Hannah Leach: An unconventional route into VC & driving ESG across portfolios
“The whole industry is full of very successful people who have had this very standard path. It’s hard to look at your own [different] background and put yourself on an even level with them.” This we...
31 Jan 202442min
Eileen Burbidge MBE - From early Skype employee to becoming the Queen of British VC
“I think 2024 is a great opportunity to back fantastic people and get more attention on things that are undervalued or don’t get enough attention to invest in.” Described as the ‘Queen of British VC...
24 Jan 202454min
Career Spotlight: The Advisory Role - everything you need to know
“Founders often don’t have someone outside of the business that they can be really vulnerable with…that’s where an advisor can help.” For our final episode in our career spotlight feature series, we’r...
17 Jan 202437min
Career Spotlight: How to nail the interview stage to secure your next role
“You need to be able to own what you do have, but even more so, what you don’t have.” Following last week’s episode on building a stand-out CV and personal brand on LinkedIn, we’re now focusing on the...
10 Jan 202421min
Career Spotlight: Building a standout CV and personal brand on LinkedIn
“The CV is not the one thing that will or will not get you hired, there is a whole interview process…” New year, new job? January is a month of reset, refresh and for many, the time to scope out a n...
3 Jan 202431min
Best of 2023 - A year of mentorship in review
Just like that we’re closing another year of 40 Minute Mentor. This year, we surpassed our 200 published episodes mark and are fast approaching 1 million downloads. Before we kick off a brand new fe...
27 Dec 202318min
Happy Holidays from 40 Minute Mentor!
As we’re nearing the end of the year, your 40 Minute Mentor Host, James Mitra, takes a moment to reflect on the last 12 months of podcasting and what the year ahead may have in store. A huge thank yo...
20 Dec 20231min
Replay: Sharmadean Reid MBE - Empowering Women in Business with The Stack World
“The thing I love a lot about startups, it’s like a personal self-development course at a rapid rate.” For our final episode in our Replay series, we’re joined by Sharmadean Reid MBE, Founder of The S...
13 Dec 202335min
