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04/02/2025

Zenobe: The British unicorn leading the energy revolution

You may not have heard of Zenobe, but it is working on technology that could change the world. Zenobe is a British unicorn - a company valued at $1 billion or more - that is developing technology that will benefit our children and our grandchildren's generations, according to co-founder James Basden. Donald Trump, the US president, may have caused uncertainty for fast-growing technology businesses, but he won't stop the energy revolution. In this episode of the Business Leader Podcast, James Basden joins Graham Ruddick to talk us through the story behind one of the UK's fastest-growing companies and one that could be key to driving long-term economic growth Business Leader is a membership community for ambitious CEOs and founders of mid-sized UK companies, designed to help them grow with purpose through strategic support, peer-to-peer learning, expert coaching, and high-impact events. Sign up for our Business Leader newsletter here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

04/02/2025

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44 min
04/10/2022

Chris Donnelly: Workplace culture learnings with 'Britain's best boss'

Chris Donnelly is the co-founder of Lottie, the care home comparison platform that has changed the sector forever. Previously the founder of VERB, a digital marketing agency for luxury and premium brands, Chris has been on the receiving end of numerous accolades, including being named in Forbes’ 30 under 30 in 2020. He hit the headlines across the country for giving staff the day off to go to the pub when the world opened up after a lockdown. But Chris Donnelly has a strong track record of cultivating a positive workplace culture. His employees get time off if they suffer a miscarriage or are going through IVF. Chris is one of the most reflective and open guests we've had on the podcast. This is our conversation with 'Britain's best boss'. Here's what we discussed: What was it like getting the title of 'Britain’s Best Boss'? (01:29)You let men and women alike take time off if they suffer a miscarriage, and you recognise IVF treatment and adoption as times employees can have time off too – why is it important to recognise these moments in the workplace? (02:20)Your business partner is your brother. How has the experience of running a business with a family been for you? (03:51)How do you vet care homes to ensure they aren't just paying lip service to residents? (08:07)Lottie is now valued at £45m and it was founded at the beginning of 2021. What is the secret to scaling so rapidly? (10:38)You recently acquired another company Found for £1.5m. Were there any challenges you faced during this experience? (13:40)Do you have any tips for people going through the process of an IPO? (16:24)You post a lot about workplace culture on LinkedIn. What kind of workplace culture do you try to cultivate and why is it essential for business leaders to consider culture as important? (20:49)Have you experienced backlash from your well-publicised incentives for your employees, such as having the day off after the lockdowns or letting people have time off for IVF treatment? (23:47)Where did you the motivation to start luxury marketing agency VERB? (25:59)You achieved funding for Lottie from some big names – (Angel and Zoopla exec David Wascha and former Airbnb and Facebook Director Caroline Hudack and Monzo founder Tom Blomfield to name a few) – how can listeners attract the attention of big-name investors? (30:11)What is the hardest thing about being a business founder? How have you overcome this challenge? (37:12)Answer the Internet: What do CEOs do all day? (40:08)What makes a great business leader? (41:30) Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and the Business Leader YouTube channel for more interviews with some of the world’s leading business figures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

04/10/2022

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44 min
26/10/2022

David McQueen: The compassionate provocateur shaping today's leaders

When some people talk in the business world, you can't help but sit up and listen. Whether he's tackling tough subjects or helping leaders through his speaking and facilitating skills, our guest on this episode is a self-proclaimed compassionate provocateur that you need to take note of. David McQueen is the co-founder of the professional coaching company Q Squared and Black Founders Hub, a network for black-owned high-growth businesses. He is a Non-Exec Director for Forbes Family Group and Our Game Football, a public speaker and coach to executive-level leaders and the host of The Brave Leader Podcast. Here's what we discussed: You have an interesting story because you were an accountant and then you went into IT and now you are a business founder and a speaker and coach. Can you tell us a bit about your journey to where you are now? (01:01)You being a charismatic and funny person lends itself to your own public speaking style, and people really relate to your authenticity. Do you think being authentic is important in being a good leader and speaker? (04:40)On your LinkedIn, you post a lot about being your authentic self and being - do you think people should be the same version of themselves at work and out of work? (06:45)What role does self-esteem have in an executive’s ability to lead well? (09:46)How can business leaders recognise their strengths and weaknesses? (12:34)When it comes to resilience, how important is it to have a team that is honest and will give honest feedback? (14:33)How can business leaders navigate the personalities of their team members and manage conflict? (17:10)How important is having the personality type where you don’t take things personally in being a great leader? (20:52)What is the importance of defining a company narrative and values? How can business leaders do this? (25:11)How can business founders ensure they are considering diversity in every business decision and not just paying lip service/tick-box exercise? (28:34)Do we need to speak about race more in a professional setting and how can we speak about these topics? (36:50)Answer the Internet: How is company culture formed? (47:17)What makes a great business leader? (48:45) Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and the Business Leader YouTube channel for more interviews with some of the world’s leading business figures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

26/10/2022

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51 min
02/08/2022

George Rawlings and Matt McNeill Love: Founders of Thursday

Thursday. The company that’s stolen a day of the week and reinvented the way that dating apps work. Imagine creating a business model where your product only works one day a week. It’s not exactly the recommended strategy in any business manual but for the past few years, dating app Thursday has taken social media by storm with their viral stunts and unique personality. The company is happy not fitting in with the norm and founders George Rawlings and Matt McNeill Love have serious ambition. If you think you know Thursday and its story, think again. If you’ve never heard of them, it’s time to pay attention. This is an interview you won’t want to miss. In this exclusive interview, we sat down with the founders of Thursday to discuss their fast-growing brand, the funding landscape, their approach to marketing and much more. Here's what we discussed: Could you tell us about your background before setting up Thursday? (00:42)What led you to start a dating app? (03:28)For those who don't know what the app is, could you talk us through the user journey? (07:39)Are you worried that the idea for Thursday doesn't have the longevity you'd hope? (12:38)How have you funded the business to this point, and do you have any tips for people going through the process of raising? (14:53)Could you tell us about your approach to marketing and if it's got you into any hot water? (24:50)How do you generate your marketing ideas? (28:15)How do your personal brands fit into the overall brand identity of Thursday? (29:58)How does the wording and attitude towards marketing compare between the UK and US? (34:10)Everyone’s very quick to claim to be offended. Do people need to chill out more and can brands like yours help achieve this? (36:30)Being co-founders can be tricky. Do you two ever clash? (37:30)Do you worry that you'll lose the energy and vibe you have as the business continues to grow? (38:37)You're still only a year or so in but do you think about an exit or IPO? (39:21)Have you considered other verticals outside of dating, such as business networking? (40:27) Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and the Business Leader YouTube channel for more interviews with some of the world’s leading business figures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

02/08/2022

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48 min
12/03/2024

Learning from failure

A failed athletics career and an unfulfilled Olympics dream. A successful business. A failed business. Another successful business and a redemption story. This podcast episode could be four stories in one. But remarkably it is one story, which is why it is slightly longer episode of Business Leader than normal. This is the story of John Stapleton. He co-founded the New Covent Garden Soup Company and Little Dish, two successful food businesses. But in between those success stories he suffered a big failure with Glencoe Foods, which he had to close. And before all of that he had dreams of competing in the triple jump at the Olympics. This is a story about how failure can teach you more than success. And how luck - good and bad - will always play a role… Business Leader is a membership community for ambitious CEOs and founders of mid-sized UK companies, designed to help them grow with purpose through strategic support, peer-to-peer learning, expert coaching, and high-impact events. Sign up for our Business Leader newsletter here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12/03/2024

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1 h 4 min
03/12/2024

How to run a sport

What does it take to run a sport? What does the job involve? And how do you end up in a job like that? Simon Brownell is the chief executive of the World Snooker Tour. He is in charge of running the top snooker events and trying to expand the sport's audience around the world. Snooker is a quirky sport in many ways, but its growth in China is extraordinary and many businesses would love to be able to match it. In the latest episode of the Business Leader Podcast we look into Simon Brownell's unusual job, the success in China, how to balance tradition and innovation, and why his biggest challenge is finding table-fitters Business Leader is a membership community for ambitious CEOs and founders of mid-sized UK companies, designed to help them grow with purpose through strategic support, peer-to-peer learning, expert coaching, and high-impact events. Sign up for our Business Leader newsletter here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

03/12/2024

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25 min
28/09/2022

Steve Oliver: The Empire launched in a Stockport garage

When you talk to Steve Oliver, the Founder and CEO of musicMagpie, you can see, hear and feel how the upbringing he received from his parents and the links they built between the business they ran and the community they serve, has influenced him. Operating with a sense of purpose and duty, we met with him at his office to talk about his business, his recent IPO and his views on a whole host of topics. Here's what we discussed: Could you tell us about your upbringing? (00:31)Your father owning a post office must have had an influence on you? (01:53)Do you feel time is repeating itself and you’re a community-driven businessman now? (03:15)Moving onto musicMagpie, the business had thirty shops initially, but you took the brave decision to close these and go fully online. Could you tell us about this? (04:32)How long did it take to make the decision? (06:14)Moving forward, can you tell us why you felt an IPO was the right thing for the business? (08:09)What is your advice to anybody considering an IPO? (11:27)Did you let your staff know that you were going through the process to IPO? (15:13)Has your leadership style changed since you've become a listed company? (16:55)You have spoken a lot about musicMagpie’s commitment to sustainability – where does this passion come from? (18:46)Do you feel the role you play is insignificant though - if Russia, China, the USA, Brazil and India don’t act, for example? (21:05)Should there be harsher punishments for companies that greenwash or don’t act now? (22:10)What is the next big challenge that you want to undertake? (22:58)Revenues have dipped recently – can you tell us why? (24:47)Are you able to attract the talent you need being based in Stockport? (28:04)What is your view on working in the office or remotely? (29:21)You mentioned leadership there - do you believe the command-and-control style of leadership is dying out? Will we see another Sir Alex Ferguson? (32:03)Could you tell us about your expansion into the US? And do you have aspirations of further global expansion? (34:18)Is your management style different in the UK and US? (36:20)Do you feel that Britain is becoming less great? (38:14)In your opinion is broken Britain fixable? (40:27)What do you do to relax and switch off? (41:55)What makes a great business leader? (43:37) Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and the Business Leader YouTube channel for more interviews with some of the world’s leading business figures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28/09/2022

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49 min
20/09/2022

Michelle Moore: Cultivating self-belief for success

Our guest on this episode is an award-winning leadership coach, speaker, educator, and author of the book Real Wins, which draws on her experience coaching in sport, government, and education. She has had roles spanning across these sectors and has transformed the lives of professionals, young people, athletes, and the internal culture of many organisations. Her pioneering work and coaching and leadership programmes have transformed the lives of professionals, young people, athletes and the culture of many organisations. This is our conversation with Michelle Moore. Here's what we discussed: Can you tell me about your experience from school age to where you are now? (01:03)How can someone identify what their own individual values are? (13:43)Why do you think it's so important to "define success on your own terms"? (17:18)Within entrepreneurialism, many business leaders feel they need to be high functioning in every aspect of their life. Is this culture problematic? (23:08)What did your experience as an athlete teach you about life? (27:59)What are your top tips or techniques for dealing with adversity? (31:07)What lessons should you take away from a 'win'? (34:43)Answer the Internet: Where does self-worth come from in a person? (40:48)What makes a great business leader? (43:07) Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and the Business Leader YouTube channel for more interviews with some of the world’s leading business figures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20/09/2022

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47 min
19/03/2021

Theo Paphitis: 'Shopkeeper' & star of Dragons' Den

Whether you know him from the BBC series Dragons’ Den, his Small Business Sunday Campaign or elsewhere, Theo Paphitis is one of the most well-known business figures in the UK. In this edition of Business Leader Insight, brought to you by Arbuthnot Latham, you will get to know Theo’s rise through business, what drives him and much more. Theo is known for his many appearances on television, including being a regular on the BBC’s Dragons’ Den, Theo’s Adventure Capitalists, Britain’s Next Big Thing, Back to the Floor and The One Show, and as a regular media commentator on current affairs news programmes such as Question Time. In 2010, small business champion Theo launched Small Business Sunday from his kitchen table on Twitter to help small businesses. This now has over 3,000 #SBS winners in the network, a free annual event and an expansive business network. He is passionate about creating and supporting entrepreneurs and encouraging startups across the UK. Here's a breakdown of what we discussed in the interview: • I understand you struggled at school and may not have found the teachers you had very inspiring. What would you like to go and say to those you were at school with if you could? (0:48) • You started in business at 15 – can you tell us about why you wanted to do this? And if you wouldn’t have been a successful businessman what do you feel you would have been? (6:14) • Do you think those early experiences toughened you up for the world of business? (8:03) • Let’s talk about your time at Millwall FC. Why didn’t you continue with another club or in the game? (8:56) • Is running a football club very different to running a business and did you learn any lessons that transferred over to your business career? (10:49) • I’d like to now get your insight into what different ingredients and thinking is needed to grow a £1m business compared to a billion pound one. And why don’t more people think in these terms? (12:20) • In the UK, it tends to be common for business leaders to exit quickly which means we haven’t produced a Facebook, Tesla, Twitter, Amazon or BMW for example. Some may say that’s a good thing, but do you have any thoughts about why Americans mainly, are more inclined to think in terms of building empires? (13:32) • Moving onto your role on Dragons’ Den – have you ever invested in somebody you just liked – they may not have had all the number right but you just thought I like this person. Or does it always have to be against a formula? (14:32) • What should our viewers looking for investment be aware of in regards to best practice when pitching? (15:33) • Moving onto the economy, you know retail inside out. How do you see it changing and how will it come back stronger from the pandemic? (18:36) • Do you think other countries will try to leave the European Union now that the UK has? (22:57) • What keeps you up at night – what are you scared of and this could be external political factors, threats to the business world or something more personal? (26:26) • For those who aren’t aware of Small Business Sunday (#SBS), could you tell us what it is and how it started? (30:03) • What is one fact about you that we can’t find online? (32:35) • A final word from Theo (33:53) Be sure to subscribe to the Business Leader YouTube channel for more interviews with some of the world’s leading business figures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

19/03/2021

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33 min
16/02/2022

Jacqueline Gold: Executive Chair at Ann Summers

Not many business leaders can say they’ve had bullets sent to them through the post, been poisoned by their nanny and arrested on multiple occasions. In this edition of Business Leader Insight, we talk with Jacqueline Gold CBE, Executive Chair of Ann Summers, at her Surrey home to talk business, legacy, resilience and much more. Daughter of West Ham United chairman David Gold, Jacqueline has blazed a trail of her own in her business career. She took Ann Summers from a small, seedy sex shop with four stores in the 1970s, to one of the UK’s iconic retail brands. Not only is she the face behind Ann Summers, which celebrates its 50th birthday this year, Jacqueline Gold is also widely-recognised as one of the UK’s leading businesswomen. Overcoming adversity and life-changing moments along the way, including losing her son at eight months old and fighting breast cancer, Jacqueline is a fierce champion for female empowerment in the bedroom and boardroom. Jacqueline is the driving force around #WOW (Women on Wednesday). #WOW offers a place for women to network and celebrate each other’s successes, whilst gaining support and advice to grow their businesses. Every week female entrepreneurs and small business owners can join in through Jacqueline’s Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn by tagging themselves or someone they know, telling them a bit about business, and using #WOW. Winners stand a chance to win a mentoring lunch with Jacqueline and a learning day at Ann Summers Head Office. Here's what we covered during the discussion: - What is keeping you busy at the moment? (0:39) - When did you first realise your father wasn’t somebody ordinary and your future would lie in business? (1:23) - What was the environment like when you first started at Ann Summers? (2:47) - Can you tell us about the Ann Summers party plan and the impact this had? (3:32) - You eventually became CEO and transformed the business – but did you ever find you had to battle against the notion you were given the business and the opportunity? (4:42) - The last few years has seen the rise to prominence of Onlyfans, with the top content creators making high 6-figures per month. Reflecting on the societal attitudes towards sex since you took over Ann Summers, how much do you believe they’ve changed? (6:57) - You have faced a lot of adversity in your life. Do you feel your resilience has been key to your success? (9:22) - How have you found networking throughout your business career? (12:53) - As a leader in retail and someone who's been in business for many years, take us back to the moment the Prime Minister announced that all retail stores had to close. What went through your mind? (14:10) - If you were 18 and had to start a business again today, what would you follow the same path you have or would you do things differently? (16:39) - Have you had to change Ann Summers to address the ESG agenda? (17:33) - What will Ann Summers look like in 30 years’ time and what would you like its legacy to be? (19:43) - You’ve blazed your own trail as a female business leader. Who has inspired you, whether in business or not? (22:10) - Do you have any business advice for our viewers? (24:13) - What is one fact about you that we can’t find online? (25:50) Be sure to subscribe to the Business Leader YouTube channel for more interviews with some of the world’s leading business figures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

16/02/2022

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27 min

The extraordinary stories behind why businesses succeed and fail