Lucy Rout, founder of Tabuu, takes to the Stamp Your Mark mic this week.

Tabuu makes thoughtfully designed, stylish pill cases for people to store and travel with their medication. 

On this episode, Joe and Lucy covered:

• Removing the stigma around taking medication
• Corporate life vs Founder life
• Why Comparison is the thief of joy
• Using your platform as an entrepreneur to fight for representation
  
   

Lucy is on a mission to reduce the stigma surrounding taking medication. Using her own experiences as a pancreatic cancer survivor and having to take around 20 tablets a day for her health, she created Tabuu.

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Molly Johnson-Jones, co-founder of Flexa Careers, takes to the Stamp Your Mark mic this week.

Flexa Careers is the UK’s first careers platform dedicated to truly flexible working, setting the standard across all industries with their Flexification seal of approval for employers who meet the flexible working criteria.

On this episode, Joe and Molly covered:

• What flexible working actually means and how it is becoming the new normal. 
• The reality of starting a business with your partner
• Unlimited holidays: is it a good idea or a gimmick?
• Overcoming the unconscious bias in fundraising
   

After being diagnosed at 18 with an autoimmune disease, Molly was fired from her job in investment banking after requesting to work from home one day a week. Molly then met her now partner Maurice O’Brien on the dating app, and after five dates they decided to start a business together which would provide a platform for people like them who wanted more flexibility in their jobs. 

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Matt Jonns, founder and CEO of Founder & Lightning , takes to the Stamp Your Mark mic this week.

His company Founder & Lightning has helped build over 25 startups in the past 5 years with a portfolio valuation of over £100M.

On this episode, Joe and Matt covered:

• Why LinkedIn is a powerful tool for startup entrepreneurs
• The dangers  of hyper-growth
• Why start up founders shouldn’t get distracted by making their product sexy
• The number one reason startups fail
• Why building your startup in ‘stealth mode’ is a bad idea

Domain specialists come to Jonns & his team with an idea and they pair that founder with a team of engineers & product managers, who vet, build & launch it. 

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Josh Graff, LinkedIn’s Managing Director EMEA/LATAM , takes to the Stamp Your Mark mic this week.

He has been featured on the Financial Times Top 50 LGBT Leaders list, recognised as an Inspiring Leader at the LGBT Awards, and was recently a Commissioner on the HIV Commission.

On this episode, Josh and Joe covered:

• What it means to be a LinkedIn Creator
• The evolution of LinkedIn’s platform and community
• Why a sense of belonging is the most powerful motivator in business
• The benefits of coming out in the workplace
• Why LinkedIn is the space to build your personal brand

Josh has worked at LinkedIn for over 11 years and has played a crucial role in the transition of the platform - from a static site where you upload your CV to the social media powerhouse that it is today.

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On today’s episode of Stamp Your Mark, I spoke to Chris Jammer, co-founder of one of the fastest growing music festivals in the UK, Strawberries & Creem. As a queer person of colour, Chris is a strong and vocal advocate for both BAME and LGBTQ+ communities across the UK. 

On this episode, we discussed:

• The reality of starting a business with friends;
• What it takes to grow one of the leading UK music festivals (which has Lil Wayne headlining this year)
• His experience at Cambridge University

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On this episode of Stamp Your Mark, I spoke to Forbes 30 under 30 recipient Anthony Collias. He co-founded Stasher, an international travel platform that’s raised over $5m in funding and is known as the Airbnb for luggage. When the travel industry took a hit during Covid, Anthony and his co-founder Jacob decided to use their skills and time to launch something good for the world. As a result, TreePoints was born.

On this episode, we discussed:

• Owning your own business Vs working for someone else
• Developing HR policies for your startup
• Why a founders’ agreement is Important 
• Hire slow fire fast: why founders should heed this advice

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On this episode of Stamp Your Mark, I spoke to business leader and entrepreneur Craig Fenton. Craig leads Strategy & Operations for Google in the UK and Ireland, is an investor in over 13 startups and founded his own record label to give artists from lower socio-economic backgrounds a start in music. 

On this episode, we discussed:

• How to network like a pro
• Why the idea of failing is underrated
• And Craig shares his advice for startup founders

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On this episode of Stamp Your Mark, I spoke to Lotanna Ezeike, founder of XPO. Having raised 1 Million, the XPO app plans on disrupting the online banking world for influencers. It offers a speedy invoice payment solution that allows creators to get paid within 24 hours of completing a job. Lotanna just really says it how it is. The truth. The juice. The reality of being a 24-year-old building a tech startup. 

In this episode, we discussed:

• How to bring the best in your employees
• Why clout is currency
• What banking for creators really means
• And having the courage to dream big

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