Mimi Nguyen is co-founder of Mana Labs R&D and Ph.D. Fellow at Imperial College in London and Lloyd Wahed, is founder, CEO, and investor at Mana Search, a FinTech search firm based in London, UK.

We discuss:

Mimi's backstory. An academic and entrepreneur: how does it fit together?
How has life changed during the lockdown/pandemic from the perspective of a founder and a parent?
Lloyd – backstory: How did Lloyd get to do what he does today?
Mana Search firm and podcast – What is its' mission and objectives?
How do Lloyd and Mimi see the FinTech job market this year and next? Where are the pockets of opportunities, and what’s the best way to break into this market, for example, if you had worked at an incumbent before and don’t have a start-up experience?
Why is striving for diversity in the start-up world is important? What's the state of the women in tech and inclusivity in the UK?
Where are the opportunities for FinTech companies post-pandemic?
Based on their discussions with founders, arguably digital transformation ambassadors, what's the future of work? Office work vs. remote or hybrid work (we focus on the nuanced view of the workers with less social capital, i.e., juniors or incoming leaders vs. well-established teams)
Female guests on Searching for Mana podcast – most popular examples
Best way to reach out