The Legislate podcast is a place to learn about the latest insights and trends in property, technology, business building and contract drafting. Legislate's host, Charles Brecque, interviews founders, CEOs and legal experts from a diverse range of businesses and industries to uncover unique tips and best practices for creating impressive contracts.
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Protecting businesses against fraud and reputational damage with Daniel Secretan, co-founder of Xapien
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In this episode, Legislate meets Daniel Secretan, co-founder of Xapien, a platform which identifies the background and reputation of the people and companies you engage with. Daniel shares the lessons learnt building Xapien and meeting the contractual demands of global clients. Find out more about Xapien Find out more about Legislate…
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How to bring an antiquated industry into a mobile first world with Joshua Findlater from Landlord Vision
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In this episode, Legislate meets Joshua Findlater, managing director of Landlord Vision. In this episode, Joshua explains how Landlord Vision are bringing the antiquated property industry into a mobile first world, and why it's important for founders to learn technical skills.By Legislate
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54. Managing contracts during an international expansion
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In this episode, Legislate meets James Chatt-Ramsey, who is currently working on international expansion at Shares, a free trading and social investment app. James shares his favourite moments since joining Shares and some of the unique challenges with international contracts. Listen to the episode to find out: What is a social investment app Share…
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53. Why is it easier to track your delivery than your house move? with Michael Wadsworth from Adoor
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In this episode, Legislate meets Michael Wadsworth, Founder and CEO of Adoor, a software platform for everyone to track, update and understand the progress of their house move. Listen to the episode to learn: Why it's easier to track your delivery than your house move Where the communication bottle necks are in the property industry and chain of bu…
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52: How to deliver 500 home offices in 5 days during lockdown by Sami Bouremoum from Hofy
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In this episode, Legislate meets Sami Bouremoum, co-founder and CEO of Hofy. Sami shares the story behind Hofy and the fatal legal risks early-stage startup founders can make if they're not careful!Learn more about HofyLearn more about LegislateRead the transcriptWatch the interviewBy Legislate
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51: How to become a conscious investor with Liall, co-founder of Etcho
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Legislate meets Liall, co-founder of Etcho, an app designed to help everyone understand the impact of their investments, current and future. Liall shares the story behind Etcho and why it's really important to centralise all your agreements. Learn more about EtchoLearn more about LegislateBy Legislate
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50: Automating PR for startups with Tom Lawrence, founder and CEO of MVPR
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In this episode, Legislate meets Tom Lawrence, founder and CEO of MVPR. Tom shares how MVPR is allowing startups to automate their PR and improve how they communicate with journalists thanks to data. Tom also explains why your T&Cs need to be aligned with your company and clients' goals and why all contracts should be concise.Learn more about MVPRL…
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49: What it takes to build a leading property business with Kristjan Byfield from the Depositary
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In this episode, Legislate meets Kristjan Byfield, director of Base Property Specialists, co-founder of The Depositary and company director of Jack Property Maintenance. Kristjan shares how he built his property businesses and why contracts always need to be tailored to your specific situation.Learn more about The DepositaryLearn more about Legisla…
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48: Helping folks get away from the Amazon Prime culture with Rich Woolley, founder and CEO of paperclip
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In this episode, Legislate meets Rich Woolley, founder and CEO of Paperclip. Paperclip is the UK's best place to buy, sell, and swap. Rich shares the story behind Paperclip and why clear ownership is important for negotiating contracts.Learn more about PaperclipLearn more about LegislateRead the transcript…
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47: How to build the UK's Biggest Property Training & Networking Organisation with Simon Zutshi
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In this episode, Legislate meets Simon Zutshi, the founder and CEO of The Property Investors Network, the UK's biggest property training and networking organisation. Simon share's tips for building a great business and being a landlord including why you should always read contracts before signing!Learn more about The Property Investors NetworkLearn…
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46: Safety made simple in the Property industry with James Kent, Founder & CEO of Safe2
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In this episode, Legislate meets James Kent, Founder & CEO of Safe2, an online property compliance management platform with integration capability and nationwide on-demand certificate ordering. James shares the story behind Safe2 and why it's important for everyone to be one the same page when entering into contracts.Learn more about Safe2Learn m…
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45: Verified reviews in the property sector with Ben Marley, Commercial Director of the ESTAS Group
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In this episode, Legislate meets Ben Marley, Commercial Director of the ESTAS Group. ESTAS is the customer review platform exclusively for agents, conveyancers, mortgage brokers and suppliers who deliver great customer service. In this episode, Ben explains how their invite only model means they are only collecting reviews for transactions which ha…
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44: Intuitive information discovery with Ivor Colson, CEO & Founder of Omnifia
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In this episode, Legislate meets Ivor Colson, CEO & Founder of Omnifia. Omnifia brings together disconnected applications to make workplace knowledge discoverable and searchable. Ivor shares the story behind Omnifia and how early stage founders can protect their intellectual property with contracts.Learn more about OmnifiaLearn more about Legislate…
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43: Improving clinical trial recruitment and patient-specific insights through social listening with Matt Archer from Neucruit
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In this episode, Legislate meets Matt Archer, Clinical Operations Director at Neucruit. Neucruit is an intelligent software for clinical trial recruitment that redefines patient recruitment. Our technology aggregates real-time data from the over 25 million health-related conversations initiated online everyday to facilitate planning and recruitment…
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42: How to build an ethical clothing brand with David Biren, co-founder of STPL
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In this episode, Legislate meets David Biren, co-founder at STPL, a men's basic clothing brand that seeks out neglected, yet essential items, and pulls them apart, and re-engineers them to guarantee a longer life span, tailored fit and ethical sourcing. David explains what it takes to build an ethical clothing brand and why contractual terms need t…
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41: Empowering scientists to develop medications that have the patient in mind
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In this episode, Legislate meets Luis Valente, Co-founder and CEO of iLoF. Luis share the story behind iLoF, how they are enabling a new era of personalised medicine and why you need to protect your IP with robust employment contracts.Learn more about iLoFLearn more about LegislateBy Legislate
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40: Why empowering employees is better for employers with Chris Priebe, Founder and CEO of Zelt
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In this episode, Legislate meets Chris Priebe, Founder and CEO of Zelt. Zelt is a next generation employee management software which is centered around the needs of employees, not business administrators. Chris shares his background and experience building Zelt as well as the key things you need to pay attention to in employment contracts.Learn mor…
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39: Turning boring bookmarks into playful playlists with Kes Daood, Founder & CEO of Quester
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In this episode, Legislate meets Kes Daood, Founder and CEO of Quester. Quester is building a place to collaboratively share and organise information in resources lists to help individuals apply to Universities and jobs. Kes shares the story behind Quester and the types of information Quester helps organise.Learn more about QuesterLearn more about …
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38: What it means to be an investigator with Ellen Lake from Clifford Chance
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In this episode, Legislate meet Ellen Lake, a senior associate at Clifford Chance specialising in investigations and financial crimes. Ellen shares what it means to be an investigator and the common problems in contracts encountered during these investigations.Learn more about EllenLearn more about LegislateRead the transcript…
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37: Why every founder should book a plane ticket to Silicon Valley. A conversation with Dan Swygart, founder, entrepreneur, board advisor and mentor.
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In this episode, Legislate meets Dan Swygart, founder, entrepreneur, board advisor and guest speaker on entrepreneurship and raising investment. Dan shares some learnings from building his first business, Alpacr, including how he took out a credit card and flew to Silicon Valley in order to raise investment. Dan also explains how to navigate term s…
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36: The importance of cash flow for startups with PennyBooks, the new kind of Accountancy Partner taking the stress out of balancing the books
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In this episode, Legislate meets James Watson, Director and co-founder of PennyBooks, the refreshingly different accounting firm, giving small business owners what they really need. James shares tips entrepreneurs can follow to better manage their cash flow and the importance of making contracts easy to sign.Learn more about PennyBooksLearn more ab…
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35: How to optimise your media spend with John Readman, founder and CEO of BOSCO
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In this episode, Legislate meets John Readman, founder and CEO of BOSCO. BOSCO is an online retail index which helps retailers make better spending decisions, benchmark their performance and predict where to invest their budgets for maximum efficiency and return on investment. John share's the company's vision and why contracts need to be easy for …
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34: Igniting innovation with smart capital with Dominick Peasley, CEO of Sprk Capital
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In this episode, Legislate meets Dominick Peasley, CEO of Sprk Capital, an online lending platform that enables SMEs to access their R&D tax credits as they incur expenditure. Dominick explains how Sprk Capital have reduced friction in the R&D claim process through standardisation and the benefits of standardised contracts.Learn more about Sprk Ca…
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33: Legislate meets Claire Pardo, General Counsel of Parkwalk Advisors
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In this episode, Legislate meets Claire Pardo, General Counsel of Parkwalk Advisors. Parkwalk is one of the UK’s leading growth fund managers backing world-changing technologies emerging out of UK universities and research institutions with the aim of delivering world-class returns. Claire shares how she became a lawyer and the journey which led to…
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32: Legislate meets Katrina Crossley, Chief Executive of the International Law Book Facility
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In this episode, Legislate meets Katrina Crossley, Chief Executive of the International Law Book Facility. Katrina shares some background on the charity's mission to provide good quality second-hand legal textbooks donated by the UK legal community to not-for-profit organisations in need of legal resources across the globe. Katrina also explains ho…
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31: Legislate meets Chris O'Connor from LexisNexis
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In this episode, Legislate meets Chris O'Connor, Director of Solutions at LexisNexis UK, the leading global provider of legal, regulatory and business information and analytics. Chris shares how legal tech is moving into the mainstream from cloud based collaboration tools to document automation.Learn more about LexisNexisLearn more about Legislate…
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30: Legislate meets Hometime property management, independent property management consultancy with a fresh and friendly approach
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In this episode, Legislate meets Magda, owner of Hometime property management. Magda explains how she overcame the administrative hurdles of setting up a letting agency and why the small things in a contract can have a huge impact.Learn more about Hometime property managementLearn more about LegislateRead the transcript…
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29: Legislate meets TurinTech, the company empowering businesses to build efficient and scalable AI
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In this episode, Legislate meets Dr Leslie Kanthan, CEO and co-Founder of TurinTech. Leslie shares how TurinTech is making machine learning models more sustainable thanks to model and code optimisation and provides some AI use cases ranging from finance to legal services.Learn more about TurinTechLearn more about LegislateRead the transcript…
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28: Legislate meets Marvellous Babysitting the platform transforming the way families find trusted, short-term, flexible childcare
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In this episode, Legislate meets Ella and William, co-founders of Marvellous Babysitting, a convenient and easy-to-use app for booking highly trained and vetted Norland Nannies. Ella and William share some of the ups and downs of their entrepreneurial journey and how they became Norland's first ever commercial partner.Learn more about Marvellous Ba…
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27: Legislate meets BoxxDocks the company designing sustainable, carbon-conscious logistics and containerisation solutions
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In this episode, Legislate meets James Della Valle, co-founder of BoxxDocks, a company developing the next generation of dynamic shipping solutions, giving companies full control and flexibility over their logistics operations. James shares how BoxxDocks are reducing shipping emissions and how they navigated company legals and patent applications w…
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26: Legislate meets Weavr, the platform that lets any company add banking to their services via APIs
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In this episode, Legislate meets Alex Mifsud, Co-founder and CEO of Weavr. Alex shares a bit of background about Weavr and how the design of your contracts can accelerate the uptake of your business.Learn more about WeavrLearn more about LegislateRead the transcriptBy Legislate
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25: Building a community and platform for freelance creatives with Always Create
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In this episode, Legislate meets Christina Banjo, founder of Always Create, a community and platform for freelance creatives. Christina shares how Always Create is supporting freelance creatives and how consultancy contracts are key for growing a freelance business.Learn more about Always CreateLearn more about LegislateRead the transcript…
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24: Legislate meets Reef, the employee wellbeing platform making hybrid work a reality
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In this episode, Legislate meets James Coughlan on the show, founder and CEO of Reef. Reef is a platform designed to help companies move towards a hybrid working culture. Working with venues across the world, the reef app allows employees to access a third workplace boosting productivity whilst reducing isolation and burnout.James shares the story …
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23: Legislate meets Charlie Rosier from Babbu, the world's first digital nursery
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Giving parents the tools and resources to run a nursery from anywhereBy Legislate
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22: Legislate meets George Wade from Zevero, taking the drudgery out of carbon accounting
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In this episode, Legislate meets George Wade, co-founder of Zevero a software platform for companies to manage their carbon emissions and build a climate program to reach net zero. George shares the biggest opportunities for carbon removal as well as common friction early stage founders face with legal.Learn more about ZeveroLearn more about Legisl…
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21: Legislate meets Ben Wright, Head of Flexible Office Solutions at SquareFoot and Founder of Upsuite
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In this episode, Legislate meets Ben Wright, Head of Flexible Office Solutions at SquareFoot and Founder of Upsuite. Ben shares his story of building a successful startup and exiting to a big corporate and tips for navigating key contracts as an entrepreneur.Learn more about SquareFoot and UpsuiteLearn more about LegislateRead the transcript…
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20: Legislate meets Rich Simmonds from Orthoson, a novel ultrasound based treatment for lower back pain
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In this episode, Legislate meets Rich Simmonds, CEO of Orthoson. Orthoson is a spin-out from the university of Oxford, which is developing a novel ultrasound based treatment for lower back and neck pain, which is significantly safer, less invasive and more cost-effective than current surgical options. Rich shares the peculiarities of contracting in…
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19: Legislate meets Heather Mitchell from Nommm, the sustainable food app
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In this episode, Legislate meets Heather Mitchell from Nommm, the sustainable food app that allows consumers to value climate impact alongside nutritional value. Heather shares her experience building Nommm and navigating contracts and trademarks as an early stage entrepreneur.Learn more about NommmLearn more about LegislateRead the transcript…
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18: Legislate meets Robert Lind, patent attorney and partner at Marks & Clerk
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In this episode, Legislate meets Robert Lind, patent attorney and partner at Marks & Clerk. Robert shares how he became involved with patents, what can be patented and why you might apply for one. This episode is a must listen for all startups and businesses considering patents as part of their strategy.Learn more about LegislateLearn more about Ma…
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17: Legislate meets George Robson, former England rugby player now doing sales
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In this episode, Legislate meets George Robson, former England rugby player now doing sales. George shares how he got into rugby and how the psychology of sport can be applied to business. George also explains how professional rugby contracts are standardised in order to offer a fair contracting experience to rugby players.Find out more about Georg…
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16: Legislate meets the Property Investment Geeks
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In this episode, Legislate meets the Property Investment Geeks, Charlotte and Phil, and learns all about how they have built and maintained their property portfolio of 31 residential lets. The Property Investment Geeks share their investment stratergies and how they manage their portfolio, providing top tips, such as forming a relationship with you…
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15: Legislate meets Sarah from Alt Street Property
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In this episode, Legislate meets Sarah from Alt Street Property, a property investment and development company which provides tired, unloved houses and turns them into modern accommodation for young families. Sarah talks about investment strategy and how Alt Street Property is building more than an investment portfolio but a community for its tenan…
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14: Legislate meets Harriet, owner of Aluna Property Management
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In this episode, Legislate meets Harriet, owner and director of Aluna Property Management. Listen to learn about how Aluna are offering a full array of property maintenance services to estate agents and facility management companies across the UK. Harriet also highlights the importance of ensuring that contracts are clear, concise and matter of fac…
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13: Legislate meets Mary Catherine, Chief Legal Officer at Legislate
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In this episode, Legislate meets Mary Catherine, Chief Legal Officer at Legislate and startup lawyer. With experience as a US patent attorney, a member of the US bar in New York and New Jersey and a qualified solicitor in England and Wales, Mary Catherine provides unique insight into the importance of ensuring that contracts are robust and coherent…
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In this episode, Legislate meets Radhika Shah, property entrepreneur specialising in HMOs and Buy to Lets. Alongside her investments, Radhika is a property educator, sharing tips and advice through her Youtube and Instagram accounts. In this episode, Radhika tells us about her journey into property, how to manage long distance rentals and provides …
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11: Legislate meets Kay from Ricketts Rentals
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In this episode, Legislate meets Kay, co-director of Ricketts Rentals, family run business that offers property mangement services and specialises in a number of property strategies. In this episode, Kay tells us all about the different property investment and mangement strategies and how they operate, ranging from rent to rent to joint ventures, a…
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10: Legislate meets Gabrielle Bourret-Sicotte from Greenr
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In this episode, Legislate meets Gabrielle Bourret-Sicotte, co-founder of Greenr, a climate-focused lifestyle app. Having been voted the United Nations' "Best Green Project" for 2021, Greenr is finding a new and novel ways to inspire individuals and busineses to reduce their carbon foorprint, calculate their daily needs and reduce what they can whi…
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9: Legislate meets Hannah Chappatte from HYBR
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In this episode, Legislate meets Hannah Chappatte, co-founder and CEO of HYBR, a supportive, safe space platform for student renters to understand how to find the right property and what to look out for when renting.Hannah shares why the HYBR platform was started and tips for negotiating student contracts.Find out more about HYBRFind out more about…
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8: Legislate meets Jonathan Campion from Corriculo and TOTUS RPO
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In this episode, Legislate meets Jonathan Campion, director of TOTUS RPO an Oxford based recruitment process, outsourcing solution designed and tailored to startups and SMEs within the technology and scientific sectors. Jonathan is also director of Corriculo as a recruitment agency providing specialist and comprehensive IT recruitment services to O…
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7: Legislate meets Mikesh Udani from Albus Health
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In this episode, Legislate meets Mikesh Udani, co-founder and CEO of Albus Health, an Oxford university spin-out, developing an end-to-end solution for nocturnal monitoring in clinical trials. Mikesh shares some highlights from their 4 year journey as well as best practices for contract negotiation.Learn more about Albus HealthLearn more about Legi…
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