All Points West

In this episode of All Points West , we sit down with Andre Liebenberg, CEO of Yellow Cake PLC, one of the largest AIM-listed companies with a market value of £1.24 billion. Yellow Cake offers investors a unique opportunity to gain direct exposure to the uranium market through its physical holdings of uranium oxide concentrate, the primary fuel for nuclear power plants. Andre Liebenberg, CEO of Ye...

Join us on this episode of the All Points West podcast as we welcome Dennis Edmonds, CEO of AIM-listed Kazera Global, a pioneering investment company focused on early-stage mining assets. With a spotlight on Kazera's diamond production and heavy mineral sands projects in South Africa, we delve into the significance of garnet and ilmenite, both crucial to various industries—from sustainable manufac...

In this episode of All Points West , we sit down with Brian Goodman, CEO of Golden Matrix Group, one of the leading names in the iGaming and sports betting world. From their groundbreaking casino and sportsbook platforms to their global expansion with iconic brands like Meridian Bet and MexPlay, Brian shares insights on the future of online betting. We also dive into the rise of competition produc...

In this episode of the All Points West podcast, we sit down with Lindy Durrant, the founder and CEO of AIM-listed ScanCell. Since co-founding ScanCell in 1997, Lindy has been at the forefront of developing groundbreaking immunotherapies for cancer and infectious diseases. With over 25 years of experience in translational research, she has played a pivotal role in bringing monoclonal antibodies and...

When Craig Foster was asked to set up an innovations lab at HomeServe to answer the question: "is this an opportunity or is this a threat?" He never expected they would develop something that would lead to him turning down a promotion, and starting his own business. LeakBot is the flagship product of Ondo InsurTech plc, and Craig is on a mission to get it installed in every building with indoor pl...

On this episode of All Points West, MicroSalt CEO Rick Guiney talks about healthcare and flavour innovation. Salt is a major cause of cardiovascular disease worldwide and costs the NHS roughly £7.4 billion annually. According to Guiney, reducing average salt intake by just one gram per day could save up to 4,000 lives in the UK each year.

In this eclectic episode of the All Points West Podcast, we delve into the entrepreneurial journey of Jonathan Straight as he takes us through the founding and growth of Straight PLC, a trailblazing waste management and recycling company.  Straight shares the challenges and triumphs of starting his business in 1993, the strategic decisions leading to its floating on AIM in 2003 and his successful...

Join us on the latest episode of the All Points West podcast as we welcome Gary Wallace, CFO and Jason Moody, COO, of Time To ACT, the innovative engineering group at the forefront of the green transition. Fresh from their successful IPO on the AQUIS stock exchange, Gary and Jason explain how Time To ACT's Diffusion Alloys division is a market leader in high-temperature metal coatings for the hydr...

Mark Bartlett joined Strix in 2006 as its CEO; leading the company to a successful IPO in 2017, and shaping it into a powerhouse whose products are used more than 1.2 billion times a day in 100+ countries. In this episode of All Points West, Mark shares his journey with Strix, the surprising intricacies of the kettle market, and how this Isle of Man-based company has become an essential part of da...

Today we sit down with Jennifer Sundberg, co-founder and co-chief executive of Board Intelligence, a pioneering consultancy and technology firm revolutionising boardrooms worldwide. With over a decade of experience, Jennifer and her team have empowered over 3,000 organisations and 40,000 directors, spanning Fortune 500 giants to grassroots charities, to elevate their decision-making prowess. Disco...

Despite high energy storage levels in the UK, global events have led to less competitive rates - highlighting how distant geopolitical issues can affect UK energy costs.   David Mirzai, SP Angel's Director of Equity Research and Energy Sector Specialist, discusses the influence of global politics on UK energy policy and pricing. Drawing from over 15 years of investment banking experience and exper...

Can we trust Artificial Intelligence? Recently, siMa.ai, a leading edge computing chip firm, secured $70 million in funding, with significant backing from Dell, underscoring the growing investment in AI and edge computing technologies. While AI chatbots continue to evolve at an accelerated pace, advancements in algorithms are driving faster performance, shaping how we interact with technology. At...

Jacqueline Daniell enjoyed a nomadic childhood. By the time the Crimson Tide chief executive was 11 she had lived in seven different counties of England, due to her builder father's entrepreneurial knack of doing up and building homes and selling them for a profit.  Episode 15 of the All Points West Podcast explores how her father's love of building and new technology (he had a Pulsar digital watc...

Judith MacKenzie has a 'death wish'... she is an eventer. It means that most weekends she can be found in her Land Rover, towing a horsebox around the country to compete at equestrian events. It's not a surprise to discover that the head of Downing Fund Managers is a gritty competitor who enjoys a challenge. Judith credits her 'Scottish Presbyterian work ethic', handed down from her small business...

In the '90s, Stuart Neal played guitar in a band with his friends. The allure of gigging in smoky pubs around the country eventually succumbed to the more sedate attractions of family life and a burgeoning business career. Rock n Roll's loss was finance's gain, as the chief executive of Boku, the Aim-listed payments firm, set off on a wild career ride that took him from Virgin Media to a Silicon V...

Steve Bassi's first job enabled him to get up to "teen mischief" on the computer systems of local businesses in the Californian farming town where he grew up. It proved to be just the start he needed to break into the world of cyber security, where the chief executive of Narf Industries is an expert in developing software that can detect threats and defend complex commercial and military computer...

When Sam Smith first entered the City at age 18 on the London Commodity Exchange she was one of only two women on a trading floor full of men, who would wolf whistle and had pictures of naked women on their cubicle walls. At 33, Sam became the first ever woman to run a stockbroking company, when she founded finnCap Group (now Cavendish). Her career in the City was defined by a drive to put inclusi...

Much of James Ashton's life has been about telling better stories - as a journalist, author, book prize founder, non-executive director and now chief executive of the Quoted Companies Alliance, the small and medium-sized company lobbying group.  Episode 10 of the All Points West Podcast hears how a boy from West Yorkshire cut his journalistic teeth on local hospital radio before rising to the heig...

Neil Stevens and Matt Timmins are a rarity in the business world. Not only are they co-chief executive of Fintel, the AIM-listed financial technology firm, they are also lifelong friends.  Episode 9 of the All Points West podcast tells the unlikely story of how two childhood friends, who grew up on the same cul-de-sac in Staffordshire and went to the same school, ended up at the same company shari...

Quinton van der Burgh is one of South Africa’s leading mining investors and entrepreneurs. His investment firm, Q Global Commodities, is one of Africa’s largest privately-owned commodity, logistics and investment houses, which has just taken a stake in NEO Energy Metals, the London-listed uranium miner. He enjoys a pretty glamorous, jet-set lifestyle – but it wasn't always this way. Quinton was br...

From the shop floor to the boardroom, Dr. Andy Palmer has had a career not many executives can claim. As the former CEO of Aston Martin and the current CEO of Pod Point – one of the UK's leading providers of EV charging solutions – he has centred his life around cars. Dr. Palmer is a leading voice for the move to net-zero, and a philanthropist devoted to giving underprivileged kids the same opport...

Ryan Mee is the son of a carpenter who grew up in south Birmingham. His working class roots taught him about the value of money... it also taught him how to make it. The Fulcrum Metals chief executive has come a long way since then - he is now an experienced private investor, turned entrepreneur.  It may be premature to say Mee has the 'Midas touch', but he has just landed a deal to buy Tully, a g...

Steve Quah started his own agency at 21 and is now planning events for the likes of YouTube and The Wall Street Journal . Balancing creativity with a talent for computer science and maths, the Aeorema Communications CEO credits his success to a strong work ethic and his team-focused management style. Episode 5 of the All Points West podcast takes a look at what it means to run a profitable creativ...

Ian Foley was one of those kids who would take stuff apart in order to figure out how it worked. His curiosity has served him well. Today, the Equipmake founder and managing director oversees a business that dismantles double decker buses to replace old diesel powered engines with its electric powertrain. Episode 4 of The All Points West Podcast gives you the low down on Ian’s journey from his chi...

Chairman and CEO of zircon producer PYX Resources Oliver Hasler has taken an unconventional route to the top. He grew up in Mexico City from the age of 6, and at 22 he was an officer in the Swiss Army.  Episode 3 of the All Points West Podcast will discover what that taught the PYX Resources chief executive about leadership and how his early life as an 'international foreigner' has shaped him.  Ha...