Atom CTO Podcasts

In this week's podcast we're talking to the serial entrepreneur Adrian James about his new startup Shoppa Shoppa is a machine learning powered app that helps you manage your shopping and ultimately make money from what's in your wardrobe. Adrian talks about Shoppa, creating an AI startup and the shift from working at large blue chip companies to running his own business. For more information Shopp...

In this week's podcast we are talking to Andrew Ligertwood, the founder of Cushiedoos tonic In this podcast we talk about Andrew's decision to leave the corporate world and take on the daunting challenge of starting a new tonic brand. We discuss how he took his vision of creating a non-quinine tonic and brought it to life in the form of a beverage that works well on its own as well as mixed with g...

In this week's podcast we're talking with Irene Grant from Craigelachie Consulting. Irene has had an illustrious career with HSBC and has taken her years of corporate experience working in a global markets and started a consulting business that provides mentoring and coaching services to the next generation of leaders. In this podcast we talk about the difference between mentoring and coaching, ho...

In this week's podcast I'm talking with a local Bulgarian celebrity, Benjamin Kane. Ben is a Sunderland native that moved to Bulgaria in 2007 and has recently started TechPods which helps business find top tech talent in Bulgaria In this podcast we talk about nearshoring in Bulgaria, how TechPods helps businesses scale their tech team, what to expect when engaging Ben and his team, the differences...

In this week's podcast we are talking with Evan Pappas from Ocyan, a blockchain startup that provides a cloud infrastructure platform for businesses deploying blockchain based applications. Evan is a techie turned entrepreneur and in this podcast he describes blockchain technology for the non-technical listener as well as how Ocyan is helping businesses take advantage of the key facets of blockcha...

In this week's podcast we are talking with Sorcha Lorimer from Trace about "Privacy by Design" and making GDPR fun! More on Trace: "At Trace, we help your company protect, visualise and find personal data, automate GDPR compliance documentation, and stay on top of privacy risk. Trace delivers data discovery, audits and reporting when you need it. Build trust, protect your busines with Trace’s secu...

In this week's podcast we are talking to Selby Cary, the founder of Casta Spes Technology a robotics company based in Edinburgh. Selby is a young, exciting entrepreneur that has built a successful startup in a very short space of time. We talk about his founder's journey, his journey from Zimbabwe to Scotland and how young founders can go from an idea to a multi-million pound company. More about C...

In this podcast we are talking to Oliver Gabbay from Snippet, a company that specialises in providing employee benefits in the form of salary loans Oliver is an ex-banker turned serial entrepreneur that has built global businesses in the finance space. We talk about Snippet, how businesses should think about going global, what you should think when you decide to start your own business and the sta...

In this week's podcast I'm talking with Ray Wright and Diedre McGettrick from Kuldea, an online platform that takes the pain out of interior design The company was founded out of Ray and Diedre's passion for interior decorating and the gap they perceived in the market for a platform that can provide a one-stop-shop for people searching for home furnishings. The platform is more than just an e-comm...

In this week's podcast we are talking with Graham Brennan from ANI Connects a company that helps businesses improve their public engagement. Graham is an ex-academic turned entrepreneur that saw that his PhD work could be applied to the business world to help businesses connect with their customers and increase engagement We cover a range of topics in this podcast: Is there a magic bullet for buil...

In this week's podcast we are talking to Matt Borka, a digital marketing expert that advises small businesses at the Google Digital Garage. Matt talks to us on a wide range of topics from how to start with digital marketing for your business, how to manage costs, creating a social network and most importantly - do you really need a website! For more information about Matt visit his Instagram page:...

In this week's podcast we are talking with Alan Clarke from Business Growth Partnership. Alan started life in the world of advertising and then becoming an entrepreneur and starting the first nationwide rock radio station We cover a range of topics from how businesses should create an advertising / marketing strategy to the Scottish startup ecosystem and not least Alan gives advice to young entrep...

In this week's podcast I'm talking with Kevin Davidson from The Property Angel. Kevin's mission is to change the way the world moves home and with his new startup he is creating a personalised property service that puts you in control. We talk about the business as well as Kevin's journey from property lawyer to PropTech entrepreneur For more information go to The Property Angel website: https://w...

In this episode of the podcast we talk with Lee Harrison, an ex-professional rugby player turned entrepreneur that has started the only company in the country to identify and develop young atheletes using high tech performance testing. We'll talk through how the company works, its benefits to society at large and how it was for Lee to transition from professional sports to the business world. For...

In this week's podcast we are talking with Jon Hart from MoneyHub. MoneyHub, using the Open Banking protocols, provides a platform for enterprises to build solutions to promote employee and customer well being by analyzing financial spend and tailoring benefits and products that will ease an individual's money worries. In this podcast we talk about Open Banking and PSD2, how MoneyHub is helping em...

In this podcast we are talking with Kevin Thiele from SalesCode Kevin has many years experience in sales working for the likes of the Yellow Pages and he talks with us about how to build a sales strategy, recruit a team and then retain them. Kevin not only helps companies build UK sales teams but also works with the Clifton Skills Strength training which helps teams better understand their strengt...

In this podcast we're talking to Rob Herrera and Rebecca Parsons at the Mill, a co-working space that has changed the tech landscape in Wilmington Delaware. Rob left his job as an architect in New York where he had worked on the original WeWork spaces to come to Wilmington to start up a new space called The Mill, which has rapidly become the hub for the tech community in the state. We talk with Ro...

We decided to give Bhairav a break for this episode so there is a new voice behind the mic, I (Sam) talk to Tobias Günther, a native Stuttgarter, entrepreneur, soup chef and the CEO of Fournova, the creators of Git Tower, https://www.gittower.com. It's a bit of a monster podcast as we cover: - Switching gears from running a software consultancy to creating a software product - Effectively running...

In this podcast we are talking with Rustam Roy from Legalistic (http://www.legalistic.co.uk/) We cover a range of topics including: - How to find the right legal partner - Protecting your IP through trademarks, copyrights and patents - What to put in contracts with IT vendors - Negotiation tactics - All things GDPR This podcast is thoroughly recommended for new as well as growing businesses - anyo...

In this week's episode, I'm talking with Asher Ismail, the CEO of Midrive. Midrive (midrive.com) is revolutionizing the market for first-time driving. In the last 12 months, sales of their 'pay as you go' insurance and 'app-powered' driving lessons has increased 400%. It is very much a company built by millennials for millennials and during our conversation we touch on a number of different areas:...

In this episode we are talking all things outsourcing with Aman Sood from TMotions. TMotions specialises in developing e-commerce software and Aman has been involved in the Indian outsourcing market for the past 20 years. During our conversation we cover a variety of topics that will interest anyone that is thinking about outsourcing an IT related project to companies based in India: The topics in...

In this week's podcast we are talking with Nigel Davey from SME Needs, a company that helps businesses with their strategic marketing needs. In this podcast we talk about the crucial things businesses must do in order to be effective with their overall marketing, the different strategies that can be adopted and what effective marketing really looks like and how to find the right marketing partner...

In this conversation we're talking to David Lambert from Laundry Republic one of the UK's largest dry cleaning companies. You may not think of Laundry as a sexy sector but David and his team have created a successful business taking care of people's garments. David talks about what is sexy in the Laundry industry and how he and his business partner went about creating a fast moving, data driven bu...

This podcast is for those interested in learning how to build a multi-million Euro consulting business. I'm talking with Jacob Koshy from CubeMatch about how the company started, how they pivoted from a product based company to a services based firm, what role strategy plays in building such a successful business and how you can nurture and train the next generation of talent. Many thanks to Jacob...

In this podcast we are talking with the team from Skills Hive, a company that is disrupting the way that businesses think about growth and strategic planning. Skills Hive provide a pop-up model of resourcing where teams are built based on the needs of the client and the best available talent. The company prides itself on building long term relationships which enables them to react quickly to the c...