The Guestlist Podcast

George Bevis

Founder & CEO at Tide

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“Business services offered by High Street banks have failed to meet the needs of the modern small business owner,” said George Bevis, Tide founder and CEO. “With slow sign-up processes, hidden charges and poor customer experience, business banking has been stuck in the dark ages.”

Tide, a UK-based, mobile-first banking service targeting small and medium enterprise customers, has picked up a Series A of $14 million, one of the bigger rounds for a fintech startup in Europe this year. The investment was led by Anthemis (the London-based fintech investor that has also backed Azimo, Currencycloud, Betterment and Simple) and Creandum (investor in Spotify and many other high-profile European startups), and is joined by Passion Capital and LocalGlobe, which backed Tide in a $2 million seed investment last year. Eileen Burbidge of Passion Capital is also Tide’s chairperson.

Tide’s unique selling point is that it provides a less expensive and faster service to smaller businesses who lack the staffing to run the accounting and admin sides of their businesses efficiently.

“People who run small businesses waste time with crappy administrative tasks, so we work out smart ways with software to automate these things,” Bevis said.

While a customer would use Tide just as they would a regular business banking account, it’s important to note that Tide is not a bank. Member deposits are kept in a ring-fenced account at Barclays under an FCA-regulated eMoney license by PrePay Solutions (PPS). Funds being held under an eMoney license, means deposits cannot be invested by PPS.

Article on investing and TIDE: https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/03/uks-tide-raises-14m-to-challenge-big-banks-with-a-mobile-first-service-for-smbs/

Mentor:

Eileen Burbidge

Eileen is a Partner at Passion Capital, an early-stage VC fund based in London. She brings extensive operational experience to her investment activities gleaned from business and product roles at Yahoo!, Skype, Apple and elsewhere.

In addition to Passion Capital, Eileen is also the Chair of TechCity UK, which is the British government-backed organisation supporting digital business across the UK. She is also HM Treasury’s Special Envoy for FinTech and has received an MBE for services to Business in June 2015.

Book: Buddhafield Dharma:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Buddhafield-Dharma-Buddhist-practice-land/dp/1905297947

George Bevis

@GeorgeBevis

Music to Hospitality—it’s always been about the experience for Danielle Kimmey Torrez Chief Executive Officer of www.ExperienceGlobal.com

Hear Jason's best southern accent as he explains what Experience Global is.

Headquartered in Nashville, TN, EXP Global delivers intelligent experience training solutions to hospitality companies nationwide. Founded on the 5 Disney Principles of Service, EXP Global works with employees from maintenance to the C-Suite, driving cultural change that improves retention and creates repeatable and measurable customer experiences.

DANIELLE KIMMEY TORREZ

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

( Joy) Danielle Kimmey Torrez serves as Chief Executive Officer for Experience Global and leads the relational partnerships, strategy, technology growth, organizational processes, and sales and marketing for the EG team. She brings fifteen years of leadership experience, with a focus on strategic partnerships and brand identity.

“Customers remember each human interaction from their experience with hotel, restaurant, and events staff. That’s why we founded EXP.”

Her career in music taught her the value of creating memorable experiences. Every show required a well-choreographed, well-executed performance that they had to repeat night after night, treating each time they stepped onstage as if they were auditioning for the first time. She recognized that translates to the hospitality industry. Each staff-to-customer interaction defines the experience and creates a lot of data. The market needed a data-driven, customer experience solution that translates into measurable insights and outcomes.

Experience Global combines a tech platform with in-person training of health system and facility employees. The company has been working at Florida-based Adventist Health System — where it has trained almost 3,500 people in 15 months — and a South Carolina retirement center, among others, focusing on rallying workers around company culture and values. A small bump in employee satisfaction on that front, CEO Danielle Torrez told the Post, generates a big increase in the patient satisfaction scores that are becoming a growing part of reimbursement criteria.

Danielle, is highly energized by investing in people, goal setting and achievement, brand strategy, online marketing initiatives, creative collaborations and teamwork. Her favorite things in this world are people and pizza. She currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Experience Global.

How have you balanced utilizing both creativity & business savvy in your career?

Growing up, I thought of creativity and business as two completely different spheres. I was so wrong. Once I began to utilize my creative side in business I started to see opportunity in every department of my company! These days, I take time to dream and ideate before making any big business decisions. Total game changer.

Community: Nashville Entrepreneur Centre

Technology: Google - Apps, Chat and Slack.

Book: Practicing Greatness: 7 Disciplines of Extraordinary Spiritual Leaders Based on his extensive experience as coach and mentor to many thousands of Christian leaders across a broad spectrum of ministry settings, Reggie McNeal helps spiritual leaders understand that they will self-select into or out of greatness.

Film: Clueless.

Biggest Learnings: Habits make you successful: Consistency is KING!

Biggest teachings: Being revenue Positive. Proven, Data. I've proven the concept. Making it hard to argue with.

Quote of the day: Walt Disney Quotes. We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

Formerly Chief Operating Officer and partner of Fitness Town Inc, he helped his teams help his clients in 8 retail stores and 2 commercial divisions. Raised in Bowmanville, Ontario, he is now traveling with his 2 children and loving wife, Christie, from Vancouver, B.C. With his rare spare time, he is an active member of Toastmasters and when not honing his public speaking skills, he lives out his passion for writing and sharing best health and fitness practices as the editor of DaiManuel.com.

Dai Manuel

Dad, Lifestyle Mentor, Nutrition & Fitness Coach, Keynote Speaker, Pro Blogger, and author of the Whole Life Fitness Manifesto: As well as a digital thought leader and lifestyle mentor empowering people to lead a ‘FUN’ctionally fit life through education, encouragement and community. Dai models his work on the basis of 5 pillars (4 actually, plus a roof): Fitness, Family, Finances, and Faith with an overarching roof of ‘FUN’ built on a rock-solid foundation of health. Dai is also a dad, dating his wife, a founding partner and former COO of Fitness Town Inc, keynote speaker, award-winning blogger, Podcaster, CrossFit athlete, co-founder of the #YVRDads support group for fathers, a BC Children’s Hospital Grind For Kids Ambassador, and published author of the Whole Life Fitness Manifesto.

BOOK: CRUSH IT - Social Media - Gary Vee

Dai Manuel's Whole Life Fitness Manifesto: 30 Minutes a Day for a Healthier Body, Mind and Spirit

A colorful, dynamic blend of inspiring philosophy and practical workouts that anyone can follow to enhance physical and mental wellbeing for life.

In this book, trainer, motivational speaker, father, and entrepreneur Dai Manuel offers a plan that anyone can follow to create health and wellbeing in both mind and body. Is it possible to get physically fit without taking care of the other aspects of you? Sure. But it’s much harder to get going and keep going, and much less fun. Loaded with concrete workouts, meditation exercises, nutrition advice, and personal development prompts, this book provides the tools to create a “FUNctionally fit”

“The highest reward for our toil is not what we get for it but what we become by it. … Mistakes are not failures. They are proof that we are making an effort. When we understand that, we can more easily move out of our comfort zone, try something new, and improve. … Improvement demands a commitment to grow long after the mood in which it was made has passed.” —John Maxwell

BIGGEST LESSON LEARNED:

“Don't be on your deathbed someday, having squandered your one chance at life, full of regret because you pursued little distractions instead of big dreams.”

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In 2009 Bronnie wrote an online article called Regrets of the Dying about her time as a palliative carer. Working with dying people and developing close relationships with them during their last weeks resulted in raw, honest conversations about life and death, including what the patients wished they had done differently.

How to get to know more about Dai -

www.daimanuel.com/contact-me/

https://twitter.com/daimanuel

https://www.youtube.com/user/BodyByDai

https://www.linkedin.com/in/daimanuel

James Swanston - warning some sound issues due to calls between Thailand and London - apologies to listeners -

James is an advisor to Lord Mawson OBE for the St Paul’s Way Transformation Project, one of the UK’s biggest regeneration projects based in East London, with a focus on encouraging students to look at science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and enterprise. James is the chair of the Transport Working Group of the Energy Managers Association, founded by Lord Redesdale to help major UK businesses to help address the challenges of energy scarcity and climate change. He was recently listed in the Tech City Almanac as one of the 100 key figures helping to redefine digital business in London.

He is a director of Green and Tonic, a fast growing networking group for sustainability leaders in London and has previously assisted the Sustainable Development Commission on smart mobility and was awarded the Greenbang award for smart transport in 2011. James regularly speaks at events on sustainability and entrepreneurship topics. He has been granted the Freedom of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, one of the City of London's oldest livery companies and has been made a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts.

He has served as an officer in the Australian and British Armies, including tours of duty in Malaysia, East Timor, Iraq, Falkland Islands and Afghanistan; he currently commands the City of London Fusiliers Company of the London Regiment. He spent several years in Australian military intelligence, where he established a multi-discipline team working on the fusion of intelligence collection and analysis across different technical intelligence sources, for which he was awarded the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation's Outstanding Service Award. He was awarded the United States Bronze Star Medal and the Australian Joint Operations Command Commendation for service in Iraq.

James completed three bachelor degrees concurrently from Griffith University in Law, International Business and Modern Asian Studies, a Diploma in Export Management and a Masters in International Relations and Asian Politics (University of Queensland). James is a qualified Justice of the Peace.

BIGGEST LESSON LEARNED: BE UNBELIEVABLY FLEXIBLE> Have a clear mission statement. Get people to buy into its - mission to build a massive company and aggressively pursue that goal.

Elon Musk and HyperLoop - exciting technology - part of a consortium to be a part of the global hyperloop challenge.

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“LESSONS LEARNED"

1. Be forward thinking

2. Be inventive, and daring

3. Do the right thing

4. Be honest and straight forward

5. Be willing to change, to learn, to grow and be very very flexible.

6. Work hard and be yourself

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Scott talks at SquareMeal: SquareMeal has been around for almost 30 years and has been the market leading independent restaurant commentators with a circulation of 50,000. The award-winning event is in London and attracts over 8.000 bookers at Old Billingsgate, EC3 in September each year.

Jason shares his talk on Creativity: the phenomenon whereby something new and somehow valuable is formed. He talks " thinking outside the box" and inside the box" as well as mentioning Stamford University's Creative Engine.

Listen to find out what you missed.

Luke Havard: "I help ambitious small to mid-size businesses to SUPERSIZE their growth using acquisitions."

Luke Havard is a business investor, advisor and serial entrepreneur with a deep passion and talent for buying, scaling & selling global businesses and advising and partnering with others to do the same.

Luke specialises in partnering with SME's and investors, with ambition to grow by acquisition, (but lack the time and or the expertise to source great deals), who have access to capital to complete off-market transactions between $5m - $50m in size.

Luke is the founder of Disentis Group a boutique M&A firm and one of four partners in a global private equity consortium that helps small to mid-size companies to supersize their business growth through acquisition.

Are you interested in exploring the option of buying, scaling or even selling your business?

Founder & CEO at John Murphy International Experienced Business Coach, Executive Coach, Mentor, and Productivity Expert

Experienced Business Coach, Executive Coach, Mentor, Leadership Strategist and Productivity Expert

His goal for all his clients is to help them win in their businesses and their lives!

He works as a business coach to CEOs, Business Owners, Professional Service Companies and Senior Executives to help them build sustainable, profitable long term businesses.

His experience as a CEO, Executive Chairman and Business Owner positions him well to understand the challenges that his clients face and he brings a proven process to each client, tailored to their needs.

He has worked as a business coach for the past 10 years all over the world and in all industries, and his philosophy of always adding value to results has enabled him to work with top companies worldwide.

He has had the privilege of working as a mentor and leadership strategist to top CEOs, and have helped them to achieve levels of productivity required for their roles.

His work as an Executive Coach to senior executives and directors who are transitioning to new roles, and support them to become the leaders they aspire to be.

His work in the field of Emotional Intelligence helps his clients to better understand why the behave they way they do, and how we can help them to improve their performance as a result of this detailed assessment.

John has worked with to name a few: PFizer: AIRBUS: VODAPHONE: STATE STREET: KLM

He successfully transitioned his business from offline to online and is now location independent.

His wife, Bernie, and John live in the beautiful Languedoc region of France.

He works online so he can fit in with your schedule and help you start getting the results you want in your business and your life

Book: SmartTribes

Book by Christine Comaford As a leadership coach, the author observes that clients generally approach her with three goals in mind: performance, innovation, and engagement. The approaches they have used in the past are no longer getting them the results they desire. What's needed is more than tactical advice for implementing the same strategy more effectively, but a complete change in the strategic approach to organizational management.

She cites a number of findings of a Harvard study (Haskett 1992) into the way in which performance is enhanced by culture, in which companies identified as having "performance-enhancing cultures" significantly outperformed others in various regards (market share, profitability, etc.)

The author offers the notion of "smart tribes" - a culture that she claims will outperform competitors. The "smart" pertains to the proactive mind - seeing opportunities and evaluating options rather than reacting by gut instinct to the events as they unfold.

She concedes that "tribe" has become a buzzword, but it represents an important concept: the sense of belonging within an organization. Tribes work collaboratively toward a goal, and having the support of a tribe gives each member a sense of confidence in taking decisive action - it mitigates the risk of acting alone, shields us from consequences, which enables us to apply our higher mind rather than reacting in fear. The other benefits of collaboration - combining effort and expertise of many people - are of little value if the culture of an organization does not provide the security necessary to make an intelligent decision regarding which activities should be pursued.

Leaders unintentionally (or sometimes deliberately) push their teams into a position of insecurity, which creates a flurry of panicked activity rather than supporting more measured and intelligent choices. A major shift in the environment or a major change in the organization is often surrounded by uncertainty and doubt, and in times of major upheaval people look to their tribal leaders for direction - while the leaders cannot prevent this from happening, they can certainly consider their reaction. To shrug is not acceptable.

Where there is threat or uncertainty, people go into the animal state - freeze, fight, or flight - to exercise the higher mind and be in what the author calls the "smart state" requires confidence and security. For companies, growth is always desirable, even in difficult times - and to achieve growth, the leadership of a firm must work to keep their employees in the "smart state" even in the face of difficulty and turbulence.

If the organizational culture is consistently in its smart state, then it is a smart tribe - even in the face of change and growth, smart tribes are focused, communicate clearly and directly, and have the enthusiasm and energy to do what needs to be done.

The author lays claim to "neuroscience techniques" that can be applied to maintain a highly productive organization. She switches to providing a litany of benefits (performance, productivity, efficiency, innovation, and morale) that have resulted from applying her methodology. They are dramatic differences, and achieved within a relatively short amount of time.

She compares the book to a "field guide" and herself as a "scout" who has real-world experience and can guide you in the right direction. While the book provides a general methodology, it should also be a troubleshooting guide to help when managers find themselves "stuck" for a solution.

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John Murphy at LinkedIn

http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=6257023&trk=tab_pro

YouTube - John Murphy Coaching http://www.youtube.com/user/johnMurphyCoaching/videos

Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/johnmurphy.focuspoint?ref=tn_tnmn

Undercover Recruiter

http://theundercoverrecruiter.com/

“The first follower is actually an underestimated form of leadership in itself. … The first follower is what transforms a lone nut into a leader.” ― Derek Sivers

Shaa Lysa Wasmund MBE

A British businesswoman episode 5 of season 5. NSFW - Language

In her career so far she has been the boss of numerous dotcom companies, a property developer, the head of a public relations firm, a best-selling author, and even a one-time personal assistant for former British boxer Chris Eubank.

Who received her break from : Brendon Burchard is one of the most watched personal development trainers in the world and a Top 100 Most Followed Public Figure on Facebook.

After graduating from the London School of Economics, I became the only licensed female boxing manager in the world, working with Chris Eubank. I then worked with Sir James Dyson for about five years, when he was still operating from his kitchen table. I then went on to set up my own PR agency.

What I really want to focus on now is online education, which is a huge growth area, so I teach people how to create online businesses with The Freedom Collective.

Hero Trait: Honesty and Transparency whatever we teach has to be actionable, practical and do-able!

Focus on YOU, forget the competition! Find your Tribe : Don't be a cookie -cutter of what is already out there. Big Believer " ALWAYS BE LEARNING!" - COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS AND COMPETE WITH YOURSELF!

Missed out on the sale of BEBO to AOL who acquired social networking site Bebo for $850 million in cash.

Books: The Magic Of Thinking Big Reissue by David J Schwartz and How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie

Find her on: Shaa.com

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The Freedom Collective

What time do you get up in the morning? 5am.

Which app couldn’t you live without? WhatsApp, or Facebook – definitely communication-based ones.

What’s your top way to unwind in the evening? A run in the park, and then a hot bath while watching Vikings with a carefully positioned laptop. I’ve applied to be an extra in the next series. I want to be a shieldmaiden. I’ve started martial arts training.

What was your first job? Cleaning out stables when I was 14.

What did you always want to be when you were growing up? I wanted to have financial freedom so that I could make my own choices.

What’s a hot tip for a new company? Not a specific one, but I think we’re going to see a lot of companies pop up around meditation.

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve been given? Never live your life by other people's limitations.

What’s the worst piece of advice you’ve been given? A famous advertising leader said this to a 26-year-old in front of me: “You need to focus on fixing all of your weaknesses between now and 40, because maybe after 40 you will be able to be a success”. For me that’s a recipe for disappointment and disaster.

What’s your motto? It’s never just business; it’s always about people.

What scares you? Sharks. I would never go diving in a cage with them.

Adam began his career in NYC working on features and production managing documentaries for the Discovery Channel. He then started as the first producer at Agile Films in 2005, helping to build it from the ground up over seven years. While at Agile, he produced a number of commercials, digital content and music videos for clients as varied as T-Mobile, W-Hotels, DKNY, Sony Playstation, Accenture, Coke, PWC, Channel 4, Vertu and Pernod Ricard.

Favourite Quote: From quiet homes and first beginning, out to the undiscovered ends, there's nothing worth the wear of winning, but laughter and the love of friends. Hilaire Belloc

Favourite Show: Sopranos and WestWing

Jason and Adam worked together on the W Hotel's arrival to London's Leicester Square, Away We Stay follows the romantic story of a photographer (played by Helena Christensen), who falls for a stranger she meets in a restaurant (David Gandy). Inspired by the iconic movie Blow Up, the film is directed by Edoardo Ponti and produced by Katrina.

Biggest Value Lesson: Humans are emotional creatures. My impression is that storytelling allows us to digest information more easily because it connects that information to emotions. ... Storytelling is important because it is effective at teaching in a way that people can easily remember, and at helping people relate to one another.