Boldt Flavours

Feb 04 2025 52 ep. 49 mins 8
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Join Timo Boldt, Founder and CEO of leading unicorn recipe box company Gousto, as he talks to top company founders, CEOs and business leaders about their journey so far, what makes them tick, and how they achieve their ambitions. Guests include the 'nation’s PE teacher’ Joe Wicks, Peanut founder Michelle Kennedy and Bobby Healy, founder and CEO of Manna Drones.

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S5 | Episode 1 | Alex Weber: Founder in Stealth

Feb 04 2025 47 mins  
In this episode, Timo sits down with Alex Weber, former Chief Growth Officer at N26. Alex shares insights from his tenure at N26 and discusses the significance of company culture and effective leadership, drawing parallels between lessons learned from sports and entrepreneurial success. Now embarking on his own startup journey, Alex delves into the challenges and opportunities of b

S4 | Bonus Episode | Bruce Macfarlane: MMC Founder and Managing Partner

Mar 29 2023 44 mins  
In this special bonus episode, Timo talks to Bruce Macfarlane, Founder and Managing Partner of venture capital fund, MMC.MMC invested into Gousto in 2013, a year after launching. A lawyer by training, Bruce then moved into banking before setting up MMC in 2000 to invest in early stage, high growth businesses. Find out what Bruce believes foreshadows startup success, how he works wi

S4 | Episode 11 | Shane Happach: Mollie CEO

Jul 13 2022 40 mins  
In the final episode of the series, Timo talks to Mollie CEO, Shane Happach. Mollie is a $6.5bn valued payment service provider, whose mission is to make payments as effortless as possible. Shane is a Harvard graduate, with a global FinTech career spanning almost two decades. Hear his thoughts on business leadership, and what innovations he envisages within FinTech over the next tw

S4 | Episode 10 | Neeha Khurana: Celonis VP Culture & Leadership

Jun 29 2022 51 mins  
Join Timo as he chats to Celonis’ Global Head of Culture and Leadership, Neeha Khurana. Before joining $11bn unicorn company Celonis, Neeha worked within the talent space across Consulting, Banking and FinTech. Hear her thoughts on scaleups’ culture opportunities, whether social progress has been made, and which coaching questions she loves to ask. 

S4 | Episode 9 | Jim Buckle: Gousto CFO

Jun 22 2022 50 mins  
In this week’s episode of Bold[t] Flavours, Timo chats to Gousto’s very own Chief Financial Officer, Jim Buckle. Jim has over 20 years’ experience within big tech firms, such as Amazon and Dell, as well as extensive startup know-how from the likes of Wiggle and Feel Unique. Hear about how Jim started in the world of finance, what motivates him each day and how he surmounts bu

S4 | Episode 8 | Katherine Garrett-Cox CBE: GIB Asset Management CEO

Jun 15 2022 47 mins  
Timo’s guest, this week, is Katherine Garrett-Cox, CBE. Katherine is the CEO of GIB Asset Management, a London-based global asset manager with over $11 billion assets under management, and whose purpose is to mobilise and scale capital in support of a more sustainable world. Hear about Katherine’s journey into Finance, her leadership values, and how she uses business as a force

S4 | Episode 7 | Guillaume Pousaz: Checkout.com Founder & CEO

Jun 08 2022 53 mins  
In this week’s episode of Bold[t] Flavours, Timo talks to Checkout.com Founder & CEO, Guillaume Pousaz. Checkout.com is a global payments solution provider and is one of the most successful startups in the world, valued at $40bn today. Hear Guillaume talk about his transition from product management to CEO, how he retains humility, despite his inordinate success, and the role

S4 | Episode 6 | Paul Taylor: Thought Machine Founder & CEO

May 25 2022 34 mins  
Timo’s guest, this week, is Thought Machine Founder and CEO, Paul Taylor. Paul is a serial entrepreneur who specialises in speech, language and artificial intelligence. He founded fintech unicorn, Thought Machine, in 2014, which offers banks an opportunity to migrate customer accounts to a cloud-native platform. Hear his thoughts on how the world of banking is changing, and insig

S4 | Episode 5 | Iggy Bassi: Cervest Founder & CEO

May 18 2022 54 mins  
Join Timo as he chats to Iggy Bassi, the hugely inspiring Founder and CEO of Cervest. Cervest offers cloud-based Climate Intelligence, enabling organisations to understand and adapt to climate risk at an asset level, and advising on what actions to take. Iggy is a serial entrepreneur, with extensive experience in both emerged and emerging markets. In this episode, Iggy shares his i

S4 | Episode 4 | Guy Podjarny: Snyk Founder

May 11 2022 57 mins  
In this week’s episode, Timo chats to Snyk Founder, Guy Podjarny. Snyk, valued at $10bn today, focuses on building developer-first security tools, helping businesses to scale quickly whilst staying secure. Hear Guy discuss his journey to founding two companies, Snyk’s culture and values, as well as his views on the company’s vision, product and strategy.