The Future of Business podcast takes you inside Saïd Business School. Produced, edited and presented by a team of MBA students, this podcast takes you on a journey to explore the diverse range of sectors, stories, and students embedded in the Oxford MBA cohort and beyond, and how they will shape the future of business.
Watts up with EV charging: An entrepreneur’s view from ground zero
Leye (Cornelius) Makanjuola, Oxford Saïd MBA and host discusses the EV charging market with Folasade Ayoola, a fellow student and entrepreneur. In this episode, Fola Ayoola delves into her experience co-building ElectricFish, a climate tech company building distributed energy storage in the US. She discusses the technological challenges associated with the EV charging landscape in the US and how ElectricFish put energy equity front and centre in their plans.
Featuring:
Folasade Ayoola - https://www.linkedin.com/in/folasadeayoola/
Leye Makanjuola - https://www.linkedin.com/in/leyemakanjuola/
Link to ElectricFish’s website: https://www.electricfish.co/
Feature in Fast Company: https://www.fastcompany.com/90704698/electricfish-ev-chargers-can-plug-in-anywhere-and-double-as-electricity-storage
Link to the school website - https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/
Link to the podcast - https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/about-us/school/our-community/future-business-podcast/season-five Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
10 May 2023
Not Getting Tangled
The importance of red tape in growing economies. In this episode, Jordan Zele, Oxford Saïd MBA and host discusses regulation with Nattawan Kularbkeo, a fellow student and Senior Investigation officer at SEC Thailand. Nattawan challenges the idea that markets must choose between growth and regulation, suggesting that for sustainable growth, regulation is necessary. The episode explores emerging challenges across all markets, highlighting the fundamental role regulators must play in the future of business. Of note, this episode was recorded before the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.
Featuring:
Nattawan Kularbkeo - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nattawan-kularbkeo/
Jordan Zele - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-zele-1504b95a/
Link to the school website - https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/
Link to the podcast - https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/about-us/school/our-community/future-business-podcast/season-five
Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
26 Apr 2023
Founding a Fintech: The story of a financial inclusion startup in Latin America
Katherine Dellar and Oxford MBA classmate Diego Rojas discuss Diego's experience starting a Fintech business. Host Katherine Dellar is joined by Fintech entrepreneur and Oxford MBA classmate Diego Rojas. Diego is the CEO and co-founder of PasanaQ, a startup seeking to democratize access to financial services in Latin America by digitising informal savings practices. They discuss Diego's experience starting a Fintech business without a financial background, how the Oxford community helped him launch the business, and Diego's present experience working on PasanaQ with classmates as part of the Entrepreneurship Project component of the MBA. The episode explores the importance of financial inclusion, particularly in developing countries where many people lack access to credit, and how to broaden financial access in a way that fits with local culture.
Featuring:
Diego Rojas - https://www.linkedin.com/in/diego-rojas-arancibia/
Katherine Dellar - https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-dellar/
Resources:
PasanaQ website - https://pasanaq.app/
Link to the school website - https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/
Link to the podcast - https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/about-us/school/our-community/future-business-podcast/season-five
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