Business Without BS

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...

This week's BWB Extra continues our conversation with Steve Barnett, COO at QuadReal Property Group, a global real estate investment, operating and development company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. We hear more about Steve's humble begins, his journey to the C-Suite, his views on Politics as well as getting to personally know more about the man behind the infectious charm and big s...

Meet Steve Barnett, Chief Operating Officer at QuadReal Property Group, a global real estate investment, operating and development company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. Steve has been of the company since the start in 2016 and is on the Board of Directors. Our chat is part about Steve's work with QuadReal and (the best) part about the charming man himself. Kick back, press play and...

This week's BWB Extra continues our conversation with Phil Bernie, Co-Founder of KeyPay, a revolutionary cloud based payroll solution. We hear more about the man behind the name, how he got to where he is today, his fu*k ups and failures and why he feels the need to reinvent payroll. We also hear Andy speak with absolutely no filter. You have been warned .. BWB is powered by Oury Clark

Meet Phil Bernie, Co-Founder of KeyPay, a cloud based payroll solution like no other! Phil is also a self-proclaimed closet computer scientist, a purveyor of the ever-questioning status-quo as well as being a former professional rugby player. Doesn't sound like your average chat about payroll, right ? Well it wasn't .. far from it in fact. Press play and hold on to your trousers. BWB is powered by...

This week's BWB Extra continues our conversation with David Ricciardi, President & CEO of Proximo, an information services company specialising in Big Data which David founded in 1997. With over 30 years of experience in building, managing and utilising big databases for companies like Mercedes-Benz, L’Oréal and Time Warner, and now with a new UK based subsidiary open for business, David and P...

Meet David Ricciardi, President & CEO of Proximo, an information services company which he founded in 1997 specialising in Big Data. David’s experience spans more than 30 years and has led him to build, manage, and utilize large databases in industries as varied as financial, automotive and health care. David spends much of his time now as an advisor to clients, helping them plan and execute o...

This week's BWB Extra continues our chat with Alan Donegan, co-founder of the award-winning Rebel Business School, Finance School and podcast with the aim of helping people start their own businesses, take control of their finances and avoid debt. And they provide it all for free! because Rebel raises its capital through sponsorship which means they can give away the best education to those who ne...

Meet Alan Donegan, co-founder of the award-winning Rebel Business School, Rebel Finance School and the Rebel Entrepreneur podcast. He became financial independent at 40 years old and now uses his time to help people from all walks of life to start their own businesses, take control of their finances and avoid debt. Rebel's mission was borne out of Alan’s own personal experiences where he was force...

This week's BWB Extra continues our chat with Scott Hallsworth, ex-Nobu London Head Chef who launched his very own Freak Scene as a pop-up in July 2017. Pre-Covid, Freak Scene went on to become the ever-popular restaurant in the heart of Soho, London and is opening in a new location very soon. We get to know more about what makes Scott tick, his perspective on the realities of business in food and...

Meet Scott Hallsworth. As head chef at the acclaimed Nobu for six years, Australian-born Scott has mastered the art of Japanese cuisine. His modern style combined with the explosive smoky, umami flavours found in his dishes make him one of London's most popular chefs. Nobu was where Scott learnt how to cook Japanese food at the highest level and spent six years at the helm of the Michelin-starred...

BWB Extra continues our very special conversation with Martin Wolf CBE, Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times where we dig deeper and discuss Modern Monetary Theory, the effects of the energy crisis on the economy and what SMEs should be doing to prepare, and pose questions like: What are the UK's alternatives to the EU? Can Britain become a global superpower again? What does the futu...

Kicking off 2023 with a very special conversation with Martin Wolf CBE, Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times. Martin has received honorary doctorates from six universities, including the London School of Economics and was awarded the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in 2000 for services to financial journalism. Martin's also won a raft of awards including th...