Season 1
Episodes
23 Colin D. Smith, The Listener
Colin D. Smith is known as The Listener and specialises in teaching people to listen. Colin explains how we are taught to communicate through the forms of reading, writing and speaking which are ways that allow us to...
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21: Will Deane, Founder, Unstoppable
Will Deane is a highly successful entrepreneur and the founder of a digital marketing agency called Unstoppable. The name says all you need to know about Will. It was wonderful to talk to him and experience his...
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21: Vicki Wentworth, Chief Customer Officer, Wesleyan Assurance
Vicki Wentworth is the Chief Customer Officer at Wesleyan Assurance. She’s had an outstanding career so far. Having started in the military, she developed her leadership skills early on in critical war situations and...
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20: Mark Underwood, Managing Director, Staffline Recruitment
Mark Underwood is the MD of Staffline Recruitment, the largest recruiter in the UK with an employee base of 50,000 people. In this interview, we covered just about everything – from entrepreneurialism, innovation and...
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19: Stephen Maddock OBE, Chief Executive, CBSO
Stephen Maddock OBE is the CEO of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. After 19 years as the CEO, you’d think there’s not much Stephen hasn’t seen but he explains the uncertainty of leading a world-class...
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18: Kevin Watson, MD, Amadeus
Kevin Watson is the MD of Amadeus, a catering company providing food to venues throughout the UK, with a strong base in the West Midlands, including the NEC and other arenas. Kevin was pushed into the deep end of...
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Episode 17: Tim Kay, Midlands Tech & Media Lead, KPMG
Tim Kay is Lead for KPMG’s Tech and media practice in the Midlands (UK). Tim was tasked with exploring how KPMG could work more closely with tech startups in London several years ago and he shares some of the...
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Episode 16: Gareth Parry, CEO, Remploy
Gareth Parry is the CEO of Remploy, the UK’s leading disability specialist. Gareth talks about the benefits of inclusive workplaces, both physically and mentally and openly shares his personal experience of...
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Episode 15: Neil Henderson, CEO, Safeline
Neil Henderson the CEO of Safeline, a charity that provides both support for sexual abuse victims as well as education to prevent it. Formerly on the board at Royal Mail, Neil talks candidly about the challenges of...
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Episode 14: Managing Stress In Uncertainty
While some people thrive on uncertainty, for others it can lead to stress and overwhelm. Everyone’s limit is different based on how comfortable they are operating out of the comfort zone. It is also dependent on the...
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Episode 13: Jane Austin, Director of HR, Wave
Jane Austin is the Head of HR for Wave, a start-up business in the utility industry. Jane has experienced huge uncertainty in the last 18 months as the business has undergone massive change. She shares her passion for...
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Episode 12: Paul Kehoe CBE
Paul is the former CEO of Birmingham international airport and is now a Non-executive director of five different organisations.
Paul has such a breadth and depth of business knowledge, not just limited to the...
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