Business Without Bullsh-t

Welcome to part 4 of our New York Sessions! Recorded on location at the Beekham Hotel in Lower Manhattan, we spoke to Eric Smith, CEO of one of the longest standing reggae music labels, Easy Star Records about all things music, industry, British routes and New York Martinis ;)Check out Eric Smith's recommendations:"The Clash - London Calling" "The Rumour Podcast""Cloudsplitter" with Russell BanksBWB is powered by Oury Clark.

This week's BWB Extra continues our conversation with James Berg, Founder of Picaroons where we break it down and talk about what led James to starting the company as well as hearing about the origins of James's mindset which gave birth to the Picaroons ideology, company culture and realities of running his ship the way he does.BWB is powered by Oury Clark.

Joining us this week is James Berg, founder of Picaroons, a content creation agency.His experience as a digital insights expert and content strategist led him to working with the likes of Facebook, IBM, Philips, Samsung, SEAT, Booking.com, GSK, ESPN, Bupa and P&G.James is also a qualified business coach and published author. His book ‘104 Social Media Content Ideas To Increase Sales’ has helped over 3,000 businesses plan and implement their social media marketing. As a sought-after speaker James has educated over 2,000 SME’s, startups and charities on how to increase their sales, donations and leads online.A bright young mind with great chat!Check out James Berg's recommendations:"How To: Be More Pirate" with Sam Conniff"Oversubscribed" with Daniel PriestleyAnything from Aaron DraplinBWB is powered by Oury Clark

Welcome to part 3 of our New York Sessions! Recorded on location at the Beekham Hotel in Lower Manhattan, we spoke to Brand Developing experts Sandi Burrows and Ed Burstell about their career journeys and how they came to join forces and start their brand consultancy Burburs LLC.Sandi has guided brands like MAC Cosmetics, Aesop, L’Artisan Parfumeur, Serge Lutens, T. LeClerc, Byredo, Vilhelm Parfumerie (just to name a few) through their early years in the US and Ed has worked high profile roles in London and New York which includes running department store Liberty London.BWB is powered by Oury Clark.

This week's BWB Extra continues our conversation with Guy Haydon and Darren Gardner, Directors at Zaptec UK where we speak about all things Electric Vehicles as well as how Guy and Darren are approaching their recruitment process. They're building a new company culture with the aim of creating a fully modernised workplace where their employee's wellbeing is prioritised just as much as profit margins. BWB is powered by Oury Clark.

Joining us this week are Guy Haydon, Managing Director and Darren Gardner, Commercial Director of Zaptec UK - an innovative Norwegian manufacturer of world-leading EV charging systems.We speak about all things from electric cars to recruitment practices to company culture to why you should NEVER mix business with pleasure ;) A very colourful conversation to say the least!Check out Guy & Darren's recommendations:"Utopia for Realists" with Rutger Bregman"Do Purpose" with David Hieatt"Athletico Mince Podcast""Out To Lunch With Jay Rayner""The Off-Menu Podcast"BWB is powered by Oury Clark

Welcome to part 2 of our New York Sessions! Recorded on location at the Beekham Hotel in Lower Manhattan, we spoke to Poet, Producer and Professor Nathan Oglesby, also known as Nathanology about his work as conscious rapper and all things education reform, philanthropy right through to his first proper job and how he would fix capitalism. An epic conversation to say the least. Strap in a press play.Check out Nathan Oglesby's book recommendations:"The Still Curious Podcast" with Danu Poyner"Adventures of Ideas" with Alfred North WhiteheadBWB is powered by Oury Clark.

This week's episode of BWB Extra continues our conversation with Courtney Fingar, Editor-In-Chief of Investment Monitor who opens up to talk about all things FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) and globalisation, the very personal topic of Russia's Ukraine invasion and the effect it's having both economically and personally as well as discussing the links between social media's manipulated disinformation economy and the general state of civil unrest we're experiencing across the world.BWB is powered by Oury Clark.

Our returning guest this week is Courtney Fingar, Editor-In-Chief of Investment Monitor, a digital publication focused on foreign direct investment which launched in September 2020 and is part of GlobalData plc.Before joining the group in 2020, Ms Fingar spent 15 years with the Financial Times where she was editor-in-chief of fDi Magazine and the head of content for its data division, fDi Intelligence, as well as a contributing writer for the FT newspaper.Courtney has covered business stories in all major regions of the world and has been on assignment to more than 80 countries in her career. She’s a popular panellist and moderator at international economic gatherings and has appeared on television and radio as a commentator on international investment.Check out Courtney Fingar's recommendations:"The Pursuit of Happiness" with Ruth Strachan"Borderland" with Anna Reid"All Over But the Shouting" with Rick Bragg"Axios How It Happened Podcast""World Review Podcast" by New StatesmanBWB is powered by Oury Clark.

Welcome to part 1 of our New York Sessions series! Recorded live at the New York Stock Exchange, we managed to bag some time with Vincent Keaveny, the 693rd Lord Mayor of London while on tour in the USA and Canada as the UK's ambassador for financial services and tech sector. A big thank you to City of London Corporation and London & Partners for making this happen. Now strap in and press play.BWB is powered by Oury Clark.