Philippe Jutras is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford and founder of the Plant Cell Institute. A collaborative and open research institute currently comprising over 60 scientists globally with the goal of improving collaboration in life sciences. Pursuit of collective knowledge, and collaborative projects are at the heart of his strategy to find revolutionary solutions for problems facing today’s societies. His vision is to create the most impactful community-driven projects ...
Oct 19, 2022•13 min
Sujay is the COO and Cofounder of Lilu. Lilu builds smart tech products to make early motherhood more efficient, pain-free and stress-free. He previously cofounded a non-profit called Jyothi in India, a safe platform for survivors of harrassment and rape to submit anonymous reports and provide support through self-defense workshops. He has spent 2 years in Shenzhen, China, vetting and working closely with manufacturers to bring the Lilu Lactation Massager to the hands of mothers who need it....
Oct 12, 2022•18 min
Federico is a PhD candidate in Clinical Medicine at the University of Oxford. His research focuses on the genetic engineering of stem cells for the study of neurodegenerative disorders. He is the National Director of the Activator for Nucleate UK. Nucleate is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering future biotech leaders by educating academic trainees. Federico is coordinating Nucleate’s flagship Activator program. The Activator is developed to help support the formation of life science...
Oct 05, 2022•15 min
Hamza Ayub, PHBS alumnus and Forbes 30 under 30 Europe is the Chief Marketing Officer of Dunkin Switzerland and the founder of AnW Studios (an advertising firm that worked with A-list celebrities and top-tier brands globally such as Akon, Multi-Platinum Producer B.Howard, the Jackson family, Liverpool legend: Ian Rush, Monster, Trivago, Manchester United Foodball Club and many more). His book:´The Art of Web: The Secret of Digital Marketing´ was a best seller on Amazon in the categories of PR an...
Sep 28, 2022•25 min
Kevin Palmieri is the founder and co-host of the Next Level University podcast. Early in his life, Kevin found “success”, but after a brush with suicide he realised he wasn´t living a life he truly wanted. He became passionate about self improvement and decided to make it his purpose in life to impact as many people as possible by becoming a role model podcaster and speaker. He has succeeded to make his podcast one of the top 100 with over 1000 episodes and listened in over 125 countries....
Sep 21, 2022•17 min
Runlin Yip is the Founder of Tappo, a Super App that is safe, secure and economical for all to use in the everyday digital lifestyle. Tappo integrates a wide variety of service in one single app such as fiat & crypto payments, personal finance management, food, hotels, flights, cashback and more. He leads the strategic vision for product design, development, and commercial distribution.
Sep 14, 2022•14 min
Charles Cormier is the CEO at TopLeads and a serial entrepreneur who started his first agency at age 19. He currently runs multiple businesses while traveling the world. We interview Charles on what it takes to launch a lead generation company and unfair competitive advantage.
Sep 07, 2022•17 min
Aldi Adrian Hartanto is the Partner at Arise, a thesis-driven early-stage VC fund in partnership with Telkom Indonesia-backed MDI Ventures and Bank BCA-backed Finch Capital. He is also the VP of Investments at MDI Ventures, an $830 Million AUM Global Multi-Fund VC Firm investing in local founders. Aldi is leading the overall global investment activities to focus on seed-to-growth equity stage startups across 3 Offices (ID, SG, USA) with portfolios that represent 12+ Countries including 3 Unicorn...
Aug 31, 2022•19 min
Eleanor Manley is the co-founder of Metta Space which is seeking to help companies prevent, report and resolve workplace misconduct with a focus on gender equality and inclusion. Passionate about Data Science, she firmly believes that ML applications can have broader, positive repercussions on gender equality and women's roles in our societies.
Aug 24, 2022•18 min
Ming Qiao Zhao is the CCO & Co-founder at Cauli, the UK’s first tech-enabled reusable food & drink packaging solution provider, designed to fight single-use waste. Her passion for entrepreneurship and sustainability began at the age of 14 when she set up her first business selling recyclables collected from schoolmates to recyclers. After a stint of running her football school in China, she headed business development at Arabia Monitor, a boutique economic consultancy firm in London for ...
Aug 17, 2022•15 min
Paul Mathew is a Conservation Biologist and bartender who has been working in the drinks industry for 25 years. He is co-owner of The Hide, The Arbitrager and Demon, Wise & Partners in London, and has worked extensively with bars and brands around the world, including 7 years based in Asia. He launched Everleaf non-alcoholic aperitifs in January 2019 to meet demand from his guests for great non-alcoholic options with all the flavour, complexity and texture of the best spirits in the world, u...
Aug 10, 2022•15 min
Elizabeth Batalla is the founder of the Institute for Achievement and Excellence which helps women level up in 9 life areas to achieve their professional and personal transformation goals to secure leadership roles and business opportunities. She also helps companies better educate and promote their female talent through self-paced masterclasses, tailored programs, and coaching. In many industries, women are still under-represented and find it challenging to get the sponsorship they need for the...
Aug 03, 2022•17 min
Dr Michele Veldsman is a senior research scientist at Oxford University with a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Cambridge. She is a freelance consultant for tech startups, providing neuroscientific insights into optimising brain and mental health. She is the founder of playroom - an app to simplify managing family life and make meaningful and quality connections to other families.
Jul 27, 2022•12 min
In 2021, Nelson joined Entrepreneur First's 16th London cohort, where he met his cofounder, Saaras Mehan. Together they launched a lawtech startup, Kula. Kula helps lawyers to build their own law firms, and break free from corporate law. It is backed by Y Combinator, Entrepreneur First, along with leading angel investors including former executives from Microsoft.
Jul 20, 2022•15 min
Iru Wang is the COO & Co-founder of MoBagel. MoBagel is a vendor of AI/ML platform technology. It provides AutoML software to enterprises such as Chunghwa Telecom, Wei Chuan Foods, and has received a total funding of $21M USD. Iru herself is also a guest lecturer of the National Taiwan Normal University Department of Technology Application. She specialises in computer architecture, design thinking, and company operations. She has represented MoBagel in various competitions and has won multip...
Jul 13, 2022•22 min
Dr. Senmao Xia is an Associate Professor in Management. He serves as the Vice President of the Chinese Economic Association (UK/Europe). Senmao holds a few editorial roles (e.g. guest editor, managing editor, associate editor) for leading journals, including, Technovation, the International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, the International Journal of Technology Management, the International Journal of Chinese Culture and Management, and Frontiers in Psychology. In addition, h...
Jul 06, 2022•16 min
Lorenzo Sani is the co-founder at Shopscribe. Shopscribe enables the 1.3M local shops in Europe – like bakeries and cafes – to become part of a subscription network of local businesses. In 2020, an estimated 800 billion dollars was generated by small independent retailers in Europe. Shopscribe allows customers to subscribe and get extra credit to spend at any of the shops on the platform - offering the flexibility to use subscription credit at a single shop, or to discover new places on Shopscri...
Jun 29, 2022•20 min
Pandu Raharja-Liu is a Co-Founder & CTO at Panakeia. Panakeia provides comprehensive ‘omics' molecular analysis of patient tissues significantly faster and cheaper than other methods. They are creating AI-technology to provide biomarker information directly from H&E-stained tissue images. Panakeia offers results in minutes rather than executing multiple physical tests over several days or weeks. Their offerings enhance both clinical diagnostics and drug development.
Jun 22, 2022•20 min
Mark Wong is an entrepreneur, ex-sommelier and the Founder of Impossibrew. Longing for the relaxing sensations of drinking after a health scare that made him cut alcohol, he founded an alcohol-free challenger startup with a biosciences professor to create a beer alternative that is enhanced for better mood and relaxation. His enhanced beers have since won a Gold Medal at one of the largest beer competitions in Europe against full-ABV beers. He is also a Great British Young Entrepreneur Finalist ...
Jun 15, 2022•19 min
George Ulmann started his career as a strategy consultant, focusing on digital, innovation and helping companies bring new products to market. Over 5 years at Monitor Deloitte, he specialised in product commercialisation, including pricing and marketing strategies. He was a founding team member at MedShr, an app and network for doctors. There are now over 2 million doctors using MedShr to share, discuss and learn from each other in a secure, professional network. He’s had a number of roles at Me...
Jun 08, 2022•19 min
Andrea Marec is the co-founder and CFO of Reasoned Art. Reasoned Art is a digital art gallery that aims to connect the best artists with the art system and art collectors, bridging tradition and innovation through an on-life approach. Andrea joined Giulio Bozzo in the creation of the startup in 2020, leading it from a one-person project to a recognized brand working with monuments like the Arch of Peace in Milan and the Pantheon in Rome, as well collaborating with brands like Bulgari in curating...
Jun 01, 2022•20 min
Aasiyah Abdulsalam graduated from the London School of Economics in 2017 and started building her beauty brand, The Renatural. Mentioned in Vogue, The Renatural’s signature product, The Wig Fix, uses an innovative silicon band to anchor wigs. Sales are projected to reach $1.2 million in 2022, and inventory is projected to hit 300 JCPenney stores across the U.S. by September. More recently she has been announced on the list for Forbes 30 under 30 Europe for 2022 in retail & e-commerce.
May 25, 2022•16 min
Sam Gormley setup Osaka Labs in 2017 off the back of a landmark year for digital marketing and social advertising. Having worked across a number of industries, Sam had provided digital advertising services for brands such as Mastercard, HSBC and Sony Music before taking the leap to build an agency that combines technical and creative capabilities.
May 18, 2022•19 min
Dr Tiancun Xiao is a senior research fellow in the Chemistry Department at Oxford University. He came to Oxford in 1999, initially planned for one year working as the Royal Society BP-Amoco Fellow. However, due to his new inventions in catalyst development, he was then awarded University Challenge SEED Funding and an Industrial Fellowship to continue his work. During his time at Oxford up to 2003, he developed various catalyst design and preparation technologies. In 2004, he became co-founder an...
May 11, 2022•21 min
Emanuela Wu is the Head of Global Business Development of Impossible Brands in Milan. Impossible Brands is a digital fashion accelerator with the goal of incubating and accelerating fashion brands Made in Italy. In the past, Emanuela was the Global Business Development Manager in AliExpress Social Commerce Program at their HQ in Hangzhou, China. She initially participated in the Alibaba Global Talent Development program, the leadership academy founded by Jack Ma with the aim of training the next...
May 04, 2022•19 min
Jordan Hu grew up in Paris and worked mainly in the financial industry with a focus on investment banking at institutions such as Lazards and Perella Weinberg Partners. He co-founded an advisory firm called Cross Impact specializes in mergers & acquisitions & fundraising crossborder between China and Europe, and his partner Stephane Mardel is the founder of an early-stage fintech VC fund called systema.vc . He also founded RDS, a European-based networking club that provides tailored care...
Apr 27, 2022•20 min
Niro Knox is a trailblazer Marketer and Data scientist. He is the founder of SocialWorx and Head of Marketing at Blade Marketing. In his role, he supports B2B lead Generation, market research and data gathering analysis. He recently launched LeadTron.io, a live data search tool for business development. He is responsible for scaling several businesses rapidly and developing high scale lead generation systems.
Apr 20, 2022•27 min
Paulina Sygulska Tenner is an entrepreneur, an angel investor, a TEDx speaker and a founder of GrantTree, started with a purpose to help tech startups navigate the complex world of government funding. Since 2010 the team grew organically from 2 to over 50, and has raised over £200m for more than 600 technology startups and scaleups using solely government funding schemes. GrantTree is also an open culture company which pioneered a self set salary scheme, and an empowering culture governed by hol...
Apr 13, 2022•13 min
Edward Yee works at the intersection of tech, finance, and social impact to drive social change. He has played leadership and founding roles across various organizations and is running his current ventures, Masref and Givfunds. Inspired by his visits to over three hundred social enterprises globally, Edward co-founded Givfunds to help neglected social enterprises gain access to catalytic capital at scale. Masref was started to disrupt the global financial system, providing those in distressed ec...
Apr 06, 2022•21 min
Farzana Baduel is the CEO of Curzon PR. She co-founded it in 2009, having previously run an accountancy firm and serving as Vice-Chair of Business Relations for the UK Conservative Party. She is a PR expert working across government, corporate, consumer and cultural issues. She has particular expertise in strategic communications, and champions the power of PR as a dynamic force for building bridges and unifying the world’s voices into a global narrative. She is a media commentator on PR, divers...
Mar 30, 2022•21 min
