
SEEKERS
Discover the stories behind thriving businesses and the visionaries who built them. Insightful conversations on scaling companies, driving innovation, and fostering resilience.
Hosted by Desi Velikova from Pony Studio.
Episodes
34 episodes
From Gamer to Web3 Disruptor: How Amos Whitewolf Is Rebuilding Gamer Trust with PerionXP
Amos Whitewolf is the co-founder and CTO of PerionXP, a platform that’s redefining how gamers interact with Web3 by layering gamified quests and crypto rewards on top of massive mainstream games like Fortnite.
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35:10

From 0 to $25M ARR Bootstrapped: Adam Robinson’s Blueprint for SaaS Growth Without Funding
Adam Robinson is the founder of two successful SaaS companies - RB2B, a platform that identifies anonymous B2B website visitors and turns them into actionable sales signals, and
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How to Scale as a CEO – Mindset, Strategy & Leadership Shifts | Joe Leech, CEO Coach
Joe Leech is a seasoned CEO coach with over 20 years in tech and a track record of adding $20 billion in revenue across various companies.In this episode of SEEKERS, Joe shares his insights on the human challenges that often hinder busi...
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From Corporate Lawyer to Social Impact Entrepreneur: Sanjay Lobo's Journey with OnHand
In this episode, Desi sits down with Sanjay Lobo, the CEO of OnHand, the leading volunteering platform revolutionising employee engagement. From his humble beginnings in South London, to his impressive career trajectory through senior roles at ...
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Thomas Robson-Kanu: From Football Glory to Health Revolution with The Turmeric Co.
If you're a football fan, you might remember Thomas Robson-Kanu from his Premier League days at Reading F.C. or his spectacular goal in Euro 2016, which helped Wales reach the semi-finals. Today, Thomas is the founder and CEO of The Turmeric Co...
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51:07

How Blockchain and AI Will Shape Our Future - Diego Borgo, Web3 Expert and Co-founder of BorgoLabs
Diego Borgo is a seasoned Web3 and Metaverse advisor with a track record of guiding Fortune 500 brands and boasting collaborations with companies like adidas and Mastercard. He’s also the co-founder of BorgoLabs, a consultancy that ...
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44:50

Tackling the Realities of UK Youth Issues with Jack Parsons and Leon Marseglia, The Youth Group
Today, we’re speaking with Jack Parsons and Leon Marseglia - the forces behind the UK’s largest community for young people, The Youth Group.Since launching the company 4 years ago, "Young Jack," as he's often called, has managed to grow...
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Decoding Tokenisation with Brent Annells, Chief Marketing Officer at Smart Token Labs
Whether you're into crypto or not, many foresee blockchain as the foundational layer for future technologies. From finance and healthcare to entertainment and sports, the consensus seems clear: "The Future Will Be Tokenised."Join us in t...
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45:40

What I'm looking for when investing in startups - Eamonn Carey, Tera Ventures GP and ex-Techstars MD
Eamonn Carey is a seasoned investor, the General Partner at Tera Ventures, a former Managing Director at Techstars, an advisor to dozens of startups, a founder, an author, and a former journalist. With experie...
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57:13

Is Web3 the Future of Fan Engagement in Sports – Jean-Charles Gaudechon, CEO of OneFootball Labs
In this episode of The Product Show, we explore the intersection of sports and web3, questioning whether web3 can fix the broken aspects of football or if it's too broken itself to make a difference. We all know that fan engagement is essential...
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Scaling a Marketing Agency - Oliver Yonchev, CEO & Co-founder of Flight Story | Ex-Social Chain
Oliver Yonchev is the co-founder and CEO of Flight Story, a company he co-founded with Steven Barlett in 2021 that "helps brands stay at the forefront of what’s possible". Prior to Flight Story, he served as the managing director of Social Chai...
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From a Spreadsheet to a Global Network for Mentorship - Felix Lee, Co-founder & CEO of ADPList
Two years ago, "two kids, one from Singapore and the other one from Africa" left their jobs to set up a company. It all began with a single spreadsheet and their obsession to build a product that people really need.Today, their venture, ...
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Scaling High-Performing Engineering Teams - Alex Rashkov, Engineering Manager at Meta
No matter if you’re in web2 or web3 , as you scale your products to cater to thousands of users, you’re faced with one of the most common challenges for technology startups - how to scale your engineering team fast. Scaling is not just about ra...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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42:22

The future of the Metaverse - Dr Mark van Rijmenam, International Speaker, Author and Strategist
Is “complete decentralisation” possible any time soon? Can human nature handle it? When are we going to have a really immersive, organic Metaverse experience (as opposed to just having fun with our lookalike avatars in a clumsy virtual en...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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32:42

How Brands Should Enter the Metaverse & NFT Space – Diego Borgo, Metaverse & NFT Strategist and Advisor
If you’ve been thinking how to bring your company into web3, this episode is for you! We’re back with a set of super interesting episodes dedicated to web3. Diego Borgo is a Metaverse native, Web3 ambassador, NFT collector and advi...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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Making Insurance Sexy - Martin Schwitzner, VP Product at Marshmallow
The car insurance provider Marshmallow went from an idea to one of the latest UK unicorns in just 4 years! Founded by twin-brothers Oliver and Alexander, and their friend David, the company is turning the centuries-old insurance industryon its ...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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35:35

How Your Role Changes Depending On the Size and Maturity Of the Company - Raluca Bujoreanu, Product Lead at Zalando
We spoke with Raluca Bujoreanu, Principle Product Manager at Zalando and instructor at Product School to discuss how the product needs change depending on the size and maturity of the company. Raluca shared with us:Her favourite met...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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53:48

How to Build Your Personal Brand - Amelia Sordell, founder and CEO of Klowt
Personal branding expert Amelia Sordell started her personal branding agency Klowt last year and in just over a year they’re a team of 7, serving dozens of clients and growing. How come they’re growing so fast? Well, first - Amelia is absolutel...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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40:21

Growth “Hacks” from Dropbox, Wise, Revolut, HubSpot, HotJar and more
There’s one question we’ve been asking almost all our guests so far - have you ever done a small UX tweak or a product improvement that had a disproportionately high impact on the product, considering the effort it required. Something tiny that...
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Episode 16
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26:57

Discover Your Startup Core Strengths - Matt Lerner, ex-PayPal and 500 Startups
If you’re a startup founder, you’ll find our conversation with Matt Lerner super valuable! Matt is the founder and CEO of Startup Core Strengths, a growth accelerator and training for early-stage startups. With 11 years at PayPal and almo...
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Episode 15
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40:48

Building a community app - Zoe Desmond, founder & CEO of Frolo
Zoë Desmond is the perfect example of how the founder’s personal story and pain empowered them to create a product that solves a problem for millions of people. Zoë's app Frolo helps single parents access guidance and support, connect with each...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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34:22

Product Management Is a Balancing Act - Marc Abraham, Head of Product Engagement at ASOS
As Head of Product - Engagement at ASOS and with two books and dozens of talks and events in his resume, Marc Abraham has mastered the art of managing growing products with way too many moving parts - from processes and frameworks to people and...
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Season 13
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35:16

Bridging the Gap Between the Online and Offline CX - Faris Aziz, Lead Product Manager at Bloom & Wild
We get so obsessed with building the perfect digital experience that we sometimes forget that for many products, even if they rely on digital, the magic for the customer happens offline. We’ve been keen to speak to a company that successfully b...
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Episode 12
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21:45

Achieving Hypergrowth - Irina Scarlat, Former Global Head of Growth at Revolut
How do you define “hypergrowth”? If you google examples of hypergrowth companies, Uber and Revolut would be some of the first examples you’ll see. For this reason and because I think she’s a fascinating product leader, I spoke with Irina Scarla...
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Episode 11
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31:17

Trust & Safety as a Key Element of Your Product Strategy - Neil Shah, Head of Product, Identity at Lyft
Trust and Safety is sometimes everything when it comes to retaining users, yet we don’t discuss this topic enough in the product community. It’s one of those aspects of building a product that we don’t think about in the early days until it bec...
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Episode 10
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