Sean Sutcliffe's guest appearances

Sean Sutcliffe

Material Matters with Grant Gibson

The Value Perspective

Words on Wood

Sebastian Cox

Andrew Waugh

Michael Mauboussin

Peter Ting

Corinne Julius

Celia Pym

Peter Layton

Tom Dixon

Edmund de Waal

Kate Malone

John Barnard

Shelley James

Paola Antonelli

Maria Konnikova

Ted Seides

OwlTail

This episode dives into the significance of forests to climate change, their role in reducing carbon in the atmosphere, and the importance of carbon sequestration for architecture and product design, with guests Andrew Waugh, Galina Churkina and Sean Sutcliffe.This episode was hosted by Kristina Rapacki and Oli Stratford and was produced by Evi Hall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode dives into the significance of forests to climate change, their role in reducing carbon in the atmosphere, and the importance of carbon sequestration for architecture and product design, with guests Andrew Waugh, Galina Churkina and Sean Sutcliffe.This episode was hosted by Kristina Rapacki and Oli Stratford and was produced by Evi Hall. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

S1E2: The Carbon Sink with guests Andrew Waugh, Galina Churkina and Sean Sutcliffe

Terence Conran

Sean Sutcliffe co-founded high-end furniture maker, Benchmark, with the late Sir Terence Conran in the early ’80s, when he was fresh out of Parnham College. Initially, he produced work for The Conran Shop, Heals and Habitat, before helping Terence change the face of the London restaurant scene by creating furniture and fittings for Bibendum and Quaglino’s. Subsequently, Benchmark has gone on to do commissions for the likes of the National Gallery, the Natural History Museum, the Eden Project, Vodafone’s world headquarters, and The Gherkin (or 30 St Mary Axe) to name just a few. Sutcliffe has also collaborated with the likes of Foster + Partners and David Rockwell and has just launched a new chair collection with the up-and-coming designer, Mac Collins. Most recently, the company made all the pieces for the Connected project – organised by the American Hardwood Export Council and on show at the Design Museum until 14 October 2020 – which featured furniture made from designers such as, Thomas Heatherwick, Jaime Hayon, Maria Bruun and Ini Archibong, among others. Starting with a team of three, the firm now employs 70 people. In other words, Sean has built a hugely successful business around skill, craft and, of course, wood.In this episode we talk about: his relationship with Sir Terence; how his love of timber began; studying at the legendary Parnham College under John Makepeace; finding the heart of a craftsman; the future of work; and the importance of apprenticeships.It’s searingly honest and really quite emotional. Learn more about Benchmark at: benchmarkfurniture.comAnd learn more about me at: grantondesign.com Support the show

Sean Sutcliffe co-founded high-end furniture maker, Benchmark, with the late Sir Terence Conran in the early ’80s, when he was fresh out of Parnham College. Initially, he produced work for The Conran Shop, Heals and Habitat, before helping Terence change the face of the London restaurant scene by creating furniture and fittings for Bibendum and Quaglino’s. Subsequently, Benchmark has gone on to do commissions for the likes of the National Gallery, the Natural History Museum, the Eden Project, Vodafone’s world headquarters, and The Gherkin (or 30 St Mary Axe) to name just a few. Sutcliffe has also collaborated with the likes of Foster + Partners and David Rockwell and has just launched a new chair collection with the up-and-coming designer, Mac Collins. Most recently, the company made all the pieces for the Connected project – organised by the American Hardwood Export Council and on show at the Design Museum until 14 October 2020 – which featured furniture made from designers such as, Thomas Heatherwick, Jaime Hayon, Maria Bruun and Ini Archibong, among others. Starting with a team of three, the firm now employs 70 people. In other words, Sean has built a hugely successful business around skill, craft and, of course, wood.In this episode we talk about: his relationship with Sir Terence; how his love of timber began; studying at the legendary Parnham College under John Makepeace; finding the heart of a craftsman; the future of work; and the importance of apprenticeships.It’s searingly honest and really quite emotional. Learn more about Benchmark at: <a href="http://benchmarkfurniture.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">benchmarkfurniture.com</a>And learn more about me at: <a href="http://grantondesign.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">grantondesign.com</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/materialmatters?fan_landing=true" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Benchmark's Sean Sutcliffe talks wood and remembers Sir Terence Conran.

Juan and Andrew met with Sean Sutcliffe, the CEO of Oxford Space Systems, to learn how he deals with uncertainty not only in a start up business but also in a complex environment like space.  RUNNING ORDER: 01:12 Introduction 01:47 How does uncertainty impact a space start up? 03:41 Balancing market and technical uncertainties 05:33 Start-ups vs incumbents: Finding success through exploiting niches 08:14 How do you instil patience in investors over long timelines in a short-term focus environment? 12:30 Utilising milestones to help investors understand the component of time. 14:15 How the scientific approach to engineering testing aligns with market testing 17:49 Coping with failure and unexpected surprises 20:21 Understanding when you need to make a change in direction 24:33 Removing bias from investment cases – the human element in company management 26:51 When a good decision has a bad outcome 29:16 How do you build a successful team? 32:07 Book recommendation   NEW EPISODES: You can subscribe via Podbean or use this feed URL (https://tvpschroders.podbean.com/feed.xml) in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast players.   GET IN TOUCH: send us a tweet: @TheValueTeam    Important information. This podcast is for investment professionals only. This information is not an offer, solicitation or recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument or to adopt any investment strategy. Any data has been sourced by us and is provided without any warranties of any kind. It should be independently verified before further publication or use. Third party data is owned or licenced by the data provider and may not be reproduced, extracted or used for any other purpose without the data provider’s consent. Neither we, nor the data provider, will have any liability in connection with the third party data. Reliance should not be placed on any views or information in the material when taking individual investment and/or strategic decisions. Any references to securities, sectors, regions and/or countries are for illustrative purposes only. The views and opinions contained herein are those of individual to whom they are attributed, and may not necessarily represent views expressed or reflected in other communications, strategies or funds. The value of investments and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the amounts originally invested. Exchange rate changes may cause the value of any overseas investments to rise or fall. Past Performance is not a guide to future performance and may not be repeated. The forecasts included should not be relied upon, are not guaranteed and are provided only as at the date of issue. Our forecasts are based on our own assumptions which may change.

Juan and Andrew met with Sean Sutcliffe, the CEO of Oxford Space Systems, to learn how he deals with uncertainty not only in a start up business but also in a complex environment like space.  RUNNING ORDER: 01:12 Introduction 01:47 How does uncertainty impact a space start up? 03:41 Balancing market and technical uncertainties 05:33 Start-ups vs incumbents: Finding success through exploiting niches 08:14 How do you instil patience in investors over long timelines in a short-term focus environment? 12:30 Utilising milestones to help investors understand the component of time. 14:15 How the scientific approach to engineering testing aligns with market testing 17:49 Coping with failure and unexpected surprises 20:21 Understanding when you need to make a change in direction 24:33 Removing bias from investment cases – the human element in company management 26:51 When a good decision has a bad outcome 29:16 How do you build a successful team? 32:07 Book recommendation NEW EPISODES: You can subscribe via <a href="https://schroderstvp.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Podbean</a> or use this feed URL (<a href="https://tvpschroders.podbean.com/feed.xml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tvpschroders.podbean.com/feed.xml</a>) in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast players. GET IN TOUCH: send us a tweet: <a href="https://twitter.com/Thevalueteam" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@TheValueTeam</a> Important information. This podcast is for investment professionals only. This information is not an offer, solicitation or recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument or to adopt any investment strategy. Any data has been sourced by us and is provided without any warranties of any kind. It should be independently verified before further publication or use. Third party data is owned or licenced by the data provider and may not be reproduced, extracted or used for any other purpose without the data provider’s consent. Neither we, nor the data provider, will have any liability in connection with the third party data. Reliance should not be placed on any views or information in the material when taking individual investment and/or strategic decisions. Any references to securities, sectors, regions and/or countries are for illustrative purposes only. The views and opinions contained herein are those of individual to whom they are attributed, and may not necessarily represent views expressed or reflected in other communications, strategies or funds. The value of investments and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the amounts originally invested. Exchange rate changes may cause the value of any overseas investments to rise or fall. Past Performance is not a guide to future performance and may not be repeated. The forecasts included should not be relied upon, are not guaranteed and are provided only as at the date of issue. Our forecasts are based on our own assumptions which may change.

The Value Perspective with Sean Sutcliffe, CEO of Oxford Space Systems