Podcasts about scottish edge

In this inspiring episode of the "I Was Gonnae" charity podcast, we sit down with Evelyne McDonald, the esteemed CEO of Scottish EDGE, a leading organisation that supports Scotland's most innovative and ambitious entrepreneurs. Join us as Evelyne shares her invaluable insights on fostering entrepreneurship and how Scottish EDGE is empowering the next generation of business leaders. Discover the impactful stories of those who've turned their visions into reality with the support of Scottish EDGE.

In the latest episode of The Tech Entrepreneur, I talk with Evelyn McDonald about all things Scottish Edge. Her story of moving Scottish Edge into being a private organisation, how her amazing team were first brought together, why it's fundamental that we breed more start-ups and scale-ups here in Scotland.  Evelyn talks through some top tips for companies looking to apply to the competition and for people who would like to get involved to help the competition have much-needed funding and do more.Take a look at the highlights here and then head over to our channel on Youtube for more (link in the comments).

Glasgow born and educated, David was the Chief Executive of GTG Training from 2004 until 2014 and a specialist adviser on Youth Training and Development to the Board of Arnold Clark Automobiles, the parent company of GTG Training, where he originally started work in staff development in 1999. Previous roles with Arnold Clark included Direct Marketing Manager and Sales Development Manager. Immediately prior to assuming his appointment at GTG Training he headed the project team responsible for the Arnold Clark Management Development Programme and subsequently championed the introduction of their highly successful Sales Academy in his capacity as head of Group Training & Development. David has been a member of the Goodison Group in Scotland since its formation in 2004 to bring together experienced people from the worlds of business, government and education to focus on particular themes to do with learning, skills and productivity and served on the Glasgow Employers' Board/Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Youth Employment Advisory Group. He serves on ad-hoc advisory groups for Scottish Government initiatives such as the Scottish Business Pledge and is an assessor for business growth funding and support competitions such as Scottish Edge and the Unlocking Ambition Programme. Some within the Scottish Business Community may also recognise him as Lieutenant-Colonel (Retired) David Scott where his final appointment was as a Staff Officer at Brigade Headquarters prior to which he had been Commanding Officer of 51 (Scottish) Brigade's Regional Training Centre, an Army Reserve establishment working to standards set and audited by the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Prior to 1999 David worked mostly in his own family-owned businesses in wholesale distribution to UK FMCG clients and his own retail outlets. He funded his early years in more junior ranks within the Army Reserve by employment within the Financial Services industry. When not working, studying or researching, David is a Marine Mammal Medic with British Divers Marine Life Rescue and a Level III trained specialist with their Large Whale Disentanglement Team. David has also served as a Sea Shepherd Cove Guardian with operational experience in Taiji, Japan, Seal defence campaigns around Scotland and as a member of Sea Shepherd UK's covert operations team in the Danish Faroe Islands documenting illegal whale and dolphin massacres. Support this podcast

Andrew Dobbie is the Founder and Managing Director of MadeBrave; a multi award-winning brand led creative agency based in Glasgow, Edinburgh and London, that makes brands bigger, bolder and stronger.  Launched in 2012, he left his previous job with a two week old baby and just £1,000 of personal savings in the bank. Fast-forward to the present day and MadeBrave has grown to a team of 30 plus people with a client roster including the likes of Tennents, Magners, First Group, Medtronic, Vango and IBM; and partnerships with Google Digital Garage, TEDxGlasgow, Kiltwalk and Scottish EDGE. In 2018, following the successful acquisition of Content Production Agency, Campfire, he established the BornOriginal Group, of which he’s CEO and Chairman. He also sits on the board of Park Circus, and TRC Media, he’s a Power of Youth Fellow, a Council Director at Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, an Ambassador of The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow, and most recently he’s the Founder and Co-Host of ‘Just A Chat With’ - a video podcast talking brand and creativity with inspiring people who love and live it. His mission is to inspire creativity in everyone, believing that branding and marketing doesn't need to be confusing, and he wants to help others bring their best ideas to life.   00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 02.20 Andrew’s early life 07.00 Andrew’s path into the creative industries 08.50 Andrew on his career vision and how it unfolded 15.20 Andrew on starting his own venture 21.00 How the name MadeBrave came about 25.00 Starting MadeBrave in 2012 as opposed to what it would be like now 27.00 Using social media and viral campaigns 31.10 Growing the business without funding 35.10 The growth and expansion of the brand 41.50 Andrew on the term ‘entrepreneur’ 43.10 Starting a podcast 47.40 The biggest lesson Andrew has learned from his podcast 49.00 The one person Andrew would most like to have on his show 50.40 Andrew on his favourite brand 52.20 How to make a brand bigger, bolder and stronger 53.50 Andrew on his purpose 55.30 Andrew on his legacy 57.30 The long term plans for MadeBrave 1.02.30 Andrew on his life goals 1.06.10 Changing Scottish business culture 1.08.50 Andrew on gaining press and media coverage 1.11.30 How does Andrew define success? 1.12.10 Best piece of advice 1.13.40 Andrew on imposter syndrome 1.14.30 Why are we here? 1.17.00 Andrew on VR and augmented reality 1.19.40 Andrew on meditation 1.21.20 The pressure to scale a business 1.22.50 Speaking to 20 year old self 1.25.20 Changing the world   You can find Andrew at: https://www.facebook.com/dobbieandrew/ https://twitter.com/dobbieandrew https://www.instagram.com/dobbieandrew https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewdobbie   You can find MadeBrave at: https://madebrave.com/ https://www.facebook.com/madebrave https://twitter.com/MadeBrave https://www.instagram.com/madebrave https://www.linkedin.com/company/madebrave/   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.linkedin.com/company/INSPIREDINBURGH

Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 79 Pat chats to Evelyn McDonald, Westender and C.E.O. of Scottish EDGE which is a Community Interest Company. Scottish EDGE is a competition aimed at identifying and supporting Scotland’s up-and-coming, innovative, high-growth entrepreneurial talent. Evelyn is also a board member at the Scottish Design Exchange and an assessor of the Small Business Charter Award. Links Scottish EDGE Pat's Guide To Glasgow West End Twitter: @glasgowswestend

More founders lose out on startup investment because they handled their Q & A badly than at any other point in the pitching process. Evelyn McDonald, is CEO of the Scottish Edge fund, an investment competition that awards roughly £1million per round, with maximum investments of £150k per young business. Our discussion covers what question you can expect to be asked by investors, how to prepare, why the Q and A is so important and what founders need to do and say ensure to have the best chance of getting funded. I thought the episode so useful for entrepreneurs who're pitching for money that I've had it transcribed here: https://goo.gl/WLjtUA

Our latest inspired guest is Sandy Kennedy. Sandy is the Chief Executive of Entreprenurial Scotland, an organisation that delivers world class programmes, manages a fast growing membership network and supports some of the country's most successful entrepreneurs. He's at the forefront of a movement to inspire and develop Scotland's people to build the most entrepreneurial society in the world. He's on the Advisory Boards of The Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, M.I.T REAP Scotland, Informatics Ventures and Scottish EDGE, and he's on the Board of Social Investment Scotland. This is a fascinating conversation with one of Scotland’s most prominent business leaders: entertaining and inspiring in equal measure!   00.00 Trailer 00.18 Introduction 01.15 Sandy's early life and background 04.00 Sandy’s career aspirations 08.30 Was Sandy’s background beneficial for the work he now does? 10.50 How did Sandy end up becoming Chief Executive of Entrepreneurial Scotland? 18.00 Where did the vision to make Scotland the most entrepreneurial society in the world stem from? 21.15 How far have we progressed and what does the vision look like? 24.30 What role will Entrepreneurial Scotland play in this? 28.30 What can business leaders do to support this? 30.30 How has Sandy evolved as a person throughout his career? 34.50 Sandy on his purpose in life 37.20 In what way can Sandy be the best version of himself? 40.00 What would Sandy like his legacy to be? 44.15 Best piece of advice? 48.45 Does Sandy believe in fate? 50.50 What would Sandy say to his 20 year old self? 52.30 Changing the world   You can find Sandy at: https://www.entrepreneurialscotland.com https://www.facebook.com/EntrepreneurialScotland https://twitter.com/EntrepScot https://www.linkedin.com/company/entrepreneurial-scotland   Find us here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH

This week on Inspired Edinburgh we have Evelyn McDonald. Evelyn is the CEO of Scottish EDGE, a funding competition aimed at identifying and supporting Scotland’s up and coming, innovative, high growth potential entrepreneurial talent. Scottish EDGE is supported by the Royal Bank of Scotland, The Hunter Foundation and the Scottish Government and winners to date have created more than 800 Scottish jobs, and generated in excess of £45m in turnover. Evelyn is an extremely astute business leader who shares brilliant knowledge, experience and advice from her own personal journey and from working with world class entrepreneurs and business people.  01.20 Who is Evelyn McDonald? 11.00 What were Evelyn’s original aspirations? 12.00 Evelyn on being titled the 'Queen of Scotland’ 14.00 What does Evelyn’s role entail? 16.00 What are the plans to make Scottish EDGE sustainable? 19.00 How does Scottish EDGE work? 23.00 What do the judging panel look for? 25.00 What competitors should and shouldn’t do 27.30 How do people become more likeable? 28.30 Scottish EDGE success stories 31.30 Scottish mentality towards goals and success 34.00 When did Scotland become a global hub for entrepreneurship? 35.30 What does Scotland do well? 38.00 What are some of the things we could do better? 39.30 What does Evelyn think about the representation of women in Executive roles? 42.00 Is there anything Evelyn would have done differently in her career? 43.40 What does Evelyn think she would be doing were she not CEO of Scottish EDGE? 44.50 How does Evelyn define an entrepreneur? 46.00 How does the West coast of Scotland differ to the East? 48.30 What is Evelyn’s purpose? 51.00 What would Evelyn like her legacy to be? 52.00 How does Evelyn define success? 54.00 Who or what inspires Evelyn? 55.30 Where does Evelyn’s passion for business come from? 56.50 What is the best advice Evelyn has received? 59.00 What would Evelyn say to her 20 year old self? 1.01.30 What would Evelyn change about the world? ************************************************** You can find Evelyn at: https://scottishedge.com https://www.facebook.com/ScottishEdge https://twitter.com/ScottishEdge   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH