Brave Bold Brilliant

Jeannette Linfoot

Brave Bold Brilliant is where business leaders, entrepreneurs and their teams come to be inspired, challenged and equipped with the tools for growth and success. Here on Brave Bold Brilliant podcast, Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences in business and life, gaining first-hand insight into how they unleashed their potential to become Brave Bold Brilliant. From the boardroom tables of big international businesses to the exciting world of entrepreneurs it's all about stepping up to the next level while staying true to yourself.

  1. 1d ago

    How to Build a Brand Through Podcasting with James Burtt | Brave Bold Brilliant Podcast

    Podcast strategist, broadcast expert, and entrepreneur James Burtt sits down with Jeannette for a wide-ranging conversation on the true nature of branding, the evolution of content creation, and the power of personal authenticity.  From his early career as a Michael Bublé tribute act in Cyprus to launching over 190 podcasts for major brands and personal clients, James shares his personal journey and practical insights on building a brand that lasts.  He dives deep into shifting from an audio-only mindset to a multi-platform "show" mentality, leveraging AI without losing the essential human connection, and why finding your niche and standing still to gain clarity is the ultimate key to professional and personal success. You'll Learn Why: A successful brand is a promise your business must deliver on, representing what people say about you when you're not in the room rather than just your visual assets. Transitioning from audio-only podcasts to dynamic, video-integrated shows across multiple digital platforms fuels maximum audience growth and reach. Focusing deeply on a specific target audience establishes authority and commands higher value, whereas trying to serve everyone often leads to serving no one effectively. Pausing the constant hustle allows you to address core challenges, gain true intentionality, and align your decisions with what you truly want out of life. Whether you're a founder, CEO, small business owner, entrepreneur, startup leader or executive, these lessons will help you make smarter hiring decisions and build a stronger, more successful business. 🚀 Want to accelerate your business growth? Join Rise Academy today and gain access to expert business coaching, leadership training, proven growth frameworks, live coaching sessions, and practical strategies designed to help you build a thriving business. About Jeannette Linfoot ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 30 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development.  Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams. Podcast Description Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences in business and life, gaining first hand insight into how they unleashed their potential to become Brave Bold Brilliant. From the boardroom tables of big international businesses to the exciting world of entrepreneurs it's all about stepping up to the next level while staying true to yourself.

  2. 5d ago

    Bold vs. Reckless: How to Take High-Stakes Risks Without Playing Blind

    Jeannette looks at the critical difference between making bold leadership decisions and falling into reckless ones. She busts the myth that courage is just an innate personality trait, framing true boldness as a learnable skill built on solid data, self-awareness, and emotional calm.  Whether you are navigating massive strategic pivots or personal career moves, she shares a practical framework to help you move fast without losing control, assess risk responsibly, and lead with unwavering conviction. You'll Learn Why: Boldness is not a fixed personality trait, but a dynamic skill that any leader can learn, practice, and master over time. Moving fast in business doesn't mean moving blind, as true bold decision-making relies on using all available data rather than skipping your homework. High-stakes risk requires evaluating whether a choice is reversible and asking who is genuinely bearing the brunt of the outcome. Failure should be treated as neutral feedback rather than a personal identity, allowing you to build resilience and refine your decision-making process. Whether you're a founder, CEO, small business owner, entrepreneur, startup leader or executive, these lessons will help you make smarter hiring decisions and build a stronger, more successful business. 🚀 Want to accelerate your business growth? Join Rise Academy today and gain access to expert business coaching, leadership training, proven growth frameworks, live coaching sessions, and practical strategies designed to help you build a thriving business. About Jeannette Linfoot ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 30 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development.  Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams. Podcast Description Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences in business and life, gaining first hand insight into how they unleashed their potential to become Brave Bold Brilliant. From the boardroom tables of big international businesses to the exciting world of entrepreneurs it's all about stepping up to the next level while staying true to yourself.

  3. Jul 28

    From Homeworking Myths to a 44,000-Advisor Empire | Tricia Handley-Hughes, InteleTravel MD

    Jeannette sits down with Tricia Handley-Hughes, Managing Director of InteleTravel UK, Ireland, and UAE, to explore her four-decade career spanning retail, aviation, and home-working.  Tricia shares candid leadership lessons on the power of clear communication, the importance of personal branding for home-based entrepreneurs, and how to stay grounded when navigating public scrutiny and industry disruption. She also offers an insider look into InteleTravel’s hybrid, community-focused business model and explains why embracing new technology and fresh talent is essential for the future of travel. You'll Learn Why: Communication is the single most consistent foundation of effective leadership across every industry and role. Building a personal brand requires staying humble, accepting yourself, and grounding your pitch in key business values. Overcoming public scrutiny and industry pushback requires facing challenges head-on and letting your results do the talking. Adapting to changing work cultures—including the rise of side hustles and flexible, part-time models—is essential for long-term growth. Whether you're a founder, CEO, small business owner, entrepreneur, startup leader or executive, these lessons will help you make smarter hiring decisions and build a stronger, more successful business. 🚀 Want to accelerate your business growth? Join Rise Academy today and gain access to expert business coaching, leadership training, proven growth frameworks, live coaching sessions, and practical strategies designed to help you build a thriving business. About Jeannette Linfoot ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 30 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development.  Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams. Podcast Description Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences in business and life, gaining first hand insight into how they unleashed their potential to become Brave Bold Brilliant. From the boardroom tables of big international businesses to the exciting world of entrepreneurs it's all about stepping up to the next level while staying true to yourself.

  4. Jul 24

    Are You Flying Blind as a Leader?

    Jeannette explores why so many business leaders are unconsciously "flying blind"—making critical strategic decisions without a clear, objective picture of their business’s true health.  She breaks down how surface-level success can mask underlying problems, why team dynamics often hide uncomfortable realities, and how critical blind spots can quietly derail growth. She highlights the transformative value of an external, neutral diagnostic to help leaders confront the brutal facts, gain total clarity, and build an actionable plan to unlock their team's full potential. You'll Learn Why: High-level metrics and solid profit numbers can easily make leaders complacent, hiding operational flaws or aggressive competitive threats. A fear of repercussions or the pressure to deliver results often stops employees from sharing bad news or pointing out critical issues. Relying on outdated processes or overusing familiar strengths leaves leaders completely unaware of gaps that hinder progress. A third-party diagnostic helps you step back, benchmark objectively, and confront the brutal realities needed to execute a bold growth strategy. Whether you're a founder, CEO, small business owner, entrepreneur, startup leader or executive, these lessons will help you make smarter hiring decisions and build a stronger, more successful business. 🚀 Want to accelerate your business growth? Join Rise Academy today and gain access to expert business coaching, leadership training, proven growth frameworks, live coaching sessions, and practical strategies designed to help you build a thriving business. About Jeannette Linfoot ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 30 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development.  Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams. Podcast Description Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences in business and life, gaining first hand insight into how they unleashed their potential to become Brave Bold Brilliant. From the boardroom tables of big international businesses to the exciting world of entrepreneurs it's all about stepping up to the next level while staying true to yourself.

  5. Jul 21

    From Classical Percussionist to £20M Immersive Empire: Eddy Hackett's Bootstrapped Business Story | Brave Bold Brilliant

    Jeannette sits down with Eddy Hackett, co-founder and executive producer of the Lost Estate, who shares his fascinating journey from training as a classical percussionist to scaling a thriving, multi-million-pound immersive theatre business.  He dives deep into the realities of bootstrapping, the strategic value of looking for capital before you absolutely need it, and how an organisation can build a uniquely resonant brand by leading with its core, human centric identity. You'll Learn Why: A non-linear career shift can introduce creative squiggles that open unexpected and highly lucrative doors. Bootstrapping forces an organisation to adopt a lean, resource-aware mindset that naturally drives creativity. The optimal time to raise capital is when your business is at its strongest, rather than when cash is running low. Elevating your core brand promise is essential for building consumer trust in a highly volatile market. Whether you're a founder, CEO, small business owner, entrepreneur, startup leader or executive, these lessons will help you make smarter hiring decisions and build a stronger, more successful business. 🚀 Want to accelerate your business growth? Join Rise Academy today and gain access to expert business coaching, leadership training, proven growth frameworks, live coaching sessions, and practical strategies designed to help you build a thriving business. About Jeannette Linfoot ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 30 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development.  Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams. Podcast Description Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences in business and life, gaining first hand insight into how they unleashed their potential to become Brave Bold Brilliant. From the boardroom tables of big international businesses to the exciting world of entrepreneurs it's all about stepping up to the next level while staying true to yourself.

  6. Jul 17

    The Leadership Lessons You Were Never Taught

    What does it truly take to transition from a great manager to an impactful leader?  In this episode Jeannette shares key insights from her 30-plus years of business experience, spanning corporate CEO roles in global travel to managing her current business portfolio. She breaks down the foundational elements of leadership, explaining why technical excellence is rarely enough, how to build self-awareness using tools like psychometric profiling and 360 feedback, and the importance of lean energy management.  Whether you are leading a team for the first time or looking to sharpen your established leadership skills, this episode offers practical, fast-tracked wisdom to help you unlock your true potential. You'll Learn Why: Technical excellence can earn you a promotion, but it doesn't automatically equip you with the skills required to be a good leader. True leadership is always an "inside job" that relies heavily on deep self-awareness and understanding your personal blind spots. Having the courage to lean into uncomfortable, difficult conversations is a necessary responsibility of effective leadership. Making decisive choices under conditions of uncertainty and with incomplete information is vital to keep an organisation moving forward. Whether you're a founder, CEO, small business owner, entrepreneur, startup leader or executive, these lessons will help you make smarter hiring decisions and build a stronger, more successful business. 🚀 Want to accelerate your business growth? Join Rise Academy today and gain access to expert business coaching, leadership training, proven growth frameworks, live coaching sessions, and practical strategies designed to help you build a thriving business. About Jeannette Linfoot ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 30 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development.  Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams. Podcast Description Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences in business and life, gaining first hand insight into how they unleashed their potential to become Brave Bold Brilliant. From the boardroom tables of big international businesses to the exciting world of entrepreneurs it's all about stepping up to the next level while staying true to yourself.

  7. Jul 14

    How Adam Stott Built a Multi-Million Pound Business | Sales, Social Media & Scaling Success

    In this episode, self-made multi-millionaire, entrepreneur, and business coach Adam Stott sits down to share his remarkable journey from a lost teenager working menial jobs to the founder of an eight-figure education empire. Adam opens up about how discovering sales at age nineteen transformed his confidence and completely changed his life's trajectory. He dives deep into the harsh realities of starting his first business, the lessons learned from overcoming nearly half a million pounds in personal liabilities, and how a clinical approach to social media can unlock rapid business growth You'll Learn Why: Simplicity is the ultimate key to scalability: Discover why the most successful businesses focus on keeping their models simple and their processes highly repeatable. Your mood is often directly linked to your bank account: Learn the psychological toll of tight cash flow in the early stages of business and how to manage the pressure of looking fear in the face. Social media should be viewed as a cold, clinical distribution vehicle: Understand why treating social media as a business tool rather than an ego booster is essential for driving real leads and sales. Changing your momentum is only a few conversations away: Find out why getting into different environments and surrounding yourself with people doing bigger things is the fastest way to turn around a struggling business. Whether you're a founder, CEO, small business owner, entrepreneur, startup leader or executive, these lessons will help you make smarter hiring decisions and build a stronger, more successful business. 🚀 Want to accelerate your business growth? Join Rise Academy today and gain access to expert business coaching, leadership training, proven growth frameworks, live coaching sessions, and practical strategies designed to help you build a thriving business. About Jeannette Linfoot ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 30 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development.  Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams. Podcast Description Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences in business and life, gaining first hand insight into how they unleashed their potential to become Brave Bold Brilliant. From the boardroom tables of big international businesses to the exciting world of entrepreneurs it's all about stepping up to the next level while staying true to yourself.

  8. Jul 7

    How James Martin Built a £30M Business Empire After Leaving School at 14 | Entrepreneur Success Secrets

    In this powerful episode, serial entrepreneur and property mogul James Martin opens up about his fascinating life and business journey. From being kicked out of school at 14 due to severe dyslexia to running a national tree surgery business by age 18, James shares the real, unfiltered truths behind his incredible track record of building and selling million-pound enterprises.  Dive into an intense and vulnerable discussion that covers the dark side of severe learning difficulties, the emotional roller coaster of management buyouts, the stark realities of hard work versus smart work, and what it truly takes to develop standard-defining commercial intelligence. You'll Learn Why: A strong sense of gratitude acts as a professional superpower that grounds highly successful leaders and separates real high performers from the rest of the pack. Delegating early is the ultimate accelerator for scale, allowing you to step out of the trenches of your company and instead focus on overarching strategy and growth. The biggest business failures or dropped deals can be flipped into massive windfalls if you possess the resilience to calmly buy back and optimise your assets. A hard work ethic means absolutely nothing without a future-proof model, proper financial liquidity, and an open mind ready to seek expert advice. Whether you're a founder, CEO, small business owner, entrepreneur, startup leader or executive, these lessons will help you make smarter hiring decisions and build a stronger, more successful business. 🚀 Want to accelerate your business growth? Join Rise Academy today and gain access to expert business coaching, leadership training, proven growth frameworks, live coaching sessions, and practical strategies designed to help you build a thriving business. About Jeannette Linfoot ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 30 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development.  Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams. Podcast Description Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences in business and life, gaining first hand insight into how they unleashed their potential to become Brave Bold Brilliant. From the boardroom tables of big international businesses to the exciting world of entrepreneurs it's all about stepping up to the next level while staying true to yourself.

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Brave Bold Brilliant is where business leaders, entrepreneurs and their teams come to be inspired, challenged and equipped with the tools for growth and success. Here on Brave Bold Brilliant podcast, Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences in business and life, gaining first-hand insight into how they unleashed their potential to become Brave Bold Brilliant. From the boardroom tables of big international businesses to the exciting world of entrepreneurs it's all about stepping up to the next level while staying true to yourself.

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