabel Miller, Dylan Channon
Social Media Manager: Adele Burrows
Editing: Kizzy Bray, Lou Bray, David Maher Roberts
Researchers: Ellie Beaven, Ella Maher Roberts, Kath Russell, Juliet Gupta
Executive Producer: David Boddington

This week we talk with Paul Hetherington, a 22-year old CEO and co-founder of Neuro AI - a business that makes computers specifically for Artificial Intelligence. This is the first of a number of interviews we are doing with the next generation of entrepreneurs to find out about their business but also about what makes them tick as people.

If you want to connect with Paul on social media he is @phethers on Twitter and the company's Twitter handle is @AiNeuro and their website is www.neuro-ai.co.uk.

You can also find out more about the Seeking Out podcast on our website.

-- Show Notes --
Seeking Out is supported by Storm, an agency that builds world-class digital products and services for startups, scale-ups and corporate innovators. Find us on Twitter @StormUK.

And also by Dialect, the full service marketing agency that specialises in the art and science of engaging tech and gaming audiences.

This episode of Seeking Out was recorded in our Bath studios.

Seeking Out team:
Co-hosts: Lou Bray, David Maher Roberts
Show idents: Ellie Beaven
Music: AudioNetworks + Tom Summers
Designers: Annabel Miller, Dylan Channon
Social Media Manager: Adele Burrows
Editing: Kizzy Bray, Lou Bray, David Maher Roberts
Researchers: Ellie Beaven, Ella Maher Roberts, Kath Russell
Executive Producer: David Boddington

This week we meet Sarah, who has battled with chronic pelvic pain since childhood. No longer happy having her voice unheard, Sarah uses social media to advocate for change in women’s healthcare and to create a safe space where women can share their experiences and ask for support, without fear of judgement.

“The momentum and seeds of change come from grassroots activists that are on social media that are talking to people and getting people riled up and leading people to find a voice... because if they didn’t have their voice on social media, they might not know how to use it.” 

If you want to connect with Sarah on social media she is @mypelvicpain on Instagram. You can also check out her website https://www.mypelvicpain.co.uk/

And find out more about Seeking Out on our website.

-- Show Notes --
Seeking Out is supported by Dialect, the full service marketing agency that specialises in the art and science of audience engagement.

This episode of Seeking Out was recorded in Oxford and Bath.

Seeking Out team:
Co-hosts: Lou Bray, David Maher Roberts
Show idents: Ellie Beaven
Music: AudioNetworks
Designers: Annabel Miller, Dylan Channon
Social Media Manager: Adele Burrows
Researchers: Ellie Beaven, Ella Maher Roberts, Kath Russell
Executive Producer: David Boddington

"I get an adrenaline rush. I'm a bit of an adrenaline junkie. I love feeling scared and a tiny bit sick before I go on stage. But it's not the same fear of failure now... more, this is something I really enjoy. I really like speaking in front of people and I like the buzz that it gives me."

This week we meet Siena, a 16-year old actor/entrepreneur/youth politician who develops ninja-like public speaking skills early in her life and has a big impact in both the worlds of startups and politics.

If you want to connect with Siena on social media she is @siena_jw on Instagram.

And find out more about Seeking Out on our website.

-- Show Notes --
Seeking Out is supported by Dialect, the content and media agency that specialise in the art and science of audience engagement.

This episode of Seeking Out was recorded outside Society Cafe, Bath and partly in Dialect's studios in the centre of Bath.

Credits:
Guests: Siena Jackson-Wolfe, Wendy from St Albans Amateur Theatre Group and Mohammed Aidid.
Interviewer and researcher: Louise Bray
Host: David Maher Roberts
Show idents: Ellie Beaven
Music: AudioNetworks
Designers: Annabel Miller, Dylan Channon
Social Media Manager: Adele Burrows
Producers: Louise Bray, David Maher Roberts
Exec Producer: David Boddington

“I think I’ve always been a bit, a bit more ‘why not’ than some other people maybe. And just a bit more proactive… in that… Nothing’s impossible. And if you’ve got enough people, enough contacts, enough support around you, you can pretty much do anything… Within reason.”

In this first episode of Seeking Out The Next Generation, we meet Alice McNeil, a 19-year old software developer and some time musician... from a little town in Wiltshire. Her story is one of resilience when coping with grief and proactivity in making things happen for herself.

If you want to connect with Alice on social media she is @alicemcneil24 on Instagram.

And find out more about Seeking Out on our website.

-- Show Notes --
Seeking Out is supported by Dialect, the content and media agency that specialise in the art and science of audience engagement.

This episode of Seeking Out was recorded partly in Victoria Park, Bath and partly in Dialect's studios in the centre of Bath.

Credits:
Guests: Alice McNeil, Paul McNeil, Hannah Sweet
Interviewer and researcher: Ella Maher Roberts
Host: David Maher Roberts
Show idents: Ellie Beaven
Music: AudioNetworks
Designers: Annabel Miller, Dylan Channon
Social Media Manager: Adele Burrows
Producer: David Maher Roberts
Exec Producer: David Boddington