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Influential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus Interview with a Founder and Executive Director of a Digital Consultancy🎙️ Welcome to a brand-new episode of Career Focus!Today, I’m joined by Reggie James, Founder of Digital Clarity — a seasoned expert with a remarkable career spanning the early-days of the internet (AltaVista and Yahoo) to starting his very own successful digital consultancy.In this episode, Reggie shares insights from his career journey, including:The 95-5 rule and its impact on brand awareness and customer acquisitionThe evolution of digital marketing from its early days to nowWhy maintaining market dominance is harder than everHow emerging technologies are re-shaping everything in terms of how businesses think about str...2025-05-1633 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus Interview with a Head of Growth & StrategyToday as my guest I am hosting Alexandru Voicu, Head of Growth & Strategy at Newton - https://newton.ro/ In this interview we discussed his immense interest in the finance world, what led him to get involved with Newton and his views on the future of technology.Thank you to all our listeners and supporters.Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution. 2025-04-0238 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus Interview with a CFOToday as my guest I am hosting Martin Iliev, CFO of startup GlycanAge https://glycanage.com/In this interview we discussed his immense interest in the startup world, his career path before becoming a CFO, and how he found his calling.Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution. 2025-01-1331 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus Interview with a CEOToday as my guest I am hosting Beatrice Zatorska, a serial entrepreneur and CEO/Founder of PDBuddy- https://pdbuddy.app/She has extensive experience in the corporate world and now being involved with her current startup. She shared with us the challenges of being a founder and owner of your own business, what lessons she learned along the way and what it means to push boundaries and innovate. Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution. 2024-10-0645 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus Interview with a Senior Manager, Climate & SustainabilityToday as my guest I am hosting Zdravko Slavov, Senior Manager within the Climate and Sustainability space.He has in-depth knowledge on financial products, what drives the market, technology, and sustainability. In today’s episode, Zdravko shared his career path to date; how he initially wanted to do product design, specifically for the car industry, but as he pursued his university studies he got fascinated by the world of finance. After university, he started working in the asset management space, within Product Development for many years. With a successful career in finance, he decided to try his hand...2024-06-0334 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus interview with a Senior Machine Learning EngineerToday as my guest I am hosting Anna Aleksieva, Senior Machine Learning Engineer.She has extensive experience in startups, and most recently within financial services for one of the UK’s largest challenger banks. She has in-depth knowledge in data science, and machine learning. In today’s episode, Anna will be sharing with us her career journey to date, how she was in split minds as to what industry and specialization to pursue post university, and how her love of mathematics motivated her to pursue a degree in Computer Sciences. Given her exciting career journey to date I hop...2024-04-1240 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus interview with an Lead Data ScientistToday as my guest I am hosting Nikolaos Sotiriou,Lead Data Scientist.He has extensive experience in data science, technology, and how best to utilize them within financial services. In this episode, Nikolaos was kind enough to share how his passion for physics motivated him to find practical application of his knowledge, and what led to his current professional path. Along the way he has gained invaluable insight on best practices, how to think strategically, and find the best solutions for practical problems. Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in...2024-04-0439 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus interview with an AI Cloud Solution ArchitectToday as my guest I am hosting David Florez Fernandez, an AI Cloud Solution Architect.Having worked with Microsoft for 8 years he has extensive experience in the world of technology. He was kind enough to share with us his career journey from university, his initial career within finance, and finally how he set out his Data Science journey, and consequently his current career path. In addition, we discussed how new technology is shaping the world of Data Science and what it means for the profession in the future. Join us on our last podcast of 2023! ...2023-12-2237 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus interview with a Venture PrincipalToday as my guest I am hosting Joseph Heade,Venture Principal.He has extensive experience in venture funding and research. He shared with us his journey from education to the professional world and what he has learned along the way that has helped him on his career path. In addition, he was kind of to speak about his experience, how we got involved in new technologies, and specifically venture funding. Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution. 2023-11-1937 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus interview with a Head of Business Intelligence AnalyticsToday as my guest I am hosting Ivan Panajotov, Head of Business Intelligence Analytics. He has extensive expertise in financial and credit scoring during his time with one of the largest credit scoring companies in the world. From then on, he got motivated to apply his knowledge and skills in different fields and expand his know-how. I discussed with him his career journey to date, how to find what you love as a profession, the challenges that a data professional faces daily and how to overcome them, and so much more. Note: The views expressed in this episode a...2023-10-1542 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus interview with a Senior Data Scientist/Team LeadToday as my guest I am hosting Ivan Naydenov, a Senior Data Scientist/Team Lead, and a good friend of mine for over 20 years. Ivan initially worked in credit scoring but then he got the data science bug and has been working on very exciting and challenging data projects throughout his career. He has shown tremendous understanding of how to analyze data problems and find intricate solutions to them that have helped him throughout his career. In this episode we explored his education, career choices, how technology is impacting his work and what it takes to be a successful...2023-10-0552 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus interview with a Senior Product ManagerToday as my guest I am hosting Nikolay Migineishvili, a Senior Product Manager with over 10 years of experience. Moving from big pharma to big tech Nikolay has shown an outstanding aptitude for adaptability, know-how, and delivering high-value projects. In this edition of CareerFocus we not only discussed his career path to date, but also what skills he gained along the way that made him a successful product manager. Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.2023-08-2837 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus interview with a Strategic Sustainability AdvisorToday as my guest I am hosting Rado Georgiev, Strategic Sustainability Advisor. Rado has established himself as a seasoned professional within the sustainable finance field with over 15+ years of expertise. In our interview, we discussed his journey into sustainable finance, what makes it so exciting and challenging, what it means to be sustainable, current trends in the field and how we can make the world a better place by going green. Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.2023-06-1837 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus interview with a Head of Data & AnalyticsToday as my guest I am hosting Alexander Angelov, Head of Data & Analytics. Alexander has established himself as a seasoned professional in the data science space with over 10 years of experience in the field. In our interview, we discussed his journey into the realm of data science/ engineering, what it takes to lead successful projects, finding out your niche, and the new and exciting technologies that are entering the field. Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution. 2023-03-271h 00
Hallo Fokus!Vermögensaufbau mit der Pensionszusage - Alexander KeckIn diesem Unternehmertalk mit Alexander Keck von Unternehmergold geht es um den Vermögensaufbau für Unternehmer und wie dieser mit einer Pensionszusage gestaltet werden kann.
Alexander Keck hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, Unternehmern und Selbstständigen dabei zu helfen, Steuern zu sparen und damit schneller Vermögen aufzubauen. Zu diesem Thema hat er das empfehlenswerte Buch "Weniger Steuern, mehr Vermögen" geschrieben.
Dabei ist Alexander kein Steuerberater oder Wirtschaftsprüfer. Er ist selbst Unternehmer und hat sich das Know-How zum nachhaltigen Vermögensaufbau selber angelesen und beigebracht. Grundlage für den Vermögensaufbau als Unter...2023-03-2533 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus interview with a Senior Data ScientistToday as my guest I am hosting Elie Kawerk, PhD a Senior Data Scientist. He has over 10 years of experience in the data science world with a ton of practical experiences. In our interview, we discussed his journey into physics and academia, how he got interested in data science, the challenges of running projects, and how technology is changing today’s world. Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.2023-03-1934 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus interview with a Senior Quality Assurance EngineerToday as my guest I am hosting Yordan Angelov, a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer. In our interview, we discussed his journey into the world of programming, what he has learned along the way, how important quality assurance is in today’s computer programming, how technology is evolving and what the future holds.Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.2023-02-2642 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus interview with a seasoned EconomistToday as my guest I am hosting Anirudh Tagat,Phd a seasoned Economist and Research Author at the Department of Economics at Monk Prayogshala, a not-for-profit academic research organization based in Mumbai as well as In-Resident Economist at the Internet Society. He has his own website https://www.anirudhtagat.com/ , so please check it out. He has over 10 years of professional experience and in our interview, we discussed his journey into academia and then research, how the Covid pandemic has impacted world economies, the evolution of technology and many other interesting topics. Note: The views expressed in t...2023-02-1646 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus Interview with a Senior Product ManagerToday as my guest I am hosting Monika Petrova, a Senior Product Manager with over 10 years of experience. She has a lot of experience working in the technology sector and most recently within FinTech. She will be sharing with us her expertise in various fields including project and product management, how to break into the industry, skills, and knowledge she gained along the way. In addition, we will discuss the evolution of technology and where it might go in the future. Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect t...2023-01-0841 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus Interview- Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree at the London Business School (LBS)Today as my guest I am hosting Hugo Chim, who will be discussing with us his experience of doing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree at the London Business School (LBS). He will be providing more details why he chose this course, what he learned from it, how it pushed him out of his comfort zone and so much more.Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.2022-12-1234 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus Interview with a Senior Software Engineer/Team LeadToday as my guest I am hosting Ventsislav Marinov, a Senior Software Engineer/Tech Lead with 10+ years of experience. He has a lot of experience working across a wide range of industries, most recently financial services, and he will be sharing with us his expertise from software design, implementation, project management, as well as where new technologies are moving towards to. Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.2022-11-2029 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus Interview with an Experienced Quantitative AnalystToday as my guest I am hosting Kirill Egorov, who currently works is a Quantitative Analyst with many years of experience.I will discuss with him how his interest in mathematics and its’ practical application led to a career in the world of Quantitative Finance. In our conversation we discussed the different fields within Quantitative Finance and what they mean, the required skillsets, how to build upon your interests, how technology is changing and as well as discussing other fascinating topics.2022-09-0835 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus Interview with a Senior Machine Learning ScientistToday as my guest I am hosting Nicola Ghio, who currently works as a Senior Machine Learning Scientist.I will discuss with him how he made the transition from Computer Sciences to Data Science/Machine Learning. In our conversation we discussed how to find out an interesting career field to get involved in, how to develop your skills, the importance of being open-minded and flexible, where Data Science/Machine Learning is going as discipline as well as other areas of interest. 2022-08-2946 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus Interview with a Senior Python DeveloperToday as my guest I am hosting Anton Delgado, who currently works as a Senior Python Developer and before spent 7 years for Big 4 firm. I will discuss with him how he made the transition from Audit to Consulting and finally Software Development. In our conversation we discussed how you can always continue learning thereby developing new skills, asking the tough questions of whether you want to continue the career track you started after university, how technology is changing and impacting the world around us and many other interesting topics.Bookmark: 0:00 - 4:25 In...2022-06-2659 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus Interview with an ArchitectToday as my guest I am hosting Rumen Stefanov, a fully qualified architect with extensive experience in the UK. I will discuss with him what made him decide to become an architect, what was his journey up till now, do cities need to re-think their layout and role post-Covid, the evolution of the urban environment, his current projects, and what he likes to do in his spare time. Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.2022-05-2252 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus Interview with a Account Manager for a Large Tech FirmToday as my guest I am hosting Daniela Andonova, an Account Manager for a large tech firm. Today, she will be sharing with us her expertise on technology, how she got involved in the tech sector, visions of the future, the importance of teamwork, advice on how to become successful, and many other exciting topics.Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution. 2022-04-2737 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus Interview with a Senior EngineerToday as my guest I am hosting Stoyan Ivanov, a Senior Engineer. He currently works for one of the largest automotive sensor suppliers in the world. Today, he will be sharing with us his expertise on current manufacturing processes such as 3d printing, the current automotive market, the future of electric vehicles, and many other interesting topics.Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.2022-02-1233 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus Interview with a DirectorToday as my guest I am hosting Marina Evtimova. She holds a master’s degree from LSE and did her undergrad at Vassar College. Currently, she is a Director within financial services for one of the largest asset managers in the world.Today, she will be sharing with us her expertise within finance, what trends are currently shaping it, career journey to date, and what the future holds.Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution. 2021-11-3048 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus Interview with a Senior ESG AnalystToday as my guest I am hosting Iliana Lazarova. She holds a master’s degree from Yale University, specializing in Environmental Management, Business, and the Environment. Currently, she is working as a Senior ESG Analyst within financial services. Today, she will share with us her expertise on ESG, how difficult it is to define environmental goals in a financial setting, her career journey so far, and future projects.Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.2021-11-1437 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus Interview with a Senior Data ScientistToday as my guest I am hosting Calvin Cheung. He has a PhD in Statistics, Climatology and Geography from the University of Hong Kong and an MBA from the University of Warwick. He is currently working as a Senior Data Scientist for a large consulting firm. Today, he will share with us his experience, how data science is changing the world, what the future will look like and much more. Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.2021-08-3044 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus Interview with an ArchitectToday as my guest I am hosting Yasen Nedyalkov, a fully qualified architect with extensive experience in the UK, Belgium, and Bulgaria. I will discuss with him what made him decide to become an architect, what is the process of becoming one, what his visions are for the post-Covid world, future of urban environments, his current projects, and initiatives as well as his future endeavors. Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.2021-06-2947 min
Wrestling With the ChampBruise CruiseAs the UK begins to open up after lockdown, we take to the water for the first-ever Bruise Cruise, as the guys broadcast live from the HMS Tony Warren as it sails down the Manchester Ship Canal. For more fight-based funny, including news about bonus episodes, live shows, merchandise and to support us via Patreon, visit our website: http://www.wrestlingwiththechamp.comStarring in order of appearance: Damien St John, Ant McGinley, Rich Hall, Rob Verdon, Caroline Verdon, Wayne Allsop, Dan Mellins, Megan Hayward, and Paul McGinley.Wrestling With The Champ was created...2021-06-1917 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus Interview with a Senior Full-Stack DeveloperToday as my guest I am hosting Petar Bratanov, a Senior Full-Stack Developer working for a major financial institution. He will discuss with me what made him join the field of software development, his career journey to date, what is the process for navigating a complex project, his interests outside of work, projects he is passionate about and where technology is moving with respect to AI and Machine Learning. Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.2021-06-1341 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus Interview with a Business Development Manager Today as my guest I am hosting Bardomianno Flores, an Economist by education and currently working as a Business Development Manager for a renowned vineyard. He will discuss with me his amazing career journey, wine insights, visions for the future as well as advice on how to better yourself.Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.2021-05-2933 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastCareer Focus Interview with an Organizational Тransformation ConsultantToday as my guest I am hosting Martin Andreev, an Organizational Transformation Consultant. He will discuss with me his career path to date, his background, career aspirations, views on technology and what the future holds for organizations and how they will evolve.Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.2021-05-1830 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastInfluential Future's Career Focus Interview With an Engineer and EntrepreneurToday as my guest I have Tsvetan Iliev, an automotive engineer and entrepreneur of a dynamic and exciting company that aims to revolutionize urban travel. I will discuss with him his career path so far, aspirations & goals, motivations and where is technology going to go in the future.Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.2021-04-2739 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastInfluentialFuture's Career Focus - Interview With an Economist and EditorToday as my guest I have a seasoned Economist, Kashyap Arora, who is also currently an Editor of a remarkably interesting education company, which we will discuss during the podcast. He will share with us his experience, expertise, career advice and thoughts about the future.Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.2021-03-2736 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastInfluentialFuture's Career Focus - Interview With a Consulting ManagerHello Everyone and welcome to another amazing episode of Career Focus.In this episode I am interviewing a seasoned Consulting Manager, my sister Katrin, who will share with us her career journey, inspirations, advice, and guidance. Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization,company or institution. 2021-03-2025 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastInfluentialFuture's Career Focus - Interview With a Software EngineerSoftware Development, Programming, Designing Apps- how does one get into these areas? The answer by becoming a software engineer. Today, I will be speaking to a seasoned software engineer/architect who has years of expertise in the field. I will discuss his career journey so far, how he got started in the business world, what his views for the future are and where technology is going to leads. Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization,company or institution. 2021-02-1440 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastInfluentialFuture's Career Focus - Interview With an expert in Animal Management and Zoology Ever wondered how you can get up close and personal with animals, understand their needs and help preserve them for future generations? In this episode I talk with an expert in Animal Management and Zoology and he explains the ins and outs of what it takes to get into the field as well understanding more about the natural world around us. We also discuss how he became involved in the field and how as a youngster he had 350 animals to take care of in his back yard. 2021-01-3138 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastInfluentialFuture's Career Focus - Interview With a Quantitative AnalystWorking within finance is a very challenging endeavor and it requires a great deal of effort, insight and determination. In this episode I am interviewing a Quantitative Analyst, who has a great deal of expertise in the field. We discuss how he got into the field, his unusual career path and what he thinks about the future will bring.2021-01-3139 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastInfluentialFuture's Career Focus - Interview With a ManagerIt has been a while, since our last edition of Career Focus. In this next episode I am interviewing a Manager, who works for a very successful studio, which designs games for the gambling market. During the interview we discuss his career journey and what skills you need to become successful but also how to manage people. Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization,company or institution. 2021-01-1033 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastInfluentialFuture's Career Focus - Interview With an ActuaryActuary is one of the growing professions of the 21st Century. It involves a great deal of foresight and analytical thinking. But how does one become an actuary? What steps do you need to take in your education and professional life to get there?This is discussed in this episode of Career Focus and more.Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any institution, organization or company.2020-06-1540 minInfluential Future's Career Focus PodcastInfluentialFuture's Career Focus - Interview With a ConsultantEver wondered what is it like to be a consultant? What knowledge and skills are required for this type of work? What sort of background and education you need to have? Well in this episode we provide answers to all of these questions and more.Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization,company or institution. 2020-06-1522 min