The Start-Up Diaries Podcast

Oct 15 2024 151 ep. 30 mins 39
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Insightful discussions with forward thinking Founders & Business Leaders growing some of the most exciting tech start-ups and scale-ups in the UK.

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Building a Global AI Leader: Richard Potter on Peak's Mission and Growth

Oct 15 2024 44 mins  
Join us for an inspiring episode of The Start-Up Diaries as we sit down with Richard Potter, co-founder and CEO of Peak. 🤖 Building a Global AI Leader: Richard Potter on Peak's Mission and Growth Richard shares his incredible journey from the world of semiconductors to leading a cutting-edge AI platform that helps global brands optimise key business decisions. Discover how Richa

Navigating a Sector Switch: Mike Skaife on His Transition from JLR to Leading Tech @ Ultimate Performance

Sep 23 2024 34 mins  
💪 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀? Discover how Mike Skaife, Head of Engineering at Ultimate Performance, is revolutionising the fitness industry with cutting-edge tech strategies and leadership. 🎙️ 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹

Winning Strategies for Leadership and Growth: JooBee Yeow on Mastering the Start-Up space

Aug 26 2024 25 mins  
💡 Ready to elevate your leadership? Not your typical Chief People Officer, JooBee Yeow is a trained Systems Engineer with a PhD in Leadership Development. Throughout her extensive career, she's worked with 2, 20 and 200-year-old companies with revenues ranging from 10m, 100m to £1 billion. JooBee’s primary focus is guiding founders and start-up leaders to transition from the

Launching a Unicorn Business and Disrupting Traditional Markets with Purpose | Group CPO and Group Chief Risk & Compliance Officer Frankie Woodhead and Stephen Bell @ The Bank of London

Jul 29 2024 48 mins  
In this episode, Livvie Holt sits down with Stephen Bell, Group Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, and Frankie Woodhead, Group Chief Product Officer, from the Bank of London. A unicorn status attained at time of launch, and second clearing bank to launch in the UK in 250 years; The business has taken the fintech sector by storm, landing into the top 10 of the nation’s most valuab

Harnessing Data, Nurturing Culture, and Adapting Growth Strategies for Scaling Success | Co-Founder and CEO @ MaxContact | Ben Booth

Jul 15 2024 32 mins  
Join us for an insightful episode as Chris McGowan sits down with Ben Booth to explore the remarkable evolution of MaxContact. Ben shares his compelling journey from working in a family-run business to leading major transformations, including innovative product development and strategic rebranding efforts. This episode offers an in-depth look at the critical importance of leveragin

Leading Through Hyper-Growth: Building and Maintaining Strong Company Culture while Scaling from Start-Up to Global Corporation | CEO @ Blue Light Card and Angel Investor | Alidad Moghaddam

Jul 02 2024 36 mins  
Join us for a fascinating conversation with tech leader, Alidad Moghaddam, CEO of Blue Light Card, in an episode of tech growth mastery. From Navigating MoneySuperMarkets Acquisition, to scaling Trainline 400%, Alidad shares his remarkable journey and multicultural upbringing to leading a mission-driven organization that supports NHS workers, emergency services, social care, and ar

From 0 to 80 Million Users: Disrupting the AI Language Learning Landscape | Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer @ Memrise | Ben Whately

Jun 24 2024 52 mins  
In this episode, Ben Whately, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Memrise, shares his journey from experimenting with neural networks to founding an innovative language learning platform. Memrise is a platform that leverages memory techniques, deep understanding of neuroscience and novel approaches to second language acquisition to make learning a language dramatically easier

Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur: Innovating the FinTech Sector with AI | Founder and CEO @ ZILO | Philip Goffin

Jun 18 2024 32 mins  
In this episode, Phil Goffin, CEO and co-founder of ZILO, shares his journey from early computing enthusiast to innovating in the fin-tech space, currently through leading a pioneering software company, ZILO. ZILO, founded in 2020, aims to revolutionise the asset and wealth management industry with innovative software solutions. Phil explains the company's mission to modernise syst

From Capital Radio to FemTech Founder: Turning the Volume Up on Female Health Support | Founder & CEO @ Adora Digital Health | Ann O'Neill

Jun 10 2024 39 mins  
Ann O'Neill walks us through her brilliant career and how it's lead her to build a UK leading female health product focused on the menopause, Adora Digital Health. Ann's diverse career started in sales & marketing over in radio. Having previously worked on the UK's biggest ever radio broadcast deals including Live8 with Bob Geldof, and worked with market leading broadcasters su

Scaling Success in the FinTech Sector: Rapid Growth, Holistic Hires, and Third Time Founderships | CEO and Co-Founder @ Ryft | Sadra Hosseini

Jun 04 2024 32 mins  
In this episode we have Sadra Hosseini, the CEO and co-founder of Ryft, a payment platform business taking the fintech sector by storm, Helping software businesses become payments businesses by monetising transactions. Sadra's entrepreneurial journey is nothing short of inspiring, and today we'll dive into how he's transforming the landscape of digital payments. The episode covers: