Picture it: 2006. A twenty‑something at a kitchen table with a battered laptop, a pile of receipts, and an idea most accountants would’ve called ridiculous…

Instead of charging by the hour, she turned accountancy into a subscription — like Netflix, but for tax returns.

That founder is Lucy Cohen, creator of Mazuma. She’s rock‑chic disruptor, not grey‑suit stereotype — and she built a model that became a multi‑million‑pound business helping thousands of small businesses across the country.

Lucy’s also a former Team GB powerlifter, an award‑winning author, a women’s health + mental health campaigner, and (in her own words) someone with raging ADHD.

And yes — she’s been through a lot. She’s also almost lost her life, and what she’s had to fight through (physically and mentally) has shaped how she leads, how she lives, and what she’s building now. We don’t dwell on the details — but we do talk about what it takes to rebuild and keep moving forward when everything changes.

We get into business, ADHD, resilience, identity, and doing success on your terms.

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Inside the Maverick Mind: Aled Miles - From Bridgend to Boardrooms

Join us for an extraordinary conversation with Aled Miles, Welsh-born tech leader who's led Symantec's Norton Division, TeleSign, Source Labs, and now heads IntelliStack. As Welsh Government Envoy to the US, Aled bridges Wales and Silicon Valley.

In this episode:

🔥 Surviving the LA Palisades wildfire - a harrowing account of losing everything and finding humanity

🎯 Leadership lessons from crisis: calmness, consistency, and the power of energy management

🌍 From Bridgend to Boston: How a 16-year-old exchange program shaped a global career

💡 The "diagnosis before strategy" framework that transformed his approach to business

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Why Wales matters in global tech - semiconductors, cybersecurity, and creative industries

🚀 Bold decisions: When to re-platform, when to pivot, and learning from failure

🎤 The power of Welsh storytelling in business and why "follow your passion" is terrible advice

Key Takeaways:

• The CEO as "Chief Energy Officer" - managing energy in yourself, your team, and the market
• From unconscious incompetence to unconscious competence: the leadership journey
• Why differentiation matters more than perfection
• The importance of incremental change over grand gestures