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40 Minute Mentor

40 Minute Mentor is on a mission to raise aspirations and inspire the next generation of category-defining Founders, through powerful career stories and inspirational mentorship. From purpose-led Founders to Olympic champions; learn first-hand from today’s successful leaders on what it takes to be brilliant, all in just 40 minutes. 40 Minute Mentor is one of the UK’s top Business and Careers podcasts and can be found on all popular podcast platforms, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts and Stitcher.

James Mitra on Season 14: Reflecting on 300+ episodes & what’s next for 40 Minute Mentor

4 mins; December 18, 2025

Alex Depledge MBE on taking a Founder’s Mind into the Government & why the UK is a great place to scale

40 mins; December 16, 2025

Talent Predictions for 2026: How to attract and hire the best talent in the year ahead with Amplified People Group’s Sophie Graci, Zach Rose, James Adams and Lisa Crane

44 mins; December 11, 2025

People Predictions for 2026: The Future of Leadership and High-Performing Teams with Amplified Group’s Sophie Matthews, Nat Falconer, Mikael Nilsson and Logan Black

43 mins; December 09, 2025

Murvah Iqbal on scaling one of Europe’s fastest-growing startups and disruption a billion dollar industry with Hived

42 mins; December 02, 2025

Alan Cairns on hiring in hyper-growth & a guide to culture and performance

47 mins; November 25, 2025

Shimona Mehta on scaling Shopify Plus to $1B & transitioning into the CEO role at F11

44 mins; November 18, 2025

Duncan Clark on staying purpose-driven in a $42 billion company

44 mins; November 11, 2025

Asi Sharabi on scaling Wonderbly from the kitchen table to an award-winning business & selling to Penguin Random House

35 mins; November 04, 2025

Thomas Plantenga on taking Vinted from near bankruptcy to a €5 billion valuation

48 mins; October 28, 2025

Jevan Soo Lenox on building AI-first cultures & high-performing teams at fast-growth Unicorn WRITER

46 mins; October 21, 2025

Claire Davenport on career bets, leading through change & getting more women into the C-suite

39 mins; October 14, 2025

Season 14 Trailer

4 mins; October 12, 2025

James Mitra: Season 13 Recap & What's next

2 mins; June 12, 2025

Adriana Restrepo: The Revolut secret sauce & behind the scenes of the fast-growing Crypto wallet startup Deblock

46 mins; June 10, 2025

Scaling Teams & Building a High Performing Culture - A Roundtable Discussion with Amplified Group's Dr Andy Meikle, Anouk Agussol & Andrew Richardson

37 mins; June 03, 2025

Tamara Lohan MBE: From idea to exit - the scaling story of the iconic Mr & Mrs Smith travel brand

44 mins; May 27, 2025

Simon Franks: The truth behind exiting to Amazon and investing in hyper growth Startups with Redbus Ventures

42 mins; May 20, 2025

Nicky Goulimis & Nico Barawid: The serial entrepreneurs stopping scams & building Tunic Pay differently

50 mins; May 13, 2025

Dr Ben Maruthappu: Saving the UK Government £1 million every day by building Cera - the UK’s largest HealthTech

46 mins; May 06, 2025

James Collier: How modern diets are failing us and Huel’s incredible growth journey

45 mins; April 29, 2025

Bonus: Reinventing expert networks through AI with James Lo & Ethos

12 mins; April 27, 2025

Vivien Wong: Building Little Moons from a family business to a viral global brand

41 mins; April 22, 2025

Rafel Jorda Siquier: Solving the Earth’s biggest challenges from space with Open Cosmos

43 mins; April 15, 2025

Adrienne Adhami: How to make decisions in a world of endless choice

49 mins; April 08, 2025

Season 13 Trailer

6 mins; April 01, 2025

Pooja Sikka: Launching the first mental health fund in partnership with the NHS

48 mins; March 25, 2025

Vegard Medbø: Building a portfolio valued at $4.8B with Antler

38 mins; March 18, 2025

Bonus: The checklist for your next fundraise with Corinne Thompson

8 mins; March 13, 2025

George Robson: Becoming a Partner at Sequoia at the age of 25

43 mins; March 11, 2025

Bonus: Corinne Thompson on setting up for an exit

14 mins; March 06, 2025

Molly Alter: Starting early in VC & building a transatlantic focus in vertical AI with Northzone

40 mins; March 04, 2025

Bonus: Corinne Thompson on preparing for your fundraise

14 mins; February 27, 2025

Dinika Mahtani: From Operator at Uber to backing early-stage startups at Cherry Ventures

37 mins; February 25, 2025

Replay: Building Your Founder Craft & Investing In Impact with Ian Hogarth, Co-Founder of Plural Platform

45 mins; February 18, 2025

Replay: Challenging Cultural Norms with Alice Bentinck MBE

44 mins; February 11, 2025

2025 Hiring & Talent Trends

13 mins; February 04, 2025

Building Healthier Habits in 2025 with Dr Rupy Aujla, Rhiannon Lambert, Nikki Wicks and Lottie Whyte

38 mins; January 28, 2025

Where Are They Now: A Lesson in Resilience & Pivoting with James Lo, Co-Founder of Ethos

32 mins; January 21, 2025

Where Are They Now: Tom Elvidge on building a solar-powered future

21 mins; January 14, 2025

Where Are They Now: Anouk Agussol on how to build high-performing teams in 2025

27 mins; January 07, 2025

Best of 2024 - Your 40 Minute Mentor of the Year

30 mins; December 31, 2024

Happy Holidays from your Host, James Mitra

6 mins; December 17, 2024

Best of Season 12: A Mentorship Roundup

28 mins; December 10, 2024

Jas Schembri-Stothart: Building the fastest-growing health and wellbeing startup for teenage girls

47 mins; December 03, 2024

Dr Dupe Burgess: From NHS Doctor to Tech Founder closing the gender health gap with Bloomful

45 mins; November 26, 2024

Mary Bonsor: Founding, Scaling & Exiting a purpose-driven LegalTech with Flex Legal

44 mins; November 19, 2024

Andrew Richardson: Building high-performing businesses & leadership teams with Amplified Group

49 mins; November 12, 2024

Charlotte Van Reyk (Lightspeed) & Leah Sutton (Balderton Capital): The Impact & Value of VC Platform Roles

58 mins; November 05, 2024

Eshita Kabra-Davies: Building By Rotation, the Instagram for Fashion Rental saving textile waste from landfill

43 mins; October 29, 2024

Anna-Sophie Hartvigsen: From the verge of bankruptcy to Forbes 30 Under 30 with Female Invest

40 mins; October 22, 2024

Mary Bekhait: Breaking down barriers as CEO of YMU & working with stars like Simon Cowell & Davina McCall

45 mins; October 15, 2024

Clare Jones: From scaling what3words to Series C and taking over as CEO at TravelTech, Polarsteps

49 mins; October 08, 2024

Season 12 Trailer

5 mins; October 06, 2024

Replay: LIVE at Sifted Summit with Nikki Wicks (The Body Coach), Emma Steele (Ascension) and Amali De Alwis (ex Subak)

48 mins; October 01, 2024

Replay: Claire Valoti on becoming one of Business Insider’s most powerful women in Tech

44 mins; September 24, 2024

Replay: Levelling the playing field - a social mobility special

65 hours 43 mins; September 17, 2024

Replay: Will Greenwood MBE on building a World Cup winning team culture

46 mins; September 10, 2024

Replay: Helen Tupper on building a Squiggly Career

46 mins; September 03, 2024

Ruari Bell: Building the UK's first athlete led VC firm with The Players Fund

42 mins; August 27, 2024

Fundraising Advice from Seed to Unicorn Founders

32 mins; August 20, 2024

A VC Roundup - Raising from VCs & getting into the industry

31 mins; August 13, 2024

Gideon Valkin: From ClearScore & Monzo to building a $12m solo GP fund

47 mins; August 06, 2024

Ash Arora: Investing in Web3 as the youngest Partner at LocalGlobe

36 mins; July 30, 2024

Onyinye Udokporo - From starting a business at the age of 12 to being a neurodiversity consultant for Google

48 mins; July 23, 2024

The Do’s & Don’ts of Public Relations for Startups

19 mins; July 16, 2024

The power of networking & changing lives through careers - James Mitra in conversation with Alembic Strategy

38 mins; July 09, 2024

Scarlett McCabe & Lewis Iwu: The power of debating & disagreeing

54 mins; July 02, 2024

Neda Sahebelm & Carla Hoppe: How to make fractional hiring & careers work

55 mins; June 25, 2024

Amy Gallo: Conflict Management & How to get along with your colleagues

51 mins; June 18, 2024

The Best Bits of Season 11 - A Mentorship Roundup

34 mins; June 11, 2024

Jason Flemyng: From ‘Lock Stock’ to Brad Pitt, the inside scoop on life as a Hollywood Actor

29 mins; June 04, 2024

Dr Rupy Aujla: The accidental business that helps millions of people eat healthier every day

45 mins; May 28, 2024

Avion Gray: Raising the largest pre-seed round as a female Founder in Europe

45 mins; May 21, 2024

Gurinder Dhillon: From 1 black cab to bootstrapping one of the fastest growing Startups in Europe with Otto Car

40 mins; May 14, 2024

Greg Marsh: A $200m+ exit with onefinestay to helping you save on household bills with Nous

45 mins; May 07, 2024

Deirdre O’Neill: Breaking taboos and transforming women’s health with Hertility

42 mins; April 30, 2024

Natasha Ratanshi-Stein: From Chief of Staff at Bulb to Founder of Surfboard

43 mins; April 23, 2024

Gary Izunwa: Driving Social Mobility through referrals with Tangent

47 mins; April 16, 2024

Lottie Whyte: From the kitchen table to £100k investment on Dragons Den with MyoMaster

34 mins; April 09, 2024

Morgan Fowles: Scaling sustainable activewear brand TALA as CEO, alongside Grace Beverley

46 mins; April 02, 2024

Radha Vyas: From £20m revenues to bankruptcy & rebuilding Flash Pack 2.0

49 mins; March 26, 2024

Richard Robinson: Disrupting the legal sector & raising $32 million with Robin AI

43 mins; March 19, 2024

Coming soon: Series 11 of pocket-sized mentorship

5 mins; March 12, 2024

Peter Specht: Spotting Unicorn investments & navigating global markets with Creandum

35 mins; March 05, 2024

Davor Hebel: Making VC more empathetic & the future of European Startups

44 mins; February 27, 2024

Masha Bucher: Harnessing the power of storytelling in VC with Day One Ventures

45 mins; February 20, 2024

Sandra Schwarzer: Transitioning careers & putting people first at Index Ventures

53 mins; February 13, 2024

Abhishek Lahoti: From Dropbox to Head of Platform at Highland Europe & how to navigate the US market as a Founder

39 mins; February 06, 2024

Hannah Leach: An unconventional route into VC & driving ESG across portfolios

42 mins; January 30, 2024

Eileen Burbidge MBE - From early Skype employee to becoming the Queen of British VC

54 mins; January 23, 2024

Career Spotlight: The Advisory Role - everything you need to know

37 mins; January 16, 2024

Career Spotlight: How to nail the interview stage to secure your next role

21 mins; January 09, 2024

Career Spotlight: Building a standout CV and personal brand on LinkedIn

31 mins; January 02, 2024

Best of 2023 - A year of mentorship in review

18 mins; December 26, 2023

Happy Holidays from 40 Minute Mentor!

1 min; December 19, 2023

Replay: Sharmadean Reid MBE - Empowering Women in Business with The Stack World

35 mins; December 12, 2023

Replay: Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill - From Multi-Gold Medallist to FemTech Founder

52 mins; December 05, 2023

Replay: Mo Gawdat - Turning heartbreak into purpose and cultivating happiness in your career

42 mins; November 28, 2023

Replay: Tessa Clarke - Sharing more and wasting less with Olio

40 mins; November 21, 2023

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