Richard Anson, Author at Reevoo

Podcasts Hayden Wood, co-founder, Bulb We’re going green for episode 40 – I sat down with Hayden Wood, one of the founders of the renewable energy company Bulb. Walking into Bulb’s office is a world away from what you’d get over at one of the ‘big 6’ energy companies. There’s a real startup vibe at bulb – so there should […] 1 min read 16th May 2017
Podcasts Malcolm Coles, chief content officer, DRIVETRIBE This week I’m talking to Malcolm Coles, ex-digital media director at the Telegraph, who’s now chief content officer at the new Clarkson/Hammond/May digital project DRIVETRIBE – a ‘social network for petrolheads’. Malcolm is a very articulate, outspoken and funny guy – and it was a pleasure hearing from him the vision of DRIVETRIBE. He’s lived […] 1 min read 2nd May 2017
Podcasts Kris Naudts, founder & CEO, Culture Trip In a classic case of startup culture, it was in a cosy server room where I spoke to Kris Naudts, a former psychiatrist and now founder and CEO of Culture Trip. Culture trip is a content publisher with the brains of a tech company. Kris started Culture Trip as a global company, and it’s now […] 1 min read 18th April 2017
Podcasts Phoebe Hugh, co-founder & CEO, Brolly I’m taking a trip down memory lane on the podcast today as I chat to Phoebe Hugh, the co-founder and CEO of insurance startup Brolly. Seeing the Brolly crew in their element reminded me of Reevoo in its early days – and judging from my chat with Phoebe, they have an exciting road ahead of […] 1 min read 4th April 2017
Podcasts Jonathan Wall, group ecommerce director, Shop Direct There aren’t many business tales as long or storied as Shop Direct’s. And one man who has played a huge part in the narrative is today’s podcast guest, Jonathan Wall. The Shop Direct group, and in particular its main brands Very and Littlewoods, has gone through an incredible transformation in the last few years. Its […] 1 min read 21st March 2017
Podcasts Justine Roberts, co-founder & CEO, Mumsnet Justine Roberts is co-founder and CEO of Mumsnet – the huge online community based around parenting. Justine is one of the most candid, engaging and insightful guests I’ve had on – it was a real pleasure having her on the podcast. In the wake of fake news, Facebook’s filter bubble and online political movements, I […] 1 min read 7th March 2017
Podcasts Antony Jenkins, executive chairman, 10x Future Technologies Over the course of the podcast I’ve spoken to people from two of the upstart ‘neo-banks’ – now it’s time for a different perspective on the banking industry. Today’s guest Antony Jenkins is the guy to get it from. Antony was CEO of Barclays for three years until his departure in 2015. Since then he’s […] 2 min read 21st February 2017
Podcasts Deborah Keay, chief marketing officer, Starling Bank We’ve been covering this new guard of startup ‘challenger banks’ for a while now – so I had to talk to Deborah Keay, chief marketing officer at Starling Bank. Starling is one of four or five smartphone-only banks which offer a more intuitive, lifestyle-based approach to managing money. These banks are all coming through at […] 1 min read 7th February 2017
Podcasts David Walmsley, chief customer officer, House of Fraser There’s not many people with a more impressive retail CV than today’s podcast guest, David Walmsley. David was appointed House of Fraser’s chief customer officer in mid-2016 after more than 20 years at retailers such as John Lewis, Dixons and Marks & Spencer. It’s an outstanding pedigree – you can see why I was keen […] 2 min read 24th January 2017