The Implement Podcast

For this 10th episode, I had the chance to chat with Nimrod Priell. Nimrod is the CEO and founder of Cord.com, a software startup bringing collaboration directly into any SaaS tool.

In this episode, we talked about transitioning from product manager at Facebook to startup CEO.

We talked about the importance of drive and belief when it comes to managing your career.

We talked about learning by talking, networking with smart people, and absorbing knowledge.

Nimrod (@nimrodpriell) is the founder & CEO of Radical, the company behind Cord (cord.com) - a horizontal collaboration product, that turns all tools you use multi-player, so you can collaborate with your team inside any SaaS application.

Before then, he was a PM at Facebook, was an advisor to founders and CPOs of $1B+ startups, and worked at various startups and orgs as a data scientist and software engineer all the way back to 2002.

From building and managing teams to running over 1,000 interviews, Nimrod is deeply interested in motivation and personal growth, in productivity and how teams communicate and work effectively.

For this 9th episode, I had the chance to chat with Bogdan Manea. Bogdan Founder of Recolta - a marketing consultancy focused on Growth Marketing, Paid Ads & Conversion Optimization.

In this episode, we talked about learning leadership at a young age by taking responsibilities.

We talked about building an open-source movement for the marketing world.

We talked about outgrowing your role in a company and what to do from there.

Bogdan defines himself as a Growth Marketing and Product person.

He's aiming to be a "full-stack marketer with entrepreneurial tendencies".

In a previous lifetime, he was Country Manager for the largest NGO in Romania, responsible for directly managing a team of 11 people.

For this 8th episode, I had the chance to chat with Kayleeann Maritz. Kayleeann is the Chief Marketing Officer at Momenta Group Global - an on-demand professional resource and services company.

In this episode, we talked about what it is to be a nomad marketer.

We talked about the importance of focusing on the target customer rather than the tactics.

We talked about the importance of vulnerability when managing teams.

Kayleeann has a broad-based background encompassing B2C, B2B, B2B2C, and FMCG experience working in markets worldwide.

For this 7th episode, I had the chance to chat with Simon Allison. Simon is the Head of Marketing at the Inception Group - a hospitality group behind many award-winning bars, restaurants, and clubs in London.

In this episode, we talked about how the covid crisis has led to unexpected learning.

We talked about learning on the job and how important it is to personalize the learning experience for professionals.

We talked about what it takes to build a career promoting nightclubs and bars.

Simon has over ten years of experience working in hospitality, originally in a nightclub environment. For the last six years, he has led venues in London.

Over the years Simon has worked for three companies: Eclectic Clubs and Bars, Virgin Limited Edition, and now Inception Group.

The Inception Group has five brands (Mr Fogg's, Cahoots, Bunga Bunga, Barts, and Maggie's).

These brands are spread across 13 venues.

However, when Simon joined, none of these brands were across multiple venues.

A large part of his role has been building brands that can be opened in slightly different iterations.

Over the years Inception has become known for headline-grabbing and viral spreading activations such as sending a cocktail into space, sending a couple around the world to make a truly global cocktail, and offering ownership to one of their new bars.

For this 6th episode, I had the chance to chat with Sam Evans. Sam is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Gather Social, a digital marketing agency based in Nottingham, UK.

In this episode, we talked about quitting a comfortable job to start something new.

We talked about how much you can learn when you believe in a project and work hard for it.

We talked about how important it is that managers often ask themselves “What is my job?”.

He is passionate about managing people in a disruptive manner, smashing social media results, and is also a big advocate of mental health.

Sam has an interesting story about using kindness as a currency and will inspire many leaders with his advice.

Jeff is the Co-Founder and CEO of Coinpass a startup in the crypto-finance industry.

In this episode, we talked about finding the motivation to launch a startup and building it up through the first few years.

We talked about the dangers of not developing, growing, learning on the job.

We talked about how happiness at work is at the crossroad of enjoying what you do, delivering value to others, and being able to walk away.

Trifon is a Freelance Content Marketer specialized in SaaS companies. 

With Trifon, we talked about how you can build motivation with journaling.

We talked about how the best way to overcome a challenge is by doing one simple thing repeatedly.

We talked about how friends, peers, books, podcasts can lift you up when you are working alone.

Trifon is based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Lyndsay is a Marketing Manager at amBX, a software startup in the smart building industry. With Lyndsay, we talked about building a career as a woman in a male-dominated industry. We also explored what mentorship is and how to build a great mentor relationship at work. We also talked about the everlasting tension between learning a new skill versus outsourcing.

Lyndsay is based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK.

Vincent Lebunetel is the co-founder and CEO of Boostrs, an HR tech company that helps HR departments and managers anticipate and accompany the transformation of their organization. Boostrs takes Strategic Workforce Planning out of the dust by making it simple and dynamic. He previously led Corporate Innovation and the EMEA consulting division at CWT. Vincent is based in Paris, France.

Simão Saco is the Growth Lead at Birdie Homecare Software, a fast-growing startup. Simão is responsible for demand generation. He defines himself as a data-driven marketer, with an appetite for thinking, conceptualizing, and executing growth hacks for ambitious organizations. Simão is based in London, UK.