Anatomy of a Leader with Maria Hvorostovsky

In Episode 54, founders of Ocean Bottle, Nick Doman and Will Pearson dive deep into their mission of combating ocean plastic pollution, and their dream of creating a consumer brand devoted to ocean preservation. With their sustainable business model, they emphasise the reduction of plastic waste through the creation of reusable water bottles. They advocate for consumer, corporate, and governmental responsibility towards environmental sustainability, positioning themselves at the forefront of this crusade. We talk about the intricate challenge of managing plastic waste and the critical need for alternatives to single-use plastics. Nick and Will call out for stringent regulations, endorsing the need for intensified governmental action. Beyond the realm of environmentalism, Nick and Will talk about how they met each other and what makes their business partnership successful. They also share their tips on how to find balance in work and life. This podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in sustainability, environmental conservation, and social entrepreneurship. Join the fight against ocean plastic pollution with Ocean Bottle - https://oceanbottle.co/⁠ Buy the Books: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman: https://amzn.to/3oGeb2P Four Futures by Peter Frase: https://amzn.to/3qtEERB Ocean Bottle: Will Pearson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wppearson/ Nick Doman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-doman/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/theoceanbottle TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oceanbottle Ocean Bottle: https://oceanbottle.co/ Follow me: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahvo/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mariahvo/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maria_hvo Twitter: https://twitter.com/mhvorostovsky HVO Search: https://www.hvosearch.com Podcast filmed, edited and produced by: https://www.londonbeautyphotographer.com/ LEAVE A REVIEW: If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts make sure to Follow, Rate, and leave a REVIEW.

Dr. Grace Lordan, is the Founding Director of The Inclusion Initiative and an Associate Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science. As an expert in inclusive leadership, women's progress in the workplace, and the future of work, Dr. Lordan shares her insights on career success. We delve into the barriers that hold individuals back from achieving their desired careers and discuss strategies for overcoming them. We explore the limiting belief of not being good enough and how imagination plays a crucial role in achieving goals. We also discuss the impact of gender differences and motherhood on career progression, as well as the importance of inclusive leadership in fostering diverse and productive environments. Finally, we debate the role of AI in recruitment and CV screening. Don’t miss Dr Lordan’s episode #53, learn how to take control of your career, reprogram your autopilot mode, and overcome self-limiting narratives. We Discuss: 00:00 - Trailer 02:17 - Who is “Think Big” for? 04:33 - The Importance of Personal Control 07:13 - Understanding Behavioural Science 08:52 - Reprogramming Your Autopilot Mode 14:03 - Overcoming Self-Limiting Narratives 17:23 - Managing Time & Productivity 21:21 - Identifying Strengths and Weaknesses 22:12 - Behavioural Science in Venture Capitalism 24:47 - Creating Me+ 29:49 - Tips for Interviewing & Career Change 34:05 - Diversity and Meritocracy in Hiring 38:19 - Impact of Dress Code on Hiring Decisions 48:15 - The Inclusion Initiative 50:08 - Recruiting for Diversity 51:21 - AI in Recruitment 55:58 - Barriers to Women in Senior Leadership Positions 01:08:34 - Importance of Inclusive Leadership Dr Grace Lordan: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracelordan/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/profgracelordan Website: https://www.gracelordan.com/ LSE: https://www.lse.ac.uk/PBS/People/Dr-Grace-Lordan The Inclusion Initiative: https://www.lse.ac.uk/TII Book - ‘Think Big’: https://amzn.to/3MZQ3S2 Follow me: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahvo/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mariahvo/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maria_hvo Twitter: https://twitter.com/mhvorostovsky HVO Search: https://www.hvosearch.com Podcast filmed, edited and produced by: https://www.londonbeautyphotographer.com/ LEAVE A REVIEW: If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts make sure to Follow, Rate, and leave a REVIEW.

Dr. Grace Lordan, is the Founding Director of The Inclusion Initiative and an Associate Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science. As an expert in inclusive leadership, women's progress in the workplace, and the future of work, Dr. Lordan shares her insights on career success. We delve into the barriers that hold individuals back from achieving their desired careers and discuss strategies for overcoming them. We explore the limiting belief of not being good enough and how imagination plays a crucial role in achieving goals. We also discuss the impact of gender differences and motherhood on career progression, as well as the importance of inclusive leadership in fostering diverse and productive environments. Finally, we debate the role of AI in recruitment and CV screening. Don’t miss Dr Lordan’s episode #53, learn how to take control of your career, reprogram your autopilot mode, and overcome self-limiting narratives. Dr Grace Lordan: LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracelordan/⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com/profgracelordan⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.gracelordan.com/⁠ LSE: ⁠https://www.lse.ac.uk/PBS/People/Dr-Grace-Lordan⁠ The Inclusion Initiative: ⁠https://www.lse.ac.uk/TII⁠ Book - ‘Think Big’: ⁠https://amzn.to/3MZQ3S2⁠ Follow me: LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahvo/⁠ Instagram:  ⁠https://www.instagram.com/mariahvo/⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@maria_hvo⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/mhvorostovsky⁠ HVO Search: ⁠https://www.hvosearch.com⁠ Podcast filmed, edited and produced by: ⁠https://www.londonbeautyphotographer.com/⁠ LEAVE A REVIEW: If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts make sure to Follow, Rate, and leave a REVIEW.

Meet Venetia Archer, the founder of Ruuby app. With no background in beauty or tech, Venetia fearlessly jumped into the deep end and founded Ruuby - the fashion set's go-to digital beauty concierge. In Episode 52, Venetia shares her experiences and insights on starting a business and leading with confidence. She provides valuable lessons on the importance of attitude, discovering leadership qualities, and overcoming challenges as an outsider in the beauty and tech industries. Venetia's story is a testament to the power of determination, adaptability, and the belief that anything is possible when you set your mind to it. Join us as we delve into Venetia's extraordinary path and gain inspiration from her entrepreneurial wisdom. Venetia Archer: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/venetia-archer-98976164/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/venetia_/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/venetiaarcher Ruuby App: IG: https://www.instagram.com/ruubyapp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ruubyapp TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ruubyapp Website: https://ruuby.com/ Follow me: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahvo/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mariahvo/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maria_hvo Twitter: https://twitter.com/mhvorostovsky HVO Search: https://www.hvosearch.com LEAVE A REVIEW: If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts make sure to Follow, Rate, and leave a REVIEW.

Meet Venetia Archer, the founder of Ruuby app. With no background in beauty or tech, Venetia fearlessly jumped into the deep end and founded Ruuby - the fashion set's go-to digital beauty concierge. In Episode 52, Venetia shares her experiences and insights on starting a business and leading with confidence. She provides valuable lessons on the importance of attitude, discovering leadership qualities, and overcoming challenges as an outsider in the beauty and tech industries. Venetia's story is a testament to the power of determination, adaptability, and the belief that anything is possible when you set your mind to it. Join us as we delve into Venetia's extraordinary path and gain inspiration from her entrepreneurial wisdom. We Discuss: 00:00 - Intro 02:10 - Idea behind the Ruuby app 05:48 - Starting a business as an outsider 06:41 - Confidence & comfort in disorder 08:44 - Making hard decisions 12:10 - Finding superstars & retention 15:00 - Quality whilst scaling 19:06 - Future plans 20:14 - Key factors for business success 24:43 - Leading through uncertainty 28:22 - Leadership 33:09 - Advice for next generation of female leaders Venetia Archer: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/venetia-archer-98976164/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/venetia_/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/venetiaarcher Ruuby App: IG: https://www.instagram.com/ruubyapp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ruubyapp TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ruubyapp Website: https://ruuby.com/ Follow me: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahvo/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mariahvo/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maria_hvo Twitter: https://twitter.com/mhvorostovsky HVO Search: https://www.hvosearch.com LEAVE A REVIEW: If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts make sure to Follow, Rate, and leave a REVIEW.

What do female founders advise their younger selves? What does it take to run a successful business? In honour of International Women’s Day, here are the best bits from my interviews with female founders in Season 4. WATCH ON YOUTUBE: Elizabeth Cowper https://bit.ly/3EZvIYw Nell Lloyd-Malcolm https://bit.ly/3KZnNOR Hasna Kourda https://bit.ly/3ZOVYg2 Anna Whitehouse https://bit.ly/3ZI2Fkc Rachel Carrell https://bit.ly/3ZPd6Td Dr Rhona Eskander https://bit.ly/3SS56yt Giorgia Granata https://bit.ly/3JmwYaY Dr Sam Bunting https://bit.ly/3ZOVA14 Rhian Stephenson https://bit.ly/3KZnYK1 Shivani Pau https://bit.ly/3ST7Coa FOLLOW ME: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahvo/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mariahvo/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maria_hvo Twitter: https://twitter.com/mhvorostovsky HVO Search: https://www.hvosearch.com LEAVE A REVIEW: If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts make sure to Follow, Rate, and leave a REVIEW.

What does every founder need? Uninterrupted time for thinking and clarifying ideas and strategy. Where can you get that? At Unplugged.rest. Is it worth it - hell yes. I feel 10 IQ points smarter just by spending 3 days in a log cabin, amongst the trees, away from the hustle of my day-to-day life. Hector Hughes was beginning to burn out running a tech startup. So one day he took himself to a silent retreat in the Himalayas. Upon his return, he did what every disillusioned employee wants to do - he quit. And then he set up Unplugged. This is a story of a very empathic founder who followed his intuition and created the perfect getaway for burnt out city folk who want to experience the benefits of a digital detox and connecting with nature. In Episode 50 Hector and I talk about our inability to stop, tech addiction, burnout, benefits of slowing down, and challenges of an ambitious startup. I hope you enjoy listening to this episode, but more than anything I hope you get to go on this fantastic retreat as it has completely changed my worldview. Hector Hughes: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hector-hughes IG: https://www.instagram.com/unplugged.rest/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unplugged.rest Twitter: https://twitter.com/unpluggedcabins Website: https://unplugged.rest/ Follow me: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahvo/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mariahvo/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mhvorostovsky HVO Search: https://www.hvosearch.com LEAVE A REVIEW: If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts make sure to Follow, Rate, and leave a REVIEW.

What does every founder need? Uninterrupted time for thinking and clarifying ideas and strategy. Where can you get that? At Unplugged.rest. Is it worth it - hell yes. I feel 10 IQ points smarter just by spending 3 days in a log cabin, amongst the trees, away from the hustle of my day-to-day life. Hector Hughes was beginning to burn out running a tech startup. So one day he took himself to a silent retreat in the Himalayas. Upon his return, he did what every disillusioned employee wants to do - he quit. And then he set up Unplugged. This is a story of a very empathic founder who followed his intuition and created the perfect getaway for burnt out city folk who want to experience the benefits of a digital detox and connecting with nature. In Episode 50 Hector and I talk about our inability to stop, tech addiction, burnout, benefits of slowing down, and challenges of an ambitious startup. I hope you enjoy listening to this episode, but more than anything I hope you get to go on this fantastic retreat as it has completely changed my worldview. We Discuss: 00:00 - Trailer 02:09 - How Unplugged was born 09:34 - Back in the real world 13:44 - Living in a state of calm 17:12 - Shift to digital 20:56 - Is Metaverse the root of all evil? 24:19 - Who benefits most from Unplugged? 25:59 - Biggest challenge for unplugged 28:55 - How to integrate calm into everyday 32:59 - Being a people pleaser 38:44 - Advice to younger self 43:08 - Busy being busy 46:14 - Company benefit 52:22 - Impossible question Hector Hughes: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hector-hughes IG: https://www.instagram.com/unplugged.rest/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unplugged.rest Twitter: https://twitter.com/unpluggedcabins Website: https://unplugged.rest/ Follow me: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahvo/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mariahvo/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mhvorostovsky HVO Search: https://www.hvosearch.com LEAVE A REVIEW: If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts make sure to Follow, Rate, and leave a REVIEW.

Subscribe and leave us a Review, this helps a lot. Giorgia Granata’s mother passed away when she was 23, a traumatic event that has changed the course of her life and her worldview. I found many similarities between how we both coped with it, as my mother suddenly died when I was 35. It’s a challenging topic, which requires the willingness to feel vulnerable, a state Giorgia doesn’t like to be in often. Just like me. Giorgia’s way of coping has become her humour and playfulness, which she turned into a superpower. Just look at some of the campaigns she created for her business Wype (you may have seen her pitching it on Dragons’ Den in 2022). We go all in on the topic of death and GRIEF, being your most authentic self, dealing with rejection and losing your filter. We also talk about the adult personal hygiene market. And yes we mention ‘Obama’ and ‘poo’ in the same sentence. This was a very important episode for me personally. I hope this inspires you and if you have experienced loss - makes you feel you are not alone in dealing with your grief. We Discuss: 00:00 - Trailer 02:41 - Early years 08:47 - Mother’s death 15:30 - Dealing with grief 24:17 - MBA saved my life 34:20 - Impact on career 42:46 - Being yourself 48:12 - Health scare 54:40 - Wype 01:07:03 - Dealing with rejection 01:19:45 - Impossible question Giorgia Granata: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/giorgiamgranata/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/wype_uk/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wypeuk Website: https://wypeuk.com/ Dragon’s Den - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=catos8rFuB8 Follow me: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahvo/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mariahvo/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mhvorostovsky HVO Search: https://www.hvosearch.com LEAVE A REVIEW: If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts make sure to Follow, Rate, and leave a REVIEW.

Giorgia Granata’s mother passed away when she was 23, a traumatic event that has changed the course of her life and her worldview. I found many similarities between how we both coped with it, as my mother suddenly died when I was 35. It’s a challenging topic, which requires the willingness to feel vulnerable, a state Giorgia doesn’t like to be in often. Just like me. Giorgia’s way of coping has become her humour and playfulness, which she turned into a superpower. Just look at some of the campaigns she created for her business Wype (you may have seen her pitching it on Dragons’ Den in 2022). We go all in on the topic of death and GRIEF, being your most authentic self, dealing with rejection and losing your filter. We also talk about the adult personal hygiene market. And yes we mention ‘Obama’ and ‘poo’ in the same sentence. This was a very important episode for me personally. I hope this inspires you and if you have experienced loss - makes you feel you are not alone in dealing with your grief. Giorgia Granata: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/giorgiamgranata/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/wype_uk/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wypeuk Website: https://wypeuk.com/ Dragon’s Den - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=catos8rFuB8 Follow me: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahvo/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mariahvo/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mhvorostovsky HVO Search: https://www.hvosearch.com LEAVE A REVIEW: If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts make sure to Follow, Rate, and leave a REVIEW.