57 episodes

The Future of Business podcast takes you inside Saïd Business School. Produced, edited and presented by a team of MBA students, this podcast takes you on a journey to explore the diverse range of sectors, stories, and students embedded in the Oxford MBA cohort and beyond, and how they will shape the future of business.

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The Future of Business podcast takes you inside Saïd Business School. Produced, edited and presented by a team of MBA students, this podcast takes you on a journey to explore the diverse range of sectors, stories, and students embedded in the Oxford MBA cohort and beyond, and how they will shape the future of business.

    Watts up with EV charging: An entrepreneur’s view from ground zero

    Watts up with EV charging: An entrepreneur’s view from ground zero

    Leye (Cornelius) Makanjuola, Oxford Saïd MBA and host discusses the EV charging market with Folasade Ayoola, a fellow student and entrepreneur. In this episode, Fola Ayoola delves into her experience co-building ElectricFish, a climate tech company building distributed energy storage in the US. She discusses the technological challenges associated with the EV charging landscape in the US and how ElectricFish put energy equity front and centre in their plans.

    Featuring:

    Folasade Ayoola - https://www.linkedin.com/in/folasadeayoola/

    Leye Makanjuola - https://www.linkedin.com/in/leyemakanjuola/

    Link to ElectricFish’s website: https://www.electricfish.co/

    Feature in Fast Company: https://www.fastcompany.com/90704698/electricfish-ev-chargers-can-plug-in-anywhere-and-double-as-electricity-storage

    Link to the school website - https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/

    Link to the podcast - https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/about-us/school/our-community/future-business-podcast/season-five Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

    • 32 min
    Not Getting Tangled

    Not Getting Tangled

    The importance of red tape in growing economies. In this episode, Jordan Zele, Oxford Saïd MBA and host discusses regulation with Nattawan Kularbkeo, a fellow student and Senior Investigation officer at SEC Thailand. Nattawan challenges the idea that markets must choose between growth and regulation, suggesting that for sustainable growth, regulation is necessary. The episode explores emerging challenges across all markets, highlighting the fundamental role regulators must play in the future of business. Of note, this episode was recorded before the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

    Featuring:

    Nattawan Kularbkeo - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nattawan-kularbkeo/

    Jordan Zele - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-zele-1504b95a/

    Link to the school website - https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/

    Link to the podcast - https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/about-us/school/our-community/future-business-podcast/season-five
    Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

    • 34 min
    Founding a Fintech: The story of a financial inclusion startup in Latin America

    Founding a Fintech: The story of a financial inclusion startup in Latin America

    Katherine Dellar and Oxford MBA classmate Diego Rojas discuss Diego's experience starting a Fintech business. Host Katherine Dellar is joined by Fintech entrepreneur and Oxford MBA classmate Diego Rojas. Diego is the CEO and co-founder of PasanaQ, a startup seeking to democratize access to financial services in Latin America by digitising informal savings practices. They discuss Diego's experience starting a Fintech business without a financial background, how the Oxford community helped him launch the business, and Diego's present experience working on PasanaQ with classmates as part of the Entrepreneurship Project component of the MBA. The episode explores the importance of financial inclusion, particularly in developing countries where many people lack access to credit, and how to broaden financial access in a way that fits with local culture.

    Featuring:
          Diego Rojas - https://www.linkedin.com/in/diego-rojas-arancibia/
          Katherine Dellar - https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-dellar/
               
          Resources:
          PasanaQ website - https://pasanaq.app/
          Link to the school website - https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/
          Link to the podcast - https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/about-us/school/our-community/future-business-podcast/season-five

    • 36 min
    Pursuit of Purpose: Stories in impact through an African lens

    Pursuit of Purpose: Stories in impact through an African lens

    In this episode, Angus Macdonald sits down with Grace Njunge to delve a bit deeper into what a career in impact consulting may look like on the African continent. Having worked in client services as well as Chief of Staff for Dalberg Global Development Advisors, Grace leverages on her extensive experience to provide those aspiring for a career what it is like to work in this ever-growing industry. They discuss the relationship between impact consulting and investing, the importance of finance and flow of capital in the impact space, and how important purpose is to a meaningful career.

    LinkedIn Accounts
    • Angus
    • https://www.linkedin.com/in/angus-macdonald92/
    • Grace
    • https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-njunge-560b845a/
    Link to the school website - https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/
    Link to the podcast - https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/about-us/school/our-community/future-business-podcast/season-five

    • 35 min
    Frida's Fight: Examining the Gender Gap in the Art Industry

    Frida's Fight: Examining the Gender Gap in the Art Industry

    In this episode of season 5, Susheel Siram, an Oxford Saïd MBA and host, discusses gender inequity in the art market with fellow student Brooke Reese. Prior to pursuing her MBA, Brooke spent over five years in the contemporary and modern art market. She begins by sharing her experience working in the art world and then delves deep into the role that gender plays in the valuation of art. Drawing on her experience and research, Brooke analyses the reasons behind the undervaluing of artwork created by women and makes predictions about how this theme will develop in the age of digital art.

    Featuring:

    Brooke Reese - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brookecreese/

    Susheel Siram - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sks93/

    Resources:

    Sydney Morning Herald on how artwork created by women is undervalued - https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/blind-viewing-shows-how-female-artists-are-undervalued-20201109-p56d0v.html

    The Economist on why women’s art sells at a discount - https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2019/05/16/why-womens-art-sells-at-a-discount

    Link to the school website - https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/

    Link to the podcast - https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/about-us/school/our-community/future-business-podcast/season-five Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

    • 27 min
    It runs in the family: How to navigate various crises in the world of family business

    It runs in the family: How to navigate various crises in the world of family business

    In this episode of season 5, Sandhya Sridhar, Oxford Saïd MBA and host, discusses the world of family business with fellow student Shwe Yee Win. Shwe Yee runs her family garment manufacturing business - SPZ Garment and Embroidery - in Yangon, Myanmar. She dives into her experience of working for her family business and elaborates on the times the business faced crises such as COVID-19 and the military coup in her country, and how these required constant strategic restructuring and revamping of the business model and functioning. She also shares her experience promoting women to the forefront of management by motivation and methodical planning.

    Featuring:

    Sandhya Sridhar - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandhyas0594/

    Shwe Yee Win - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweyeewinsyw/

    Resources:

    SPZ Garmet and Embroidery - https://www.facebook.com/spz.mm/

    Link to the school website - https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/

    Link to the podcast - https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/about-us/school/our-community/future-business-podcast/season-five Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

    • 18 min

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