Imperial Business Podcast

MBA Women #8: The impact relationships have on success

Hosts Alice Wainwright and Siera Torontow, two recent Imperial MBA graduates, look at the impact of relationships on success. From discussing the role relationships play in their own lives, and considerations to cultivating relationships that best support your ambitions, Alice and Siera share their honest thoughts and opinions on this important subject.

IB Green Minds #52: In conversation Niall Dunne

This week Lottie speaks to Niall Dunne, CEO of Polymateria. They discuss Polymateria’s Biotransformation technology that allows fugitive plastic to fully biodegrade, and also about the role of business in helping to solve our sustainability problems.  

Healthcare Business #5: Managing a health tech company

In this episode, Selvi Ramalingam discusses how to manage a healthcare company with Dr Michael Shenouda. He is the medical director of Open Medical Ltd; an IT solutions company dedicated to digitising the patient journey. Michael is a practicing Orthopaedic Surgeon in London, and has been a clinician for over 10 years. He has contributed to development of the company’s product portfolio, and its growth in to over 25 NHS Trusts in the UK, including digitising over 120 patient pathways across 8 different clinical specialties. 

IB Green Minds #51: In conversation with Marisa Drew

This week, Alex chats with Marisa Drew, Chief Sustainability Officer and Global Head of Sustainability Strategy, Advisory & Finance at Credit Suisse. They discuss how Credit Suisse has been integrating sustainability practices across the bank, and take a deep dive into some of the conservation finance projects that Credit Suisse has recently been involved in.  

MBA Women #7: The Future of AI in Finance

Host Samantha Bonnar introduces three esteemed guests to discuss the future of AI in Finance. Louise Smith is the Chief Digital Officer at Lloyd's and Board Member and Chair of the Scottish Financial Enterprise FinTech Executive Group, Rachel Kirkham, the Director of AI Solutions for MindBridge AI and a member of the AI Public-Private Forum, and Cathy Mulligan, Lecturer at Imperial College Centre for Cryptocurrency Research and Engineering. The discussion covers trust, ethics and barriers to rate of adoption, all within the context of revolutionising industries like Financial Services.

IB Green Minds #50: In conversation with Tom Mcgillycuddy

In this episode, Phoebe speaks to Tom McGillycuddy, co-founder of impact investing app tickr, about his career to date, the growth of impact investing and his advice on launching a start-up. They also discuss the importance of engaging first time investors, and the investment spectrum. 

Strategic Marketing #3: How to be the next big thing in the food and drink industry

In episode 3 of the Strategic Marketing podcast, Senior Teaching Fellow at Imperial, James Eteen, invites Garren Nahabedian in for a chat. Garren is one of the founding members of TENZING Natural Energy, one of the world's first-ever natural energy drinks that has completely changed the industry. After nearly 5 years playing a fundamental role in making it the UK's fastest-growing energy brand, he has left to venture out into consulting challenger brands in other categories. He chats to James about building a business from the ground up and what he thinks the next big thing will be in the food and beverages industry.

Healthcare Business #4: Uterine transplants and navigating fertility treatments in the NHS

In this episode, Selvi Ramalingam and Ib Adedugbe discuss the personal, financial and emotional costs of fertility treatments with Dr Belinda Coker, Dr Christine Ekechi, Dr Srdjan Saso and Dr Benjamin Jones. Dr Belinda Coker shares her personal experience of the fertility journey. She is currently a GP and healthcare management consultant. She graduated from Imperial medical school (2002) and business school (MBA 2011). She is also the founder of Your Trusted Squad, a platform to transform the experience of people living with infertility. Dr Christine Ekechi explains what fertility treatments are available on the NHS. She is a Consultant in Obstetrics and gynaecology at Queen Charlotte hospital where she is the lead for the early pregnancy unit. Dr Srdjan Saso is a Honorary Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction at Imperial College London. Along with Dr Benjamin Jones; who is a clinical fellow at Queen Charlotte Hospital as well as the principal investigator for uterine transplants trial UK, they explain the indications and process of uterine transplantation.

IB Green Minds #49: In conversation with Lorraine Whitmarsh

This week Lottie speaks to Lorraine Whitmarsh, Professor of Environmental Psychology and the University of Bath and Director of the UK Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations. They discuss the importance of behaviour change for achieving net zero and the ways that behaviour change can be prompted, as well as Lorraine’s experience as a lead author of AR6 WG2.  

MBA Women # 6: Overcoming Impostor syndrome and using it to your advantage

Host Rachel Thunde (Erickson) is joined by Imperial faculty heavyweight Fiona Sandford, and Nikki Emerson, Head of Business Development at England Rugby and Imperial Global MBA student for a lively and interesting deep dive into how we can recognise and overcome Impostor Syndrome and utilise it to become more effective leaders.