Former Premier League footballer and founder of The Turmeric Co, Thomas Robson-Kanu is in the quiz seat this week sharing his thoughts on various business topics and discusses the importance of time, family, workplace humour, and ethical trade.
Chapters:
00:30 The Game Begins: Accountants
00:43 Universal Basic Income: A Controversial Topic
01:03 The Importance of Face-to-Face Meetings
01:19 Valuations and Single Founder Companies
01:56 The Debate on Warrants and Share Options
02:32 Balancing Business and Family Time
03:59 Workplace Humor and Under Promising
04:35 Closing Thoughts on Ethical Trade
04:45 Wrap Up
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Michael is a junior doctor, multi-award winning comedian and health commentator.
We discuss the current state of UK healthcare, the plight of NHS workers, and how to improve working conditions. Michael tells us about his double life as a junior doctor and comedian, best and worst moments on stage and his long-term plans. He also explains why feeling the need to perform at Edinburgh Fringe Festival qualifies for the big bin of bullshit
Michael's recommendations:
Natives: Race & Class In The Ruins Of Empire - Akala (book)
Love Is Blind (TV show)
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Founder of The Psych AI Group Anjuli Bedi is in the quiz seat this week. She explains why Personality Tests and Influencers are utter bullshit, and why AI created content could be either ..
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Anjuli is founder of The Psych AI Group, a business that helps clients “see round corners” by employing a blend of psychology and AI. We discuss the positive impact a blend of human and AI understanding can have on things like climate storytelling and action.
Anjuli talks about her former career as a journalist, her time as a correspondent in Israel and Palestine, why she quit journalism and how Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel led her to a career in behavioural science.
She also tells us why she thinks the notion that 'humans have no control over AI' qualifies for the big bin of bullshit.
Anjuli's recommendations:
A.I. on Trial - Mark Deem (book)
Make Data Human (podcast)
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Wow Hydrate's managing director Queenie Porter is in this week's quiz seat who doesn't shy away from justifying her answers. Andy has plenty to say about them, as usual.
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Queenie is Managing Director of Wow Hydrate who recently became Manchester United's official sports hydration partner across their men's, women's and youth teams.
We hear about Queenie's career journey from leaving school at 16 to becoming Wow Hydrate's MD via Topshop and The Co-Op Group. We discuss the biggest challenges Queenie faces in her role and how her upbringing has helped her become a good leader. She also tells us why she thinks traditional interview techniques qualify for the big bin of bullshit.
Queenie's recommendations:
Alex: The Man Behind The Legend (book)
Beckham (documentary)
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We recently went on a trade mission to LA with London & Partners and Grow London where we spoke to some brilliant Life Science entrepreneurs about their businesses and future plans, and played a round of Business or Bullshit with them (with a few of our favourite BWB questions thrown in for good measure)
Guests:
Rikesh Patel - London & Partners
Emilė Radaytė - Samphire Neuroscience
George McBride - Clerkenwell Health
Farah Kabir - HANX
Phil Steele - GoJoe
Peter Hansell - Islacare
Arjun Jayaswal - Perspectum
A big thanks to James Cummings - LA Vice President - London & Partners
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Founder and president of Next Step Advisors David Bentall is in this week's quiz seat with great thoughts and thorough answers.
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David is the founder of Next Step Advisors, a consultancy for family businesses helping them avoid the potential pitfalls of working with your closest relatives.
David chats about his experiences running his family's companies, for all of their successes and failures, which spawned the idea for Next Step Advisors. Andy get's in on the act, speaking frankly about his experiences growing up as part of Oury Clark: the struggles, expectations, mistakes and lessons learnt. There may be some oversharing.
David also tells us why he thinks companies who don't give back to their communities qualify for the big bin of bullshit
David's recommendations:
1000 Gifts - Ann Voskamp (book)
Unbroken (film)
Against All Hope - Armando Valladares (book)
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We popped in to have a chat about the highs and lows of running a food business with CEO of the Nourish Awards Diana Babics and the founders of the UK health food brands that were nominated for awards.
What a lovely bunch they were! Bright minds with forward thinking, health conscious F&B products:
Priya Koliyot - The Keto Elf
Simona Deifta - Nojo London
Lucy Brose - Juicy Lucy's Kitchen
Alienor Bouzenad - Nucci
Adrian Beckett - Nuzest London
Giulia Berretti - Sunny & Luna
Maya Qureshi - Rhythm Nutrition
Terry O'Riordan - Keto Chefs
Abigail Harper - Earthnutz
Bethan Thomas - Hot Tea Mama
Louise Gross - Go Low Baking
Artemis Hajigeorgiou - Manayi
Yulia Allawi - Verity Labs
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Naksha Collections co-founder Nisha Ramisetty is in the quiz seat this week alongside antics-fuelled hosts Andy and Philippa. We say no more! Strap in and press play.
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Nisha is the co-founder of Naksha, an award-winning F&B startup which launched in November 2020 after winning a place in a National Incubator Programme in the UAE. The concept - a unique spin on meal kits helping ordinary folk to cook adventurous food from around the world, at home.
We speak about how Naksha was born and the journey to winning the National Incubator Programme which fast-tracked Naksha products onto major retailer's shelves. We discuss the range of challenges F&B startups currently face and how Nisha believes they could be tackled. She also tells us why the current Minimum Order Quantity levels set by manufacturers qualify for the big bin of bullshit.
Nisha's recommendations:
Hard Boiled Wonderland And The End Of The Earth - Haruki Murakami (book)
Gattaca (film)
The Missing Cryptoqueen (BBC podcast)
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