In this podcast series, Talullah brings extraordinary people from all different backgrounds to her table to highlight their incredible stories. Her aim is to bring you a range of examples of success, provide endless inspiration, and create a catalog of role models that you can resonate with to help you expand what you believe is possible for your self. All this while spotlighting amazing people and their missions in the process.
Talullah wants to give you access to these people so that you can come away from each episode feeling empowered having learnt from their unique experiences.
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In this podcast series, Talullah brings extraordinary people from all different backgrounds to her table to highlight their incredible stories. Her aim is to bring you a range of examples of success, provide endless inspiration, and create a catalog of role models that you can resonate with to help you expand what you believe is possible for your self. All this while spotlighting amazing people and their missions in the process.
Talullah wants to give you access to these people so that you can come away from each episode feeling empowered having learnt from their unique experiences.
Beyond the Herd Mentality with Foundervine Co-Founder Cecil Adjalo
Seat At My Table Podcast
1 hour 17 minutes
7 months ago
Beyond the Herd Mentality with Foundervine Co-Founder Cecil Adjalo
Imagine a world where there are no barriers to innovation, everyone has the ability to bring their ideas to life, and the world in which we live looks completely different as a result.
Today’s guest, Cecil Adjalo, is working towards this vision as the Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Foundervine which was recently recognised as one of Europe’s leading start up hubs.
Cecil is on a mission. His wisdom as a founder as well as a leader who is shaping the start-up ecosystem is boundless. His passion, determination and discipline, has always inspired me and so I had to bring him on and share it with you. Giving you a peak behind the curtain of what it is like to be the COO of a growing startup from someone who was listed by the Financial Times as one of the top 100 most influential BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) Leaders in the UK Tech sector.
In this conversation we cover:
Work-life integration vs work-life balance
Strict parents instilling discipline and rejecting average
How Cecil founded Foundervine while starting up a tech company
Importance of having thick skin and not being afraid to look stupid
Sky to ground thinking and the role of a COO
Importance of mentorship and advisory
Balancing delusion and humility as a founder
Leadership mentality in the face of challenges
Managing family life as a COO and founder
The DEI landscape
Confronting racism with curiosity
Find Cecil here - linkedin.com/in/adjalo
Learn more about Foundervine - https://www.foundervine.com/#
The book recommendation - Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss
Seat At My Table Podcast
In this podcast series, Talullah brings extraordinary people from all different backgrounds to her table to highlight their incredible stories. Her aim is to bring you a range of examples of success, provide endless inspiration, and create a catalog of role models that you can resonate with to help you expand what you believe is possible for your self. All this while spotlighting amazing people and their missions in the process.
Talullah wants to give you access to these people so that you can come away from each episode feeling empowered having learnt from their unique experiences.
