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The Start-Up Diaries Podcast
Insightful discussions with forward thinking Founders & Business Leaders growing some of the most exciting tech start-ups and scale-ups in the UK.
Episodes
151 episodes
Building a Global AI Leader: Richard Potter on Peak's Mission and Growth
Join us for an inspiring episode of The Start-Up Diaries as we sit down with Richard Potter, co-founder and CEO of Peak. 🤖 Building a Global AI Leader: Richard Potter on Peak's Mission and Growt...
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Season 10
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Episode 10
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45:32

Navigating a Sector Switch: Mike Skaife on His Transition from JLR to Leading Tech @ Ultimate Performance
💪 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀?Discover how Mike Skaife, Head of Engineering at Ultimate Performance, is revolutionising the fitness industry with cutting-edge tech strategies and leadership.🎙️ 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗳...
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35:35

Winning Strategies for Leadership and Growth: JooBee Yeow on Mastering the Start-Up space
💡 Ready to elevate your leadership?Not your typical Chief People Officer, JooBee Yeow is a trained Systems Engineer with a PhD in Leadership Development. Throughout her extensive c...
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Season 10
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Episode 8
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26:23

Launching a Unicorn Business and Disrupting Traditional Markets with Purpose | Group CPO and Group Chief Risk & Compliance Officer Frankie Woodhead and Stephen Bell @ The Bank of London
In this episode, Livvie Holt sits down with Stephen Bell, Group Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, and Frankie Woodhead, Group Chief Product Officer, from the Bank of London. A unicorn status attained at time of launch, and second ...
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Season 10
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Episode 6
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49:24

Harnessing Data, Nurturing Culture, and Adapting Growth Strategies for Scaling Success | Co-Founder and CEO @ MaxContact | Ben Booth
Join us for an insightful episode as Chris McGowan sits down with Ben Booth to explore the remarkable evolution of MaxContact. Ben shares his compelling journey from working in a family-run business to leading major transformations, including <...
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Season 10
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Episode 6
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33:25
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Leading Through Hyper-Growth: Building and Maintaining Strong Company Culture while Scaling from Start-Up to Global Corporation | CEO @ Blue Light Card and Angel Investor | Alidad Moghaddam
Join us for a fascinating conversation with tech leader, Alidad Moghaddam, CEO of Blue Light Card, in an episode of tech growth mastery. From Navigating MoneySuperMarkets Acquisition, to scaling Trainline 400%, Alidad shares his remarkab...
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Season 10
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Episode 5
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37:34
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From 0 to 80 Million Users: Disrupting the AI Language Learning Landscape | Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer @ Memrise | Ben Whately
In this episode, Ben Whately, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Memrise, shares his journey from experimenting with neural networks to founding an innovative language learning platform. Memr...
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Season 10
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Episode 4
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53:12

Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur: Innovating the FinTech Sector with AI | Founder and CEO @ ZILO | Philip Goffin
In this episode, Phil Goffin, CEO and co-founder of ZILO, shares his journey from early computing enthusiast to innovating in the...
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Season 10
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Episode 3
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33:28
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From Capital Radio to FemTech Founder: Turning the Volume Up on Female Health Support | Founder & CEO @ Adora Digital Health | Ann O'Neill
Ann O'Neill walks us through her brilliant career and how it's lead her to build a UK leading female health product focused on the menopause, Adora Digital Health. Ann's diverse career started in ...
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39:43

Scaling Success in the FinTech Sector: Rapid Growth, Holistic Hires, and Third Time Founderships | CEO and Co-Founder @ Ryft | Sadra Hosseini
In this episode we have Sadra Hosseini, the CEO and co-founder of Ryft, a payment platform business taking the fintech sector by storm, Helping ...
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Season 10
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Episode 1
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33:19

The Start-Up 101: Exited Co-Founder Builds Next Best Community App | Co-Founder and CEO @ CLIQ | Jason Iliffe
On today’s episode, we have Jason Iliffe, CEO and Co-Founder at CLIQ!CLIQ is a community & social networking app aimed a connecting like-minded individuals together to join interest-based clubs...
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Season 9
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Episode 13
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48:08
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Building Scalable Tech Teams | CTO @ Suits Me | Justin Taylor
In this episode we have Justin Taylor, CTO of the mobile banking solution, Suits Me.Suits Me is the hassle free alternative t...
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Season 9
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Episode 12
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28:41
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Building a High Performing Product Team | CPO and Head of Product @ Vypr | Adam Warburton and Philippa Peasland
In this episode, we're talking to Adam Warburton, Chief Product Officer, and Philippa Peasland from Vypr, the UK's leading product intelligence and performance accelerator. Vypr connects products to consumers by testing elements of product prop...
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Season 9
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Episode 11
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45:41

Transforming Startups into Scale-ups with Industry Leading Adviser | CPTO @ Pragmatic Partners | Rob Bowley
In this episode, Rob Bowley, Fractional CPTO at his own consultancy Pragmatic Partners, and Fractional CTO / CPTO for multiple tech start-ups such as Eco Surv, Enthuse, Doc Abode and Financielle, among many other mentorships and advisory positi...
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Season 9
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Episode 10
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33:19
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Scaling with AI: Creating the First Child Labour Index | Founder and CEO @ HACE | Eleanor Harry
With 160 million children in child labour globally, a number that is increasing, Eleanor has a visionary approach to tackling the issue; using data and AI to power the Child Labour Index, a solution to enable investors to identify child labour ...
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Season 9
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Episode 9
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'One of the Worlds Most Ambitious Founders Under 26' Builds The Next Social App | Co-Founder, Chief Creative Director and Community Builder @ Youni | Georgia Gibson
In today's live recording from the buzzing seminar suite of Queen Mary University London, as part of their vibrant International Women's Day celebrations, we bring you a visionary of university life and co-founder of the 'Youni' app — Georgia G...
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Season 9
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Episode 8
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42:23

Start-Up Hustle, Building Business Culture, and Revolutionising Receipts | Co-Founder and CTO @ Slip | Eddy Herman
This episode dives into the entrepreneurial journey of Eddy Herman, the co-founder and CTO of Slip—a digital receipt and retail technology company aimed at transforming the retail landscape. Eddy's from Manchester with a background in electroni...
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Season 9
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Episode 7
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36:34

Planning For Your Exit Strategy - What Investors Don't Want You To Know | Strategic Finance Expert, Founder and CEO @ Implicit | Charlotte Ashton
In this podcast episode, guest Charlotte Ashton, shares her insights and advice into the investment landscape and financial industry particularly focusing on strategic finance and private equity. Charlotte has built her expertise as a board adv...
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Season 9
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Episode 6
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51:11
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Mastering Start-Up Growth and Investment with Expert Insights @ Mercia Ventures | Adam Lovell & Kieran Mehta
In this episode we have two investment managers from Mercia Ventures, Adam Lovell (Series A Investor) and Kiran Mehta (Seed Investor).Mercia Ventures are Venture capital investment for ambitious businesses. They invest i...
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Season 9
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Episode 5
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44:22

Pioneering Women's Health and Wellbeing both at Work and Beyond | Founder and COO @ Hertility | Dr Natalie Getreu
Dr Natalie Getreu and the Hertility Team are revolutionising the female health landscape, providing personalised reproductive health solutions tailored to each woman's unique needs, from menstruation to menopause, offering customised testing an...
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Season 9
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Episode 4
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32:36
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Developing a 360 Net-Positive Business and Culture | Co-Founder @ Packfleet | Joshua Garnham
In this episode, Josh Garnham of Packfleet recounts his journey of building a B-Corp tackling sustainable delivery services from the ground up with his fellow co-founders.Packfleet was founded in 2021 by a trio of former Monzo employ...
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Scaling with AI : Rethinking Debt Collection and Financial Health | Co-founder & CEO @ Ophelos | Amon Ghaiumy
In this episode, we explore the intersection of innovation and financial health. Join us as we delve into the story of
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Season 9
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Episode 2
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25:21
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Ex-FBI Special Agent on Drawing Parallels of Threat, Perseverance and Resilience to the Cyber Security Landscape | Cyber Security & GRC Evangelist @ Armor Defense | Miguel Clarke
Featuring our first 'expert topic' episode whereby we invite experts from the sectors we specialise in to share their insights and experiences. In this episode we shine a spotlight on the Cyber Security field.
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Season 9
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Episode 1
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59:20
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Season 9 Trailer : The Start-Up Diaries Podcast
The Start-Up Diaries Podcast Season 9… is officially on its way!🥁⏰Launching next week, we're pulling back the curtain on a captivating lineup of the UK's most groundbreaking and fast-growing start-ups, scale-ups and *new* to the start-u...
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Season 8
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