Atom Venture Podcasts

In this week's podcast we are talking with Minter Dial, former CEO of Redken and top executive at L’Oréal, where he was a member of the worldwide Executive Committee for the Professional Products Division. We talk on a range of topics including branding for modern businesses as well as the traits needed for leadership and future proofing your business Minter Dial is an international professional and energetic speaker and a multiple award-winning author, specialized in leadership, branding and transformation. An agent of change, he's a threetime entrepreneur who has exercised twelve different métiers and changed country fifteen times. He’s author of the award-winning WWII story, The Last Ring Home documentary film and biographical book, 2016) as well as two prizewinning business books, Futureproof (2017) and Heartificial Empathy (2019). His next book on leadership, You Lead, How being yourself makes you a better leader (Kogan Page) comes out in January 2021. He’s been host of the Minter Dialogue wee

For the regular listeners you will know that the last question we ask all our guests is: "If you could go back in time 20 years and give advice to your younger self, what would that advice be" In this podcast you can listen to 32 entrepreneurs giving advice to themselves - where else can you get 32 life experiences in one podcast?

In this week's episode we talk to a coach to the coaches, Maxwell Nee about the coaching industry, what drove him to leave his corporate job to become a coach and what you need to think about, if you are wanting to get into the coaching profession As a Co-Founder of High-Performing Coach, Maxwell and his team have built a $1M+ online coaching business where we grew 300% during the COVID-19 Lockdown

In this podcast we talk with John Wallace from TS3 about how to improve the sales within your organisation. We touch on a range of topics including TS3s sales methodology, why people fear sales and how to build an effective sales organisation within your business About TS3: Strong sales and business growth, deeper customer relationships, robust revenue forecasting and pipeline development, and sustained profitable revenues. The core to your success! We bring skills, experience and energy to help you prosper and grow, and develop deeper client relationships for a truly sustainable business. Through collaboration, we blend our resources and knowledge with yours, and take an active role in developing your people so that they use enhanced process with your natural voice. We help you use best practice in client engagement, sales and business development at the heart of your business. Our engagements are bespoke and are adapted to match to your profile. www.ts3.uk.com

In this episode we talk with Alan Clarke from the Real World Entrepreneurship podcast about what people should know when they are thinking of starting a business Too often advice given to people thinking of starting a business is full of platitudes, in this podcast we seek to give practical advice based on real life experiences Image by @TatianaMara via Twenty20

In this collaboration with the Real World Entrepreneurship Podcast Alan Clarke and Bhairav Patel talk to Hugh "Moose" Evans, one of the founders of Primordial Radio station, a station built for the Rock and Metal community. As they say on their website (https://primordialradio.com/recipe/): We chose to control our destiny and turn the existing model on its head and create a rock and metal service owned, operated, and shaped by the community it serves. We crowdfunded and 873 members of the rock and metal community invested in the idea. An idea to respect one another and put people’s needs in the forefront. An idea where we’re fiercely independent yet not alone. An idea where every decision taken is in the best interest of our community icon by @hotelselfish via Twenty20

In this edition of the Real World Entrepreneurship Podcast we talk to Sanjay Rakshit. We talk to Sanjay about his journey from startup to academia to corporate life and then back to academia. We also talk about the challenges he's faced when co-founding a startup and whether starting an AI based business is different from starting any other type of business image by @burnningbridges via Twenty20

In this week's podcast we talk to Svjetlana Vukic the co-founder of Resonate, a digital agency based in Zagreb, Croatia. We talk to Svjetlana about why she chose to leave her day job to start her own agency, what the transition was like and what support she received from the Croatian startup community

In this podcast we are talking with Danielle Cullen, a serial entrepreneur that has created businesses in both Australia and Canada We talk to Danni about her experiences in working in different countries and starting businesses in different continents and we touch on female entrepreneurship and how the next generation of female founders can be nurtured

In this episode we talk with Adetayo Bamiduro from MAX.ng about starting and scaling a business in Nigeria, the challenges facing founders across Africa and the future outlook for startups across the region MAX.ng is a company specialising in building technology infrastructure and financial services for mobility in Africa

In this episode we talk to Alan Clarke about the CTOs perspective on marketing... What is is good for? Is it really as hocus pocus as it is made out to be? image by @jopanuwatd via Twenty20

In this week's Atom Ventures podcast we are debunking the myths around debt collection with Yvette Gray from Atradius Collections Yvette has a career of risk management in an international environment. She has been with Atradius (credit insurance and collections) for more than 30 years with experience in Recoveries, Claims, Special Risk and was also part of the team to establish the Atradius Collections business in the UK. Yvette’s role as Regional Director for the UK & Ireland is focused on continuous development of the business and its people. Yvette is currently leading the team towards achieving their CICMQ credit management’s ‘best practice accreditation’. She is married with four children and lives just outside Cardiff.

Running a business is hard. In this recurring podcast I talk with Alan Clarke from the Business Growth Partnership about the frustrations of running a business... We chew the fat for the first part and then tackle the real issues of today... Photo by @RLTheis via Twenty20

Alan talks to us today about his experience leaving the corporate world to set up a small business, common failings of small businesses, how to deal with the impostor syndrome, the importance of having a compelling elevator pitch and the challenges businesses are currently facing Alan is a PwC Management Consultant, Entrepreneur and Business Leader turned Executive Coach (awarded UK Top 50), Business Mentor, Facilitator & Boxing fanatic and now runs Catalyst Coaching & Mentoring, a multi-award-winning Executive Coaching practice (connect with him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanaldridge/). https://www.wearethecatalyst.co.uk

Akil has always had a passion for aquariums and he has turned this passion into a movement that aims to help people create a less stressful work environment. He is the founder of ViDERE an aquarium design company that specializes in biophilic design that improves the way people think and feel by connecting them to nature but most importantly it helps improve mental health and reduce anxiety

Kuda Biza is a serial entrepreneur who started his first company when he was 9 years old in Zimbabwe. Kuda moved to the U.S. with only $40 in his pocket to study at Lynn University where he started his second company. He is the author of the book: The S.P.E.A.R. Method and is the Co-Founder & CMO of Nunbelievable, a mission-based baked goods company that donates meals for every box of cookies sold. The company is backed by Tony Robbins, IdealabNY and Loeb.nyc. Prior to this, he spent over a decade in various innovation & e-commerce roles at Newell Brands, a Fortune 500 firm, home to iconic brands like: Calphalon, Yankee Candle, Crock-Pot, Graco, Mr. Coffee & Sharpie. While at Newell, he was responsible for launching multi-million-dollar strategic new growth initiatives such as Crock-Pot Cuisine, a meal delivery subscription service that reached over $20M in annual sales in 3 years and also ran a $75M e-commerce division. He is also the co-founder of #ThisIsMyEra, a personal development brand and Signables

Brenden is the founder of MasterTalk, a YouTube channel he started to help the world master the art of public speaking and communication. He coaches purpose driven entrepreneurs on how to master their message and share their ideas with the world. IG: https://www.instagram.com/masteryourtalk/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBYFP4mZLQovr7W6Si6sueA

In this week's podcast we're talking to health and well being coach Lee Chambers. Lee has had an extraordinary life being the first in his family to go to university, suffering mental health issues whilst there and overcoming them to start a seven figure business straight after uni...all whilst losing the ability to walk. In this podcast we talk about mental health and how he helps entrepreneurs find perspective and balance He also presents the Health and Wellbeing show on Ribble FM Radio, and speaks in Educational establishments about his varied career path, health challenges and having a resilient mindset. Based in Preston in the North of the UK, Lee is currently working with business owners and employee teams to create culture change, wellbeing strategies and champions. He is a father of 2, coaches a disability football team, and enjoys eating good food with good friends. He is currently writing his first book, "How To Conquer Anything", which will be released in November 2020. Socials/Offers: List

This week we're talking to bestselling author and owner of BVS Film Productions Dan Portik who talks about the winning online selling techniques he has used in the book he wrote with world renown sales trainer Tom Hopkins called Fill Your Funnel. In addition, he outlines how he has been able to reach anyone at any status level online through techniques in his new book The Secret Online Door. For more information on Dan and where you can find all his books visit http://www.danportik.com

In this week's podcast we're talking to the host of the Get Up Girl Podcast - Joanna Vargas about female entrepreneurship Awarded Woman of the Year Congressional Honor by Congressman Adam Schiff and Woman of the Year Congressional Honor by Judy Chu, Joanna is a well respected female business owner and creator. Named Business of the Year by her city along with many other business awards, Joanna has earned her way to the frontlines of business during times when choosing yourself and the roads less traveled were not celebrated. With the entirety of her career devoted to inspiring her sisters to wake up and live fully, 2020 is poised to be Joanna’s biggest year yet. The Get Up Girl is her latest creation to surpass her upper limits and expand energetically to avenues she hasn’t discovered yet, and YOU are invited for the ride as she redefines what getting back up really looks and feels like. Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/joannavargasofficial Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/joannavargasofficial WE