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40 Minute MentorAdriana Restrepo: The Revolut secret sauce & behind the scenes of the fast-growing Crypto wallet startup DeblockIn 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 Operations and holding the COO role.
While she never expected to step into a Founder role, today, Adriana is building the world’s safest account for seamless management and exchange of crypto and cash, ensuring users truly own their money.
In this episode, you’ll hear more about the significant lessons she learned during her time at Revolut, th...
2025-06-1146 min
40 Minute MentorScaling Teams & Building a High Performing Culture - A Roundtable Discussion with Amplified Group's Dr Andy Meikle, Anouk Agussol & Andrew RichardsonIn 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 questions leaders ask them: from navigating the messy world of people, talent and culture to early-stage blind spots, the UK’s employment landscape and practical tips on embedding AI in your teams.
📚 Episode Chapters:
➡️ Common oversights when building culture [05:00]
➡️ The importance of values and expectations [11:00]
➡️ Building a transparent culture [12:30]
➡️ Authenticity in leade...
2025-06-0437 min
40 Minute MentorWhere Are They Now: Tom Elvidge on building a solar-powered futureTom Elvidge, Co-Founder of UK-focused solar energy company, Synth Solar, joins us for today’s 40 Minute Mentor, Where Are They Now feature. In today’s episode, Tom shares the ins and outs of his transition from being an Operator to founding Synth Solar, and all the key lessons he’s learned on that journey. Plus, Tom gives us an exclusive sneak peek into what’s to come and why now is a great time to get into the energy sector. 📚 Episode Chapters: ➡️ Transitioning from...
2025-01-1521 min
40 Minute MentorWhere Are They Now: Anouk Agussol on how to build high-performing teams in 2025Anouk Agussol, Founder of Unleashed, an Amplified People Group business, joins us on today’s 40 Minute Mentor Where Are They Now series. Following her initial appearance on the show, in Season 9, Anouk joins us today to share how Unleashed has evolved since almost going into administration and being acquired by Amplified People Group. Plus, she shares actionable advice on building high-performing teams in 2025, and beyond. 📚 Episode Chapters: ➡️ The Evolution of Unleashed - [01:50] ➡️ Joining Amplified People Group - [05:10] ➡️ Growing as a Leader - [15:20]
2025-01-0827 min
Peer EffectFounders Share 4 Key Lessons in Scaling and Decision-MakingIn this curated episode of Peer Effect, we've gathered insights from four industry leaders on the strategies behind successful scaling and decision-making. Sam Rosen (founder and CEO, DeskPass), Bartosz Skwarczek (founder and president, G2A.com), David King (co-founder and co-CEO, Artificial Labs), and Anouk Agussol (founder, Unleashed) share their experiences, highlighting the critical decisions that propelled their companies forward, the challenges they faced, and the leadership practices that drove their growth. Links:Follow Sam Rosen on LinkedIn! Follow Bartosz Skwarczek on LinkedIn!Follow David King on LinkedInFollow...
2024-08-2814 min
Peer EffectBuilding Sustainable Teams and Resilient Leadership, with Anouk AgussolIs your approach to people management setting you up to scale or fail?In this episode of Peer Effect, Anouk Agussol, founder of Unleashed, shares invaluable insights into strategic human resources practices, effective leadership, and resilient team dynamics that are pivotal for transforming a startup into a scalable enterprise.Together, we explore:The pivotal role of strategic HR practices from the start-up phase through scaling.The importance of a founder's presence and attitude in shaping team dynamics and maintaining morale.Techniques for balancing transparency and strength to foster a resilient, aligned team.For more...
2024-07-2424 min
40 Minute MentorWhy HR Is Dead with Anouk Agussol, Founder of Unleashed“The best way of treating people is not as if they're a resource, but by working with them to create something amazing.” In today’s 40 Minute Mentor episode, we’re joined by Anouk Agussol, the Founder and CEO of Unleashed. Unleashed are on a mission to gear up early stage and scaling companies for speedy and sustainable success, through people and culture. They help create thriving businesses and great places to work, through leadership programmes, coaching, bespoke people projects and embedded partnerships. JBM have loved collaborating with Anouk and the wider Unleashed team over the ye...
2023-03-0147 min
Digital PondEP #5: Anouk Agussol - How to Scale Culture and Build a Happy Team for Remote-First, Digital WorkingIn this week's episode of the Digital Pond, we're joined by CEO and Founder of Unleashed Company, Anouk Agussol.
Unleashed works with start-ups to build and execute on great People Strategy, Operations, Infrastructure and Culture. Through their work they are able to help businesses build their culture, improve recruitment and make sure that teams are super productive, highly engaged and performing to the best of their abilities.
Listen now to discover more on how businesses are shifting towards a remote-first style working, why a toxic culture is bad for everyone and why bosses need to s...
2021-06-0337 min
Hyper CuriousHow to Create a Positive Workplace Culture and Embrace Vulnerability with Anouk AgussolIf you’re curious about how to improve your workplace culture, don’t miss this fantastic masterclass in everything about people and culture as we talk today with Anouk Agussol, founder and CEO of Unleashed. “I'm a big believer in just going for it. You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”Unleashed is not your average consultancy. In the four years since its foundation, Anouk and her team have worked with over 80 high growth startups, scale ups, VCs and accelerators across a huge variety of sectors i...
2021-05-2049 min
Scale To Win with Dominic MonkhouseE134 | People, Culture & Leadership with Anouk AgussolIf your company is an early stage or scaling startup looking for support to help you hire and attract the best talent when you don’t have a brand. If you need help building a highly engaged, productive, high performing team, (and that’s not the destination, it's a journey). Or if you’re wondering how to create another layer of management underneath the founders and management teams, then don’t miss this insightful episode with Anouk Agussol, founder and CEO of Unleashed. “So my name is Anouk Agussol. I'm the founder and CEO of a comp...
2021-03-0957 min
Women Who LeadPancakes and Peacocks | Episode 16 | Anouk AgussolAnouk Agussol is an incredibly talented People leader who built a phenomenal People consulting firm called Unleashed. They operate across the tech space, and set the bar for doing People stuff in many businesses. Her passion and tenacity are just some of the things that inspire me about her. We hung out online together from our respective London outposts. We spoke of things like:🥞 Finding purpose and usefulness🦚 The importance of flexibility in your response 🥞 Authentic vs inauthentic jerks🦚 The joy in simplicity And of course... joy ✨
2020-06-1235 min
Leaders & FoundersLeaders & Founders - Anouk Agussol, CEO & Founder, Unleashed CompanyAnouk Agussol is the CEO & Founder of Unleashed Company, a specialist culture and people partner for Startups and Founders.
Unleashed partner with early-stage and scaling businesses to gear them up for speedy and sustainable success through People + Culture. They typically target three core areas which are often the most challenging for new and growing businesses:
- How to attract and hire the best talent when you don't have a brand
- How to build a team that is highly engaged, super productive and high performing
- Taking founders & management teams from 'do-er's' and...
2020-05-151h 03