Looking For Growth Podcast

The official Looking For Growth Podcast with James and Becca. Conversations about decline in the UK and how to turn things around.

Looking For Growth Podcast is a news podcast hosted by Looking for Growth, with 25 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  How Britain Can Get Its Critical Materials Back | Dr Jonathan Bean & Edward Ebbern | #24

  Jul 7, 20261h 8m

  Will and Becca welcome Dr Jonathan Bean and Edward Ebbern to the Looking For Growth Podcast.Jonathan, co-founder and CEO of Materials Nexus (MatNex), is using AI and quantum modelling to discover the critical materials the UK can't afford to run out of.Ed, a former Army officer and co-founder of national-security fund MD One, explains why Britain's procurement is 'fundamentally broken'.In the episode, they cover China's mineral stranglehold, the broken state procurement system, unlocking UK pension capital, and how companies like MatNex could help Britain secure the materials behind everything from generators to semiconductors.

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  Tracking Down Bike Thieves | James Dunn & Richard White | #23

  Jun 29, 202659 min

  James and Becca welcome James Dunn and Richard White, co-founders of Backpedal, to the Looking For Growth podcast. Backpedal is a private bike and e-bike theft recovery service. Customers pay a subscription, Backpedal fits a tracker, and when a bike is stolen the company dispatches a network of recovery agents. James is an aerospace engineer by background, with a stint in defence and banking. Richard spent two decades in product innovation and consulting in Cambridge. The episode covers: why almost no bike thefts are properly investigated or solved, how Backpedal tracks, finds and reclaims stolen bikes, and why professional recovery succeeds where the current system fails.

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  The Low Hanging Fruit That Would Save Britain | Stephen Fitzpatrick & Eva Barboni | #22

  Apr 27, 202659 minS0

  <p>James and Becca welcome Stephen Fitzpatrick and Eva Barboni to the LFG Podcast.Stephen is the founder of OVO Energy, as well as Vertical Aerospace and Kaluza, and the Co-Chair of Enterprise Britain.​​Eva has spent 20 years running political and policy campaigns all over the world; she’s the founder of Atalanta and Executive Director of Enterprise Britain.​​In this episode, they discuss their new organisation (Enterprise Britain), the UK's scale-up problem, the investment culture gap between Britain and the US, how to improve talent mobility, and the tough job market for young people.</p>

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  How Social Media Transforms Politics | Giacomo Skeate | #21

  Apr 20, 202658 minS0

  <p>James and Becca welcome Giacomo Skeate, co-founder of The Pint, a Gen Z-first business and news publication with an impressive social media following. </p><p>In this episode, they discuss how the "Westminster bubble" is finally waking up to the power of social media, Giacomo's entrepreneurial past, a comparison between Italy and the UK, and why Giacomo remains optimistic about Britain die to its world-class assets, such as its creative industries.</p>

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  Can These Brits Build A City? | Joe Reeve & Shiv Malik | #20

  Apr 7, 20261h 12mS0

  <p>James and Becca welcome Joe Reeve and Shiv Malik to the LFG Podcast.Joe co-founded LFG; now he works full-time at Eleven Labs and on running Forest City.Shiv is a former investigative journalist, tech entrepreneur, and co-author of Jilted Generation: How Britain Bankrupted Its Youth.In this episode, they discuss the housing problem in Britain, why they decided to try to build a new city, and the economic potential Forest City could unlock.</p>

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