Today I am chatting with Chris Wade, Co-Founder and Partner at venture capital firm, Isomer Capital, which funds European technology innovation. Chris is an incredibly experienced founder, entrepreneur, start-up mentor and venture capitalist.   This is a highly enlightening interview and provides deep insight on both the start-up and the venture capital side into the true nature of the entrepreneurial journey from someone at the top of their field.     In this interview you will learn about:

• Why entrepreneurship is an “illogical leap”
• Why you should not believe your own hype
• The “what else” mindset
• Why Europe is a thriving place for start ups
• What makes a good mentor
• What makes a good mentee
• Why the “why” matters

  Check out Isomer Capital! https://isomercapital.com/   Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yasminarte/   Share your key takeaway on instagram and I will repost you!   Get yourself some ultra hip streetwear that actually stands for something real!    Get a 10% discount at lowkeyemotional.com when you use the discount code YAS10 at the checkout!   Audio edited by the wonderful Jake Babineau. You could say he’s an audio genie. He’s also a great musician with a crazy podcastable voice — he composed my intro!

• Check him out on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jake_babineau/
• Music taken from the ending of his song ‘On The Cold Tile Floor’: https://bit.ly/2KQGZhN 

  I conducted this interview on behalf of CUE (Cambridge University Entrepreneurs)

• You can check them out here: https://www.cue.org.uk/ 

Today I’m chatting with Mish Dev, a serial start up entrepreneur from San Francisco, who is currently pursuing a Masters in Entrepreneurship at Cambridge University and has worked entrepreneurially with corporate banks, in data science/machine learning, hostels, travel and healthcare. Pivoter extraordinaire.   This episode provides deep insight into the mind of a true entrepreneur. Always seeking opportunity, following demand and seeing how we can solve unique problems and create value to business and society.   Especially interesting insights on pivoting, given the coronavirus situation, where he changed course from his business GoSkyHy, which focuses on meeting new people through travel experience, to rebuilding Helper, which is focused on home care for the elderly.    This episode was recorded late March, so this conversation was had with that macro context.   In this episode you will learn about: 

• How the entrepreneurial mindset primes you to overcome any challenge
• Why you should take risks
• The good side and the dark side of personal data collection
• How to pivot and adapt when the world throws you a curveball (feat. coronavirus)
• How to be a killer at sales
• How to build a good team
• And so much more…

Watch on Youtube! https://youtu.be/aIiVHQl1T3Y

Connect with Mish!

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mishterious27/

     Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yasminarte/   Share your key takeaway on instagram and I will repost you!   Get yourself some ultra hip streetwear that actually stands for something real!    Get a 10% discount at lowkeyemotional.com when you use the discount code YAS10 at the checkout!   Audio edited by the wonderful Jake Babineau. You could say he’s an audio genie. He’s also a great musician with a crazy podcastable voice — he composed my intro!

• Check him out on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jake_babineau/
• Music taken from the ending of his song ‘On The Cold Tile Floor’: https://bit.ly/2KQGZhN 

Today I am chatting with Stephen Allott, a Trinity College Cambridge Graduate, who began his eclectic career in entrepreneurship importing bicycle locks while at law school. Plotting his “great escape”, he veered into the technological space, and introduced web processing and online legal databases into chambers in the UK.    He has worked at McKinsey as a strategy consultant solving complex business problems, and has scaled network management software company Micromuse to 800 employees, taking it to IPO on NASDAQ.   No doubt having lead a highly successful entrepreneurial career, he is now a venture partner at Seedcamp, a venture capital fund with 4 unicorns to its name. He has an incredible breath of experience and has scaled companies, built teams and solved complex problems across areas as varied as sales funnels to fundraising to organisational design to corporate strategy.   This episode is simultaneously enlightening, impressive and funny.   In this episode you will learn about: 

• How to scale a company
• The one skill that work wonders for you in business
• Why the tech space is so important
• The future of technology
• How to recruit great talent
• What makes a good salesperson
• And so much more…

  Follow Stephen’s Work!

• Seedcamp: www.seedcamp.com
• Sales Tales: https://medium.com/@stephenallott

  Stephen also set up a non-profit called Cambridge Ring to back companies started by Cambridge University Computer Science and Technology graduates. He spent three years setting this up pro bono as a passion project.   It’s massively underestimated. The market capitalisation of their Hall of Fame is about $30 billion.    Some of its greatest successes include DeepMind Technologies, which was bought by Google, Raspberry Pi, and ARM, which is the most common chip architecture in the world.   You can check it out here: https://www.cst.cam.ac.uk/ring   Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yasminarte/   I conducted this interview on behalf of CUE (Cambridge University Entrepreneurs)

• You can check them out here: https://www.cue.org.uk/ 

  Edited by the wonderful Jake Babineau. You could say he’s an audio genie. He’s also a great musician with a crazy podcastable voice — he composed my intro!

• Check him out on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jake_babineau/
• Music taken from the ending of his song ‘On The Cold Tile Floor’: https://bit.ly/2KQGZhN 

           

Today I’m chatting with Catalina Rodriguez, Founder of Social Media Management Company Yellow Muse, who is now pivoting towards the personal development niche. She is highly uplifting and positive and really raw about her journey through both struggle and triumph. If you’re looking for a wholesome and nurturing kick up the bum, this one’s for you ;-)   In this episode you will learn about: 

• How to get over your excuses
• How getting over your ego will help you “figure it out”
• Why you need to get rid of the energy vampires now
• The power of journalling
• Why you should put yourself first
• Women as entrepreneurs — advantage or disadvantage?
• How to up your social media marketing game
• And so much more…

  Things mentioned in this episode:

• The One Thing by Gary Keller: https://amzn.to/3aXEKUj

  Favourite Quotes:

• “Find an excuse to do what you need to do.”
• “You know what your vision is. Nobody else knows what your vision is.”
• “Entrepreneurship is a long-term journey.”
• “Once you have that brand persona, that one person you are talking to you, you can do it every single day without burning out.”

  Connect with Catalina! 

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cata__7/
• Social Media Company Website: https://yellowmuse.com/

     Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yasminarte/   My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/yasminaellins/    Share your key takeaway on instagram and I will repost you!   Edited by the wonderful Jake Babineau. You could say he’s an audio genie. He’s also a great musician with a crazy podcastable voice — he composed my intro!

• Check him out on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jake_babineau/
• Music taken from the ending of his song ‘On The Cold Tile Floor’: https://bit.ly/2KQGZhN 

Today I’m chatting with Derek Moneyberg who is hailed among many as a quasi legend for his gangster work ethic and abundant lifestyle.   He graduated top of his class from the number 1 MBA program in the world at the time at Chicago Booth Business School, and has made several million in real estate and distressed investing, has built multi-million dollar companies and has helped others do the same.   He sits on the advisory boards of several 8-figure companies and has consulted with Fortune 500 companies.   He also travels to a new city or country every week to coach high quality people across the globe. Here, he shares many of his unique philosophies on life, money and relationships.   Check out the video interview on Youtube >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo-QQEZo7is   In this episode you will learn about: 

• Why money buys you freedom
• Why you need to get a mentor now
• How to compound your success
• The importance of screening people in life and business
• Why gratitude is important
• How to create long-term value
• How to negotiate what you deserve
• And so much more…

  Favourite quotes:

• “If you don’t value your time, you don’t value your life."
• "You’re either getting better or you’re getting worse.”
• “If you’re not grateful for what you have, you’re not gonna get any more."
• “A million dollars is a lifestyle choice.”
• “If you’re not willing to negotiate for more, you’re gonna have to settle for less.”
• “You are the CEO of your life."

  Connect with Derek! 

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/derekmoneyberg/
• Youtube: https://bit.ly/37CNP3b
• Website: moneyberg.com

  Come and meet Derek live at his business conference in March! I’ll be there too at the London one ;-) It’s gonna be epic.

• Tickets here >> https://www.rsdderek.com/biz/

  Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yasminarte/   Share your key takeaway on Instagram and I will repost you!

Today I’m chatting with Javier Borda, who is an opera singer and vocal coach and he is deeply immersed in the entrepreneurial space. This is the most angelic voice you will hear on this podcast. Listen just for the voice.   Mastery over your voice does have serious business and life implications. Not being able to project your voice will lose so much money. If no one can hear you, you will be ignored. If you’re not nice to listen to, no one will want to listen to you. If you don’t have conviction in your voice, no one will believe in you or your product/service. Javier provides in depth expertise on this.   He also has many fascinating insights on coaching, health, personal development and spirituality. What a baller.   In this episode you will learn about: 

• The importance of vocal projection
• How to gain complete control over your voice
• How to breathe correctly (yes you’ve been doing it wrong)
• The secret to great coaching
• Why passion is crucial
• How to inject joy into your life
• How light and other natural sources affects your health
• Why entrepreneurs are important
• And so much more…

  Things mentioned in this episode:

• Blue light-blocking glasses. Good provides of these are 1) https://www.swanwicksleep.com/ 2) https://truedark.com/
• Himalayan salt lamps: https://amzn.to/2woKIih (for instance)
• The Power of When by Dr Michael Breus: https://amzn.to/37DMtVv

  Favourite Quotes:

• “Passion is the driver of everything."
• “You want to find the joy of life in the present not matter how hard you are working for the future."

  Connect with Javier! Hit him up to work with him one on one. 

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/borda_life/

     Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yasminarte/   My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/yasminaellins/    Share your key takeaway on instagram and I will repost you!   Edited by the wonderful Jake Babineau. You could say he’s an audio genie. He’s also a great musician with a crazy podcastable voice — he composed my intro!

• Check him out on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jake_babineau/
• Music taken from the ending of his song ‘On The Cold Tile Floor’: https://bit.ly/2KQGZhN 

  (affiliate links included)

Today I’m chatting with Amit Dhunnoo, who speaks openly about his journey into entrepreneurship. As is the case for many he started out on the “safe” route on track to becoming an accountant, soon realising that this was just not for him.   Now he runs a hotel business and is the founder of The Conscious Movement, whose mission to help people activate their full potential mentally, spiritually and physically.   He is also a transformational coach, who mentors on goals, accountability, mindset, health fitness, money and relationships. Amit is a boss who drops some deep, raw truths about business, life and the personal development journey. An insightful zen meister.   In this episode you will learn about: 

• How to be a good leader
• How to build a value-aligned team
• The power of personal development
• How to become an impactful coach
• How to discover your highest joy and become truly fulfilled
• The power of mindfulness and meditation
• How to talk to yourself
• And so much more…

  Things mentioned in this episode:

• Burning man: https://burningman.org/
• Trello: https://trello.com/
• Joe Dispenza: https://drjoedispenza.com/

  Favourite Quotes:

• “Pain pushes until the vision pulls."
• “You are the creator of your life, not a victim to circumstance."

  Connect with Amit! Hit him up if you would like to work with him 1-1.

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amitdhun/
• Conscious Movement: https://www.consciousmovement.org/

     Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yasminarte/   My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/yasminaellins/    Share your key takeaway on instagram and I will repost you!   Edited by the wonderful Jake Babineau. You could say he’s an audio genie. He’s also a great musician with a crazy podcastable voice — he composed my intro!

• Check him out on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jake_babineau/
• Music taken from the ending of his song ‘On The Cold Tile Floor’: https://bit.ly/2KQGZhN 

  (affiliate links included)

Today I’m chatting with Aaron McKane, who is working towards a Masters of Cognitive Neuroscience while building an online coaching business helping entrepreneurs and professionals to reduce stress within weeks.   As an entrepreneur, it’s very easy to get into the hustle mode, put huge amounts of pressure on yourself and feel constant tension and self-attack around your work because you have big things that you want to accomplish.    Aaron has managed to overcome this through his own experiences and helps professionals and entrepreneurs get results while truly enjoying the process of working. He finishes work, not drained, but re-energised to do more!   He is super zen and has a fantastic outlook. We cover many powerful topics in this episode that will arm you with tools to shift your mindset and get your brain on your side.    In this episode you will learn about: 

• How to reverse engineer your goals
• How to integrate mindfulness into your day
• How to become the master over your thoughts
• The power of stoicism
• How to start meditating
• How to massively boost productivity and manage your time effectively
• The power of visualisation
• And so much more...

  Things mentioned in this episode:

• Brandon Carter: https://www.youtube.com/user/HighLifeWorkout
• The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle: https://amzn.to/2GscgF8
• Dr Joe Dispenza: https://drjoedispenza.com/
• The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanseman: https://amzn.to/3aOPTI3
• Kinobody: https://kinobody.com/

  Connect with Aaron! 

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaron_mckane/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaron.mckane

     Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yasminarte/   My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/yasminaellins/    Share your key takeaway on instagram and I will repost you!   Edited by the wonderful Jake Babineau. You could say he’s an audio genie. He’s also a great musician with a crazy podcastable voice — he composed my intro!

• Check him out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jake_babineau/
• Music taken from the ending of his song ‘On The Cold Tile Floor’: https://bit.ly/2KQGZhN 

  (affiliate links included)

Today I’m chatting with Julz West, who is possibly one of the most positive and uplifting people I have ever met. Having taught himself to write songs in his teens, he started out on Youtube and has amassed a huge following on social media. In the past he has provided backing vocals for artists, such as Ed Sheeran, but now he is paving the way for himself.   He speaks Spanish and Japanese and leverages his languages to boost his fanbase in those countries. He’s quite the hit with the Japanese fangirls ;-) I can tell you personally that he has some huge plans — and he’s incredibly entrepreneurial.    In this episode you will learn about: 

• How to overcome any obstacle
• How to strategically grow a fanbase/following
• How to exude positivity
• How to engage with a celebrity the right way (feat. Justin Bieber story)
• Why you should think big

  Things mentioned in this episode:

• Snapchat glasses: https://amzn.to/2GviLXC
• italki: https://www.italki.com/
• Tandem: https://www.tandem.net/

  Connect with Julz! Check out his music, it’s amazing — very colourful and heavily influenced by his Caribbean heritage.

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsjulzwest/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ItsJulzWest
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JulzzzWest/
• Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3aOszdc
• Website: https://www.julzwest.com/

     Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yasminarte/   My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/yasminaellins/    Share your key takeaway on instagram and I will repost you!   Edited by the wonderful Jake Babineau. You could say he’s an audio genie. He’s also a great musician with a crazy podcastable voice — he composed my intro!

• Check him out on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jake_babineau/
• Music taken from the ending of his song ‘On The Cold Tile Floor’: https://bit.ly/2KQGZhN 

  (affiliate links included)

Today I’m chatting with Dr Emil Goliath, who is a fitness beast with an incredible story. He started out as a medical doctor in A&E, then went to competing and winning as a strongman and then bodybuilder. Now he runs several online businesses, including fitness coaching for entrepreneurs, while he travels and speaks all over the world. He is very honest and raw about his journey and we dispel some of the common myths surrounding entrepreneurship and the dangers that people can get sucked into. And while he has muscles of steel, he’s a softie at heart.   In this episode you will learn about: 

• The difference between being self-employed and a business owner
• How to scale an online coaching business
• The five things you should optimise for optimum health
• How distancing himself from social media helped his business explode
• The power of reading
• And so much more...

  Things mentioned in this episode:

• Digital Minimalism By Cal Newport: https://amzn.to/37ExdZ6 
• Audible: www.audible.co.uk
• The Pumpkin Plan By Mike Michalowicz: https://amzn.to/2FqhCAd
• Zoom: www.zoom.us
• Google Sheets: https://www.google.com/sheets/about/
• Google Drive: https://www.google.com/drive/
• Shift: https://tryshift.com/
• Bose Noise-Cancelling Headphones: https://amzn.to/37FgcxR
• Toggl for time-trackingl: https://toggl.com/

  Favourite quotes:

• “Protect your biology"

  Connect with Emil! 

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/projectgoliath/
• Website: https://www.doctoremil.com/

     Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yasminarte/   My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/yasminaellins/    Share your key takeaway on instagram and I will repost you!   Edited by the wonderful Jake Babineau. You could say he’s an audio genie. He’s also a great musician with a crazy podcastable voice — he composed my intro!

• Check him out on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jake_babineau/
• Music taken from the ending of his song ‘On The Cold Tile Floor’: https://bit.ly/2KQGZhN 

  (affiliate links included)