Richard Thornton - Non Executive Director, shares his journey and what advice he’d give his younger self

Global Tech Leaders' Podcast

In today's episode, we talk to Richard Thornton, who is living the dream as a Non Executive Director on various board positions, having had a successful exit from Cint, having been their Chief Commercial Officer. Cint is very much in the data and analytics space which powers organisations to make good decisions. They have had a series of funding and now Richard has successfully navigated through the growth of that organisation and has now moved on to adding value to other organisations, which is unique from a guest perspective on our podcast so far.

We kick off by asking Richard to share his journey this far with us:

• Bumps in the road
• Gap year
• Learnt my kind of trade
• Fortunate early on
• Head hunted

Then we have Richard share with us, what a Monday morning scaling looks like?

• You can never over plan
• Decisive
• Decision lead
• People and tools
• Triangulation

We ask Richard to share with us the differences in series funding and the cultural piece:

• Hiring the key talent
• Sales and marketing
• Angel Investors
• Venture Capital
• Optimising
• Fund cycles
• Culturally, top line growth
• Private Equity
• Entrepreneurial spirit

Then we ask Richard how he keeps people on board when the shift happens?

• Shift in expectation
• Raising the bar on performance and accountability
• Has to be a realization
• Diversify
• Finding the north star
• Sales and growth
• International expansion

Lastly we ask Richard what advice would he give his younger self?

• Identify a coach or mentor early on
• Business is about people
• Surround yourself with like minded people
• Go with your gut!

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