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History Now is a weekly history show, broadcast on Northern Visions TV in Belfast and presented by historian Barry Sheppard. A focus on Irish and world history, the show's host speaks with local and professional historians from across the world on a range of historical topics. (All podcasts of History Now episodes are courtesy of Northern Visions Television Belfast).
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A Different Perspective is a Zeus podcast, hosted by Nick Searle, Equity Sales. In the different perspective podcast we speak to interesting characters within finance and business to understand more about their personal journey and ambitions. This is co-mingled with a discussion about their business. It’s more about the formation of the individual than the business per se; thus trying to gain that different perspective. This content is issued by Zeus Capital Limited (“Zeus”) (Incorporated in ...
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This week, Nick talks to Christian Purcell, Co-Founder of DropPoint. Christian is the co-founder of DropPoint, a UK-based platform that helps individuals declutter by connecting them with local charitable causes seeking in-kind donations. Through its searchable directory, users can easily find grassroots projects and organizations in need of specif…
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In this week's episode Nick talks to Stewart Hall Stewart Hall is the CEO and co-founder of Public Policy Holding Company (PPHC), a role he has held since 2014. He is also the co-founder and Chairman of Crossroads Strategies, LLC (CRS). Stewart began his career as Legislative Director to Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) from 1992 to 1996, where he dev…
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In this week's episode Nick talks to Americo Lemos Americo Lemos joined IQE in January 2022, bringing with him extensive experience from his previous role on the executive team at GlobalFoundries, a leading semiconductor design and manufacturing company headquartered in New York. At GlobalFoundries, he served as the Senior Vice President of Busines…
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This week Nick talks to Martin Higginson, Founder & CEO Huddled Group plc Martin is a seasoned Technology, Media, and Telecoms (TMT) entrepreneur with a history of founding, selling, and listing multiple businesses. His entrepreneurial journey began in 1982 with the sale of his first business, a BMX magazine, to IPC Magazines. After three years wit…
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This week Nick talks to Dr Daniel Daniel Dr Daniel Daniel has over 24 years in dentistry and a deep understanding of cryptocurrency. Daniel specialises in teaching busy professionals, like dentists, how to invest in crypto confidently. His journey started at Dalhousie University, where he developed a passion for math and finance before his Dentistr…
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This week, Nick talks to Magnus Houston. Magnus has diverse career background that spans professional motorcycle racing for Suzuki GB, where he competed in a support race to the World Superbikes, and self-taught creel fishing. He has founded and managed multiple seafood companies and has experience in the alternative investment sector. Additionally…
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This week Nick talks to Marc Adams Marc Adams is the CEO of Acquisitions4you, a specialized business consultancy firm that focuses on facilitating mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for small to mid-sized companies. They provide end-to-end support throughout the acquisition process, ensuring that their clients achieve strategic growth objectives. The f…
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This week Nick talks to long time friend of the show, Hugh Hendry the Acid Capitalist. Hugh Hendry is a prominent investor and hedge fund manager, best known for founding Eclectica Asset Management. Hendry gained considerable attention for his contrarian investment style and outspoken personality. He began his career at Baillie Gifford before movin…
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In the 50th episode of A Different Perspective, Nick talks to Mark Sheppard. Mark is a certified chartered accountant with previous experience at Deloitte and ABN Amro Hoare Govett. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Exeter and a BSc (Honours) in Computing & IT from the Open University. Mark is the Co/Founder of Manchester and Lo…
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Brian R. Cook is a seasoned entrepreneur with nearly three decades of experience, having launched close to 200 locations for various boutique fitness brands. He holds a B.S. in exercise physiology from Northeastern University and an M.B.A. from Babson College. His latest venture is StretchMed, a franchise specialising in 1-on-1 stretching sessions,…
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In this week's episode Nick talks to Houman Ashrafzadeh Houman is a serial entrepreneur with diverse experiences in business, finance, and management consulting, Houman has developed a unique skill set and a problem-solving approach to business challenges. Houman has current roles as Co-Founder of Urban Greens and CEO & Founder of Padium. Nick and …
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Giles and his brother Nick co-founded the Bremont Watch Company in 2002, specialising in the creation of luxury mechanical watches. As one of the select British watch manufacturers, Bremont was, in 2008, awarded the title of Best British Emerging Luxury Brand. By 2009, Bremont’s reputation for crafting classic aviation-inspired watches propelled th…
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This week, Nick talks to Judith Batchelar OBE. Judith Batchelar OBE is a distinguished figure with over 35 years of experience in the food and drink industry. Her career began in manufacturing before she transitioned into retail, working at Marks and Spencer. From 2004 to 2021, she was pivotal at Sainsbury’s as the Director of Sainsbury’s Brand, ov…
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This week, Nick Searle talks to Sid Lall, Fund Manager. After joining Giles Hargreave in 2007 to work on the Marlborough Special Situations Fund, Sid was instrumental in the design and launch of the Marlborough Multi Cap Income Fund in 2011 and has remained its lead manager. The Marlborough Multi Cap Income Fund was the first among their funds to s…
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This week Nick talks to Zeke Faux, Investigative Reporter and Author. Zeke Faux is an investigative reporter for Bloomberg and author of the 2023 book "Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall". The book examines the wild characters of the cryptocurrency world. Nick and Zeke discuss the downfall of the FTX exchange in 2022 led by…
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In this week's episode Nick talks to friend of the show Hugh Hendry. Nick and Hugh talk through Hugh’s thoughts on the outlook for 2024 and go on a macro Acid Capitalist trip along the way. They discuss when will the Fed cut interest rates, the 1970s and Hugh's white paper on the parallels between the monetary landscape and the Chernobyl nuclear di…
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This week, Nick speaks to Mark Mills, Entrepreneur and Advisor. Mark is an Advisor who has built and sold businesses throughout his career. Mark set out to build and exit Cardpoint plc which he grew from a start-up in 2000 to revenues of £100m annually in 2006 with resulting EBITDA of £19.8m in that financial year. Mark’s expertise is derived from …
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This week, Nick speaks to Graeme Carling, Chairman & Co-Founder of The Carling Group. Graeme is a notable entrepreneur, with a reputation for successfully negotiating deals in his own inimitable style: bold, direct, and uncompromising. He has decades of experience in bringing together fragmented markets and successfully negotiating high-value deals…
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This week, Nick speaks to Edwin Brenninkmeyer, CEO of Oriens Aviation. Edwin is founder and CEO of Oriens Aviation, an exclusive distributor for Pilatus and Tecnam aircraft in the British Isles. The company, as the Authorized Centre for Pilatus and Tecnam aircraft, is dedicated to providing a comprehensive suite of services for private aircraft own…
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This week, Nick speaks to Swen Lorenz, CEO & Founder of Sarnia Asset Management, a fund manager based in Guernsey, Channel Islands. Sarnia Asset Management is in the process of launching several high-performing niche funds in public equity. Swen has a 25-year track record start-ups, turnarounds, fund management and also runs an investment website a…
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This week, Nick talks to Anthony Chow, Co-Founder of Agronomics. Anthony co-founded Argonomics in 2018 alongside author, entrepreneur and investor, Jim Mellon. Agronomics is the leading London listed company in the field of cellular agriculture. Cellular agriculture is the production of agriculture products directly from cell cultures that would ha…
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This week, Nick talks to Richard Mulholland, Founder of Missing Link. Richard founded Missing Link in 1997, after a career as a rock n’ roll roadie, operating lights for legendary bands including Def Leppard and Iron Maiden. Richard is an expert in persuasive communication and is a global keynote speaker, talking across the world on subjects such a…
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This week, Nick talks to Stephen Julius, Entrepreneur & Investor. Stephen Julius is an entrepreneur and investor focusing on acquiring controlling stakes in bankrupt or distressed, luxury consumer brands, mainly in the power sport industry, and then re-launching the companies. With a love for iconic, product brands, a passion for design, and an int…
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This week, Nick talks to Emily Williams, Co-Founder of IW Aviation. Formerly Board Sales Director at NetJets Europe, Emily has spent a decade advising HNWs and globally recognised corporations on their aviation needs. Her detailed knowledge of the industry includes operations and manufacturers, having built-up vast experience in strategy planning a…
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This week, Nick talks to Bob Holt OBE, acclaimed business leader and philanthropist. Bob Holt, former Director of Mears Group, built the company from a minnow to a market leader. He has since taken his significant experience to several other company boards. Seen as a no-nonsense hands-on achiever with significant experience at Board level, Bob rece…
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This week, Nick talks to Andy Lee, Founder and CIO of Parallaxes Capital. Andy founded Parallaxes Capital in 2017. Previously, he was with Lone Star Funds, focused on investing in the Americas. He began his career at Citigroup. Andy graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Masters in Accountancy and a Bachelors in Financ…
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This week, Nick talks to promotional merchandise entrepreneur, Martin Varley. Martin has founded several businesses within the promotional merchandise industry and has extensive knowledge of supply and distribution in the sector. Martin left school at fifteen and worked as a photo journalist before embarking upon his entrepreneurial journey. He sta…
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This week, Nick speaks to serial technology entrepreneur and author, Michael Tobin OBE. With over 30 years’ experience in the telecoms and technology sector, Michael is the former CEO of Telecity. Michael built Telecity from a £6m market cap to a £2.6bn business. Michael has since founded Tobin Ventures, and holds multiple NED and Chairman roles wi…
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This week Nick talks to James Ashton, an author and CEO of the Quoted Companies Alliance. James has been a financial journalist for over 20 years was City Editor and Executive Editor at the Evening Standard, and has also worked at Reuters and the Sunday Times. James is also the CEO of the Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA), which is an enabling, princ…
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With Nick this week is Harris 'Kuppy' Kupperman, Founder & Chief Investment Officer of Praetorian Capital Fund LLC. Harris Kupperman is a renowned investment manager who specializes in leveraging changing trends to guide stock selection and Event-Driven strategies. He is the founder of Praetorian Capital Management LLC and actively shares his inves…
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Listen to last week’s live recording of A Different Perspective podcast, featuring host Nick Searle with guests, macro trading legends Hugh Hendry and Barry Norris. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at St Ethelburga's in the City of London on 21st’ June. Nick, Hugh and Barry discussed the rate rise dilemma faced by the FED and B…
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Join us for a live recording of Zeus' popular podcast, A Different Perspective, hosted by Nick Searle, featuring special guests, Hugh Hendry and Barry Norris. - Wed, 21 Jun 2023 18:00 - 21:00 Barry Norris is the Founder of Argonaut Capital, an equity fund management company based in London. Barry is the Fund Manager of the Argonaut Absolute Return …
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This week Nick talks to George Latham, Managing Partner at WHEB Group George has over 25 years of experience in sustainable investment. He currently holds the position of Managing Partner and Chief Risk Officer at WHEB Asset Management since 2012. Prior to that, he led the sustainable investment team at Henderson Global Investors which established …
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This week Nick talks to Isobel Stirling, Founder of Inner Friend, a holistic health, wellbeing and spirituality company. Isobel is a successful corporate fashion and media executive and entrepreneur who worked in publishing prior to founding her own company. She worked with Anna Wintour at Conde Nast in a high-performing and competitive environment…
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This week Nick talks to Jason Tebb, CEO of OnTheMarket. Jason has a wealth of experience in property having previously been Group COO of Ultimate Holdings, Founder of Ivy Gate (an estate and letting agency backed by former Dragon, James Caan) and as Regional Managing Director at LSL Property Services PLC. He was also an area director at Chestertons…
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This week Nick talks to Ken Wotton, Managing Director, Public Equity at Gresham House. A renowned investor, Ken trained as an accountant and worked as an equities analyst before running client money. Ken now heads up the Gresham House Public Equity Team that manages c. £1bn. of assets across three open-ended funds. Ken and Nick discuss Ken’s backgr…
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This week Nick talks to Jasmine Skee, CEO of Guild Esports. Jasmine has had a distinguished career, working in music marketing and sponsorship. She was responsible for masterminding the rebranding of 15 UK music venues, including the O2 Arena. She also launched the O2 Academy TV YouTube channel, creating bespoke content with artists such as Kasabia…
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This week Nick talks to Mark Costar, Senior Fund Manager at JO Hambro. Mark, along with his colleague Vishal Bhatia run the JO Hambro UK Growth Fund. Mark and Vishal aim to identify mispriced or undiscovered growth stocks with a smaller company bias, the fund also contains stocks which have a high margin of safety but significant upside potential. …
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Hugh, on this birthday, made a very timely surprise, in person, appearance yesterday to talk with Nick about the financial woes of the last week. The discussion includes the Federal Reserve's expected response to the liquidity crisis, the imminent downfall of venture capitalists, private equity and commercial real estate, inflation, interest rates …
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Ian is one of the Founders of Equals Group and previously held a number of senior banking roles, including at Morgan Stanley, where he worked from 1985 to 1992. Following this, Ian moved to UBS where he worked for 13 years as Managing Director and Global Head of Securities Borrowing & Lending, Fixed Income Repo and Prime Brokerage. Ian is a charter…
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This week Nick talks to Richard Staveley, Lead Fund Manager of Rockwood Strategic. Richard Staveley has over twenty years’ experience of equity investment and fund management. Rockwood Strategic Plc is an Investment Trust which invests in a focused portfolio of smaller UK public companies. The strategy identifies undervalued shares, where the poten…
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This week Nick talks to Mark Cutler, CEO of Van Elle Holdings. AIM listed Van Elle are the UK’s largest ground engineering contractor, offering end-to-end capabilities across residential, infrastructure and construction. A graduate of Imperial College London, Mark is a chartered civil engineer with over 30 years’ experience in the infrastructure, c…
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This week Nick talks to Zoe Watkiss, Co-Founder of SunGod, the performance eyewear brand for Bike, Run, Snow & Everyday. Zoe is a serial entrepreneur having launched Hats for the Hill whilst at university. She now divides her time between London and Verbier. Zoe founded SunGod with her now husband Ali to build a better performance eyewear company, …
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In this extended episode, Nick Searle speaks to William Green, Author of Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World’s Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life. William also hosts a podcast, the Richer, Wiser, Happier podcast. Over the past twenty five years, William has interviewed many of the world’s best investors. He shares insights from his career…
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In this episode, Nick Searle speaks to Bobby Vedral, Partner and Portfolio Manager at Toscafund Asset Management. Bobby has over 20 years of financial market experience. Prior to Toscafund was a Partner at Goldman Sachs and worked at UniCredit/HVB and Deutsche Bank. He is the author of the macro-political newsletter, MacroEagle. Bobby shares insigh…
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In this episode, Nick Searle speaks to Barry Norris, Founder of Argonaut Capital Partners. Argonaut Capital is a specialist equity fund management company based in London, managing both long only and long/short equity funds. Barry talks us through his journey to starting his own fund, explains what motivated him to create a documentary titled ‘What…
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In this episode, Nick Searle speaks to Tim Steer, former top-ranked UK fund manager and author. Tim started his career as sound engineer to the stars – touring with the likes of Meat Loaf, Diana Ross, Leo Sayer and Thin Lizzy. He then qualified as an accountant before moving into investment analysis and fund management, becoming one of the most hig…
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In 2021, Hayes launched creativesoundplay.com featuring The Greenfield Method, a comprehensive video curriculum for teachers comprised of transition games and exercises designed to focus, engage and teach children. Hayes began developing The Greenfield Method in the early 2000s while working with special needs high school students in New York City.…
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In this episode, Nick Searle speaks to Helena Marston, CEO of Purplebricks. Helena joined Purplebricks in May 2020 as Chief People Officer and took on the role of Chief Operating Officer at the end of 2021 before becoming Chief Executive Officer in April 2022. Prior to Purplebricks, a passion for driving significant performance improvements in lead…
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