From taking an engineering business from the spare bedroom to being a global leader to chairing the UKs leading membership body, Ian Dormer CBE has been there and done it time and time again. In this episode, Ian talks openly about his insights on leadership and managing a crisis and the key role governance plays.
Read MoreI have been hugely lucky to know the person in this episode, he is someone who mentors me and has been there for me time and time again. He has a huge level of experience from both the startup to larger corporate space. From pulling together teams to sitting on boards and brings a spot of fun into a business, we cover alot!
Read More‘Some times you need to make mistakes to build up your resilience’, Samanah Duran, Founder of BEYOUROWN, talks candidly about her own journey, the importance of facing those tough days, having those around you to flag the pitfalls where possible and the need of having perseverance on any business journey.
Read MoreHe had a passion to get into the film and TV space from an early age and now has numerous tv programmes and feature films under his belt. It is a hyper-competitive space, but with the advent to Netflix and others, things are getting easier. How did Sheridan to turn his idea into a reality and what lessons did he learn?
Read MoreIn this episode I chat with Simon Calver, he led LoveFilm for over 7 years and was at the helm when they got acquired by Amazon for £200m+ million. Customer focus first has always been at the core of Simons leaderships style, ensuring they are front and centre in everything the company does.
Read MoreAlison’s life changed when a 14year old in a classroom said ‘ we need sanitary products’. Period poverty is a very real issue across the globe with affordable and easy to access sanitary products hard to come by for many girls and woman. Lilypads has set out to change this.
Read MoreWhen the market for Kieran’s business dried up overnight, due to COVID-19, he didn’t stand still, as business they looked at the assets they had and quickly found they could repurpose some of it to create face visors for the NHS.
Read MoreFrom the armed forces to the Ministry of Defence and business to running 100s of local government campaigns, Jonny Ball is the Founder of Campaign Force and someone who has a wealth of experience across wide areas. But, how has he bought this all together to deliver on his mission to create a better politics?
Read MoreHow do you solve a huge global problem when starting from scratch? According to the World Health Organisation, up to 85% of vaccines are damaged by temperature fluctuations in the crucial 'last mile' of their journey. This is the problem that Kitty and her team are set to solve.
Read MoreThis is a special one… Lessons from one of the most successful Paralympic athletes of all time. Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson talks openly about her career in sport, we focus alot on resilience and the importance of having people with the right skills around you in anything you do.
Read MoreA passionate advocate for gender equality, Nathaniel ensures his business works closely with women within the communities and countries he operates in to help provide key STEM skills locally, creating a lasting legacy. He is also the founder of an initiative to find a solution to knife crime.
Read MoreFrom setting up his business 3 recessions ago to taking on some of the biggest brands in the world, Will King, is the Founder of King of Shaves, a leader in shaving world that is now disrupting their sector again to push for a greener more sustainable future.
Read MoreKavita Copper is a passionate advocate of Tech for Good, She is the Founder of Novo-K, which has set its sights on redefining procurement. From creating the right culture to ensuring you, your team and business are agile. It hasn’t always been plain sailing and it is often the small things that count.
Read MoreWhy finding the right co-founder is vital and doing something you love is crucial. In this episode Alex speaks to Giselle Frederick, the Co-Founder of SONAAAR.
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