How to Build a Village

How to Build a Village is a podcast about creating a community in your personal and professional lives. We'll hear from entrepreneurs, chief executives, authors, journalists and others who are building global communities, and creating robust financial futures. In this podcast, you'll learn tips on how to create community wherever you are. I’m your host, Jill Martin Wrenn. I've been a journalist for the past twenty years. I’ve moved between New York, London, Atlanta, and back again. Along the way, I’ve met many amazing people who have created new lives in new places.

Chef Ina Niiniketo shares Finnish favorites

Jill Martin Wrenn talks to Finnish chef, cookbook author and podcaster, Ina Niiniketo, at her Helsinki restaurant about cooking with Finnish flavors and flowers. You can find out more about Ina's books and restaurant on the links below:https://www.canvascanteen.fi/https://www.instagram.com/inaniiniketo/?hl=en

11-18
12:46

How CCP Games grows its gaming community

Jill Martin Wrenn talks to Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, CEO of CCP Games, about how the company cultivates a community of global gamers. Founded in Reykjavík in 1997, CCP Games hosts thousands of fans of its flagship game, EVE Online, in Iceland each year. You can find out more here: https://www.ccpgames.com/company

07-10
13:08

Iceland Innovation Week special series episode 7 - Michael Hendrix

Michael Hendrix, CEO and Creative Director at Huldunótur (“Invisible Notes”), a Reykjavík-based design practice, and co-author of the book, Two Beats Ahead: What Great Musical Minds Teach Us About Creativity and Innovation, tells Jill Martin Wrenn how music education propelled his entrepreneurial journey. You can find out more here: https://invisiblenotes.com/

07-03
13:36

Iceland Innovation Week special series episode 6 - Sissel Hansen

Sissel Hansen, Founder and CEO of Startup Guide, a Copenhagen-based media company that provides resources for global founders, tells Jill Martin Wrenn in Reykjavík why there has never been a better time to be an entrepreneur. You can find out more here: https://www.startupguide.com/

06-26
10:06

Iceland Innovation Week special series episode 5 - Destana Herring

Destana Herring, Principal at Regeneration.VC, a global venture capital firm investing in consumer climate technology, tells Jill Martin Wrenn in the Reykjavík podcast studio what drives the adoption of innovation. You can find out more here: https://regeneration.vc/

06-19
07:15

Iceland Innovation Week special series episode 4 - Thea Messel

Thea Messel, Founder and Managing Partner at Unconventional Ventures, tells Jill Martin Wrenn in the Reykjavík podcast studio how her team is doubling down on opportunity by funding underrepresented founders and backing businesses with impact at their core. You can find out more here: https://www.unconventional.vc/

06-12
07:38

Iceland Innovation Week special series episode 3 - David Simonarson

David Simonarson, CEO and Co-Founder of the dating app Smitten, tells Jill Martin Wrenn in the Reykjavík podcast studio how he and his team are creating the world's most fun dating app. He also shares tips about top Reykjavík date spots. Here’s a hint - they involve Iceland's famous lagoons. You can find out more about Smitten here: https://smitten.fun/

06-05
07:15

Iceland Innovation Week special series episode 2 - Gudrun Hildur Ragnarsdottir

Gudrun Hildur Ragnarsdottir, CEO and Founder of the software company Keeps, tells Jill Martin Wrenn in the Reykjavík podcast studio how the Icelandic startup community helped her launch her content management system for the travel industry. Also, Gudrun shares tips on finding top talent. You can learn more here: https://www.keeps.is/

05-29
08:22

Iceland Innovation Week special series episode 1 - Margret Juliana Sigurdardottir

In the heart of Reykjavík for an Iceland Innovation Week special series, Jill Martin Wrenn talks with Margret Juliana Sigurdardottir, CEO and Co-Founder of music education company Moombix, about her goal of making Moombix the Airbnb of online music lessons. Also, hear which instruments are endangered. You can find out more here: https://www.moombix.com/

05-22
13:17

How to create committed communities

Greg Smith, Co-Founder and CEO of online learning platform Thinkific, joins Jill Martin Wrenn from Vancouver to talk about the key to building valuable digital communities. Here's a hint - engagement outweighs scale. You can find out more here: https://www.thinkific.com/

04-17
15:18

How to steer your career through tricky times

Jill Martin Wrenn talks with Chris Eldridge, CEO of Robert Walters Recruitment UK, Ireland and North America, about how to navigate the challenges of the global job.

03-13
21:33

Business commentator Susannah Streeter explains how to be financially fearless

Broadcaster and market commentator Susannah Streeter tells Jill Martin Wrenn why boosting your financial resilience is so important. As head of money and markets for the UK’s largest retail investment platform, Hargreaves Lansdown, Susannah spreads awareness and analysis of financial facts. You can find out more here:https://www.susannahstreeter.uk/

02-13
21:00

Serial entrepreneur Tom Doorley shares how to create a client community

Tom Doorley, Founder and Chairman of the global consulting firm Sage Partners, shares how he built a personal advisory board of mentors who helped him craft his career as a serial entrepreneur. He tells Jill Martin Wrenn how to launch a long-lasting enterprise. After listening to this episode, tune into Tom's podcast, Focus on Growth: Sage Insights.

01-30
16:27

Business books bonanza on How to Build a Village

Hear British business journalist Duncan Mavin tell Jill Martin Wrenn how he delved into Credit Suisse's dramatic rise and fall in his new book 'Meltdown': https://howtobuildavillage.com/.

01-16
00:26

Financial journalist Duncan Mavin shares the stories behind his gripping new book "Meltdown"

British business journalist Duncan Mavin tells Jill Martin Wrenn about the interviews and intrigue behind his new financial thriller "Meltdown: Scandal, Sleaze and the Collapse of Credit Suisse". You can find out more here: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/meltdown-scandal-sleaze-and-the-collapse-of-credit-suisse-duncan-mavin/7689758?ean=9781035037469.

01-16
17:48

Looking ahead to 2025

Thanks for listening this year. We're looking forward to our fifth year of broadcast next year. Presenter Jill Martin Wrenn gives a preview from the Millennium Bridge in London.

12-06
00:53

Founders in Finland Part 2: Junae Benne on women in gaming

Junae Benne, an American marketing journalist in Finland, tells Jill Martin Wrenn about her women in gaming docuseries in the latest instalment of our series from the Slush technology conference in Helsinki. You can find out more about Junae here: https://junae.substack.com/

11-21
13:05

Founders in Finland Part 1: Sigurdur Arnason at Slush

Live from Helsinki at the Slush technology conference, Jill Martin Wrenn interviews Iceland’s Sigurdur Arnason, founder of music app Overtune. Hear how Siggi turned his passion for piano and performing into a music startup. You can find out more about Overtune here: https://www.overtune.com/

11-21
11:43

Political journalist Anushka Asthana shares election insights

Award-winning political journalist Anushka Asthana takes audiences behind the scenes of a tumultuous campaign in her new book, "Taken As Red: How Labour Won Big and the Tories Crashed the Party". She shares her unique perspective on the UK and US political landscapes with Jill Martin Wrenn. You can find Anushka's book here: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/taken-as-red-how-the-election-was-won-and-lost-anushka-asthana/7711792?ean=9780008697907

11-07
15:42

How to engage your digital audience with Karla Geci

International marketer Karla Geci shares tips on how to engage with global audiences. From her front row seat watching social media evolve over the past decade, Karla shares her insights with Jill Martin Wrenn on the creator economy, and how to master the three second interview. You can find Karla on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlageci/

05-09
30:06

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