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For the tenth interview in our special series that we’re recording in partnership with the European PR agency Tyto and their own ‘Without Borders’ podcast, Russell Goldsmith and Brendon Craigie switch focus from Europe to North America, as they were joined online from Boston in the US by Mike Massaro, CEO of Flywire, a high growth vertical payments company that gained unicorn status in February 20...

Recorded in partnership with FutureBrand in August 2020, we looked at brands within key industries that have a heavy focus on a physical presence such as sports, hospitality, travel and entertainment. We talked about how they are adapting to the concerns over the coronavirus pandemic and the impact of social distancing rules, as well as looking at how they are future proofing their business in a p...

In the ninth of our special series of interviews that we’re recording in partnership with the European PR agency Tyto and their own ‘Without Borders’ podcast, Russell Goldsmith and Brendon Craigie were joined online by Adrien Nussenbaum, Co-Founder & US CEO of Mirakl, the only marketplace SaaS platform that empowers both B2B and B2C organizations to launch and grow an enterprise marketplace at sca...

Produced in partnership with the British Business Bank and Oliver Wyman, we discuss a new report that they have published together called ‘Alone Together: Entrepreneurship and Diversity in the UK’, that looks at the persistent disparities that Black business owners and those from Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds face in business outcomes, with systemic disadvantage playing a key role. R...

In the eighth of our special series of interviews that we’re recording in partnership with the European PR agency Tyto and their own ‘Without Borders’ podcast, Russell Goldsmith and Brendon Craigie were joined online by Charles McManus, CEO of ClearBank. ClearBank launched in 2017 as the UK's first new clearing bank in more than 250 years. A year later it was recognised by LinkedIn as the 4th ‘Top...

Produced in partnership with Globalization Partners, we were joined online from Boston, US, by the company's Founder and CEO, Nicole Sahin, to explain how easy it is to hire talent anywhere in the world, without the complexity of setting up foreign offices or subsidiaries. Nicole helps demystify the process and explains how businesses can build global teams whilst bypassing the legal, HR & tax com...

In the seventh of our special series of interviews that we’re recording in partnership with the European PR agency Tyto and their own ‘Without Borders’ podcast, Russell Goldsmith and Brendon Craigie were joined online by Avinash Rugoobur, President & Chief Strategy Officer of Arrival. One of Europe’s most valuable unicorns, Arrival is focussed on reimagining the entire electric vehicle production...

Produced in partnership with the Think Tank, Circklo, Russell Goldsmith is joined by one of Circklo’s co-founders, Marco D’Attanasio to talk through the key findings of their Sustainability Index. We also hear from Natasha Franck, Founder and CEO of Eon, an IoT platform that has the aim to power connected products and circular commerce, plus Laz Tyrekidis, Founder & CEO of luxury menswear brand, A...

In the sixth episode that we’ve produced in partnership with SAP UK, we focus on how digital acceleration is driving sustainable fashion and beauty. Another extended show with a panel of four experts consisted of: 1/ Anne-Christine Polet, who is leading the Digital Venture arm for PVH Europe, with start-ups HATCH and STITCH 2/ Joanna Jensen, Founder and Chair of Child's Farm 3/ Maria Morais, Globa...

Russell Goldsmith and Brendon Craigie were joined online by Dr. Tim Sievers, CEO & Founder of Deposit Solutions, an open banking platform that, as reported in the Financial Times, reached unicorn status in September 2019 after securing a $55 million investment for a 4.9% stake from Deutsche Bank. This is the sixth episode in our special series being produced in partnership with the European PR age...

As cities around the world begin relaxing their coronavirus lockdowns rules, and companies start to reopen their offices, how will working experiences of the past few months impact the way organisations run in the future. Produced in partnership with the PRCA Global COVID-19 Communications Taskforce, we discuss how PR agency heads can futureproof their business, discover what the traits are for an...

Russell Goldsmith and Brendon Craigie were joined online by Greg Jackson, Chief Executive of Octopus Energy. This is the fifth episode in our special series being produced in partnership with the European PR agency Tyto and their own ‘Without Borders’ podcast, where we are interviewing leaders of companies that have reached, or are close to reaching, Unicorn status, to find out about the key issue...

In the fifth episode that we’ve produced in partnership with SAP UK, we focus on the use of data analytics within sports. This specially extended show has six fantastic guests who share examples of how data and technology can be beneficial from grassroots initiatives to top tier professional sports. Just some of the topics discussed include performance analytics, the future of live sports post Cov...

Russell Goldsmith and Brendon Craigie were joined online from Tel Aviv, by Arik Shtilman, CEO of Rapyd. This is the fourth episode in our special series being produced in partnership with the European PR agency Tyto and their own ‘Without Borders’ podcast, where we are interviewing leaders of companies that have reached, or are close to reaching, Unicorn status, to find out about the key issues, p...

Our fourth episode produced in partnership with SAP UK where we continue to have conversations around topic areas that were due to be discussed at their Innovation X conference, that was unfortunately cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. This episode was therefore recorded online and brings together a tremendous panel of experts to discuss Digital Transformation. 1/ Alan Brown, Profe...

The third episode produced in partnership with SAP UK that we originally planned to record at their Innovation X conference in March. However, due to the coronavirus, all our interviews took place online. This episode looks at addressing the UK Productivity Gap 1/ Simon Carpenter, Head of SAP UK Centres of Expertise at SAP UK sets the scene explaining how companies are using SAP's S/4HANA 2/ Maria...

The third in a special series of episodes being produced in partnership with the European PR agency Tyto and their own ‘Without Borders’ podcast, where we are interviewing leaders of companies that have reached, or are close to reaching, Unicorn status, to find out about the key issues, pain points and challenges that startups face and how they can address them with a strategic approach to marketi...

The second of three episodes produced in partnership with SAP UK that were originally planned to be recorded at their Innovation X conference in March. However, due to concerns around the coronavirus, all our interviews took place online. This episode is on the use of music within Experience Management. 1/ Dr Julia Jones, Chief Executive at Found In Music and Matt Champion, Customer Innovation Dir...

The first of three episodes produced in partnership with SAP UK that were originally planned to be recorded at their Innovation X conference in March. However, due to concerns around the coronavirus, all our interviews took place online. This episode is on the topic of Sustainable Business and features: 1/ Stephen Jamieson, Head of Sustainable Business Innovation EMEA North, SAP who sets the scene...

The second of two episodes recorded in partnership with CFA UK on the subject of Fintech for 2020, where we interviewed a number of the speakers who were due to present at their Fintech Forum. The event itself was meant to have taken place in London in March, but as a precautionary measure, to minimise the risk of the Coronavirus, CFA UK took the decision to cancel the event, however they weren’t...

The first of two episodes recorded in partnership with CFA UK on the subject of Fintech for 2020, where we interviewed a number of the speakers who were due to present at their Fintech Forum. The event itself was meant to have taken place in London in March, but as a precautionary measure, to minimise the risk of the Coronavirus, CFA UK took the decision to cancel the event, however they weren’t p...

The second in a special series of episodes being produced in partnership with the European PR agency Tyto and their own ‘Without Borders’ podcast, where we are interviewing leaders of unicorn companies to find out about the key issues, pain points and challenges that startups face and how they can address them with a strategic approach to marketing and communications. Russell Goldsmith and Tyto’s...

The second of two episodes recorded in partnership with PRWeek UK at their PharmaComms conference in London where we chatted with a number of speakers from the event. 1/ Roeland van der Heiden, Director, Digital Communications, AstraZeneca - 'Creating a unified digital strategy to present a clear message' 2/ Bhavin Vaid, Head of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Ferring Pharmaceuticals-...

The first of two episodes recorded in partnership with PRWeek UK at their PharmaComms conference in London where we chatted with a number of speakers from the event. 1/ Rachel Royall, Communications Director UK Healthcare & Life Sciences, IBM - 'What does patient-centricity mean for communications?' 2/ Christian Marcoux, Senior Vice President, Global Communications, Ipsen - 'Corporate Relevance -...

Inequality is still deeply entrenched in Britain: there is a persistent gap in early literacy; the attainment gap at the end of secondary school has hardly shifted since 2014 and the better off are nearly 80% more likely to end up in a professional job than those from a working-class background. Produced in partnership with the UK’s Ministry of Justice, we discuss the topic of Social Mobility, spe...