Episodes

Higher education plays an important role in life, preparing students to thrive in the workplace or entrepreneurial world. While consulting in this sector, I have been so excited by potential but often witnessed important transformative initiatives that would help meet student needs being squashed by internal politics and tradition. My guests include Tosin Adebisi who works as Senior International Lead at the University of Sussex, the world leader for Development Studies. He specialises in using ...

Would you like your sales people or yourself to sell more over the phone? Anthony Stears is the man I trust to help my business engage effectively over the phone. Having learned so much wisdom from Anthony, I thought it would be great to discuss how to effectively build a better approach that helps avoid rejection, get past the gatekeeper, while perfecting your pitch and building rapport fast. Anthony works with many business owners, sales departments, account managers and customer service teams...

Phil White and Gerard Vroomen took their bike company, Cervelo on a 16 year roller-coaster ride from a basement workshop in Montreal to the pinnacle of triathlon and road cycling. They realised their dream of seeing their bikes win in the Tour De France,the Olympics and Ironman. Gerard and Phil built the most sought-after brand in the cycling world in less than a decade. Join us to learn from my guest Phil White about his lessons from this incredible journey and how he and Gerard faced the fight...

Are you really effective at using your Linkedin account to deliver you great new sales prospects? If not, perhaps you are like most business people and not fully utilizing this exceptional resource. I first got to know my guest Rupert Honeywood when he connected with me via Linkedin in a very engaging way. I was fascinated by his intelligent approach and agreed to a conversation. An expert in Linkedin, I will be discussing his “7 Transformational Steps to Sales Success” using the system. This wi...

Are you a leader, entrepreneur or coach who is interested in deepening your relationship with your authentic self? This is a question Hilary Wilson has been exploring for the last 30 years. Hilary is an executive coach/ professional speaker who specialises in supporting leaders to embrace their vulnerability, let go of blocks and connect even more fully to their evolving purpose/greatness. Since 1989, she has worked with 60% of the FTSE 100 companies and range of highly successful entrepreneurs/...

A recent UK study revealed that 1 in 2 people born after 1960 will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. So how do you best deal with the significant consequences of serious illness if it strikes you, your company employees or family and friends? As I support my own family, including father with pancreatic cancer and mother in law with dementia, I have been surprised by how many people in my network are balancing busy working lives with serious illness. My inspiring guest, Donia Youssef, h...

We are surrounded by non-stop change. A new digitally competitive economy is forcing technological re-imagination across the market. This is necessary, but what effect does this have on people, culture and leadership - and how do you bring a workforce with you on the journey? It’s time to humanise your digital initiatives, engaging and involving the workforce, providing people with the skills they need for success, and shaping a culture which maintains your competitive edge in a new digital worl...

Do you have the awareness and ability to express your emotions and handle interpersonal relationships effectively and with empathy, such that you enjoy tremendous sales success? In other words, have you mastered emotional intelligence? Simon Toy is the MD of Performance Associates formed in 2001 specialising in developing Emotional Intelligence with a focus on Influence, Resilience and Optimism in times of change. Working with graduates through to board level, and engaging with organisations acr...

Video has quickly become one of the most important online contributors to Search Engine Optimisation, customer connection and experience as well as the best medium to demonstrate products and services. So where do you start? What equipment do you use? What platforms are best to share your videos? With so many questions around this topic, I am delighted to welcome back the internationally revered motivational speaker, video expert and author Frank Furness back to the show. Frank has mastered the ...

Do you want to leverage your own expertise into a sustainable business? During this interview, I will be talking to David C Baker about his book ‘The Business Of Expertise’ and why experts will always rule over generalists. Also the steps to deeper expertise, greater impact and higher profit. David has a fascinating background having been brought up with a tribe of Mayan Indians, taught high speed motorcycle racing as well as being a helicopter and airplane pilot. David is an author of 5 well-re...

Do you know that 60% of your companies market value is tied to reputation. Or that 84% of your employees may consider leaving your company for one with a great reputation. 100% of referrals are of course also based on reputation. Ignore reputation and it could back fire big time! Mike Mooney developed a trusted reputation over 25 years in senior-leadership posts in the fast-paced and high-profile world of motorsports. Having led numerous crisis and reputation management efforts over his career, ...

Are you a leader who deeply cares about making a difference? Do you want to be the best self leader you can be and leave a positive impact upon the world? I was first inspired by Leaders’ Quest Partner Gene Early when we met on a quest to Kenya and soon entered into deep conversation. Revered for his wisdom and deep insight our conversations had a special depth and substance. His incredible history has included working internationally with start-ups, corporates, and companies in transition. He c...

Health, fitness and happiness are very desirable goals and the desire to have them has resulted in an ever expanding health and fitness industry. With well-being regularly discussed amongst board rooms it also widely recognised that healthy, fit and happy employees deliver a competitive edge when it comes to productivity and performance at work. My guest Geoff Bamber quit his high-flying job in the hedge fund world to take on the role of CEO at fitness trailblazers ‘Digme Fitness’. An entreprene...

Lean enterprises organise their human activities to deliver greater benefits to society and value to individuals while eliminating waste. Is your business lean and agile? During this interview I will talk to Prasad Prabhakara who has hands-on experience building Digital, AI, Blockchain Products and Platforms and in result-oriented IT Transformation. As a result of this he is a trusted partner and coach to CIOs of large Enterprises and has led large distributed IT delivery teams across the US, UK...

Fundraising is a fantastic way of achieving remarkable life goals with the warm knowledge of giving back to charities and those in need. It is also a powerful way to help companies build employee and company engagement. Emma Hallam is Founder of charity Alex’s Wish conquering Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) – an aggressive life-limiting muscle wasting condition that affects 1 in 3,500 boys born across the world. Emma’s passion to set-up a charity, came about when her 3-year old was diagnosed w...

Are you a woman who is wanting to accomplish exceptional results in areas of life that have been typically male dominated? Or are you someone who simply cares about helping women to achieve their full potential? Annie Seel is a Swedish-born motorcyclist and enduro racer who set a world altitude record by cycling 5305 metres up Mount Everest. She has been a leading female competitor in the Paris-Dakar Rally and was awarded the Swedish Adventurer of The Year award in 2005. She also competed in the...

Do you want to live a remarkable life? During our 300th unique show I share some observations from interviewing many remarkable guests over the years whilst talking with someone who is leading a remarkable life: Rob Wainwright studied medicine at Magdalene College (Cambridge University) and gained Blues in both Boxing and Rugby. He went on to gain 37 caps for Scotland. He captained the national side 16 times and in 1997 toured with the British and Irish Lions to South Africa. Meanwhile Rob pursu...

We’re all faced with setbacks in our personal and professional lives. How do we overcome these and turn those lessons in to great successes? Jason Caldwell is a world-class athlete, a trainer in leadership and high-performance, and keynote speaker. In 2015 Jason went on to captain and represent the United States in a rowing race over 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean (Taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com). On January 19th 2017 Jason and his crew crossed the finish line once again, not only wi...

Are you fed up of just doing a job to earn money? Do you want to make your next career move a really positive one? During this interview our conversation will help you to land your dream job by focusing on your talents and passions. My guest, Sarah J Naylor, has over 30 years of experience working within recruitment and, since 2012, has also been combining running a successful recruitment practice as well as her own coaching practice. To offer more people support and guidance in getting their ca...

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of major world record attempts and expeditions? My guest Mark Beaumont has led expeditions and TV documentaries for over 10 years. Mark started by cycling around the World and the length of the Americas, before heading into the oceans in the Arctic and the Atlantic, before presenting for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, then back onto the bike for some more World Records from Cairo to Cape Town and then most recently knocking over 40 days off the ...

When business leaders align and integrate culture and brand, they increase their competitive advantage, create measurable value for customers and employees, and future-proof their businesses. that isn’t possible by simply cultivating one or the other alone. Yet many business leaders don’t know how to build a healthy, effective, and valuable culture! Denise Lee Yohn is the go-to expert on brand leadership for national media outlets, an in-demand speaker and consultant, and an influential writer. ...

Growth is, of course, the key to any successful business – but how do you grow your business in a fragmented market? Rorie Devine is CEO and founder of Interim.team and is the only person to have featured on the cover of CIO Magazine twice. He has been described as ‘one of the best business technologists in the UK’. With a hands-on approach, Rorie derives accomplishment from the achievement of significantly improved business results. Join us for a content rich show where we will discuss Rorie’s ...

How important is age and experience when it comes to entrepreneurial success? This week we’ll be talking to Ben Revell, a serial entrepreneur with a background in luxury goods and a founding member in three previous startups to try and understand the qualities needed to be a successful young entrepreneur. At the age of only 29, Ben is now leading the team at Winebuyers, executing his vision and focusing his entrepreneurial expertise on his two passions - wine and technology. Winebuyers has just ...

One day my 12 year old son Matthew said ‘Dad you must watch this series on Netflix. It is about a man who is living off kindness of strangers - it is brilliant - they recommended it at school’. I binge watched the entire series of the ‘The Kindness Diaries’ and felt compelled to immediately contact the author and host Leon Logothetis. So what can we learn from one man’s many adventures including his epic journey across the world on his vintage motorbike? Leon Logothetis is a global adventurer, m...