This week's guest believes that digital financial services are 1% finished, and they are building the next 99%.  In the penultimate episode of Let's Shape The Future Season 3, host Ben Dickinson has the pleasure of being joined by David Brear, CEO & Co-Founder at 11:FS to discuss all things Fintech & unleashing talent's potential. Topics include the evolution of Financial Services, the difference between digitising and going digital, the importance of talent within an organization plus more!   If you enjoy listening, please leave a review! Feel free to send me a message on ..read more

How can incumbents actually become challengers in their industry?  This week's guest Eric Fulwiler, Founder & CEO of Rival, ex CMO of 11:FS and MD of VaynerMedia joins to discuss a large number of topics! We'll learn how any business can be a challenger, how people are the most important contributor to success and much more!  Eric's top learnings from working with Gary Vaynerchuk   If you enjoy listening, please leave a review! Feel free to send me a message on LinkedIn - and don't forget to share the podcast with friends, colleagues, family and anyone else you think woul ..read more

BMW, a wing suit and E-sports may not be words which you think could co-exist, but on this episode of Let's Shape The Future we'll learn how they actually fit very well together. Host Ben Dickinson is joined by Stefan Ponikva, VP of Brand Experience & Communication at BMW to discuss all things surrounding innovation!   If you enjoy listening, please leave a review! Feel free to send me a message on LinkedIn - and don't forget to share the podcast with friends, colleagues, family and anyone else you think would also enjoy ..read more

What does Design entail within Aerospace, Defence and associated industries?  Didier Boulet, Group Chief Design Officer at Thales joins host Ben Dickinson this week for a hugely insightful episode of Let's Shape The Future! Topics include the evolution of Design across 20 years, the importance of Design Thinking, the effect of COVID-19 on Thales as an organisation and much more.   If you enjoy listening, please leave a review! Feel free to send me a message on LinkedIn - and don't forget to share the podcast with friends, colleagues, family and anyone else you think would also enjo ..read more

Can anyone be a successful CEO?  Dane Holewinski is a former CEO and Venture Capital backed founder who now coaches startup C-level executives at Decode! He joins host Ben Dickinson on this week's episode of Let's Shape The Future to discuss a wide number of topics related to being a successful CEO. These include how to navigate leadership through hyper-growth, the mindset required in order to prosper and if anyone can be a successful leader within a startup.   If you enjoy listening, please leave a review! Feel free to send me a message on LinkedIn - and don't forget to share the ..read more

We've learnt about Venture Capital within the US, but how does it differ across the pond?  Let's Shape The Future is back for Season 3! Kerstin Cooley, Managing Partner at Brightly Ventures joins host Ben Dickinson to discuss all this related to European VCs! Topics include why the number of European startups is growing at such a rapid pace, the keys to a successful funding round and Kerstin's thoughts for what the future looks like.   If you enjoy listening, please leave a review! Feel free to send me a message on LinkedIn - and don't forget to share the podcast with friends, coll ..read more

How has Fintech transformed the world we live in?  Sophie Guibaud, Chief Growth Officer at OpenPayd joins host Ben Dickinson for a really exciting episode of Let's Shape The Future! Conversation topics include innovation within the finance sector, the importance of open banking, standing out from the crowd in the world of Fintech and much more. If you enjoy listening, please leave a review! Feel free to send me a message on LinkedIn - and don't forget to share the podcast with friends, colleagues, family and anyone else you think would also enjoy ..read more

What does your business need in order to obtain funding?  Host Ben Dickinson is joined by Joshua Siegel, General Partner at Acronym Venture Capital to discuss the world of VCs! Discussion topics include the characteristics required of a business to obtain funding, the sheer volume of businesses explored by VCs every single day and much more! If you enjoy listening, please leave a review! Feel free to send me a message on LinkedIn - and don't forget to share the podcast with friends, colleagues, family and anyone else you think would also enjoy ..read more

Why has Esports become such a phenomenon, and what does the future hold?  Geoff Moore - President & COO of Team Envy joins host Ben Dickinson to discuss a number of topics including his role leading an extremely successful Esports organisation, the transition to a hybrid model of combining professional gamers and content creators, the future of the industry and much more! If you enjoy listening, please leave a review! Feel free to send me a message on LinkedIn - and don't forget to share the podcast with friends, colleagues, family and anyone else you think would also enjoy ..read more

Another truly inspirational non-profit organisation joins us on Let's Shape The Future!  Paul M. Taylor, Executive Director of FoodShare Toronto joins host Ben Dickinson to discuss their mission of combatting food insecurity. Paul shares insights into the goals of FoodShare, the programs they run, how we can all contribute to ending food insecurity and much more! If you enjoy listening, please leave a review! Feel free to send me a message on LinkedIn - and don't forget to share the podcast with friends, colleagues, family and anyone else you think would also enjoy ..read more