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In the '90s, Stuart Neal played guitar in a band with his friends. The allure of gigging in smoky pubs around the country eventually succumbed to the more sedate attractions of family life and a burgeoning business career. Rock n Roll's loss was finance's gain, as the chief executive of Boku, the Aim-listed payments firm, set off on a wild career ride that took him from Virgin Media to a Silicon Valley start-up.

Episode 13 of the All Points West Podcast hears why the guitar strumming, oil painting executive believes his fast-growing financial payments firm has the potential to go all the way to the FTSE100.

Nothing in this podcast is intended as investment advice and the people in this podcast may hold positions in the stocks they talk about. Do not buy anything based solely on a tip or recommendation. Please do your own research. 

Steve Bassi's first job enabled him to get up to "teen mischief" on the computer systems of local businesses in the Californian farming town where he grew up. It proved to be just the start he needed to break into the world of cyber security, where the chief executive of Narf Industries is an expert in developing software that can detect threats and defend complex commercial and military computer networks from hackers.

Episode 12 of the All Points West Podcast takes us on a journey from Steve's humble farming roots, through the Naval Research Laboratory and top secret US defence projects, his passion for Muay Thai kickboxing and listing Narf on the London Stock Exchange.

Nothing in this podcast is intended as investment advice and the people in this podcast may hold positions in the stocks they talk about. Do not buy anything based solely on a tip or recommendation. Please do your own research. 

When Sam Smith first entered the City at age 18 on the London Commodity Exchange she was one of only two women on a trading floor full of men, who would wolf whistle and had pictures of naked women on their cubicle walls. At 33, Sam became the first ever woman to run a stockbroking company, when she founded finnCap Group (now Cavendish). Her career in the City was defined by a drive to put inclusion and female entrepreneurship at the heart of the company's success.

Episode 11 of the All Points West Podcast discovers why she stepped down as CEO of finnCap  in 2022, her thoughts on how group think is holding back some City firms and why her favourite hobby is ... reading about entrepreneurship.

Nothing in this podcast is intended as investment advice and the people in this podcast may hold positions in the stocks they talk about. Do not buy anything based solely on a tip or recommendation. Please do your own research. 

Much of James Ashton's life has been about telling better stories - as a journalist, author, book prize founder, non-executive director and now chief executive of the Quoted Companies Alliance, the small and medium-sized company lobbying group. 

Episode 10 of the All Points West Podcast hears how a boy from West Yorkshire cut his journalistic teeth on local hospital radio before rising to the heights of The Sunday Times, Evening Standard and eventually landing in the hot seat of a City lobbying group, where he aims to tell a more compelling story about the issues that really matter to smaller listed companies.

All Points West will return in January, 2024 - we wish all our listeners a wonderful holiday break and a happy New Year!

Nothing in this podcast is intended as investment advice and the people in this podcast may hold positions in the stocks they talk about. Do not buy anything based solely on a tip or recommendation. Please do your own research. 

Neil Stevens and Matt Timmins are a rarity in the business world. Not only are they co-chief executive of Fintel, the AIM-listed financial technology firm, they are also lifelong friends. 

Episode 9 of the All Points West podcast tells the unlikely story of how two childhood friends, who grew up on the same cul-de-sac in Staffordshire and went to the same school, ended up at the same company sharing the top job. 

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Quinton van der Burgh is one of South Africa’s leading mining investors and entrepreneurs. His investment firm, Q Global Commodities, is one of Africa’s largest privately-owned commodity, logistics and investment houses, which has just taken a stake in NEO Energy Metals, the London-listed uranium miner.

He enjoys a pretty glamorous, jet-set lifestyle – but it wasn't always this way. Quinton was brought up in a tough mining town near Johannesburg, where he worked long weekend hours during in his father's small chain of supermarkets. 

Episode 8 of the All Points West Podcast hears how Quinton was kicked out of school several times for selling stickers to schoolmates, and how that entrepreneurial spirit, mixed with hard work and a good eye for detail has helped him reach the top.

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From the shop floor to the boardroom, Dr. Andy Palmer has had a career not many executives can claim. As the former CEO of Aston Martin and the current CEO of Pod Point – one of the UK's leading providers of EV charging solutions – he has centred his life around cars. Dr. Palmer is a leading voice for the move to net-zero, and a philanthropist devoted to giving underprivileged kids the same opportunities that he had.

Episode 7 of the All Points West podcast takes a look at how one of the UK's most legendary automotive executives stays poised to change the world.

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Ryan Mee is the son of a carpenter who grew up in south Birmingham. His working class roots taught him about the value of money... it also taught him how to make it. The Fulcrum Metals chief executive has come a long way since then - he is now an experienced private investor, turned entrepreneur. 

It may be premature to say Mee has the 'Midas touch', but he has just landed a deal to buy Tully, a gold project in Canada that he believes could be transformational for his Aim-listed exploration company. Episode 6 of the All Points West Podcast takes us inside the rationale for the Tully deal, while Mee also takes aim at some fellow exploration company directors who are 'coasting' just to keep their salaries rolling in.

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Steve Quah started his own agency at 21 and is now planning events for the likes of YouTube and The Wall Street Journal. Balancing creativity with a talent for computer science and maths, the Aeorema Communications CEO credits his success to a strong work ethic and his team-focused management style.

Episode 5 of the All Points West podcast takes a look at what it means to run a profitable creative services company, how to successfully open a remote office during a pandemic, and why motorcycle maintenance is every bit as relaxing as meditation.
 
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Ian Foley was one of those kids who would take stuff apart in order to figure out how it worked. His curiosity has served him well. Today, the Equipmake founder and managing director oversees a business that dismantles double decker buses to replace old diesel powered engines with its electric powertrain.

Episode 4 of The All Points West Podcast gives you the low down on Ian’s journey from his childhood in Liverpool, to the dizzy heights of Formula One and the iconic Routemaster bus.

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