Leading Between The Lines is back with a brand new series! And to kick things off we’re chatting to Ben Francis, the People Operations and Infrastructure Lead at one of the UK’s best rated startups, Infogrid. The company was founded in 2018 and they now have approximately 200 employees. Infogrid provides end-to-end connected sensor solutions designed to make buildings smarter.

Ben’s team deals with the systems and processes of the people experience, which is vital as their team is growing super-fast adding around 20% more people each month. Ben tells us that the company is investing a huge 20% of its financial resources in the people function to help the company continue to grow effectively. And despite some people being stretched, the needs of the team are being met. What’s more, each member of the team has equity in the business to help it scale and the CEO wants everyone to feel they have a true sense of ownership.

Ben’s driven by leaving the world in a better place than the way he found it, and he states the importance of learning, saying that he believes people should “get better at learning”. He also stresses the importance of being driven by more than just money, saying that the senior team at Infogrid could be on the beach in the Bahamas already. So why aren’t they?

Listen to today’s episode to find out.