b. frank Podcast

What does it look like when a mum of four and serial entrepreneur talks business while attending to her babies? The answer left me in awe. We went from motherhood punishment in the venture ecosystem to painting supplies being handed out mid-sentence to a 900% revenue growth story, all in the same sitting. 

 We talk about brand building, story telling, marketing and and why hooks aren't someth...

Oana went from award-winning celebrity photographer to waiting tables in London to building a 500K-user app: then led product at Avon and Meta. After coaching 500+ product leaders, she's now building her second startup to systematise product thinking at scale. We talk about the skills that survives AI automation, such as why coding is getting commoditised, how to develop skill-sets to adapt, w...

We've been taught to think about careers as an individual journey: climb the ladder, make your mark, change the world on your own. But what if that's the wrong framework? Ming Zee is an environmental lawyer at a global law firm and co-founder of Legal Voices for the Future, a collaborative learning forum for young lawyers on the climate crisis. She's proof that you don't have to qu...

On this episode of b. frank podcast, Cisem sits down with Ashley, founder of Flawk, to talk about building a career that does not follow a straight line. She started in architecture, pivoted into sustainability, and found her way back into design through an unexpected entry point: renovating a home. We break down what “finding your niche” actually means in practice. How to build a recognisable des...

Most startup advice is built around burnout. Hannah built a business designed to fit real life, and still stay profitable. On our first episode of b. frank podcast, we have Hannah Phang, founder of The Now Work, to break down what it really takes to build a career and a business in sustainability without the "hustle culture".We talk about:- Building a sustainable business model. How to d...