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The Fintech BlueprintThe rise, fall, and turnaround of Better Mortgage, with CEO Vishal GargLex chats with Vishal Garg, the CEO of Better Mortgage. Better is an all-in-one digital homeownership company. From finding a real estate agent and getting a mortgage, to shopping for homeowners insurance and title services, Better and its affiliates take customers through the entire homebuying process online. Garg shares the story of how he founded Better Mortgage after experiencing the difficulties of getting a mortgage online. He explains how he saw an opportunity to reimagine the mortgage industry and create a more efficient and consumer-friendly process. Garg discusses the challenges of scaling the company, going public through a SPAC...2024-05-3146 minThe Fintech BlueprintThe state of Fintech and the sector's biggest opportunities, with FT Partners CEO Steve McLaughlin and Fintech Meetup CEO Jon LearLex chats with Steve McLaughlin, CEO and founder of FT Partners - the premier financial technology investment bank, and Jon Lear, president and co-founder of Fintech Meetup - the leading fintech conference in the world today. They discuss the early days of fintech, the growth and evolution of the industry, and the current market trends. They also touch on the definition of fintech and its boundaries, as well as the sectors that are seeing the most activity and opportunity in the coming year. They highlight the importance of networks, infrastructure, and emerging markets in driving innovation and growth in f...2024-01-1251 min
What's Design Anyway?Episode 8: Chidi Afulezi on Designing Creative EntrepreneurshipEpisode 8: Chidi Afulezi on Designing Creative Entrepreneurship
The startup world has become completely obsessed with being on the look-out for the next big sexy tech unicorn. Is there any space for creative entrepreneurs in this world, and do they have any real (investable) value? In this episode I sit down with Chidi Afulezi, who is a battle tested product sensei, creative entrepreneur and educator, to explore why creative entrepreneurs matter more than you think. And why we need to design better systems to support them.
Join us on a storytelling journey that will reframe the ‘st...2022-12-201h 11
What's Design Anyway?Episode 7: Caryn Thandi Petersen on Disrupting DesignEpisode 7: Caryn Thandi Petersen on Disrupting Design
Does design need to be disrupted by decolonisation? This is an incredibly deep and complex issue that I was privileged to explore with Caryn Thandi Petersen, an incredible storyteller, creative, writer, artist and editorial lead for The Room and ALX.
In this deeply personal conversation, we explore the power design has to corrupt, divide and exclude. Yet equally the force it has to connect, inspire, and create impact. We delve into the topic of decolonisation and what it brings to the table in terms of disrupting design, and...2022-12-021h 10
What's Design Anyway?Episode 6: Lana Jelenjev on Designing Brave SpacesEpisode 6: Lana Jelenjev on Designing Brave Spaces
What has design got to do with engagement, participation and community? In this episode
I’m excited to bring you Lana Jelenjev who is an incredible community alchemist, learning design strategist, and author of a breath-taking book on how to design communities for change, amongst other things. In this incredibly rich and juicy conversation we explore how and why we need to design safer brave spaces in our organisations.
Lana delves into the question of what engagement and community means today in a content driven world. Wh...2022-11-041h 07
What's Design Anyway?Episode 5: Rosebell Abwonji on Designing (Inclusive) EnvironmentsEpisode 5: Rosebell Abwonji on Designing (Inclusive) Environments
What has design got to do with women, conservation, and communities? In this episode I’m excited to bring you Rosebell Abwonji who is a champion for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in the conservation space. In this rich and thought provoking conversation we explore the embedded tension that lies between inclusion and diversity, especially when it comes to women in the complex context of conservation in Africa.
Rosebell speaks about how and why we need to design more inclusive environments that are able to uphold and embrace th...2022-10-211h 18
What's Design Anyway?Episode 4: Tero Hokkanen: Designing for a Circular EconomyIn this episode we are going to be looking at design from a whole other perspective. We are going to zoom out to talk about how we can possibly design for new systems when we are so embedded in old ones. I’m excited to bring you a conversation with Tero Hokkanen about the challenges of designing for the circular economy. Which is a pretty hot topic right now.
Tero is a co-founder of Systems Change Finland, an association focused on the question of how we as individuals, organisations and society can collaboratively create better systems. Currently he i...2022-10-0753 min
What's Design Anyway?Episode 3: Daniela van Aswegen on the Difference between Art and DesignEpisode 3: Daniela van Aswegen on the Difference between Art and Design
Today I'm joined by Daniela van Aswegen who is not only a dear friend of mine but also an incredibly talented artist and designer. Daniela has recently shifted to become a creative coach, and she shares her story about what prompted her to shift away from design and back into art, play and creativity.
We delve into what the difference is between art and design. And why art plays such an important role in the design and innovation process. We also dig into the...2022-09-231h 08
What's Design Anyway?Episode 2: Danang Voestermans on Don't Call it DesignEpisode 2: Danang Voestermans on Don't Call it Design
Today I'm joined by Danang Voestermans who has had to live through my journey to reclaim my identity as a designer (more about that in the next episode). Thoroughly exasperated one night (and who could blame him) he turned around and said to me that perhaps I should stop calling it design. Because “the shroud of mystery being created around design pushes people away, it makes design alienating and elitist." During this episode Danang explains why the word “design” makes him want to vomit in his mouth. We explore why de...2022-08-1728 min
What's Design Anyway?Episode 1: Nii Botchway on the Language of DesignEpisode 1: Nii Botchway on the Language of Design
Today I'm joined by Nii Botchway who is one of the instigators of this podcast. Nii is one of those people that you have to have a pen and paper in hand when you speak to, because he just operates on such an incredibly deep level of reflection that he never ceases to open my mind and shift my thinking.
Among the many juicy things we cover in this conversation is the language of design and the role that it plays in our lives. Design thinking and w...2022-07-291h 19
What's Design Anyway?IntroductionDoes the world need yet another podcast when there are so many out there already? The short answer is yes. I'm not going to claim that its because this podcast is not your ordinary podcast. I'm pretty sure you've heard that one hundreds of times. What I am going to say is that this podcast is not a traditional interview format on traditional design topics with big names you've heard interviewed countless times already.
The aim of this podcast is to unearth, discover and explore the complex realm of design. Interrogating what that even means, and what...2022-07-2815 minThe Fintech BlueprintBuilding a $200MM DeFi asset manager and DAO treasury management tools, with Mona El Isa of EnzymeIn this conversation, we chat with Mona El Isa, the co-founder of Enzyme, one of the industry’s leading decentralised asset management protocols, and founder and CEO at Avantgarde Finance. She is also President of MAMA (Multichain Asset Managers Association), and was nominated Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum and Digital Shaper in Bilanz magazine.
Mona is a former star-trader at Goldman Sachs, promoted to Vice President by the age of 26 and made the “Top 30 under 30” list in Trader Magazine in 2008 and Forbes Magazine in 2011 after profitably trading the 2008 and 2011 crashes. She moved to Geneva-based macro fund Jabre Capital in 201...2022-05-0640 min
Conversations in TourismReflections on Tourism Futures with Lauren and DaniellaThe season 1 finale is rounded up in a conversation with your co-hosts Lauren Ugur and Daniella Sachs. It has been a wonderful season with phenomenal insights from amazing professionals - thank you to everyone who contributed!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/conversationsintourism/message2022-01-1028 minThe Fintech BlueprintInvesting in real estate, crypto, and startups using your retirement account, with Rocket Dollar CEO Henry YoshidaIn this conversation, we chat with Henry Yoshida – Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Rocket Dollar. Prior to Rocket Dollar, Yoshida was the co-founder of Honest Dollar, a robo-advisor retirement platform that was acquired by Goldman Sachs, as well as a founder of MY Group LLC, a $2.5-billion assets under management investment firm. Henry shares his industry expertise as a speaker at several industry conferences, as well as having been featured or quoted in the Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, Bloomberg Businessweek, and Financial Times. Henry has a passion for helping people be the best that they can be and contributes as a me...2021-12-1044 min
Conversations in TourismA conversation on tomorrow's tourist with Lavonne WittmannIn this episode co-host Daniella Sachs and Tourism and Travel expert, Lavonne Wittmann explore what the tourists of tomorrow will want, need and desire. Lavonne is passionate about the Travel and Tourism industry and has been involved in retail travel for the past 38 years. She has owned/managed her own agency for 21 years and has applied her vast experience and knowledge in all sectors of the industry locally and Internationally. She served on the board of ASATA (Association of South African Travel Agents) for region One and was one of the Founder members of ITAC (In...2021-11-0147 min
Tel Aviv TableThe Kosher TableRecently there’s been a renaissance of kosher cooking in Israel. Celebrity chefs like Meir Adoni and Yonatan Roshfeld have both opened high-end kosher restaurants in hotels. There are more and more ingredients - like Valhrona chocolate or agar-agar - that are getting rabbinical kosher approval. And plenty of people who keep kosher want to be a part of the foodie movement that has washed across israel in the last decade. The result is that especially in Israel, you don’t have to choose betwedsen losing your religion and losing your lunch.
If you like this show, foll...2014-03-311h 00