Topic
My First Boss
The people who helped shape business leaders
Stories for you
- BusinessYahoo Finance UK
'Leading a company is like trying to master judo'
Bianca Zwart is chief of staff at Amsterdam-based Bunq, the second largest digital bank in Europe, valued at $1.8bn.
- SportYahoo Finance UK
The inspirational football club coach who set Mentivity founder on path to success
Sayce Holmes-Lewis is founder and CEO of Mentivity, an award-winning mentoring organisation that offers support for young people and schools.
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'We want to have 10,000 EV chargers active in the UK by 2030'
Adrian Keen is the former CEO of InstaVolt, which boasts the largest network of rapid electric vehicle chargers in the UK.
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'My boss was ex-Army, shunned hierarchy and took ownership to get things done'
Rob Woodstock, ex-HMRC chief commercial officer, was appointed managing director of global technology and business firm Slalom in 2023.
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'My global mission was to provide mechanical sails for large ships'
Co-founder Tuomas Riski took Finnish cleantech company Norsepower from start-up to vessels equipped with innovative rotor sails.
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GoTo CEO's eight business rules to be a successful leader
Rich Veldran joined IT solutions firm GoTo in 2020 and has driven the company through COVID and a rebrand.
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Stacking supermarket shelves helped me launch one of world's fastest-growing travel companies
Adam Schwab is co-founder and CEO of Luxury Escapes, growing from start-up to global travel brand that employs over 400 staff across four continents.
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How my IBM boss taught me to navigate a complex organisation
Liza Landsman is CEO of Stash, the US-based financial platform and investing app dedicated to giving people the confidence to take charge of their money.
- NewsYahoo Finance UK
'UN has given me chance to be a global leader in climate education'
Sophia Kianni is founder of Climate Cardinals and the youngest member of the UN's advisory group on climate change.
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Meet the air quality crusader on a mission to stop toxic air
Francesca Brady, winner of the Veuve Clicquot Bold Future Award, is co-founder and CEO of indoor air quality certification business AirRated.