Business Without BS

We hear why Cally traded in a six-figure TV exec salary for the comedy circuit after a serendipitous lunch with the late and great Joan Rivers, the people she looks up to in comedy, the most misunderstood thing about comedians, and that time she turned down signing South Park for MTV .. all that plus more on this week's BWB Extra where we get to know comedian, speaker and podcaster Cally Beaton a...

A snapshot into the life and mind of Cally Beaton. Top TV executive turned comedian, TV figure, writer, podcaster, speaker and coach, Cally gives priceless advice and insight into how and why she juggles multiple careers while being a single mother. Her thoughts on gender inequality in the workplace. And why she thinks she's still single at 50 .. all that plus more Cally is the host of the notorio...

Welcome Business vs. Bullshit, our featured quiz show which up until now has been a part of BWB Extra on Thursdays and now we're giving it a life of its own every Friday. This week it's Rodney P in the hot seat. BWB is powered by Oury Clark businesswithoutbullshit.me

We hear how Rodney P's music career started through a lucky break with seminal UK Hip-Hop group London Posse, a foursome assembled specifically to tour support Mick Jones of The Clash, and how that led to Rodney becoming an acclaimed solo artist and dubbed "Godfather of UK Hip-Hop" We also hear Rodney's frank views on the state of the music industry, public perception of Hip-Hop, UK politics and w...

Raw music industry chat from the dubbed 'Godfather of UK Hip-Hip' Rodney P. He shares his frank thoughts about the business, how it affects the music and what artists should do to safeguard their career. We discuss the pros and cons of Spotify: is it good or bad for the music industry? We also hear about Rodney's days as part of seminal UK Hip-Hop group London Posse and how he got fired from the b...

Andra tells us about her entry into the world of blockchain after having to drop out of her Economics degree at UC Berkeley to avoid family bankruptcy. Andra then started her own commodities trading business, worked in Silicon Valley and moved to London where she began her work in blockchain. We also hear about what makes Andra tick outside of work. Her failures, realisations and advice. Plus our...

Andra Nicolau gives us an all-round breakdown of what decentralised finance is. Why (and why not) to get involved in it. And what she envisages as the future of blockchain technology. Andra is Head of Business Development and Strategy at Origin Protocol powering NFT ecosystems providing creators with branded storefronts and secondary marketplaces. Andra’s prior positions have included Head of Grow...

Mark tells us how he navigated himself through the toughest periods of his life and how they influenced him to create the meaningful work life balance he enjoys today. From working in finance to losing his job, dealing with family illness to then start his own consultancy, go back to university at 50 and even become a pro-cyclist (riding the equivalent of Tour de France!)  This week's BWB Ext...

Mark Pittaccio has spoken extensively on the psychology of money, on wellbeing and happiness and on the dangers of a failed retirement. Our chat with him explains why it's important to consider more than just the numbers when making financial decisions, both personally and professionally, by applying Behavioural Economics and financial psychology. Be it retirement plans or M&As, 'what's the mo...

BWB Extra this week says hello to Robin Butler, Head of Impact at Sturgeon Capital who we get to know a little better both personally and professionally. Robin tell us about how he came to be working in emerging markets, the challenges he faces around bridging the gap between the perception and reality of countries that Sturgeon Capital are investing in, as well as hearing about his charity work w...

Our chat with Robin Butler, Partner and Head of Impact at Sturgeon Capital is an all-round 101 on the reality of investing in emerging markets. We hear Robin's thoughts on a range of topics including why Sturgeon Capital are focusing on particular markets, the potential upside on investments, advice on how to structure a company in an emerging market and best practice to avoid local corruption ent...

In the BWB Extra hot seat this week is Darren Webber UK & Europe CEO of TTC who talks about everything from why he thinks data centres are a huge factor in climate change, his passion for classic Minis and why his advice to his younger self would be to "spend less time with dickheads" .. which Andy heard as "spend less time with the kids" .. it'll all make sense when you hear it. Major LOLs. D...

Darren Webber, CEO of TTC joins us to explain what he means by that and why there’s a need for software companies whose sole purpose is to test software made by other companies. He also shares his career journey from picking garlic to entering the C-Suite and tells us why he thinks lazy "desk hugging" heads in big organisations are utter bullshit. TTC is a global IT services and consulting firm ba...

On this week’s BWB Extra where we get to know Steve Keen a little better. Steve's a Professor of Economics, an Author and winner of the Revere Award from the Real World Economics Review for being the economist “who first anticipated and gave public warning of the Global Financial Collapse in 2008, and whose work is most likely to prevent another one in the future.” If you fancy hearing about why S...

Steve Keen wants to "eliminate economics before it eliminates society". He talks to us about how mainstream economics is directly linked to climate change. We also chat about the current state of UK politics and society, and why Steve thinks 'stockholder value' is utter bullshit. (that’s shareholder value to us Brits). A Professor of Economics and Author - his latest book being 'The New Economics’...

On this week's BWB Extra we get to know Ciaran Burke a little better. Ciaran is the co-founder of Swoop, a platform which helps small businesses secure finance without having to go grovelling to banks. We hear about how they managed to raise a whopping £5 million fund for the company, plus Swoop's action plan for going fully global .. all that plus more Ciaran’s Recommendations: Bank of Dave (film...

This week’s episode is essential listening for small business owners looking for ways to raise capital without having to grovel to HSBC. We chat to Ciaran Burke, COO & Co-Founder of Swoop, a financing platform which helps small businesses secure finance. We talk about the range of alternative financing options available to SMEs in the UK outside of traditional bank lending including the Enterp...

This week's BWB Extra gets to know Allen Simpson a little better. Allen's the Chief Operating Officer at London & Partners, a Business Growth and Destination agency for London where Allen leads the global strategy, operational capacity and corporate reputation. We hear about how Allen went from flipping burgers in Mc Donalds to working for the UK government, this thoughts on the transformation...

Meet Allen Simpson, COO at London & Partners, a Business Growth and Destination agency for London who do inbound and outbound trade and investment, conferences and events, and tourism promotion amongst other things. Allen's role takes care of leading the organisation’s global strategic thinking, operational capacity and corporate reputation at a crucial time for London. Allen's CV is an impres...

BWB Extra gets to know this week's guest, Leo Rayman, a little better. Leo’s the Founder & CEO of Eden Lab who help make big companies more sustainable, and sustainable companies much bigger. Leo’s main points of focus include how 'green growth' can spark the positive power of business, Why 'clean share of market' is essential to understand for customer risk, and the big one .. EcoCapital...

Meet Leo Rayman, Founder & CEO of Eden Lab, a consultancy and venture studio helping make big companies more sustainable and sustainable companies much bigger. Leo was also former CEO and CSO of ad agency Grey London, Founder of WPP start-up Grey Consulting and Domain Expert Adviser to Carbon13, the Cambridge and Berlin based venture builder for the climate emergency. Things Leo talks about: H...

!NEWS FLASH! Our Business vs. Bullshit Quickfire Quiz Round is back! And my goodness did we miss it BWB Extra gets to know this week's guest , Steve O'Hear a little better. Steve's Senior Vice President of Zapp, London’s premium on-demand convenience app, Founder of his very own advisory firm O'Hear & Co and an Angel Investor with Atomico. In a past life, he was also a journalist covering Euro...

Meet Steve O'Hear, Senior Vice President of Zapp, London’s premium on-demand convenience app, Founder of his very own advisory firm O'Hear & Co and was a journalist for 10+ years covering European tech at Techcrunch. As you can see, Steve's a man of many hats and wears them damn well. So sit up, press play and pay attention. You can thank us later. Steve's links: tryzapp.com ohearco.com BWB is...

BWB Extra gets to know this week's guest , Dr Phil Armstrong, a little better. Phil is a no nonsense Economist, Teacher, and Associate at The Gower Initiative For Modern Money Studies, an independent, non-profit organisation which is part of a growing international movement challenging the economic status quo of the last four decades. So kick back and get to know more about the man behind the magi...

For a special extended episode, we invited Dr Phil Armstrong on for a chat about Modern Monetary Theory, a topic which we all scratch our heads about, and one which Phil is an absolute poet at explaining. Phil is a no nonsense Economist and Teacher, and Associate at The Gower Initiative For Modern Money Studies, an independent, non-profit organisation which is part of a growing international movem...