Ventures

Tom Charman is an absolute cockroach founder, having built 4 start-ups and started angel investing all in the last decade. Tom is one of the most seasoned founders I’ve had the pleasure of meeting - his calmness to the nuclear winters of AI. His Spidey sense to recognise a problem and build a solution in addition to balancing a cofounder relationship with his long-term partner. 🛠️ Building somethi...

Haz Hubble is the Founder of Pally which is solving the most complex problem in human history - how humans connect! Haz is one of the most clear-minded founders I’ve met - his focus when solving problems. He was the youngest CGMA in the world and his ability to empower not only the team at Pally but also his previous role as CFO of a 200-person company. 🛠️ Building Pally, to solve the Human connec...

Harjas Singh is the Chief Product Officer and co-founder of SHARES which has one goal: to empower you to become a smarter investor, so you can take charge of your financial future. Harjas is the most user-focused CPO’s I’ve ever met, a clairvoyant when it comes to the future of investing, and a wizard at building teams. 🛠️ Building SHARES.io, raised over $50m 🔮 Product Visionary (I mean just chec...

Warren Hutchinson is the Chief Experience Officer and founder of ELSE Agency which is on a mission to become the UK’s most effective design consultancy. Working with the likes of 02, Nivea and Universal Warren is one of the most knowledgeable people in design consultancy I've met and one of the few real people left that walks the talk: 🚀 Working in design, strategy and innovation for almost 2...

"You have to get out to be inspired by what's going on in this big huge world" Daljit Singh is one of the most incredible OG Designers I’ve met! 🚀 DIGIT Agency Founder where he designed and launched his own sausages 💰 Co-founder @Anna. Money which has a $100m Valuation 👁️ Digital Design Visionary - D&AD Black Pencil Award, Design Week Best of Show & 2 BAFTAs. In this episod...

Dan Bolland is a man of many talents a fractional exec, accountant, start-up, financing, frontier-tech, investment, growth, and governance. Having worked inside and consulted with businesses large and small he brings unique views on tough knotty problems and a desire to make things work smoothly and scalably. In Today’s Episode with Dan Bolland, We Discuss: 1.) Dan's Background 2.) Reality of...

Ahana Banerjee is the Founder of Clear a beauty tech startup that lets users track and share their skincare routines and buy products. Valued at $15 million, Clear has partnered with more than 2,000 brands, has 9,000 users on the app and about $1 million in VC funding. Clear also the 2022 L'Oréal Beauty Tech for Good winners, selected by Beiersdorf for the Beauty Tech Innovation Summit 2023, a...

I think the name for this series is right now. The Journal - a collection of thoughts and feelings about the experiences I am going through as I build out this business. Today I talk about the positive growth in sales calls, what it's like being an entrepreneur, and how I'm dating/ building personal relationships as someone who is building a business.

A situation I've been struggling with is how you navigate the family dynamic while living at home and working from home. Realised I wasn't the only one going through it and wanted to share some thoughts.

My weekly round-up of thoughts and feelings on: the sacrifice, I feel that I have to make daily, the lack of a work-life balance and why I feel that is. The need to be patient, and why I can strike when I see an opportunity.

My weekly round-up of thoughts and feelings on the sheer amount of free calendar time I experienced when starting this venture and battling with my concept of work what I used to benchmark success and now how I'm dealing with it.

Almost 1 year into starting a business, and it's been a chaotic one. When things go wrong they really go wrong. I want to use this to see if I'm actually making any progress but also try to bring the fun back to making something. Stick around

On this episode of The Extraordinary Experience, I dive into a conversation with Ocean, (IG: @oceanstherapy). Viraj picks her brain on what the Baháʼí Faith is, and we have a candid discussion about religion; changing gears slightly to talk about Ocean's profession that is hypnotherapy and life coaching, while also touching on managing mental health.    All the key topics will be timesta...

On this episode of The Extraordinary Experience, I dive into a conversation with Tina Sharma, (IG: @iamtinasharma). We have a candid chat about all the pies she has her fingers in, what the world of acting is really like. We touch on Hustle culture and how she stays so motivated and why inspiring others brings her so much joy. All the key topics will be timestamped in the description so feel free...

On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, Viraj dives into a conversation with Teresa, (IG: @teresa.ag). It's a fireside chat about a range of topics, they both discuss the impact of EGO, maintaining relationships in a covid world; and the concept of self. All the key topics will be timestamped in the description so feel free to jump around. Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 00:42 - Why Teresa is nervous...

On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, Viraj dives into a conversation with Sasha, (IG: @thenotecook_). It's an amazing conversation about being diagnosed with an auto immune condition and what life has been like living with it. She also explains how this has resulted in her cultivate an incredibly strong mental drive/mindset and we of course talk about the notecook, what Viraj describes as h...

On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, I dive into a conversation with Kunal, (IG: @kmakfitness). It's a super relaxed conversation about his fitness journey from his father passing at a young age, the spirituality of fitness, to starting his own transformation company; How athletes, businessmen & sport are intertwined with his drive. All the key topics will be timestamped in the descript...

On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, I dive into a conversation with Tanvi Jain, (IG: @_ tanviji_ ). It's a deep, conversation about some of the more difficult topics we navigate in our lives, we discuss how we are putting in our self work for our mental health; perspective of thought and image; as well as chatting about how success is currently portrayed online. All the key topics will be...

On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, I dive into a conversation with Priyesh Patel, (IG: @unclepri_). It's an easy-going conversation about why & he became a fulfilment coach; His experience with NLP & we chat about if we're gonna find partners if/ & when we bald. Of course, there are other bits in-between. All the key topics will be timestamped in the description so feel free t...

On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, I dive into a "super resonating" conversation with Muhsin Yesilada, (IG: @muhsin_yesilada). It's a super laid back chat about all sorts of things. He asks about my life-changing experience in India; We discuss the faults in my past; Muhsin gives us a rundown of how important Misinformation really is and he gives us some thoughts on life. All the key topi...

On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, I dive into a conversation with Shivani Pau, (IG: @shivani.pau). It's both a funny and serious conversation regarding the backstory of her podcast 'The Millennial Mind' and how she navigates the difficult conversations on it; How she is changing the narrative of women in her household in what I describe a brutalist manner but she talks me through why the...

On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, I dive into a conversation with an old school friend of mine Dominic Streete-Bharath, (IG:@blak_zilla). It's an easy-going conversation about the platform he is building @cocoonva; His thoughts & experiences of having a mentor; how he turned his schooling career around & why we feel the education system has failed us in financial literacy.

On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, I dive into a conversation with Shivani Somaiya, (IG: @shivanisomaiya). It's an easy, candid chat about her weight loss journey from 90+kgs to her current weight with insights into the mental aspect as well; what it was and growing up in Tanzania, studying in the UK and now living in NYC; as well as what Feminism means to her. Stay tuned for the end wher...

On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, I chat with Preeti Kaur: (IG: @preetipersonal). It's an amazing conversation about the origins &  process of podcasting, (she drops some great tips) & what it's like to be a Bhangra athlete/ dancer. It's a small number of topics today but we go quite in-depth. Thanks for coming on Preeti, I had an absolutely awesome time!

On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, I dive into a powerful conversation with Katie Taylor, (IG: @health_with_kxtie). It's an amazing chat about her Bristol university experience studying while studying psychology, the motivation behind growing her new social media account "Health with Katie" & she also opens up about her traumatic experience which impacted her mental health dramatically du...