Business Without BS

EP 240 - Voice At The Table CEO and Founder Rina Lynch is in the quiz seat this week with Andy and Pippa breaking open a brand new deck of quiz cards: Chapters: 00:00 Welcome to BoB quiz! 00:35 Virtual Reality Meetings: Business or Bullshit? 00:57 Hot Desking: Comfort or Chaos? 01:25 Twitter: Useful Tool or Time Waster? 02:18 Appraisals: Necessary or Nonsense? 02:51 Accountants: Essential or Burde...

EP 239 - Rina is Founder of Voice At the Table, a diversity and inclusion consultancy who help organisations tap into the diversity of their people and offer training in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Rina unpacks what Equity, Diversity and Inclusion actually is, how it differs from equality, and how it's applied in the workplace. We discuss gender, ethnic and cultural bias, the effects of divis...

Serial tech entrepreneur and Mitra co-founder Ashok Suppiah is in the hot seat this week with a hilarious anecdote about office nap pods in Taiwan! BWB is powered by Oury Clark businesswithoutbullshit.me

Ashok talks about his aim to start a tech foundation for the underprivileged. Inspired by his father's work, he wants to fund and run eduction and training programs for people who lack opportunity due to poverty in Siri Lanka and the UK. He's currently trialing programs through one of his businesses Mitrai We also discuss the future of AI and Machine Learning. And Ashok tells us about a recent sta...

Ashok is a serial tech entrepreneur who's 20 years deep and has built several successful businesses including Virtusa Corp which he helped to grow to $280M and 5000 people. He was also the Chief Architect of eDocs an online bill presentment product that was sold to Oracle for $180M. We discuss the reality of raising money and the key differences between venture capital and private equity. Ashok gi...

David talks about life before photography and his journey to becoming a full-time artist. He shares stories about life on the road and what happened when he met the Head of the Tate Gallery (it wasn't what he expected) and had dinner with George Bush. He also talks about the importance of real trust in business and why Richard Oury is his number 1 go-to man. David's recommendations: The Offer - Th...

David is a British fine-art photographer, conservationist and author. His photography subjects include sport stars, world-renowned models, wildlife, indigenous communities and landscapes. David talks about the biggest mistake artists make when selling their work. His business USP and what it takes to be successful in today's industry. He also shares the truth about conservationism i...

Oz is in this week's BOB hot seat who doesn't shy away from explaining his answers. Lots to be noted! BWB is powered by Oury Clark businesswithoutbullshit.me

Oz tells us what he learnt from his biggest ever f**k up when hiring new staff and talks about long term goals for CybSafe. He also shares the best advice he's ever been given while Andy debates the nonsensical bureaucracy around ESG. Oz's Recommendation: The Hard Thing About Hard Things - Ben Horowitz (book) BWB is powered by Oury Clark businesswithoutbullshit.me Follow us on: Linkedin TikTok Ins...

Oz is the CEO and Founder of CybSafe a behavioural science and data analytics company that builds software to better manage human risk. He's also a former UK Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel and was awarded an MBE in 2010 for his personal leadership in extreme conflict environments. Oz explains the reality of today's cyber security issues and breaks down what Cybsafe does for clients like HSBC, B...

Friday quiz time with DMC Sport co-founder Dino DiPierdomenico in the hot seat! (his response to Office Nap Pods is hilarious!) BWB is powered by Oury Clark businesswithoutbullshit.me

Dino tells us what's most misunderstood about his company DMC Sport (here's a hint - they don't just make products, they provide strategies to get more kids playing sport) Kids are less physically active than ever before and Dino explains how much of a crisis the situation actually is and why especially in America. He also gives us his best piece of advice and warns us of his worst. Dino's recomme...

Dino tells us why he co-founded DMC Sport which specialises in managing game development programs for a range of different sports. He explains why sports played such an important role both personally and professionally for him being an Italian immigrant growing up in Australia. And why his mission with DMC is to basically get more kids playing sports instead of computer games. He also explains why...

Scimar's Chief Development Officer John West has lots to say about the cards he's dealt in this week's quiz! BWB is powered by Oury Clark businesswithoutbullshit.me

John tells us about how he went from working for the big three in IT to becoming Chief Development Officer for his family business Scimar who are working on detecting preventing and even reversing type 2 diabetes. He explains why mistaking human errors for tech errors is the biggest blunder a business can make. And why pandering to investors isn't always the best advice to follow .. John's recomme...

John is the CDO of Scimar who are working on detecting preventing and even reversing type 2 diabetes with 4 key products they are developing and commercialising. John explains the mechanics of diabetes and the route causes. And how Scimars's products are being designed to work the disease. He also tell us about the family business's 17 year history and fundraising plans. And also unpacks the chall...

Friday quiz time with John who gives us his thorough views to Flexible Working, Blue Sky Thinking and Hot Desking! BWB is powered by Oury Clark businesswithoutbullshit.me

John talks about growing up in Ireland in the the early 80s. How he met Andrew Palmer and started the New Covent Garden Soup Co. The reality of building and exiting a business (which takes much longer than you think). His new sustainable vertical farming business launching in the UK. And how he learnt more about entrepreneurship from his 1 failed business compared to his 2 successful ones. John's...

John co-founded New Covent Garden Soup Co. and Little Dish scaling them to £15-20M each in revenue before exiting. He now focuses on mentoring, investing and building challenger brands in food and drink as part of Mission Ventures. John tells us about how he built New Covent Garden Soup Co. What defines a good entrepreneur. The effects of 'normalised' global crisis on business and investment. And...

Larry gets put through the BoB paces with some strong views on Working From Home, MBAs and Office Nap Pods! BWB is powered by Oury Clark businesswithoutbullshit.me

Larry tells us about long term goals for his salons and haircare range. Why he thinks people misunderstand career prospects for hair stylists. Why the government need to be doing more to support high street businesses. And that time he had breakfast with Kevin Coster. BWB is powered by Oury Clark businesswithoutbullshit.me

Larry tells us about how he became a sought after stylist grooming the likes of David Gandy, Karlie Kloss, Jarid Leto, Pixie Lott and regularly working with Vogue, GQ and Vanity Fair. He explains what makes a good hair stylist and why his salons are regarded as the best in London. We also hear about his haircare range, being in business with his wife Laura, and why being a good employer is a key p...

We run Greater Share CEO Dana Bezerra through our quiz gauntlet! BWB is powered by Oury Clark businesswithoutbullshit.me

Dana tells us about how she went from working on her family's farm to walking through the doors of Merrill Lynch. Why she decided to become an entrepreneur in philanthropy. The most misunderstood thing about what she does. And why her spiritual side plays a big part in her work. Dana's recommendations Finding the Mother Tree - Suzanne Simard (book) BWB is powered by Oury Clark businesswithoutbulls...

Dana, CEO of GreaterShare joins us to talk about the philanthropic work they're doing with NGOs and private equity firms to solve global challenges together. She explains why the company was setup, how it works and what's in it for investors. We also discuss her concerns around the primacy of profits in today's economic climate and the difference between philanthropy in the US vs UK. BWB is powere...