The How Did We Get Here Podcast?

The boys chat with David Paynter, former professional cricketer and founder of Payntr Footwear. They have become a global brand in Cricket and Golf. Worn and endorsed by one of the best T20 cricketer's in the world, Rashid Khan. David took on the giants of the industry, Nike, Reebok, Adidas & Gray Nicholls and has a large global footprint and marketshare in many countries.

The boys chat to Steve Flanagan from Mt Sinai in NYC about their deployment of Virtual Mgr into one of the largest hospitals in the world. Steve as the Director of the facility talks about his experiences, feedback on the tool and how its helping him run the daily operations.

The boys chat with Richard Siganto, Founder/CEO of iSponsor & Heman Germian, Founder/CEO of Alloc8te. Both entrepreneurs are being mentored by the VM team. The discussion centres around their growth, wins, losses and the value that the mentorship provides them

The guys take a look at the conference and reflect on the time spent with staff, clients and associates of the Virtual Mgr business. This was the first time all team members from the US and Australia have ever been together in one room!

Daggers and the boys are finally back together! Daggers has been commentating in the Caribbean on the U19 World Cup and the VM boys have been working across the US seeing clients.

Part 2 of the discussion focuses around people and business culture across India plus what does it take for an International company to succeed in India.

The team speak with Prakash Wakankar, successful global corporate leader, broadcaster, former sportsman and all round great guy! Prakash provides his perspective on the key changes in the tech revolution in India, trends and how culture is king.

The guys talk further with Stef and discuss the key success factors that he sees with Start ups and scale ups. Stef looks at the journey of tech companies, what are the stages, key decision points and going global! 

The guys speak in a two part episode to Founder and CEO of the Marco Polo Group, Stef Solferini. Stef works exclusively with Inc 5000 companies and has a background in Management Consulting (Accenture), Corporate Banking and M&A. Stef discusses how he helps to grow and scale international businesses and provide support with exit strategies.

The Boys chat to Tom Wharton of Barrington Ayre who started life on Saville Row and decided to take the plunge into his now very successful business. Tom talks about the challenges and experiences that led him to a business providing clothing to celebrities and sports stars.

 Barrington Ayre  provide luxury bespoke and made to order clothing from their Cirencester showroom located in the historic Market Place. 

Operating a full visiting tailoring service across The Cotswolds, The South West and London as well as the UK by appointment, their clothing is worn by the likes of Michael Vaughan, Robbie Savage, Jos Buttler, Greg James, and David 'Bumble' Lloyd to name a few. They pride themselves on making the finest clothing and have a real niche for tweed wedding suits. They have our own range of Made in Cirencester clothing, made by in house Savile Row tailor, Sian, studied tailoring at the London School of Fashion and then went on to work in Savile Row for Dege and Skinner for 3 years before returning to The Cotswolds.