We had a fascinating discussion with Genevieve who made the transition from Academic to CEO of Earthblox. She gives us some brilliant insight into the journey, how important the support of the University, the Royal Enterprise Fellowship awards and the Scottish Government have been. Genevieve also talks to us about the value of the pitching competit…

As part of our Investment Series, we chatted to Jackie Waring, CEO of Investing Women and AccelerateHer about the importance of diversity both within your team and as part of your investment portfolio. Jackie gave us a great insight into the importance of looking at different sectors and businesses that would have previously not been considered wit…

As part of our sponsorship of The Young Company Finance Conference and the theme being 'competitive advantage', we wanted to get under the skin of how people and diversity could create that advantage and help small businesses to differentiate themselves to attract investment. So we interviewed Daisy Ford-Downes who is Head of Investments at Firstpo…

Ewan chatted to Jenn Fenwick from Rebel Road Coaching this week. They had a fascinating discussion around leadership and what it takes to become a great leader. Are they born or can people grow into great leaders? What characteristics do great leaders have? And what about inclusivity in leadership? How important is an inclusive style today when new…

We had a fantastic chat with Claudia, the Director at Converge Challenge. We got to understand the real value behind diversity and inclusion to start-up organisations spinning out of our universities. We also got the thoughts of Claudia on the impact Brexit is going to have on the start-up community as well as the universities in Scotland. Claudia …

We had a facinating chat with Nicola Anderson, the Interim CEO of FinTech Scotland about how FinTech has managed through the pandemic. Nicola chatted about some new initiatives launched by members of the community as well as FinTech's role in other areas such as climate change. 2021 sounds like it will be an exciting time for FinTech in this countr…

Ewan met with Dave Hughes, the Founder and New CEO of Novosound, about how 2020 has impacted on Novosound. He talks us through their product development during the pandemic, how they dealt with the early 'pivot'/plan and how they have managed their exports. He also gives us his ambitions for 2021, how he plans to scale the business and which market…

Jane and Ewan caught up with Subramanian Ramamoorthy of University of Edinburgh and Craig Clark of AAC Clyde Space to talk about their respective professional journeys and the future of the space industry in Scotland. Don't forget you can keep up with us on Twitter and LinkedIn or check out our website - it's packed full of resources and expert adv…

Jane and Ewan sat down with Callum Murray of Amiqus to talk about his experiences at Scotland's premier investment event - EIE (Engage Invest Exploit). Don't forget you can keep up with us on Twitter and LinkedIn or check out our website - it's packed full of resources and expert advice for entrepreneurs anywhere.If you'd like to start your next ad…

While Jane Kennedy jetted off to sunnier climbs, Ewan Anderson chatted to Susan McRoberts from The Curated Consultancy about why having a business built on the culture with a clear vision and the right values can have a real benefit. Don't forget you can keep up with us on Twitter and LinkedIn or check out our website - it's packed full of resource…

The second in our two-part interview with Susan McRoberts from The Curated Consultancy is about how to actually go about implementing your vision and values into your business and how it can help you establish a strong culture. Don't forget you can keep up with us on Twitter and LinkedIn or check out our website - it's packed full of resources and …

We chat to Hector Mason of Episode One Ventures about what makes a business appealing to venture capitalists, the importance of leadership teams, and the difference in attitude towards investment between Scotland and London. Don't forget you can keep up with us on Twitter and LinkedIn or check out our website - it's packed full of resources and exp…