Scaleup Diaries

Ifty Nasir, Vestd

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0100

ISL's Co-Founder, Alan Furley sits down with Ifty Nasir, Founder and CEO of Vestd to discuss how to scale a remote team, make good hires and retain your employees.

Anna Rasmussen, OpenBlend

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 08:00:00 +0100

ISL's Co-Founder, Alan Furley sits down with Anna Rasmussen, CEO and Founder of OpenBlend to discuss how to keep a remote team engaged, hiring with cultural alignment in mind and the power of a good network.

Deirdre Mc Gettrick, ufurnish.com

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0100

ISL's Co-Founder, Alan Furley sits down with Deirdre Mc Gettrick, Founder of ufurnish.com to talk about the value of team collaboration, maximising your network and the importance of creating a USP.

Ian Dibb, Keylu

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000

ISL's Co-Founder, Alan Furley, sits down with Ian Dibb, Founder and CEO of Keylu to chat about hiring with your core values at heart, the importance of developing your team and the benefits of getting a mentor.

Caroline O'Brien, KUBOS Semiconductors

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +0000

ISL's Director, Alan Furley, sits down with Caroline O'Brien, CEO of KUBOS Semiconductors to chat about finding support as a startup founder and recruiting and retaining startup talent.

Melanie Oldham, Bob's Business

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0000

ISL’s Director, Alan Furley sits down with Melanie Oldham, Founder and CEO of Bob's Business to talk about investing in our future workforce, adapting to the world of remote working and the importance of taking the occasional leap of faith.

Ahana Banerjee, Clear

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0000

ISL’s Director, Alan Furley sits down with Ahana Banerjee, co-founder and CEO of Clear to talk about attracting and hiring junior talent, prioritising diversity within the startup world and how to successfully build a remote team.

Alicia Navarro, FLOWN

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0000

ISL's Director, Alan Furley, sits down with Alicia Navarro, Founder and CEO of FLOWN to chat about the importance of company culture, adding value to your team and how to hire the right people into your business.

Nathalie Alpi, CookiesHQ

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 10:00:00 +0100

ISL's Director, Alan Furley, sits down with Nathalie Alpi, Co-Founder and Managing Director of CookiesHQ to chat about the difficulties covid brought to keeping the team happy, the importance of investing in your team and how to achieve growth in difficult times.

Robert Howes, Judopay

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 11:00:00 +0000

ISL's Director, Henry Keys, sits down (virtually) with Rob Howes, CTO & Board Advisor at Judopay, to discuss: Building trust and transparency across Judopay, breaking the stigma of mental heath and creating new technology out of the pandemic.

Alex Packham, ContentCal

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 10:00:00 +0000

ISL's Director, Alan Furley, sits down (virtually) with Alex Packham, founder of ContentCal, to discuss: Building startups into scaleups, key challenges faced when starting up a business, how to source top talent on a budget.

Ben Brown, Intuit

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0100

ISL's Director, Alan Furley, sits down (virtually) with Ben Brown, Head of Engineering at Intuit QuickBooks, to chat about; building an inclusive culture, reentering the workplace after lock-down and Intuit's post-covid strategy.

Steve Salvin, Aiimi

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0100

ISL's Director, Alan Furley, sits down (virtually) with Steve Salvin, Chief Executive at Aiimi to chat about mental health and well being, Black Lives Matter and diversity & inclusion.