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NextGen PlannersAI Advancements with Mark WhitcroftIn this podcast Amelia talks to Co-Founder of Planner Pal, Mark Whitcroft. Here they talk about; AI in financial planning, whether it is a threat or opportunity and how financial planners can leverage this. Join our community: www.nextgenplanners.co.uk 2024-01-1947 min
The Ari Zoldan ShowAmy Rollins; Mark Stamford; Lauren Wert; Amanda Whitcroft2022-09-2453 min
To the Point with PortlandFintech’s march to ubiquity‘Fintech’ is transcending mere ‘financial technology’ and becoming a core part of a wide array of everyday services. With this in mind, Portland partner Luke Baker sits down with Mark Whitcroft, one of the UK’s leading fintech nurturers and early-stage investors, and a founding partner of Illuminate Financial. The pair look at what the future holds for fintech, how the sector will cope in an economic downturn, why money raised does not always equal start-up success, and the looming presence of blockchain technology.
2021-11-2945 min
Peer EffectMark Whitcroft - Making Better DecisionsToday I'm joined by Mark Whitcroft, one of the founding partners of Illuminate Financial, a VC that specialises in FinTech and Enterprise Software. He started the business 7 years ago and is now on the second fund with a value of about $100 million.We speak about what drives better decision making while roaming around team, data and sales cycles!Key Learnings:Decision making is a skill that can be focused on and improvedIn early stages you don't have enough data so quality of decision making is driven by founding team and their hires. As business...2021-07-2922 min
Digital Brand BuildingHow to Pitch Influencers and the MediaAmanda Whitcroft and I discuss the best approaches to getting influencers and the media to talk about your brand. BIO Amanda Whitcroft is the founder and owner of Panda PR & Marketing, representing clients across the sustainability, healthcare, technology, and lifestyle spaces. Although she established Panda in 2018 with a focus on hospitality, Whitcroft had to pivot due to the devastating effects the pandemic had on restaurants, hotels, and hospitality at large. Through creativity, innovation, and persistence, Panda PR has become a force in the growing green space, actively branching out into content creation and project management a...2021-06-1530 min![Mark Explains [the universe]](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/2755565/Podcast_LOGO2.jpg){kind=logo}
Mark Explains [the universe]Episode 14 - Water: The Hidden Crisis - With Kyle Whitcroft & Jay HockingOn today's show, we have Kyle Whitcroft, who is the Special Events Manager at Water Mission in South Carolina. They are doing a fundraiser in Charleston, SC on March 30th 2018 called Walk For Water and can be found here. Their website is https://watermission.org/ and you can reach Kyle at kwhitcroft@watermission.org for more information.
We also have Jay Hocking who is the national director of Water for Good out of Warsaw IN. You can find out more information about Water for Good at their website https://waterforgood.org/ or you can reach out to jay at j...2019-03-231h 03