Today on the podcast we are joined by Floyd Steadman OBE. Floyd Steadman’s journey began in North-West London as a 10-year-old runaway, surviving alone after escaping an abusive home. Rejected by his own father and placed into care, Floyd's early life was marked by hardship, racism, and resilience. After discovering rugby, Floyd became the first Black captain of Saracens rugby club, rising through a sport where no one looked like him. Later, he became a respected headteacher (including of Tom...
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Today on the podcast we are joined by Floyd Steadman OBE. Floyd Steadman’s journey began in North-West London as a 10-year-old runaway, surviving alone after escaping an abusive home. Rejected by his own father and placed into care, Floyd's early life was marked by hardship, racism, and resilience. After discovering rugby, Floyd became the first Black captain of Saracens rugby club, rising through a sport where no one looked like him. Later, he became a respected headteacher (including of Tom...
LIVE TALK: Square co-founder: Jim McKelvey, Live Talk on Moving The Needle of Drug Discovery
Giant Ideas
21 minutes
10 months ago
LIVE TALK: Square co-founder: Jim McKelvey, Live Talk on Moving The Needle of Drug Discovery
This talk was recorded live at our Giant Ideas event at the Tate Modern earlier this year.Jim McKelvey, best known for co-founding multi-billion dollar company Square, joined the stage at Giant Ideas to talk about moving the needle of drug discovery.McKelvey co-founded Square with Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey in 2009, and it became a revolutionary payment processing company, allowing small businesses to accept credit card payments via a simple mobile device. The company is now worth a multi...
Giant Ideas
Today on the podcast we are joined by Floyd Steadman OBE. Floyd Steadman’s journey began in North-West London as a 10-year-old runaway, surviving alone after escaping an abusive home. Rejected by his own father and placed into care, Floyd's early life was marked by hardship, racism, and resilience. After discovering rugby, Floyd became the first Black captain of Saracens rugby club, rising through a sport where no one looked like him. Later, he became a respected headteacher (including of Tom...
