33 Ben Prouty: Know When It's Your Time To Lead

07/11/22 • 50 min

The Unlock Moment: find your purpose for leadership and life

In this episode I interview serial start-up entrepreneur and CEO Ben Prouty, whose experience at high-growth startups including Streetcar (car sharing), Lovespace (storage by the box), Shepper (asset inspection) and now Poncho (family support platform for working parents) taught him the stage of a company's lifecycle that energises him and brings out his best as a leader. Ben brings a refreshing honesty to counter the assumption that entrepreneurs all want to be the next Zuckerberg or Musk - in fact he is at his best in the scrappy, early stages of start-up growth. This is a rare opportunity to hear from someone who's been there and worn the t-shirt time after time, on each occasion creating strong, scaled businesses that disrupt their sectors using a fresh strategic approach and the power of technology.

Ben Prouty on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-prouty/

Poncho: https://poncho.care/

Shepper: https://shepper.com/

Lovespace: https://lovespace.co.uk/

The story of Streetcar: https://techcrunch.com/2010/04/21/zipcar-streetcar/

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Ben Prouty on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-prouty/

Poncho: https://poncho.care/

Shepper: https://shepper.com/

Lovespace: https://lovespace.co.uk/

The story of Streetcar: https://techcrunch.com/2010/04/21/zipcar-streetcar/

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