Paulina is the founder of GrantTree, where she leads a team of 50 people in helping businesses secure government funding. To date, the company has raised over £200m for tech start-ups and larger companies. Originally from Poland, Paulina is a true trailblazer, challenging the status quo of how companies are set up and scaled and proposes a truly radical alternative of financial transparency and self-set pay.

“The pandemic was one of the best things that could happen to our business. It really made us think about what we do and how we do it. Initially, it impacted our revenue by about 95%. However, we managed to identify how we could adapt the way we target guests and travellers, changed our distribution channels and even signed some contracts with the NHS providing keyworkers with accommodation. That dynamic allowed us to think about how we bullet proof our position.” 

The property industry is fiercely male-dominated, and while more women have joined and found success in construction, there are some things that still haven’t changed. “I’m yet to work on a site where there are female toilets,” Julia says. “I tend to work on the smaller developments so if there is one then it’s usually a unisex visitors’ toilet. I am yet to experience that luxury!”

“It’s so important to think about what you put into your body and so we should be taking that view with our skin too.” For anyone who has ever had problem skin or is fed up with trying endless beauty products in a bid for that healthy glow we all long for, this is the episode for you.

“Most folks have $1 to $2 million in hidden capital available to them within the people they know.” As a bestselling author and speaker, Dave Dubeau has shared the stage with people like Robert Kiyosaki, George Foreman, Robert Herjavek, Arlene Dickinson, Ted Thomas and more, sharing how he works with ‘mom ‘n’ pop’ real estate investors to help get started raising capital. 

“Art is a very difficult asset class generally, it’s felt that if you have a wide portfolio then art is something interesting to put your money into, but you certainly wouldn’t do it as your primary source of investment. It’s also very easy to lose money.”

“Mortgage brokers are a bit like the crocodile in that we’ve been around for ‘4 billion years’ and nothing seems to be able to kill us off! We’ve managed to get through the credit crunch and the pandemic – good brokers survive those downturns because they are good business people and quite resilient.”

"People will instantly judge a book by its cover, that because you're a woman who wants to have nice hair, have their nails done or have false eyelashes you can't participate in a certain sport...the old stereotypes still exists unfortunately."

***TRIGGER WARNING*** This episode contains difficult content about child sexual abuse material (CSAM) that is likely to be particularly sensitive. In 2019 nearly 30 million images and over 40 million videos relating to child sexual exploitation were released online... "The most surprising part is that it's not hidden, it's on everyday tools that you and I use, it's on Google and Facebook and Microsoft, they are hiding in plain sight."

"On 6th August 2019, Yann died at home in his bed. He was just 52. He was my best friend, the only person in the world who knew me. He was a lot of people's best friends. The kindness and love in this man were limitless.

“What data supports is the fact that the world has changed – it’s not just about space, how much of it I’ve got and the price per space but, even before we’ve built anything, I can use data and look at my plot of land and see who is interested in that land and develop accordingly.”

“I loved machines, I was fascinated by how machines think – how you can, not just create something really complex and interesting mechanically, but elevate it to that next level through robotics, automation and artificial intelligence,” she explains.

“Getting press coverage should be inclusive for everyone, from all walks of life, not just the privileged. We want to revolutionise the PR industry and make it easy for journalists to find diverse experts and exciting stories.”

“There is enough time in the day to achieve everything if you just set yourself up properly,” he says. “The biggest zapper of time is procrastination…You should never look at the same email twice – look at it, make a decision and move on.”

“Marriage counselling isn’t a waste of time, it’s not always about getting back together, it’s about seeing if you should part and doing it in a sensible way.”

“The types of projects we’re working on now, there would have been no technical way to solve those problems five years ago. I’m looking forward to what’s next…what’s the next solution, what’s the next technology?”

“You’ve got to accept that maybe the idea you had or the thing you’re working on isn’t going to be necessary or won’t survive this period of time.”

“The recovery in London is quick…you have to be careful because it can smack you in the face – you can miss it because it happens so quickly.”

“Success is made up of tiny, small daily decisions, there are no big moments, there are just daily decisions that slowly, incrementally take you towards the destination.”

"If you don’t have a sustainability strategy that can stand the test of time, then you’re unlikely to succeed.”