Today’s giant is a fantastic guy called Padraic McMahon, who started his career as a chart topping musician in a band called The Thrills, before climbing the ranks at Google, LinkedIn and HubSpot in commercial roles. He’s got an MBA with distinction from Trinity College and now leads a Customer Success team in HubSpot managing their biggest trail-blazing customers.

Want to get into Google? Want tips and frameworks for thinking about interview preparation and rapid career growth? Today’s guest is an amazing guy called Thomas Ropel, who after several years at Google and armed with degrees from 2 business schools is now CoFounder and CMO at Sellics, a leading platform that helps ecommerce companies succeed on Amazon.

Want to get into Fintech? Or understand how strategy consultancy provides a springboard for success? Today’s guest is a fantastic business leader called Katharina Lueth, who after several years at McKinsey and armed with an MBA from IESE, is now VP Europe, Managing Director for Raisin DS, a successful fintech company in Germany, who offer their marketplace of saving and investments products across Europe and in the United States.

Want to land a job as a data analyst in tech? What to understand what makes data such an important skill set? Joanne Schwartz (Analyst lead @ Babylon Health, ex-Spotify and ex-Just Eat) joins us to reveal her top tips. This episode is full of insights for those wanting to break into data roles and tech companies more broadly. Joanne shows her clear passion for her work but also her passion about helping others forge their career paths. We discuss the steps people need to take to land data roles, what it means for companies to be “data inspired”, the importance of giving and receiving direct feedback in management positions and a whole lot more. As always, we make sure to include all of Joanne’s toolkit and influences in the show notes so as to maximise the chances that this show helps you get to where you want to get to.

Want to hear from a serial fintech entrepreneur? Charlie Delingpole has built three successful businesses, including ComplyAdvantage, a financial technology powerhouse. We discuss a whole bunch of things here, like how he sees the fintech opportunity, how he breaks down a business into two simple functions. how to land jobs in scale-ups and why product is everything. As always, we make sure to include all of Charlie’s toolkit and influences in the show notes so as to maximise the chances that this show helps you get to where you want to get to.

Want to find out how to get into Venture Capital (VC)? Want a dummy's guide to Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin? Hear from Zihao Xu, who after a degree in Economics and Management at Oxford, started his career at Roland Berger, the strategy consultant. After launching some of his own companies, he made the switch to Octopus Ventures, a leading multi stage European venture capital investor specialising in health, money, deep tech and consumer, who have backed companies like Zoopla, Graze.com and Secret Escapes. The Getting There Show is about helping you get to you where you want to get to. We speak with brilliant people and unpack the key influences and decisions that have helped get them to where they are today. You’ll get the books, the mental models, inspirations and all the steps in their journey, to help guide you on your own path. As always, we make sure to include all of Zihao’s toolkit and influences in the show notes so as to maximise the chances that this show helps you get to where you want to get to.

How does the brain affect consumer behaviour? How do you transition into a leadership position? What makes a great Christmas TV ad? In this episode, Shazia Ginai, the CEO of Neuro-Insight and a seasoned insights professional shares her journey and wisdom. The Getting There Show is about helping you get to you where you want to get to. We speak with brilliant people and unpack the key influences and decisions that have helped get them to where they are today. You’ll get the books, the mental models, inspirations and all the steps in their journey, to help guide you on your own path.

Want to get into Google? Want to understand some tips on profitable and bootstrapped entrepreneurship? Philipp Ströhemann, a tech entrepreneur and ex-Googler reveals his practical tips. The Getting There Show is about helping you get to you where you want to get to. We speak with brilliant people and unpack the key influences and decisions that have helped get them to where they are today. You’ll get the books, the mental models, inspirations and all the steps in their journey, to help guide you on your own path.

Want to get into Amazon? Or other big tech companies? Want to know how to answer behavioural interview questions? Tom Lawrance, who built the team responsible for hiring business school graduates into Amazon’s Consumer and Leadership programs across Europe and who has done over 1000 interviews for Amazon shares his tips.

Want to get into Product Management? Benji Portwin, a product leader who has worked at Spotify, Monzo, the Government Digital Service and AccuRx reveals practical tips for anyone considering a career in product. The Getting There Show is about helping you get to you where you want to get to. We speak with brilliant people and unpack the key influences and decisions that have helped get them to where they are today. You’ll get the books, the mental models, inspirations and all the steps in their journey, to help guide you on your own path.