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Entrepreneurship and Leadership August 7, 2023

Trust in Leadership

Why Work Environments Based on Trust and Transparency Thrive

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
Watch here On this week's episode, Richard and Kimon continue their discussion on business, focusing particularly on leadership and management. Starting off the conversation, Richard asks Kimon for his views …

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Interviews hosted by Richard Lucas--business and social entrepreneur who founded, led and/or invested in more than 30 businesses--and Kimon Fountoukidis--the founder of both Argos Multilingual and PMR.

Entrepreneurship and Leadership July 10, 2023

Developing Authentic Business Relationships

Kimon and Richard on Enterprise Sales

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
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In this episode, Richard and Kimon interview each other about B2B sales, also known as enterprise sales. These days, many businesses are considering how they can incorporate AI technology to …
Entrepreneurship and Leadership June 26, 2023

Ego in Business

A Conversation Between Kimon Fountoukidis and Richard Lucas

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
In this episode, Richard and Kimon interview each other about the role of ego in business. The common perception is that entrepreneurs, typically men, have large egos, constantly seeking attention …
Entrepreneurship and Leadership June 12, 2023

Scaling Up

A Conversation with James Hyde

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
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Richard and Kimon speak with James Hyde, non-executive director of James and James Fulfilment, in addition to founding and formerly running the company. Initially unemployed out of college, James and …
Entrepreneurship and Leadership April 3, 2023

The Secrets of Efficient Organizations

A Conversation with Nick Sonnenberg

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
In this episode, Kimon and Richard speak with Nick Sonnenberg, CEO and Founder of Leverage. He is also the author of the book, Come Up For Air: How Teams Can …
Entrepreneurship and Leadership March 20, 2023

Running a Cutting Edge Family Office

A Conversation with Sameer Narula

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
In this episode, Kimon and Richard speak with Sameer Narula, Managing Partner of August One, a private investment firm. Despite self-identifying as an engineer, Sameer has an entrepreneurial mind. Prior …
Entrepreneurship and Leadership March 6, 2023

From Banking to Business

A Conversation with Val Pilch, CEO of ForMeds

Val Pilch

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
In this episode, Kimon and Richard speak with Val Pilch, CEO of ForMeds. Val was born in Krakow, living there for his early childhood before moving to New York in …
Entrepreneurship and Leadership February 13, 2023

Getting to Net Zero

A Conversation with Christian Arno

Christian Arno

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
Kimon and Richard speak with Christian Arno, founder and CEO of Pawprint, about how companies can effectively achieve sustainability goals. As a young child growing up in Aberdeen, Christian was …
Entrepreneurship and Leadership January 30, 2023

Building an Interconnected Community

A Conversation with Cormac Russell

Cormac Russell

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
Kimon and Richard speak with Cormac Russell, Managing Director at Nurture Development. Cormac focuses on helping institutions, NGOs, governmental organizations, and companies interested in improving their communities. The biggest issue …
Entrepreneurship and Leadership January 16, 2023

Building a Global AI Community

A Conversation with Rudradeb Mitra

Rudradeb Mitra

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
In this interview, Richard and Kimon speak with Rudradeb Mitra, CEO and founder of Omdena. He was born in India, moving to England as an adult to complete a master's …
Entrepreneurship and Leadership January 2, 2023

Creating a Company Culture that Lasts

A Conversation with David Regn

David Regn

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
In this interview, Richard and Kimon speak with David Regn, CEO of Stream Companies. Collectively, David oversees about 600 employees, generating an annual revenue of around $225 million. Growing up …
Entrepreneurship and Leadership December 19, 2022

Entrepreneurship through Acquisition

A Conversation with Jack Lancaster

Jack Lancaster

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
In this interview, Richard and Kimon speak with Jack Lancaster. Prior to becoming the CEO of medical equipment manufacturer, Evolution Surgical, Jack was raising money to buy a company in …
Entrepreneurship and Leadership November 21, 2022

From Translator to Linguistics Entrepreneur

A Conversation with Krzysztof Zdanowski

Krzysztof Zdanowski

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis speak with Krzysztof Zdanowski, language and technology entrepreneur. Krzysztof argues that entrepreneurship is about emotional and social intelligence. He discusses the ups and downs on …
Entrepreneurship and Leadership October 24, 2022

From Boutique Menswear to Boutique Retail Technology

A Conversation with Bryan Amaral

Bryan Amaral

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
Bryan Amaral began his career as an entrepreneur going door-to-door, selling custom-made suits. He learned how to work closely with clients as a therapist might work with their patients. By …
Entrepreneurship and Leadership October 10, 2022

How to Play Poker Like the Pros

A Conversation with Jonathan Little

Jonathan Little

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
At the age of 18, Jonathan Little opened an online poker account with a $50 deposit. By age 21, he had about $350,000 in his account. In this episode of …
Entrepreneurship and Leadership September 26, 2022

The Path to Empowering Iconic Brands

A Conversation with Sören Stamer

Sören Stamer

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
Head ninja. Top strategist. Main innovation engine. Chief optimist. Sören Stamer wears a lot of hats, and it’s one of the main reasons he wears the CEO hat at CoreMedia …
Entrepreneurship and Leadership September 5, 2022

Entrepreneurship and The Promise of De Novo Protein Design

A Conversation with Chris Bahl

Chris Bahl

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
What’s important about de novo protein design from an entrepreneurship perspective? Everything. As the founder of AI Proteins, Chris Bahl leads a company focused on building proteins completely from …
Entrepreneurship and Leadership August 23, 2022

From Rural Texas to the World’s Financial Capitals

A Conversation with John Sloan

John Sloan

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
When John Sloan was growing up in a small town in rural Texas, he learned at a very early age what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur. John’s dad …
Entrepreneurship and Leadership August 8, 2022

Creating Your Own Luck

A Conversation with Robin Bennett

Robin Bennett

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
Some people just seem to have all the luck, and Robin Bennett is one of them. Robin is a British entrepreneur, writer, and documentary producer. He is also the founder …
Entrepreneurship and Leadership July 25, 2022

200 Million Users Can’t Be Wrong

A Conversation with Denys Zhadanov

Denys Zhadanov

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
When Ukrainian-born Denys Zhadanov went to London to study at the age of 19, he had no idea that a year later he would be launching one of the world’s …