The G&T Sessions

High flying software Chair & CEO, Phill was diagnosed with Parkinsons' in 2017. Retiring, Phill founded Boardwave in 2022, a networking community for Software leaders to connect, share ideas, & build better businesses and a European software sector able to compete with Silicon Valley. Boardwave is an independent impact-driven business that puts community before profit, and offers free membership too all European Founders and CEOs, meaning everyone is equal and their are no financial barriers to inclusion. Over 32 years Phill was CMO of Salesforce.com (Silicon Valley), and CEO of IRIS (UK) and Exact (NL), two of Europes largest PE-backed businesses, as well as several other Chair, CEO, NED or Advisory roles. He also Chairs the Cure Parkinsons' Development Board. Great episode with some fascinating lessons and takeaways shared based on Phill's extensive journey leading multiple high growth software businesses. Connect with Phill here https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillrobinson  Learn more about Boardwave, The pre-eminent networking community of leading Software CEOs & Founders in Europe http://www.boardwwave.org A life the day : Phil's blog from the early years after diagnosis of Parkinson’s - some people just diagnosed find it useful http://stirrednotshaking.com Phill chairs the development board for Cure Parkinsons, the only charity focussed entirely on finding a Cure for Parkinsons https://cureparkinsons.org.uk/ Phill's just giving page, for anyone minded to make a donation to help find a cure for this degenerative disease https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/phill-robinson3

James Church is the author of the Amazon best-selling book, Investable Entrepreneur: How to convince investors your business is the one to back, and co-founder and COO of Robot Mascot, a global award-winning investment readiness agency. He’s on a mission to stop great ideas failing due to poor communication and is frustrated to see so many founders struggle to raise the capital they need because they’re unable to convince investors their business is the one to back. James is passionate about working with founders to present a clear, concise and credible business case to investors. James has won the Business Advisor of the Year award at the Growing Business Awards and has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine and Forbes. He’s run mentoring sessions at Tech Hub, Google Campus and Runway East, and delivered mastermind sessions for accelerators run by The Chartered Institute of Marketing, Design Museum, Dent Global and the University of East Anglia. LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/jamescchurch Instagram: @jameschurch88 Twitter: @jameschurch88 Test your ability to attract investment by taking this short quiz. It’s completely free, takes less than five minutes and you’ll get a 12-page tailored report with tips on how to improve. Plus you’ll be able to claim a free copy of the best-selling book Investable Entrepreneur: https://www.robotmascot.co.uk/pitchready/

Richard H Harris is a an M&A dealmaker, Chairman, NED and former CEO with a proven track record of harnessing entrepreneurial spirit to build, transform, scale and sell early-stage technology companies. Adept at designing and presenting business cases for developing new business and partnerships at the CXO level, as well as securing and managing investors. A perceptive, influential leader with acute business acumen and expertise in building, empowering and leading high-performance teams to stimulate transformational change, innovation, and value creation. An expert presenter, negotiator and businessperson; able to forge solid relationships with partners and build consensus across multiple organisational levels. FCA approved for board positions. Company awards received include a Guinness World Record, Security Innovation of the Year, Best Software Solution Mobile Industry Awards and IoD Director of the month. On the corporate side he participated in two IPOs and one trade sale; he was responsible for the integration of the sales and pre-sales tech teams. With personal ventures he has one exit, two acquisitions (one integrated while the other flipped for 10x, which was self-managed). Currently Sell-side M&A dealmaker with Corum Group and occasional angel investor. Great episode, enjoy ! You can find more about Richard here. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardhharris/ https://www.corumgroup.com/team/richard-harris-0 https://www.crunchbase.com/person/richard-h-harris https://businesschampionawards.co.uk/judges/richard-h-harris/ https://twitter.com/telecomguru https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Butj8MEiD7BkTBY0qlCWc?si=42LSZvoyRLKu1avYIZRs4w Investor: nuvolaris.io “The best cloud development environment” Investor: savortex.com “The smartest, most sustainable IoT hand hygiene solutions” Investor: gocarshare.com “Car sharing for a greener future”

We are joined today, not by one but two guests as JP and Darren, who are Co-Founders of Who’s Fabio. Their business is focussed on helping Tech Founders, get their startup off the ground and raise the first round of funding. JP Luchetti aka PASSION. JP has worked on hundreds of new products for startups, venture builders, VCs, SMEs and FTSE 100 businesses, including Invesco, Intelliflo, Hermes, National Express, Sony, HBO, ESPN, Coca-Cola, GE and many more. He is a Venture Partner at Mr. Pink - A LATAM-based early-stage VC, and Venture Design Lead at Rokk3r, a Miami-based venture builder. JP was previously a Board Director at Mubaloo – a leading mobile app development agency in Europe, and a founder at IPH – a mobile app development agency in Argentina with offices in Miami and Mexico. Darren has also worked on dozens of new propositions including Sura Mexico, Maersk, Go Ahead Group, HSF, Hanson UK, ABRSM and many more. He was the Chief Product Officer at CoGo and Yolion – two FinTech startups in the UK. Previously, he was a consultant at Mubaloo – a leading mobile app development agency in Europe, and at Accenture. In addition to Who’s Fabio he also plays a Product and Venture Strategy role at Rokk3r. JP and Darren have also written a Book called Traction in support of their POV, see link below. Very enjoyable episode where we cover a key element of how founders should consider the problem they are solving, work out how to generate demand for their offer in a forensic way and this should significantly improve the probability of securing first investment into their venture, to allow them to scale their business into the future. Enjoy ! Website: https://www.whosfabio.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Whos-Fabio-From-idea-to-your-first-round/100070725464705/ Podcast: https://anchor.fm/whosfabio LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpluchetti/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darren-ball-577110183/ Traction Book https://tractionfirst.whosfabio.com/book

Patrick Mullarkey is Senior Learning Experience Partner with Snyk, focussed on Learning & Development, passionate about all things people in the start and scale-up space. Father to Cillian, husband to Kim, and (until recently a long-suffering) avid Arsenal fan. Patrick is also an ambassador for charity NACOA, checkout their great work focused on helping everyone affected by their parent’s drinking. Very enjoyable episode where we cover a key element of how organisations should consider learning and development as a capability, Patrick’s views on how this has been and should be approached, and his views on tech companies vs non tech companies. This episode talks strongly to the aspect of looking after people, helping them develop their skills and addressing their edges as they develop their gifts and talents on their journey to greatness.  Connect with Patrick here https://www.linkedin.com/in/mullarkeypj/ Check out Patrick’s charity https://nacoa.org.uk/ 

Justin Vaughan-Brown is a passionate storyteller, focused on simplifying the complex, bringing innovative solutions to market, and speeding the adoption of technologies that improve our working and personal lives. He is currently VP Product Marketing at Deep Instinct, a company applying deep learning to prevent ransomware and other cyberattacks. Justin has 20+ years of technology experience in bringing solutions to the market with Cisco, AppDynamics, Software AG, and Microsoft, amongst others. The author of multiple strategy papers and a recent ransomware eBook, he has spoken at many industry events around the globe in his capacity as Digital Transformation Lead, DevOps Evangelist and CMO. Great episode where we delve into what is Deep Learning, discuss Chat GPT [who cannot miss this opportunity] and what the future holds from Justin's perspective where Technology can help keep us all safe. You can find more about Justin and Deep learning via https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinvbrown/, https://www.youtube.com/@deepinstinct8293/featured https://www.deepinstinct.com/events-webinars?wchannelid=b5ekocsbt2&wmediaid=skxnb4da6w Deep Instinct https://www.linkedin.com/company/deep-instinct/

Doyle Buehler is a Strategy Hacker who accelerates profitability for brands and businesses by reinventing their online presence & re-aligning their impact. He's a seasoned digital strategist and eCommerce expert who helps brands and businesses achieve profitability through innovative online presence and impactful business alignment. With over two decades of experience in the industry, Doyle has a proven track record of success, having led one of his eCommerce companies to a Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies in Canada and #1 Fastest in the Province. He is a published author on digital strategy, and a sought-after speaker on topics such as digital transformation, digital strategy, and marketing. Doyle is on a mission to empower businesses to navigate and thrive in the digital economy by providing strategic insights and guidance on creating certainty, clarity, and competency in their digital presence, allowing them to effectively communicate their value and impact to the world. Linktree: Bit.ly/linkwithdoyle Website - strategystorming.co  Download the free strategy planning canvas Strategy Canvas Free download ENTER CODE: STRATEGYCANVAS https://strategystorming.co/discount/STRATEGYCANVAS?redirect=%2Fproducts%2Fstrategy-canvas-starter-digital-download https://bit.ly/3QUeZL1

Anna Tutova is a public speaker and CEO of Coinstelegram https://www.coinstelegram.com, a crypto-media group and PR-consulting agency. Anna holds a degree of Master in International Law. She is an expert in public relations and business development, featured on CNBC Arabia TV, Forbes Middle East, Nasdaq, Finance Yahoo, Gulf News, Cointelegraph. Anna is also co-producer of the documentary film “Encrypted” on the new era of the digital economy (featuring El Salvador’s government officials, CZ, Founder Binance, Sandeep Nailwal, Polygon Founder, Charles Hoskinson, Founder Cardano, Justin Sun, Founder Tron, Sebastien Borget, co-Founder Sandbox, Chairman DMCC, Head of Dubai blockchain Centre). This was a great episode as we dive into Digital Currency, Crypto, NFT, DeFI, Unbanked and the whole area of new Financial Services for the world. Enjoy !!! You can find more about Anna via https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-tutova-7b435b14b/ Twitter https://twitter.com/anna_tutova Crunchbase https://www.crunchbase.com/person/anna-tutova YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/AlexWhite22 Media - https://coinstelegram.com/

Randy Bean is the author of Fail Fast, Learn Faster: Lessons in Data-Drive Leadership in an Age of Disruption, Big Data, and AI, a business bestseller released in September 2021. He is a widely recognised industry thought leader, author, and speaker in the field of data-driven business leadership, and known for his frequent columns in Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, Forbes, and The Wall Street Journal. He is the Founder and CEO of NewVantage Partners, a strategic advisory firm to Fortune 1000 clients that he founded in 2001, and which was acquired in December 2021 by Wavestone, a Paris-based global consultancy. Very enjoyable episode with Randy and please check out his book it's essential reading. Enjoy ! Social Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-bean-6903882/ https://twitter.com/RandyBeanNVP https://www.failfastlearnfaster.org/ https://www.newvantage.com/

Taking comedy seriously - the business of making people happy. Jon is co-founder and CEO of The Comedy Crowd - empowering the world’s comedy creators. He's a former astrophysicist and qualified Chartered Accountant, who worked for more than a decade with Ernst & Young before taking the natural step into comedy. Jon has advised startups including a 3D printing business in Moscow, and started the Comedy Crowd as an aspiring writer who saw the potential in working with a global community of talented creators. Jon’s favourite subjects include comedy, entrepreneurship, creativity, and sports, with his support of Liverpool FC a natural extension of his scouse [Liverpool] roots. The rest of his free time is spent being a Dad to a young son. Great episode with Jon, outlining his career pivots and showing anything is possible. Look forward to what the Comedy Crowd will do in the future. Enjoy! Social and other links: My LinkedinComedy Crowd Twitter, Facebook, and InstaComedy Crowd website