Episode 57: Responsible footwear

Alberto Espinós, from Tropicfeel, tells us how he launched and grew his shoe brand through crowdfunding (over $4m in three campaigns and counting!) and how he feels that his company can be a force for good.

Resources:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tropicfeelcom/

Website: https://www.tropicfeel.com/

Episode 56: Trends in startup investing in the UK

Henry Whorwood, from Beauhurst, tells us about the latest trends in startup investment in the UK, thanks to the wealth of knowledge accumulated in their platform.

Resources:

Beauhurst blog and newsletter: https://about.beauhurst.com/blog/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Beauhurst

Episode 55: Startup funding made easy

Anthony Rose, serial entrepreneur and the man behind the launch of the BBC iPlayer, tells us how his new company SeedLegals simplifies startup funding, making it a fraction of the cost and time.

Resources:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/anthonyrose and https://twitter.com/seedlegals

Website: https://seedlegals.com/

Episode 53: Helping small businesses to thrive

Emma Jones, founder of Enterprise Nation tells us how they help small businesses flourish with their content, events and giving them a voice.

Resources:

Website: https://www.enterprisenation.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/emmaljones and https://twitter.com/e_nation

Episode 51: establishing a dialogue to tackle sustainability

Carl Pratt tells us about the great work he’s doing to bring together individuals, companies, grassroots organisation and goverments to solve one of the challenges of our era: sustainability and climate change.

Links:

Website: http://www.futureplanet.rocks/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OurFutureRocks

Episode 50: Equity Crowdfunding 2.0

We speak with Luke Lang, co-founder and CMO of Crowdcube about the new stage for equity crowdfunding: how companies like Monzo, Curve and Brewdog are using this funding modality to engage with their customer base and how the platform has changed their branding to reflect that.

Resources:

Website: https://www.crowdcube.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lukelang and https://twitter.com/Crowdcube

Other episodes mentioned in the podcast: Cocoro and eFoldi..

Episode 45: How to find reliable health information on the Internet

In this episode, book author Burton Paul gives us tips on how to find reliable health information from his latest book ‘Is it serious?’

Website: http://burtonpaul.com/

Twitter: @burtonpaul

Is it serious? book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Serious-search-Health-Information-Internet/dp/1916118402

Episode 43: how to tackle a sustainability problem with feminism and technology

Laida Memba, the co-founder of Cocoro Intim, tells us about how they design and produce lingerie for periods while caring about the environment and feminism.

They are currently running an equity crowdfunding campaign in Crowdcube and you can be part of their story here: www.investincocoro.com

Website: https://www.cocoro-intim.com/en/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B0RPcrwonWt/

Episode 42: Interpreting the signs of modern-day Marketing

Emma Turner tells us all about how she went from being sign language interpreter to training herself in the then brand new world of Social Media to taking a much more holistic approach to Marketing Strategy

Website: https://www.mysocialsecretary.co.uk/

Twitter: @helloMysocial

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mysocialsecretary/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellomysocial/