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Episode 174 - Ciaran Burke - COO & Co Founder - Swoop

This week’s episode is essential listening for small business owners looking for ways to raise capital without having to grovel to HSBC.

We chat to Ciaran Burke, COO & Co-Founder of Swoop, a financing platform which helps small businesses secure finance.

We talk about the range of alternative financing options available to SMEs in the UK outside of traditional bank lending including the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and the government-backed Startup Loan scheme. Ciaran also explains how Swoop's credit eligibility and financing model works, and advises on the fine art of writing grant pitches.

To date, Swoop has helped over 100,000 SMEs obtain over £1bn in financing across its businesses in the UK, Ireland, Canada, US and Australia.

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Episode 173 - BWB Extra - Get To Know .. Allen Simpson - COO - London & Partners

This week's BWB Extra gets to know Allen Simpson a little better. Allen's the Chief Operating Officer at London & Partners, a Business Growth and Destination agency for London where Allen leads the global strategy, operational capacity and corporate reputation.

We hear about how Allen went from flipping burgers in Mc Donalds to working for the UK government, this thoughts on the transformation of leadership and culture in the workplace, and that time he ended up on the front page of the Evening Standard for all of the wrong reasons

Alan's recommendation:

Organizational Culture and Leadership - Edgar H. Schein

 

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Episode 172 - Allen Simpson - COO - London & Partners

Meet Allen Simpson, COO at London & Partners, a Business Growth and Destination agency for London who do inbound and outbound trade and investment, conferences and events, and tourism promotion amongst other things. Allen's role takes care of leading the organisation’s global strategic thinking, operational capacity and corporate reputation at a crucial time for London.

Allen's CV is an impressive read. Highlights include spending spent six years at Barclays Bank where he led the bank’s political strategy function, and acted as an adviser to the Chairman and wider senior leadership. He's also served in a number of government roles including within the UK Parliament and civil service.

Our chat with Allen unpacks two main topics leading his boardroom discussions - the future of London and the effects of Brexit on the UK. So strap in and get a taste of Allen's turbo-charged intellect.

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Episode 171 - BWB Extra - Get To Know .. Leo Rayman - CEO & Founder - Eden Lab

BWB Extra gets to know this week's guest, Leo Rayman, a little better. Leo’s the Founder & CEO of Eden Lab who help make big companies more sustainable, and sustainable companies much bigger.

Leo’s main points of focus include how 'green growth' can spark the positive power of business, Why 'clean share of market' is essential to understand for customer risk, and the big one .. EcoCapitalism.

So kick back and get to know more about the man who plans to remove 5 million tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in the next 5 years.

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Episode 170 - Leo Rayman - CEO & Founder - Eden Lab

Meet Leo Rayman, CEO and Founder of Eden Lab, a consultancy and venture studio helping make big companies more sustainable and sustainable companies much bigger.

Leo was also former CEO and CSO of ad agency Grey London, Founder of WPP start-up Grey Consulting and Domain Expert Adviser to Carbon13, the Cambridge and Berlin based venture builder for the climate emergency.

Things Leo talks about:

● How to make sustainability something that sparks imagination

● How green growth can spark the positive power of business

● Why understanding your 'clean share of market' is essential to customer risk

management

● EcoCapitalism

As you can see, Leo's got some fresh perspectives to offer the sustainability climate literacy conversation. So sit up, listen up and press play.

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Episode 169 - BWB Extra - Get To Know .. Steve O'Hear - Founder - O'Hear & Co

!NEWS FLASH!

Our Business vs. Bullshit Quickfire Quiz Round is back! And my goodness did we miss it

BWB Extra gets to know this week's guest , Steve O'Hear a little better. Steve's Senior Vice President of Zapp, London’s premium on-demand convenience app, Founder of his very own advisory firm O'Hear & Co and an Angel Investor with Atomico. In a past life, he was also a journalist covering European tech for 10+ years at Techcrunch. So kick back and get to know more about the man who wears many hats, and wears them very well indeed.

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Episode 168 - Steve O'Hear - Senior Vice President - Zapp

Meet Steve O'Hear, Senior Vice President of Zapp, London’s premium on-demand convenience app, Founder of his very own advisory firm O'Hear & Co and was a journalist for 10+ years covering European tech at Techcrunch.

As you can see, Steve's a man of many hats and wears them damn well. So sit up, press play and pay attention. You can thank us later.

Steve's links:

tryzapp.com

ohearco.com

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Episode 167 - BWB Extra - True Economics with Dr Phil Armstrong

BWB Extra gets to know this week's guest , Dr Phil Armstrong, a little better. Phil is a no nonsense Economist, Teacher, and Associate at The Gower Initiative For Modern Money Studies, an independent, non-profit organisation which is part of a growing international movement challenging the economic status quo of the last four decades. So kick back and get to know more about the man behind the magic of explaining Modern Monetary Theory.

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Episode 166 - Modern Monetary Theory Special - Dr Phil Armstrong - GIMMS

Meet Dr Phil Armstrong, an Economist, a Business and Economics Teacher, and Associate at The Gower Initiative For Modern Money Studies, an independent, non-profit organisation which is part of a growing international movement which challenges the economic orthodoxy of the last four decades.

Phil gained his master’s at the University of Leeds and PhD in Economics at the University of Solent. He started teaching economics in 1981 and has taught in the USA, France and UK. Phil supports pluralism in economics and is a strong advocate of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). He recently published his first book "Can Heterodox Economics Make a Difference?: Conversations with Key Thinkers" and co-edited "Modern Monetary Theory: Key Insights, Leading Thinkers".

Phil is an economic juggernaut. Strap in, press play and focus as if your life depends on it.

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Episode 165 - BWB Extra - C-Suite Politics with Steve Barnett

This week's BWB Extra continues our conversation with Steve Barnett, COO at QuadReal Property Group, a global real estate investment, operating and development company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. We hear more about Steve's humble begins, his journey to the C-Suite, his views on Politics as well as getting to personally know more about the man behind the infectious charm.

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Episode 164 - Steve Barnett - COO - QuadReal

Meet Steve Barnett, Chief Operating Officer at QuadReal Property Group, a global real estate investment, operating and development company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. Steve has been of the company since the start in 2016 and is on the Board of Directors.

Our chat is part about Steve's work with QuadReal and (the best) part about the charming man himself.

Kick back, press play and smile.

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Episode 163 - BWB Extra - Payroll PTSD with Phil Bernie

This week's BWB Extra continues our conversation with Phil Bernie, Co-Founder of KeyPay, a revolutionary cloud based payroll solution. We hear more about the man behind the name, how he got to where he is today, his fu*k ups and failures and why he feels the need to reinvent payroll. We also hear Andy speak with absolutely no filter. You have been warned ..

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