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Meet The Real Don Draper Who Now Supercharges The Growth Of Sustainable Impact Ventures Oct 08, 2025

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Cyrus Vantoch-Wood launched Insurgent to create investment-ready ventures in the regenerative space. He explains why the sustainable sector suffers from a lack of trust and political headwinds.

For Cyrus, the only solution to the climate crisis is profit. He reveals how Insurgent applies "impact design" to ensure that businesses (even those operating in unusual verticals, like death) can meet the needs of the planet and the demands of the market.

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The $3.8 Billion Fraud Question: Making Crypto Theft-Proof Oct 06, 2025

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Founder Matthew Jones discusses Haven, a crypto security solution using continuous facial recognition to eliminate passwords and identifiers.

Matthew explains how tackling the UK's staggering $3.8 billion crypto fraud requires taking away the data points fraudsters seek, because data is the "center of breach".

This episode explores the tension between crypto anonymity and verified ownership, revealing why continuous biometrics is the future of theft-proof custody.

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Best Friends to Co-Founders: The Partnership That Built SimpleStudy Oct 03, 2025

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From a chance decision made while one co-founder was stuck cycling in Georgia, SimpleStudy was born. Founders Phillip Mckenna and Oisin Devoy (childhood friends from rural West Cork) share how they built an exam platform serving over 60 exams in countries from Brazil to Australia. They discuss rejecting B2B advice to focus on students, leveraging AI to scale, and how their contrasting skills as "two different types of nerd" became their greatest asset.

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The £3.5 Billion Question: Why Are Women Really Leaving UK Tech? Oct 01, 2025

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The decision for thousands of women to leave UK tech has a £3.5 billion price tag. This isn't a pipeline problem; it's a retention crisis. In this episode, we unpack the Lovelace Report to reveal why women are leaving—and it's not for the reasons you think.

The full report can be found here.

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ARM's Will Abbey: From Ghana to Silicon Valley, a Global Leader's View on Tech Sep 29, 2025

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What shapes a global tech leader?

ARM's CCO Will Abbey shares his journey from Ghana to the UK and California. He discusses ARM's role in a fragmented world, the challenge of closing the AI skills gap, and how technology can deliver real impact in Africa.

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Why I Keep Coming Back to Entrepreneurship, Even When It Hurts Sep 26, 2025

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Veronica (founder of Valumia) is a seasoned entrepreneur who has returned to the startup world after a previous venture came to an end. In this candid conversation, she shares the untold story of her journey, from the emotional toll of being a founder to her new mission to expose sustainability risks like modern slavery, conflict, and biodiversity loss.

This episode unpacks the hidden vulnerabilities that SMEs face with an average of 800 suppliers, why current software solutions are failing, and how Veronica’s team is using a company’s spending data to predict and prevent disruptions.

It’s an honest conversation about solving hard problems, finding motivation in community, and the courage it takes to believe in yourself against the odds.

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Fashion’s Whiplash: Kathleen Chan on AI, Tariffs & Fixing Broken Supply Chains Sep 24, 2025

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“The 100% tariffs have poured fuel on an already raging fire… it’s put this whiplash effect into every sourcing manager and production team.”

Kathleen Chan, CEO & Founder of Calico

Global apparel supply chains are “very, very broken.” Kathleen Chan is out to fix them. As founder of Calico, she’s building an AI-driven “force multiplier” to bring resilience, speed, and clarity to one of the world’s most volatile industries.

In this conversation with David Savage, Kathleen shares:

How tariffs and economic instability create a whiplash effect in fashion
Why Calico’s inbound leads surged 300% in the last year
The role of AI and vetted factory networks in rebuilding resilience
Lessons from her early entrepreneurial journey
Why VC priorities are shifting to sustainable growth and leaner teams

This is a rare inside look at how technology is rewriting the rules of global apparel manufacturing, and the human decisions driving that change.

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The Innovation Lab Built to Challenge LG: Sokwoo Rhee on Reinventing a Tech Giant Sep 22, 2025

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“LG Nova does not do hardware. This is new.”

Sokwoo Rhee, EVP at LG Electronics

EVP Sokwoo Rhee pulls back the curtain on LG Nova—the team building software, AI, and platform businesses in healthcare and clean tech, far beyond TVs and appliances. We dig into how a global brand bets on new ventures, tackles problems like chronic conditions and mental-health access in rural communities, and balances purpose with profit over the long term.

What we cover:

Why LG Nova deliberately avoids hardware—and what that unlocks
Building new businesses inside a tech giant (org design, incentives, patience)
Healthcare + clean tech as platform plays (not gadgets)
Measuring impact: commercial returns and societal outcomes
Leadership lessons for disruptive innovation at enterprise scale

This is a rare look at how a household name is re-wiring its innovation DNA to make tech make sense; where it matters most.

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Beyond the Warehouse: Glovo’s Sacha Michaud on Rewriting Retail for Europe Sep 19, 2025

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“80% of what we buy is already in our city, we just don’t have visibility.”

Sacha Michaud, Co-founder of Glovo.

David Savage sits down with Sacha to explore how Glovo is building hyper-local, multi-category marketplaces across 23 countries, challenging warehouse-centric e-commerce. We dig into the human decisions behind European scale, operating speed, and culture.

What we cover:

Why local-first can beat warehouse-only models
Building and operating multi-category marketplaces
Speed over perfection: execution rhythms that win
Scaling across diverse European markets (ops, regs, payments)
Hiring for values and culture fit to sustain growth

Today's show is a candid look at how Glovo is reconnecting consumers with local inventory—and what it takes to build a European tech champion.

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The Truth About Voice AI: Wispr Flow’s Tanay Kothari on Habit Formation and Building His Own 'Jarvis Sep 17, 2025

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“Part of the reason I push so hard is imposter syndrome. If it went away, I might chill out, and I don’t want that.”

Tanay Kothari, CEO & Co-founder of Wispr Flow

What if speaking to your computer felt as natural as chatting with a friend? That’s the vision behind Wispr Flow, the voice AI rewriting 20 years of clunky dictation tools.

In this episode, David Savage sits down with Tanay to explore:

How Wispr cuts typing time in half and even optimises AI prompts
The 7 failed iterations before the product that stuck
Why habit formation—not hype—drives adoption
How long-form speech actually makes LLMs perform better
The personal toll: 20-hour days fuelled by imposter syndrome

From a childhood dream of building 'Jarvis' in 2008 to leading one of the fastest-growing AI startups today, Tanay’s story reveals the human ambition and persistence behind making tech truly effortless.

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