Ep 6, Alex Hirst - Dom talks to Alex Hirst, founder and CEO of The Hoxby Collective
On episode 6 we talk to Alex Hirst, CEO of The Hoxby Collective, a start-up bringing a flexible new approach to the working world. Alex tells us how his own experience of burn-out led to a realisation that there must be a better way of working, and ultimately the founding of Hoxby. We talk about burn-out, gender equality in the workplace, family life, work/life balance and the future of work. https://hoxby.com/ https://twitter.com/hoxbycollective RUNNING ORDER: PART 1: Alex introduces himself and tells us a bit about the idea behind The Hoxby Collective and how the 200 year old established model of work is outdated (01m 06s) PART 2: Alex explains how he burnt out by working too hard, and the impact that had on his home-life and his productivity at work, and how this led to the founding of The Hoxby Collective (06m 40s) PART 3: Alex talks movingly about a family holiday where he realised he needed to make a fundamental change in his life (12m 42s) PART 4: Alex tells us about starting The Hoxby Collective and the hurdles he encountered in the beginning (17m 48s) PART 5: Alex explains how his young daughter is a big motivation to build a business that offers women the equality of choice in the workplace (29m 55s) PART 6: Alex talks us through his plans for the future and tells us some of the clients Hoxby works with (30m 52s) Music credit URL: freemusicarchive.org/music/Tours/En…s_-_Enthusiast