Beyond is a company focussed on value creation through tech but we take a slightly different approach. We are a tech company run by psychologists because our belief is that most tech just works but it is the people in any organisation that drive the value from any tech investment. Whether you are a tech company trying to create value or a business buying tech, the people element is the most important. This series explores the importance of people in value creation in business from a variety of different perspectives.
In this episode we talk with Richard Lee who shares his story of a business becoming so successful it broke itself. And him. From startup to unexpected hypergrowth feels like every founder’s dream but it can rapidly become a nightmare if you don’t have the right people in the rights seats and lose track of your underlying value.
Tune into this episode to understand what drove Richard to exit his own business because of the rapid growth and to share the lessons he learned on that journey. How we instil and maintain our values in both our own organisations and our clients are critical, ongoing elements of success. Losing sight of those values through rapid expansion can wreck a business and the mental health of the founders and understanding this is critical to the long-term health and success of any business.
10 Jan 2025
Reflections
For our first episode of 2025, the Partners at Beyond spend some time on reflecting what they learned in 2024 and what they can look forward to in 2025. We talk about the state of the market, what new technologies we have seen and what we expect to make a difference in 2025 as well as reflecting on some of the projects we have undertaken. We have seen some amazing businesses during the year and share our thoughts on what makes the difference between a truly successful business and one that just does ok.
6 Dec 2024
From Thought to Application is a Long Road
Arias WebsterBerry shares his nine core steps to marketing success, highlighting the crucial balance between structure and attitude in achieving business growth.
29 Nov 2024
Market Trumps Tech
Vladimir Baranov shares insights on why market understanding trumps tech innovation, revealing the secret to Crocs' success and the importance of 'bug fixing' human elements in organizations.
22 Nov 2024
Creating Growth Through Purpose and Values
Chin Hing Chang, a startup growth expert, shares insights on creating lasting growth through authentic purpose and values, revealing the difference between Push and Pull Values.
15 Nov 2024
Solving the Singularity of Data in a Digital World
In this episode we talk with Roberto Capodieci a man with a lifelong passion for technology who is an acknowledged expert in the art of Blockchain. When asked, most people see Blockchain as an older and not very successful technology that was designed for financial transactions but, as Roberto reveals, it is a powerful tool with thousands of use cases that often gets overlooked simply because many techies can’t adjust their mindset to how it works.
Listen in and find out how effective Blockchain solutions can literally transform your business in so many different ways and understand how this ugly duckling of the tech world has the power to solve a myriad of problems.
8 Nov 2024
Musicians Make the Best Developers
In this episode we talk with Patrick Boylan, a professional multi-instrumentalist with a passion for music. A strange choice perhaps until you understand that Patrick has another passion. He is using technology to bring a whole new way of teaching to a new generation of aspiring musicians having built a unique business combining people from incredibly diverse backgrounds to create an amazing team and product.
We discuss how the world of learning has changed and how highly diverse teams can be more effective as long as they have a shared vision that they all buy into. Listen in and see how the values of praising progress over perfection resonate, not just with Patrick’s customers, but within his own team and how that has driven progress.
1 Nov 2024
Do No Harm But Do Something
In this episode we talk with Yassin Shaar, the CEO of Origo about how to create effective and immediate value post M&A through the use of Shared Service Centres. The biggest and most successful companies in the world have been adopting this approach for years and now the smartest mid-cap businesses are starting to explore this area. Listen in and learn how shared services can create very effective value creation in portfolio companies and any business post acquisition.
18 Oct 2024
Great Minds Think Differently
In this episode we talk with Abby Schommer, the Co-Founder and Chief Customer Officer of RevScience, a QuickBooks automation tool for service-based businesses. Abby has been leading growth strategy for pre-seed startups to Fortune 100 companies for over 10 years and is now on a mission to empower small business owners through accessible technology. She's also the host of the Marginal Podcast, which gives voice to the socially marginalised entrepreneurs you've likely not heard from, yet. Abby is proudly a female founder, a person with chronic illness, a wife, and (after 7 years in Silicon Valley) a recent boomerang to the Boston area.
10 Oct 2024
So What?
In this episode, Iain Swanston, a sales trainer from Klozers shares the story of how he went from lifestyle business to international success as a founder. We will also explore why some founders find it difficult to scale their businesses through effective selling and explore some simple but effective changes they can make to overcome these issues. We learn how to focus on the problem and come to understand that if somebody can say so what to your pitch then something needs to change.
4 Oct 2024
The Machines Are Already Here
In this episode, Noah Healy, an Algorithmist with a
conscience explores how the advances we see in technology are clashing with the societal rules that we have established over the years. Just like the industrial revolution where the conservatives believed that people leaving the
land to look for work in industrialising cities would threaten food production, so we are now in a place where our traditional view of the world is being ever more challenged by AI, algorithms and increasingly smart technology. But it's not all doom and gloom. Listen to Noah’s upbeat assessment of what has changed and what needs to change to enable us to better embrace technology.
15 Aug 2024
Age is No Limit
In this episode, Luke Stoneman-Smith, a young 20s Apprentice shares his thoughts and views on how tech influences our lives for both good and bad and how the new generation of workers want to work. If we don’t capture these thoughts and build them into our business, if we simply keep plodding along building businesses for middle aged people, we will lose so much value and fast. The future is young!
8 Aug 2024
Shaping the Future
In this episode, Serena Walker shares her optimistic outlook
on the future of under-represented groups, especially in tech. With an amazing track record of tirelessly working to bring many diverse groups into the world of work, this story will not only inspire, but illustrate how to build truly diverse teams who create more value.
1 Aug 2024
Rebuilding from Chaos
In this episode, Diana Kocheva will share her journey from
war torn Ukraine to building a new business in London focussed on her passion for helping women founders. It’s an extraordinary journey that shows how resilience and belief are core components of success. It’s a people first approach to real value creation against a background most of us can’t begin to imagine.
24 Jul 2024
Partners in Crime
Meet Hutton and Simon, the two Partners in Beyond as we discuss our views on the importance of people in Value Creation, how to measure it and how to maximise it.
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