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Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine, speaks to Tom Robins, CEO of Switchee all about Switchee's mission of improving the quality of life of people who live in rented homes, how founders can make or break businesses, and the lessons he has learned as a serial scaleupper. 

Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine, speaks to Giorgia Granata, Co-Founder and CEO at Wype, all about bum cleanliness and health, her experience on Dragons Den and why building a startup is like a horse

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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.

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. 

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. 

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?   

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. 

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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. 

Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Romain Sestier, CEO and Co-Founder of StackOne all about winning the Early-Stage Innovation Award at the Hustle Awards 2024, the importance of brutally honest feedback, and how being a serial entrepreneur has impacted the StackOne journey. This episode is sponsored by Dell Technologies. 

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Ceylan Boyce, Founder and CEO of Academy for Women Entrepreneurs all about the challenges female founders face, juggling entrepreneurship with motherhood and female founder success stories. 

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Emmie Faust, Founder of Female Founders Rise all about the female founders rise community, her experience as an exited founder and the challenges she has faced as a serial entrepreneur. 

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Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to  Xavier Collins, Vice President, UK at Turo all about his experience as an early employee of Deliveroo, the traits he looks for in founders as an Angel investor and the importance of paying it forward.

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Matt Ford, CEO and Co-Founder, Sidekick all about being a serial entrepreneur, how to push through the hard times and the importance of making wealth-building assets accessible to all.

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Goodness Akalazu, CEO and Founder of Immersely all about the future of gaming, how emotions impact games and the decision to found a company instead of pursuing a PhD.

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Lara Sheldrake, Founder and CEO of Found and Flourish all about the benefits of having a community around you and how she came up with the idea for Found and Flourish. 

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Sacha Michaud, Co-Founder of Glovo, who's vision is to give everyone easy access to anything in their city all about where the idea of Glovo came from and what the future holds for them. 

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Steve Salvin, Chief Executive at Aiimi & Mental Health Awareness Advocate all about his journey as a serial entrepreneur and the change that is coming in the future for technology. 

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Tzahi (Zack) Weisfeld, Vice President at Intel Ignite: Intel for Startups at Intel Corporation all about his journey from Microsoft for Startups to helping Intel create their programme, Intel Ignite, as well as the pros and cons of accelerator programmes for startups. 

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Roland Hemming, Audio Consultant at RH Consulting & Director at Copper Leaf Media at ISE 2024 show all about his business and the industry.

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Gillian Palmer, Founder and Director at The Finance Hub and Lending Made Simple all about her journey, what the Finance Hub does and how to manage your finances as a startup. This episode is sponsored by Capterra.

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Alex Pavlov, Partner at early-stage tech VC, RTP Global all about funding from a VC's point of view and insights into the current climate. This episode is sponsored by Capterra.

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Karen Watton, Director at qLegal, and Clemence Tanzi, Programme Lead at qLegal all about qLegal's mission to make legal advice accessible for everyone, especially startups. This episode is sponsored by Capterra.

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Ashleigh Frater, Founder & Anxiety Coach at In Good Hands all about overcoming anxiety, the stress founders go through, and how to prevent burnout. This episode is sponsored by Capterra.

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Shazia Hussain, Senior Technology Recruiter, Winner of TechWomen100 Champion of the Year Award 2023, and BBC Apprentice contestant 2023 all about neurodiversity, the ups and downs of her career and the lessons she's learned. This episode is sponsored by Capterra.

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to David Jani, Content Analyst UK at Capterra, which helps you find the right software for your business all about the results from the customer service and help desk research they conducted.

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Anneza Pitsialis, Head of Innovation Programme Development at Plus X Innovation Hubs all about winning the Outstanding Startup Support award at The Hustle Awards 2023 as well as what the future holds for them. This episode is sponsored by Queen Mary University Enterprise Zone.

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Melissa Chambers, CEO and Co-Founder of Sitehop all about winning the Inspirational Womxn of the industry award at The Hustle Awards 2023 as well as what the future holds for them. 

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Hannah Thomson, Founder and CEO at The Joy Club all about winning the Social Impact Hero Award at The Hustle Awards 2023 as well as what the future holds for them. 

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Mike Penrose and Alexandra Smith Co-Founders at FuturePlus and The Sustainability Group all about winning the Sustainability Award at The Hustle Awards 2023 as well as what the future holds for them. 

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Jonathan Abraham, CEO and Co-Founder of Joyned all about winning the Most Successful Scaleup Award at The Hustle Awards 2023 as well as what the future holds for them.

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Alejandra de Brunner, Founder & CEO at ETHOS all about winning the Rising Startup Award, sponsored by Clockwise at The Hustle Awards 2023 as well as what the future holds for them. 

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Lee Chambers Founder of Essentialise Workplace Wellbeing all about winning the Most Innovative Tech Award, sponsored by Anglia Unicorn at The Hustle Awards 2023 as well as what the future holds for them. 

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Aaron O'Dowling-Keane, Head Of Marketing at The Trampery all about winning the Workspace of the Year category at The Hustle Awards 2023 as well as what the future holds for them. 

Paige West, Managing Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Tim Balz, Founder and CEO of Kalogon all about winning the Early-Stage Innovation category at The Hustle Awards 2023 as well as what the future holds for them.