Meet the Makers is a series exploring the joys, pain, challenges, opportunities and rewards of growing a business. In this four-part podcast series, we talk to founder CEOs behind some of the world’s leading organisations to hear first-hand about their own business growth journey. From startup struggles to scaling successes, these makers share their most vulnerable moments, hard-won lessons, and invaluable advice on how to turn a business into a profitable, sustainable venture.

Meet the Makers is a series exploring the joys, pain, challenges, opportunities and rewards of growing a business.
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In this four-part podcast series, we talk to founder CEOs behind some of the world&rsquo;s leading organisations to hear first-hand about their own business growth journey.
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From startup struggles to scaling successes, these makers share their most vulnerable moments, hard-won lessons, and invaluable advice on how to turn a business into a profitable, sustainable venture.

Meet the Makers: Inspired to Startup

Meet the Makers is a series exploring the joys, pain, challenges, opportunities and rewards of growing a business. In this four-part podcast series, we talk to founder CEOs behind some of the world’s leading organizations to hear first-hand about their own business growth journey. From startup struggles to scaling successes, these makers share their most vulnerable moments, hard-won lessons, and invaluable advice on how to turn a business into a profitable, sustainable venture.

Meet the makers

*This partner content was produced by The Financial Times on behalf of Citi Commercial Bank Citi Commercial Bank in partnership with The Financial Times hosted a webinar that explored what growing businesses should consider in order to make global expansion successful, and their options for ensuring they are prepared for the challenges of doing so. Moderated by Claire Jones, International Economy News Editor of The Financial Times Speakers: Huaijin Bao, Managing Director, Global Industrials Head, Citi Commercial Bank John Prideaux, Chief Executive Officer, Boku Jon Boaden, Chief Financial Officer, Volex

*This partner content was produced by The Financial Times on behalf of Citi Commercial Bank 
Citi Commercial Bank in partnership with The Financial Times hosted a webinar that explored what growing businesses should consider in order to make global expansion successful, and their options for ensuring they are prepared for the challenges of doing so. 
Moderated by Claire Jones, International Economy News Editor of The Financial Times
Speakers:
Huaijin Bao, Managing Director, Global Industrials Head, Citi Commercial Bank 
John Prideaux, Chief Executive Officer, Boku 
Jon Boaden, Chief Financial Officer, Volex 
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