#33: In this episode of Founders House, Bernie Rivard explains how to kickstart your career as a young lawyer, dealing with imposter syndrome, commercial law, the effects of social media, online work, comparing ourselves to others and his experience at a number of internship positions within law.
Bernie graduated from Kings College London and will be joining Travers Smith next year.
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FoundrsHouse was created by Milan Ehrhardt, a final year student at the University of Westminster in London, UK. Milan is currently working as a real estate agent at Sotheby's International Realty.
#32: Watch the full, unedited video interview here: https://youtu.be/bQGRm07Lhwk... After a long hiatus, our latest episode is out! Kenan Saleh is the founder of Halo Cars. He started Halo during his senior year at Penn. He launched in New York City, scaled up sales and sold it to Lyft after only 9 months.
In this episode of Foundrs House, Kenan explains how the idea for Halo came about, how Facebook uses your data to track you around the web, mistakes to avoid during the due diligence process, how he scaled it and eventually became the Head of Product for Lyft.
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FoundrsHouse was created by Milan Ehrhardt, a second year university student at the University of Westminster in London, UK. Milan is currently working as a real estate agent at Sotheby's International Realty.
#31: Bee Adamic founded Liberty Music PR whilst 3 months pregnant. Today, it's one of the UK's most successful agencies.
Learn how to get your first job in the industry, network, best practices for artists and what big brands look for when working with artists.
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FoundrsHouse was created by Milan Ehrhardt, a second year university student at the University of Westminster in London, UK. Milan is currently working as a real estate agent at Sotheby's International Realty.
#30. Christian Gabriel didn't know what he wanted to do after school. So he raised £10m in funding for his startup, Capdesk.
Listen and learn how to raise funding, value your company accurately, avoid the pitfalls of so many entrepreneurs, dealing with investors and why people are the key to your success in business.
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Check out Capdesk here: https://www.capdesk.com
FoundrsHouse was created by Milan Ehrhardt, a second year university student at the University of Westminster in London. Milan is currently working as a real estate agent with Sotheby's International Realty.
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Joel chose not to pursue investment banking. Instead, he decided to launch his own company. Since then, he's founded ReShape, DeFi and CrowdPad. Listen to learn how to raise funding for your big idea, why non-profits teach you to think beyond financial gain and why starting a company doesn't mean you'll make any money.
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FoundrsHouse was created by Milan Ehrhardt, a second year university student at the University of Westminster in London. Milan is currently working as a real estate agent with Sotheby's International Realty.
#28: UCL graduate, lecturer and the CEO & Founder of UniRise, Oliver Rutherford talks about the future of education and if university should be free, building a modern virtual learning environment, working as a global university advisor and advice for aspiring founders.
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Check out UniRise here: https://www.unirise.co.uk
FoundrsHouse was created by Milan Ehrhardt, a second year university student at the University of Westminster in London. Milan is currently working as a real estate agent with Sotheby's International Realty.
#27: From South Africa to the Hamptons, Garin Toren is the founder and CEO of ping. He talked about why you should move to the US, his journey with Striata, the early days of the internet, the future of voice messaging and advice for entrepreneurs.
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Garin Toren is a highly-accomplished global entrepreneur and technology professional within enterprise IT and VOIP software world. Between 2004 and 2014, Garin built out the U.S. division of the global Information Technology and Services company, Striata Inc. As Chief Operations Officer and Executive Vice President, Garin Toren opened the U.S. market and led a period of rapid growth that took the regional subsidiary from nothing to a multi-million-dollar operation doing business across the United States, Canada, Central, and South America.
FoundrsHouse was created by Milan Ehrhardt, a second year university student at the University of Westminster in London. Milan is currently working as a real estate agent with Sotheby's International Realty.
#26: In my chat with Sabrina Pervez, a graduate of Durham university and an associate at a top London law firm, we talked about how to build up your work experience at university, setting obtainable goals, finding internships and how she got her start in law. A must listen for any student or budding lawyer.
Sabrina Pervez regularly debunks myths and stereotypes surrounding careers in law and offers an insight into what it's like to work as a solicitor. After completing a vacation scheme at a top London firm, Sabrina Pervez was offer a full time position.
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Sabrina also recently launched her own podcast, All Rise? Ethnic Minorities in Law, which you can listen to here: https://spoti.fi/35tHnNb
FoundrsHouse was created by Milan Ehrhardt, a second year university student at the University of Westminster in London. Milan is currently working as a real estate agent with Sotheby's International Realty. Thanks to Sabrina Pervez for joining me!
#25: In part two of my chat with Farzana Baduel, the founder and CEO of London based Curzon PR, we talk about the challenges of founding her company during the recession, her experience working with Oxford University, advice for students looking to break into the PR industry and expert tips for startups.
Farzana regularly lectures around the world on PR, entrepreneurship and women's leadership and, as a thought-leader, has contributed on the BBC, Forbes, the Financial Times and Sky News.
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FoundrsHouse was created by Milan Ehrhardt, a second year university student at the University of Westminster in London, UK. Milan is currently working as a real estate agent at Sotheby's International Realty.
#24: Farzana Baduel, the founder and CEO of London based Curzon PR, talks about founding her agency in the midst of a recession, mastering your thought leadership abilities, how the industry has changed over her career and the importance of strategically aligned content creation.
Farzana regularly lectures around the world on PR, entrepreneurship and women's leadership and, as a thought-leader, has contributed on the BBC, Forbes, the Financial Times and Sky News.
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FoundrsHouse was created by Milan Ehrhardt, a second year university student at the University of Westminster in London, UK. Milan is currently working as a real estate agent at Sotheby's International Realty.
#23: Rentre co-foundrs Selin and Frederick talk about the future of sustainable fashion, why big brands are lying to you, launching their company with £2000, growing a social media following to over 5000 in a few months and advice for bootstrapping your own business.
Their company is a fashion platform that sells and rents second hand vintage clothing. Their mission is to empower people in their process of fighting for a more eco-friendly planet while being creative and expressive through their personal styles.
*This episode contains swearing
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FoundrsHouse was created by Milan Ehrhardt, a second year university student at the University of Westminster in London, UK. Milan is currently working as a real estate agent at Sotheby's International Realty.
#22: Petroleum Engineering student and foundr of the Neon Boundaries podcast, Paloma Peter-Dzoho talks about: what's next for green energy, how COVID has reduced carbon emissions, interning at One Terminals Limited, working with Tech Pod and founding her new podcast.
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FoundrsHouse was created by Milan Ehrhardt, a second year university student at the University of Westminster in London, UK. Milan is currently working as a real estate agent at Sotheby's International Realty.
#21: Previously a co-foundr of Almost Founders, Michelangelo Valtancoli talks about interning at PayPal, working with Entrepreneurs First (backed by LinkedIn foundr, Reid Hoffman), how to build a community of future founders and advice for students looking to create their first startup.
CONNECT with host Milan Ehrhardt on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/milan.ehrhardt/
FoundrsHouse was created by Milan Ehrhardt, a second year university student at the University of Westminster in London, UK. Milan is currently working as a real estate agent at Sotheby's International Realty.
#20: Almost Founders co-foundr Kourosh Ghaffari talks about launching a podcast, why university's need to be modernised, the importance of conducting research and how to solve problems that people care about.
Kourosh's product Waves is a small personalised group chat that matches you with 10 startup geeks with the same mission and goals as you. Check them out here: https://almostfounders.com/waves/
*This episode contains swearing
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FoundrsHouse was created by Milan Ehrhardt, a second year university student at the University of Westminster in London, UK. Milan is currently working as a real estate agent at Sotheby's International Realty.
#19: The tech world is tough... Angel investor, public speaker and founder, Chukwudi Kanu teaches us how to navigate its waters and break in.
The Humblebrag co-foundr talks about personal branding, optimising your LinkedIn profile, why Austin TX is the new Silicon Valley, networking, landing an internship at EY and much more.
Chukwudi is also the co-foundr of Kanu Career Services and has also been involved with Ikeora Ventures, LitLingo Technologies, Fundr, Cleo Capital, Guerrilla Capital and many more tech companies.
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FoundrsHouse was created by Milan Ehrhardt, a second year university student at the University of Westminster in London, UK. Milan is currently working as a real estate agent at Sotheby's International Realty.
#18: News outlets rarely show you what their journalists believe... Civil makes the news digestible and bias apparent.
Civil Media foundr Max Tendero talks about why he founded Civil, how he built and scaled up a large team, imposter syndrome, learning curves, conducting research and not being afraid to start.
CONNECT with host Milan Ehrhardt on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/milan.ehrhardt/
FoundrsHouse was created by Milan Ehrhardt, a second year university student at the University of Westminster in London, UK. Milan is currently working as a real estate agent at Sotheby's International Realty.
#17: Tech Pod foundr Joseph Choi teaches us how to scale your idea, build a newsletter of over 12,000 subscribers, conduct user research and how to crush your LinkedIn game in 2021 by 'learning in public.'
Tech Pod empowers young professionals to to break into the business side of tech. They challenge stigmas about what it takes to succeed and break into the tech industry.
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FoundrsHouse was created by Milan Ehrhardt, a second year university student at the University of Westminster in London, UK. Milan is currently working as a real estate agent at Sotheby's International Realty.
#16: The founder of TechPod is upon us... Joseph Choi provides us with invaluable advice on starting a company, solving problems and interning at Salesforce in this two part episode.
What We Talked About: how he launched TechPod, how to break into tech on the business side, what it's like interning at Salesforce, the future of 'work from home', the challenges of scaling an e-commerce store, drawing inspiration from Phil Knight (Nike), creating products that solve problems,
Tech Pod empowers young professionals to to break into the business side of tech. They challenge stigmas about what it takes to succeed and break into the tech industry.
CONNECT with host Milan Ehrhardt on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/milan.ehrhardt/
FoundrsHouse was created by Milan Ehrhardt, a second year university student at the University of Westminster in London, UK. Milan is currently working as a real estate agent at Sotheby's International Realty.
#15: Ever wanted to launch a start-up? Raise funding and take the fantasy sports industry by storm? OwnersBox co-founder Sandy Plashkes explains how...
What We Talked About: how to raise funding for your idea, future of the fantasy sports industry, securing sponsorship, advice for students who want to launch their own company, why social media content is essential to your startup and what it's like building up a team of over twenty members.
OwnersBox is an innovative sports-tech company that is looking to disrupt the way consumers play FantasySports. Their aim is to bring sports fans closer to the leagues they love while simultaneously shaping a rapidly scaling industry.
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FoundrsHouse was created by Milan Ehrhardt, a second year university student at the University of Westminster in London, UK. Milan is currently working as a real estate agent at Sotheby's International Realty.
#14: Ever wondered how to break into the music business? Well, Matt Ladis did just that through a cold-call.
What we talk about: How Matt got involved with managing Lithic, the challenges of managing a band, why figuring out your why is vital to your success & a cheesy quick-fire round.
Matt was an intern at Raymond James, president of Music Matters, an accounts executive at Monarch Wealth Management and a talent manager at Lithic and Katia Temkin.
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FoundrsHouse was created by Milan Ehrhardt, a second year university student at the University of Westminster in London, UK. Milan is currently working as a real estate agent at Sotheby's International Realty.