Recent Episodes
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Jan. 17, 2025
Are You Sitting in the Right Seat?
In this episode we talk with Richard Lee who shares his story of a business becoming so successful it broke itself. And him. From startup to unexpected hypergrowth feels like every founder’s dream but it can rapidly become a nightmare if you don’t have the right people in the rights seats and lose track of your underlying value. Tune into this episode to understand what drove Richard to exit his own business because of the rapid growth and to share the lessons he learned on that journey. How we
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Jan. 10, 2025
Reflections
For our first episode of 2025, the Partners at Beyond spend some time on reflecting what they learned in 2024 and what they can look forward to in 2025. We talk about the state of the market, what new technologies we have seen and what we expect to make a difference in 2025 as well as reflecting on some of the projects we have undertaken. We have seen some amazing businesses during the year and share our thoughts on what makes the difference between a truly successful business and one that just
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Dec. 6, 2024
From Thought to Application is a Long Road
In this episode we talk with Arias WebsterBerry who has a rare combination of attitude and structure. All too often we find people who can help us with our mindset but don’t provide a structure for us to work to. Or we can get a framework but flounder around trying to apply it. From his early years, the World tested Arias and each time he came back fighting and stronger and is using this attitude now to help business owners across all sectors to focus on their marketing. Through his platform, h
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Nov. 29, 2024
Market Trumps Tech
In this episode we talk with Vladimir Baranov, a rare combination of an experienced business coach who also holds academic posts. We take his academic view that is informed by practical experience and explore, among other things, why Crocs are so successful despite nobody understanding why and nobody admitting to owning any. We discuss how questioning the market is more important than building cool tech when it comes to success and how it is important to bug fix the human element of any organis
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Nov. 22, 2024
Creating Growth Through Purpose and Values
In this episode we talk with Chin Hing Chang who has spent the last 9 years working with early stage startups, helping them understand their purpose and establish core values that help them avoid shiny object syndrome. Many organisations have their values plastered over their offices and their websites but how real are these? Listen in and find out how, while Push Values are useful, it is really Pull Values that permeate through an organisation. We also explore why less is more and how values c
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Nov. 15, 2024
Solving the Singularity of Data in a Digital World
In this episode we talk with Roberto Capodieci a man with a lifelong passion for technology who is an acknowledged expert in the art of Blockchain. When asked, most people see Blockchain as an older and not very successful technology that was designed for financial transactions but, as Roberto reveals, it is a powerful tool with thousands of use cases that often gets overlooked simply because many techies can’t adjust their mindset to how it works. Listen in and find out how effective Blockchai