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...
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 de...
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 s...
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 s...
13 Juni 20252min
Adriana Restrepo: The Revolut secret sauce & behind the scenes of the fast-growing Crypto wallet startup Deblock
In today’s 40 Minute Mentor episode, we’re joined by Adriana Restrepo, Co-Founder of crypto FinTech, Deblock. Before building Deblock, Adriana spent 3 years at Revolut, overseeing People Operation...
11 Juni 202546min
Scaling Teams & Building a High Performing Culture - A Roundtable Discussion with Amplified Group's Dr Andy Meikle, Anouk Agussol & Andrew Richardson
In today’s 40 Minute Mentor episode, we’re joined by the leadership team of Amplified People Group - Dr Andy Meikle, Anouk Agussol and Andrew Richardson. Together, they answer some of the burning ...
4 Juni 202537min
