The Silent Entrepreneur Ep/38

In this episode, we’re joined by Shankar Meembat, an experienced business leader with a background spanning global organisations like Nokia and entrepreneurial ventures closer to home in Northampton.

Shankar shares his journey from corporate into entrepreneurship, and the lessons that come with building and leading over time. We explore how experience shapes decision-making, the importance of staying grounded in business, and why long term thinking often wins over

short term noise.

We also discuss the role of community, and how business can be used to create impact beyond just revenue.

A thoughtful, honest conversation with plenty of takeaways for anyone in business.

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In this episode, we’re joined by Rhys Thomas, former professional rugby star, proud South African, and heart attack survivor. Rhys shares his incredible story from life in professional rugby to facing a life-changing medical emergency that forced him to completely reassess everything.

We talk about resilience, mindset, the reality of elite sport, and what happens when your life suddenly hits pause. Rhys opens up about recovery, perspective, and how adversity can reshape the way you approach business, health, and life. It’s a powerful and honest conversation about strength, vulnerability, and finding purpose after the toughest challenges.

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The Silent Entrepreneur Ep/36

In this episode, we sit down with Andrew Wilfred, Managing Director of Giacom, one of the biggest names in UK telecoms and cloud distribution.

But this isn’t a corporate PR chat. We get into the real stuff. What’s it like leading a company that’s constantly acquiring, evolving and scaling?

How do you make big decisions when hundreds of partners rely on you?

What does pressure actually feel like at MD level?

Andrew shares honest insight into growth, leadership, managing people through change, staying commercially sharp, and why culture becomes everything when you scale fast. We talk risk, responsibility, momentum and what it really takes to keep pushing forward when the stakes are high.

If you’re in telecoms, tech, or building something bigger than yourself, this one hits differently.

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