From Data to Impact: Rethinking ESG Growth in Uncertain Times
In this edition of the Business Insights Series, we sit down with Meri Podzic, CEO of As You Know, a data-driven ESG platform with roots in advocacy and a vision for sustainable change. Spun out from a 30-year-old non-profit, As You Know is now tackling one of the hardest nuts to crack in the modern […]
Keeping the soul in storytelling: Creativity, AI, and the human drive to connect
Pablo Del Teso has written stories for Netflix. He’s taught university students how to tell theirs. He even runs a boutique consultancy for script development, working with everyone from indie directors to production houses. But if you ask him where it all started, he’ll tell you: “It’s a very, very long love story between me […]
Quiet power, aligned purpose: The introvert’s path to impact
Patience Ogunbona is a powerhouse of inspiration and quiet confidence. In a wide-ranging conversation for the Serenichron Business Insights Series, she shared her journey of embracing her introverted nature and turning it into a superpower. Patience helps introverted women discover their unique strengths, overcome societal pressures, and thrive in leadership and business. As a leadership […]
Why companies ignore first-time managers (and what it costs them)
Every so often, a conversation opens your eyes to something you hadn’t fully seen before. That’s exactly what happened when I spoke with Marelys L Garcia, co-founder of Mindslines, a company focused on helping a forgotten group in many businesses: first-time managers. Now, these aren’t executives or seasoned leaders. These are the people recently promoted, […]
How one former caregiver became a UK healthcare business powerhouse
This article is part of the Serenichron Business Insights Series, where we unpack what’s working, what’s not, and where things are headed for real-world business leaders. Today’s story follows Attila Szelei, a former care assistant in the private healthcare sector who didn’t just leave the system, he built an alternative to it. After spending a […]
Pushing forward through the fog: From awareness to action
When it comes to meaningful change, some people talk—and others build. Sally Callow MSc is a builder. With Stripy Lightbulb CIC, she’s created a digital training platform that equips professionals with essential knowledge about ME/CFS, a condition affecting well over 250,000 people in the UK. But her work doesn’t stop at education. From digital automation […]
How Business Owners Are Building Resilience in an Uncertain World
When I sat down with Josh MacPherson, founder and education strategist from the US, based in Japan, I expected our conversation to orbit around product updates and content workflows. What unfolded instead was a wide-ranging and raw exploration of what it means to run a business while the world feels like it’s wobbling on its […]
Why first aid knowledge saves lives (and why businesses should care)
Helen Underwood is the founder of Underwood Training, a UK-based first aid education company with a mission to make life-saving knowledge accessible to everyone, not just professionals. Her background is in physiotherapy, having worked in pediatric intensive care and acute trauma units. After burning out from the emotional and physical toll of that work, Helen […]
Growth hacking is a mindset, not a tactic
In a digital world obsessed with tools, quick wins, and data dashboards, it’s easy to lose sight of what really fuels growth: mindset. That was the recurring theme in my recent conversation with Theodoros Moulos, Chief Strategist of of Growth Hackers Inc. and CEO of GrowthRocks, who helped pioneer what we now call growth hacking. […]
Exposure – the founder phase no one talks about
This story is part of our Business Insights Series, where I dive into real conversations with mission-driven founders working at the intersection of purpose, tech, and impact. In our first interview, we explored what happens before the MVP. Mariam Chadi, a fierce advocate for equal opportunity in education who is pushing forward a vision of […]