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Hey! I’m Richard Doherty. Im fascinated by how tech companies are shifting the paradigm and in so doing impacting our daily lives. I created the fintech scaling show so you and I can get a glimpse of their world and learn how they are creating our future
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Friday Jan 20, 2023
Friday Jan 20, 2023
There were many headlines in 2022 and Buy- Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) definitely made it to the top of the pile earlier in the year with BNPL provider Klarna’s valuations being slashed by a whopping 85%, which was a reflection of market sentiment surrounding BNPL lenders at the time.
But as we enter a new year, what are the challenges facing BNPL lenders and are there green shoots of optimism that the market will flourish again?
I recently had a conversation with Corrine Lleti, EMEA Sales Director, at Provenir to gain insights into where next for BNPL.
Want to dig deeper?
And explore the insights shared by Corrine?
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Fintech —just like any other sector — is undergoing changes and facing its own unique challenges.
But, Fintech has been visibly evolving in front of our eyes ever since banks went online.
With an increasingly cashless society, apps and platforms have been created to help us better understand and manage our finances, while new banks have been created that offer us a slicker experience.
But where next ? How will fintech evolve in 2023? and will an impending recession dampen investment appetite?
I had the honour of sitting down with Gaston Aussems, CEO of Tpay, to discuss the evolution on fintech and find out what phase we're heading into.
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Monday Oct 03, 2022
It’s been a tough couple of years for us all
Just as we thought we were through the worst of the pandemic; we were hit with soaring energy costs and rising inflation.
And we’re now heading towards a full-on cost of living crisis. If we’re not there already.
Fintechs have been hit particularly hard
But, how did we get there? How are fintech leaders dealing with the situation and what can be done to ease the pressure?
In this episode, Richard and Chris Kenning, Group CEO of Stubborn Edge, take a look into the current economic challenges and provide insights & perspectives on how to navigate volatile markets.
Episode Highlights:
1) How to navigate the systematic shift in macro trends
2) Why having a view and not a fixation on macro economic trends will help you forward plan
3) Why more M&A activity in the market is likely
Episode Resources
Hidden Profit Zones: Download for free at https://www.scaleupconsulting.co.uk/sign-up/
Scaleup Diagnostic: https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/#single/0
Guest Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-kenning-2b38811a/
Guest Website: https://www.stubbenedge.com/
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Starting and then scaling your fintech requires significant research, planning, funding (sometimes) and organization. And as a leader, you need many resources to help guide and support your journey.
Having these resources at hand will allow you to navigate through obstacles that others might not be able to.
And give you the boost to create a brand that genuinely stands for something, build a trusted network, and have your voice heard.
In this episode of the fintech scaling show, our host, Richard Doherty talks to Marie Walker, Co-Founder Open Future World dive into how leverage can play part in your success.
Episode Highlights:
1) How community and network differ
2) What you should consider when build your brand
3) How to leverage resources to boost your growth
Episode Resources
Hidden Profit Zones: Download for free at https://www.scaleupconsulting.co.uk/sign-up/
Scaleup Diagnostic: https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/#single/0
Guest Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariewalker1/
Guest Website: https://openfuture.world/
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Monday Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Guest: Dennis Davitt, CEO Chief Executive Officer at Millbank Dartmoor Portsmouth.
Millbank Dartmoor Portsmouth is a premier provider of efficient, liquid derivative strategies.
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Managing your business to thrive in a changing political climate
Shifting political developments are reshaping the global operating environment for companies across sectors and geographies.
This volatility looks to persist in 2022 and beyond, posing both challenges and opportunities for fintechs looking to grow.
Richard and Dennis talk about how winning in today’s business environment takes more than just knowing business. You must estimate the future with some clarity, not just the business landscape but political as well.
They discuss how, for companies to thrive, executives must approach geopolitical and other political risks in a strategic and proactive manner. Don’t miss this one!
Top 3 Insight Bombs:
1) How to stop being reactive and start being proactive with business decisions
2) Strategies to develop this the upcoming year to assure your survival
3) Understanding how political decisions will impact your business now and in the future
Episode Resources
Hidden Profit Zones: Download for free at https://www.scaleupconsulting.co.uk/sign-up/
Scaleup Diagnostic: https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/#single/0
Guest Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-davitt-b324b/
Guest Website: https://www.mdpvol.com/
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Monday Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Guest: Patrick de Nonneville, the CEO of October.
OCTOBER creates an efficient, transparent, and customer-friendly alternative to the traditional banking system and offers creditworthy SMEs faster and simpler access to financing.
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Managing your startup for long-term success
Richard and Patrick discuss how today’s startups need to set themselves up for infinite scalability from the very start.
Startups can’t just look at how to serve the first 10 customers, but how to serve 10 million customers with the same amount of resources.
While the promise of hockey stick growth for tech startups sounds enticing (build and they will come?) Startups will inevitably run into a snag. How do you maintain that scalability?
More often than not, the need to scale leads companies to focus on a key zone, international expansion. They look across borders to find growth.
However, cross-border activities come with their own challenges & opportunities. Don’t miss this show to learn how to spot both and what to do with each of them.
Top 3 Insight Bombs:
1) Why scaleups must see far into the future before starting
2) The biggest challenges companies encounter when expanding across boarders
3) Understanding how to maintain scalability
Episode Resources
Hidden Profit Zones: Download for free at https://www.scaleupconsulting.co.uk/sign-up/
Scaleup Diagnostic: https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/#single/0
Guest Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-de-nonneville-b55584
Guest Website: https://october/eu
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Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
FINBOURNE Technology builds tools like LUSID that power investment data processes for everyone across the investment industry from hedge funds to global investment institutions. Their mission is to reduce the cost of investing and increase transparency for everyone.
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Managing your business to accommodate the remote workforces
Technology has transformed the way we work, and the way companies manage production and employees.
Automation is replacing human tasks at an ever increasing rate which is changing the skills necessary to scale an organization. New personnel need new skill sets.
According to studies more than 25% of all professional jobs will be remote in 2022 and that figure will continue to increase.
Richard and Thomas discuss how management structures and styles must change for companies to grow into the future.
This isn’t a time to sit back and wait for events to unfold. Fintech executives must be proactive to keep their companies producing at a high rate.
Top 3 Insight Bombs:
1) How to prepare for the continued increase in remote personnel
2) What not to do in the next two years with employees if you want to scale
3) How to get the most production out personnel who work remote
Episode Resources
Hidden Profit Zones: Download for free at https://www.scaleupconsulting.co.uk/sign-up/
Scaleup Diagnostic: https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/#single/0
Guest Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasmchugh1/
Guest Website: https://www.finbourne.com/
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Monday Aug 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Prime Opportunities Investment Group, LLC is a registered investment advisor offering hedged equity strategies to individual and institutional investors. Prime is an evolution of the investment expertise developed while managing their founder’s family office. Consistent with multi-generational family office background, Prime’s focus is on wealth preservation and long-term sustainable growth.
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Taking Advantage of Here and Now to Scale Your Fintech Business
Is it possible to raise money with an impending recession and while companies are cutting expenses? Yes, many fintech operations are doing it. In fact, it may be a good time to raise money and scale, many are doing it.
Put this together with the next evolution of the web, web 3 and the outlook for fintech companies is quite bright.
Richard and Pouya discuss how it could be a great time to be in the center of this extraordinary “build phase” in the fintech industry if your play your cards right.
Top 3 Insight Bombs:
1) How to look at things from the emerging macroeconomic picture
2) Why disruption should be your goal, rather than consolidation
3) How fintechs and banks are thriving now and into the future
Episode Resources
Hidden Profit Zones: Download for free at https://www.scaleupconsulting.co.uk/sign-up/
Scaleup Diagnostic: https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/#single/0
Guest Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pouya-david-yadegar-14159653/
Guest Website: https://primeopp.com/
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Friday Aug 26, 2022
Friday Aug 26, 2022
Certua connects the Capital Markets and the Digital Economy. Their platform helps digital companies diversify revenues and enhance their propositions with Embedded Finance.
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How to Evolve Your Tech for Business Growth
It’s great to have a growing product, one that you can add features to endlessly. But how to you plan to support it?
As your product evolves it will have more users and more types of users which opens up more potential for company growth; but how do you plan new features to support the growth of your business?
Richard and Luke discuss what parts and aspects of product evolution you should consider in order to achieve a steady and lasting company expansion.
Top 3 Insight Bombs:
1) How to develop a knowledge hub that will help you scale
2) Why consistent communication is important to achieve steady growth
3) How to optimize your tech stack as you scale
Episode Resources
Hidden Profit Zones: Download for free at https://www.scaleupconsulting.co.uk/sign-up/
Scaleup Diagnostic: https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/#single/0
Guest Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukebewley/
Guest Website: https://lukebewley.medium.com/
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Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Yordex helps Integrate payments with ease. From corporates and platforms to government agencies and nonprofits, Yordex helps organisations across numerous industries streamline their payments in weeks.
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How to Scale Your Company Despite Distractions
The average product team spends a huge amount of time juggling loads of different tasks, pressures, and demands.
Urgent user requests and stakeholder questions pour in, meetings line up, the product backlog expands. Product team members and executives find their best-laid plans changed or delayed.
Sound familiar?
These pressures can either destroy you or help you grow. It’s all about managing them correctly. In this episode Richard and Hardeep discuss how.
Top 3 Insight Bombs:
1) How to use the 3 C's to execute your plans and move forward despite distractions
2) Why "product" is more than the tech and how does this apply to success
3) The 5 steps to follow to embed a culture for fast and maximum growth
Episode Resources
E-book: Unlock Hidden Profit Zones: Download for free at https://www.scaleupconsulting.co.uk/sign-up/
Scaleup Diagnostic: https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/#single/0
Guest Profile:www.linkedin.com/in/hardeepnagi
Guest Website: https://yordex.com
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Want to speed up your scaling journey with my help? Get in touch with me here to see how I can help! richard@scaleupconsulting.co or visit our website https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/
Friday Aug 19, 2022
Friday Aug 19, 2022
Guest: Dr. Holger Bartel is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of RealRate. He has founded several fintech companies, driven by the idea of changing markets using new technology.
RealRate is a rating agency using Explainable Artificial Intelligence to create fully automated and explainable company ratings. The RealRate seal is used to build customer trust, strengthen your brand and grow your business.
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Breaking down the thought process of successful leaders
The goal of all leaders should be efficiency, repeatability, and simplicity. But how do these play out in a dynamic, growing business?
Dr. Holger and Richard ask and answer the question why some companies scale exponentially with a seemingly effortless ease, while others find growth painful and hard to achieve.
It comes down to leadership mindset that foresees and overcomes problems long before they emerge.
The show takes a deep dive into successful companies like Amazon, how it started in a basement and grew to one of the most successful companies in the world. What mindset allows the founder to achieve such success? Tune in for the answers.
Top 3 Insight Bombs:
1) Key characteristics founders require to scale their business
2) How to be opportunistic and why it is vital to success
3) How to shift from builder mentality to leader to achieve solid growth
Resources
E-book: Unlock Hidden Profit Zones: Download for free at https://www.scaleupconsulting.co.uk/sign-up/
Scaleup Diagnostic: https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/#single/0
Guest Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-holger-bartel/#experience
Guest Website: https://www.linkedin.com/company/realrate/
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Want to speed up your scaling journey with my help? Get in touch with me here to see how I can help! richard@scaleupconsulting.co or visit our website https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Guest: Sebastiaan van den Ouweelen, Founder SCLR Talent Solutions. Expert in setting up and rolling out global strategies to attract, select, onboard, and retain talent
SCLR Talent Solutions helps businesses grow by equipping them with the right talent and supports them in optimizing their talent operations. They work alongside leaders and talent teams to help them locate, acquire and foster the right talent to further their overall business goals.
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Adventures in scaling and acquiring talent
Sebastiaan and Richard talk about the inherent difficulties associated with trying to scale. The differences between a 100-person company and a larger one. Things become more complex as you scale, the game changes: you don’t know everyone’s name, colleagues are in different locations, etc. Communication becomes more complicated.
Methods of operation that worked as a smaller company no longer work to support a large team. As you grow you must be prepared.
HR must adapt to fit the needs of the organization at each stage of growth. Attracting talent today takes more than advertising for someone to fill a position. To learn how to attract talent, join us in this episode.
Top 3 Insight Bombs:
1) The fastest way to scale a company of any size
2) How caring for your employees is necessary in today’s market and will boost your brand
3) Using community to play a vital role in accessing talent
Resources:
E-book: Unlock Hidden Profit Zones: Download for free at https://www.scaleupconsulting.co.uk/sign-up/
Scaleup Diagnostic: https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/#single/0
Guest Profile: https://nl.linkedin.com/in/sebastiaan-van-den-ouweelen-4375441
Guest Website: https://sclr.nl/
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Want to speed up your scaling journey with my help? Get in touch with me here to see how I can help! richard@scaleupconsulting.co or visit our website https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/
Friday Aug 12, 2022
Friday Aug 12, 2022
Guest: Nick Lumsden, Co-Founder & CTO at Tenacity Cloud
Tenacity Cloud Tenacity Cloud is an easy to implement, agentless cloud security and cost management platform. It is the only cloud security platform that automates security and compliance, as well as cloud cost optimization.
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Unraveling the secrets to growing a startup
Is it true that startups can go from idea to product to market in a matter of weeks and be successful?
Is it true that startups don’t need organization charts, frameworks, or consultants to scale? Why? Because processes, org charts, and reporting lines only calcify the arteries of the organization?
Is it true that each iteration of your company growth can happen in the span of a few hours. The build, test, deploy cycles can be as short as minutes.
All the things above are true, right? Well partially. In this episode Richard and Nick discuss the true nature of startups and what needs to be done so you don’t end up in the category of failed business after a couple of years.
The reality is as you grow and start scaling operational structures need to be designed in such a way that you’re still able to flex your execution engine. Tune in to learn more!
Top 3 Insight Bombs:
1) How to develop a philosophy of generating great ideas to help you scale
2) Why it is critical to have an intimate feel for the market you are in
3) Three components (that leaders can miss) needed to successfully scale your product
Resources:
E-book: Unlock Hidden Profit Zones: Download for free at https://www.scaleupconsulting.co.uk/sign-up/
Scaleup Diagnostic: https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/#single/0
Guest Profile:https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicklumsden/
Guest Website https://www.tenacitycloud.com/
Scale your company faster and better now
Want to speed up your scaling journey with my help? Get in touch with me here to see how I can help! richard@scaleupconsulting.co or visit our website https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Waracle make patients & customers lives better through mobile technology. Their 300+ strong team of industry-leading technologists collaborate to create innovative applications that leverage the sensor-rich devices that people use. They connect the best people with the most innovative companies in Financial Services & Digital Health.
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Keys to Unlocking Digital Transformation Initiatives
Digital transformation is a reality for old and new, small and big companies. Problem is, DT can be a real challenge (to put it lightly).
Richard and Gary discuss how executives and employees need to shed old habits, update cultural norms, upskill, and adjust their way of thinking to thrive in digital business, all while keeping the show on the road.
Learning to connect the dots between digital initiatives, strategy, and business enablement is critical and will be even more so moving into the future.
Big players such as apple are developing fintech products, JP Morgan continues to invest heavily in this space as well as Citi bank. To survive and thrive you must stay ahead of the curve.
Top 3 Insight Bombs:
1) How to adjust your mindset to unlock your digital future
2) How leadership, relationships and communication play a vital part in the digital future and your success
3) How to use experiences outside your comfort zone as a catalyst for success
Episode Resources
E-book: Unlock Hidden Profit Zones: Download for free at https://www.scaleupconsulting.co.uk/sign-up/
Scaleup Diagnostic: https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/#single/0
Guest Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crawfrd/
Guest Website https://waracle.com/contact-us/
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Want to speed up your scaling journey with my help? Get in touch with me here to see how I can help! richard@scaleupconsulting.co or visit our website https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/
Friday Aug 05, 2022
Friday Aug 05, 2022
Guest: Nicola Breyer, CEO, Finleap Connect
Finleap connect is the leading independent European Open-Banking Platform that, through its “full- stack” platform, enables banks, FinTechs, and other companies to engage mobile-first customers with the next generation of financial services by understanding how customers transact and interact.
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How the right mindset can help grow your business
Scaling a fintech company can be intimidating and exhausting. As a fintech leader it is important to have a grasp on the right mindset that will give you future growth.
Richard and Nicola discuss how fintech leaders can become overwhelmed or confused about what steps to take to grow their companies, and how this can speed up the scaling process with the right mindset.
They discuss everything from funding an enterprise to marketing and building a team, and how each action requires the right frame of mind to get the best results.
Top 3 Insight Bombs:
1) How your mindset must change as you start scaling
2) 5 strategies for business growth that will ensure the outcomes you desire
3) A little known “mental formula” that can expedite business growth
Episode Resources
E-book: Unlock Hidden Profit Zones: Download for free at https://www.scaleupconsulting.co.uk/sign-up/
Scaleup Diagnostic: https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/#single/0
Guest Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolabreyer/
Guest Website: https://connect.finleap.com/
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Want to speed up your scaling journey with my help? Get in touch with me here to see how I can help! richard@scaleupconsulting.co or visit our website https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Guest Thomas Ball, CEO and Founder of BerFin, Anti-financial Crime Advisory.
BerFin addresses one of the largest threats to today’s society, Financial Crime. They accomplish this by offering their clients innovative and effective solutions.
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Successfully partnering with financial institutions
Financial institutions and financial technology (fintech) companies are cozying up to one another. What does that mean?
Richard and Thomas discuss the tenuous “marriage” between financial institutions and fintech. What companies need to consider as they continue on this path.
The arrangement suits both sides, but it’s not always rosy between them.
Fintech can offer banks and credit unions access to innovative technology they don’t have to develop in-house, in return fintechs get a ready-made audience of customers to use their service.
Yet, regulators give extra scrutiny to innovative technologies. Fintechs and the banks that partner with them need to be extra careful they are compliant with all regulations.
Top 3 Insight Bombs:
1) Why execution & automation is important to focus on above policy
2) The most critical regulations a fintech leader must know and understand
3) How regulation and innovation can coexist to achieve mutually beneficial goals
Resources:
E-book: Unlock Hidden Profit Zones: Download for free at https://www.scaleupconsulting.co.uk/sign-up/
Scaleup Diagnostic: https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/#single/0
Guest Profile:www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-ball-095283a7
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Want to speed up your scaling journey with my help? Get in touch with me here to see how I can help! richard@scaleupconsulting.co or visit our website https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/
Friday Jul 29, 2022
Friday Jul 29, 2022
Guest: Marco Ferrari, COO at Hammock Financial Services.
Hammock is a property finance company that works with landlords to provide customized banking, bookkeeping and property tax statement software. Hammock’s founders are committed to their business being a force for good and giving back to the community.
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Using metrics and planning for steady growth
Most organizations understand that the concept of business development involves three pillars: PR, Marketing, and Sales. Running a finely tuned company, however, takes more.
When developing strategic goals and trying to scale, the challenge is aligning business development with customer demand and in-house capabilities. Richard and Marco discuss how to create metrics that provide leaders with the information needed to influence and steer an organization in a positive direction, even in a quickly changing market to assure constant scaling.
HOST: In addition to being the host of the internationally popular Fintech Scaling show, Richard Doherty is the founder and CEO of Scale Up Consulting, A consulting business that helps scale Fintech companies to attain stellar profits with their Key to Profits System.
Top 3 Insight Bombs:
1) Critical aspects of strategic planning that CEOs and COOs sometimes miss
2) How to precisely align business operations to client and sales demand
3) How to incentivize your team to achieve high morale and steadily scale
Resources
E-book: Unlock Hidden Profit Zones: Download for free at https://www.scaleupconsulting.co.uk/sign-up/
Scaleup Diagnostic: https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/#single/0
Guest Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcoferrarimba/
Guest Website: https://usehammock.com
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Want to speed up your scaling journey with my help? Get in touch with me here to see how I can help! richard@scaleupconsulting.co or visit our website https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Guest: Max Rothery, the VP Community at Finimize. Max is responsible for engaging and serving Finimize’s one-million-member global audience. Max has a wealth of experience in community building and digital transformation.
Finimize offers one-of-a-kind insights on the biggest news, opportunities, and strategies from a team of world-class analysts. When someone joins Finimize, they become part of something much bigger: a community of one million like-minded, success-oriented people.
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Build it and they will come…and buy
What is community-led growth and how do you use it to build a business?
The usual way of doing business is to place your product at the helm and hope to attract customers to it. But is there a better way? According to Max there is: You build a community and then put your product or service front and center. Next, you foster this centerpiece through a specific growth strategy and distributed leadership. Do it right and you have a thriving, bustling and engaged community that exists at the center of your organization.
Max and Richard will discuss how, through your focused community, growth transpires organically and authentically.
Products and services are important, but they can only take business growth so far. Community propels a business further.
It’s through an intersection of quality products/services and authentic community that sustainable, meaningful expansion occurs.
HOST: In addition to being the host of the internationally popular Fintech Scaling show, Richard Doherty is the founder and CEO of Scale Up Consulting, A consulting business that helps scale Fintech companies to attain stellar profits with their Key to Profits System.
Top 3 Insight Bombs:
1) The do and don’ts when building a community
2) Why social media alone is not enough to have a bustling and profit-making community
3) How empowering community members is your secret weapon for long term sustainability
Resources
E-book: Unlock Hidden Profit Zones: Download for free at https://www.scaleupconsulting.co.uk/sign-up/
Scaleup Diagnostic: https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/#single/0
Guest Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxrothery/
Guest Website: www.finimize.com
Scale your company faster and better now
Want to speed up your scaling journey with my help? Get in touch with me here to see how I can help! richard@scaleupconsulting.co or visit our website https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/
Friday Jul 22, 2022
Friday Jul 22, 2022
Guest: Sydney Armani, Chairman & CEO, FinTech World. Sydney has more than 30 years of experience in Silicon Valley, active in the community as an entrepreneur as well as an investor.
Fintech World is an online platform featuring pertinent articles on recent issues and directions in the finance industry, providing profound insights into topics that really matter today. The contents deal broadly with specialist perspectives on the vast possibilities technology offers for the financial and end-to-end sectors.
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What is hot in fintech, what’s not. News that will affect you
Up through 2021, Fintech has been the hottest area of investment for venture capitalists. 20% of funding flowed into fintech startups. But with a recession possibly around the corner, investors are writing fewer and smaller checks.
They are getting much more selective about the kind of companies they invest in. According to CB Insights, global venture investment in fintech firms sank 18% in the first quarter of 2022.
This podcast takes a deep dive into what is hot in fintech, what investors are willing to put money up for and what they are avoiding.
HOST: In addition to being the host of the internationally popular Fintech Scaling show, Richard Doherty is the founder and CEO of Scale Up Consulting, A consulting business that helps scale Fintech companies to attain stellar profits with their Key to Profits System.
Top 3 Insight Bombs:
1) What you, as a leader, should be concentrating on to secure a bright future
2) Why the continued building of the fintech infrastructure is vital to the ecosystem
3) How the big banks are consolidating their investments and how this may affect your success
Resources
E-book: Unlock Hidden Profit Zones: Download for free at https://www.scaleupconsulting.co.uk/sign-up/
Scaleup Diagnostic: https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/#single/0
Guest Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydneyarmani/
Guest Website: https://fintechworld.com/
Scale your company faster and better now
Want to speed up your scaling journey with my help? Get in touch with me here to see how I can help! richard@scaleupconsulting.co or visit our website https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Guest: Hans Bunes, co-founder of Bunes & Ferenczi. For 25 years Hans has worked for Fortune 50 companies, and as self-driven entrepreneur, to drive marketing initiatives.
Burnes & Ferenczi specializes in smarter and faster ways for B2B Tech companies to acquire new customers. They help companies create their Ideal Customer Profiles and Build a Serviceable Addressable Market based on the ideal customers and audit and recommend data/analytics tools for sales and marketing to support the acquisition of customers.
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Identifying and Nailing your Core Customer’s Values
Perhaps the biggest mistake that many founders and CEOs struggle with is intimately knowing who buys their company’s products. In this show, Richard discusses with Hans how finding the right core customer could be the biggest single difference a businessperson makes to their organisation. They discuss how once you nail your core customers values it can result in doubling your business in sometimes less than a year. However, understanding the customers, and who they are is not easy and
most often requires a thoughtful analysis to identify them.
HOST: In addition to being the host of the internationally popular Fintech Scaling show, Richard Doherty is the founder and CEO of Scale Up Consulting, A consulting business that helps scale Fintech companies to attain stellar profits with their Key to Profits System.
Top 3 Insight Bombs:
1) How to be on top of triggering events that are vital to success
2) How to focus in on the top 10% of your list to result in greater sales
3) How customer data needs to play an active role in guiding your company’s decisions
Resources:
E-book: Unlock Hidden Profit Zones: https://www.scaleupconsulting.co.uk/sign-up/
Scaleup Diagnostic: https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/#single/0
Guest Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hansbunes
Guest Website https://www.bunesferenczi.com/
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Friday Jul 15, 2022
Friday Jul 15, 2022
Guest: Wayne Zwiers, CEO of Basalt Technologies. Wayne was voted into the Top 50 Most Influential Business Leaders in Tech 2021.
Basalt is a global Fintech studio focusing on designing and developing digital banking and insurance solutions for the future. They partner with clients as "one team" to build new products and processes using an ever-changing and improving tech-stack that utilizes modern architectures (such as domain-driven design, micro-services patterns) and cloud computing.
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How to navigate the Business Landscape of South Africa for Success
With 1.3 billion people, Africa offers a “goldmine” for commerce. However, the route into this potential paradise is through South Africa and existing there are a few uncharted courses and landmines that could throw you off course. This broadcast includes one of the more predominant entrepreneurs and businesspeople in SA, Wayne Zwiers. Wayne dives into the do and don’t of trying to break into the South African marketplace, including the must-know cultural nuances that will make your inroads successful or not.
HOST: In addition to being the host of the internationally popular Fintech Scaling show, Richard Doherty is the founder and CEO of Scale Up Consulting, A consulting business that helps scale Fintech companies to attain stellar profits with their Key to Profits System.
Top 3 Insight Bombs:
1) South African cultural nuances you must know about before you go
2) Why having or displaying local expertise is important in South Africa
3) Three business setup tips that could be the difference between success and failure
Resources
E-book: Unlock Hidden Profit Zones: https://www.scaleupconsulting.co.uk/sign-up/
Scaleup Diagnostic: https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/#single/0
Guest Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-zwiers
Guest Website https://www.basalt.co/
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Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Guest: Stephane Malrait. Stephane leads Market Structure & Innovation activities for Financial Markets at ING and also has external partnership and development relationships with Fintech companies.,
ING is a global bank with a strong European base of more than 57,000 employees that serve around 38 million customers, corporate clients and financial institutions in over 40 countries. Their purpose is to empower people to stay a step ahead in life and in business.
Digital Marketing has Disrupted the Market, now what?
The past two years of the pandemic have fast-tracked digital behaviors. People don’t interact with their banks like they used to. Customers have flocked to digital banking the world over and this is just the beginning. Big institutions are often the last to navigate big changes in the marketplace. But the big banks that aren’t keeping up today may soon be dinosaurs of tomorrow. What to do to stay ahead of the digital curve? What not to do? Please tune in and find out with our guest, Stephane Malrait.
HOST: In addition to being the host of the internationally popular Fintech Scaling show, Richard Doherty is the founder and CEO of Scale Up Consulting, A consulting business that helps scale Fintech companies to attain stellar profits with their Key to Profits System.
Top 3 Insight Bombs:
1) Why finance leaders should change their mindset from “success first” to “learning first”
2) How ING created an Innovative culture that formed a closer, more intimate relationship with their customers, and you can do the same
3) How customer needs must be understood and acted on as the catalyst for wholesale improvement
Resources
e-book: Unlock Hidden Profit Zones: https://www.scaleupconsulting.co.uk/sign-up/
Scaleup Diagnostic: https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/#single/0
Guest Profile: linkedin.com/in/smalrait
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Friday Jul 08, 2022
Friday Jul 08, 2022
Guest: Zahra Alubudi, Co-founder at Levenue. A company that provides capital allocators with an opportunity to diversify their portfolio, while enabling SaaS businesses to scale faster and solve financing issues once and for all.
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The Magic Bullet to Grow your Business
We have been programed to look outside of ourselves for solutions. But after 20 years in business, Zahra has come to realize that we are looking in the wrong direction. The scaling of your business starts and ends with the founders/CEOs/executives. People that run the show must hone their mindset and attitude while increasing their knowledge. But how is this achieved? Tune in and discover for yourself!
HOST: In addition to being the host of the internationally popular Fintech Scaling show, Richard Doherty is the founder and CEO of Scale Up Consulting, A consulting business that helps scale Fintech companies to attain stellar profits with their Key to Profits System.
Top 3 Insight Bombs:
- Why adaptability is key for a leader and how to stay fresh and current
- How to assure that you and your business constantly grow to achieve the ideal
- Why change is the only constant and how to use the laws of change for the better
Resources
e-book: Unlock Hidden Profit Zones: https://www.scaleupconsulting.co.uk/sign-up/
Scaleup Diagnostic: https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/#single/0
Guest Profile:https://www.linkedin.com/in/zahra-alubudi/
Guest Website: https://www.levenue.com/
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Monday Jul 04, 2022
Monday Jul 04, 2022
Guest: Jose Graca, CEO of Bizmoni. 2022 Winner of the Most Inspiring CEO Award and Gold Medal Fintech Award.
Bizmoni connects and trains aspiring founders on how to build a business in 2 years through a detailed curriculum based on actions of proven successful businesses.
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A Look into Entrepreneurial Success
Roughly 82% of online startups fail within the first five years of business. The pitfalls are many. But there are those who succeed. A lot can be learned from those inspirational entrepreneurs that have walked the walk and came through the other side. In this episode, we talk about some of those people with the guts and determination to start their own business, and how they succeeded. This is a look into and celebration of the achievements of entrepreneurs pursuing their dreams.
HOST: In addition to being the host of the internationally popular Fintech Scaling show, Richard Doherty is the founder and CEO of Scale Up Consulting, A consulting business that helps scale Fintech companies to attain stellar profits with their Key to Profits System.
Top 3 Insight Bombs:
- 3 Secrets that every startup and slow growing business needs to know for sustained expansion
- The #1 marketing proceedure that can make the difference between success and failure
- How and why all your business plans must lead with marketing knowhow and expertise
Episode Resources
e-book: Unlock Hidden Profit Zones: https://www.scaleupconsulting.co.uk/sign-up/
Scaleup Diagnostic: https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/#single/0
Guest Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josegraca/
Guest Website: bizmoni.com
Other Social Media Account: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bizmoni/
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Monday Jun 27, 2022
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Marketing to businesses and people
Scaling and marketing a fintech company can be a harrowing experience. Stormy weather and grim forecasts are always on the horizon. Knowing how to navigate around and through these dangers is a must for success. And that’s just if you market either to end-users or businesses. But what if you market to both? Today an increasing number of fintech businesses sell to both businesses and end-users. This week Richard discusses with his guest the pitfalls and adventures of marketing to both B2B and B2C. What to do. What not to do.
Guest: Christophe Martins, co-founder and General Manager of DeliverMe.City.
DeliverMe.City is the only green delivery service solution operated with 100% digital, zero paper, and their means of transport 100% electric, zero-emission.
HOST: In addition to being the host of the internationally popular Fintech Scaling show, Richard Doherty is the founder and CEO of Scale Up Consulting, A consulting business that helps scale Fintech companies to attain stellar profits with their Key to Profits System.
Top 3 Insight Bombs:
1) How to develop and tailor an effective sales strategy (with marketing message) to the right public.
2) How to focus in on your public and constantly “stay in their face.” (Translated: keep communicating to them and them interested in you and your services/products.)
3) The best way to approach the brand question for your fintech business so that you can stand out from the rest.
Episode Resources
E-book: Unlock Hidden Profit Zones: Download for free at https://www.scaleupconsulting.co.uk/sign-up/
Scaleup Diagnostic: https://scaleupconsulting.co.uk/#single/0
Guest Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophemartins/
Guest Website: https://www.deliverme.city/?lang=en
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