The Small Podcast

We chat to Cien Solon - an experienced AI and Product leader about how startups and scaleups can embrace AI to supercharge their products and businesses.Cien is a seasoned entrepreneur and AI advocate, Product lead with a finger on the pulse of innovation.She's the founder of Launch Lemonade, an AI startup that helps companies launch AI products without writing a line of code, and founder of product consultancy Scale that thing, where she provides scaleups and start ups get with fractional support to get their AI products back on track.In this episode we talk about:- The range of understanding of AI  - How to bridge the gap in knowledge scalling businesses struggle with- How founders can plan and upskill themselves and their staff? - How to harness AI products within your business- What individuals do to protect themselves in the switch to AI If you'd like to talk to us about how our flexible in-house recruitment services can transform your scaleup - contact us today https://thesmallconsultancy.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re excited to share our latest episode, featuring Caroline Hall, founder and Head of Talent at The Small Consultancy, and Rob Kerner, a seasoned business transformation expert.In this episode, Caroline and Rob dive into:✅ The rise of fractional leadership and how it supports startups and scaleups.✅ Practical strategies for driving business transformation and achieving sustainable growth.✅ How fractional works at c-level and why it's different than an NEDWhether you’re a founder, a leader, or simply curious about innovative leadership and transformation strategies, this conversation is packed with value! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We chat to Tony Bainbridge - an experienced HR Leader about managing the people aspects of change in scale ups and carve-outs. Tony is Co-founder of CEO Whispering  and Director of Transforming Business Through Talent. With over 30 years of HR experience in both large corporate and agile scaling businesses, Tony talk about why HR Leaders are instrumental to a smooth journey to growth.In this episode, we talk about;- Why HR need a seat at the top table- The benefits and drawbacks of remote working- How to communicate effectively throughout the change process- How to effectively manage conflict in the change processYou can find out more about Tony on his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonybainbridge/Listen and subscribe on your podcast player of choice to hear more stories from the frontline on private equity as we talk to those people forgeing careers within (and solving the problems of) prscaleups, startups and carveouts.If you'd like to talk to us about how our flexible in-house recruitment services can transform your scaleup - contact us today https://thesmallconsultancy.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We catch up with Michael Pacheco from SaaS scaleup Trint to discuss all things Sales. Michael is Director of Sales for Trint. An experienced Sales Professional with over 15 years experience selling leading enterprise solutions to the top companies in North America.Trint is an AI-powered SaaS platform that helps turn interviews or live events into articles and create transcripts from your podcasts and videos. Trint makes transcription, translation, editing and collaboration easy with n one simple and seamless workflow. In this episode, we talk about;- Why it's important to manage a sales team as individuals- Are scaleups more empathetic to their sales teams than larger orgs?- Building a new sales team- Practical ways to increase DEI- Sensible uses of AI in sales- Snubbing Wayne GretzkyYou can find out more about Michael on his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelwpacheco/Learn more about Trint on their website: https://trint.com/Listen and subscribe on your podcast player of choice to hear more stories from the frontline on private equity as we talk to those people forgeing careers within (and solving the problems of) private equity and PE-backed scaleups.If you'd like to talk to us about how our flexible in-house recruitment services can transform your scaleup - contact us today https://thesmallconsultancy.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As The Small Consultancy turns 5 this month, we're shaking things up and CAroline is moving to the other side of the mic to talk about what she's learned about successfully recruiting in fast-paced PE companies, scaleups, startups and carveouts.In this episode, we talk about;- why it's important to do your research when recruiting internationally- the hidden costs of recruitment- why you need to get your processes sorted - why PE companies should embrace flexible workingListen and subscribe on your podcast player of choice to hear more stories from the frontline on private equity as we talk to those people forgeing careers within (and solving the problems of) private equity and PE-backed scaleups. If you'd like to talk to us about how our flexible in-house recruitment services can transform your scaleup - contact us today https://thesmallconsultancy.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.