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Founders & Creators Podcast

The Founders & Creators podcast is a monthly series of interviews and discussions with founders, creators and leaders from the tech industry in Milton Keynes and beyond. This podcast is brought to you by Protospace, an initiative to support, connect and grow the tech community in Milton Keynes. For more information head to https://protospace.uk

11/05/2022

#009 - Sophie Neal, Founder at Sophie.etc & Social.etc

Sophie is a freelance content creator at Social.etc and founder of Sophie.etc, a blog dedicated to helping us discover the best independent places to eat and explore in Milton Keynes. This episode was recorded on 17th June 2021. In this episode we chat about: Sophie's background and careerStarting a business and going it aloneThe effects of the pandemic on her workThe food scene in Milton KeynesBuilding and growing a blogCommunityLessons learned building a blog and businessMental health

46 min
27/04/2022

#008 - Lewis North, Founder at Method & Class

Lewis is the founder and director of Method & Class, a software development agency focussed on designing, developing and scaling progressive web applications and mobile apps. In this episode we chat about: Lewis' background and careerBuilding apps for clients and building for yourselfSoftware venturesBuilding TuutiTesting ideas and minimum viable productsWorkflows and methodologiesSoftware development and toolsStartups in the tech sector

1h 8m
01/10/2021

#007 - Shiti Rastogi Manghani, Co-founder & CEO at Breathe Happy

Shiti is the co-founder and CEO at Breathe Happy, an AI platform for posture correction. Featured as one of the top UK wellbeing startups, the company uses cutting edge technology to make home fitness fun, safe and motivating. This episode was recorded on 15th June 2021. In this episode we chat about: Shiti's background and careerHow Breathe Happy was foundedCommunityVision and purposeRaising fundingBuilding a team and cultureInsights into the fitness and wellness industryEntrepreneurship and work/life balanceMental health

44 min
30/07/2021

#006 - Gil Satchell, Co-founder at powerQuad

Gil Satchell is the co-founder at powerQuad, a technology business building a smarter way to store cheap, green energy and help businesses decarbonise whilst cutting their energy costs. powerQuad was born out of the simple truth; the way our energy is generated and distributed is fundamentally inefficient, which inevitably costs individuals and businesses money, they set out on a mission to provide access to cheaper, renewable energy for everyone when it's needed most. This episode was recorded on 25th February 2021. In this episode we chat about: Gil's background and careerHow powerQuad was foundedSustainability and energy usagepowerQuad's vision for the futureGil's insights into the industryEntrepreneurship and work/life balance

25 min
30/07/2021

#005 - Dr Cristiana Pace, Founder & CEO at Enovation Consulting

Dr Cristiana Pace is the Founder and CEO of Enovation Consulting, a strategic sustainability consulting focusing on the motorsport sector which also delivers STEM project nationally and internationally. Cristiana’s career as a motorsport engineer and manager spans 20 years. She was the first woman to work trackside alongside the FIA technical department in F1 as data analyst (2004-2009). In 2012 Cristiana focused on technology transfer and innovation, joining Williams Advanced Engineering. During those years at Williams she worked closely with the F1 management Team, writing the strategy for WAE and winning multimillion pounds projects including the supply of batteries to the FIA Formula E Championship—a project which Cristiana led between 2013 and 2015. She also made key contributions to FIA’s safety legacy, consulting for the FIA Institute for Sustainability and Safety in Motor Sport from 2009 till 2015. In 2016 Cristiana wrote the strategy forthe wider deployment of safety devices in FIA championships aside acting as FIA Safety Delegate in the FIA Cross Country Rally championship. Having pioneered sustainability and electrification in the strategy for WAE, in 2017 Cristiana moved on consulting for an environmental friendly motorsport championship measuring and reducing the environmental impact of existing technologies and increasing sustainability awareness across the motorsport sector. In 2018 she founded Enovation Consulting Limited, a strategic sustainability consulting focusing on the motorsport sector which also delivers STEM project nationally and internationally. This episode was recorded on 25th February 2021. In this episode we chat about: Cristiana’s background and careerHer work in Formula 1 and Formula ESustainability in motorsportDiversity in engineering and motorsportProjects at Enovation Consulting

25 min
30/07/2021

#004 - Lewis Knight, Programme Manager at Bioregional

Lewis Knight is the Programme Manager at Bioregional, an organisation to create better, more sustainable places to live, work and do business. After joining Bioregional in 2013 Lewis worked on the UK's first Eco Town development, NW Bicester, helping to deliver its sustainability aspirations using the One Planet Living Framework. Lewis has helped to deliver a range of environmental projects across the wider town of Bicester and is a long-standing director of Bicester Green, a thriving reuse and sustainability centre. Lewis has also helped to lead the delivery of One Planet Oxfordshire, a county-wide vision for a truly sustainable future and Oxfordshire Greentech, a business network for the low carbon future. This episode was recorded on 21st January 2021 as part of the Protospace Launch event, focussing on the theme of sustainability. In this episode we chat about: Lewis' background and careerBioregional and its work across countiesThe One Planet Living FrameworkOxfordshire Green TechBicester Green

21 min
30/07/2021

#003 - Niki Tibble, Co-founder at More Trees

Niki Tibble is the Co-founder of MoreTrees, the tech-led platform that makes tree planting and carbon offsetting easy and automatic for businesses. Niki has a background in law, and owns A Way With Words copywriting agency - writing for start-ups and established businesses across the world. This episode was recorded on 21st January 2021 as part of the Protospace Launch event, focussing on the theme of sustainability. In this episode we chat about: Niki's background and careerNiki's connection with and love for Milton KeynesHow More Trees startedSustainability and tree plantingThe vision and future of More TreesInsights into the industry

18 min
30/07/2021

#002 - Chris Kirby, Co-founder & CEO at Tomorrow's Journey

Chris Kirby is the Co-founder and CEO of Tomorrow's Journey, a platform to help automotive businesses make new mobility models that work. Chris spent 15 years working for some of the top automotive brands across the fleet, retail, finance and rental markets and has helped the likes of Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and Europcar on their digital, product and marketing strategy. In this time Chris has published a paper and worked with a number of organisations to explore the impact of mobility on the automotive sector. This episode was recorded on 21st January 2021 as part of the Protospace Launch event, focussing on the theme of sustainability. In this episode we chat about: Chris' background and careerHow Tomorrow's Journey startedElectric vehicles and sustainabilityRaising investment and growing the businessThe vision and future of Tomorrow's JourneyInsights into the automotive industryHis connection to Milton Keynes

20 min
30/07/2021

#001 - Tessa Clarke, Co-founder & CEO at OLIO

Tessa Clarke is the Co-founder & CEO at OLIO, a free app tackling the problem of food waste by connecting neighbours with each other, and volunteers with local businesses, so that surplus food can be given away, not thrown away. OLIO has grown to over 2.7 million users in 5 years, and its impact has been widely recognised, most notably by the United Nations who highlighted OLIO as a "beacon” for the world, and by Vivatech who awarded OLIO "Next European Unicorn". Prior to OLIO Tessa had a 15 year corporate career as a digital Managing Director in the media, retail and financial services sectors, and she met her co-founder Saasha whilst they were studying for their MBAs at Stanford University. Tessa is passionate about the sharing economy as a solution for a sustainable world, and about ‘profit with purpose’ as the next business paradigm. This episode was recorded on 21st January 2021 as part of the Protospace Launch event, focussing on the theme of sustainability. In this episode we chat about: Tessa's background and careerHow OLIO started; the idea, testing and scalingRaising investment as a female founderThe vision and future of OLIOAdvice for entrepreneurs exploring new ideas

23 min

9 Episodes

The Founders & Creators podcast is a monthly series of interviews and discussions with founders, creators and leaders from the tech industry in Milton Keynes and beyond. This podcast is brought to you by Protospace, an initiative to support, connect and grow the tech community in Milton Keynes. For more information head to https://protospace.uk

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Protospace
Years Active

2021 - 2022
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9
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Clean
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