40 Minute Mentor

October 30, 2023

From building a smarter way to find parking to personalised offices made simple, with Steve Coulson, Co-Founder & CEO of Kitt

For the final Monday episode of Series 10, we’re joined by Steve Coulson, Founder and CEO of Kitt – the business that creates and manages custom HQs for the world’s most vibrant brands.

Before Kitt, Steve built B2B parking platform and B2C app, JustPark, to 50,000+ locations and 5m+ drivers. 

Steve Coulson on 40 Minute Mentor
“Paying people well and giving them lunches when they come to the office can be really good… but the best people are motivated by their growth and development.”  

Steve Coulson

Tune in to discover

From investment banking to Startup life [1:12]
Entrepreneurial environment & his upside down career [04:35]
Leaving JustPark and Kitt’s origin story [07:50]
The deafening silence of entrepreneurship [11:12]
From serving startups to the biggest brands in the world [13:49] 
Building momentum & early lessons learned [14:55] 
Navigating the pandemic and finding silver linings [18:44]
The post-pandemic rush and revisiting fundraising [22:52]
Unpacking the future of the office [25:30]
Creating an amazing space for your team & culture [28:52] 

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Helpful links

➡️ Connect with Steve: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-coulson-1521a743/ 

➡️ Find out more about Kitt: https://www.kittoffices.com/en/ 

➡️ Hear more from Kitt’s Co-Founder & COO, Lucy: https://jbmc.co.uk/insights/coo-secrets/coo-secrets-with-lucy-minton-co-founder-coo-at-kitt/ 

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