Be Inspired

Why context matters: Stitching together siloed data

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 09:15:00 +0000

What is decision intelligence, and why does it matter? In this episode of Be Inspired, Vishal Marria, CEO and Founder of Quantexa discusses why contextualising data is so important for decision-making and how AI is transforming how organisations operate.

Visit: https://www.quantexa.com/ for more information

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Introduction
(00:00:50) - Driving value with trusted data: Quantexa's vision
(00:05:04) - Is AI changing how organisations go to market?
(00:07:08) - Use cases: How the landscape is shifting
(00:09:45) - Leading an evolving organisation
(00:12:18) - The importance of purpose
(00:13:20) - How AI is unlocking value
(00:15:52) - Advice for entrepreneurs

Pragmatic Semiconductor: Advanced manufacturing for a sustainable future

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 05:52:00 +0000

What does advanced manufacturing look like in action? In this episode, David Moore, CEO of Pragmatic Semiconductor explains how their compact and localisable semiconductor technology is creating jobs and empowering innovation in the UK. David also delves into how Pragmatic is making semiconductors more sustainable through both their simplified manufacturing process and the solutions this technology can enable, such as food freshness detection and smart labels.

Cera: Transforming healthcare with technology

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0000

How is artificial intelligence transforming the healthcare industry? In this episode, Ben Maruthappu, Founder and CEO of Cera, discusses how their technology is reducing hospitalisations and improving quality of care, benefitting both patients and staff in the process. Ben also explains how his experience practising medicine inspired the creation of Cera and his advice for the next generation of entrepeneurs.

Emperor: the evolution of reporting through storytelling

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:01:00 +0000

What makes a great report? In the latest episode of Be Inspired, Victoria Sugg, CEO of Emperor talks about the evolving world of reporting, the challenges companies face and how Emperor helps distil a business’s story into a powerful, purpose-led narrative. Victoria also explains their motivations behind becoming a B-corp and what she loves most about being a CEO.

SSE: Powering the economy with renewables

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 09:42:45 +0000

How is renewable infrastructure reshaping the UK’s energy sector? In this episode, Alistair Phillips-Davies, CEO of SSE, discusses how the business navigated through turbulent times, the huge scale of their green infrastructure projects including offshore and onshore wind farms, and their impact on the UK’s industrial strategy.

CoachHub: How AI is democratising coaching

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:34:00 +0000

How can artificial intelligence make coaching more accessible? In this episode, Matti Niebelscchütz, CEO & Co-Founder of CoachHub explains how AI is transforming the way companies perceive coaching. Matti also explains how coaching practices differ across cultures, CoachHub’s approach to scaling globally and his advice for entrepreneurs.

Moonpig: From card shop to loyalty platform

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:28:00 +0000

How can data capitalisation transform a business? This episode, Nickyl Raithatha, CEO of Moonpig, talks to us about his journey to becoming the CEO of a FTSE 250 business. Nickyl delves into how Moonpig surpassed the profit margins of many online retailers through their expansion into the gift experience space and how they are making the most of the wealth of data at their fingertips.

Backing the future: How IP Group fuels innovation in science and tech

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 09:45:00 +0000

In this episode, Greg Smith, CEO of IP Group, explains how they are supporting some of the world’s most exciting businesses in science and technology. As a proud constituent of the FTSE 250 that's been backing early-stage businesses for over 20 years, Greg also discusses some of IP Group’s stand-out success stories including Oxford Nanopore Technologies, how they have strengthened their ties with universities, and how the Enterprise Investment (EIS) scheme encourages individuals to back businesses.

Octopus Energy: Driving down the costs of green energy with technology

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 08:47:00 +0000

In the latest episode of Be Inspired, Greg Jackson, Founder and CEO of Octopus Energy discusses how they are leveraging technology to drive down the cost of green energy through Kraken, their cloud-based technology for utilities. Greg also explains how their business model differs from those of traditional energy providers, the importance of data and their goal to drastically increase the number of UK homes equipped with low carbon energy technologies.

BBGI: Investing in responsible infrastructure

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 07:25:00 +0000

What are the demand drivers for infrastructure investment right now? In this episode of the Be Inspired series, Duncan Ball, CEO of BBGI Global Infrastructure discusses the projects they are involved in from roads to healthcare, and the steps they are taking to embrace ESG and empower staff. Duncan also discusses why listing on the London Stock Exchange was the right fit for BBGI and their investors, and the benefits of internal management for the business.

M-KOPA: Facilitating the digital leap, financing progress

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 09:47:35 +0000

How can smartphones bridge the gap in financial inclusion? In the latest episode of Be Inspired, Jesse Moore, CEO and Co-Founder of M-KOPA explains how their business model financing smartphones and facilitating digital micropayments to underbanked customers across Africa works, their impressive growth, and how they are building deeper financial relationships with their customers. Jesse also talks about the moment in his early career in the not-for-profit sector that inspired him to start the business and why access to smartphones has such an immediate financial impact on their customers.

Epos Now: Leveraging AI to close the merchant knowledge gap

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 08:09:14 +0000

In what ways can businesses leverage AI technology to support their customers’ needs? In this episode of the Be Inspired series, Jacyn Heavens, CEO & Founder of Epos Now, sits down with us to discuss how they bring technology to merchants, allowing them to successfully operate their businesses. Jacyn talks about utilising cloud and AI technology, the process of scaling their business to the US, Europe and LatAM, and how they achieved exponential growth without raising external capital.

Cycle Pharmaceuticals: Transforming the lives of patients with rare diseases - Be Inspired

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 21:00:00 +0000

Having seen the investment banking and finance world from the inside as well as the pharmaceutical industry, James Harrison, Founder and Group CEO of Cycle Pharmaceuticals joins Julia Hoggett, CEO of the London Stock Exchange to discuss how CyclePharmaceuticals is improving the quality of life for patients with rare diseases around the world. James explains how their business model aims to provide life-long treatment to patients, how they are approaching acquisitions and measuring success, and how they are providing free medication to patients in the developing world.

Cambridge Mechatronics: Capturing the smartphone camera market and more

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 08:20:23 +0000

In this episode of the Be Inspired series, Andy Osmant, CEO of Cambridge Mechatronics explains the countless use cases for the company’s shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators, from smart phone cameras to insulin pumps, and how they decided which markets to target. Andy also delves into their experience changing business models to also sell semiconductors, and how being part of the Cambridge ecosystem has supported the growth of the business.

Driving forward: the art of fast-paced decision making - Be Inspired

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 08:55:26 +0000

What does great customer service truly look like? In this episode, John Roberts, Founder and CEO of AO World, talks about creating a customer centric ecosystem and how his company values work towards this goal. John also discusses how he approaches mistakes and decision making, as well as why he is such a big advocate and investor in young people.

Rishi Khosla: Keeping the entrepreneurial flame burning - Be Inspired

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:30:00 +0000

How can you keep your entrepreneurial fire burning? In this episode, Julia Hoggett, CEO the London Stock Exchange joins Rishi Khosla, CEO and co-founder of OakNorth to discuss his career journey, from building a data and analytics company to OakNorth, a UK bank for scaling businesses. Rishi also delves into the value that growth companies bring, how he has maintained his entrepreneurial drive and measuring OakNorth’s impact.

Unlocking data’s potential, speeding up productivity - Be Inspired

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:51:34 +0000

How do you build culture while scaling a fast-growing business, and what potential does this unlock? In this episode of the Be Inspired series, Julia Hoggett, CEO the London Stock Exchange talks to Matthew Scullion, CEO of Matillion tells us how the company grew to its current size, how they identified this gap in data engineering that Matillion now solves and the advantages of establishing company values early on. Matthew also discusses why he is so passionate about CMIT and creating the perfect playbook for UK capital markets.

Founding and funding: advice from a CEO - Be Inspired

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 10:46:10 +0000

How should you approach funding to kickstart your company’s success? In this episode of the Be Inspired series, Oluwaseyi Sosanya, CEO & Founder, Gravity Sketch gives advice to founders fundraising for the first time and discusses how they successfully closed a series A funding round as well as his experience setting up business in the UK as an American CEO.

Scaling innovation for the future of microchips

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 16:40:55 +0000

In this episode, Julia Hoggett, CEO of the London Stock Exchange, interviews Paragraf’s CEO Dr Simon Thomas and visits one of their labs to see in person how the future of microchip technology is being developed. Simon explains how their graphene-based electronic devices could advance technology and open up emerging markets, as well as discussing Paragraf’s journey towards commercialisation and his long-term vision for the company.

IMImobile: Jay’s journey from VC to Cisco via a 9.5x return on AIM - Be Inspired

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 14:06:04 +0000

What are the benefits and risks involved with stepping into the US market? In this episode of the Be Inspired series, Jay Patel, General Manager at Cisco and former CEO at IMImobile answers this question and talks about the company’s journey from IPO to acquisition. Jay also explains how IMImobile pivoted alongside the changing technology market and the actions he took after listing on the London Stock Exchange to further grow the company.

Robust governance for a resilient future - Be Inspired

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 10:07:57 +0000

Founded 25 years ago, Eurowag, a pan-European integrated payments and mobility platform, is a great example of a resilient business. But how did they achieve this and how did going public help the business prosper? In this episode of the Be Inspired series, Martin Vohánka, CEO & Founder of Eurowag joins us to answer these questions and delves into his experience running the business as both a private and public company.

Accelerating growth with acquisitions - Be Inspired

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 10:18:08 +0000

Services that can help fulfil mandatory regulation requirements are increasingly important for businesses. In this episode, Alex Dacre, CEO and Founder of Marlowe plc, a leading provider of regulatory compliance services, discusses how the company achieved market-beating organic growth and what attracted him to the compliance market. Alex also talks about Marlowe’s extensive experience with acquisitions and the importance of a detailed integration plan.

Fintech innovation and Zilch’s future vision – Be Inspired

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 10:35:56 +0000

In a captivating conversation to mark its third birthday, Philip Belamant CEO & Co-Founder of Zilch sat down with Julia Hoggett, CEO of London Stock Exchange Plc to share both his, and the business’, remarkable journey to date, as well as a teaser of what’s ahead.

Zilch's innovative approach to consumer credit caught our attention: from revolutionising consumer credit, to creating an ad-subsidised, counter-cyclical business model that Zilch coins, the ‘Googlisation of Payments’ – this is one you won’t want to miss.

Africa’s mobile money revolution - Be Inspired

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 14:52:31 +0000

With the rise of digital financial services, from online banking to digital wallets, providing financial access is an ongoing and pressing goal in Africa. As the CEO of the second largest telecommunications company in Africa, Segun Ogunsanya, CEO & Managing Director at Airtel Africa PLC speaks to LSEG’s Abi Ajayi about the current digital revolution in Africa and how Airtel is impacting businesses and communities through their work to enable financial inclusion across the continent. Segun also discusses his experience listing on the London Stock Exchange and how the process enabled Airtel to showcase Africa’s abundant potential on the world stage.

Democratising access to capital for founders - Be Inspired

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 09:00:00 +0000

In this episode of the Be Inspired series, LSEG’s Florence Keelson-Anfu talks to Martijn de Wever, CEO and Founder of Floww, about how their long-term strategic partnership with the London Stock Exchange has helped shape their business and how it will change the private market space. Using his experience as both an investor and a founder, Martijn also shares what he thinks the pain points are in the fundraising process and explains how Floww is helping solve these problems founders are facing.

Decoupling asset buying from money raising - Be Inspired

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 09:09:32 +0000

With the heightened focus on ESG for publicly listed companies in the last couple of years, how have ESG-focused investment companies reacted to this change? In this episode of the Be Inspired series, LSEG’s Akhil Suresh talks to Stephen Lilley, Founding Partner of Schroders Greencoat. Stephen discusses how Greencoat Capital, which manages Greencoat UK Wind, the largest listed green infrastructure fund on our markets, operates as a listed business.

Describing listing as a balance sheet, Stephen explains how listing enabled the company to delink buying assets from raising money through short-term revolving credit facilities, where new assets can be bought when the time is right, and money is then raised separately. He also details their listing journey from the mistakes they made in the first attempt to the steps they took to eventually succeed.

Is cellular agriculture the future of food? - Be Inspired

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:20:00 +0000

Finding a consumer-satisfying and sustainable alternative to animal agriculture seems like a huge task. Companies in the field of cellular agriculture have taken this task head on and are on track to commercialise this sector, not only with the production of meat but also seafood, dairy, eggs, leather, coffee, cotton and cocoa. But what exactly is cellular agriculture and how does it work?

In this episode of the Be Inspired series, LSEG’s Joanna Trup talks to Antony Chow, Co-Founder of Agronomics, about why the investment company chose to focus on this sector and why their decision to set up as public was a success.

Investing for a better Society – Be Inspired

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 10:48:00 +0000

In this episode of the Be Inspired series, LSEG’s Katya Gorbatiouk meets with Jeremy Rogers, Big Society Capital’s Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager of Schroders BSC Social Impact Trust.

In their fascinating exchange, Jeremy discusses how the close relationship with Schroders and recent IPO has enabled Big Society Capital to scale by reaching a wide range of investors who are driven by social impact as much as positive returns. Given Jeremy’s deep capital markets experience and passion for tackling social issues, there’s a lot to be inspired by.

Examining the DNA for Success – Be Inspired

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 07:28:00 +0000

LSEG’s Marcus Stuttard speaks to Dr Gordon Sanghera, CEO and Co-Founder of Oxford Nanopore Technologies, about the UK-based biotech company’s route to market and the benefits that has bought them, from credibility amongst global investors to attracting top talent.

As the discussion uncovers, what really sets the business apart is their extraordinary clinical research and scalable technology solutions. Dr Sanghera also explains how Oxford Nanopore has created a revolutionary DNA & RNA sequencing device which will bring huge benefits to humanity in early disease and cancer diagnosis. The very definition of an inspiring company.

Reaching the next level for video games – Be Inspired

London Stock Exchange, an LSEG business — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 12:24:00 +0000

LSEG’s Neil Shah speaks to David Braben OBE, Frontier Development’s President and Founder, to discuss the videogame developer’s extraordinary rise from a Cambridge back-bedroom in 1982 to the world-leading studio it is today, developing titles including Elite, Formula 1 and Jurassic World.

With Frontier’s share price rising almost 10-fold since its hotly anticipated IPO in 2014, David speaks candidly about the challenges he has faced running both a private and a public business and his optimistic outlook for the company’s future. In addition to its shareholder friendly policies, David also emphasizes how important engaging and listening to their customers is for Frontier and coupled with their passion for product makes the business an inspiring place to work.