Shows
Ignite & Scale - The Cambria Private Capital Podcast with Mike AllenIgnite and Scale with David Betteley, Automotive Financial ServicesIn this week's episode Mike talks to David Betteley. David is an expert in automotive finance with a history of leadership roles at major firms like Vauxhall Finance, Toyota Financial Services, and Jaguar Land Rover. Now, as a chairman, he leverages his experience to guide companies through growth, funding, and strategic planning, working with Tomorrow's Journey, CrediCar and Right Charge. Mike and David explore the distinct skill sets required for start-ups compared to large corporations, highlighting how these skills might not always be interchangeable. David shares insights from his experience as a chairman of start-ups, l...2024-03-2821 min
The Jewellerian - Stories of JewelsThe Jewels of Romanov RussiaIn this episode I speak with the authors of BEYOND FABERGE, the encyclopaedic book on Russian jewels, Marie Betteley and David Schimmelpennick Van der Oye.We talk about how Vladimir the Great introduced Christianity to Russia in the 10th Century and thereby importing, from Constantinople, the most innovative goldsmithing and jewellery techniques, which paved the way to the Russian jewels we know today. We learn how, centuries later, the St Petersburg jewellers such as Pauzié, Carl Blank, Bolin, Carl Hahn created an Imperial Jewel Collection like no other, way before Faberge made that first Easter egg in 1885. W...2021-06-0536 min