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45:28Lessons from Big Corporate to FounderAl Elliott: You've worked for huge, huge organizations. You've worked for organizations that I believe IPO'd. And now I sense that you've got your— well, I know you've got your own consultancy and I sense that some of yoEP 321 · 23 Jul 2026·interview· 45:28–48:130:00Intro — the founder who did everything 'right'Al Elliott: Richard Clarke did what every founder dreams of. He built a company, spent 10 years growing it, and sold it. Surely that would make him very happy indeed Richard Clarke: I should be the happiest person on theEP 317 · 9 Jul 2026·intro· 0:00–2:440:00Meet Danni Mohammed and her two job titlesAl Elliott: I want you to meet Danni Mohammed, founder of GentleForces, a creative and innovation practice that works with some of the biggest brands on the planet. And she does all this with just 2 job titles Danni MohaEP 293 · 16 Apr 2026·interview· 0:00–2:2249:30Workplace Surgery — the overwhelmed founderLeanne Elliott: So I think there's 3, there's 3 answers here Al Elliott: Yeah Leanne Elliott: And one of them's a bit tough love, one of them's a bit kind of psychological, and one's more kind of operational. Tough love EP 284 · 17 Mar 2026·workplace surgery· 49:30–53:230:00The high-capacity founder trapAl Elliott: Most business owners pride themselves on being high capacity. You know, that person who handles the operations, the marketing, and the strategy all at once. We rely on sheer willpower to get things off the grEP 267 · 15 Jan 2026·interview· 0:00–0:5040:08Advice to 25-year-old HarryAl Elliott: Let's get on to my favourite bit, the lessons learned when building an organisation from the ground up. We'll get back into the interview where Leanne did a great job of finding out what went well and what diEP 129 · 19 Sept 2024·interview· 40:08–45:292:58Who is Geoff Roberts and what is Outseta?Geoff Roberts: My name is Geoff Roberts. Uh, I am talking to you today from San Diego, California, uh, and I am a co-founder of a SaaS startup that's called Outsetta. Today, I think we're gonna dig into a lot about our sEP 106 · 13 Jun 2024·interview· 2:58–3:4311:13Doing Things Differently: Foundations of Thrive LawAl Elliott: One of the foundations that Jodie insisted on when she started Thrive Law was to do things a little bit differently. But in the UK, law firms are regulated by something called the Law Society. Leanne mentioneEP 73 · 11 Jan 2024·interview· 11:13–12:4423:46Clip 6 & 7 — Stella: first founder story and what you can do with a collection of peopleLeanne Elliott: So from one inspiring leader to another, my next clip comes from our very first founder story with the formidable Stella Smith from Perks. The more I learn about Stella, both in the media and from her teaEP 52 · 17 Aug 2023·other· 23:46–31:50
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