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Series 3 begins with a fascinating conversation with Manna Founder and CEO, Bobby Healy. Having started coding at the age of 13, he has gone on to lead one of the World’s most commercially recognised and successful, drone-based businesses. He chats to Timo about having the confidence to take risks and successfully scale companies, as well as how the multi-trillion pound drone market will evolve ov...

Join Timo, as he looks back over Series 2, featuring clips from his memorable guests about what motivates, challenges and inspires them each day, as well as how they lead Teams and establish Culture.

In the final episode of the series, Timo chats to Gousto CMO, Tom Wallis. From his scientific approach to Marketing, to overcoming feelings of Impostor Syndrome, Tom gives his valuable insight into scaling business and performance culture. 

In this week’s episode, Timo talks to John Burke and Jon Hulme about their artisanal, subscription service, Craft Gin Club. From a successful appearance on Dragons’ Den, to embracing the power of content marketing, they discuss their impressive trajectory, to date, as well as their passion for both product and people. 

Timo’s guest this week is Camilla Dolan, a Founding Partner of Eka Ventures and a former Gousto Investor. She discusses how an eye for opportunity, coupled with a desire to invest in both people and business, has led to her success so far, as well as the importance of purpose-driven and sustainable business and investments.

This week, Timo’s guest is BGF Executive Chair (and occasional Magician!), Stephen Welton. He reveals how employing a positive state of mind and using goodwill as currency have paved the way for his marked success, as well as his key ingredients for establishing great leaders and collegial working environments. 

In this episode, Timo talks to Cian Weeresinghe, ex-Secret Escapes and current Wise CMO. He imparts his extensive insight into product and technology, high-performance teams and taking on new challenges, as well as his firm belief in serendipity and self-awareness.  

In this episode, Timo talks to Barclays Chair and ex-Rothschild CEO, Nigel Higgins. From his ‘hardworking childhood’ in South-East London, to his instatement as the first non-family member to lead Rothschild & Co, Nigel discusses overcoming obstacles, investing in people, and a certain amount of luck in sustaining his remarkable success and longevity in a fluctuating and competitive market.&nb...

In this episode, Timo talks to Tim Mason, the CEO of loyalty tech company Eagle Eye and the ex-deputy CEO of Tesco. Tim shares his experience pioneering the online grocery sector, helping to shift Tesco from competition to customer obsessed, the incredible importance of culture and what he believes makes a great leader.

This week, Timo talks to Paula MacKenzie, CEO of KFC in the UK and Ireland. Paula shares her journey in the world of FMCG brands, the incredible importance of nurturing a positive company culture, as well as an insight into how she handled the day that KFC ran out of chicken and had to close 700 stores overnight.

In this episode Timo talks to James McMaster, the CEO of innovative nutrition brand, Huel. James shares the challenges of the scaling journey and how he has built up the resilience to navigate it, as well as his personal experience of turning Huel into one of the fastest growing companies in the UK.

This week, Timo chats to Sharmadean Reid, founder of WAH Nails, Beautystack, a networked marketplace app for beauty professionals and The Stack World, a community-led women’s media platform. Sharmadean shares her mission to create economic and social empowerment for women through technology and media, as well as how she has navigated the pandemic’s impact on the beauty industry.

In this episode, Timo talks to Callum Negus-Fancey, the Founder and CEO of Pollen, a hugely successful tech company in the experience space. Callum shares the importance of finding an overlap between passion and skill, the secret to scaling a complex international organization and how to remain resilient under pressure.

In the first episode of series two Timo talks to Tom Valentine, managing director and co-founder of Secret Escapes, about the story behind one of the most successful scale ups in the UK, disrupting the travel industry and how to succeed slowly rather than fail fast.

Yonca Dervisoglu, Google EMEA’s Chief Marketing Officer, speaks to Timo about her love of learning, the story behind Google’s scale and the importance of managing yourself in order to lead others.

Timo chats to Nilan Peiris, VP of Growth at TransferWise about his upbringing in southeast London, the role models that inspired his career and the importance of nurturing an amazing growth culture.

Gousto’s very own Chief Product Officer Sally Matthews, tells Timo what she’s learnt from major career moves like joining Gousto from Unilever, and why people and culture have been so important on every step of the journey.

Anthony Fletcher, former CEO of the UK’s biggest snack company Graze chats to Timo about growing two of the biggest food brands in the UK, the journey from startup to scaleup and how he pivoted Graze into retail.

This week, Timo speaks to NED, Angel Investor and friend Tracy Doree about her early investment into Gousto, disagreeing with conformity, and her journey from humble beginnings to high growth investment.

David Buttress, ex-CEO of Just Eat, chats to Timo about his first entrepreneurial venture at age 11, the value of hard work and the winning sales ratio that led to the company’s rapid growth.

Michelle Kennedy, the founder of social platform Peanut, chats to Timo about her journey at Bumble, turning product obsession into growth and how she created a social network to connect and support like-minded women.

Bloom & Wild CEO and co-founder Aron Gelbard speaks to Timo about becoming an entrepreneur, the importance of customer obsession and the Mother’s Day that heralded the company’s success.

Join Timo as he talks to Misty Reich, ex CPO of KFC, and Gousto board member, about emotional intelligence from a young age and the importance of being a resource, not a power source.

Timo chats to colleague and friend, Gousto’s Chief Technology Officer, Shaun about why he thinks the role of CTO will be obsolete in 10 years and the importance of building a diverse, high performing team

Rich Pierson, the CEO of leading meditation app Headspace, talks to Timo about how anxiety led to the creation of Headspace and the tricks to scaling yourself.