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The Realities of Entrepreneurship! (with Rick Lowe)

What does a day in the life of an entrepreneur look like? What are the harsh realities of being one, and what is the risk-reward of going out on your own?! Rick Lowe is a Serial Entrepreneur, Mentor, Founder, Public Speaker & Author. Currently, he is a dynamic and goal-oriented entrepreneur in the world of licensed fashion products. He is Managing Director and co-founder of Brands In Ltd, the leading supplier of licensed fashion to major retailers such as; Sports Direct, ASOS, BooHoo, Amazon, Disney, Warners Bros, and Bravado.

What does it take to be an Entrepreneur? (with Judy Hadden)

Entrepreneurship is a mainstream topic, whats the reality? An established Entrepreneur spills the real-talk about creating new startups. Judy is the Master of the Company of Entrepreneurs 2021/22, she is also a founder of multiple start-ups, and whilst giving back to the Entrepreneurial community, she gets involved in so many extra-curricular activities.

Where are my Corporate Explorers?! (with Andy Binns)

Corporate employees are becoming internal entrepreneurs using Corporate assets and capabilities, how does this work in reality? Andy Binns is a co-founder of Change Logic, a Boston-based strategic advisory firm. He works with CEOs, boards, and senior teams as they lead significant business change. His goal is to help organizations liberate their potential to excite the world with innovation. Andy has 25 years of consulting experience as both an external and internal consultant for McKinsey & Co., the IBM Corporation, and Change Logic. At IBM, Andy was deeply involved in the Emerging Business Opportunity program, for which he received an award from IBM’s vice chairman.

Corporates, do you really mean Innovation? (with Troy Norcross)

Corporates are always chatting about Innovation, which is great! But do they really mean what they say? How can they be even better? Troy Norcross is an international speaker, educator and strategist on Blockchain as an enabler for transforming business models. Troy has provided blockchain training and strategy support to high street banks across Europe, Asia and India. Troy specialises in enterprise-scale business model transformation projects where Blockchain technology enables business models, strategies and efficiencies which previously were not considered possible. Troy runs his own strategy consultancy SER Team and is Co-Founder of Blockchain Rookies. He has a 25+ year career covering multiple market verticals including agriculture, aerospace, IT infrastructure, telecoms-media-technology (TMT), digital music, healthcare service innovation, eCommerce and most recently Blockchain business strategy for enterprises, industries and business ecosystems.

Investing into International Founders (with Lyubov Guk)

International Startup Founders with diverse backgrounds are creating amazing businesses! Are they the most promising for a VC? Note: This episode was recorded before the war in Ukraine. Lyubov is a Founding Partner at Blue Lake VC investing and supporting the UK's early-stage immigrant founders with a global vision. Tech Nation Global Talent Visa Ambassador.