Strathclyde Inspire

In this episode of Inspiring Conversations, John Anderson, Principal Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the University of Strathclyde, sat down with Strathclyde Inspire supporter and international business expert, Neil McDonald. Neil spoke about his career journey and shared his thoughts on leadership styles, the definition of an entrepreneur, fear of failure, and sustainability in this engaging discuss...

In this episode, we continue to dive into the amazing world of female entrepreneurs. Caroline Whitfield from the Strathclyde Business School chat to Ruba Eltigani, a Strathclyde MBA graduate from the Abu Dhabi campus. Discover her journey into entrepreneurship, her personal measures of success, how she balances motherhood with work, and her exciting upcoming ventures. We also explore how Ruba’s st...

This mini live episode of 'Inspiring Conversations' was recorded at our recent bi-annual Inspire100 event. Gillian Docherty, Chief Commercial Officer, delivers an inspiring keynote address on 'Passion, Perspective and Perseverance'. She recounts her career journey, what led her to change path, and offers some advice to others.

  In this episode, Manish Joshi, CEO of Strathclyde Students Union, sits down with Pamela Smith, VP of Future Programmes at AAC Clyde Space. They chatted about how Pamela began working in the space sector, the opportunities in Scotland, how we can build the workforce, diversity in the sector, and some misconceptions about working in the field.

In this episode, Manish Joshi, CEO of Strathclyde Students Union, sits down with Strathclyde Senior Enterprise Fellow, Dr Rabinder Buttar, to chat about her career journey - from undertaking a PhD at the University of Strathclyde to becoming the Founder and CEO of worldwide clinical research company, ClinTec International. Rabinder comments on what makes a good leadership team, her experience as a...

In this episode, Manish Joshi, CEO of Strathclyde Students Union, sits down with Managing Director and Founder of This is Milk, Angela Prentner-Smith.   A vocal advocate of equities, particularly gender roles, neurodiversity and human-centred business practices, Angela talks openly about her experience as a neurodiverse female and what led her to become her own boss. She also shares her personal e...

CEO of Strathclyde Students Union Manish Joshi sits down with experienced early stage investor and visiting professor of the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, John Waddell. John talks about his experience as both an investor and visiting professor, and how mindset, being creative and getting comfortable with digital marketing is key to success in growing your business both locally and internatio...

This episode was recorded as part of a Strathclyde Inspire100 event which provides Strathclyde start-up and spin out opportunities with a chance to pitch for a portion of a £15-20k prize pot. Having previously pitched at an Inspire100 event, Stuart Hannah, Founder of Strathclyde spin-out MicroplateDx, shared his entrepreneurial journey with the audience and current pitchers.   Sharing experience o...

Colleagues from Strathclyde Inspire delve deep into conversation with guests Dr Roddy Yarr (Executive Lead Sustainability, University of Strathclyde) and Prof. Matt Hannon (Professor of Sustainable Energy Business and Policy, Strathclyde Business School), to discuss climate change, climate action and policy, and how entrepreneurs and individuals can make a positive impact on the challenges and opp...

Manish Joshi and Meghan Friel from the Strathclyde Students’ Union sat down with Jeremie Warner, Power A Life and Matthew MacLean, Airspection for this live episode of 'Let's Talk', which took place in front of a small audience in the Students Union. The guests chat about their businesses, how the engaged with Inspire and the support they have received, juggling starting a business with studying a...

In this episode of Inspiring Conversations, Manish Joshi chats to Peter Proud, Founder and CEO of digital technology company Forrit and Visiting Professor at the University of Strathclyde's Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship. Peter chats about his career journey to date, the importance of mentoring and good working relationships, his career highlights, and offers some advice to budding entrepreneu...

In our latest episode of our Exploring Entrepreneurship podcast we speak to Melanie Blane, Founder of White Rabbit Skincare. In honour of World Mental Health Day, we spoke about the ups and downs of being a solo entrepreneur and how it can affect your mental health and wellbeing. Melanie speaks candidly about loneliness, anxiety and feelings of vulnerability as a solo entrepreneur. She offers some...

Manish Joshi chats to University of Strathclyde Alum Rebecca Pick, Founder of Pick Protection. They discuss the benefits of starting a business as a student, alongside the challenges of finding a work/life balance whilst growing a business. Rebecca also highlights her journey in accessing entrepreneurial support from the University Strathclyde, and her new partnership with the University and the l...

In this special end of year episode, we included the highlights of Inspiring Conversations podcast episodes from the past year. We hear from inspirational entrepreneurs Dr Susie Mitchell, Susan Aktemel, Neil Logan, Ian Ritchie, Clare Nelson, and Gurjit Singh Lalli. Watch for some fantastic advice and insights from these innovative leaders.

For June's Inspiring Conversation, Strathclyde Inspire sat down with Ian Ritchie, one of Scotland's leading entrepreneurs. Over the last 30 years, Ian has helped to build Scotland as a centre for high growth technology companies. We were delighted to learn more about Ian's career journey to date and his role as a University of Strathclyde Senior Enterprise Fellow.

We sat down again with Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde colleagues, Lucrezia Casulli, Emilee Lauran Simmons and Suzanne Mawson. On the back of the last episode, this time they discussed what is meant by the term 'entrepreneurial mindset', changing perceptions of 'failure' and 'success', overcoming the fear of taking risks, and self-reflecti...

Director of the Glasgow City Innovation District, Alisdair Gunn, sat down with Neil Logan, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of digital technology specialist, Incremental Group. Neil is a Senior Enterprise Fellow at the University of Strathclyde, where he is working with Strathclyde Inspire to help inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs. Neil outlines his career journey to date, offers...

Manish Joshi, CEO of Strathclyde Students Union, sat down with the inspirational Gurjit Singh Lalli, Curator and Founder of TEDxGlasgow, winner of the Businessman of the Year Award at the Scottish Asian Business Awards and Strathclyde Senior Enterprise Fellow, who is working to help inspire Strathclyde's next generation of entrepreneurs.

As part of our new 'Let's Talk Entrepreneurship...' podcast series, Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship colleagues, Lucrezia Casulli, Emilee Simmons and Suzanne Mawson, sit down to dispel misconceptions and myths about Entrepreneurship. They discuss the importance of resilience and overcoming setbacks, debate whether entrepreneurs are team players or lone wolves, and ask if entrepreneurial mindsets...

Strathclyde Inspire sits down with Susan Aktemel, Founder & Executive Director of Homes for Good, Scotland's first social enterprise letting agency. Susan is one of Scotland’s most successful entrepreneurs. In this Inspiring Conversation with Manish Joshi, Susan talks about social entrepreneurship, heart versus head in business and shares with us what attributes she thinks makes a successful e...

We sat down with Dr Susie Mitchell, Programme Director for Glasgow City of Science and Innovation. Susie is an inspirational entrepreneurial leader who, throughout her career, has championed diversity and equality in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. In 2016, Susie was recognised by Equate Scotland as a Leading Woman of Scotland for her contributions to STEM and Scotland’s advancem...

We speak to Claire Nelson, Chief Executive Officer of Netball Scotland and Strathclyde Sirens. Claire is a truly inspirational and entrepreneurial female leader, who was most recently named 'Game Changer in Sport'. As one of the most influential women working in UK sport today, Claire is recognised for pioneering industry-leading advancements in women’s sport and has clear ambitions of where netba...

Brie Read, founder of Snag, the ethical and inclusive fashion brand, chats to Manish Joshi, from Strathclyde Students' Union, about how Snag came about, how a customer idea saved the business and how you shouldn’t listen to other people’s ideas!

Join us for our first episode of Exploring Entrepreneurship, as Manish chats with Vicky Hamilton, inventor of Recoil Kneepads, founder of VH Innovation and Strathclyde's own Enterprise Fellow at the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship. Manish will be chatting to Vicky about her experience with abandoning the traditional graduate scheme route and launching a successful business instead.

We ask Professor Janice Kirkpatrick what she thinks it means to have an entrepreneurial mindset before finding out about her own entrepreneurial journey.