Leading entrepreneurship podcast following the most inspirational young entrepreneurs and how they started their journeys, along with how they overcame challenges and rejections to get to where they are now.
The show is hosted by Sina Sadrzadeh, co-founder of Wing, Great British Entrepreneur Awards: Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 Finalist and the TargetJobs One to Watch Undergraduate of the Year 2019.
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Leading entrepreneurship podcast following the most inspirational young entrepreneurs and how they started their journeys, along with how they overcame challenges and rejections to get to where they are now.
The show is hosted by Sina Sadrzadeh, co-founder of Wing, Great British Entrepreneur Awards: Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 Finalist and the TargetJobs One to Watch Undergraduate of the Year 2019.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
🚀 How to Build Company Culture That Actually Works | Natalie Pearce on Culture Design for Startups
Want to build a high-performing team - but don’t know where to start with company culture? In this episode of The Millennial Entrepreneur, Sina speaks with Natalie Pearce, a culture design expert and founder of The Future Kind, to unpack what culture really means - and how early-stage startups can build it with intention from day one.
Natalie breaks down why culture isn’t all about perks or a fancy office - it’s “the way we do things around here.” From avoiding cultural debt to improving team communication, meeting habits, and values-based leadership, this episode is packed with practical frameworks and sharp insights for founders who want to grow without losing their people - or their purpose.
🔹 Who is this video for?
✅ Startup founders & entrepreneurs building early-stage teams
✅ People & culture leads looking to make work more human
✅ Leaders managing remote, hybrid, or asynchronous teams
What you’ll learn:
📌 Why company culture starts before you hire
📌 The hidden cost of “cultural debt” in fast-scaling startups
📌 Communication rituals that actually work (and which meetings to ditch)
📌 Key culture pillars: psychological safety, inclusion, accountability & more
📌 How to design benefits that reflect your values - not just trends
📌 Why great culture is a competitive advantage - not a “nice to have”
👉 Stick around to the end for practical tips you can apply right now - whether you're building your team or trying to fix what's not working.
#StartupCulture #CompanyCulture #TheMillennialEntrepreneur #RemoteWork #CultureDesign #LeadershipTips
00:00 Introduction
03:17 Culture: Brand and Team Alignment
09:38 Early-Stage Startup Retention Challenges
13:45 Inclusion, Empowerment, Growth Mindset
15:42 Growth and Communication in Startups
20:08 Effective Team Gatherings Boost Collaboration
24:51 Meeting Overload!
30:35 "Culture as a Competitive Advantage"
32:55 Authenticity in Workplace Flexibility
36:08 Creative Approaches to Vacation Policies
🎙 Connect with Natalie: https://www.thefuturekind.co
📸 Instagram: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPod
📬 Subscribe to the Blog: https://sinablog.medium.com/
💼 My Business (Wing): https://www.wingcard.io/
🎧 Podcast Equipment I Use: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2Fm"