[Ep 5] James Chadwick, previously at Facebook and co-founder at AI start-up Pencil – Unlocking Isights (introduced by Zoi Kantounatou)

Welcome to Unlocking Insights, the series where we speak with company founders and senior business leaders from across the globe as part of Unlocking Ambition – Scotland’s flagship entrepreneurial development programme. In this episode we meet James Chadwick – James passion is growing and investing in tech and media companies. For more than 20 years James has held senior roles in large organisations around the world including WWP, Intel and Facebook where he was Director of Global Partnerships and International Marketing Director. In recent years he has focussed on investing in the growth of AI start-ups like the award winning Otter.ai and he is the co-founder and CCO of Pencil, the world’s first Machine-Generated Content (MGC) self-serve platform that generates, predicts and iterates dozens of high-performance adverts online. In discussion with Zoi Kantounatou, on behalf of Unlocking Ambition, James shares career insights and practical tips including the importance of choosing and living your values as well as the creative AI innovations currently being explored at Pencil. Stay tuned to hear James’ “6 T’s” and why they matter to your business. Please note: this was originally a live session recorded with the UA2 cohort and reference will be made to the live audience. #UnlockingAmbition is a business accelerator  that provides intensive wrap-around support for Scotland’s most promising and talented entrepreneurs; amplifying Scottish innovations that will benefit society, the environment and the economy. With all our guests on “Unlocking Insights”, please remember that all views expressed are reflective of their personal and professional experience and are not intended to represent their employers. Thanks so much for listening to Unlocking Insights – subscribe to the series and be sure never to miss an episode. Please share with your networks and on social media channels and tag us using #unlockinginsightspodcast Find Unlocking Ambition online: Twitter: twitter.com/Unlock_Ambition LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/unlocking-ambition/ Website: www.unlockingambition.scot