Atom Venture Podcasts

In this week's podcast we tackle mental health for entrepreneurs with Ben Ivey. Ben is CEO and founder of The Entrepreneur Lifestyle, an international speaker and mentor. He specialises in helping overwhelmed entrepreneurs live a great lifestyle whilst boosting business success. Ben is also the founder of the Lifestyle Coach Academy, training lifestyle coaches with the coaching skills, knowledge and business strategies to build a 6 figure coaching practice online. www.ben-ivey.com Download the 5 hacks to overcome the feeling of being overwhelmed here: www.ben-ivey.com/overwhelm

In this week's podcast we talk with Peter Rooney the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) of Canadian Payroll Services, a Professional Employer Organization focused on connecting Canadian Talent with global business. He works closely with clients to develop end-to-end workforce solutions, influencing Canadian Payroll Services' growth in revenue, market share and profitability through building long-lasting relationships. Over the years, Peter has accumulated over 2 decades of experience in senior management and C-level leadership for global companies in the technology, loyalty and travel sectors. From being a CEO, Co-founder, President and Vice President of five companies, Peter has developed outstanding leadership and management skills. To read more about CPS and how they can help you set up in Canada follow this link: https://canadianpayrollservices.com/expanding-to-canada/

In this second fireside chat Alan Clarke and Bhairav Patel talk about short termism in business and how that affects how companies shape their strategy To get in touch with Alan visit his website: https://www.tbgp.co.uk/ To get in touch with Bhairav visit the Atom CTO website: https://www.atomcto.com

Is business consulting fit for purpose? Do people that give advice actually have the experience to back up their expertise? In this conversation with Alan Clarke from the Business Growth Partnership we explore the topic of whether this surge in business consulting is a good thing and whether business consultants help or hinder businesses Picture by @benedettodemaio via Twenty20

How do you price your products or services? It is a tricky business and not many of us seek advice before setting the one key variable that dictates your profit. In this podcast we talk to Mark Peacock, the Pricing Coach who specialises in teaching businesses how to price their products “Mark Peacock, The Pricing Coach, is an expert in helping SMEs increase the value of their businesses using smarter pricing strategies. All too often, businesses resort to basic pricing methodologies such as “cost plus margin” or competitor based pricing, but there are many other pricing strategies available that can make a significant difference to any business, small or large. Following a 25 year career in corporate life, which included working on a number of big brands, Mark’s mission is now to help SMEs learn how to create and implement new pricing strategies that will maximise profits in a way that customers will value. A small increase in price can lead to a significant increase in net profits, and Mark will discuss

We have the great pleasure of interviewing Maxwell Ivey, the Blind Blogger aboud his journey from being a second hand carnival ride salesman to motivational speaker and promoter. Known around the world As The Blind Blogger. Award-winning self-help author, hillarious motivational speaker, prolific podcast and radio show guest, online media publicist, and host of the What’s Your Excuse? Show. Website: www.theblindblogger.net

This week we're talking to Nir Bashan author of The Creator Mindset. Nir is the founder and CEO of The Creator Mindset LLC, a company that conducts workshops, consulting, coaching, and keynote speeches at conferences and corporate events. His clients include AT&T, Microsoft, Ace Hardware, NFL Network, EA Sports, Suzuki, Activision and jetBlue.

In this week's podcast we talk to Coach to the Best, Richard Russakoff. Rich Russakoff is an internationally acclaimed Business Coach, speaker, author, certified Big Leap Coach, and serial entrepreneur. He is the author of “The Bible of Bank Financing” and a former contributor to CBS MoneyWatch, blogging on topics of interest to CEOs who wish to deliver more to their own bottom line.

This week we talk to Ashleigh Bishop, co-CEO of Bagboard, a company aiming to make sustainable shopping the norm by rethinking how brands advertise to their customers. In this podcast we discuss how Bagboard is reshaping advertising by rewarding and empowering consumers that are concerned about sustainability and the environmental impact of shopping choices Bagboard is suppored by planet friendly brands such as Sky Ocean Rescue and Ben & Jerry's and is currently fundraising on Seedrs. Follow the link to find out more: www.seedrs.com/bagboard

In this week's podcast we talk with Phil Peluch, host of the Billionaires in Boxers podcast. Phil is an ex-footballer turned professional podcaster and we talk about his journey to becoming a podcast celebrity and this thoughts on entrepreneurship and building a business around talking! The Billionaires in Boxers (BiB) Network focuses on Broadcasting, TV, Online, Podcasts and live events. BiB exclusively brings the world’s best mentors, speakers and leaders to Africa for a number of live events each year. We work exclusively with those involved in 'the Secret', best-selling authors and world-renowned coaches, to ensure that we are introducing the best of the world to Africa and the best of Africa to the world

In this week's podcast we talk to Sean Sheppard. Sean is a serial entrepreneur VC and co-founder of GrowthX and GrowthX Academy, with three successful exits, who has successfully grown dozens of early-stage companies across a wide variety of products and markets. He was recently named the #2 Online Sales Influencer and contributor at The Huffington Post. He’s now committed to working with countries, companies, entrepreneurs and those who want to work with them on building startup ecosystems and developing the next generation of leaders for the innovation economy.

In this podcast we talk to Sanjay Rakshit from Albert AI. We demystify artificial intelligence and explain the difference between machine learning, AI and natural language process. We also give business owners a 4 step plan on how to implement AI within an organisation Sanjay and his team are current and former students and professors from the University of Edinburgh, a global leader in infomatics and AI

Another in the Meet the Team series. In this one we're talking to Gatis Vlicans, Head of Development at Atom CTO. Gatis is another one that has roamed the world, leaving Latvia to go to the Australia to study and work, he recently moved back to Riga and we discuss his journey into IT and he finds working with start-ups

In this podcast we talk with Dave Watts, the host of The Redundancy Podcast about how he coped with being made redundant 6 times, how each time he persevered to find a new job and how his podcast is helping older workers find jobs You can listen to the Redundancy Podcast here: https://www.theredundancypodcast.com/

Meet Jenny! Jenny is part of the Atom Ventures, Atom CTO team and in this podcast you'll hear about her journey from Greece to Dublin and eventually to Berlin. We talk about what she loves about working with startups and imparts her own advice to those looking to work at one @spritzphotos via Twenty20

In this week's podcast we explore the topic of conflict resolution, how to spot one brewing, how to get ahead of them and how to handle yourself during one. We also talk about the art of listening and how you can transform conflicts into a more positive experience https://www.mindfulcommunication.me/ Jonathan Miller is a speaker, facilitator and conflict transformation coach, specializing in having entrepreneurs be powerful in the face of conflict. His programs draw heavily from his extensive training in several communication systems including Nonviolent Communication, the Harvard Negotiation Project, Landmark Worldwide, and more. His methodology is also heavily influenced by his Vipassana meditation practice, of which he has spent over 2,000 hours practicing. He believes in the power of honing one's communication skills to not just "deal with" conflicts, but to transform them into powerful partnerships that serve one's business and their lives.

Blockchain - we hear so much about it but what is it? In this podcast Atom CTO co-founders Bhairav Patel and Sam Noble (who is also CTO of EOS Dublin) explain in simple language what the Blockchain is, how it works and how you could use it within your business

Hiring technical team members can be a daunting experience for people that have no technical background. In this podcast our CTOs Bhairav Patel and Sam Noble talk about their approach to hiring tech resources and what you should be looking for when hiring someone in-house

RFPs or Requests for Proposals are the starting point when you're trying to find the right partner to develop your technical platform In this podcast Sam Noble and Bhairav Patel talk about their approach to writing RFPs and what you need to look out for when selecting the right tech partner

In this podcast Atom CTO co-founders Sam Noble and Bhairav Patel talk about their experiences when outsourcing projects to external vendors Atom CTO has outsourced projects to vendors across the globe and both Sam and Bhairav talk about what has worked well, not so well and how they approach the selection of vendors and manage external teams