Peter Stevens is the author of the Leanpub book The Illustrated Guide to Scrum: Scrum Explained Through Infographics. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Peter about his background and career, manufacturing innovations and what it means to be a “Musk” company, Scrum, and about his approach to writing and illustrating for profes…

Leo Tam is the author of Truth Engine: Applying AI to Investing. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Leo about his background and career, his academic research and his time working at NVIDA, the deep applications of AI in investing, and about his writing process.This interview was recorded on June 17, 2024.The full audio for th…

Stephan Schmidt is the author of the Leanpub book Amazing CTO: The Missing Manual for Managing. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Stephan about his background and career, his book and the challenges of being a CTO, and how to prepare for and thrive in that role, and also about his writing process.This interview was recorded o…

Philip Gannon is the author of the Leanpub book Become a Senior Developer: A concise guide to succeeding as a Senior Software Developer. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Philip about his background and career, how he first got interested in technology, his book and the challenges faced by developers when they get promoted to…

Phil Sturgeon is the author of the Leanpub book Surviving Other People’s APIs. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Phil about what he’s been up to since he was last on the podcast, co-founding the environmental charity Protect Earth, and his latest book, Surviving Other People’s APIs.This interview was recorded on May 23, 2024.…

Isaak Tsalicoglou is the author of the Leanpub book The Incredible Story of Deft: What Nobody Told You About Business Hype (Lean, Agile, etc.). In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Isaak about his background and career, his books, how frameworks like Agile and Scrum can be corrupted, using Plato’s allegory of the cave to explain…

This week, we’re talking to Krisi Smith, Co-founder and Chief Tea Mixologist at Bird & Blend Tea Co. Bird & Blend is an independent, award-winning tea company on a mission to spread happiness and reimagine tea! It was set up by Krisi and Mike who started off packing tea in their bedroom. They now operate from 17 stores across the UK, with a team of…

Barry O’Reilly is the author of the Leanpub book Residues: Time, Change, and Uncertainty in Software Architecture. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Barry about his background and career, Complexity Science and its connection to his fascinating concept of Residuality theory in the fields Software Architecture and Computer Sci…

This week we’re talking to Alan Mahon, co-founder of Brewgooder. Brewgooder produces great beer that has a positive impact on the planet with every pint sold helping to fund clean water projects across the world. They are also B Corp certified and were recognised as ‘Best for the World’ in 2019, 2021 and 2022. In this episode, Alan shares with us h…

Luca Minudel is the author of the Leanpub book Succeed over difficult problems by embracing Complexity-Thinking: Micro-guide to thriving in everyday complexity by breaking free from ordered and linear approaches. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Luca about his professional background, the challenges of high-pressure work, wh…

Today, we’re joined by Robert Holdway, Co-Founder and Director at Giraffe Innovation. Robert is an expert advisor on EU environmental regulations and sustainability initiatives, with a wealth of experience in helping businesses track, report, and reduce their environmental impact. In this week’s episode, we discuss with Robert how businesses can im…

Viktor Farcic is the author of the Leanpub book Crossplane: The Cloud Native Control Plane. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Viktor about what he’s been up to since his first appearance on the podcast, and his latest book, on Crossplane, explaining how using the service you create, for people in your company, a platform that…

In this week’s episode, we’re joined by Steff Wright, chairman and founder of the Gusto Group, a certified B Corp company. Alongside building the Gusto Group Steff has a passion for giving back and has re-invested back into numerous start up companies and social enterprises. Topics covered include: 🎙️ Building sustainable housing that helps people …

Marc Bless is co-author of the Leanpub book Agile Games and Simulations: Field-tested games for Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Marc about his background and career, his book, the nature and power of Agile games and simulations for improving team productivity, and his experience as a co-auth…

In this week’s episode, we’re joined by Bailey Greetham-Clark. Bailey is the CEO and Founder of the award-winning Be Great Fitness, an inclusive community health and well-being company. Be Great Fitness works with schools, care homes, community centres and charities to provide an accessible and fun type of exercise. Topics covered include: 🎙️ Makin…

Paul Hammant and Luc Courage are the authors of the Leanpub book Value Stream Mapping for Software Delivery Teams. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Paul and Luc about their backgrounds and careers, how they decided to collaborate on a book together, the history of manufacturing and the development of Value Stream Mapping, th…

In this week’s episode, we sit down with Roz Edwards, also known as "The Mannequin Lady." Roz is the Founder and Director of Mannakin, a company that diverts mannequins away from landfills and back into reuse. In this episode – and with support from Stephanie, the mannequin who started it all – she shares the transformative power of simply trying a…

This week, we’re talking to Adam Bastock, Founder of Small99. Small99 empowers small businesses to start their sustainability journey and become more successful and profitable by doing so. They aim to guide 1 million small businesses to net zero by 2025. Adam is also the founder of the People Planet Pint and Pastry events with over 50 events and 5,…

Earth Your While is back for a third series! Over the next few weeks, we will be chatting with some truly inspiring business leaders and change-makers who are putting people and the planet first. Kicking off the series, we’re talking to Phil Sturgeon from the charity, Protect Earth. They are on a mission to plant as many trees as possible in the UK…

Joaquim Torres is the author of the Leanpub book Digital Transformation and Product Culture: How to put technology at the center of your company’s strategy. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Joca about his background and career, managing digital transformations in different industries, including internet services, real estate…

Helene Gidley is the author of the Leanpub book The Art of Agile Living: A Simple And Powerful Approach To Tame Your Overwhelm. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Helene about her background and career, how she gained expertise in Agile and how you can apply it to your day-to-day life to become more productive, her book, and h…

Wim Deblauwe is the author of the Leanpub book Modern frontends with htmx: Use htmx with Spring Boot and Thymeleaf to build dynamic and interactive web applications. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Wim about his background and career, his book, the revolutionary promise of htmx, a technology that redefines frontend developm…

In this special year-end episode of the podcast, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with special guest Dan Holloway about some of the major events in the book publishing industry in 2023, including many of the questions raised and the opportunities presented by the rise of AI.As promised in the episode, here’s a link to Dan’s great project WhatWeNeed…

Barret Nobel and Jake Montalbano are the authors of the Leanpub book The DadFit Dynasty Manual: Daily Modern Strategies. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Barret and Jake about their backgrounds, how they approach being fit dads, the challenges that come with fatherhood and marriage, and how they’re writing a book together to…

Luca Berton is the author of the Leanpub book Ansible Cookbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Unleashing the Power of Ansible via Best Practices, Troubleshooting, and Linting Rules. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Luca about his background and career, Ansible and automation and open source software, and his experience as a conte…

Dave Leeds is the author of the Leanpub book Kotlin: An Illustrated Guide. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Dave about his background and career, and how to write a great programming book.This interview was recorded on November 28, 2023.The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM279…

Daniel Vacanti is the author of the Leanpub book Actionable Agile Metrics Volume II: Advanced Topics in Predictability. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Daniel about his book, and how to take action on deliberate analysis of data.This interview was recorded on November 14, 2023.The full audio for the interview is here: https…

In the concluding episode of Series 2, we have the pleasure of hosting Emma Olivier-Townrow from Stokes Coffee. Stokes coffee is an award-winning family business with over 120 years’ experience in sourcing, roasting, blending and supplying their own coffee. They offer the finest tea and best coffee in Lincoln, as well as supplying to direct and who…

Gregor Hohpe is the author of the Leanpub book Platform Strategy: Innovation Through Harmonization. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Gregor about his new bestselling book, and what he’s been up to since he was last on the podcast.This interview was recorded on November 6, 2023.The full audio for the interview is here: https:…

In this episode, we sit down with Jonathan Spencer, Senior Operations Executive at Beam. Beam is a social impact business that raises funds to create career opportunities for homeless individuals, helping them secure and maintain new jobs. Jonathan brings a wealth of experience from the impact sector. In 2022, he was chosen for the On Purpose Assoc…

Christian Hofstetter is the author of the Leanpub book Playbook Navigating Team Toxins. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Christian about his background and career, his book, and his experience as a writer.This interview was recorded on November 1, 2023.The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpu…

Natalie Welch, the owner and co-founder of The Typeface Group joins Jack and Ellie in this episode. The Typeface Group is a B Corp agency and design studio specialising in simplifying communications and supporting marketing teams within the housing, clean energy, and construction sectors. Natalie is not only a TED X speaker but also a strong female…

Jeff Sutherland is the author of the Leanpub book First Principles in Scrum: Teams That Finish Early Accelerate Faster. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Jeff about his fascinating professional background and career, the origins of both the Scrum and Agile frameworks, and his work as the author of a number of influential book…

Thomas Panton is CEO and sustainability expert at Canopey – the home of better buying. Thomas has worked in the sustainability sector for over a decade for organisations such as Greenpeace and Surfers Against Sewage. In this episode, Jack and Ellie discuss with Thomas the challenges we face in tackling the planetary crisis and how we can use climat…

Prateek Singh is the author of the Leanpub book Scaling Simplified: A Practitioner’s Guide to Scaling Flow. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Prateek about his background and career, Agile and flow, his book, as his work as an author.This interview was recorded on October 26, 2023.The full audio for the interview is here: htt…

Rebecca Honeywell-Ward, Founder of Honeywell Bakes joins us this week. They are a UK-based, B Corp Certified personalised biscuit company that spreads joy through their love of baking. They firmly believe in being good to each other and the planet. In this episode, Jack and Ellie discuss with Rebecca the value of businesses being open and transpare…

Edward Abramowich is the author of the Leanpub book Agile Hardware in Action: A Practical Guide to Building Products for the Fast-paced World. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Edward about his background, moving to Japan from Australia after university, his fascinating career tackling big problems for huge industrial project…

This week, we’re joined by Kelly Evans from Social Change. They are a B Corp certified social research and campaign company. Using social research, they design campaigns that build emotional connections and encourage people to think and act. In this episode, Jack and Ellie discuss with Kelly the ways in which the world is changing and the vital rol…

Neil Studd is the author of the Leanpub book Finding Mojovation: How to create contentment in your work and personal life. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Neil about his background and career, studying journalism and making his way into software testing, and his experience writing a book.This interview was recorded on Octob…

This week, we’re joined by Marianne Steel from The Printing Charity. They provide practical, emotional, and financial support for people within the print, paper, publishing, and packaging industry as well as championing young talent within the industry. In this episode, Jack and Ellie talk to Marianne about making your workforce and their wellbeing…

Mark Graban is the author of the Leanpub book The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Mark about what he’s been up to since he was last on the podcast, his new book on how to set up an organizational culture that can get value from the inevitable mistakes …

Earth your While is back for a second series! Over the next few weeks, we will be chatting with some truly inspiring business leaders and change makers who are putting people and planet first. Kicking off the series is Jack and Ellie from Reuseabox who take a look back over the last 6 months as they strive to grow a community of businesses who reus…

The Earth Your While Podcast from Reuseabox returns 🎤 We're thrilled to announce that the next series of our podcast with Jack and Ellie will be returning this Autumn. We've been chatting with some truly inspiring business leaders and change makers over the last few weeks, and we can't wait to share those conversations with you. To subscribe and ca…

Rafael Chinelato del Nero is the author of the Leanpub book Java Interview Challenger: Ace Java Interviews by Mastering Fundamentals of Data Structures and Algorithms. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Rafael about his background and career, moving to a new country, creating content and becoming a Java Champion.This interview…

Alex Pukinskis is the author of the Leanpub book The Art of Connected Facilitation: Stop Wasting Time in Zoom and Make Plans that Stick. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Alex about his background and career, what facilitation is and why it’s important, and the future of work.This interview was recorded on August 28, 2023.The…

Special Guest Peter H. Gregory is the author of The Art of Writing Technical Books: The Tools, Techniques, and Lifestyle of a Published Author. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Peter about his background and career, his work writing and publishing over 50 technical books, and the possibilities AI holds for authors in the fut…

Alexandru Cernat is the author of the Leanpub book Longitudinal Data Analysis Using R. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Alexandru about his background and career, his book, and his experience as an author.This interview was recorded on August 2, 2023.The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_…

Soledad Galli is the author of the Leanpub book Feature Selection in Machine Learning with Python: Over 20 methods to select the most predictive features and build simpler, faster, and more reliable machine learning models. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Soledad about her background and career, moving away from academia in…

brian d foy is the author of the Leanpub book Perl New Features: The evolution of Perl from v5.10 to now. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with brian about his background and career, his book, and his experience as both a conventionally-published and as a self-published author.This interview was recorded on July 11, 2023.The full…

Jeroen Leenarts is the author of the Leanpub book Being a Lead Software Developer. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Jeroen about his background and career, his book, and his experience as a writer.This interview was recorded on June 12, 2023.The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/…