Alan Vey is Founder & CEO at Aventus. Following receiving his Master’s in Artificial Intelligence at Imperial College London, he completed a stint as a quantitative developer at macro hedge fund Brevan Howard, giving him exposure to the world of traditional finance. Marrying these skillsets and his hunger to innovate, Alan founded Aventus in 2016 –…

Joe O’Connor is a driven and dynamic campaigner and communicator, with extensive leadership experience, and a passion for social justice and progressive change. Joe is currently based in New York City, where in addition to all his work for 4 Day Week Global, he is conducting a one-year research fellowship with Cornell University, leading a research…

Damian McKinney brings an eclectic mix of skills and experiences to his role as the CEO of the Stoli Group. An officer in the Royal Marine Commandos, he operated in a variety of the world’s hot spots, including the Persian Gulf during the Gulf War, and received numerous awards for courage and distinguished service. In 1999, he founded and built a g…

Amy Williams is on a mission to convert people’s attention into funds for good causes. She co-founded Good-Loop in 2016 after stints at advertising giant Ogilvy London, and a soup-kitchen in Argentina, to make ethical behaviour easier for consumers and more profitable for companies. Today working with the likes of Nestlé, Unilever, the Co-Op, Coca-…

Gaby has built Huckletree's vision and culture since they first opened doors in 2014, leading its corporate strategy, product, and innovation. An advocate for diversity in entrepreneurship, Gaby is an advisor and coach for early-stage founders and a speaker and panellist on the Future of Work and diverse leadership. Outside of work, Gaby is usually…

Steve Taylor is the CEO of Robin Hood Multi Academy Trust in Birmingham and has been in post since January 2016. Steve has a strong leadership background in education and, as well as being a National Leader of Education, has worked at a national level on a number of initiatives as well as at an international level. During the recent Coronavirus shu…

For the second episode of Daring To with Rita Trehan, Rita chats to Eliane Lugassy. After studying business law and obtaining a degree from ESSEC, Eliane began her career at Rothschild & Co in Paris on Mergers and Acquisitions. She accompanied several real estate projects, including the sale of the “Cœur Défense” building. In 2016, she left finance…

Hello, and welcome to a brand new season of Daring To with Rita Trehan! We are kicking off Season 5 with a fabulous new guest, Lynne Franks OBE. Lynne Franks OBE is an entrepreneur, mentor, and founder of SEED. Lynne has spent five decades recognized as one of the world’s major lifestyle experts, predicting and creating societal, business and consu…

Carrie Freeman is Co-CEO of SecondMuse, an impact and innovation company that builds resilient economies. Since 2012, she has been steering the global company’s approach to finding and nurturing innovators dedicated to social and environmental good, and building supportive ecosystems around them. Its mission aligns with Carrie’s fundamental belief …

Welcome to Daring To, a podcast that finds out how CEOs and entrepreneurs navigate today’s business world – the conventions they’re breaking, the challenges they’ve faced and the decisions that they’ve made, and lastly, just what makes them different. A sound-driven A&R platform, Andrson is a brand new A.I.-powered tool which connects emerging arti…

Rita chats with entrepreneur Beth Armknecht Miller, CEO of the Executive Velocity in the latest episode of Daring To! Listen to Beth talk about her career and the twists and turns it took to get her where she is today. Rita and Beth are both passionate about a topic that is close to their hearts, the next generation of leaders. “Every leader you kn…

Rita chats with entrepreneur Liam Hayes, founder of Train My Athlete in the latest episode of Daring To! Listen to Liam talk about what Train My Athlete is and his journey from being a professional footballer to physiotherapy and now founder of a technology app.Από τον Rita Trehan

Three time entrepreneur and Author, Bob Tinker, chats with Rita about his journey to becoming a CEO, discusses the importance of team culture in an organisation and shares his top tips for building and hiring an effective team.Από τον Rita Trehan

Nelson, CEO and founder of intelligent learning platform HowNow, chats with Rita about how his tried and tested businesses, including a t-shirt printing and a film production company, lead him to create HowNow. Nelson also shares his top tips for choosing the right career path and discusses what HowNow is doing to help businesses during the Covid-1…

Patrick, founder of the world’s only ultra-compact travelling garment bag company, PLIQO, chats with Rita about his drastic career change and journey to becoming a CEO. In the episode Patrick also shares his top tips for new CEO's and discusses the benefits of crowd funding for start-ups.Από τον Rita Trehan

Peter, CEO of online employee e-coaching tool VIC – Your Virtual Interactive Coach, chats with Rita about his journey to finding himself and how he went from working in engineering to becoming an award winning CEO and coach. Peter also shares his leadership advice, including his top tips on motivating a team and setting aspirations.…

Shazia, UK CEO of Neuro-Insight, a neuromarketing and neuroanalytics company, chats with Rita about the power of neuromarketing, her personal journey to becoming CEO, how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect the future of marketing and her top tips for women in business today.Από τον Rita Trehan

Rita and Jonny, CEO of cashless parking provider PayByPhone UK, discuss launching a successful business, moving from a worldwide company to a small startup and securing the backing of a global brand.Από τον Rita Trehan

Rita and Evan discuss identifying a gap in the market, building a technology company from scratch and how simplicity is key in today's ever-evolving world.Από τον Rita Trehan

Rita and Ben, Director of Cognizant's Center for the Future of Work, discuss just that and what impact technology like AI will have on the modern workforce.Από τον Rita Trehan

Rita and Mark talk about how to close the gender pay gap, entrepreneurship and the measurement of success.Από τον Rita Trehan

Rita discusses women-led business as with two female bosses, who happen to best friends. The ladies discuss working together, as client and service provider and how to create effective business eco-systems.Από τον Rita Trehan

Rita talks to Rafael dos Santos, an award-winning entrepreneur, author and speaker about sexuality and inclusivity, finding happiness despite early struggles and seizing opportunity.Από τον Rita Trehan

Rita and Pat discuss women in business, underserved communities and young people in the technology industry.Από τον Rita Trehan

Rita speaks to Alec about how they are making a difference, about sustainability and passion.Από τον Rita Trehan

Rita's first podcast from Atlanta, Georgia, USA! Rita and Jenn chat social innovation, following your passions and becoming a 'social innovation designer', a job title made-up to cater for the things that Jenn is most passionate about.Από τον Rita Trehan

Rita and George chat about taking that chance whilst you can, going digital and affiliate marketing.Από τον Rita Trehan

Rita chats to Ammad Ahmad on introductions, gaining a network and taking care of your team.Από τον Rita Trehan

Rita sits down with female tech pioneers Aly Blenkin and Ellie Ereira of Pivotal Act, who are changing the game by addressing social, humanitarian, and environmental issues using technology. They talk about women in business as well as encouraging charities and the private sector to meet in the middle.…

Rita talks to Jack Parsons, a young entrepreneur who is passionate about assisting young people in running businesses and to become proficient in employability skills. Jack is a big character, with a lot of passion for what he does. Listening to Jack's passion for young people really is inspiring.Από τον Rita Trehan

In the first episode of Rita Trehan's 'Daring To', Rita chats to Sam Davies about his experiences as an entrepreneur versus his previous life as a lawyer. Including learning how to manage yourself as well as other people to learning how to switch off at the end of the day.Από τον Rita Trehan

Danielle Harmer, Chief People Officer at Metro Bank, and Ranj Begley, Managing Director at Readly UK, join Rita Trehan to discuss the challenges facing business leaders in the new economy. This episode: How do CEOs engage and appeal to people across their workforce? How do CEOs take advantage of digital technology without being distracted by it? An…

Penny de Valk, Managing Director of Penna Talent Management; Simon Hayward, CEO of Cirrus, and Emma Stroud, Managing Director of Pitch Perfect Club, join Rita Trehan to discuss the latest HR trends. This episode: Are generalist recruitment companies about to go out of business? Will technology deal a death blow to traditional employees? And, why sh…

Michael Jenkins, CEO of Roffey Park Institute and Katie Jacobs, Editor of HR Magazine join Rita to discuss Brexit. On this special episode: How will Brexit affect the jobs market? Can businesses retain their top talent during this turbulent period? And, how does Brexit impact the HR function?Από τον Rita Trehan

Hari Kalymnios, Leadership Speaker at The Thought Gym and Mark Eltringham, Founder and Publisher of Workplace Insight join Rita to discuss the latest HR trends. This episode: Should bonuses really be needed to motivate staff? And, should CEOs and business leaders steer well clear of politics? Or, should they engage when appropriate?…

Adam Dustagheer, Digital Communications Manager at the CBI, and business broadcaster Rebecca Pike join Rita Trehan to discuss workplace trends. This episode: How much of the recruitment process should be automated? How can employers cultivate a workforce? And what effect will the gig economy have on the future of work?…