My guest for this episode is Amy Baker CEO and Co-founder of The PIE, a media, recruitment and events business created to inform, inspire and connect a global community of leaders in international education, edtech and global language learning.
The PIE's flagship news website reached one million users in 2023 and Amy is a regular commentator and host of events focused on the industry's latest developments, including The PIE Live - a series of three conferences held in the UK, US and Australia , and the globally renowned PIEoneer Awards, which see 2000 delegates combined across all 4 events. https://thepienews.com/
Topics covered in this episode;
- What inspired Amy to start The PIE, and were there experiences in her career that shaped her vision for the company
- Amy shares some of the most significant challenges faced in the early stages of The PIE and how she overcame them
- Key strategies that helped Amy scale The PIE from a start-up to its current size
- How they get their clients to buy into a year round, hybrid offering
- The journey Amy and her two female business partners have been on and how they balance their individual strengths and weaknesses
- What principles guide Amy in managing her team and making business decisions
- What measures Amy thinks are necessary to create a more inclusive and supportive environment for women in business
- Amy's advice to aspiring entrepreneurs looking to start a business
This episode is brought to you in collaboration with Collingwood who advise ambitious leaders of independent media companies, enabling them to scale, sell, or seek investment. https://collingwood.group/
