Business Without BS

In the BWB Extra hot seat this week is Darren Webber UK & Europe CEO of TTC who talks about everything from why he thinks data centres are a huge factor in climate change, his passion for classic Minis and why his advice to his younger self would be to "spend less time with dickheads" .. which Andy heard as "spend less time with the kids" .. it'll all make sense when you hear it. Major LOLs.Darren's recommendation:Leadership Decanted podcast - Paul Garcia & KG ButlerBWB Extra where we take it down a notch and get to know our guests a little better both personally and professionally by asking them our staple list of BWB questions.BWB is powered by Oury Clark.

Darren Webber, CEO of TTC joins us to explain what he means by that and why there’s a need for software companies whose sole purpose is to test software made by other companies. He also shares his career journey from picking garlic to entering the C-Suite and tells us why he thinks lazy "desk hugging" heads in big organisations are utter bullshit.TTC is a global IT services and consulting firm based in New Zealand that helps big organisations undergo digital transformation as a competitive advantage.BWB is powered by Oury Clark

On this week’s BWB Extra where we get to know Steve Keen a little better. Steve's a Professor of Economics, an Author and winner of the Revere Award from the Real World Economics Review for being the economist “who first anticipated and gave public warning of the Global Financial Collapse in 2008, and whose work is most likely to prevent another one in the future.”If you fancy hearing about why Steve is hell bent on eliminating economics before it eliminates society, then you're in the right place.Steve’s Recommendations:The New Economics: A Manifesto - Steve KeenDynamic Economic Systems - John M. BlattBWB is powered by Oury Clark

Steve Keen wants to "eliminate economics before it eliminates society". He talks to us about how mainstream economics is directly linked to climate change. We also chat about the current state of UK politics and society, and why Steve thinks 'stockholder value' is utter bullshit. (that’s shareholder value to us Brits).A Professor of Economics and Author - his latest book being 'The New Economics’ Steve was the winner of the Revere Award from the Real World Economics Review for being the economist “who first anticipated and gave public warning of the Global Financial Collapse in 2008, and whose work is most likely to prevent another one in the future.”BWB is powered by Oury Clark

On this week's BWB Extra we get to know Ciaran Burke a little better. Ciaran is the co-founder of Swoop, a platform which helps small businesses secure finance without having to go grovelling to banks. We hear about how they managed to raise a whopping £5 million fund for the company, plus Swoop's action plan for going fully global .. all that plus moreCiaran’s Recommendations:Bank of Dave (film)BWB is powered by Oury Clark.

This week’s episode is essential listening for small business owners looking for ways to raise capital without having to grovel to HSBC.We chat to Ciaran Burke, COO & Co-Founder of Swoop, a financing platform which helps small businesses secure finance.We talk about the range of alternative financing options available to SMEs in the UK outside of traditional bank lending including the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and the government-backed Startup Loan scheme. Ciaran also explains how Swoop's credit eligibility and financing model works, and advises on the fine art of writing grant pitches.To date, Swoop has helped over 100,000 SMEs obtain over £1bn in financing across its businesses in the UK, Ireland, Canada, US and Australia.BWB is powered by Oury Clark.

This week's BWB Extra gets to know Allen Simpson a little better. Allen's the Chief Operating Officer at London & Partners, a Business Growth and Destination agency for London where Allen leads the global strategy, operational capacity and corporate reputation. We hear about how Allen went from flipping burgers in Mc Donalds to working for the UK government, this thoughts on the transformation of leadership and culture in the workplace, and that time he ended up on the front page of the Evening Standard for all of the wrong reasonsAlan's recommendation:Organisational Culture and Leadership - Edgar H. ScheinBWB is powered by Oury Clark

Meet Allen Simpson, COO at London & Partners, a Business Growth and Destination agency for London who do inbound and outbound trade and investment, conferences and events, and tourism promotion amongst other things. Allen's role takes care of leading the organisation’s global strategic thinking, operational capacity and corporate reputation at a crucial time for London.Allen's CV is an impressive read. Highlights include spending spent six years at Barclays Bank where he led the bank’s political strategy function, and acted as an adviser to the Chairman and wider senior leadership. He's also served in a number of government roles including within the UK Parliament and civil service.Our chat with Allen unpacks two main topics leading his boardroom discussions - the future of London and the effects of Brexit on the UK. So strap in and get a taste of Allen's turbo-charged intellect. It's tasty.Allen's recommended reading for us is Organisational Culture and Leaderhship by Edgar H. ScheinBWB is powered by Oury Clark.

BWB Extra gets to know this week's guest, Leo Rayman, a little better. Leo’s the Founder & CEO of Eden Lab who help make big companies more sustainable, and sustainable companies much bigger. Leo’s main points of focus include how 'green growth' can spark the positive power of business, Why 'clean share of market' is essential to understand for customer risk, and the big one .. EcoCapitalism.So kick back and get to know more about the man who plans to remove 5 million tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in the next 5 years.Check out Leo's book Recommendation:"Four Thousand Weeks" by Oliver BurkemanBWB is powered by Oury Clark.

Meet Leo Rayman, Founder & CEO of Eden Lab, a consultancy and venture studio helping make big companies more sustainable and sustainable companies much bigger. Leo was also former CEO and CSO of ad agency Grey London, Founder of WPP start-up Grey Consulting and Domain Expert Adviser to Carbon13, the Cambridge and Berlin based venture builder for the climate emergency.Things Leo talks about:How to make sustainability something that sparks imaginationHow 'green growth' can spark the positive power of businessWhy 'clean share of market' is essential to understand for customer riskEcoCapitalismAs you can see, Leo's got some fresh perspectives to offer the sustainability climate literacy conversation. So sit up, listen up and press play.BWB is powered by Oury Clark.