Atom Venture Podcasts

In this podcast we talk with Russell Jaques the co-founder of Fin-Q, a company that helps businesses automated their accounts payable processes. Russell talks about the benefits of automating the accounts payable process, what drove him to start the business and how his sales process has adapted during the Covid-19 pandemic. If you would like to learn more about Fin-Q, visit their website: https://www.fin-q.co.uk/

In this podcat we talk with journalist Toby Muse about this new book Kilo: Life and Death Inside the Secret World of the Cocaine Cartels. In this book Toby traces the journey of a kilo of cocaine from those that pick the coca leaves to the drug traffickers that move their product around the world. We also talk about Toby's experiences reporting on the war in Syria and his time in Aleppo when embedded with the local militias If you want to buy this book or learn more about Toby, visit his website: https://www.tobymuse.com/

In this podcast we talk with ex Royal Navy Warfare Office, Nicholas Ealey. Nick talks through his decision to join the Navy and shares his experiences of living and working on a submarine. We focus on a number of key topics relevant to business: - Keeping teams focused - Managing conflict at closed quarters - Leadership under pressure - Adapting to new situations

In this podcast the Atom CTO co-founders Sam Noble and Bhairav Patel describe the role of a CTO, when and how you should hire one and we also explain the Atom CTO model and the services we provide as virtual CTOs

In this podcast you'll be meeting Bhairav Patel, co-founder of Atom Ventures, Atom CTO and CEO of Avrium. Bhairav began his career at PwC, IBM and then became the CTO of award winning businesses including a Forbes FinTech 50 Finance company To learn more about Bhairav you can find his profile here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhairavpatel/

In this series of podcasts: Meet Atom CTO, we will be interviewing the team so that you can get a feel for who we are, how we work and why we started the business and why we love what we do! The first interview is with Sam Noble, co-founder and virtual CTO. Sam has an impressive resume starting off his career with a company formed from the incubator at McClaren, moving on to large scale supply chain and logistics projects and then finally to becoming the CTO for an award winning healthcare app. You can see Sam’s full profile here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samnoble/ We hope this podcast gives you an insight into Sam’s experience and what motivates him to work as a virtual CTO

In this week's podcast we're talking to Joshna Maharaj, a celebrity chef based in Toronto Canada. We cover a range of different topics from Joshna's journey to becoming a chef, her activism with regards to improving the food quality within our public services to trolling and the effects of criticism on social media. In addition to this we also cover the cultural appropriation of food! For more information about Joshna, visit her website and follow her on Instagram and Twitter https://www.joshnamaharaj.com/

In this podcast we talk with Trent Larson from the Magnetic North Acquisition Corporation Trent is a Non-Executive Director at the MNAC and in our conversation we cover how Trent became involved with the MNAC, what the corporation invests in, what makes a good founding team and how MNAC are investing in businesses and ideas that are looking to profoundly change the world around us

In this podcast we're talking with Alice Dartnell, a life and success coach. Alice talks about her journey to becoming a coach and her approach to coaching. We cover a wide range of topics including time management, mindset, confidence, effective goal setting and most interestingly - why motivation doesn't work! To find out more about Alice visit her website: https://alicedartnell.com/

In this podcast we are talking with Andy Stonehouse on branding, how to hire the right branding partners and the challenges of starting your own branding business Andy started S2 Design over 30 years ago and has worked for a wide range of clients. We hope that this podcast gives those looking to create, change or improve their brand a good blueprint for how to start.

In this podcast we talk with Raj Mendhir, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Wippd, about how to bounce back from failure. As we all know, not all businesses will succeed and it is important to learn lessons from failure and in this podcast Raj will talk about his own failures and how they have shaped his journey and given him the experience to build stronger businesses We also talk about his new venture Wippd and how he and his team are freeing up mindspace for busy teams For more information about Wippd visit the website: https://www.wippd.com

In this week's podcast we're talking with Ed Grant, the founder of Solgari, an All-in-One cloud telephony company based in Dublin Ed has overseen the growth of Solgari from a startup in 2013 to a business that spans the globe with offices in 4 countries and agents in many more In this podcast we talk about the power of using partnerships to build your business as well as how Solgari expanded across the globe with a low cost base and relatively small sales team To find out more about Solgari visit: https://www.solgari.com

In this week's podcast we bring together ex-podcastees to talk about diversity in the workplace and how to bring the generations together in business so that experiences can be shared an learnt from On the panel are: Sorchar Lorimer from Trace Selby Cary from Casta Spes Technology Tynah Matembe from Money Matix Irene Grant from Craigelachie Consulting Together the panel discusses the experiences and challenges they've faced in the workplace, how times have changed, the differences between the corporate and entrepreneurial worlds and how diversity can more effectively be promoted in the workplace

In this week's podcast we're talking to Sean Banks from Premier about the topic of wealth management We discuss what wealth management is, how you should go about finding a good wealth manager and what you should be thinking about now to secure your financial future

In this week's podcast we're talking to Raymond Holt from Agnentis Partners. Raymond spent his early career working as a Finance Director for large multi-national companies across the globe and had a decision to make - dive deeper into the corporate world or start a company coaching small businesses and using his wide ranging experience to help small business owners grow and succeed This podcast is for anyone that is looking for a business coach and wants to understand more about the help that is out there to support you as a business owner. For more information visit: https://www.agnentis.com/

In this week's podcast we're talking to the serial entrepreneur Adrian James about his new startup Shoppa Shoppa is a machine learning powered app that helps you manage your shopping and ultimately make money from what's in your wardrobe. Adrian talks about Shoppa, creating an AI startup and the shift from working at large blue chip companies to running his own business. For more information Shoppa, visit the website or download the app: https://www.shoppa.co.uk/

In this week's podcast we are talking to Andrew Ligertwood, the founder of Cushiedoos tonic In this podcast we talk about Andrew's decision to leave the corporate world and take on the daunting challenge of starting a new tonic brand. We discuss how he took his vision of creating a non-quinine tonic and brought it to life in the form of a beverage that works well on its own as well as mixed with gin and other spirits. For more information visit the Cushiedoos website: https://cushiedoos.com/

In this week's podcast we're talking with Irene Grant from Craigelachie Consulting. Irene has had an illustrious career with HSBC and has taken her years of corporate experience working in a global markets and started a consulting business that provides mentoring and coaching services to the next generation of leaders. In this podcast we talk about the difference between mentoring and coaching, how to find and work with a mentor or a coach and we also touch on women in business and how we can increase diversity in the workplace and bring together the current and new generation of business leaders To learn more about Craigelachie please visit the website: http://craigelachie.org.uk/

In this week's podcast I'm talking with a local Bulgarian celebrity, Benjamin Kane. Ben is a Sunderland native that moved to Bulgaria in 2007 and has recently started TechPods which helps business find top tech talent in Bulgaria In this podcast we talk about nearshoring in Bulgaria, how TechPods helps businesses scale their tech team, what to expect when engaging Ben and his team, the differences in working culture and what it's like to be a TV football pundit To learn more about TechPods, visit their website: https://techpods.co/

In this week's podcast we are talking with Evan Pappas from Ocyan, a blockchain startup that provides a cloud infrastructure platform for businesses deploying blockchain based applications. Evan is a techie turned entrepreneur and in this podcast he describes blockchain technology for the non-technical listener as well as how Ocyan is helping businesses take advantage of the key facets of blockchain through their cloud infrastructure We also talk about his tranistion from techie to CEO and he gives advice to young developers out there looking to emulate his success. Ocyan is currently closing a funding round to help them expand into the rest of Europe. For more information on the company visit: https://www.ocyan.com