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Searching for Mana with Lloyd Wahed

Welcome to the Searching for Mana show in association with the London Stock Exchange, the leading podcast that interviews tech's most influential leaders, innovators and disruptors to discover their mana – the superpower that has helped them to succeed. Hosted by Lloyd Wahed, co-founder of the Mana group, which is focused on building the future of work via their search, lab and venture business, the podcast is a must-see/listen for industry insiders, established or budding entrepreneurs, or anyone with an interest in the most exciting and dynamic sector in the world.

Entrepreneurship Careers Finance Business Investing Startup
Update frequency
every 10 days
Average duration
55 minutes
Episodes
163
Years Active
2019 - 2025
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Changing the World through Crypto & Safe-Keeping the World of Finance | Michael Gronager, CEO, Chainalysis

Changing the World through Crypto & Safe-Keeping the World of Finance | Michael Gronager, CEO, Chainalysis

From discussing the meaning of life, to the cruciality of atomic habits, to genuinely aiming to change the world, this week’s guest, Michael Gronager - CEO of crypto behemoth Chainalysis - shares fas…

01:26:04  |   Tue 09 Aug 2022
Building for the long-term in Blockchain | Sendi Young, European MD, Ripple

Building for the long-term in Blockchain | Sendi Young, European MD, Ripple

Sendi Young is the European Managing Director for global crypto payments leader Ripple, with  an extensive background across payments with traditional corporate powerhouses. Growing up  in Istanbul i…

00:43:14  |   Thu 21 Jul 2022
The State of Diversity within FinTech & VC, Eileen Burbidge, Founding Partner Passion Capital

The State of Diversity within FinTech & VC, Eileen Burbidge, Founding Partner Passion Capital

Eileen Burbidge is the founding partner of Passion Capital, an early-stage venture capital fund  that has backed FinTech giants including the likes of Monzo, Tide and GoCardless among  others. As par…

00:45:09  |   Tue 19 Jul 2022
Why I love recessions and what the military taught me, Arik Shtilman, Co-founder Rapyd

Why I love recessions and what the military taught me, Arik Shtilman, Co-founder Rapyd

Arik Shtilman heads up global payments solution Rapyd – one of Europe’s most highly valued fintechs.  Arik’s first rung on the career ladder was the Israeli army, which taught him a ‘carpe diem’ appr…

00:44:36  |   Tue 05 Jul 2022
Clinically Inappropriate Obsessiveness and Open Mic Comedy Nights, Wei Lei, Chief Investment Strategist, BlackRock

Clinically Inappropriate Obsessiveness and Open Mic Comedy Nights, Wei Lei, Chief Investment Strategist, BlackRock

The Searching for Mana show with Lloyd Wahed has featured several ‘one of a kind’ guests – and this show is no exception.  Wei Lei is not only a global leader for one of the biggest companies on the …

01:25:47  |   Tue 21 Jun 2022
Sweatcoin: the answer to nature’s orgasm failure, Oleg Fomenko, Founder Sweatcoin

Sweatcoin: the answer to nature’s orgasm failure, Oleg Fomenko, Founder Sweatcoin

Being paid to get fit may sound too good to be true, but it’s exactly what this week’s Searching for Mana guest Ole Fomenko is doing for his app’s more than 70 milllion users.  Sweatcoin tracks a use…

01:08:00  |   Tue 14 Jun 2022
Failure to code led to success in tech, Marieke Flament, CEO NEAR foundation

Failure to code led to success in tech, Marieke Flament, CEO NEAR foundation

As CEO of the NEAR protocol foundation, Marieke Flament is currently one of the most successful

female leaders working in fintech. But it took some convincing for her to give up an established,

super s…

00:51:44  |   Tue 07 Jun 2022

"While I'm still learning, I'm very happy" - Rodolphe Ardant's Mantra - Founder, CEO of French Unicorn Spendesk

Rodolphe Ardant, CEO of French unicorn Spendesk, is this week’s guest on the Searching for Mana podcast.  

Rodolphe enjoyed a peripatetic childhood moving around the world every three years due to his…

00:33:40  |   Tue 24 May 2022
The next Beeple? A programmable NFT that anyone can edit 👨‍🎨 / Andrea Bonaceto, Artist

The next Beeple? A programmable NFT that anyone can edit 👨‍🎨 / Andrea Bonaceto, Artist

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsCfKLN1u1cL_luwY5qR4Yw

Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/2Hhg4gB​​

 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3kKZQKl

Searching for Mana is a UK-based podcast which focuses on t…

00:38:51  |   Fri 20 May 2022
'Stay small and nimble', Brett Harrison, president FTX.US

'Stay small and nimble', Brett Harrison, president FTX.US

In the first episode of season 4 of the Searching for Mana podcast, Brett Harrison, US president of leading crypto exchange platform FTX, talks to presenter Lloyd Wahed about the importance of regula…
00:52:05  |   Tue 17 May 2022
Europe's fastest growing unicorn 🦄 | Philip Belamant, Zilch

Europe's fastest growing unicorn 🦄 | Philip Belamant, Zilch

This is quite a story, listen to Zilch CEO and Co-Founder, Philip Belamant, British Entrepreneur of the year 2021, who has taken the business from series A to Unicorn faster than anyone else in Europ…

01:03:30  |   Wed 22 Dec 2021
The Future of Blockchain: Green and Community Governed | Arthur & Kathleen Breitman, Tezos

The Future of Blockchain: Green and Community Governed | Arthur & Kathleen Breitman, Tezos

On this week’s Searching for Mana Lloyd Wahed CEO of Mana Search met with Arthur and Kathleen Breitman, the co-creators of the Tezos blockchain to discuss the development of the Tezos ecosystem and h…

00:55:03  |   Tue 30 Nov 2021
Blockchain with A Carbon-Negative Network | Sean Lee, Algorand

Blockchain with A Carbon-Negative Network | Sean Lee, Algorand

Building anything that is going to survive and prosper requires a solid foundation and that is what Sean Lee CEO of the Algo Foundation described when he met Lloyd Wahed in this week’s Searching for …

01:00:28  |   Tue 23 Nov 2021
Investing made social | Benjamin Chemla, Shares

Investing made social | Benjamin Chemla, Shares

Ben Chemla CEO of Shares and Lloyd Wahed of Mana Search met to discuss how Shares is making share dealing a social activity and how Ben has learnt how to grow a company fast in a new market.

The idea …

00:52:40  |   Tue 16 Nov 2021
Betting on true leadership as an entrepreneur | Jason Trost, Smarkets

Betting on true leadership as an entrepreneur | Jason Trost, Smarkets

On this week’s Searching for Mana podcast, Jason Trost CEO of Smarkets and Lloyd Wahed discussed the evolution of Smarkets and how it is disrupting an old fashioned market in betting, and Jason’s own…

00:59:13  |   Tue 09 Nov 2021
A unicorn in the fragmented world of payments | Claire Gates, ppro

A unicorn in the fragmented world of payments | Claire Gates, ppro

The consumer is driving up economic growth at an unprecedented rate around the world, and Claire Gates discussed with Lloyd Wahed in this week’s Searching for Mana podcast how the ease of paying for …

00:46:42  |   Tue 19 Oct 2021
The rise of the Gen Z investor | Yorick Naeff, Bux

The rise of the Gen Z investor | Yorick Naeff, Bux

Treating customers as equals, in simple terms, without talking down to them, is the vital communication strategy that is helping Bux offer it’s affordable and accessible broking services to a new gen…

01:02:49  |   Tue 12 Oct 2021
Full-stack banking as a service | David Jarvis, Griffin

Full-stack banking as a service | David Jarvis, Griffin

Lloyd Wahed met with David Jarvis, Founder and CEO of Griffin on the latest Searching for Mana podcast where they discussed the challenges of being the fintech’s OS for embedded finance.

Griffin is bu…

00:53:53  |   Tue 05 Oct 2021
Trust, Tink and a global fintech opportunity | Rafa Plantier, Tink

Trust, Tink and a global fintech opportunity | Rafa Plantier, Tink

In the blink of an eye, Tink has gone from a B2C player in one country in Europe to a B2B solution in eighteen markets, giving them access to more than 250m customers in Europe.

Rafa Plantier, Head of…

01:07:30  |   Tue 28 Sep 2021
Powering fintechs behind the scenes | Myles Stephenson, Modulr

Powering fintechs behind the scenes | Myles Stephenson, Modulr

Myles Stephenson (Founder & CEO, Modulr) sits down with Lloyd to talk about how his company provides payments infrastructure to the likes of Revolut, Sage, Liberis, iwoca or Salary Finance, enabling …

00:59:16  |   Tue 21 Sep 2021
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