Hiring Your First 5 People Without Regret

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This week, I sat down with the brilliant Sarah Lamontagne, Founder of Montagne Motion Consulting, to dive into smart hiring and what really matters when founders make those all-important first hires. Sarah’s seen it all, from prisons to AI scaleups, and brings some refreshing honesty, and tonnes of experience to bear hiring, culture, and building […]

Scaling AI Solutions for Business Impact

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This week, I had a fascinating conversation with St John Dalgleish, CEO of Perlon AI, about the reality of building AI-driven solutions that actually deliver results – AI Solutions for Business Impact. We explored how Perlon AI went from consulting to product, the challenges of scaling AI in diverse industries, and what the future holds for businesses […]

The Art of Finance

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The Art of Finance. On this one I was very pleased to be joined by Emilia De Stasio, CFA, the Founder & COO at Artscapy, the wealth management platform dedicated to art collecting. I really enjoyed this conversation with Emilia where we explored , her background in Finance, her love of Art and her journey over […]

New Founders Finance Considerations

In this episode, I’m thrilled to be joined by Chris Lang, the Founder of Flash Partners Limited, a company that provides in-sourced finance functions for small and medium sized companies in the marketing communications industry. In this conversation, Chris and I explore what new founders and startups need to consider from a finance perspective and […]

Navigating HR for Small Business Success

In this episode, I’m thrilled to be joined by Sarah Ropek, the Founder of People Management Partners, an HR consultancy committed to delivering HR solutions to start-up, small and medium sized businesses. In this conversation, Sarah and I explore the world of HR for Small Businesses – and how small business owners can best approach […]

How Legal & Finance Work Together

In our second episode, I’m delighted to be joined by Merley Okine, Group General Counsel of Ebiquity plc, the media investment analysis firm. In this conversation, Merley and I cover a plethora of topics that you won’t want to miss. Some of my favourite parts were: ✅ What legal support a business needs as it scales; ✅ […]