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Founder stories and practical lessons

Interviews with people building businesses, exploring technology and solving problems. Each Story brings together the original video and an article drawn from the conversation.

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Daisy Perryer · Wave Group

Daisy Perryer of Wave Group: hiring the right people as AI changes work

Daisy Perryer discusses advising businesses on technical hires, building relationships through community and helping Wave’s own team adopt AI tools.

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Annalisa · 2i

Annalisa of 2i: quality assurance for businesses moving quickly

Annalisa of 2i explains how software assurance supports fast-moving businesses, why engineering with AI remains human-led, and what she enjoys about understanding customers’ problems.

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Tobias Alexander Rose · Alexander Rose Estates

Tobias Alexander Rose of Alexander Rose Estates: building trust in Stratford

Alexander Rose Estates founder Tobias Alexander Rose discusses family identity, local knowledge and growing a property business through personal relationships in Stratford.

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Raina Das · Binary10

Raina Das of Binary10: AI readiness starts with trusted data

Binary10’s Marketing Executive Raina Das explains why data quality and collaboration matter before AI tools can support better decisions.

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Emy Cragoe · ORI

Emy Cragoe of ORI: career support before the next big decision

After a decade in marketing, redundancy made Emy Cragoe rethink her next step. ORI grew from the fragmented support she found, with a focus on guidance, development and human connection.

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Mike Viney · StockBox

Mike Viney of StockBox: making jewellery stock systems work

StockBox’s Mike Viney explains why independent jewellers need more than software: clear stock information, useful images and support with the work around the system.

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David Fell · Hans D. Krieger

David Fell of Hans D. Krieger: timeless jewellery still needs to earn loyalty

Hans D. Krieger’s UK Brand Manager David Fell explores how distinctive craftsmanship, understandable design and shared experiences can build retailer and customer loyalty.

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Marta Downs · Rootsy / Stuart Downs · Rootsy

Marta and Stuart Downs of Rootsy: a café favourite becomes a drinks business

Marta and Stuart Downs turned a popular café drink into Rootsy. Their interview explores the practical step between a menu favourite and a product other venues can serve.

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Linda Striano · Stotles

Linda Striano of Stotles: selling to government starts before the tender

Stotles’ Head of Customer Success Linda Striano explains why smaller businesses should start public sector sales early, and why a tool still needs a strategy.

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Jack Yu · GemIQ

Jack Yu of GemIQ: better images for jewellery’s move online

GemIQ’s Trade Show Director Jack Yu discusses product photography, AI-assisted imagery and the work of helping jewellery customers explore products online.

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Bola Soko

Bola Soko: AI procurement starts with better questions

Procurement specialist Bola Soko brings a buyer’s perspective to AI: how is the data cleaned, and are its definitions clear? Her DigiGov conversation gets into the work behind the tools.

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Abby Aldridge · Grilling Games

Abby Aldridge of Grilling Games: the party game she wanted to play

Grilling founder and software engineer Abby Aldridge turned a frustration with party games into a product. Building it was one challenge; finding its audience is the next.

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