Lloyd Wahed

Searching for Mana with Lloyd Wahed

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Searching for Mana explores how technology, capital and institutions are being reshaped in real time. Hosted by Lloyd Wahed, each episode features conversations with founders, investors and policymakers operating at the frontier, from AI and digital assets to global finance and government. These aren’t surface-level interviews. They’re focused on how things actually get built, scaled and implemented. The through-line is simple: what separates those who can turn change into advantage, and those who can’t.

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Lloyd Wahed

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The journey from big tech into FinTech | David Keene, Funding Options 13.01.2020 54:37

I'm really excited to share the next podcast with you all, as I was joined by David Keene, Chief Marketing Officer at Funding Options. David had been a key figure in businesses like Google, Oracle, Salesforce, and SAP before joining Funding Options. We have a really open and insightful conversation around David's journey (some of the challenges and successes of his career); how his new(ish) role i...

Moving money around the world for less | Dora Ziambra, Azimo 08.01.2020 55:48

Fresh off the press - Dora Ziambra comes on to Searching for Mana to announce her promotion to Chief Operating Officer at Azimo! For anyone considering the merits of taking an MBA, this episode is for you. With a background in Co-Founding and trading high-frequency algorithmic equity/index products, Dora took the long view in 2013 to attend INSEAD MBA course. This is where Dora met the future to b...

This company is killing paper receipts | Roisin Levine, Flux 26.12.2019 59:18

The Head of Banks at Flux, Roisin Levine, comes on to discuss her journey since she graduated in History at the University of Bristol several years ago. Since then, Roisin has been awarded: - 'Rising Star' in the Women in Fintech Powerlist 2018 by Innovate Finance. - Nominated for 2019's Transformation of the Year award by Women in Credit. Flux are aiming to kill the paper receipt and automaticall...

From start-up to 600 employees worldwide | Valentina Kristensen, OakNorth 26.11.2019 40:29

What a great way to kick-off the podcast! For our first episode I'm joined by Valentina Kristensen, Director of Growth & Communications at Oaknorth. Valentina was one of those lucky few who found themselves at university amidst the global financial crisis in 2007/2008, trying to figure out what path she could take after graduating. After witnessing the effect of the financial downturn she decided...