On this edition of How to be a CEO, we’re talking to Octopus Money CEO Ruth Handcock to get tips on sorting out your finances when you’re trying to start a business. In this episode, we're talking about: <ul><li>Why people think they’re bad with money, but many aren’t any worse than others</li><li>Why the cost of living crisis “feels like it’s got worse” for many people&nbsp;</li><li>How to sort your personal finances and start a business at the same time</li><li>Why there are fewer start-ups founded by working class people</li><li>Why you should take your credit card details off Amazon</li><li>Why talking about money is so important</li><li>Why Ruth took the job as CEO of Octopus Money, and what she thinks the job really is</li><li>What she did on day one and how the job’s changed since then</li><li>The value of offering financial advice as a workplace benefit</li></ul> Ruth will also be appearing at the <a href="https://www.watercoolerevent.com/speakers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Watercooler Event</a>, which is being held alongside the Evening Standard’s <a href="https://smexpo.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SME Expo</a> at Excel London on the 23rd and 24th of April. Tickets are free. Click the links to find out more.

SME Season: Sorting personal money while starting a business

Continuing our SME season, looking at successful start-ups, we speak with 2011 The Apprentice winner Tom Pellereau, whose business is thriving, 13 years later. Tom’s beauty innovation business Stylideas has made millions since launching in 2012, in part thanks to Lord Alan Sugar’s support and investment. In this episode we talk about: <ul><li>What Tom would have done if he didn’t make it on the show</li><li>Tom reflects on his record as the first Apprentice finalist to lose eight tasks&nbsp;</li><li>How Lord Sugar has supported Tom’s business</li><li>The impact of the pandemic on Stylideas</li><li>How Tom has had to adapt to managing people</li><li>Tom explains how he deals with copycat products</li><li>Why Tom is focusing on the UK and Europe</li><li>Tom’s mission to make skin therapy tools more accessible</li><li>Can Tom become bigger than James Dyson?</li></ul> For more interviews, news and analysis from the Evening Standard's business team, go to <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/business" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">standard.co.uk/business</a> or pick up the newspaper. <a href="lnk.to/TAWjEL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to be a CEO</a> is released every second Monday, hit your follow button so you never miss out.

The Apprentice winner Tom Pellereau: how to succeed after the show

We're continuing our SME season on How to be a CEO with solo round the world sailor Pip Hare. In this episode: <ul><li>Pip's 30 year journey to become a round the globe sailor</li><li>What is “flow state” and how did it help her accomplish her dream?</li><li>The problems trying to make her way in the sailing world as a young woman</li><li>The “knackered old boat” she had to use to sail solo around the world</li><li>Why winning was less important than “outperforming my boat”</li><li>The importance of keeping perspective on her achievements in times of stress</li><li>How to stay calm when your boat breaks down in the middle of the ocean with no-one to help</li><li>Why she’s the ultimate home worker, and the advice she can give to businesses</li></ul> Pip’s going to be appearing at the Watercooler, a two day event about workplace wellbeing being held alongside the Evening Standard’s SME Expo on April 23rd and 24th at Excel London. To register and get FREE tickets to the Watercooler go to watercoolerevent.com, and and to learn more about the SME Expo, head to <a href="smexpo.co.uk.&nbsp;" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">smexpo.co.uk.&nbsp;</a>

SME Season: Pip Hare Ocean Racing and How to Stay Calm Under Pressure

Continuing our season looking at the SME market, we're looking at what happens when you're start-up is a hit? What do you do next?&nbsp;&nbsp;Joining the show is Making Moves founder and CEO Tobi Crosbie. His office space rental company is about to celebrate its tenth anniversary, having come through the pandemic-induced era of home working. In this episode we talk about:&nbsp;<ul><li>Why Tobi sold his flat to start up a new company</li><li>How he encouraged people to work for a small firm&nbsp;</li><li>The big deal that changed everything</li><li>Is home working on its way out?</li><li>How do you celebrate ten years in business?</li><li>What's next for the company?</li></ul>&nbsp;For more interviews, news and analysis from the Evening Standard's business team, go to <a href="standard.co.uk/business" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">standard.co.uk/business</a> or pick up the newspaper. How to be a CEO is released every second Monday, hit your follow button so you never miss out.&nbsp;

SME Season: So your start-up's a success... now what? 

On this episode of How to be a CEO we’re continuing our series looking at start-up success stories.Pockit is a London-based fintech, serving customers left behind by mainstream banks. It was launched in 2014, has more than 900 thousand customers, and last summer it raised ten million dollars in funding – but it hasn’t been all plain sailing.Its CEO Virraj Jatania spoke to the Evening Standard’s business editor, Jonathan Prynn about:<ul><li>How Virraj’s childhood growing up in a family business shaped his entrepreneurship</li><li>Why seeing the struggles of people restricted from mainstream banking made him want to launch Pockit</li><li>The chance meeting with Sir Alex Ferguson that led to him becoming an early investor</li><li>How his role as CEO changed as the company scaled up</li><li>What happened when a big funding round collapsed just as the pandemic arrived</li><li>How the Wirecard scandal led to a crisis at Pockit</li><li>The “two primary objectives” he has for the company’s future</li></ul>How to be a CEO drops every second Monday. Hit your follow button to make sure you don’t miss an episode. You can read more from Jonathan Prynn at <a href="standard.co.uk/business" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">standard.co.uk/business</a>

Pockit’s Virraj Jatania: How he got through a crisis “out of our control”

Kickstarting a season of shows looking at the SME market, we speak to Theo Paphitis, the former Dragon's Den star whose retail group includes companies like Ryman Stationery, Robert Dyas, Boux Avenue and London Graphic Centre. He's also the man behind the phenomenally popular Small Business Sunday network, which he started from his kitchen table in 2010. In this episode we talk about: <ul><li>Why starting a business makes you “bounce out of bed in the morning”&nbsp;</li><li>How to deal with the curveballs when they come an SME’s way.</li><li>Why you should wear your business scars as a “badge of honour”</li><li>Could he do today what he did when he first started out as a young man?</li><li>The simple tweet that started the Small Business Sunday phenomenon</li><li>How he overcame “incredible shyness” to develop a network when he first started in business</li><li>The “chance network meeting” that led to Ryman Stationery helping him out in his early days</li><li>Why he runs the Theo Paphitis Retail Group as a small, family business</li><li>Who’s really making money from online retailing… and why it’s not the retailers?</li><li>Why retailers need to “have a reason to exist” to get people through the door</li><li>Ryman's "unique" approach to disrupting the greetings card market</li><li>Why business rates are "the most unfit tax known to man"</li></ul> Theo will be appearing at the Evening Standard's SME Expo, where there’ll be 4,000 SME founders and decision makers hearing from keynote speakers and joining in the workshops and networking events taking place over the two days. It’s free, go to<a href="https://smexpo.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> smexpo.co.uk</a> for more details.&nbsp;

Theo Paphitis: How to Start a Business

Formerly group CEO of Barclays, Antony Jenkins is the founder and CEO of 10x Banking. It's a tech company created in 2016 with an ambition to “build better banks”. In this conversation we talk about: • The future of banking•The influence of big tech in finance with innovations like Apple Pay•Why he founded 10x Banking with his own money and the difficulty developing new technologies•The ageing banking technology and why it’s difficult to replace•How neobanks are able to take business away from traditional banks For more interviews, news and features, check out <a href="standard.co.uk/business" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">standard.co.uk/business</a> or pick up the Evening Standard newspaper.

How to build a better bank, with ex-Barclays boss Antony Jenkins

Polly McMorrow is CEO of McCann London, part of one of the biggest advertising agencies in the world. Clients include Xbox, Aldi, Just Eat and Wimbledon. In this episode we talk about:<ul><li>What her New Year Resolutions for business are</li><li>How to make a great marketing campaign&nbsp;</li><li>Why she nearly turned the job down as soon as she was offered it</li><li>The future of marketing&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;For more interviews, news and analysis go to <a href="standard.co.uk/business" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">standard.co.uk/business</a> or pick up the Evening Standard newspaper

New Year's Resolutions with McCann London's Polly McMorrow

It's been an extraordinary year, with extremely challenging conditions for&nbsp;businesses large and small across all sectors. In this edition of How to be a CEO we're joined by the Standard's business editor Jonathan Prynn and Business and Tech correspondent Simon Hunt.&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>What's going to get better in 2024?</li><li>What sectors will thrive in the next twelve months?</li><li>The opportunities in sectors like tech, hospitality and finance</li><li>How will AI evolve, and will it still dominate the conversation?</li><li>Is social media going to change even more?</li><li>Why is Jonathan "optimistically pessimistic" about 2024?</li></ul>&nbsp;For more interviews, news and analysis go to <a href="standard.co.uk/business" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">standard.co.uk/business</a>

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The Evening Standard invites you to join us in conversation with some of the most influential people in the world’s best city for <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/business" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">business</a>.‘How to be a CEO’ gives you exclusive access to leading business people who will give you their tips on how to get to the top and stay there.Networking is the key to creating a successful start-up, and once you’re up and running it’s essential to keeping your SME afloat.Join us every Monday morning for a brand new episode.

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