Meet Carol Alexander, Professor of Finance at Sussex University who is an expert in FinTech, blockchains and crypto amongst a whole raft of other things. She also holds BSc in Mathematics with Experimental Psychology (First Class) and a PhD in Algebraic Number Theory from the University of Sussex, and an MSc in Mathematical Economics and Econometrics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Carol is also the author of the best-selling textbook “Market Models” and of the four-vo...
Sep 13, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 4Ep. 124
This week's BWB Extra continues our conversation with Amy Poon, Founder at Poon’s London. We dive deeper into discussing Amy’s life growing up in the Chinese restaurant business, her dad’s migration to the UK, to him becoming a Michelin Star chef and building the original Poon’s restaurant empire and what Amy has planned for the resurrection of Poon's London and their passion for good quality Soya Sauce. BWB is powered by Oury Clark.
Sep 08, 2022•22 min•Season 4Ep. 123
Meet Amy Poon, Founder at Poon's London who create signature Chinese sauces and fresh wontons for nationwide home delivery. Amy was born in London and educated at University of Oxford where she obtained a third class degree in Japanese and has lived in Geneva, Tokyo, Sydney and Singapore. A jack of all trades and master of none, she has tutored in French and Latin, worked as a hostess, marketed Patek Philippe watches, opened a champagne bar in Singapore’s red-light district, sold contemporary As...
Sep 06, 2022•41 min•Season 4Ep. 122
This week's BWB Extra continues our conversation with Ian Woodley, Founder at Finance Kitchen where we talk all things restaurants, dark kitchens, Deliveroo and that time Ian saved the Cinnamon Club from never opening. BWB is powered by Oury Clark.
Sep 01, 2022•34 min•Season 3Ep. 121
Meet Ian Woodley, Founder of Finance Kitchen which specialises in investment raises and debt funding for the restaurant and grocery sectors. 25 years of experience led Ian to set up the Now Financial group which focused on business rescue and was voted "Business Rescue Funder of the Year" at the Insolvency Awards 2009. In 2015 the time came to turn a passion as a home cook into a profession and Finance Kitchen was formed to facilitate finance for new and growing restaurants. Outside of work Ian ...
Aug 30, 2022•49 min•Season 3Ep. 120
Part 6 of our New York Sessions is live! Recorded on location at the Beekham Hotel in Lower Manhattan, we spoke to Josh Auerbach, COO of Aura Frames, a digital pitcure frame which let's you instantly frame photos from your phone and invite your favorite people to join in, making sharing photos & videos delightfully simple. All that alongside the usual Q&A chat in true BWB fashion ;) Check out Josh Aurebach's recommendation: "Station Eleven" with Emily St. John Mandel BWB is powered by Ou...
Aug 27, 2022•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 119
This week's BWB Extra continues our conversation with Michelle Kvello, Founder of Lantern Partners, a virtual CFO advisory firm where we talk more about the business's working principles how they operate. We also share stories about difficult client scenarios we've experienced and how they've been dealt with as well as discuss the current state Australia's startup community, labour shortages and immigration policies. BWB is powered by Oury Clark.
Aug 25, 2022•23 min•Season 3Ep. 118
Meet Michelle Kvello, Founder of Lantern Partners, a CFO advisory firm with the objective of propelling fast-growing businesses to success. Named one of the top 50 women in accounting in 2021 by Ignition, and a finalist for CFO of the year 2022 (Australian Accounting Awards), Michelle is not only highly regarded in the Finance and CFO space, but she is also passionate about using her voice and her stories to support women in the industry, and support individuals moving from corporate roles into ...
Aug 23, 2022•46 min•Season 3Ep. 117
Part 5 of our New York Sessions is live! Recorded on location at the Beekham Hotel in Lower Manhattan, we spoke to Founders Lindsay Stewart & Brian McNeill about Stringr, their powerful remote video news gathering solution for broadcast and online journalism as well as their new product Iconik, a cloud-native solution that gathers and organizes media securely from any storage, alongside the usual Q&A chat in true BWB fashion ;) BWB is powered by Oury Clark.
Aug 20, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 166
Continuing our conversation with Neil Parker, FX Market Strategist at Natwest and all-round economy expert where we hear more about how he got to where he is today, his views on Brexit, his perspective on FX Markets and what he thinks is "Business" and "Not Business" in our Business vs. Bullshit quick fire round! BWB is powered by Oury Clark.
Aug 18, 2022•37 min•Season 3Ep. 115
Meet Neil Parker, Director and FX Market Strategist at NatWest who joins us for a very special extended episode to discuss all things global economy, financial markets, inflation, interest rates and the Bank of England. An absolute must-listen for anyone wanting insight into what's really going on economically and clarity on how to navigate through such financially tumultuous times. Are the world's financial markets crumbling right in front of our eyes? will they ever recover or are witnessing a...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Season 3Ep. 114
Welcome to part 4 of our New York Sessions! Recorded on location at the Beekham Hotel in Lower Manhattan, we spoke to Eric Smith, CEO of one of the longest standing reggae music labels, Easy Star Records about all things music, industry, British routes and New York Martinis ;) Check out Eric Smith's recommendations: "The Clash - London Calling" "The Rumour Podcast" "Cloudsplitter" with Russell Banks BWB is powered by Oury Clark.
Aug 13, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 113
This week's BWB Extra continues our conversation with James Berg, Founder of Picaroons where we break it down and talk about what led James to starting the company as well as hearing about the origins of James's mindset which gave birth to the Picaroons ideology, company culture and realities of running his ship the way he does. BWB is powered by Oury Clark.
Aug 11, 2022•21 min•Season 3Ep. 112
Joining us this week is James Berg, founder of Picaroons, a content creation agency. His experience as a digital insights expert and content strategist led him to working with the likes of Facebook, IBM, Philips, Samsung, SEAT, Booking.com, GSK, ESPN, Bupa and P&G. James is also a qualified business coach and published author. His book ‘104 Social Media Content Ideas To Increase Sales’ has helped over 3,000 businesses plan and implement their social media marketing. As a sought-after speaker...
Aug 09, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 111
Welcome to part 3 of our New York Sessions! Recorded on location at the Beekham Hotel in Lower Manhattan, we spoke to Brand Developing experts Sandi Burrows and Ed Burstell about their career journeys and how they came to join forces and start their brand consultancy Burburs LLC. Sandi has guided brands like MAC Cosmetics, Aesop, L’Artisan Parfumeur, Serge Lutens, T. LeClerc, Byredo, Vilhelm Parfumerie (just to name a few) through their early years in the US and Ed has worked high profile roles ...
Aug 06, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 110
This week's BWB Extra continues our conversation with Guy Haydon and Darren Gardner, Directors at Zaptec UK where we speak about all things Electric Vehicles as well as how Guy and Darren are approaching their recruitment process. They're building a new company culture with the aim of creating a fully modernised workplace where their employee's wellbeing is prioritised just as much as profit margins. BWB is powered by Oury Clark.
Aug 04, 2022•21 min•Season 3Ep. 109
Joining us this week are Guy Haydon, Managing Director and Darren Gardner, Commercial Director of Zaptec UK - an innovative Norwegian manufacturer of world-leading EV charging systems. We speak about all things from electric cars to recruitment practices to company culture to why you should NEVER mix business with pleasure ;) A very colourful conversation to say the least! Check out Guy & Darren's recommendations: "Utopia for Realists" with Rutger Bregman "Do Purpose" with David Hieatt "Athl...
Aug 02, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 108
Welcome to part 2 of our New York Sessions! Recorded on location at the Beekham Hotel in Lower Manhattan, we spoke to Poet, Producer and Professor Nathan Oglesby, also known as Nathanology about his work as conscious rapper and all things education reform, philanthropy right through to his first proper job and how he would fix capitalism. An epic conversation to say the least. Strap in a press play. Check out Nathan Oglesby's book recommendations: "The Still Curious Podcast" with Danu Poyner "Ad...
Jul 30, 2022•57 min•Season 3Ep. 107
This week's episode of BWB Extra continues our conversation with Courtney Fingar, Editor-In-Chief of Investment Monitor who opens up to talk about all things FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) and globalisation, the very personal topic of Russia's Ukraine invasion and the effect it's having both economically and personally as well as discussing the links between social media's manipulated disinformation economy and the general state of civil unrest we're experiencing across the world. BWB is powere...
Jul 28, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 106
Our returning guest this week is Courtney Fingar, Editor-In-Chief of Investment Monitor, a digital publication focused on foreign direct investment which launched in September 2020 and is part of GlobalData plc. Before joining the group in 2020, Ms Fingar spent 15 years with the Financial Times where she was editor-in-chief of fDi Magazine and the head of content for its data division, fDi Intelligence, as well as a contributing writer for the FT newspaper. Courtney has covered business stories ...
Jul 26, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 105
Welcome to part 1 of our New York Sessions series! Recorded live at the New York Stock Exchange, we managed to bag some time with Vincent Keaveny, the 693rd Lord Mayor of London while on tour in the USA and Canada as the UK's ambassador for financial services and tech sector. A big thank you to City of London Corporation and London & Partners for making this happen. Now strap in and press play. BWB is powered by Oury Clark.
Jul 21, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 104
Joining us this week is Dan Ipsen, Managing Director of Pincvision, a trade compliance company focusing on providing RegTech solutions for Multi Nationals. Dan grew up in Denmark, has lived and worked in Sierra Leone, Netherlands, Canada, worked at Uber, studied at Harvard and has recently moved to the UK to expand Pincvision. Check out Dan Ipsen's recommendations: "We're Doing Well Here" Podcast "The Rick Shiels Golf Show" "The Dollop Podcast" with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds BWB is powere...
Jul 19, 2022•39 min•Season 3Ep. 103
This week's BWB Extra continues our conversation with Gideon Hoffman who gives us the lowdown on what's keeping him busy at the moment: Attribute 360, Gideon's improved take on providing bespoke, value-for-money advertising strategies by combining digital and traditional media specific to the client's needs and outcomes, and the second is Gideon's work as a Trustee at the Royal National Institute For Deaf People where he helps with making life fully inclusive for deaf people and those with heari...
Jul 14, 2022•29 min•Season 3Ep. 102
Meet the man who's part-responsible for setting up HMRC (for you lovely non-UK listeners, that's Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs) and was at the centre of what became a giant media storm surrounding the Gambling Act with his emails debated at Prime Minister's Questions. Gideon Hoffman is a decorated businessman who works across media, technology and finance. A trustee at the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (Gideon lives with an impaired hearing condition) and a lover of startups and g...
Jul 12, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 101
Welcome to this week's episode of BWB Extra where we continue our conversation with Danny Lopez, CEO of Glasswall, a cyber security company specialising in protection against file-based threats. Danny opens up to tell us about the current state of cyber security. From the types of attacks seen today to the methods of protection needed and the importance of a company's public transparency about incidents, we discuss cases in point and how Glasswall's approach to protection is all about focussing ...
Jul 07, 2022•17 min•Season 3Ep. 100
Our guest this week is Danny Lopez, CEO of award-winning cyber security firm Glasswall which delivers unique protection against sophisticated threats through its ground-breaking technology. Danny has also enjoyed a successful career in banking, marketing and diplomacy which has included being British Consul General to New York, Director General for Trade and Investment across North America, CEO of London & Partners and Managing Director for marketing at the UK government’s Department for Int...
Jul 05, 2022•43 min•Season 3Ep. 99
Welcome to this week's episode of BWB Extra where we continue our conversation with Tanya Kolding Stenz, Director of Strategy & Development at the European Sperm Bank. Tanya opens up to give us the full download on the inner workings of the Sperm Donor trade, an industry riddled with myths, assumptions and confusion. From discussing the origins of the European Sperm bank to the reality of recruiting donors and even touching on that very difficult subject of discussing a donor child's biologi...
Jun 30, 2022•28 min•Season 3Ep. 98
*You'll have to excuse the drilling noise in the background. Our neighbours are renovating!* Our guest this week is Tanya Kolding Stenz , Director of Strategy and Development at the European Sperm Bank, one of the leading sperm banks in the world. Established in 2004 with a load of entrepreneurial spirit and a strong focus on daily activities, ESB was bought by AXCEL, a private equity firm, in 2019 to facilitate further global growth and now employs 130 people across 8 locations in 4 countries. ...
Jun 28, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 97
Welcome to part 2 our TechWeek Special with our good friends at London & Partners. Last week we teleported you on our Eurostar carriage from London to Paris where we held what can only be described as the world's fastest networking event for Tech startups .. on a train .. at 180 miles per hour .. en route to the VivaTech Conference. And this week we're taking you to the heart of the conference where we rocked up, mic'd up and got chatting to some of the folk at the conference, and then had a...
Jun 24, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 96
Hello and welcome to this week's episode of BWB Extra where we continue our conversation with David B Horne, Founder of Funding Focus. David opens up to tell us about the unfair reality he's discovered in venture capital funding between genders and ethnicities, an inequality so unjustifiably skewed towards white middle-class men that he felt compelled enough to do something about it which gave birth to Funding Focus, David's now life-long mission to create a level playing field for everyone in V...
Jun 23, 2022•21 min•Season 3Ep. 95
