Welcome to another episode of the Great Business Minds podcast, the definitive show for the business of digital infrastructure. Our guest in this episode is a successful entrepreneur who has spent the last decade building a business that is today valued at more than US$5 billion. Felix Van de Maele has led data intelligence firm Collibra through record growth and is responsible for its global business strategy. But prior to co-founding Collibra, he served as a researcher at the Semantics Technology and Applications Research Laboratory (STARLab) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, where he focused on ontology-focused crawlers for the semantic web and semantic data integration. He holds a Master’s in Computer Science and Software Engineering from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and a Master's in General Management from the Vlerick Business School. Outside his HQ, he is a big fan of kitesurfing and in 2019, Felix was named the EY Technology Entrepreneur of the Year in New York. Here at the GBM podcast, we hope you enjoy this episode and do leave us a review and share it with your contacts. We invite you back again for the next episode with another big name in the digital infrastructure space. If you want to get more from the definitive podcast for the business of digital infrastructure, make sure you subscribe to Great Business Minds. See you soon!    ///////////////////////   This episode features our commercial partner Portman Partners, the leading executive search firm working exclusively in the digital infrastructure sector. Visit www.portmanpartners.com for more information.   ///////////////////////   Get more from the GBM Podcast on: Official Website LinkedIn Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube

Welcome to another episode of the <a href="https://www.greatbusinessminds.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Great Business Minds</a> podcast, the definitive show for the business of digital infrastructure. Our guest in this episode is a successful entrepreneur who has spent the last decade building a business that is today valued at more than US$5 billion. Felix Van de Maele has led data intelligence firm Collibra through record growth and is responsible for its global business strategy. But prior to co-founding Collibra, he served as a researcher at the Semantics Technology and Applications Research Laboratory (STARLab) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, where he focused on ontology-focused crawlers for the semantic web and semantic data integration. He holds a Master’s in Computer Science and Software Engineering from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and a Master's in General Management from the Vlerick Business School. Outside his HQ, he is a big fan of kitesurfing and in 2019, Felix was named the EY Technology Entrepreneur of the Year in New York. Here at the GBM podcast, we hope you enjoy this episode and do leave us a review and share it with your contacts. We invite you back again for the next episode with another big name in the digital infrastructure space. If you want to get more from the definitive podcast for the business of digital infrastructure, make sure you subscribe to Great Business Minds. See you soon!  /////////////////////// This episode features our commercial partner Portman Partners, the leading executive search firm working exclusively in the digital infrastructure sector. Visit <a href="http://www.portmanpartners.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.portmanpartners.com</a> for more information. /////////////////////// Get more from the GBM Podcast on: <a href="https://www.greatbusinessminds.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Official Website</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/great-business-minds" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Great-Business-Minds-102762415247884" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gbmpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GBMpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2tKaudbJhdnuLq-VP1FZXw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a>

Ep. 10 -  ’More isn’t always better’ says scale-up entrepreneur Felix Van de Maele – Great Business Minds

Welcome to another episode of the Great Business Minds podcast, the definitive show for the business of digital infrastructure.   In this episode we are joined by someone who has become a walking font of knowledge within the data centre sphere as some would say.   David Liggitt is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of datacenterHawk which he started in 2014 with the vision to help customers make better decisions about data center real estate.   His 15 years of industry experience and leadership have helped create a global platform trusted and depended on by the world’s largest data center owners, investors, consultants and users of digital infrastructure.   His data centre journey started however in 2007, right at the cusp of the boom of the data centre economy.   David has also started the datacenterHawk Podcast, an industry-focused video and audio experience exploring relevant digital infrastructure topics.   Here at the GBM podcast, we hope you enjoy this episode and do leave us a review and share it with your contacts. We invite you back again for the next episode with another big name in the digital infrastructure space.   If you want to get more from the definitive podcast for the business of digital infrastructure, make sure you subscribe to Great Business Minds.   See you soon!    ///////////////////////   This episode features our commercial partner Portman Partners, the leading executive search firm working exclusively in the digital infrastructure sector. Visit www.portmanpartners.com for more information.   ///////////////////////   Get more from the GBM Podcast on:   Official Website   LinkedIn   Facebook   Instagram   Twitter   YouTube

Welcome to another episode of the <a href="https://www.greatbusinessminds.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Great Business Minds</a> podcast, the definitive show for the business of digital infrastructure. In this episode we are joined by someone who has become a walking font of knowledge within the data centre sphere as some would say. David Liggitt is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of datacenterHawk which he started in 2014 with the vision to help customers make better decisions about data center real estate. His 15 years of industry experience and leadership have helped create a global platform trusted and depended on by the world’s largest data center owners, investors, consultants and users of digital infrastructure. His data centre journey started however in 2007, right at the cusp of the boom of the data centre economy. David has also started the datacenterHawk Podcast, an industry-focused video and audio experience exploring relevant digital infrastructure topics. Here at the GBM podcast, we hope you enjoy this episode and do leave us a review and share it with your contacts. We invite you back again for the next episode with another big name in the digital infrastructure space. If you want to get more from the definitive podcast for the business of digital infrastructure, make sure you subscribe to Great Business Minds. See you soon!  /////////////////////// This episode features our commercial partner Portman Partners, the leading executive search firm working exclusively in the digital infrastructure sector. Visit <a href="http://www.portmanpartners.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.portmanpartners.com</a> for more information. /////////////////////// Get more from the GBM Podcast on: <a href="https://www.greatbusinessminds.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Official Website</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/great-business-minds" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Great-Business-Minds-102762415247884" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gbmpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GBMpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2tKaudbJhdnuLq-VP1FZXw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a>

Ep. 9 - ’Just start and get moving for progress’ says David Liggitt – Great Business Minds

Welcome to another episode of the Great Business Minds podcast, the definitive show for the business of digital infrastructure.   Our guest this week has a strong capital market background as well as a solid international track record with experience in start-ups through to large international businesses. He has also successfully conducted IPOs and raised private equity for data centre expansion projects.   Josh Joshi is a household name in the data centre space having started his career in the 1990s, just before the dot com bubble imploded and dramatically reshaped the gaming board which had a heavy impact on him.   Post-bubble, Joshi has led teams across several businesses including at Telecity which became one of the first major data centre M&amp;As globally when it was acquired by Equinix (NASDAQ: EQIX) in 2016 for US$3.6 billion. He has also spearheaded the financial efforts of European player Interxion which was later also snapped up by Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR) in 2020 for US$8.4 billion.   Today, Joshi is an operating partner for DigitalBridge (NYSE: DBRG), one of the world’s most active investors in digital infrastructure and he serves as executive chairman of AtlasEdge, Europe’s newest hosting player.    Here at the GBM podcast, we hope you enjoy this episode and do leave us a review and share it with your contacts. We invite you back again for the next episode with another big name in the digital infrastructure space.   If you want to get more from the definitive podcast for the business of digital infrastructure, make sure you subscribe to Great Business Minds.   See you soon!     ///////////////////////     This episode features our commercial partner Portman Partners, the leading executive search firm working exclusively in the digital infrastructure sector. Visit www.portmanpartners.com for more information.     ///////////////////////     Get more from the GBM Podcast on:   Official Website   LinkedIn   Facebook   Instagram   Twitter   YouTube

Welcome to another episode of the Great Business Minds podcast, the definitive show for the business of digital infrastructure. Our guest this week has a strong capital market background as well as a solid international track record with experience in start-ups through to large international businesses. He has also successfully conducted IPOs and raised private equity for data centre expansion projects. Josh Joshi is a household name in the data centre space having started his career in the 1990s, just before the dot com bubble imploded and dramatically reshaped the gaming board which had a heavy impact on him. Post-bubble, Joshi has led teams across several businesses including at Telecity which became one of the first major data centre M&amp;As globally when it was acquired by <a href="https://thetechcapital.com/keywords/equinix/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Equinix (NASDAQ: EQIX)</a> in 2016 for US$3.6 billion. He has also spearheaded the financial efforts of European player <a href="https://thetechcapital.com/keywords/interxion/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Interxion </a>which was later also snapped up by <a href="https://thetechcapital.com/keywords/digital-realty/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR)</a> in 2020 for US$8.4 billion. Today, Joshi is an operating partner for <a href="https://thetechcapital.com/keywords/digitalbridge/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DigitalBridge (NYSE: DBRG)</a>, one of the world’s most active investors in digital infrastructure and he serves as executive chairman of AtlasEdge, Europe’s newest hosting player.  Here at the GBM podcast, we hope you enjoy this episode and do leave us a review and share it with your contacts. We invite you back again for the next episode with another big name in the digital infrastructure space. If you want to get more from the definitive podcast for the business of digital infrastructure, make sure you subscribe to Great Business Minds. See you soon! /////////////////////// This episode features our commercial partner Portman Partners, the leading executive search firm working exclusively in the digital infrastructure sector. Visit <a href="http://www.portmanpartners.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.portmanpartners.com</a> for more information. /////////////////////// Get more from the GBM Podcast on: <a href="https://www.greatbusinessminds.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Official Website</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/great-business-minds" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Great-Business-Minds-102762415247884" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gbmpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GBMpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2tKaudbJhdnuLq-VP1FZXw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a>

Ep. 8 – ‘Failure is not the end,’ says Josh Joshi – Great Business Minds

This week we are joined by someone who is building what will most likely become the world’s largest data centre campus. The site is so big, it could nearly contain three Cities of London. The most intriguing thing: he says this is the smallest project on the table for the business.   We are talking of course about Josh Snowhorn, founder and CEO of Quantum Loophole, who values approachability, accessibility, collaboration, innovation and growth, qualities that have guided Josh’s leadership in the interconnection industry over the last 20 years and building over US$10 billion of value along the way.   Josh has pretty much seen and done it all through key founding and executive positions at Terremark, Verizon, Cincinnati Bell, and CyrusOne, recently acquired by KKR and GIP for a whopping US$15 billion.   Outside of the data halls, his love for speed and cars has led him to launch TrackRats, LLC, the premier car club for track enthusiasts. He has also been a surfer for 39 years and a snowboarder for 25 years, traveling the globe in pursuit of experiences.   Here at the GBM podcast, we hope you enjoy this episode and do leave us a review and share it with your contacts. We invite you back again for the next episode with another big name in the digital infrastructure space.   If you want to get more from the definitive podcast for the business of digital infrastructure, make sure you subscribe to Great Business Minds.   See you soon!      ///////////////////////     This episode features our commercial partner Portman Partners, the leading executive search firm working exclusively in the digital infrastructure sector. Visit www.portmanpartners.com for more information.     ///////////////////////     Get more from the GBM Podcast on:   Official Website   LinkedIn   Facebook   Instagram   Twitter   YouTube

This week we are joined by someone who is building what will most likely become the <a href="https://thetechcapital.com/tpg-real-estate-partners-quantum-loophole-buy-2100-acre-site-for-data-centre-developments/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">world’s largest data centre campus</a>. The site is so big, it could nearly contain three Cities of London. The most intriguing thing: he says this is the smallest project on the table for the business. We are talking of course about Josh Snowhorn, founder and CEO of Quantum Loophole, who values approachability, accessibility, collaboration, innovation and growth, qualities that have guided Josh’s leadership in the interconnection industry over the last 20 years and building over US$10 billion of value along the way. Josh has pretty much seen and done it all through key founding and executive positions at Terremark, Verizon, Cincinnati Bell, and CyrusOne, recently acquired by KKR and GIP for a whopping US$15 billion. Outside of the data halls, his love for speed and cars has led him to launch TrackRats, LLC, the premier car club for track enthusiasts. He has also been a surfer for 39 years and a snowboarder for 25 years, traveling the globe in pursuit of experiences. Here at the GBM podcast, we hope you enjoy this episode and do leave us a review and share it with your contacts. We invite you back again for the next episode with another big name in the digital infrastructure space. If you want to get more from the definitive podcast for the business of digital infrastructure, make sure you subscribe to Great Business Minds. See you soon!  /////////////////////// This episode features our commercial partner Portman Partners, the leading executive search firm working exclusively in the digital infrastructure sector. Visit <a href="http://www.portmanpartners.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.portmanpartners.com</a> for more information. /////////////////////// Get more from the GBM Podcast on: <a href="https://www.greatbusinessminds.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Official Website</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/great-business-minds" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Great-Business-Minds-102762415247884" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gbmpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GBMpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2tKaudbJhdnuLq-VP1FZXw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a>

Ep. 7 – Risk is how you get to the gold says Josh Snowhorn – Great Business Minds

Our guest this week is a scale-up enthusiastic, board member and advisor. He has worked in the recruitment industry for more than 25 years helping several brands grow their businesses both nationally and internationally. Dave Pye says his style in working alongside Founders and CEOs is very much focused on four ‘Cs’: Creativity, Curiousness, Culture and Collaboration. He has been working with some tremendous clients during the past five years and he often gives keynotes on business and leadership. According to Pye, running a recruitment business today is “tremendously exciting” despite the most unusual and challenging of years that we have faced. Having an advisor alongside you working on things such as people engagement, mastering data, allocating intangible capital and creating increased shareholder value makes the journey even more compelling, he says. In the last few years within the companies he has worked with these have achieved two MBOs, the opening of new offices around the globe, the reshaping of the leadership team and the creation of new products and services. Here at the GBM podcast, we hope you enjoy this episode and do leave us a review and share it with your contacts. We invite you back again for the next episode with another big name in the digital infrastructure space. If you want to get more from the definitive podcast for the business of digital infrastructure, make sure you subscribe to Great Business Minds. See you soon!    /////////////////////// This episode features our commercial partner Portman Partners, the leading executive search firm working exclusively in the digital infrastructure sector. Visit www.portmanpartners.com for more information. ///////////////////////   Get more from the GBM Podcast on: Official Website LinkedIn Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube

Our guest this week is a scale-up enthusiastic, board member and advisor. He has worked in the recruitment industry for more than 25 years helping several brands grow their businesses both nationally and internationally. Dave Pye says his style in working alongside Founders and CEOs is very much focused on four ‘Cs’: Creativity, Curiousness, Culture and Collaboration. He has been working with some tremendous clients during the past five years and he often gives keynotes on business and leadership. According to Pye, running a recruitment business today is “tremendously exciting” despite the most unusual and challenging of years that we have faced. Having an advisor alongside you working on things such as people engagement, mastering data, allocating intangible capital and creating increased shareholder value makes the journey even more compelling, he says. In the last few years within the companies he has worked with these have achieved two MBOs, the opening of new offices around the globe, the reshaping of the leadership team and the creation of new products and services. Here at the GBM podcast, we hope you enjoy this episode and do leave us a review and share it with your contacts. We invite you back again for the next episode with another big name in the digital infrastructure space. If you want to get more from the definitive podcast for the business of digital infrastructure, make sure you subscribe to Great Business Minds. See you soon!  /////////////////////// This episode features our commercial partner Portman Partners, the leading executive search firm working exclusively in the digital infrastructure sector. Visit <a href="http://www.portmanpartners.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.portmanpartners.com</a> for more information. /////////////////////// Get more from the GBM Podcast on: <a href="https://www.greatbusinessminds.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Official Website</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/great-business-minds" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Great-Business-Minds-102762415247884" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gbmpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GBMpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2tKaudbJhdnuLq-VP1FZXw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a>

Ep. 6 – Building foundations with Dave Pye

William Je

Our guest this week, is a master of cryptocurrency, an entrepreneur and philanthropist. He has acquired over 30 years of experience in corporate restructuring; M&amp;A IPO privatisation; private equity and hedge fund investments across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan before establishing himself as the founder and CEO of Hamilton Investment Management, a global fund manager with multi-billion assets under management, which includes private equity investments in licensed banks, Fintech and social media projects and multi-strategy algorithmic trading funds.  William Je is also the founder of Himalaya Exchange, a global digital exchange with a full ecosystem including a blockchain payment App, a stable coin and a trading coin. Prior to that, Je was the chairman of equity capital markets, Greater China at the Macquarie Banking Group for 10 years, managing its Greater China capital markets and principal investment activities. Prior to Macquarie, Mr. Je served as the joint venture partner and managing Director of China Merchant Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, help building its business in Hong Kong from scratch.  Je has also served as an Executive Director at Credit Agricole Indosuez and a Board member of its securities arm, Indosuez W.I. Carr Securities; Director &amp; Head of Business Development at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and a Vice President at NatWest Markets. In this episode, the executive delves into his own story of how he became with the sector as well as the lessons he learnt throughout his journey. Je shares several pieces of advice on how to stay positive and motivated, even in the face of challenges.   Speaking of his passion, cryptocurrency, Je explores the infrastructure needs to support this booming market, as well as the main differences between cryptocurrencies and flat currencies, and why professionals must now start to change their perspective on cryptocurrency, particularly in relation to what institutional investors consider to be an asset class, and adapt processes to enable investors to deal with cryptocurrency more effectively. Here at the GBM podcast, we hope you enjoy this episode and do leave us a review and share it with your contacts. We invite you back again for the next episode with another big name in the digital infrastructure space. If you want to get more from the definitive podcast for the business of digital infrastructure, make sure you subscribe to Great Business Minds. See you soon!    /////////////////////// This episode features our commercial partner Portman Partners, the leading executive search firm working exclusively in the digital infrastructure sector. Visit www.portmanpartners.com for more information. ///////////////////////   Get more from the GBM Podcast on: Official Website LinkedIn Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube

Our guest this week, is a master of cryptocurrency, an entrepreneur and philanthropist. He has acquired over 30 years of experience in corporate restructuring; M&amp;A IPO privatisation; private equity and hedge fund investments across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan before establishing himself as the founder and CEO of Hamilton Investment Management, a global fund manager with multi-billion assets under management, which includes private equity investments in licensed banks, Fintech and social media projects and multi-strategy algorithmic trading funds.  William Je is also the founder of Himalaya Exchange, a global digital exchange with a full ecosystem including a blockchain payment App, a stable coin and a trading coin. Prior to that, Je was the chairman of equity capital markets, Greater China at the Macquarie Banking Group for 10 years, managing its Greater China capital markets and principal investment activities. Prior to Macquarie, Mr. Je served as the joint venture partner and managing Director of China Merchant Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, help building its business in Hong Kong from scratch.  Je has also served as an Executive Director at Credit Agricole Indosuez and a Board member of its securities arm, Indosuez W.I. Carr Securities; Director &amp; Head of Business Development at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and a Vice President at NatWest Markets. In this episode, the executive delves into his own story of how he became with the sector as well as the lessons he learnt throughout his journey. Je shares several pieces of advice on how to stay positive and motivated, even in the face of challenges.   Speaking of his passion, cryptocurrency, Je explores the infrastructure needs to support this booming market, as well as the main differences between cryptocurrencies and flat currencies, and why professionals must now start to change their perspective on cryptocurrency, particularly in relation to what institutional investors consider to be an asset class, and adapt processes to enable investors to deal with cryptocurrency more effectively. Here at the GBM podcast, we hope you enjoy this episode and do leave us a review and share it with your contacts. We invite you back again for the next episode with another big name in the digital infrastructure space. If you want to get more from the definitive podcast for the business of digital infrastructure, make sure you subscribe to Great Business Minds. See you soon!  /////////////////////// This episode features our commercial partner Portman Partners, the leading executive search firm working exclusively in the digital infrastructure sector. Visit <a href="http://www.portmanpartners.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.portmanpartners.com</a> for more information. /////////////////////// Get more from the GBM Podcast on: <a href="https://www.greatbusinessminds.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Official Website</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/great-business-minds" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Great-Business-Minds-102762415247884" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gbmpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GBMpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2tKaudbJhdnuLq-VP1FZXw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a>

Ep. 5 - Making meaningful decisions with William Je

Peter Hannaford

Our guest this week is a data centre legend and he is the man responsible for matching talent with the right job, setting the foundations for hundreds of data centre businesses to succeed.   Peter Hannaford has worked for Societe Generale, Waterfields, Schneider Electric and Datacenter People amongst others, and today runs Portman Partners, a boutique executive search and strategic advisory firm focussed on the digital infrastructure sector worldwide.   In this week's episode he shares his journey from how he landed his first job in digital infrastructure to how he became a household name in the sector, having launched several disruptive projects that remain crucial to how data centres function today.   Hannaford also goes over the skills needed to enter this sector and how things are shifting in terms of requirements and diversity.    You will also learn and listen to critical advice and tips on how to break into the digital infrastructure space.   Here at the GBM podcast, we hope you enjoy this episode and do leave us a review and share it with your contacts. We invite you back again for next week’s episode with another big name in the internet space. If you want to get more from the definitive podcast for the business of digital infrastructure, make sure you subscribe to Great Business Minds. See you next week!    /////////////////////// This episode features our commercial partner Enboarder, the first Experience-Driven Onboarding platform and the new way businesses onboard. Check them out here. ///////////////////////   Get more from the GBM Podcast on: Official Website LinkedIn Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube

Our guest this week is a data centre legend and he is the man responsible for matching talent with the right job, setting the foundations for hundreds of data centre businesses to succeed. Peter Hannaford has worked for Societe Generale, Waterfields, Schneider Electric and Datacenter People amongst others, and today runs Portman Partners, a boutique executive search and strategic advisory firm focussed on the digital infrastructure sector worldwide. In this week's episode he shares his journey from how he landed his first job in digital infrastructure to how he became a household name in the sector, having launched several disruptive projects that remain crucial to how data centres function today. Hannaford also goes over the skills needed to enter this sector and how things are shifting in terms of requirements and diversity.  You will also learn and listen to critical advice and tips on how to break into the digital infrastructure space. Here at the GBM podcast, we hope you enjoy this episode and do leave us a review and share it with your contacts. We invite you back again for next week’s episode with another big name in the internet space. If you want to get more from the definitive podcast for the business of digital infrastructure, make sure you subscribe to Great Business Minds. See you next week!  /////////////////////// This episode features our commercial partner Enboarder, the first Experience-Driven Onboarding platform and the new way businesses onboard. Check them out <a href="https://bit.ly/3fNa4Jv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. /////////////////////// Get more from the GBM Podcast on: <a href="https://www.greatbusinessminds.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Official Website</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/great-business-minds" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Great-Business-Minds-102762415247884" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gbmpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GBMpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2tKaudbJhdnuLq-VP1FZXw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a>

Ep. 4 - Exploring every single opportunity to succeed with Peter Hannaford

Our guest this week is an archaeologist turned telecoms and data centre top global leader and shaker of the status quo.   One of his favourite hobbies is to coach baseball and he is a U2’s music fan, be it with or without you, on a beautiful day or a Sunday bloody Sunday in a city of blinding lights.   We’re talking of no one else but Bill Barney, CEO of recently launched Turbidite, chairman and managing partner of Asian Century Equity, board member of IT&amp;E and also a board member of CtrlS Datacenters, plus a host of his own podcast, Digging Into The Future.   In this episode, Bill shares his journey from graduating with a BA in archaeology at Wesleyan to become a top digital infrastructure business executive. From the latest archaeological findings that have made the news to talking about several firsts, like being Asia Netcom’s, a China Unicom subsidiary, first foreign CEO, Bill opens up on what keeps him motivated and how he generates new ideas.   He also digs into the latest developments in data centre and telecoms spaces, especially around financial developments and how the industry coped and helped the world through the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, Bill shares tips for Asia’s entrepreneurs looking at starting their business within the digital infrastructure space.   With a plethora of projects on the horizon for his latest venture – Turbidite -, Bill lifts the lid on what is to come, as well as other businesses he is involved with. Here at the GBM podcast, we hope you enjoy this episode and do leave us a review and share it with your contacts. We invite you back again for next week’s episode with another big name in the internet space. If you want to get more from the definitive podcast for the business of digital infrastructure, make sure you subscribe to Great Business Minds. See you next week!    /////////////////////// This episode features our commercial partner Enboarder, the first Experience-Driven Onboarding platform and the new way businesses onboard. Check them out here. ///////////////////////   Get more from the GBM Podcast on: Official Website LinkedIn Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube

Our guest this week is an archaeologist turned telecoms and data centre top global leader and shaker of the status quo. One of his favourite hobbies is to coach baseball and he is a U2’s music fan, be it with or without you, on a beautiful day or a Sunday bloody Sunday in a city of blinding lights. We’re talking of no one else but Bill Barney, CEO of recently launched Turbidite, chairman and managing partner of Asian Century Equity, board member of IT&amp;E and also a board member of CtrlS Datacenters, plus a host of his own podcast, Digging Into The Future. In this episode, Bill shares his journey from graduating with a BA in archaeology at Wesleyan to become a top digital infrastructure business executive. From the latest archaeological findings that have made the news to talking about several firsts, like being Asia Netcom’s, a China Unicom subsidiary, first foreign CEO, Bill opens up on what keeps him motivated and how he generates new ideas. He also digs into the latest developments in data centre and telecoms spaces, especially around financial developments and how the industry coped and helped the world through the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, Bill shares tips for Asia’s entrepreneurs looking at starting their business within the digital infrastructure space. With a plethora of projects on the horizon for his latest venture – Turbidite -, Bill lifts the lid on what is to come, as well as other businesses he is involved with. Here at the GBM podcast, we hope you enjoy this episode and do leave us a review and share it with your contacts. We invite you back again for next week’s episode with another big name in the internet space. If you want to get more from the definitive podcast for the business of digital infrastructure, make sure you subscribe to Great Business Minds. See you next week!  /////////////////////// This episode features our commercial partner Enboarder, the first Experience-Driven Onboarding platform and the new way businesses onboard. Check them out <a href="https://bit.ly/3fNa4Jv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. /////////////////////// Get more from the GBM Podcast on: <a href="https://www.greatbusinessminds.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Official Website</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/great-business-minds" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Great-Business-Minds-102762415247884" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gbmpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GBMpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2tKaudbJhdnuLq-VP1FZXw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a>

Ep. 3 – Embracing digital change with Bill Barney

Michael Tobin

From selling old pianos for £10 in the south of London as a teenager to being one of the world’s leading digital infrastructure investors and visionaries, our guest this week is one of the key builders of our digital world. He is a serial investor, a hugely successful entrepreneur, an author, a philanthropist and above all, a maverick.   Michael Tobin has been involved with some of the biggest names in the digital space including Telecity, Equinix, Fujitsu. Today, he also works with several other big brands including EdgeConneX, Audioboom, and Sungard.   In 2014, he was awarded an OBE for his ‘Services to the Digital Economy' by HRH Prince Charles. Michael Tobin is also known for his charity work and some incredible campaigns to raise awareness and money for important causes.   Speaking to GBM, Michael shares his personal story as well as advice on how to take on life when it gets challenging. He tells us of how he generates new ideas and how entrepreneurs can make the best of their situation, no matter their circumstances in life.   He shares his views on the data centre market as well as what work he is doing having recently become the face of one of the latest industry investment movements, SPACs – or Special Purpose Acquisition Companies.   Here at the GBM podcast, we hope you enjoy this episode and do leave us a review and share it with your contacts. We invite you back again for next week’s episode with another big name in the internet space.   If you want to get more from the definitive podcast for the business of digital infrastructure, make sure you subscribe to Great Business Minds.   See you next week!    /////////////////////// This episode features our commercial partner Enboarder, the first Experience-Driven Onboarding platform and the new way businesses onboard. Check them out here. ///////////////////////   Get more from the GBM Podcast on: Official Website LinkedIn Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube

From selling old pianos for £10 in the south of London as a teenager to being one of the world’s leading digital infrastructure investors and visionaries, our guest this week is one of the key builders of our digital world. He is a serial investor, a hugely successful entrepreneur, an author, a philanthropist and above all, a maverick. Michael Tobin has been involved with some of the biggest names in the digital space including Telecity, Equinix, Fujitsu. Today, he also works with several other big brands including EdgeConneX, Audioboom, and Sungard. In 2014, he was awarded an OBE for his ‘Services to the Digital Economy' by HRH Prince Charles. Michael Tobin is also known for his charity work and some incredible campaigns to raise awareness and money for important causes. Speaking to GBM, Michael shares his personal story as well as advice on how to take on life when it gets challenging. He tells us of how he generates new ideas and how entrepreneurs can make the best of their situation, no matter their circumstances in life. He shares his views on the data centre market as well as what work he is doing having recently become the face of one of the latest industry investment movements, SPACs – or Special Purpose Acquisition Companies. Here at the GBM podcast, we hope you enjoy this episode and do leave us a review and share it with your contacts. We invite you back again for next week’s episode with another big name in the internet space. If you want to get more from the definitive podcast for the business of digital infrastructure, make sure you subscribe to Great Business Minds. See you next week!  /////////////////////// This episode features our commercial partner Enboarder, the first Experience-Driven Onboarding platform and the new way businesses onboard. Check them out <a href="https://bit.ly/3fNa4Jv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. /////////////////////// Get more from the GBM Podcast on: <a href="https://www.greatbusinessminds.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Official Website</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/great-business-minds" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Great-Business-Minds-102762415247884" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gbmpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GBMpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2tKaudbJhdnuLq-VP1FZXw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a>

Ep. 2 – Going the extra mile with Michael Tobin

Dean Nelson

Have you ever struggled with going from idea to scale relatively fast? Dean Nelson, founder and chairman of Infrastructure Masons, is a master of scale and has over the years built a tremendous community with thousands of movers and shakers who together represent over $150 billion in infrastructure projects spanning 130 countries. Owner of a seasoned technology executive career spanning 31 years of building and operating global digital infrastructure portfolios, he also serves as CEO of Virtual Power Systems, he is the founder and CEO of Dean Nelson Incorporated, a co-founder of the Just Let me Learn foundation, as well as a co-host to his podcast, The Next Wave. Throughout his conversation with the GBM podcast, Dean shares past experiences, reveals what is non-negotiable in business, and what drives him to keep going when it gets tough. Dean also shares his thoughts on the role of digital infrastructure and the real impact it has on everyone’s lives and on the planet. On Infrastructure Masons, he takes GBM behind the scenes, from when the idea of uniting the builders of the digital age first came up to deciding on the name and what the organisation is doing from sustainability to investing in the leaders of tomorrow. Beyond iMasons, Dean talks about his other projects today, and hints at what his next big adventure will be, which he reveals will launch in the autumn of 2022. Here at the GBM podcast, we hope you enjoy this episode and do leave us a review and share it with your contacts. We invite you back again for next week’s episode with another big name in the internet space. If you want to get more from the definitive podcast for the business of digital infrastructure, make sure you subscribe to Great Business Minds. See you next week!    /////////////////////// This episode features our commercial partner Enboarder, the first Experience-Driven Onboarding platform and the new way businesses onboard. Check them out here. ///////////////////////   Get more from the GBM Podcast on:  Official Website LinkedIn Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube

Have you ever struggled with going from idea to scale relatively fast? Dean Nelson, founder and chairman of Infrastructure Masons, is a master of scale and has over the years built a tremendous community with thousands of movers and shakers who together represent over $150 billion in infrastructure projects spanning 130 countries. Owner of a seasoned technology executive career spanning 31 years of building and operating global digital infrastructure portfolios, he also serves as CEO of Virtual Power Systems, he is the founder and CEO of Dean Nelson Incorporated, a co-founder of the Just Let me Learn foundation, as well as a co-host to his podcast, The Next Wave. Throughout his conversation with the GBM podcast, Dean shares past experiences, reveals what is non-negotiable in business, and what drives him to keep going when it gets tough. Dean also shares his thoughts on the role of digital infrastructure and the real impact it has on everyone’s lives and on the planet. On Infrastructure Masons, he takes GBM behind the scenes, from when the idea of uniting the builders of the digital age first came up to deciding on the name and what the organisation is doing from sustainability to investing in the leaders of tomorrow. Beyond iMasons, Dean talks about his other projects today, and hints at what his next big adventure will be, which he reveals will launch in the autumn of 2022. Here at the GBM podcast, we hope you enjoy this episode and do leave us a review and share it with your contacts. We invite you back again for next week’s episode with another big name in the internet space. If you want to get more from the definitive podcast for the business of digital infrastructure, make sure you subscribe to Great Business Minds. See you next week!  /////////////////////// This episode features our commercial partner Enboarder, the first Experience-Driven Onboarding platform and the new way businesses onboard. Check them out <a href="https://bit.ly/3fNa4Jv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. /////////////////////// Get more from the GBM Podcast on: <a href="https://www.greatbusinessminds.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Official Website</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/great-business-minds" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Great-Business-Minds-102762415247884" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gbmpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GBMpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2tKaudbJhdnuLq-VP1FZXw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a>

Ep. 1 - From idea to scaling fast with Dean Nelson

The definitive podcast for the business of digital infrastructure

Hi everyone, I’m João Marques Lima, your host for the Great Business Minds podcast.  I wanted to kick off this new podcast and the season in a way that you can get to know the podcast and I a bit better before we dive into the world of digital entrepreneurship. I’m a London-based journalist and I started my work back in 2015 covering the exciting world of IoT and data centres. This gave me a unique chance to taste just what was the beginning of a very exciting and fast-paced journey in a sector that often goes unnoticed. We frequently joke about the fact that the majority of the people working in the data centre space fell into it by chance, and the same can be said of myself.  I’m part of what I call a new generation of “mediatrepreneurs” and throughout my career, I have reported from over 30 countries worldwide, filming interviews with CEOs of big tech companies, government figures, leading investors and creators, amongst others. As I built this portfolio, I started noticing that there is a lack of platforms for digital infrastructure entrepreneurs – established and those who are just starting up – to share their experiences, lessons and advice. Some have confined with me on how hard it is to find inspiration that they can take on to go and build, manage and create new or existing businesses. This got me thinking that a podcast around this industry and focused on entrepreneurs and leaders’ could do this sector wonders. So I made this the mission of your newest podcast, Great Business Minds.  From idea to scale, we live in a new entrepreneurial age where leadership thinking needs to cut through the noise to deliver on a vision and blueprint to success.  The Great Business Minds podcast goes inside the business with the leaders, inventors, investors, executives, trendspotters and visionaries of today to explore what it really takes to build a brand beyond conventional wisdom and disrupt the marketplace with the next big leap in entrepreneurship innovation.  I’m super excited to embark on this discovery journey with you to hear from prominent business makers and achievers within the data centre, cloud computing, hyperscale and the IT infrastructure space as a whole. You can expect a fresh episode every week to learn from our guests’ experience around how to create value for your own business ideas, deal with every type of scenarios you will be certainly faced with in the digital business world and how to build not only a brand but use that to make the world a better place.  Thank you so much for joining this podcast. I’m so glad to have you here and to stay up to date with the latest we produce and share it with your own networks, do give us a follow across our social media channels which you can find on our website, www.greatbusinessminds.com.  You are also invited to sign up to the Great Business Minds Podcast newsletter, which goes out once a month to our subscribers with a short summary of that month’s guest episodes and some extras.  I hope you enjoy this upcoming season and do get in touch with tips and ideas of questions and people you would like to see sitting down with the Great Business Minds podcast. And again, if you want to get more from the definitive podcast for the business of digital infrastructure, make sure you subscribe to Great Business Minds. See you next week!   /////////////////////// More from the GBM Podcast:  Official Website LinkedIn Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube

Hi everyone, I’m João Marques Lima, your host for the Great Business Minds podcast.  I wanted to kick off this new podcast and the season in a way that you can get to know the podcast and I a bit better before we dive into the world of digital entrepreneurship. I’m a London-based journalist and I started my work back in 2015 covering the exciting world of IoT and data centres. This gave me a unique chance to taste just what was the beginning of a very exciting and fast-paced journey in a sector that often goes unnoticed. We frequently joke about the fact that the majority of the people working in the data centre space fell into it by chance, and the same can be said of myself.  I’m part of what I call a new generation of “mediatrepreneurs” and throughout my career, I have reported from over 30 countries worldwide, filming interviews with CEOs of big tech companies, government figures, leading investors and creators, amongst others. As I built this portfolio, I started noticing that there is a lack of platforms for digital infrastructure entrepreneurs – established and those who are just starting up – to share their experiences, lessons and advice. Some have confined with me on how hard it is to find inspiration that they can take on to go and build, manage and create new or existing businesses. This got me thinking that a podcast around this industry and focused on entrepreneurs and leaders’ could do this sector wonders. So I made this the mission of your newest podcast, Great Business Minds.  From idea to scale, we live in a new entrepreneurial age where leadership thinking needs to cut through the noise to deliver on a vision and blueprint to success.  The Great Business Minds podcast goes inside the business with the leaders, inventors, investors, executives, trendspotters and visionaries of today to explore what it really takes to build a brand beyond conventional wisdom and disrupt the marketplace with the next big leap in entrepreneurship innovation.  I’m super excited to embark on this discovery journey with you to hear from prominent business makers and achievers within the data centre, cloud computing, hyperscale and the IT infrastructure space as a whole. You can expect a fresh episode every week to learn from our guests’ experience around how to create value for your own business ideas, deal with every type of scenarios you will be certainly faced with in the digital business world and how to build not only a brand but use that to make the world a better place.  Thank you so much for joining this podcast. I’m so glad to have you here and to stay up to date with the latest we produce and share it with your own networks, do give us a follow across our social media channels which you can find on our website, <a href="http://www.greatbusinessminds.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.greatbusinessminds.com</a>.  You are also invited to sign up to the Great Business Minds Podcast newsletter, which goes out once a month to our subscribers with a short summary of that month’s guest episodes and some extras.  I hope you enjoy this upcoming season and do get in touch with tips and ideas of questions and people you would like to see sitting down with the Great Business Minds podcast. And again, if you want to get more from the definitive podcast for the business of digital infrastructure, make sure you subscribe to Great Business Minds. See you next week! /////////////////////// More from the GBM Podcast: <a href="https://www.greatbusinessminds.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Official Website</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/great-business-minds" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Great-Business-Minds-102762415247884" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gbmpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GBMpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2tKaudbJhdnuLq-VP1FZXw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a>

Ep. 0 - Welcome to the GBM Podcast‪!

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