Meaningful conversations for people ready to go one step further.
Hosted by Jeev Sahoo, founder of Step8Up, this is a light-hearted but purposeful podcast about decisions, AI, identity, resilience, leadership, business growth and real impact.
This is not an average talk show chasing controversy. It is a platform for founders, leaders, employers, educators, changemakers and everyday people with lessons that can help others move forward.
Hosted by Jeev Sahoo
Founder-led conversations on decisions, AI, identity, resilience and impact.
A founder-led podcast shaped by business, resilience and community impact.
Jeev brings a rare mix of lived experience, business leadership and community purpose. He has lived and worked across 10 countries, supported startup turnarounds, helped raise capital, built employer and learner ecosystems, and works as a partner with Prime Advantage Capital Partners London.
His journey also includes Toastmasters, multiple marathons and half marathons including the original Greek marathon, and completing the London Marathon while raising nearly £3,500 for charity.
Founder credibility behind the conversations
- HSBC / London Chamber Business Person of the Year
- Founder of Step8Up
- Headline sponsor ecosystem through Hampshire Business Show
- Toastmaster and public speaker
- Startup turnaround and capital-raising experience
- Global work experience across 10 countries
- Community, mental health and gifted workshop initiatives
Not noise. Not controversy. Useful conversations with heart.
One Step Further is designed to be meaningful, practical and human. Some episodes will be business-focused, some will be personal, some will be about AI and technology, and some will explore identity, grief, abuse, resilience, confidence and change.
The aim is simple: to create conversations that help listeners think differently, act more clearly and feel less alone in the journey.
Four pillars behind every conversation.
Decisions
How people make better choices under pressure, uncertainty, ambition, fear and change.
Technology & AI
How AI and digital change affect work, leadership, identity, skills and human confidence.
Growth & Identity
How founders, leaders and learners grow without losing themselves, their values or their purpose.
Resilience
Honest stories about bereavement, setbacks, abuse, pressure, recovery, endurance and courage.
People & Culture
How communication, trust, mental health, belonging and culture shape real outcomes.
Impact
How business, learning, charity, skills and community action can create practical social value.
Conversations that can lead to action.
Through Step8Up, Jeev supports gifted workshops for people and communities who need help, contributes to mental health conversations including support for Man In The Mirror, and creates opportunities through training, employer engagement and community initiatives.
Guests and listeners can connect into the wider Step8Up ecosystem, N8XUS Global Collective, speaking opportunities, media work, events and future collaborations.
What we hope each conversation creates
- Useful lessons for listeners
- Visibility for meaningful stories
- Practical ideas for leaders and SMEs
- More open conversations about identity and mental health
- Connections into Step8Up and N8XUS opportunities
- Support for charity-linked and gifted workshop initiatives
Stories worth hearing. Lessons worth sharing.
We shape each episode around the guest, but these themes are a strong starting point.
- The moment that changed how you lead
- How identity shapes business decisions
- Using AI without losing the human touch
- Building resilience when nobody sees the hard days
- What endurance sport teaches us about business and life
- How SMEs can grow without losing their culture
- Why skills and people development drive growth
- How to create opportunity for the next generation
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