About Gary

  • Established and led the UK arm of global Xero from 2009-2022
  • Contributes to Forbes, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Evening Standard and City AM
  • Launched his own newsletter

Episode 30: Gary Turner, the world’s okayest programmer

Find out how Gary got into tech, starting out as the world’s most okayest programmer, to establishing and leading the UK arm of global cloud accounting platform Xero.

Hear why building a culture isn’t about having a book of rules to follow, it’s about adding to it evolving as you grow. Why Gary’s mum is more famous than him, public speaking as an introvert and all about the power of the Xero community.

You’ll also hear us discuss what it was like to join a team and grow a business in another country, thousands of miles away from other founders. Along with computing in the 1980s and the current tech scene in Scotland.