Best Mandeep Singh Podcasts (2025)

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Mandeep Singh - From suits to boiler suits 1:40:27

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In this episode, Mandeep Singh Khalsa shares his remarkable journey from finance to offshore, revealing the pivotal moments and mentors that shaped his career. Mandeep discusses the challenges and rewards of working offshore, emphasizing the importance of building trust and fostering open communication within diverse teams. He reflects on the uniqu…

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Investing in Africa's Digital Future, Lexi Novitske, GP @ Norrsken22 43:51

5d ago43:51

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Lexi Novitske, General Partner at Norrsken22, a $205m growth-stage fund backing transformative tech companies across Africa. Lexi has spent over a decade living and investing in Nigeria, backing breakout African startups like Paystack, Flutterwave, and Smile Identity. As one of the continent’s most respected VCs, she shares how her team is building…

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Chris Black - From Rugby to Recruitment 1:03:34

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Join me as I sits down with Chris Black, a former professional rugby player turned recruitment expert in the oil and gas industry. Discover Chris's journey from the rugby field to founding Jab Recruitment, and how his experiences have shaped his approach to business and life. They delve into the challenges and opportunities within the energy sector…

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Growth Equity, VCTs and Exits with Rupert West, Managing Director @ Puma Growth Partners 43:17

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Please note: The topics covered in this episode should not be taken as investment advice. This week on Riding Unicorns, we’re joined by Rupert West, the founder and Managing Director of Puma Growth Partners, a UK-based growth equity investor backing companies at Series A with cheque sizes of £4–10m. Puma invests across consumer brands, B2B SaaS, an…

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Building Outreach to a $4bn unicorn and helping AI agents get paid with Paid.ai - Manny Medina, Co-Founder & CEO @ Paid.ai 50:38

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This week on Riding Unicorns, we’re joined by Manny Medina, the visionary founder behind Outreach — the $4B sales engagement unicorn — and now co-founder & CEO of Paid.ai, a startup pioneering how AI agents get priced, paid, and scaled. We dive into Manny’s remarkable journey from zero to $250M+ ARR with Outreach, the gritty early days of selling d…

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Stayed Offshore Too Long... 16:22

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In this solo episode of Wind, Waves & Wells I talk about what happens when offshore work runs over and the podcast schedule takes a hit. I share my reflections on the energy debate, from oil to wind, the UK’s reliance on imports, and why some of the job creation numbers in renewables don’t tell the full story. This is a grounded look at the realiti…

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Building, Backing & Scaling in an AI-Native World with Kenneth Auchenberg, Partner @ AlleyCorp 47:26

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In this episode we are joined by Kenneth Auchenberg, Partner at AlleyCorp — one of New York’s most prolific early-stage funds known for incubating companies like MongoDB, Business Insider, and Radical AI. Kenneth’s journey from coding at 16 in Copenhagen to shaping global developer ecosystems at Stripe and Microsoft gives him a unique lens into the…

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David Duguid - From Offshore to Westminster 1:31:33

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In this episode of Wind, Waves and Wells, I sit down with David Duguid to trace his journey from working offshore to representing people in Westminster. With his offshore background, David brings a rare perspective to the political debate on energy. We talk about the extremes, from the drill baby drill mindset to Just Stop Oil protests, and why nei…

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Inside the Quantum Infrastructure Revolution with Carmen Palacios-Berraquero, Founder & CEO @ Nu Quantum 43:33

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This week on Riding Unicorns, we’re joined by Carmen Palacios-Berraquero, Founder and CEO of Nu Quantum, a pioneering company building the networking layer for the quantum computing era. Carmen’s journey started in academia, researching quantum photonics, before she spun out Nu Quantum from the University of Cambridge. Now backed by top deep tech i…

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Kathryn Porter - Cutting Through the Noise on Energy Policy 1:16:44

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In this episode, I am joined by Kathryn Porter, energy consultant, Telegraph writer, and widely respected voice on energy markets and policy. With years of experience advising on power, gas, and the wider energy sector, Kathryn brings a wealth of insight into the complex world of UK and global energy. We speak the realities behind the headlines fro…

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Building the "Lovable of Marketing" with Patrick Haede, Co-Founder & CEO @ Superscale AI 56:31

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In this episode, we're joined by Patrick Haede, the founder of Superscale AI, a breakout new startup transforming how digital products are marketed. 🚀 Inspired by Lovable’s success in democratising product-building, Patrick saw the next major frontier: distribution. In a world where anyone can now build a product, how do you market it effectively? …

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Matty - From offshore to the office 46:22

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Dive into the world of offshore and now onshore life with Matty as he share's captivating stories from his travels. From unexpected conditions in Nigeria to the camaraderie on the rigs, this episode offers a glimpse into the highs and lows of working offshore. Matty tried his best the whole episode to not say who he worked for but slipped up, hence…

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James - Dirty day raters.. 52:28

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Join Me and James as we dive into the highs and lows of offshore work, sharing candid stories from our time in the industry. From the challenges of working in remote locations to the camaraderie and unique experiences that come with the job, this episode offers a raw and insightful look into the life of offshore and contracting. Whether you're in t…

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Scaling from startup to £70M+ funding in 16 months with Paul Anthony, Co-founder of Primer & Colossal 55:58

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Paul Anthony is the co-founder of Primer, a rapidly growing payment orchestration platform with over 200 employees and more than £70 million in funding from top-tier investors including Seed Camp, Balderton, Accel, and Iconic. His journey began as the first employee at a FinTech startup (now called Depay), followed by a stint at PayPal's Braintree …

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Nayrim Buchan - Engineering Resilience and Overcoming Challenges 53:07

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This week we delve into the extraordinary journey of Nayrim Buchan, a pioneering engineer who navigated the male-dominated oil and gas industry. From her early days in Venezuela to working on international projects, Nayrim shares her experiences of overcoming challenges, embracing diversity, and the importance of adaptability in a rapidly changing …

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Simone Maini, CEO @ Elliptic, on Leading Through Crypto Winters and Building Elliptic into a Blockchain Analytics Leader 37:05

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In this episode of Riding Unicorns, James and Hector sit down with Simone Maini, CEO of Elliptic, the world’s leading blockchain analytics company. Simone’s career path is anything but conventional — from a history degree and Deutsche Bank to leading a $100M+ funded crypto intelligence powerhouse. 🧠 After 8 years in banking and a stint in anti-mone…

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20th Episode - Thanks for sticking around. 46:19

2M ago46:19

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For the 20th episode, I brought back the man who helped kick all this off. Chris Akehurst was the first guest on the podcast, the original guinea pig when none of this was really figured out. We look back on how far things have come since that first recording and dig into everything from how the wind industry has changed to what life offshore reall…

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Pattern recognition and backing Europe's next unicorns with Andrei Brasoveanu, Partner @ Accel 39:32

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From international math olympiads to high-frequency trading to leading deals at Accel, Andrei Brasoveanu has carved one of the most impressive careers in European tech. After a decade on Wall Street as a quant, he joined Accel’s London office and quickly became one of their top investors—backing breakout companies like Celonis and, more recently, P…

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George Highmoor – Part 3 32:58

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In this final part of the trilogy, Joe Leather sits down with George Highmoor to reflect on the highs and lows of a life spent in the oil industry. From close calls and hard lessons to the unlikely road to writing a memoir, George shares what really stuck with him after decades offshore. It is a conversation about instinct, survival, and the kind o…

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Leo Lindner - Deepwater Horizon Part 2 47:59

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In this second part of my conversation with Leo Lindner, we go deeper into the night that changed offshore forever. Leo was there on the Deepwater Horizon when the unthinkable happened. In this episode, he shares more of what it was really like in the hours after the blowout the chaos, the impossible decisions, and the moments that still stay with …

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Titanic Dives and Offshore Experiences with Dik Barton 35:44

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In this episode, I sit down with Dik Barton a man whose career has taken him to the very edge of human exploration and the heart of offshore safety. Dik has made an astonishing 22 dives down to the wreck of the Titanic, seen first-hand what most of us only glimpse in documentaries, and led safety operations in some of the most unforgiving environme…

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37 years since Piper Alpha Part 2 48:32

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Part 2 of the Joe Meanen re-release, marking 37 years since Piper Alpha. Joe talks us through the more of the night of the disaster. What happened. How he got out. And what stayed with him after. This episode is for the 167 men who never made it home.By joeleather92

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37 years since Piper Alpha Part 1 48:47

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This episode is being re-released to mark 37 years since the Piper Alpha disaster. Joe Meanen was one of the 61 men who survived. In Part 1, he talks about life before Piper. The work The culture And the things that were already going wrong.By joeleather92

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Flawed foolish and fantastic: Season 3 Episode 1 - Davinder Singh Toor 1:25:47

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The flawed, foolish and fantastic podcast explores the great work being carried out by fantastic people in the Punjabi community. In this episode Kamalpreet Singh talks to Davinder Singh Toor, a collector of some amazing items which he shared in the exhibition Ranjit Singh: Sikh, Warrior, King at the Wallace Collection. He shares his journey into c…

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Building Europe’s Investment Rails with Martin Kassing, Founder & CEO @ Upvest 40:12

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This week on Riding Unicorns, we're joined by Martin Kassing, founder and CEO of Upvest, one of Europe’s fastest-growing fintech infrastructure companies. Martin’s journey spans private equity, Rocket Internet, multiple startups, and now leading a company that powers investment products for the likes of Revolut and N26. In this wide-ranging convers…

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Leo Lindner - Deepwater Horizon survivor Part 1 52:45

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Leo Lindner was on Deepwater Horizon That alone should tell you enough about what this episode is about In Part 1 of this conversation, Leo walks us through his life offshore A man who escaped the rig on that fateful night We talk about the job The pressure the rig was under And some of the things that were not right Including the cracks that were …

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RU Summit 2025 with Yoann Pavy and Oana Jinga, in Partnership with Cooley LLP 33:43

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In this special Riding Unicorns episode, recorded live during London Tech Week and hosted at Cooley’s London HQ, we bring you two candid conversations from the frontline of startup building. 🚀 First up: Yoann Pavy, a growth marketing veteran (ex-Deliveroo, Depop, Perkbox), shares why distribution-first thinking is flipping product development on it…

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Steve Beedie – Open the bleed off 1:00:21

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This one was a real highlight for me. Steve has been through a lot and come out the other side with a mindset that is hard to ignore. We spoke about offshore life, mental health, the pressure men face, and how he is using his own story to help others. I have got a lot of respect for the way he looks at things. No ego, just honesty. And to be honest…

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From Founder Failure to Building a €100M+ European VC Fund with Apostolos Apostolakis, Managing Partner @ VentureFriends 35:21

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In this episode, we’re joined by Apostolos Apostolakis, the founder-turned-VC behind VentureFriends, a pan-European pre-seed and seed fund known for backing consumer and fintech breakouts like Plum, Blueground, Huspy, Carmoola and Instashop. Apostolos shares a remarkable story of resilience — from scaling a startup to €100M+ in revenue and 500 empl…

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George Highmoor – More Oil, Clowns and a Pig Part 2 32:46

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Back for round two with George Highmoor. This time we get into some of the difficult bits. More offshore moments and more scenarios you just couldn’t make up. Some of the stories in this episode are tough to hear. It’s just two people talking about what really goes on out there the graft, the madness, and everything in between. If you’ve been offsh…

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Investing as a multi-stage fund into Europe's top startups with Deepka Rana, Principal @ Northzone 35:00

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In this episode, we’re joined by Deepka Rana, Principal at leading venture fund Northzone, early backers of Klarna, Truelayer, Spotify, iZettle, Kahoot, and Personio. Deepka shares her journey from physics at Imperial and investment banking to investing in some of Europe’s most exciting startups. We unpack: 💸 What it’s like to operate a billion-dol…

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Pete - Offshore stories and the realities of it all 57:13

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This week I’m joined by my good mate Pete an offshore regular with a great sense of humour and enough stories to fill a series. We first met back in 2017 and since then Pete has worked all over the world bringing energy grit and a good laugh to every job. In this episode we talk about how he's got on in the industry what life offshore has really be…

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Building voice-AI infrastructure and scaling go-to-market globally with Carles Reina, GTM @ ElevenLabs & Angel Investor 48:20

4M ago48:20

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In this episode of Riding Unicorns, we’re joined by Carles Reina, Go-to-Market Lead at ElevenLabs, an AI Audio research and deployment company that tripled it's valuation to $3.3BN in January, after confirming a new $180M funding round. From starting out as a banker in Barcelona to scaling Uber’s first European team, and now investing in over 70 st…

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Sidney Huval - From Deepwater Days to Global Insight 1:19:47

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This week I’m joined by Sidney Huval, a man who started out with a big service company in the States and ended up shaping crews abroad. We talked about his time running MWD tools on deepwater projects, the lessons he learned offshore, and how that experience carried over into years of international sales, training and development. What stood out mo…

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Building the universal integration layer for modern products and raising a Series A from GV with Romain Sestier & Guillaume Lebedel, Co-Founders @ StackOne 47:42

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In this episode of Riding Unicorns, we're joined by Romain Sestier and Guillaume Lebedel, the co-founders of StackOne, a rapidly growing startup that’s building the universal integration layer for modern SaaS and AI products. Hot off the back of their $20M Series A led by GV, the duo joins us to share their journey, insights, and lessons from the t…

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George Highmoor: Oil, Clowns and a Pig on a Motorcycle – Part One 41:06

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In this first episode of a three-part series, I sit down with George Highmoor, former oilfield worker and author of Oil, Clowns and a Pig on a Motorcycle. George’s stories are raw, unbelievable but real. We cover everything from life on the rigs to the inspiration behind the book, with plenty of moments that’ll have you shaking your head in disbeli…

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Capsule Scale-Up 50 Panel with Poly AI, Flo Health, Carmoola, & Xampla 46:55

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Recorded live at the Capsule Scale-Up 50 event in London on 30th April 2025, this episode features a standout panel discussion moderated by our co-host James Pringle. The Scale-Up 50 is Capsule’s flagship celebration of the UK’s fastest-growing, most exciting scale-ups, recognising the founders, leaders, and investors driving the next generation of…

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From Football Pitches to Offshore Platforms – Nick's Story 51:36

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In this episode Joe sits down with Nick to explore a journey that spans continents, careers and a whole lot of lessons. From chasing football dreams to leading training and competence offshore Nick opens up about life on the rigs, moving through the ranks and finding purpose beyond the job title. They dive into the highs the lows and the moments th…

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Building the Future of Marketing with Raffi Salama, CEO & Co-Founder @ Passionfruit 51:41

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In this episode of Riding Unicorns, James Pringle is joined by Raffi Salama, Co-Founder & CEO of Passionfruit, a fast-growing marketing OS used by the world’s most ambitious brands to orchestrate campaigns across resourcing, planning, execution, and tracking. Raffi shares his journey from launching David Beckham’s Inter Miami football club to scali…

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Joe Meanen - Escaping Piper Alpha and remembering the 167. 1:35:11

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In this powerful episode of Wind, Waves & Wells with Joe Meanen, we take a hard and honest look at the night that changed everything in the offshore world. Piper Alpha. Two words that still echo through every rig briefing and safety meeting. On 6 July 1988, 167 lives were lost in the worst offshore disaster the world has ever seen. It was not just …

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Building the premium venture studio and fund for consumer brands with Mike Jones, Founding Partner @ Science 51:18

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Subscribe to the Reading Unicorns newsletter here. Follow Riding Unicorns on LinkedIn here. Subscribe to the Riding Unicorns YouTube channel here. In this episode we're joined by Mike Jones, Managing Partner at Science Inc., a trailblazing venture studio behind breakout brands like Dollar Shave Club, Liquid Death, and DogVacay (merged with Rover). …

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Mike Scotland - Mental Health ManUP and Making Safety Human Again 52:27

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In this episode I sit down with Mike Scotland Safety Officer mental health advocate and the man behind manUP speakUP and Community cleanUP. Recognised as one of the Top 10 Health and Safety Influencers by HSE People Mike brings a powerful voice to the offshore world one that is raw honest and impossible to ignore. We dive into what it really means …

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Investing in the future of KidsTech, Gaming and Media with Dylan Collins, Founder @ SuperAwesome (acq. Epic Games) 43:47

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Subscribe to the Reading Unicorns newsletter here. Follow Riding Unicorns on LinkedIn here. Subscribe to the Riding Unicorns YouTube channel here. In this episode of Riding Unicorns, we’re joined by legendary repeat founder Dylan Collins, known for building and exiting three companies—including SuperAwesome, acquired by Epic Games. Dylan takes us o…

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Reece Mosey - Offshore and Online 51:50

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In this episode of Wind, Waves & Wells with Joe, I sit down with Reece Mosey, offshore worker, content creator and the lad who’s put a fresh face on what life really looks like out at sea. Reece has built a following by showing the raw, unfiltered day to day offshore, from dinners to Christmas shifts. We get into: The good, the bad and the strange …

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Justin Forrest - Offshore through a Lens 1:00:27

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In this episode, I’m joined by Justin Forrest, dad, offshore worker, photographer, and all-round brilliant lad. We dive into his time offshore, from the bottom of the pile to the head of the drill floor, and with it the pictures of the moments of the real stories behind life on the rigs. Justin opens up about the people, the pressures, and the pers…

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Investing in the B2B Fintech sector with Mark Beeston, Founder @ Illuminate Financial 41:09

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Subscribe to the Reading Unicorns newsletter here. Follow Riding Unicorns on LinkedIn here. Subscribe to the Riding Unicorns YouTube channel here. In this episode of Riding Unicorns, James Pringle and Hector Mason are joined by Mark Beeston, Founder and Managing Partner at Illuminate Financial—a thesis-driven venture capital firm investing in B2B F…

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Ali P - Rig Life to Real Estate 42:23

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In this episode of Wind, Waves & Wells with Joe, I’m joined by Ali P a man who’s worn the boots of both onshore and offshore life. Ali started out in the energy industry after completing his apprenticeship, diving headfirst into the world of oil & gas and renewables. With stories from the offices to the offshore rigs, he gives us a front-row seat t…

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The firm with a 1-in-6 unicorn investment rate. Staffan Helgesson, General Partner @ Creandum 47:48

6M ago47:48

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Subscribe to the Reading Unicorns newsletter here. Follow Riding Unicorns on LinkedIn here. Subscribe to the Riding Unicorns YouTube channel here. This episode sees James Pringle and Hector Mason sit down with Staffan Helgesson, General Partner of Creandum. Creandum is one of Europe's top early stage investors focused on Seed and Series A across a …

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Richie Brown - From "destroying" the world, to saving it 1:09:28

6M ago1:09:28

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In this episode of Wind Waves and Wells, I catch up with Richie Brown as he steps into a new role in the electric vehicle world. We chat about where it all started for him, getting offshore at a young age, and what it took to build a career from there. There are plenty of laughs, a few stories we probably should not be sharing, and some solid advic…

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Chris Lemons - Last Breath 1:41:17

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What actually goes through your head when you're 100 metres below the surface, alone, out of air, and the lights go out? In this episode, I sit down with commercial saturation diver Chris Lemons – whose story became the Netflix documentary Last Breath. We talk about what really happened that night in the North Sea when his umbilical was severed, ho…