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Square Mile and Me

  • Coffee Republic founder Sahar Ashemi: Don’t have a plan B, it makes you dither

    Opinion

    We dig into the memory bank of the City's great and good. Today, we speak to Sahar Hashemi, founder of Coffee Republic and Buy Women Built.

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  • VC boss Anu Adebajo: I was told to temper my ambition. I’m glad I didn’t listen

    Square Mile and me

    We dig into the memory bank of the City's great and good. Today, Anu Adebajo, CEO of Newton Venture Program, takes us through her VC career.

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  • Tech CEO Daniel Callaghan: My first job was in a sports shop with Rachel Reeves

    Opinion

    We dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, the CEO of one of the UK’s fastest-growing tech firms, Daniel Callaghan.

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  • Close Brothers MD: I started my career working for Gordon Ramsay

    February 12, 2026

    Chiara Caldwell, managing director at Close Brothers, tells us how she went from fine dining to banking in Square Mile and Me.

  • Fintech founder Adam French: I wish the City would be braver

    January 29, 2026

    Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City's great and good. Today, we speak to Adam French, partner at early-stage VC firm Antler.

  • Trowers & Hamlins partner Sara Bailey: I was told I was ‘too Yorkshire’

    January 22, 2026

    Sara Bailey, senior partner at Trowers & Hamlins, takes us through her career in law in this week's Square Mile and Me.

  • Alex Cooper: Why I started an AI company after 20 years in the army

    January 15, 2026

    Alex Cooper left the City to enlist in the army. Now, more than 20 years on, he's back as CEO of his own AI company Electric Twin.

  • Labour MP Callum Anderson: Securing Starmer’s visit to London Stock Exchange took months

    January 8, 2026

    We dig into the memory bank of the City's great and good. Today, it's Labour MP and former London Stock Exchange adviser Callum Anderson.

  • Russ Shaw: I hope UK tech moves from survival to aggressive investment

    December 4, 2025

    We dig into the memory bank of the City's great and good. Today, Russ Shaw, founder of Tech London Advocates, takes us through his career.

  • BNY wealth boss: I had a better chance winning the lottery than sitting where I am today

    November 27, 2025

    The son of a dish washer, Jose Minaya does not take for granted his rise to BNY wealth boss. He takes us through his career in Square Mile and Me.

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