Shimona Mehta on scaling Shopify Plus to $1B & transitioning into the CEO role at F11
Today’s 40 Minute Mentor is Shimona Mehta, CEO at F11 - the one-stop platform for digital advertising. Prior to joining F11, Shimona spent 6 years at Shopify, working across the Revenue function and ...
19 Nov 202544min
Duncan Clark on staying purpose-driven in a $42 billion company
Today’s 40 Minute Mentor is Duncan Clark, Head of EMEA at Canva, the world-leading visual-communication platform on a mission to empower the world to design. Before joining Canva, Duncan co-founded ...
12 Nov 202544min
Asi Sharabi on scaling Wonderbly from the kitchen table to an award-winning business & selling to Penguin Random House
Today’s 40 Minute Mentor is Asi Sharabi, Co-Founder and CEO of Wonderbly, the world’s leading personalised publishing company. Founded in 2012, Wonderbly is on a mission to inspire boundless self-be...
5 Nov 202535min
Thomas Plantenga on taking Vinted from near bankruptcy to a €5 billion valuation
Today’s 40 Minute Mentor is Thomas Plantenga, the CEO of Vinted - Europe’s largest secondhand marketplace and Lithuania’s first-ever unicorn. What started as a small Lithuanian startup in 2008 has e...
29 Okt 202548min
Jevan Soo Lenox on building AI-first cultures & high-performing teams at fast-growth Unicorn WRITER
Today’s 40 Minute Mentor is Jevan Soo Lenox, the Chief People Officer at WRITER, a leader in agentic AI for the enterprise. Founded in 2020, WRITER helps businesses launch products faster, run deep...
22 Okt 202546min
Claire Davenport on career bets, leading through change & getting more women into the C-suite
Welcome back to Season 14 of 40 Minute Mentor! In today’s episode, we’re joined by Claire Davenport, a seasoned tech operator whose career spans investment banking at Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan, ...
15 Okt 202539min
Season 14 Trailer
Welcome back to Season 14 of 40 Minute Mentor! We’re so excited to kick off the season this Wednesday, and with that, the launch of episode 300! Before we get into this new season, here is a short...
13 Okt 20254min
James Mitra: Season 13 Recap & What's next
In this 40 Minute Mentor bonus episode, you'll hear directly from your Host, James Mitra, as he recaps another brilliant 10 weeks of mentorship. James shares some of his own highlights from this sea...
13 Jun 20252min
