Influential Future's Career Focus Podcast

Hosted by Alexander Marinov

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Jun 2026

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This podcast interviews people about their career journey so far and what made them choose their profession. It aims to familiarize young people with what professions are out there, what skills, knowledge and education are required to become successful in their career journey. It also explores current technological developments in different professions and how these are changing constantly.

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June 13, 202629 min

Career Focus Interview: Alex Graham, CFA, on Corporate Development, M&A and Professional Services

Welcome back to Career Focus. Today I’m joined by Alex Graham, CFA, a corporate development and M&A professional with more than 15 years of experience across investing, advisory, strategy, and deal execution.Alex is currently M&A Director at Alpha FMC, and has previously held corporate development and finance roles at Next 15, Flywheel Visions, and BizCorps. He also brings an international perspective, having worked across London and Colombia, and holds an MBA from IE Business School.In this episode, we’ll explore Alex’s career journey, the realities of working in corporate development and M&A, and the lessons he’s learned from building a career across strategy, finance, and professional services.Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.

May 4, 202631 min

Career Focus Interview: Gabriele Musella, Co-Founder & CEO of Coinrule, on Crypto Trading Automation and FinTech Startups

In this episode, I speak with Gabriele Musella, Co-Founder and CEO of Coinrule, a platform helping everyday investors and traders automate their crypto strategies without needing to code.Gabriele shares his journey across global technology, fintech, and innovation ecosystems, with experience spanning organizations such as Vodafone, Nokia, WPP, Lloyds Banking Group, UBS, MIT, Google, and Pioneer Fund. We discuss the founding story of Coinrule, the evolution of crypto trading, how automation is changing the way people invest, and what it takes to build and scale a fintech company in a fast-moving market.A fascinating conversation for anyone interested in startups, crypto, investing, fintech, and the future of automated trading.Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.

November 7, 202535 min

Career Focus Interview with a Co-Founder of an AI Startup

🎙️ Welcome to a brand-new episode of Career Focus!Today I sit down with Guillermo Malena, Co-Founder of Allie AI (https://tryallie.com), on a mission to reinvent data-driven decision-making in CRE. A former Bloomberg Product Manager and Cornell alum, Guillermo shares why he went out on his own, the hardest parts of shaking up legacy markets, and the tech trends you need on your radar. Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.

May 16, 202533 min

Career Focus Interview with a Founder and Executive Director of a Digital Consultancy

🎙️ Welcome to a brand-new episode of Career Focus!Today, I’m joined by Reggie James, Founder of Digital Clarity — a seasoned expert with a remarkable career spanning the early-days of the internet (AltaVista and Yahoo) to starting his very own successful digital consultancy.In this episode, Reggie shares insights from his career journey, including:The 95-5 rule and its impact on brand awareness and customer acquisitionThe evolution of digital marketing from its early days to nowWhy maintaining market dominance is harder than everHow emerging technologies are re-shaping everything in terms of how businesses think about strategy… and much more.My sincere thanks to all our listeners and supporters. Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.

April 2, 202538 min

Career Focus Interview with a Head of Growth & Strategy

Today as my guest I am hosting Alexandru Voicu, Head of Growth & Strategy at Newton - https://newton.ro/ In this interview we discussed his immense interest in the finance world, what led him to get involved with Newton and his views on the future of technology.Thank you to all our listeners and supporters.Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.

January 13, 202531 min

Career Focus Interview with a CFO

Today as my guest I am hosting Martin Iliev, CFO of startup GlycanAge https://glycanage.com/In this interview we discussed his immense interest in the startup world, his career path before becoming a CFO, and how he found his calling.Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.

October 6, 202445 min

Career Focus Interview with a CEO

Today as my guest I am hosting Beatrice Zatorska, a serial entrepreneur and CEO/Founder of PDBuddy- https://pdbuddy.app/She has extensive experience in the corporate world and now being involved with her current startup. She shared with us the challenges of being a founder and owner of your own business, what lessons she learned along the way and what it means to push boundaries and innovate. Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.

June 3, 202434 min

Career Focus Interview with a Senior Manager, Climate & Sustainability

Today as my guest I am hosting Zdravko Slavov, Senior Manager within the Climate and Sustainability space.He has in-depth knowledge on financial products, what drives the market, technology, and sustainability. In today’s episode, Zdravko shared his career path to date; how he initially wanted to do product design, specifically for the car industry, but as he pursued his university studies he got fascinated by the world of finance. After university, he started working in the asset management space, within Product Development for many years. With a successful career in finance, he decided to try his hand in a crypto start-up, which he found a great learning experience. Afterwards, he transitioned into consulting in the climate and sustainability space, where he is currently. Given the depth and knowledge of his professional development, he was able to share some very interesting insights into how to manage stakeholders, how to think about your skills, and the best way to apply them, if you want to have a successful career. Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.

April 12, 202440 min

Career Focus interview with a Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Today as my guest I am hosting Anna Aleksieva, Senior Machine Learning Engineer.She has extensive experience in startups, and most recently within financial services for one of the UK’s largest challenger banks. She has in-depth knowledge in data science, and machine learning. In today’s episode, Anna will be sharing with us her career journey to date, how she was in split minds as to what industry and specialization to pursue post university, and how her love of mathematics motivated her to pursue a degree in Computer Sciences. Given her exciting career journey to date I hope that a lot of you will find her insight inspiring, useful, and interesting for those of you that would like to pursue a career in machine learning. Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.

April 4, 202439 min

Career Focus interview with an Lead Data Scientist

Today as my guest I am hosting Nikolaos Sotiriou,Lead Data Scientist.He has extensive experience in data science, technology, and how best to utilize them within financial services. In this episode, Nikolaos was kind enough to share how his passion for physics motivated him to find practical application of his knowledge, and what led to his current professional path. Along the way he has gained invaluable insight on best practices, how to think strategically, and find the best solutions for practical problems. Note: The views expressed in this episode are personal in nature and in no way reflect the views of any organization, company, or institution.

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