In this episode of Confounded TV, Alastair sits down with David James, founder of Total Car Check and now Director of Special Projects at Motorway. What starts as a conversation between friends turns into a masterclass in building lean, lasting businesses — fuelled not by hype, but by persistence and purpose. David shares how Total Car Check began with a personal crisis: his parents unknowingly bought a stolen car, losing over £4,000. Frustrated by the lack of affordable tools for car buyers,...
May 22, 2025
1 hr 18 min
Iman Fadaei is helping the estimated 10 million displaced Ukrainians find work worldwide. From a standing start, he and his team are helping get Ukrainians into work wherever they end up, which helps them with accommodation, mental well-being, and quickly integrating into society. The platform was initiated in response to the situation of their CTO Igor, who is Ukrainian and still based in Ukraine. The suddenness of his plight during these first days of the war and the severity of the situat...
Mar 13, 2024
26 min
Shannon, now 31, joined 10 Yetis when she was just 18-years-young and worked her way up through the PR ranks to the helm of the agency. She has previously been awarded accolades such as PR Week’s 30 under 30, The Drum’s UK’s Top 50 Digital Women Under 30 and a place on B2B Marketing’s Top 10 30 under 30 list. She has led campaigns for the likes of Confused.com, Gocompare, Just Eat, carwow, Totaljobs, WaterAid, Optical Express and Hillarys Blind and is passionate about delivering creative ca...
Mar 13, 2024
49 min
Meet Tara Halliday PhD – Imposter Syndrome Specialist Ever feel like a fraud at the peak of your success? You're in good company as we unpack the elusive imposter syndrome with our guest expert, Tara, who holds a PhD in the subject. We kick off by peeling back the layers of this psychological pattern, distinguishing it from mere low self-esteem. Tara enlightens us on how our worth isn't measured by our accolades and how childhood beliefs might be the true culprits behind those nagging...
Mar 13, 2024
44 min
Embark on an enlightening journey with Darren Fell, the maverick behind Crunch, as he narrates the amazing saga of transforming the accounting landscape for the better. Darren spills the beans on the genesis of Crunch, the hurdles faced, and the triumphant moments that cemented its place as a haven for small businesses and contractors in dire need of accounting bliss. From the early days of battling sceptical bloggers to the expansion of services that bolster the backbone of micro-businesses...
Mar 13, 2024
1 hr 9 min
Unlock the secrets to transformational project planning and masterful delegation with the digital pioneer behind New York City WebGurls International, who joins us in a riveting conversation. We're diving into the heart of effective task prioritization and how to cultivate a team culture that prizes learning from every outcome. You'll hear tales from the tech trenches that paint a picture of the internet's dramatic evolution, and glean practical advice on breaking down monolithic projects int...
Mar 12, 2024
59 min
Born and raised in south London, Rich runs a Y Combinator backed startup, Business Score, connecting online businesses with growth capital. He spent his early years in #activism from representing his local town Croydon as youth MP. He also worked on social and political campaigns including the #LivingWage campaign. He studied at the London School of Economics where he was also elected the universities Court of Governors. Rich then worked at McKinsey in London before starting his #entrepreneur...
Mar 12, 2024
43 min
Step into the future of work with us as Gerry Brennan, CEO and founder of Cloudbooking, unveils how a simple hospitality orders system sprouted into a pioneering cloud-based solution for corporate booking systems. Imagine a world where managing workspace usage is as smooth as the cloud services we've come to rely on, a vision Gerry turned into a corporate revolution. Throughout our chat, we navigate the twists and turns of Cloudbooking's history, from its early struggles to its rebirth...
Mar 12, 2024
52 min
News Flash ! – Quinoa isn’t pronounced the way you think or why you think… That’s one of many amazing things I learned from Meeting Kathryn and the most trivial. Listen to this episode as Kathryn tells the story behind her success at Discount Vouchers and her amazing new startup Upside Savings , a single app that can save money in your bank account based on what and where you shop while you do nothing! Since our recording their Seedrs campaign is now live and as of 19/09/2020 is at 87% of tar...
Mar 11, 2024
48 min
A fun and insightful chat with Tom Wood, the CEO and founder of Cazana. In a short space of time, he has built the company, raised crowdfunding and equity funding, bought https://carandclassic.co.uk and taken to Cazana to be a leading data company in the automotive space. Tom hails from a business & innovation background having led technology teams within investment banking and pharmaceutical sectors and founded and sold companies in the marketing technology space. Cazana pro...
Mar 11, 2024
38 min
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