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Desert Island Reflections

By: Maddy Russell
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  • Think Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs x Castaway! Co-hosts Maddy and Rose chat with inspiring business leaders to unpack who and what has inspired them in business so far. With only a phone containing two apps they can’t live without and one luxury item they can take with them onto the island we talk to them about the resources they need to run a successful business.
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Episodes
  • Episode 11: Mo Kanjilal, Co-Creator of Watch This Sp_ce

    Episode 11: Mo Kanjilal, Co-Creator of Watch This Sp_ce
    Jun 26 2023
    Join us on another episode of Desert Island Reflections as we chat to the brilliant Mo Kanjilal about starting a business in the pandemic, the importance of recognising herself in literature, and why she’s comfortable in front of a crowd.

    Mo's Resources:
    App #1: Twitter
    App #2: Google Maps
    Book #1: Rebel Ideas
    Book #2: Our Iceberg is Melting
    Book #3: Brown Girl Like Me
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    38 mins
  • Episode 10: Leo Brown, Co-Founder of Brighton Fibre

    Episode 10: Leo Brown, Co-Founder of Brighton Fibre
    May 29 2023
    This week we’re getting an insight into the wonderful world of Leo Brown, co-founder of Brighton Fibre. He tells us all about rifling through BT skips as a kid, his experience of using heat maps to help solve the Ebola crisis on the ground, and why he loves a hot bath.

    App #1 - Ubiquiti
    App #2 - Google Slides
    Book #1 - Oxford Dictionary of Electronics
    Book #2 - The Sixth Day and Other Tales
    Book #3 - The People’s Act of Love
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    43 mins
  • Episode 9: James Lee Burgess, Founder of Urban XR

    Episode 9: James Lee Burgess, Founder of Urban XR
    May 1 2023
    James is bringing his own sense of style to our desert island, in the form of LEGO TRAINERS! Listen in as we chat to him about why he buys a new pair of trainers for every event, how a light sabre could be useful on his island adventure, and why he thinks his mum and Luke Skywalker would get on well.

    James:

    Website - https://urban-xr.com/
    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-lee-burgess-frsa-2440231a/

    James' resources:

    App #1 - LinkedIn
    App #2 - Midjourney
    Book #1 - Art’s Principles
    Book #2 - Integral Sustainable Design
    Book #3 - Consider Phlebas
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    39 mins
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