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In this episode, Founding Partner & Executive Chairman at H/Advisors - Cicero, Iain Anderson shares his journey into the world of politics and business.
Inspired to become involved in politics by the 1976 film 'All the President's Men' Iain joined the Conservative party as a young man but rather than looking to Parliament he founded his agency, Cicero and became a renowned political commentator on national and international media including many appearances on Question Time.
We talk about his experiences founding and leading Cicero, a strategic communications agency that advises on strategy, political risk, and public policy, and how he grew the business organically and strategically through M&A.
Iain recounts the challenges the agency faced during the 2008 financial crisis and how investment decisions and branching into new sectors like health, infrastructure, and technology helped the company come back around and grow, which eventually led to its acquisition by Havas.
Iain emphasises the importance of political change, economic confidence, and adaptability. He has an infectious enthusiasm for the evolving nature of global politics and we discuss why he has recently stepped across the aisle and is working with Sir Keirr Starmer to promote business as part of the Labour Party.
In this episode we also discuss:
Weathering the global financial crisis Agency M&A and becoming ready to acquire Selling Cicero to Havas and the global opportunities it presented The fear of being on Question TimeWhat it's like to see your friends get to the top of the political treeTimestamps:
01:28 - 04:24: How the 1976 film 'All the President's Men' film inspired Iain to pursue a career in politics and communications06:08: Taking on investment at the beginning of his journey with Cicero 12:57: Acquisition of Westbourne and key learnings17:47: Selling Cicero to Havas30:55: Joining the Conservative party at 16 and going to his first conference in 1984 39:06: Leaving the Conservatives and joining Labour
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Polish national Piotr Majchrzak is the Co-CEO of Boldare. With over 17 years of experience he has weathered the IT industry's seismic shifts, founded and grown companies from ideas to international successes, and pioneered innovative management philosophies.
From establishing XSolve, custom software, to co-founding Chilid, where design met development, and culminating in the birth of Boldare, Piotr's journey is a testament to agility, innovation, and sheer determination.
He has utilised the Holacracy philosophy in his business from its early days. Piotr helps peel back the layers of this underused business philosophy, discusses why he adopted it and the reason it’s been so powerful for his organisations.
Boldare is one of the most exciting tech stories to come of Europe in recent times and Piotr has never left his home town in Poland where he runs the whole company.
We discuss:
The unfair advantage the young have when becoming an EntrepreneurWhat is Holocracy and why it’s the only solution for BoldareHow Boldare achieved its 100% international client base
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Barrie Brien is the Group CEO of STRAT7 with a wealth of experience leading and inspiring. This episode covers Barrie Brien's experiences as CEO of Unlimited and then co-founder and Group CEO of STRAT7. He discusses his journey at Unlimited, becoming a CEO for the first time, his plan to re-brand and restructure the business to allow the critical de-listing from the London Stock Exchange and into Private Equity ownership. Two years later he successfully co-founded STRAT7 by raising capital and bringing together like-minded businesses to build a contemporary strategy, consulting and data practice. Four years and four acquisitions later the business is going from strength to strength.
We discuss:
Why he re-branded a PLCDe-listing of Unlimited from the London Stock Exchange - the truths and challengesBuilding a new private equity group from scratch Internal transformation and the importance of global operating platformsThe acquisition process and strategic fit
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Gina Lednyak is the Founder & CEO of L&A Social, Australia’s leading Social Media Agency. Under Gina’s leadership they have carved out a reputation for its expertises in helping brands businesses and brands successfully navigate the complex media landscape. Steering brands from the likes of Woolworths and Ferrari to remarkable success through social media.
Named in B&T’s 30 under 30 Gina is passionate about female advocacy, ocean conservation, and creating impactful company culture.
We discuss:
The life cycle of a business and hitting The Ceiling of Complexity.How to Develop a culture of purposeBuilding a business that is easy to acquire
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Daniel Ackermann started his entrepreneurial journey at the young age of 22, co-founding several tech companies. He currently employs over 300 talented individuals as CEO of Degordian.
A serial tech founder he was named in Forbes 30 Under 30 list, and the companies he has led have gained prestigious recognition, including multiple 'Best Employer' awards and Deloitte's CEE Fast 50.
Degordian is a digital agency that goes beyond the boundaries, focusing on performance and growth marketing, brand communication, digital production, and employer branding. Not to mention his other successful ventures such as Mediatoolkit, one of the first SaaS products in Croatia, and Bornfight, an award-winning software development company.
We discuss:
How to successfully incubate products inside an agencyWhy agencies shouldn’t raise capitalAdapting your business to succeed in the USCreation of a company with the goal of a happy and engaged top team
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Cindy Gallop is a world-renowned brand and business innovator who prides herself on blowing things up, in the best way possible!
She's been described as the 'Michael Bay of Business,' known for shaking up conventional models and ushering in transformative change across various sectors. Cindy's philosophy is that out of adversity comes opportunity, a belief that has guided her work and led to breakthrough innovations.
She's also a stalwart advocate for diversity, working tirelessly with companies committed to leading the diversity agenda in their sectors. Her efforts in driving real change in this area have been revolutionary.
In 2009, Cindy launched, MakeLoveNotPorn, at a TED talk, marking a significant inflection point in her career. MakeLoveNotPorn, a pro-sex, pro-porn, and pro-knowing the difference initiative, is the world's first user-generated, human-curated social sex video-sharing platform.
We discuss:
Make Love Not Porn and its mission to promote open conversation about sexEncouragement for women to identify gaps in their industries and start their own businessesThe importance and severity of sexual harassment in the industry as a barrier to gender equality
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Part 2
Sir Martin Sorrell known for his strategic acumen and adaptability, disrupted the traditional advertising model by embracing technology and integrating creative content with data analytics. He foresaw the importance of digital advertising and invested heavily in digital capabilities, positioning WPP as a leader in the digital marketing landscape.
In 2018 founded S4 Capital, a disruptive advertising and marketing services company. S4 Capital combines the power of creative thinking, data-driven insights, and technological innovation to help businesses navigate the challenges of the digital age and achieve growth in an ever-evolving market.
Sir Martin Sorrell's contributions to the advertising industry have earned him widespread recognition and accolades. In 2000, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to the advertising industry.
In part two we discuss
00:00 IP2: What motivated Sir Martin to found S4 Capital after WPP
00:00 IP3: Building a culture of innovation and adaptability
00:00 Outro: What is exciting Sir Martin about the next 12 months
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Sir Martin Sorrell is a prominent figure in the advertising and marketing industry, renowned for his strategic vision, entrepreneurial spirit, and transformative leadership.
Sorrell began his career in the advertising industry at Saatchi & Saatchi, among arguably a generation of talent he became known as the third Saatchi brother. In 1985, he founded WPP initially as a below-the-line agency but then changed direction with a sequence of the largest-ever deals in the industry.
WPP grew exponentially to become the world's largest advertising and communications services company. For over 30 years, Sorrell led WPP, navigating the company through the emerging technologies of the digital revolution.
In 2018 Sorrell left WPP and founded S4 Capital, a digital and data-first disruptive advertising and marketing services company. With a career spanning over five decades, Sir Martin shares the wealth of his experience over our two-part podcast.
In Pt.1 We discuss:
01:20 Intro: The most interesting formative experiences in his business life
IP1: The evolution of the advertising and media industry
IP2: Sir Martin’s process for identifying opportunities for investment and acquisition
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Daniel Gilbert, CEO of Brainlabs, a data-led marketing agency that has taken the industry by storm since its founding in 2012. Dan founded Brainlabs with a vision to help businesses build experimentation-led marketing operations, and since then, the company has grown exponentially. It's now a global player in the media market, with a team of over 240 people and a top ranking on Deloitte's Tech Track Fast 50.
A pioneering figure in introducing mathematicians and engineers into the world of marketing Dan was named #1 in PPC Hero’s Most Influential PPC Experts in the World list (2018), one of the most influential people in digital by Econsultancy (2018), and was a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (London, 2018).
We discuss:
1:20 Intro: Steady, continuous progress vs ‘hockey stick’ success
3:07 IP1: Daniel’s experience working with Google right after university and the early stages of Brainlabs
12:34 IP2: Creating a cohesive company culture to sustain growth - The Brainlabs Handbook
21:05 IP3: What made Daniel take the leap towards Private Equity investment
27:12 IP4: The huge advantages of a financial buyer
38:23 Outro What is exciting Dan about the next 12 months
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Somayeh Aghnia is a serial entrepreneur and technology founder who co-founded This episode of Inflection Points Joe speaks with Somayeh Aghnia, highly accomplished entrepreneur, technology founder and Geeks' Co-founder and CEO.
Somayeh co-founded Geeks in 2008, a company that helps senior leaders design, engineer, and adopt appropriate software technology to accelerate their businesses. Additionally, Somayeh created WordUp, an AI language app that has been downloaded over 5 million times and founded a technology university.
With multiple awards under her belt, including the Queen's Award for Enterprise in Innovation, the UK Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award, and the Gold Stevie Award for the most Innovative Company of The Year in Europe, Somayeh's experience and knowledge are invaluable to anyone looking to succeed in the technology industry.
We discuss:
1:17 Intro Introduction and choosing tech as a career
3:50 IP1 Immigrating to the UK from Iran
6:35 IP2 Being a changemaker at the core and founding Geeks
16:59 IP3 Flat management structure hindering growth
24:54 IP4 Using her superpower of Female empowerment
32:36 The difficulty of English as a language being the driver for app Wordup
42:11 Outro What is exciting Somayeh about eh next 12 months
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Lee Hackett is the Group CEO at Bluprintx. Bluprintx using technology such as Adobe and Salesforce to design and deliver growth in global organisations, connecting the dots between people, workflow, technology, and data.
Under Lee's leadership, Blueprintx has experienced tremendous growth and now spans US, Europe and Asia. Built through both organically and by acquisition.
BluprintX is Lee’s second entrepreneurial venture, the first he scaled and sold to a UK PLC. Prior to his corporate career, Lee was a professional footballer with Wigan Athletic.
We discuss:
1:11 Intro:
3:04 IP1: Transition from the football pitch to the corporate ladder
10:39 IP2: The two-step journey to owning his own business
17:38 IP3: Evolution of BluPrintx and effectively scaling for global growth
27:32: The power of growth and technology
35:17 Outro What is exciting Lee about the future
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Welcome to this episode of our podcast where Joe sits down with Dimi Albers, the Global CEO at Dept, a technology and marketing services company that creates end-to-end digital experiences for some of the world's most recognizable brands.
Dimi has overseen the company's rapid expansion to a truly global organisation of 4,000 employees through both organic and phenomenal in-organic growth. He was part of Tam Tam, the original agency that became Dept, running the business for 11 years holding many roles in the agency.
We discuss:
00:58 Intro– How and why Dimi joined Tam Tam (now Dept)
03:40 IP1 – Taking investment from Waterland
09:51 – IP2 Working out how to build and maintain culture (and growth) in spite of M&A
17:30 – IP3 The decision of single brand vs Holding company – why there is a clear winner.
26:18 – IP4 What changed when Dimi became CEO
34:30– Outro What Dimi is looking forward to in the next 12 months
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In this episode of Inflection Points, Joe talks with guest Bruno Guicardi, President and co-founder of CI&T.
Bruno co-founded CI&T with two partners in Brazil and has grown the business into a global organization with over 7,000 employees working with some of the world's largest companies, like Coca-Cola, AB InBev and Johnson & Johnson. It was listed on the NYSE in 2021.
As the President of CI&T, Bruno has been instrumental in driving the company's growth and expansion. He has led the company's adoption of agile and LEAN methodologies and efforts to embrace emerging technologies like AI and Machine Learning.
We discuss:
01:22 Intro: The Genesis of CI&T
07:02 IP1: International ambitions and taking investment
14:35 IP2: Internal systems and process – embedding LEAN methodology
26:44 IP3: Growth units – how to organise a company of 7,000 people
32:00 IP4: Listing a business and the party afterwards
42:15 Outro: What excites Bruno about the next 12 months
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In this episode, Joe Hine has a fascinating conversation with Timothy Armoo, co-founder of Fanbytes, one of the UK’s leading Gen Z social media marketing agencies.
Fanbytes was founded in 2017 and quickly gained traction and recognition for its unique approach to influencer marketing. The company worked with major brands and won numerous awards before selling to Brainlabs in 2021.
Named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for his achievements in Media and Marketing. Timo started his entrepreneurial journey at just 17 when he started his first business and has gone on to start two more since.
We discuss:
1:10 Intro Driving forces of Timothy Armoo
2:45 IP1 Gaining a sense of self and understanding wealth
14:40 IP2 Launching Fanbytes and mentally levelling up
20:57 Insights into the Influencer marketing industry
24:45 IP3 Finding the right buyer when selling
32:58 Outro What is exciting Timo about the next 12 months
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Welcome to our first episode of Inflection Points, hosted by Joe Hine.
In this episode, Joe chats with guest Euan Jarvie. Euan has extensive experience in both public and PE-backed ownership structures as CEO of Dentsu UK and COO at MediaCom US.
Most recently, he was the EMEA president of IRI Worldwide, which uses big data to drive their clients’ growth. He’s an experienced leader in building, transforming and growing progressive media, data, and technology companies across the world.
We discuss:
1:16 Intro: How Euan choose his first career move and how to be entrepreneurial in a corporate environment
5:33 IP1: The dangers of leading a business into new geography: learnings from global growth
13:29 IP2: Uniting a business: building a trusted team, creating a culture and integrating acquisitions
30:04 IP3: Generating growth in a technology business
39:20 Outro: What Euan is excited about in the coming year
