How to Build a Village

Jill Martin Wrenn asks Sophie Reynolds, Head of Collections, Interpretation and Engagement at Jane Austen's House in Chawton, Hampshire, located about an hour and half from London, how the Jane Austen brand has endured for hundreds of years. To celebrate the author’s 250th birthday, you can check out these sites: Jane Austen's House , where the author wrote six of her novels Winchester Cat...

Jill Martin Wrenn talks to Finnish chef, cookbook author and podcaster, Ina Niiniketo, at her Helsinki restaurant about cooking with Finnish flavors and flowers. You can find out more about Ina's books and restaurant on the links below: https://www.canvascanteen.fi/ https://www.instagram.com/inaniiniketo/?hl=en

Jill Martin Wrenn talks to Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, CEO of CCP Games, about how the company cultivates a community of global gamers. Founded in Reykjavík in 1997, CCP Games hosts thousands of fans of its flagship game, EVE Online, in Iceland each year. You can find out more here: https://www.ccpgames.com/company

Michael Hendrix, CEO and Creative Director at Huldunótur (“Invisible Notes”), a Reykjavík-based design practice, and co-author of the book, Two Beats Ahead: What Great Musical Minds Teach Us About Creativity and Innovation, tells Jill Martin Wrenn how music education propelled his entrepreneurial journey. You can find out more here: https://invisiblenotes.com/

Sissel Hansen, Founder and CEO of Startup Guide, a Copenhagen-based media company that provides resources for global founders, tells Jill Martin Wrenn in Reykjavík why there has never been a better time to be an entrepreneur. You can find out more here: https://www.startupguide.com/

Destana Herring, Principal at Regeneration. VC, a global venture capital firm investing in consumer climate technology, tells Jill Martin Wrenn in the Reykjavík podcast studio what drives the adoption of innovation. You can find out more here: https://regeneration.vc/

Thea Messel, Founder and Managing Partner at Unconventional Ventures, tells Jill Martin Wrenn in the Reykjavík podcast studio how her team is doubling down on opportunity by funding underrepresented founders and backing businesses with impact at their core. You can find out more here: https://www.unconventional.vc/

David Simonarson, CEO and Co-Founder of the dating app Smitten, tells Jill Martin Wrenn in the Reykjavík podcast studio how he and his team are creating the world's most fun dating app. He also shares tips about top Reykjavík date spots. Here’s a hint - they involve Iceland's famous lagoons. You can find out more about Smitten here: https://smitten.fun/

Gudrun Hildur Ragnarsdottir, CEO and Founder of the software company Keeps, tells Jill Martin Wrenn in the Reykjavík podcast studio how the Icelandic startup community helped her launch her content management system for the travel industry. Also, Gudrun shares tips on finding top talent. You can learn more here: https://www.keeps.is/

In the heart of Reykjavík for an Iceland Innovation Week special series, Jill Martin Wrenn talks with Margret Juliana Sigurdardottir, CEO and Co-Founder of music education company Moombix, about her goal of making Moombix the Airbnb of online music lessons. Also, hear which instruments are endangered. You can find out more here: https://www.moombix.com/

Greg Smith, Co-Founder and CEO of online learning platform Thinkific, joins Jill Martin Wrenn from Vancouver to talk about the key to building valuable digital communities. Here's a hint - engagement outweighs scale. You can find out more here: https://www.thinkific.com/

Jill Martin Wrenn talks with Chris Eldridge, CEO of Robert Walters Recruitment UK, Ireland and North America, about how to navigate the challenges of the global job.

Broadcaster and market commentator Susannah Streeter tells Jill Martin Wrenn why boosting your financial resilience is so important. As head of money and markets for the UK’s largest retail investment platform, Hargreaves Lansdown, Susannah spreads awareness and analysis of financial facts. You can find out more here: https://www.susannahstreeter.uk/

Tom Doorley, Founder and Chairman of the global consulting firm Sage Partners, shares how he built a personal advisory board of mentors who helped him craft his career as a serial entrepreneur. He tells Jill Martin Wrenn how to launch a long-lasting enterprise. After listening to this episode, tune into Tom's podcast, Focus on Growth: Sage Insights .

Hear British business journalist Duncan Mavin tell Jill Martin Wrenn how he delved into Credit Suisse's dramatic rise and fall in his new book 'Meltdown': https://howtobuildavillage.com/.

British business journalist Duncan Mavin tells Jill Martin Wrenn about the interviews and intrigue behind his new financial thriller "Meltdown: Scandal, Sleaze and the Collapse of Credit Suisse". You can find out more here: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/meltdown-scandal-sleaze-and-the-collapse-of-credit-suisse-duncan-mavin/7689758?ean=9781035037469.

Thanks for listening this year. We're looking forward to our fifth year of broadcast next year. Presenter Jill Martin Wrenn gives a preview from the Millennium Bridge in London.

Junae Benne, an American marketing journalist in Finland, tells Jill Martin Wrenn about her women in gaming docuseries in the latest instalment of our series from the Slush technology conference in Helsinki. You can find out more about Junae here: https://junae.substack.com/

Live from Helsinki at the Slush technology conference, Jill Martin Wrenn interviews Iceland’s Sigurdur Arnason, founder of music app Overtune. Hear how Siggi turned his passion for piano and performing into a music startup. You can find out more about Overtune here: https://www.overtune.com/

Award-winning political journalist Anushka Asthana takes audiences behind the scenes of a tumultuous campaign in her new book, "Taken As Red: How Labour Won Big and the Tories Crashed the Party". She shares her unique perspective on the UK and US political landscapes with Jill Martin Wrenn. You can find Anushka's book here: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/taken-as-red-how-the-election-was-won-and-...

International marketer Karla Geci shares tips on how to engage with global audiences. From her front row seat watching social media evolve over the past decade, Karla shares her insights with Jill Martin Wrenn on the creator economy, and how to master the three second interview. You can find Karla on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlageci/

Maeve Wang, the Founder and CEO of footwear firm IAMBIC, joins Jill Martin Wrenn from New York to share how her company uses AI to create custom-fit shoes. Maeve also reveals the books that inspired her entrepreneurial journey. You can learn more about IAMBIC here .

Ukrainian fintech executive Hanna Khrystianovych tells Jill Martin Wrenn how she moved her family from Ukraine to Sweden at the start of the war.

Entrepreneur and mentor Alla Ouvarova shares how she inspires aspiring business founders through her Future Female Entrepreneur initiative. Founder and CEO of Two Chicks, a company that introduced the first liquid egg white into the UK retail market back in 2007, Alla tells Jill Martin Wrenn why helping other women succeed as entrepreneurs is so important. You can find out more here: https://twoch...

Kate Daly, co-founder of the law tech scale-up amicable, joins Jill Martin Wrenn from London to talk about what's next for women's sports after the success of the Women's World Cup. Kate is also the host of the Divorce Podcast , which explores break-ups and co-parenting from different angles. You can find out more about amicable, Kate's legal service for divorcing and separating co...