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Welcome to Unlocking Insights from #UnlockingAmbition – Scotland’s flagship business accelerator. At our 2022 graduation event Zoi Kantounatou was joined by special guest Andrew Dobbie. Andrew is founder & CEO of MadeBrave® - a Global Strategic Brand Agency. They help brands “Find Their Brave”. Andrew believes hugely in values and purpose-driven brands and business. But, values and purpose alone don't build brands—people do. And so together, you’ve got to put those values into action. And so in this discussion Andrew shares his philosophy on brand and building better – from humble beginnings to an agency of 60 employees. With all our guests on Unlocking Insights, please remember that all views expressed are their own and reflective of their personal and professional experience. Subscribe to the series and be sure never to miss an episode. Please share with your networks and on social media channels and tag us using #unlockinginsightspodcast Find Unlocking Ambition online: Twitter: twitter.com/Unlock_Ambition LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/unlocking-ambition/ Website: www.unlockingambition.scot Find Andrew and the Made Brave tribe at: 👉 MadeBrave.com

Gareth Classe from Gecko Glazing Welcome to Unlocking Insights from #UnlockingAmbition – Scotland’s flagship business accelerator. At our 2022 graduation event Zoi Kantounatou took to the stage to introduce “Spotlights” – founder conversations with members of the Unlocking Ambition community. Why do they do what they do? What are the key challenges they faced? And what’s next? This episode: Gareth Classe from Gecko Glazing – Bespoke, handmade secondary glazing that cut heat loss and emissions and revitalise the look of old panes. With all our guests on Unlocking Insights, please remember that all views expressed are their own and reflective of their personal and professional experience. Subscribe to the series and be sure never to miss an episode. Please share with your networks and on social media channels and tag us using #unlockinginsightspodcast Additional text for the podcast description: Find Unlocking Ambition online: Twitter: twitter.com/Unlock_Ambition LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/unlocking-ambition/ Website: www.unlockingambition.scot

Lynne and Ian from LINIAN Welcome to Unlocking Insights from #UnlockingAmbition – Scotland’s flagship business accelerator. At our 2022 graduation event Zoi Kantounatou took to the stage to introduce “Spotlights” – founder conversations with members of the Unlocking Ambition community. Why do they do what they do? What are the key challenges they faced? And what’s next? This episode: Lynne and Ian from Linian – creators of the original Linian Fire Clip – saving money, time and lives. With all our guests on Unlocking Insights, please remember that all views expressed are their own and reflective of their personal and professional experience. Subscribe to the series and be sure never to miss an episode. Please share with your networks and on social media channels and tag us using #unlockinginsightspodcast Additional text for the podcast description: Find Unlocking Ambition online: Twitter: twitter.com/Unlock_Ambition LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/unlocking-ambition/ Website: www.unlockingambition.scot

Celia Hodson from Hey Girls Welcome to Unlocking Insights from #UnlockingAmbition – Scotland’s flagship business accelerator. At our 2022 graduation event Zoi Kantounatou took to the stage to introduce “Spotlights” – founder conversations with members of the Unlocking Ambition community. Why do they do what they do? What are the key challenges they faced? And what’s next? This episode: Celia Hodson from Hey Girls – a social enterprise with the aim of eliminating period poverty in the UK. With all our guests on Unlocking Insights, please remember that all views expressed are their own and reflective of their personal and professional experience. Subscribe to the series and be sure never to miss an episode. Please share with your networks and on social media channels and tag us using #unlockinginsightspodcast Additional text for the podcast description: Find Unlocking Ambition online: Twitter: twitter.com/Unlock_Ambition LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/unlocking-ambition/ Website: www.unlockingambition.scot

Roman Armstrong from Bioliberty. Welcome to Unlocking Insights from #UnlockingAmbition – Scotland’s flagship business accelerator. At our 2022 graduation event Zoi Kantounatou took to the stage to introduce “Spotlights” – founder conversations with members of the Unlocking Ambition community. Why do they do what they do? What are the key challenges they faced? And what’s next? This episode: Rowan Armstrong from BioLiberty – whose mission is longer, independent lives through assistive and rehabilitative robotics. With all our guests on Unlocking Insights, please remember that all views expressed are their own and reflective of their personal and professional experience. Subscribe to the series and be sure never to miss an episode. Please share with your networks and on social media channels and tag us using #unlockinginsightspodcast Additional text for the podcast description: Find Unlocking Ambition online: Twitter: twitter.com/Unlock_Ambition LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/unlocking-ambition/ Website: www.unlockingambition.scot

Dr Stephanie Terreni-Brown from Pure Water International and Douglas Martin from MiAlgae Welcome to Unlocking Insights from #UnlockingAmbition – Scotland’s flagship business accelerator. At our 2022 graduation event Zoi Kantounatou took to the stage to introduce “Spotlights” – founder conversations with members of the Unlocking Ambition community. Why do they do what they do? What are the key challenges they faced? And what’s next? This episode: Dr Stephanie Terreni-Brown from Pure Water International and Douglas Martin from MiAlgae – talk about their careers, businesses and taking the opportunity to collaborate. With all our guests on Unlocking Insights, please remember that all views expressed are their own and reflective of their personal and professional experience. Subscribe to the series and be sure never to miss an episode. Please share with your networks and on social media channels and tag us using #unlockinginsightspodcast Additional text for the podcast description: Find Unlocking Ambition online: Twitter: twitter.com/Unlock_Ambition LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/unlocking-ambition/ Website: www.unlockingambition.scot

TW // Suicide Matt Smith Welcome to Unlocking Insights, the series where we speak with company founders and senior business leaders from across the globe as part of Unlocking Ambition – Scotland’s flagship entrepreneurial development programme. This episode is Matt Smith - Founder of Primal Adventures, a bespoke luxury tourism experience. Primal Adventures is focussed on delivering authentic holiday experiences in Scotland, building on local traditions, delicious delicacies, and breath-taking scenery. Matt has 22 years of military experience with proven leadership skills, leading expeditions worldwide. Highly motivated and results driven, Matt is passionate about helping others step out their comfort zone and see greatness in themselves. #UnlockingAmbition is a business accelerator that provides intensive wrap-around support for Scotland’s most promising and talented entrepreneurs; amplifying Scottish innovations that will benefit society, the environment and the economy. With all our guests on Unlocking Insights, please remember that all views expressed are reflective of their personal and professional experience and are not intended to represent their employers. Look out for other episodes in our series, including our limited series “Unlocking Net Zero” For now this is Unlocking Insights with Matt Smith, in conversation with Zoi Kantounatou! Thanks so much for listening to Unlocking Insights – subscribe to the series and be sure never to miss an episode. Please share with your networks and on social media channels and tag us using #unlockinginsightspodcast Find Unlocking Ambition online: Twitter: twitter.com/Unlock_Ambition LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/unlocking-ambition/ Website: www.unlockingambition.scot

Gavin Quirk Welcome to Unlocking Insights, the series where we speak with company founders and senior business leaders from across the globe as part of Unlocking Ambition – Scotland’s flagship entrepreneurial development programme. This episode is Gavin Quirk - Head of Asset Operations, Global Creative Productions at Netflix. Gavin is part of the senior leadership team restructuring their Global Product Operations. Gavin is a highly experienced executive with a career spanning various creative roles across marketing, operations, business development and sales within Entertainment, Technology and FMCG sectors. Throughout his career he has retained a consistent focus on defining, developing and enhancing optimal consumer experiences, enriching brand engagement and building strategically significant partnerships. #UnlockingAmbition is a business accelerator that provides intensive wrap-around support for Scotland’s most promising and talented entrepreneurs; amplifying Scottish innovations that will benefit society, the environment and the economy. With all our guests on Unlocking Insights, please remember that all views expressed are reflective of their personal and professional experience and are not intended to represent their employers. Look out for other episodes in our series, including our limited series “Unlocking Net Zero” For now this is Unlocking Insights with Matt Smith, in conversation with Zoi Kantounatou! Thanks so much for listening to Unlocking Insights – subscribe to the series and be sure never to miss an episode. Please share with your networks and on social media channels and tag us using #unlockinginsightspodcast Find Unlocking Ambition online: Twitter: twitter.com/Unlock_Ambition LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/unlocking-ambition/ Website: www.unlockingambition.scot

[Ep 12] Frances Guy, CEO, Scotland's International Development Alliance – Unlocking Net Zero (with Dr Stephanie Terreni-Brown) Welcome to this exclusive mini-series – Unlocking Net Zero – hosted by Unlocking Ambition alumni and friend, Dr Stephanie Terreni-Brown. In this series, Dr Stephanie interviews outstanding entrepreneurial Founders from all across Scotland, doing incredible things to help our Net Zero ambitions to become a reality. We know you’ll enjoy listening in on this founder – to – founder conversation. We hope you’ll be inspired by the innovative ways in which Scottish companies are revolutionising their own operations, leading the way in showing what Scotland is capable of as we transition to a net zero economy. As always, the views of our guests will not always reflect those of Unlocking Ambition, or our partners. We welcome the breadth of opinions and approaches to tackling climate change. Not only can you enjoy their conversation today – but you can get involved too! Find us online: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Unlock_Ambition LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unlocking-ambition/ We’d love to hear from you and your story of how you are also unlocking net zero”

[Ep 11] Steve McQueen and Sean Kerr, Sustainable Thinking Scotland – Unlocking Net Zero (with Dr Stephanie Terreni-Brown) Welcome to this exclusive mini-series – Unlocking Net Zero – hosted by Unlocking Ambition alumni and friend, Dr Stephanie Terreni-Brown. In this series, Dr Stephanie interviews outstanding entrepreneurial Founders from all across Scotland, doing incredible things to help our Net Zero ambitions to become a reality. We know you’ll enjoy listening in on this founder – to – founder conversation. We hope you’ll be inspired by the innovative ways in which Scottish companies are revolutionising their own operations, leading the way in showing what Scotland is capable of as we transition to a net zero economy. As always, the views of our guests will not always reflect those of Unlocking Ambition, or our partners. We welcome the breadth of opinions and approaches to tackling climate change. Not only can you enjoy their conversation today – but you can get involved too! Find us online: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Unlock_Ambition LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unlocking-ambition/ We’d love to hear from you and your story of how you are also unlocking net zero”

[Ep 10] John Ferguson, SisalTech – Unlocking Net Zero (with Dr Stephanie Terreni-Brown) Welcome to this exclusive mini-series – Unlocking Net Zero – hosted by Unlocking Ambition alumni and friend, Dr Stephanie Terreni-Brown. In this series, Dr Stephanie interviews outstanding entrepreneurial Founders from all across Scotland, doing incredible things to help our Net Zero ambitions to become a reality. We know you’ll enjoy listening in on this founder – to – founder conversation. We hope you’ll be inspired by the innovative ways in which Scottish companies are revolutionising their own operations, leading the way in showing what Scotland is capable of as we transition to a net zero economy. As always, the views of our guests will not always reflect those of Unlocking Ambition, or our partners. We welcome the breadth of opinions and approaches to tackling climate change. Not only can you enjoy their conversation today – but you can get involved too! Find us online: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Unlock_Ambition LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unlocking-ambition/ We’d love to hear from you and your story of how you are also unlocking net zero”

[Ep 9] Scott Dickson, Phox Water – Unlocking Net Zero (with Dr Stephanie Terreni-Brown) Welcome to this exclusive mini-series – Unlocking Net Zero – hosted by Unlocking Ambition alumni and friend, Dr Stephanie Terreni-Brown. In this series, Dr Stephanie interviews outstanding entrepreneurial Founders from all across Scotland, doing incredible things to help our Net Zero ambitions to become a reality. We know you’ll enjoy listening in on this founder – to – founder conversation. We hope you’ll be inspired by the innovative ways in which Scottish companies are revolutionising their own operations, leading the way in showing what Scotland is capable of as we transition to a net zero economy. As always, the views of our guests will not always reflect those of Unlocking Ambition, or our partners. We welcome the breadth of opinions and approaches to tackling climate change. Not only can you enjoy their conversation today – but you can get involved too! Find us online: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Unlock_Ambition LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unlocking-ambition/ We’d love to hear from you and your story of how you are also unlocking net zero.