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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.

Why The Wealthy Should Be Paying More Tax with Photobox Founder, Graham Hobson

57 mins; September 13, 2022

How To Know When To Move On As A Founder, with James Mitra

5 mins; September 11, 2022

From Paralympic Golds To The House Of Lords with Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson

38 mins; September 06, 2022

How To Build Resilience with James Mitra

4 mins; September 04, 2022

Series 8 Trailer

4 mins; August 30, 2022

The Reality Of Founder Life with Foundr’s Nathan Chan

37 mins; August 23, 2022

Putting Purpose Over Profit with Afrocenchix’s Rachael Twumasi-Corson

53 mins; August 16, 2022

Building A Multi-Award Winning Bootstrapped Business with Mags Creative’s Hannah Russell

51 mins; August 09, 2022

Work Near Home - The Future of Work with Patch’s Freddie Fforde

54 mins; August 02, 2022

VC Feature: “Many generational companies were born out of downturns, so these are times for big opportunities”, with Index Venture’s Hannah Seal

29 mins; July 26, 2022

VC Feature: “The common trait we see amongst successful entrepreneurs is that they’re sacrificing a lot of life into this journey but they want to do it for something that matters”, with Felix Capital’s Antoine Nussenbaum

41 mins; July 19, 2022

VC Feature: “Founders in Europe were so underserved relative to what I experienced raising money in Silicon Valley”, with Kindred Capital’s Leila Zegna

46 mins; July 12, 2022

Where Are They Now: Timothy Armoo On Scaling & Selling Fanbytes To A Global Media Agency

22 mins; July 05, 2022

Where Are They Now: Tessa Clarke On Scaling OLIO & Investing In Diverse Founders

23 mins; June 28, 2022

Where Are They Now: Fred Jones On Parental Leave & Changing Mobility For Good

25 mins; June 21, 2022

Where Are They Now: Roberta Lucca On Becoming A Multi-Entrepreneur

21 mins; June 14, 2022

Where Are They Now: Alex Stephany On Scaling The World’s First Crowdfunding Platform For Homeless People

17 mins; June 07, 2022

Disrupting Industries: Series 7 Roundup

38 mins; May 31, 2022

Our Favourite Moments Of Series 7 with Host James Mitra & Producer Hannah Urbanek

16 mins; May 24, 2022

Mental Health Spotlight with Dan Murray-Serter, Co-Founder of Heights

10 mins; May 19, 2022

Mental Health Spotlight with Reeva Misra, Founder of Walking On Earth

12 mins; May 18, 2022

Mental Health Spotlight with James Routledge, Founder of Sanctus

14 mins; May 17, 2022

Mental Health Spotlight with Carrie Carlisle, Sophie Scott and Rohan Kallicharan

9 mins; May 16, 2022

Mental Health Spotlight with Mo Gawdat, author and Founder of One Billion Happy

15 mins; May 15, 2022

Downing Street, Death Threats and DE&I with Baroness Oona King

49 mins; May 10, 2022

Finding Purpose After Exiting Moonpig with Nick Jenkins

51 mins; May 03, 2022

How To Build A $2 Billion Unicorn In Under 3 Years with Ankorstore’s Nicolas d'Audiffret

41 mins; April 26, 2022

From Exiting Songkick To Tackling The Climate Crisis with Supercritical’s Michelle You

44 mins; April 19, 2022

Building Purpose-Led Brands With Natalie Graeme (Uncommon) & Orr Vinegold (Unrest)

61 hours 34 mins; April 12, 2022

Destigmatising Death with Farewill’s Dan Garrett

53 mins; April 05, 2022

The Power Of Personal Branding with Amelia Sordell, Founder of Klowt

56 mins; March 29, 2022

Closing The Financial Literacy Gap With Your Juno Founders Margot & Alexia de Broglie

42 mins; March 23, 2022

Making Business More Sustainable And Developing Talent With Wing Chan, Co-Founder & CEO of Sourceful

40 mins; March 16, 2022

From Olympic Gold To FemTech Founder with Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill

55 mins; March 08, 2022

Scaling Lessons with Google For Startups UK’s Marta Krupinska

48 mins; March 01, 2022

Securing Series A Funding with AudioMob’s Christian Facey

34 mins; February 22, 2022

Series 7 Trailer

5 mins; February 15, 2022

Where Are They Now: Ezechi Britton On His MBE & Advancing Social Mobility

22 mins; February 08, 2022

Where Are They Now: Juliet Davenport OBE On Transitioning from CEO To A Portfolio Career

19 mins; February 01, 2022

Where Are They Now: Sophie Adelman On Building A Community For The Curious

19 mins; January 25, 2022

Where Are They Now: Kresse Wesling CBE On Building A Regenerative Farm

21 mins; January 19, 2022

VC & Fundraising Advice – Series 6 Best Bits

23 mins; December 15, 2021

Scaling Social Chain To IPO with Dominic McGregor

36 mins; December 01, 2021

Building The Monzo Of Supermarkets With Tom Foster-Carter

49 mins; November 24, 2021

The Road To Olympic Gold with Kate & Helen Richardson-Walsh

48 mins; November 17, 2021

From Operator To VC with Cleo Sham

41 mins; November 10, 2021

Building A Squiggly Career with Helen Tupper

47 mins; November 03, 2021

Building A Remote-First Startup Disrupting Travel with Ben Stephenson

46 mins; October 27, 2021

How To Succeed At Working Solo with Rebecca Seal

55 mins; October 20, 2021

Changing The Face Of STEM with Dr Anne - Marie Imafidon MBE

46 mins; October 13, 2021

Revolutionising Holistic Health with Reeva Misra

41 mins; October 06, 2021

Unlocking Global Opportunities with Chipper Cash’s Ham Serunjogi

47 mins; September 29, 2021

Cultivating a Community of Purpose with Daisy Onubogu

57 mins; September 22, 2021

Empowering women in business with Sharmadean Reid MBE

36 mins; September 15, 2021

Introducing Series 6 of 40 Minute Mentor

3 mins; September 14, 2021

The Power of Mentorship

27 mins; August 18, 2021

People Powered By Purpose – A Collection Of Conversations with Mission Driven Leaders

57 mins; July 21, 2021

Series 5 Best Bits Roundup - Part 2 - First Hand Insights From Business Pioneers

52 mins; June 30, 2021

Series 5 Best Bits Roundup - Part 1 - Career Advice From Industry Legends

53 mins; June 23, 2021

Coaching Champions From The Rugby World Cup To The Boardroom with Sir Clive Woodward

46 mins; May 26, 2021

Building a Multimillion Dollar Games Empire with Roberta Lucca

46 mins; May 19, 2021

Building The UK’s First 100% Renewable Electricity Company with Juliet Davenport

35 mins; May 12, 2021

Creating Equal Opportunities And Securing Investment with Andy Davis

40 mins; May 05, 2021

Scaling A Purpose-Driven Business Whilst Creating Balance with Grace Beverley

47 mins; April 28, 2021

Challenging Cultural Norms with Alice Bentinck MBE

44 mins; April 21, 2021

Enabling the Next Generation of Early Years Educators with Brett Wigdortz

41 mins; April 14, 2021

Levelling the Entrepreneurial Playing Field with Gary Stewart

32 mins; April 07, 2021

The Power of Creating a Positive Working Environment with Rachel Carrell

39 mins; March 31, 2021

Cultivating Happiness In Your Career with Mo Gawdat

42 mins; March 24, 2021

Bonus Feature: The Future of Work

42 mins; March 23, 2021

Building A Disruptive Business Fueled By Kindness with Aron Gelbard

37 mins; February 24, 2021

Leadership Lessons From Working At 3 Unicorns with Tom Elvidge

51 mins; February 10, 2021

Revolutionising Home Care with Rachael Crook

47 mins; January 27, 2021

Fundraising & Scaling As A First Time Founder with James Hind

39 mins; January 13, 2021

Encouraging Conversations About Mental Health

56 mins; December 21, 2020

From Working For Steve Jobs To Running A Sustainable Restaurant Group with Martin Morales

51 mins; December 09, 2020

The Power Of Crowdfunding with Jeff Lynn

50 mins; November 30, 2020

Supporting Underrepresented Founders with Check Warner

41 mins; November 23, 2020

Tackling The Food Waste Crisis with Tessa Clarke

40 mins; November 11, 2020

The Benefits Of A Portfolio Career with Ben Legg

45 mins; October 28, 2020

Navigating Covid-19 As A Start Up CEO with Dan Ziv

48 mins; October 19, 2020

Levelling The Playing Field: A Social Mobility Special

67 hours 14 mins; October 07, 2020

Leadership Lessons From Google And Just Eat with Adrian Blair

36 mins; September 28, 2020

The Importance Of Recruiting The Right Talent with Zoe Jervier Hewitt

46 mins; September 16, 2020

Harnessing The Power Of Open Banking with Stefano Vaccino

39 mins; September 07, 2020

Leading a Business Away From HQ with James McClure

53 mins; August 28, 2020

Black Lives Matter And How To Be An Ally To The Cause with Tara Lajumoke

50 mins; August 19, 2020

Building A World Cup Winning Team Culture with Will Greenwood

48 mins; August 03, 2020

Becoming One Of Business Insider’s Most Powerful Women in Tech with Claire Valoti

46 mins; July 22, 2020

The Ups And Downs In The Life Of An Entrepreneur with Dan Murray-Serter

54 mins; July 06, 2020

Shaking Up Macho Culture with Ina Kjaer & Maggie Brereton

50 mins; June 17, 2020

Behind The Doors Of Number 10 Downing Street with Sam Gyimah

49 mins; June 01, 2020

Building Resilience And Perseverance with Amir Nooriala

53 mins; May 20, 2020

Embracing Career Changes with Shefali Roy

57 mins; May 04, 2020

From TopGun to Boardroom with Chris Severson

55 mins; April 06, 2020

Creating Access To Opportunities For Everyone with Sophie Adelman

34 mins; March 02, 2020

Building High-Performing Teams with David M. Brear

40 mins; February 17, 2020

Living Life To The Fullest Without Regret with Catherine Wines

62 hours 15 mins; February 03, 2020

Leadership Lessons from Scaling a Rocket Ship Scale Up with Ben Sanders

52 mins; January 06, 2020

Building A Multi Million Pound Agency for Gen Z with Timothy Armoo

53 mins; December 20, 2019

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