Apax Podcast: Recent Episodes
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In the Apax Podcast our team is joined by portfolio company CEOs and management teams, industry leaders, and experts for a series of conversations that explore ideas and issues on the minds of business leaders and investors. Each quarter, we touch on a different topic or theme, inviting guest speakers from across our network to share with us their insights and expertise.
The latest episode of the Apax Podcast features Patrick Kane, Partner at Apax Digital and guest speaker, Phil Gardner CEO of Apax Digital portfolio company IANS Research, the leading provider of independent research and advisory services for the information security industry. In this episode, Phil and Patrick cover what IANS does and its differentiator, the growth of Infosec, finding the right investment partner and much much more!You can also find all our previous podcast episodes on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
In the latest episode of the Apax Podcast, Apax Global Impact’s Nicole Kruijs from the Apax Global Impact team is joined by Mike Teng and Asha Visweswaran, co-founders of Apax Fund portfolio company Swing Education, an online marketplace that connects schools and substitute teachers.In this episode, Mike and Asha give our audience an insight into the teacher shortage issue across the US, how this spurned the idea for Swing Education, and how the company is working with both teachers and schools to help address this problem. You can also find all our previous podcast episodes on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
In the latest episode of our podcast, Dalia Rahman, ESG Specialist in Apax's Operational Excellence Practice, is joined by Karin Witton, Global Head of Sustainability for Apax Fund portfolio company Tosca, a leading provider of supply chain solutions and reusable packaging. In this episode, Karin gives our audience a whistle-stop tour into her varied career in Sustainability; her recent efforts at Tosca and how she is helping make an already inherently sustainable business even more so; insights into Tosca's inaugural Sustainability report, as well as tips and advice for other professionals who are starting, or are already on, their own sustainability journey.
The latest episode of our podcast features Mia Hegazy, Principal at Apax Digital and our guest speaker Nate Smith, CEO and Founder of ADF portfolio company Lever. In this episode, Nate and Mia cover everything from kickstarting a career in technology at Google and getting a start-up off the ground to the future of work, the impact of Covid on traditional office culture, the fundamental importance of diversity and inclusion, and much, much more.
In our third episode, Mark Beith, Partner at Apax Digital is joined by Marc Warner, CEO and Co-founder of ADF portfolio company Faculty, a leading British Artificial Intelligence (AI) company. In thirty minutes, Mark and Marc explore how to start and manage a high-growth start-up, the benefits of using AI in your operations, whether general AI will take over the world, while also questioning just how closely the Big Bang Theory compares with reality…
In our second episode, Seth Brody, Partner and Head of Apax’s Operational Excellence Practice talks to Jos Lamers, Chairman at Apax Fund portfolio company Unilabs and Dave Evans, Principal at Apax Digital about Apax’s annual KnowledgeNow conference. Jos, a long-time attendee of the KnowledgeNow conference, chats to Seth and Dave about the power of the Apax network and the importance of collaboration, while also recapping on this year’s KnowledgeNow event, which made a successful, virtual return following a break in 2020.