Episode 49

49: The Power of the Ownership Effect” in business – a conversation with Ifty Nasir, CEO of Vestd Equity Management platform

Ifty Nasir is the founder and CEO of Vestd, the UK's original share scheme and equity management platform. The company now has over 70 people working remotely with plans for international expansion. Tune in to hear about Ifty’s background and being influenced by immigrant parents, what makes a great remote culture, the concept of ownership, and what we can learn from Mahatma Gandhi.

In this episode, we explore:

The concept of the "ownership effect"
How does Vestd demystify complex concepts for SMEs?
Overcoming the challenges when pivoting Vestd's business model
How remote working has opened new opportunities
Tips to ensure transparency and feedback within your business

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Email Ben: ben@leaderandteam.com

Email Ian: ian@ianwindle.com

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Ben Wales

Ben inspires, enables and improves management teams so they become the best in the world at what they do.

Originally a rocket scientist for the UK’s equivalent of NASA Ben pivoted into a 19-year career running and growing scale-up companies in entrepreneurial hotspots London and Stockholm. Today, in his busy leadership and team coaching practice, called Leader&Team, he focuses on elevating and optimising performance in compelling scale-up companies.

Ben is a Masters level executive coach working with entrepreneurial CEOs and their teams, in both PE/VC portfolio and independent companies, during their transformational growth phase.

To stay sharp and relevant Ben researches coaching and behaviour change at Master's degree level at Henley Business School, co-hosts the Gritty Leaders podcast and is authoring forthcoming book 'Is This A Question?'.

Ian Windle

Ian Windle
Ian is an award-winning Leadership and TEDx speaker, Executive Coach and team builder.
He is the author of an Amazon best seller The leadership Map: The gritty guide to strategy that works and people who care. He works with leadership teams on their strategy, vision and
values, as well as developing their capabilities to perform at their peak.
In his first career Ian worked for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, in many European capitals and in Asia; this was in a variety of roles from Political Desk Officer, through to Strategic Change Consultant. He then moved into consultancy with Celemi International, where for 10 years he was Managing Director of the UK business and Head of Consulting
globally.
Ian has an MBA from Henley Business School, is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Personnel and Development, has an Executive and Corporate Coach Diploma (ILM7), a
Diploma in Marketing and is an Accredited Belbin Team Roles Facilitator.
He is married with twin daughters and lives near Guildford in Surrey, England.

Fina Charleson

Fina Charleson is a podcast producer and works with the Gritty Leaders through editing the show and distributing it online. Currently based in Sweden and from the UK, she travels and works remotely. With a background in radio production, Fina has been working with entrepreneurs and business owners since 2017 to help them grow their communities through podcasting. In her spare time she’s a keen trail runner, avid reader and makes her own podcast documentaries.