There's no one who understands the importance of company culture and listening to customer feedback more than Rachel Peck from Harry's. There's a lot to learn from her outlook on the entrepreneurial way of life and she is more than happy to chat to listeners of this highly informative interview. Listen and learn:

• What Rachel considers company culture to be
• Rachel's tips for entrepreneurs just starting to build up their businesses
• What Rachel thinks every entrepreneur should avoid in order to succeed
• And much, much more

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Some ideas are simply revolutionary in their field of expertise, and William Zhou's Chalk.com is exactly this. What's more, William has been an entrepreneur in the field of education since his very own school days. If you want to have a bigger impact on your first day of your new job, then you would do well to follow William's advice. Listen to this enlightening interview and learn:

• What William thinks of company culture
• The importance of company facilities in maintaining a culture
• What William wants his company to be
• And much, much more

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Mike Winn and his company Drone Deploy believe that there's much more to flying drones than one might first think. He is of the opinion that we should be doing our very best to find innovative ways of making drones work for us. In his own words, "Flying is just the beginning". Listen to this informative and enlightening interview, and learn:

• Mike's advice to entrepreneurs working towards getting their first round of funding
• His view on the physical side of company culture
• Mike's advice when starting to hire your first staff members
• And much, much more

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Baskervill is such a great company when it comes to culture that we have the privilege of welcoming yet another of their excellent people, Susan Orange. Susan believes in the power of change within organizations to keep up to date with the millennials and the ever evolving needs of clients.

You'll learn plenty in this interview, including:

• What motivates Susan to create her best designs
• The advice Susan would give to those just starting out in business
• The connection between culture and office design
• And much, much more

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In a slight twist on our usual format, today we have two guests for the price of one! Join us as we speak to interior design experts Cassie Sipos and Gillian Bowman from Baskervill.

As you listen to this exciting interview, you'll learn:

• The importance of office design and how it should match culture
• The most common things that are forgotten about when designing office spaces
• What Gillian and Cassie think of company culture
• And much, much more

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Our guest today is speaker, cultural evangelist and rock star, Jon Wolske. Listen as Jon explains how crucially important a unique culture is to every company and how Zappos Insights has reached the heights that it has.

In this interview, you'll find out:

• Jon's definition of company culture
• What makes Zappos Insights' culture so unique
• Jon's advice to entrepreneurs just starting out
• And much more

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Ben Drury caught the entrepreneural bug in his teens and has never been able to shake it off. He has always been fascinated with what makes people tick, and his ultimate goal is to create and maintain a space where people can do things well. He is fed up with charlatans selling snake oil all over the internet, and his company, Cogiva, offers companies and organizations a way to avoid falling down all those common pitfalls that startups come across. This interview includes:

• What Cogiva stands for and why
• What Ben sees as the definition of culture
• The importance of alignment in stated and actual culture and values
• And much, much more

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Jamie Rosen has vast experience in setting up all sorts of Internet companies, and strongly believes in "game-ifying" activities to achieve the best results. Most recently, he has applied this concept to weight loss amongst friends.  

Listen to this podcast to find out:

• Why Jamie thinks turning activities into games is the best path to success
• The biggest mistakes made by entrepreneurs just starting out
• What Jamie thinks of company culture
• And much, much more

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It's always important to give as much back to society as you have been fortunate enough to receive from it, and no one feels this more strongly than Charlie Coglianese. Listen as he demonstrates how School Runner is going to empower teachers and help thousands of disadvantaged kids get to college. 

In this episode, you'll learn:

• What made Charlie want to help disadvantaged school pupils
• How School Runner will help cultivate a much more fruitful learning environment
• Charlie's advice for entrepreneurs just starting out
• The companies Charlie admires and why

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