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Podcast from students, career advisers and faculty at Imperial College Business School
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Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
This week’s episode of Green Minds features Josué Tanaka, who was the former Managing Director at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) responsible for the Bank’s operational strategy and planning function and for leading its energy efficiency and climate change activities between 2006 and 2020. Lorenzo interviews Josué about his early career working at the World Bank, his leading role in increasing the EBRD’s spending on climate finance, his experience of COPs and how they’ve evolved over the years, and the Finance for Climate Action Report which he was involved in developing.
For listeners who want to delve deeper, a link to the Finance for Climate Action Report can be found here.
Do you have any suggestions for guests or themes that we should take a closer look at? Feel free to drop us an email at podcast.greenminds@gmail.com
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Daniel Alejandro Velásquez González, founder of Homefans, takes us through his journey as an entrepreneur and innovator in the sports industry. Highlights include -
- Setting up a business in the UK as an immigrant
- How he identified the need for his product, reiterated using market insights and built a successful go-to-market strategy
- Challenges in building a two-sided business model
- Forecasting future trends in the sports industry
- Long-term goals
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
In the first episode back from (a long) summer break we are happy to introduce you to our new hosts. Meet Climate Change, Management & Finance students Lorenzo, Jim, Marie-Céline and Eva. Get to know the new hosts, what inspires them and what brought them to Green Minds.
Do you have any suggestions for guests or themes that we should take a closer look at? Feel free to drop us a message via podcast.greenminds@gmail.com
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Stanley Cookey “helps governments and businesses solve complex problems”.
Formerly a GP and now a Management Consultant with healthcare and life sciences firm, CF, we hear Stanley’s motivations for pursuing an MBA and we get an insight into the strong value system that has led him into a career in which he can help people, make an impact, and ultimately find joy in what he does.
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Spandan Shah had almost 10 years’ experience in consulting roles with EY and KPMG in India, Ireland and the UK prior to starting his MBA at Imperial College Business School, so the next steps were clear… weren’t they?
Spandan is the perfect example of someone who decided to try something new and take an opportunity. By founding sustainability and ESG advisory firm, GreenAlytics, Spandan is following his passion and using all of his skills and experience to help firms to identify, measure and report on key ESG requirements.
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Ronnie Johnson is an MBA graduate now Human Capital Consultant with Deloitte in Denver in the United States.
From a military career, to Imperial College Business School during the pandemic, and now working on culture, change and sustainability projects with Deloitte, this episode has it all. We discuss what it means to be a good steward of the environment, how a massive culture change initiative is needed to push sustainability forward in the future, and how perception of what a business means to society is changing in the modern world.
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Yasmine Irani has a Masters in Strategic Marketing and is now a Senior Associate with knowledge-on-demand experts, AlphaSights, but it wasn’t as straightforward as she would’ve liked.
In this episode, we hear Yasmine’s journey from struggling to get a breakthrough in her job search to eventually turning down an invitation from one of her top choices after finding a job she loves.
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Baptiste Fernandez has worked around the world for giants like Bain, TikTok and Uber, and since his time at Imperial he’s been able to forge his own path in tech and content creation.
Whether it’s entrepreneurship, working for a tech giant, the challenges of setting up in a new country, or the secrets of content creation and the value of building an audience, this episode is not to be missed.
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Bryan Bovey is an MSc International Management graduate, now consultant, and he is the founder of the Africa Homage Exhibitions, a movement that aims to spark conversations around diversity and community through art.
Bryan has a deep passion for art, and we hear the story behind the Homage Exhibitions, how they aim to challenge perceptions in wider society, and how art can be used to make deeper connections than we might usually experience in our personal and professional lives.
The Homage Exhibitions 2023 will take place on 23 & 24 October 2023 and tickets are available via Eventbrite now with all proceeds going towards the Cowrie Scholarship Foundation.
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Carlos Beaujean is a Rotational Product Manager with Zynga, a company that focuses on mobile games and is part of Take Two Interactive.
Carlos had so many ideas in the beginning that his friends would talk about his “career of the week”, which sounds funny, but it’s actually a smart strategy to try a lot of things before you eventually discover what you’re passionate about. This episode is also an insight into how working with the Careers Team can really help you to take that next step in your career.