The How Did We Get Here Podcast?
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The How Did We Get Here Podcast?
A lighthearted view of the 'Tech Scale Up' journey as Virtual Mgr started from humble beginnings in Australia to a Global force with offices in the US, UK & The Phillipines. Hosted by Charles Dagnall, Edited and Produced by Daggers Media Ltd.
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Episode 45 - Alloc8te, The company the boy's mentor, their big pivot and update on progress one year on!
The boys rejoin Heman & Rhyoma from Alloc8te to discuss how their business has progressed and where they are in their journey. They discuss the pivot...

Episode 44 - In conversation with Cricket & Media personality Phil Tufnell - Part 2
In part 2, the boys look at what contributing factors led Phil to success in sports and business. They delve into the early years and highlights Phil'...

Episode 43 - In Conversation a British Sporting & Media Legend, Phillip Tufnell
Join the Boy's on a fascinating episode where they sit down with the renowned media personality and sporting legend, Phil Tufnell. The conversation ta...

Episode 42 - Where is Virtual Mgr after 9 years in the Journey!
The boys discuss where the business is after 9 years. They discuss some of the recent expansion areas in the US, changes in stakeholder management and...

Episode 41 - In Conversation with Entrepreneur Jay Radia, Part 2
The boys are in conversation with British entrepreneur Jay Radia, co-founder of predictive marketing technology Yieldify, has raised over $100M and ha...

Episode 40 - In conversation with Entrepreneur Jay Radia
The boys are in conversation with British entrepreneur Jay Radia, co-founder of predictive marketing technology Yieldify, has raised over $100M and ha...

Episode 39 - In Conversation with Monty Panesar - Part 2
The boys discuss 'that innings at Cardiff', Aussie sledging, racism in the game . How does Monty look at his own mental health, tips and strategies.

Episode 38 - Mental Health, in conversation with England Cricket's cult legend, Monty Panesar
The boys chat with Monty Panesar about his career, the highs and lows, plus focus on mental health issues. Monty discusses his new career and what it...

Episode 37 - The Boys are back to kick off Series 3 (Catch up after the Summer)
Daggers, Tony, Anil & Neil are back together after the summer to record Series 3. The guys talk about their experiences over the summer, Daggers worki...

Episode 36 - Part 2 - In Conversation with David Paynter - Challenging the Footwear Giants!
The guys continue their conversation with David covering topics including; How did David take on the giants of the sports footwear industry, pivoting...

Episode 35 - In conversation with David Paynter, who took on the giants in the sports footwear industry
The boys chat with David Paynter, former professional cricketer and founder of Payntr Footwear. They have become a global brand in Cricket and Golf. W...

Episode 34 - Deploying VM into one of the largest hospitals in the world - Mt Sinai, NYC
The boys chat to Steve Flanagan from Mt Sinai in NYC about their deployment of Virtual Mgr into one of the largest hospitals in the world. Steve as th...

Episode 33 - 'Mentoring' - In Conversation with two Australian Entrepreneurs
The boys chat with Richard Siganto, Founder/CEO of iSponsor & Heman Germian, Founder/CEO of Alloc8te. Both entrepreneurs are being mentored by the VM...

Episode 31 - The boys are back after the Summer break Part 1
Daggers and the boys are finally back together! Daggers has been commentating in the Caribbean on the U19 World Cup and the VM boys have been working...

Episode 32 - The boys are back together after the summer break - Part 2
The guys take a look at the conference and reflect on the time spent with staff, clients and associates of the Virtual Mgr business. This was the firs...

Episode 30 (Part 2) - In Conversation with Prakash Wakankar, Technology Growth & Culture within India
Part 2 of the discussion focuses around people and business culture across India plus what does it take for an International company to succeed in Ind...

Episode 29 (Part 1) - In Conversation with Prakash Wakankar, Technology Growth & Culture within India
The team speak with Prakash Wakankar, successful global corporate leader, broadcaster, former sportsman and all round great guy! Prakash provides his...

Episode 28 - Meet Founder & CEO of The Marco Polo Group, Stef Solferini - Part 2
The guys talk further with Stef and discuss the key success factors that he sees with Start ups and scale ups. Stef looks at the journey of tech compa...

Episode 27 - Meet Founder & CEO of The Marco Polo Group, Stef Solferini - Part 1
The guys speak in a two part episode to Founder and CEO of the Marco Polo Group, Stef Solferini. Stef works exclusively with Inc 5000 companies and ha...

Episode 26 - From Saville Row to the Cotswolds, in conversation with Tom Wharton
The Boys chat to Tom Wharton of Barrington Ayre who started life on Saville Row and decided to take the plunge into his now very successful business....

Episode 25 - The life of a Sports & Entertainment Agent, Luke Sutton
Former professional cricketer Luke Sutton turned International sports and entertainment agent talks to the guys about his business successes, challeng...

Episode 24 - (Part 2) Meeting an Australian Legend, Greg Ritchie
The boys move into conversation with Greg around how he spotted opportunities and capitalised upon then post Cricket. Greg talks about what he believe...

Episode 23 (Part 1) - Meeting an Australian Legend, Greg Ritchie
The Guys meet and discuss with former International cricketer Greg Ritchie what it took to take him from a cricket great to a top class sales person. ...

Episode 22 (Part 2) - In conversation with Michael Vaughan, (OBE) Former England Cricket Captain
The guys continue their discussion with Michael Vaughan and explore the transition from sport to business and the challenges faced. Michael talks abou...

Episode 21 - In conversation with Michael Vaughan, (OBE) Former England Cricket Captain
Part 1 of 2 .The Boys get the opportunity to speak to Michael Vaughan, former England International Cricket Captain, Commentator and Entrepreneur. The...

Episode 20 - The boys meet NBA star Danny Santiago
Daggers and the B=boys chat to Danny about how he got to the NBA and stayed at the top. Plus how did he transition after his stellar career and what a...

Episode 19 - Letting go & succession planning
Charles and the boys discuss succession planning plus how the founders let go of their day to day responsibilities as the organisation grew. How, why...

Episode 18 - The summer break, what have we been up to and an introduction to Season 2!
Daggers & the boys discuss what they have been up to in the summer, the wins and losses plus whats in store for Season 2. Special guests that will be...

Episode 17 - Taking on the giants in the Beverage Industry, with special guest Aaron Hinde (LIFEAID Beverage Company)
The team speak to special guest Aaron Hinde, founder of the LIFEAID Beverage Company. How Aaron started and scaled his US business from an RV to globa...

Episode 16 - Leading Remotely: Achieving Success in a Globally Connected World with Mike Parkes
Mike Parkes, author of the book Leading Remotely joins the boys & brings together his decades of experience of how successful single site operators ma...

Episode 15 - Part 2, How did Daggers our podcast host literally get here?
Part 2 of 2- The Boys hit Daggers with some quick fire questions on his career, personal life and broadcasting. We also look into how does Charles sta...

Episode 14 - How did Daggers our podcast host, literally get here?
Part 1 of 2- The Boys look back at Daggers's history as a sportsman and International broadcaster. Charles gives us an insight into the disciplines, p...

Episode 13 - Defining a Culture
The Virtual Mgr team discuss how their culture evolved and was brought together formally as they scaled in conjunction with Sam Coen, Co-Founder at P...

Episode 11 - Meet the key Management team in the US, what's it like to work at VM?
The boys introduce key individuals from the US Mgt team (Jacques, Patrick & Cynthia) who provide their perspective on what they do and how they find w...

Episode 12 - Meet the Aus Mgt Team, managing a global workforce!
Georgia & Steve join the podcast to provide context on their involvement in the business and what it is like to manage a globally dispersed team.

Episode 10 - Changing an Industry & Scaling
Virtual Mgr's guest Sean Shapert explains why a major Healthcare healthcare group signed VM's HealthClean and how he sees the product changing the EVS...

Episode 9 - How do you get a tech product into a Globally listed company
Guest speaker Rich Feczko, Head of Innovation at Compass joins Charles and The Boys to discuss what it takes to get a product into a listed company....

Episode 1 - Leaving The Corporate World
Neil & Anil Co-Founders of Virtual Mgr decide to take a leap of faith, set up a tech business after leaving successful corporate careers. What on eart...

Episode 2 - Virtual Mgr Product Development and Commercialisation
The Founders discuss how the platform and products came about together with how they commercialised the suite into Oil & Gas, Health Care and Food Ser...

Episode 3 - International Expansion & Our First Big Break!
Start-Up to Global, expansion into the US with no staff on the ground. The challenges, pitfalls and lessons learned.