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Grab a bowl & dig into this! Anna Flockett, editor of Startups Magazine interviews the most innovative startups of the moment. She'll stir in some startup lessons & failure fables as well as a sprinkling of inspirational advice.

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    Unlocking UK Innovation: A Conversation with Plexal's CEO (Teaser 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 0:34


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine, speaks to Andrew Roughan, CEO at Plexal, all about the importance of collaboration in the industry, Plexal's four pillars of innovation support and why the UK needs to find its subsector niches to excel in. 

    Unlocking UK Innovation: A Conversation with Plexal's CEO (Teaser 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 0:25


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine, speaks to Andrew Roughan, CEO at Plexal, all about the importance of collaboration in the industry, Plexal's four pillars of innovation support and why the UK needs to find its subsector niches to excel in. 

    Scaling Smart: Leadership Lessons with Tammy H. Nam

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 35:04


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine, speaks to Tammy H. Nam, CEO at Creatopy, about her 30-year career in tech startups, the core leadership principles that are important to her and how to lead a rapidly scaling business. 

    Gifting Made Smart: Inside HintHint with Iman Dakhil

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 27:30


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Iman Dakhil, Founder HintHint all about being a solo non-technical founder in a tech-based business, bootstrapping the business from the start and the perfect gift. 

    WeRoad: fighting the loneliness crisis through travel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 39:57


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Fabio Bin, Co-founder and CMO of WeRoad, about how WeRoad is tackling the loneliness crisis with travel, connecting people's cultural stories, and a WeRoad marital success story. 

    WeRoad: fighting the loneliness crisis through travel (Teaser 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 0:38


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Fabio Bin, Co-founder and CMO of WeRoad, about how WeRoad is tackling the loneliness crisis with travel, connecting people's cultural stories, and a WeRoad marital success story. 

    WeRoad: fighting the loneliness crisis through travel (Teaser 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 0:39


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Fabio Bin, Co-founder and CMO of WeRoad, about how WeRoad is tackling the loneliness crisis with travel, connecting people's cultural stories, and a WeRoad marital success story. 

    From PhD to CEO: Joshua Steer's Journey with Radii Devices

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 32:38


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Joshua Steer, CEO and founder of Radii Devices about the importance of clinical feedback, he transition to academia to founding a startup and the immediate pivot Radii Devices had to make on launch. 

    From PhD to CEO: Joshua Steer's Journey with Radii Devices (Teaser 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 0:56


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Joshua Steer, CEO and founder of Radii Devices about the importance of clinical feedback, he transition to academia to founding a startup and the immediate pivot Radii Devices had to make on launch. 

    From PhD to CEO: Joshua Steer's Journey with Radii Devices (Teaser 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 0:45


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Joshua Steer, CEO and founder of Radii Devices about the importance of clinical feedback, he transition to academia to founding a startup and the immediate pivot Radii Devices had to make on launch. 

    From New Beginnings to Business Exits: Tracey Shirtcliff's Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 36:38


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Tracey Shirtcliff, Founder and CEO of ScopeBetter, all about the serendipitous moment of her arriving in the UK, the highs of starting and exiting a business, and how even serial entrepreneurs face challenges three businesses down the line. 

    From New Beginnings to Business Exits: Tracey Shirtcliff's Story (Teaser 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 0:26


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Tracey Shirtcliff, Founder and CEO of ScopeBetter, all about the serendipitous moment of her arriving in the UK, the highs of starting and exiting a business, and how even serial entrepreneurs face challenges three businesses down the line. 

    From New Beginnings to Business Exits: Tracey Shirtcliff's Story (Teaser 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 0:38


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Tracey Shirtcliff, Founder and CEO of ScopeBetter, all about the serendipitous moment of her arriving in the UK, the highs of starting and exiting a business, and how even serial entrepreneurs face challenges three businesses down the line. 

    Revalue's Mission: Making Carbon Credits Truly Count

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 45:10


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Stuart Rowland, Founder & CEO of Revalue all about what a carbon credit is and what makes a good one, the work Revalue is doing to create radically better carbon credits and the real-world impact that the company want to demonstrate to the world.

    Revalue's Mission: Making Carbon Credits Truly Count (Teaser 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 0:32


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Stuart Rowland, Founder & CEO of Revalue all about what a carbon credit is and what makes a good one, the work Revalue is doing to create radically better carbon credits and the real-world impact that the company want to demonstrate to the world.

    Revalue's Mission: Making Carbon Credits Truly Count (Teaser 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 0:27


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Stuart Rowland, Founder & CEO of Revalue all about what a carbon credit is and what makes a good one, the work Revalue is doing to create radically better carbon credits and the real-world impact that the company want to demonstrate to the world.

    The founder's journey: Onyeka Nweze on Unikorrn & The Apprentice

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 42:36


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Onyeka Nweze, Founder and CEO of Unikorrn all about her startup Unikorrn and her experience as a non-technical founder, why having experience in the risk management industry means Unikorrn solves a real pain point and her time on BBC's The Apprentice as the first tech founder in 18 years. 

    How One Theft Led to a Revolutionary Security App

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 48:23


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to James O'Sullivan, CEO and Founder of Nuke from Orbit all about the story behind the name, how the app works to keep your credentials secure and the smartphone theft that James experienced that led to the creation of Nuke from Orbit. 

    How One Theft Led to a Revolutionary Security App (Teaser 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 0:40


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to James O'Sullivan, CEO and Founder of Nuke from Orbit all about the story behind the name, how the app works to keep your credentials secure and the smartphone theft that James experienced that led to the creation of Nuke from Orbit. 

    How One Theft Led to a Revolutionary Security App (Teaser 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 0:36


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to James O'Sullivan, CEO and Founder of Nuke from Orbit all about the story behind the name, how the app works to keep your credentials secure and the smartphone theft that James experienced that led to the creation of Nuke from Orbit. 

    Christmas Special: a year roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 51:12


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to the Startups Magazine editorial team to discuss all things Startups Magazine in 2024. We talk about our favourite featured startups this year, the trends the team is predicting for the wider tech sector in 2025, and we sprinkle in a couple of Christmasy questions. What are our favourite Christmas films, Christmas dinner non-negotiables, and which of the team HATES a Christmas walk?   

    From Ghost Gear to Global Recognition: Waterhaul's Fight Against Ocean Devastation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 31:01


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Harry Dennis, CEO and Founder of Waterhaul all about how ghost gear is devasting our oceans and Waterhaul's mission to help this cause, the importance of storytelling as a founder, and getting recognition from famous faces, including how the Pope owes a pair of Waterhaul sunglasses. 

    Investing in the Future: Blockchain, Startups, and Strategy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 42:34


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Mona Tiesler, Investment Manager at tokentus Investment AG and Founder at OpenAlpha all about the importance of long-term thinking in a startup, how blockchain can disrupt legacy industries and controversially, why VC funding isn't the be-all and end-all for startups.

    Investing in the Future: Blockchain, Startups, and Strategy (Teaser 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 1:05


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Mona Tiesler, Investment Manager at tokentus Investment AG and Founder at OpenAlpha all about the importance of long-term thinking in a startup, how blockchain can disrupt legacy industries and controversially, why VC funding isn't the be-all and end-all for startups.

    Investing in the Future: Blockchain, Startups, and Strategy (Teaser 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 0:26


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Mona Tiesler, Investment Manager at tokentus Investment AG and Founder at OpenAlpha all about the importance of long-term thinking in a startup, how blockchain can disrupt legacy industries and controversially, why VC funding isn't the be-all and end-all for startups.

    Inside Virgin StartUp with Andy Fishburn

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 47:25


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Andy Fishburn, Managing Director of Virgin StartUp all about Virgin StartUp's mission to help founders startup and thrive, its unique ability to support and plug startups into the Virgin ecosystem and a whole host of its success stories. 

    Inside Virgin StartUp with Andy Fishburn (Teaser 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 0:53


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Andy Fishburn, Managing Director of Virgin StartUp all about Virgin StartUp's mission to help founders startup and thrive, its unique ability to support and plug startups into the Virgin ecosystem and a whole host of its success stories.

    Inside Virgin StartUp with Andy Fishburn (Teaser 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 0:26


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Andy Fishburn, Managing Director of Virgin StartUp all about Virgin StartUp's mission to help founders startup and thrive, its unique ability to support and plug startups into the Virgin ecosystem and a whole host of its success stories. 

    Black Seed Ventures: empowering black founders and breaking barriers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 20:08


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Yvonne Nagawa, Founding Member and COO at Black Seed Ventures all about the importance of networking for startups and VCs alike, ensuring authenticity as a founder, and the story behind founding Europe's first seed fund that invests in only black founders. 

    Hustle Awards 2024 Special: RefuAid, Winner of Social Impact Hero

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 29:20


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Anna Jones, CEO and Co-Founder of RefuAid all about blocking out the noise and focusing on those who need help, the magic of community for Refuges and winning the Social Impact Hero at the Hustle Awards 2024.

    Hustle Awards 2024 Special: RefuAid, Winner of Social Impact Hero (Teaser 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 0:29


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Anna Jones, CEO and Co-Founder of RefuAid all about blocking out the noise and focusing on those who need help, the magic of community for Refuges and winning the Social Impact Hero at the Hustle Awards 2024.

    Hustle Awards 2024 Special: RefuAid, Winner of Social Impact Hero (Teaser 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 0:49


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Anna Jones, CEO and Co-Founder of RefuAid all about blocking out the noise and focusing on those who need help, the magic of community for Refuges and winning the Social Impact Hero at the Hustle Awards 2024.

    Hustle Awards 2024 Special: FlowSense, Winner of Most Innovative Tech and Rising Startup Award

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 26:59


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Muna Daud, Founder of FlowSense all about overcoming design bias and ensuring the product is fit for purpose, the importance of constant innovation and winning both the Most Innovative Tech and Rising Startup Award at the Hustle Awards 2024. This is sponsored by Anglia Unicorn. 

    Hustle Awards 2024 Special: FlowSense, Winner of Most Innovative Tech and Rising Startup Award (Teaser 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 1:13


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Muna Daud, Founder of FlowSense all about overcoming design bias and ensuring the product is fit for purpose, the importance of constant innovation and winning both the Most Innovative Tech and Rising Startup Award at the Hustle Awards 2024. This is sponsored by Anglia Unicorn. 

    Hustle Awards 2024 Special: FlowSense, Winner of Most Innovative Tech and Rising Startup Award (Teaser 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 1:20


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Muna Daud, Founder of FlowSense all about overcoming design bias and ensuring the product is fit for purpose, the importance of constant innovation and winning both the Most Innovative Tech and Rising Startup Award at the Hustle Awards 2024. This is sponsored by Anglia Unicorn. 

    Hustle Awards 2024 Special: Melissa Gauge, Winner of Inspirational Woman of the Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 30:10


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Melissa Gauge, Founder of SpareMyTime all about the positives of facing challenges, the key advice to just stick at it and winning the Inspirational Woman of the Industry award at the Hustle Awards 2024. 

    Hustle Awards 2024 Special: Melissa Gauge, Winner of Inspirational Woman of the Industry (Teaser 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 0:49


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Melissa Gauge, Founder of SpareMyTime all about the positives of facing challenges, the key advice to just stick at it and winning the Inspirational Woman of the Industry award at the Hustle Awards 2024. 

    Hustle Awards 2024 Special: Melissa Gauge, Winner of Inspirational Woman of the Industry (Teaser 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 0:51


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Melissa Gauge, Founder of SpareMyTime all about the positives of facing challenges, the key advice to just stick at it and winning the Inspirational Woman of the Industry award at the Hustle Awards 2024. 

    Hustle Awards 2024 Special: Brite Payments, Winner of Most Successful Scaleup and Founder of the Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 21:00


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Lena Hackelöer, Founder and CEO of Brite Payments all about the rapid growth of Brite Payments, the invaluable experience she gained working at Klarna and winning both the Founder of the Year and Most Successful Scaleup Awards at the Hustle Awards 2024.

    Hustle Awards 2024 Special: Brite Payments, Winner of Most Successful Scaleup and Founder of the Year (Teaser 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 0:39


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Lena Hackelöer, Founder and CEO of Brite Payments all about the rapid growth of Brite Payments, the invaluable experience she gained working at Klarna and winning both the Founder of the Year and Most Successful Scaleup Awards at the Hustle Awards 2024.

    Hustle Awards 2024 Special: Brite Payments, Winner of Most Successful Scaleup and Founder of the Year (Teaser 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 0:45


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Lena Hackelöer, Founder and CEO of Brite Payments all about the rapid growth of Brite Payments, the invaluable experience she gained working at Klarna and winning both the Founder of the Year and Most Successful Scaleup Awards at the Hustle Awards 2024.

    Hustle Awards 2024 Special: MyWorkspot, Winner of Workspace of the Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 31:05


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to David Johnston and Will Ballantyne, Co-Founders of MyWorkspot all about the community they've built at MyWorkspot, the ups and downs of running a workspace and winning the Workspace of the Year award at The Hustle Awards 2024. 

    Hustle Awards 2024 Special: MyWorkspot, Winner of Workspace of the Year (Teaser 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 0:38


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to David Johnston and Will Ballantyne, Co-Founders of MyWorkspot all about the community they've built at MyWorkspot, the ups and downs of running a workspace and winning the Workspace of the Year award at The Hustle Awards 2024. 

    Hustle Awards 2024 Special: MyWorkspot, Winner of Workspace of the Year (Teaser 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 0:24


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to David Johnston and Will Ballantyne, Co-Founders of MyWorkspot all about the community they've built at MyWorkspot, the ups and downs of running a workspace and winning the Workspace of the Year award at The Hustle Awards 2024. 

    Hustle Awards 2024 Special: ANNA Money, Winner of Outstanding Startup Support

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 25:04


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Boris Dyakonov and Eduard Panteleev, Co-CEOs of ANNA Money all about absolutely no-nonsense admin for businesses, why being a founder isn't for everyone and winning the Outstanding Startup Support Award at the Hustle Awards 2024. 

    Hustle Awards 2024 Special: ANNA Money, Winner of Outstanding Startup Support (Teaser 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 0:39


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Boris Dyakonov and Eduard Panteleev, Co-CEOs of ANNA Money all about absolutely no-nonsense admin for businesses, why being a founder isn't for everyone and winning the Outstanding Startup Support Award at the Hustle Awards 2024. 

    Hustle Awards 2024 Special: ANNA Money, Winner of Outstanding Startup Support (Teaser 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 0:59


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Boris Dyakonov and Eduard Panteleev, Co-CEOs of ANNA Money all about absolutely no-nonsense admin for businesses, why being a founder isn't for everyone and winning the Outstanding Startup Support Award at the Hustle Awards 2024. 

    Hustle Awards 2024 Special: HumanOS, Winner of Reader's Choice Award

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 24:29


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Bianca Errigo, Founder and Director of Wellbeing at HumanOS all about winner the Reader's Choice Award at the Hustle Awards 2024, the importance of human connection for wellbeing, and her spaghetti career journey that got her to where she is now. This episode is sponsored by Northern Data Group.

    Hustle Awards 2024 Special: Uncaged Innovations, Winner of Sustainability Award

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 24:17


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Stephanie Downs, CEO & Co-Founder of Uncaged Innovations all about how to turn grains into a leather alternative, how Uncaged Innovations are making their way into the automotive and fashion industries and winning the Sustainability Award at the Hustle Awards 2024. 

    Hustle Awards 2024 Special: Uncaged Innovations, Winner of Sustainability Award (Teaser 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 0:40


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Stephanie Downs, CEO & Co-Founder of Uncaged Innovations all about how to turn grains into a leather alternative, how Uncaged Innovations are making their way into the automotive and fashion industries and winning the Sustainability Award at the Hustle Awards 2024. 

    Hustle Awards 2024 Special: Uncaged Innovations, Winner of Sustainability Award (Teaser 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 0:30


    Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Stephanie Downs, CEO & Co-Founder of Uncaged Innovations all about how to turn grains into a leather alternative, how Uncaged Innovations are making their way into the automotive and fashion industries and winning the Sustainability Award at the Hustle Awards 2024. 

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