Best 40 Minute Mentor Podcasts (2024)

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Fundraising Advice from Seed to Unicorn Founders 32:20

3d ago32:20

32:20

“When a VC gives you a low valuation, it isn’t the fact that your company is worth that much, it might just be because you didn’t pitch it in the right way.” Fundraising can be a lonely process at times. And an endless emotional rollercoaster throughout. In today’s episode, we collated some of the best fundraising advice from Founders who have been…

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Fastest 5 Minutes: CMMC, DOJ, FedRAMP 7:18

2h ago7:18

7:18

This week’s episode covers DOD’s proposed rule regarding Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0, DOJ’s new Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program, and an OMB memo that proposes updates to FedRAMP, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of si…

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A VC Roundup - Raising from VCs & getting into the industry 31:37

7h ago31:37

31:37

“This is a long partnership. We’re here to return money to our investors, but we are also here to experience a very unique journey together. So, trust is very important, on both sides.” We’ve been so lucky to have some of the best VCs in the industry, come on 40 Minute Mentor over the years. For today’s episode, we thought we’d collate some of the …

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Gideon Valkin: From ClearScore & Monzo to building a $12m solo GP fund 47:05

6d ago47:05

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“Founders deserve Investors that have relevant operating experience, time to help them and can be impartial and objective in the advice they give.” Today’s 40 Minute Mentor is Gideon Valkin, former Monzo and ClearScore Commercial Leader, Investor and Entrepreneur. Following 15 years as a Founder, Operator and Investor, Gideon is now combining being…

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Fastest 5 Minutes: Clearances for Joint Ventures, Mentor-Protégé Program, GSA Schedule 6:35

7d ago6:35

6:35

This week’s episode covers a DoD memorandum establishing procedures for covered joint venture facility security clearances, an SBA notice relating to the Mentor-Protégé Programs, and an upcoming mass modification to all existing GSA Multiple Award Schedule contracts, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" …

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Ash Arora: Investing in Web3 as the youngest Partner at LocalGlobe 36:21

13d ago36:21

36:21

“If you eventually want to do investing, become an Operator or Founder, don’t go into banking.” We are back with another season of our popular VC Feature series, where we hear from some of the best Investors in the space. Today, we’re joined by Ash Arora, the youngest Partner at LocalGlobe. Before joining LocalGlobe in 2022, Ash was the Investment …

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Fastest 5 Minutes: Procurement Integrity Act, Federal Bribery Law 7:07

20d ago7:07

7:07

This week’s episode covers a GAO protest regarding the Procurement Integrity Act and a U.S. Supreme Court decision narrowing the scope of federal bribery law, and is hosted by Peter Eyre. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments t…

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Onyinye Udokporo - From starting a business at the age of 12 to being a neurodiversity consultant for Google 48:14

20d ago48:14

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“Dyslexia is a learning difference. There’s nothing difficult about it. You have challenges, but you’re not a difficult individual.” In our final episode in this specialist advice series, we’re joined by Onyinye Udokporo, one of the UK’s youngest education experts, entrepreneur, dyslexic author, neurodiversity consultant and content creator. Onyiny…

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The Do’s & Don’ts of Public Relations for Startups 19:04

28d ago19:04

19:04

“It very often feels uncomfortable for Founders to put themselves out there in that way. But the more you do it, the easier it will get.” In this 40 Minute Mentor episode, we’re covering a topic critical for every early-stage Founder - the power of Public Relations. To help us discover the do’s and don’ts and share some of the biggest advice for Fo…

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The power of networking & changing lives through careers - James Mitra in conversation with Alembic Strategy 38:15

1M ago38:15

38:15

“Make networking a daily occurrence. It’s everyday interactions. It’s making a good impression early doors and really taking the time to build meaningful relationships and connections.” In today’s episode, we’ve put our host, James Mitra, into the interviewee seat. James was recently invited on Alembic Strategy’s Strategy Café, hosted by Founder an…

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Fastest 5 Minutes: Business Systems, DCSA, Davis-Bacon 7:41

1M ago7:41

7:41

This week’s episode covers a proposed rule to replace the phrase “significant deficiency” with “material weakness” for the government’s evaluation of contractor business systems, a GAO report on Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency’s current cybersecurity policies and procedures, and a nationwide preliminary injunction that halts the U.S…

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Scarlett McCabe & Lewis Iwu: The power of debating & disagreeing 54:41

2M ago54:41

54:41

“[Debating] teaches you to listen, to challenge well, and it teaches you all the skills that you need to be able to be in any room at any time, with anyone.” The world seems more divided than ever before. But is it actually or are we simply shying away from debating and leaning into disagreeing with each other? This is exactly what we’ll explore in…

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Neda Sahebelm & Carla Hoppe: How to make fractional hiring & careers work 55:33

2M ago55:33

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“The most difficult part [of going fractional] is starting a business. It’s having to wear every hat yourself, from selling, marketing, relationship building, finances, ops and admin. You are everything.” Fractional careers have been on the rise over the last few years. Both, for experienced Operators making the move into fractional work and for Fo…

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Special Edition of the Fastest 5 Minutes: Federal Circuit Protest Ruling in Percipient.ai, Inc. v. United States 10:51

2M ago10:51

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This special edition covers the Federal Circuit’s June 2024 protest decision in Percipient.ai, Inc. v. United States, and is hosted by Yuan Zhou and Anuj Vohra. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts…

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Amy Gallo: Conflict Management & How to get along with your colleagues 51:04

2M ago51:04

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“If you’re in a situation where you’re dealing with [a difficult boss], I think the question is - am I actually getting something from this? And if the answer is ‘no, I’m getting nothing’, then it’s time to really think about what could be your next step.” To kick off our brand new ‘Specialist Advice’ series, we’re joined by workplace expert and lo…

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The Best Bits of Season 11 - A Mentorship Roundup 34:08

2M ago34:08

34:08

That’s a wrap on Season 11 of 40 Minute Mentor and 12 weeks of non-stop pocket-sized mentorship. Our guests over the last 12 weeks have candidly shared the ups and downs of entrepreneurship and shared the advice they wish they would have received when they started out. We also celebrated some 40 Minute Mentor firsts this season, including hitting 1…

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Fastest 5 Minutes: Commerciality, Employee-Owned Businesses, Procurement Collusion Strike Force 8:57

3M ago8:57

8:57

This week’s episode covers a final rule regarding commerciality and price reasonableness under procurements for major weapon systems, a DOD pilot program involving employee-owned businesses, and an update on the Procurement Collusion Strike Force, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcas…

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Jason Flemyng: From ‘Lock Stock’ to Brad Pitt, the inside scoop on life as a Hollywood Actor 29:37

2M ago29:37

29:37

“80% of your work, no matter what it is, is confidence. It’s the confidence to know that when you go to a door handle, when you turn it, it doesn’t matter if you don’t know whether you pull or push. You just have to see which way it goes and then go with that.” Today’s 40 Minute Mentor is a podcast first. We’re joined by Hollywood actor and produce…

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Dr Rupy Aujla: The accidental business that helps millions of people eat healthier every day 45:16

3M ago45:16

45:16

“Had I continued along my path, I could have a very successful private and NHS GP practice. I could be earning multiples of what I’m allowing myself to earn right now. The stability that I can provide for my family is, quite frankly, limited.” Today’s 40 Minute Mentor is Dr Rupy Aujla, Founder of The Doctor’s Kitchen and best selling cookbook autho…

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Fastest 5 Minutes: Cyber, Semiconductors, AI, False Claims Act 10:26

3M ago10:26

10:26

This week’s episode covers cybersecurity updates, a proposed rule regarding prohibition on semiconductors produced by certain Chinese manufacturers, DOL guidance entitled “Artificial Intelligence and Equal Employment Opportunity for Federal Contractors,” and two settlements under the civil False Claims Act, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou…

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Avion Gray: Raising the largest pre-seed round as a female Founder in Europe 45:04

3M ago45:04

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“Fundraising can be exhausting, so it’s really important to spend time with the right people who just won’t waste your time [...], pay attention and ask the right questions.” Today’s 40 Minute Mentor is Avion Gray, Co-Founder and CEO of Belong, a new wealth-building platform. Avion started her career in investment banking, before working as Head of…

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Gurinder Dhillon: From 1 black cab to bootstrapping one of the fastest growing Startups in Europe with Otto Car 40:21

3M ago40:21

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“[Having bootstrapped] we get to control our destiny, we can move as quickly as we want and we can go where we want and don’t have to be accountable.” Today’s 40 Minute Mentor is Gurinder Dhillon, Founder of Otto Car, London’s largest community of PCO drivers and Europe’s largest provider of electric vehicles to private-hire drivers. Having recentl…

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Fastest 5 Minutes: GSA Guidance, Grants, Financial Responsibility Reviews 6:51

4M ago6:51

6:51

This week’s episode covers a GSA Acquisition Letter on the use of upfront payments for acquisitions of cloud-based SaaS offerings, an OMB final rule that revised the Uniform Guidance for grants, cooperative agreements, and other federal financial assistance, and a DOD OIG report focusing on financial responsibility reviews, and is hosted by Peter E…

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Greg Marsh: A $200m+ exit with onefinestay to helping you save on household bills with Nous 45:34

3M ago45:34

45:34

“There are days when you wake up and think ‘this is it - we’re going to be the next Google’ and then you wake up the next morning and feel like it’s all over and you’re going to fail.” Today’s 40 Minute Mentor is former VC investor turned serial entrepreneur, Greg Marsh. Following his time as an investor with Index Ventures, Greg went to build pion…

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Deirdre O’Neill: Breaking taboos and transforming women’s health with Hertility 42:56

4M ago42:56

42:56

“Entrepreneurship feels like a process of torture sometimes because no matter how hard you try and how much you work and how many evenings or weekends that you sacrifice, you’re still only at the very bottom of the hill.” Today’s 40 Minute Mentor is Deirdre O’Neill, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial & Legal Officer at women’s health startup, Hertilit…

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Fastest 5 Minutes: FAR Part 40, Cyber Reporting, Bid Protest 8:06

4M ago8:06

8:06

This week’s episode covers a final rule updating the FAR to add Part 40 on information security and supply chain security, a notice of proposed rulemaking detailing how companies will have to comply with the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022, and a bid protest decision involving inadvertent disclosure of source select…

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Natasha Ratanshi-Stein: From Chief of Staff at Bulb to Founder of Surfboard 43:01

4M ago43:01

43:01

“If we’re not seeing outcomes, we need more visibility. Does visibility mean someone being physically in front of you? Probably not.” Today’s 40 Minute Mentor is Natasha Ratanshi-Stein, the Founder of Surfboard - the next generation planning tools for customer service teams. Before building Surfboard, Natasha spent several years as an Operator and …

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Gary Izunwa: Driving Social Mobility through referrals with Tangent 47:33

4M ago47:33

47:33

“I think we over index on the significance of education at the cost of other important parts of the social mobility conversation.” This week’s 40 Minute Mentor is Gary Izunwa, Co-Founder and CEO of Tangent. Tangent is an employee referral platform that makes referrals accessible to everyone and NOT just the privileged few with the best networks. Pr…

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Fastest 5 Minutes: AI Governance, Bid Protests, Software Attestation 6:43

5M ago6:43

6:43

This week’s episode covers an OMB memo directing agencies to advance AI governance and innovation, a bid protest involving compliance with the Trade Agreements Act, and an updated Secure Software Development Attestation Form that must be used by certain software producers and suppliers of products containing software, and is hosted by Peter Eyre an…

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Lottie Whyte: From the kitchen table to £100k investment on Dragons Den with MyoMaster 34:40

5M ago34:40

34:40

“You work so hard for something you’ve dreamt of for so long and then you achieve it and it’s nothing like you imagined it would be…” This week’s 40 Minute Mentor is Lottie Whyte, Co-Founder and CEO of MyoMaster, the home of sports recovery and a brand on a mission to unlock every athlete’s greatest performance. If you’re an avid BBC Dragons Den wa…

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Morgan Fowles: Scaling sustainable activewear brand TALA as CEO, alongside Grace Beverley 46:26

5M ago46:26

46:26

“It’s never felt easy. There’s never been a single day where it’s felt easy. The winds are always hardwired for various reasons, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a lot of fun.” This week’s 40 Minute Mentor is Morgan Fowles, CEO of popular sustainable activewear and athleisure brand, TALA. If you’ve been listening to 40 Minute Mentor for a while, you …

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Fastest 5 Minutes: End User License Agreements, Whistleblower Incentives, GHG Disclosures 7:07

5M ago7:07

7:07

This week’s episode covers a Federal Circuit decision holding that an end user license agreement incorporated into another contractor’s agreement was sufficient to establish jurisdiction under the Contract Disputes Act, a new DOJ pilot program to incentivize whistleblowers to report corporate misconduct by offering monetary rewards, and a DOD Class…

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Radha Vyas: From £20m revenues to bankruptcy & rebuilding Flash Pack 2.0 49:36

5M ago49:36

49:36

“They say all the best businesses in the world have nearly died three times. It’s an inevitable journey you go on when you're creating a high growth business.” This week’s 40 Minute Mentor is Radha Vyas, Co-Founder and CEO of adventure travel startup, Flash Pack. Flash Pack is on a mission to create 1 million friendships through connecting solo tra…

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Richard Robinson: Disrupting the legal sector & raising $32 million with Robin AI 43:15

5M ago43:15

43:15

“Sometimes entrepreneurship is about bending the odds of success and being willing to take on the risk even though it doesn’t make much sense. It’s about going ahead anyway and changing the odds yourself.” In our first episode of Series 11 of 40 Minute Mentor, we’re joined by Richard Robinson, Founder and CEO of Robin AI. Robin AI is a leader in le…

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Coming soon: Series 11 of pocket-sized mentorship 5:20

5M ago5:20

5:20

“Sometimes entrepreneurship is about bending the odds of success, and just being willing to take on the risks…” Welcome back to Series 11 of 40 Minute Mentor - your pocket-sized career mentor. We’ve got 13 weeks of non-stop mentorship from some of the best in the industry, coming up for you. Before we kick off the series with our first 40 Minute Me…

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Peter Specht: Spotting Unicorn investments & navigating global markets with Creandum 35:37

6M ago35:37

35:37

“We scaled way too fast…and the result was that we mis-hired quite a lot. It was not a sustainable way to scale.” This week’s 40 Minute Mentor is Peter Specht, General Partner at Creandum, one of the leading early stage VCs that have invested in over 120 companies, of which 20 are unicorns today. Following career chapters at Rocket Internet Group, …

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Fastest 5 Minutes: Defense Innovation Unit, AI, Proposal Timeliness 6:22

6M ago6:22

6:22

This week’s episode covers DoD’s Defense Innovation Unit report about actions to maintain U.S. technological superiority, DOJ’s plans to address the dangers posed by AI technology by seeking sentencing enhancements for crimes committed using AI technology, and a GAO decision involving a situation in which an offeror’s proposal was blocked by the ag…

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Davor Hebel: Making VC more empathetic & the future of European Startups 44:16

6M ago44:16

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“Team sports are a great proxy for working in companies, where often the power of the collective is way stronger than any individual.” This week’s 40 Minute Mentor is Davor Hebel, Managing Partner at Eight Roads Ventures, the global VC firm backed by Fidelity. Eight Roads backs and partners with game-changing tech and healthcare companies across Eu…

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Masha Bucher: Harnessing the power of storytelling in VC with Day One Ventures 45:37

6M ago45:37

45:37

“If you’re not ready to commit to VC for at least 10 years, it’s just not worth trying…” This week’s 40 Minute Mentor is Masha Bucher, Founder & General Partner at Day One Ventures. The firm backs Founders from AI and Climate, to future of work and Deeptech, helping customer obsessed and mission-driven Founders win, by harnessing the power of story…

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Sandra Schwarzer: Transitioning careers & putting people first at Index Ventures 53:00

6M ago53:00

53:00

“You need to figure out what you really need. Not just the role now, but looking at the future and at the competencies you need in your organisation. Figure out how you build a very complementary team, rather than having people who are all the same.” This week’s 40 Minute Mentor is Sandra Schwarzer, VP C-Suite/Board & EU Talent/Community & Insights…

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Fastest 5 Minutes: Salary-History Bans and Pay Transparency, Section 3610 of the CARES Act 7:26

6M ago7:26

7:26

This week's episode covers a proposed rule on salary-history bans and pay transparency for job applicants and employees of federal contractors and subcontractors, a claim relating to Section 3610 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, new requirements for U.S.-based Infrastructure as a Service providers, and recent updat…

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Abhishek Lahoti: From Dropbox to Head of Platform at Highland Europe & how to navigate the US market as a Founder 39:08

7M ago39:08

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“This is not necessarily a one-way transaction. Look at fundraising like it’s dating. The VC you’re going to choose, you’ll be stuck with for quite some time, so don’t play games and be honest, the whole way through…” This week’s 40 Minute Mentor is the brilliant Abhishek Lahoti, Head of Platform at Highland Europe, a growth stage Venture Capital f…

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Fastest 5 Minutes: Limitations on Subcontracting, National Defense Industrial Strategy, Suspension/Debarment 6:30

7M ago6:30

6:30

This week's episode covers a proposed rule regarding limitations on subcontracting, DOD's National Defense Industrial Strategy, a proposed rule seeking to amend the FAR in order to enhance consistency between the suspension and debarment procedures in the FAR and in the Nonprocurement Common Rule system, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou. C…

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Hannah Leach: An unconventional route into VC & driving ESG across portfolios 42:49

7M ago42:49

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“The whole industry is full of very successful people who have had this very standard path. It’s hard to look at your own [different] background and put yourself on an even level with them.” This week’s 40 Minute Mentor is the brilliant Hannah Leach, Partner at Houghton Street Ventures and Co-Founder of VentureESG. Hannah moved into the venture spa…

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Eileen Burbidge MBE - From early Skype employee to becoming the Queen of British VC 54:43

7M ago54:43

54:43

“I think 2024 is a great opportunity to back fantastic people and get more attention on things that are undervalued or don’t get enough attention to invest in.” Described as the ‘Queen of British VC’ by Fortune magazine, we are kicking off our new VC feature series with the brilliant Eileen Burbidge MBE. Eileen is a Founding Partner at Passion Capi…

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Fastest 5 Minutes: NDAA, SDVOSB Eligibility, FedRAMP 10:39

7M ago10:39

10:39

This week's episode covers highlights of the NDAA for FY24, a Class Deviation relating to SDVOSB eligibility, an ASBCA decision involving pandemic-related claims, and DOD guidance detailing what it means for a cloud service provider to FedRAMP Moderate baseline “equivalent,” and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 M…

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Career Spotlight: The Advisory Role - everything you need to know 37:37

7M ago37:37

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“Founders often don’t have someone outside of the business that they can be really vulnerable with…that’s where an advisor can help.” For our final episode in our career spotlight feature series, we’re taking a deep dive into an increasingly popular, yet often unspoken about role - the advisory role. To help us cover the ins and outs of the role, h…

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Career Spotlight: How to nail the interview stage to secure your next role 21:15

8M ago21:15

21:15

“You need to be able to own what you do have, but even more so, what you don’t have.” Following last week’s episode on building a stand-out CV and personal brand on LinkedIn, we’re now focusing on the next crucial stage in the recruitment process - the interview. Very often, the interview stage can feel quite daunting, but a lot of it comes down to…

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Special Edition of the Fastest 5 Minutes: CMMC 15:56

8M ago15:56

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This special edition covers DoD’s proposed rule for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program, and is hosted by Peter Eyre, Michael Gruden, and Nkechi Kanu. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government …

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Career Spotlight: Building a standout CV and personal brand on LinkedIn 31:22

8M ago31:22

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“The CV is not the one thing that will or will not get you hired, there is a whole interview process…” New year, new job? January is a month of reset, refresh and for many, the time to scope out a new opportunity… No matter whether you’re in the middle of hunting for a new role, are just starting to think about it or are looking to hire into your t…

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