Interview

River Valley Technologies director Maryam Bazargan describes her early career, 10 years of working with her brother Kaveh, and her love of languages and cultures

Kudos co-founder Charlie Rapple explains her passion for accelerating the dissemination – and impact – of science

Figshare founder Mark Hahnel describes the company's beginnings and raison d’être – and his wider hopes for scholarly communications

Kortext founder and CEO James Gray reflects on founding the company, his wider career, and some life-changing moments

Frances Downey, head of research and innovation culture at UKRI, explains the formation of the organisation’s Good Research Resource Hub

Anna Clarkson, editorial director for education and behavioural sciences at Taylor & Francis, details a reconstruction of the publishing process

AIP Publishing's Simone Taylor talks digital books, inclusion, long-distance walking and gluten-free baking

Sam Herbert, co-founder of 67 Bricks, casts his eye over the industry – and tells of his early love of surfing

Eric Merkel-Sobotta discusses the APE conference, the Berlin Institute for Scholarly Publishing, and a great love of horticulture

Andrew Barker, UKSG chair, looks back on a difficult year – and towards a brighter future (and tells of his love for 50s jazz)