The NXTGEN Show Benjamin Brain

Welcome to the NXTGEN SHOW, my name is Benjamin Brain – performance and leadership coach to next generation leaders in family businesses - and it’s my mission to share with you the stories, experiences and lessons learned of other accomplished next generation leaders from across the UK.On today’s show, I was joined by Gavin Howarth of Howarths.Howarths, a successful HR and Employment law firm in West Yorkshire, was launched by Gavin’s parents back in 2003, after his father retired from a succ...

Welcome to the NXTGEN show, my name is Benjamin Brain, Performance & Leadership coach, and it’s my mission to share with you the stories and experiences of accomplished, "next generation" leaders in family run businesses from across the UK.In this episode, and in a first for the show, I was joined by father and son duo, Adam and Kevin Pritchard of Linford Grey Associates in Coalville, Leicestershire.Adam, the Founder and Managing Director of Linford Grey Associates, began his career in th...

Welcome to The NXTGEN Show. My name is Benjamin Brain and it’s my mission to share with you the stories, experiences and insights of accomplished "next generation" leaders in family businesses from across the UK.On today’s episode I was joined by Ben Wilson, Managing Director of MPM - an award-winning, Leeds based manufacturer and supplier of composite and fiberglass tooling and products.The business was launched by Ben’s dad back in 1978. He retired in 2010 when, alongside his two brothers, ...

Welcome to The NXTGEN Show, where it's usually my mission to share the stories and experiences of next generation leaders in family run businesses from around the world.This week’s episode of The NXTGEN Show is a slightly different format to the usual.For regular listeners, you’ll know that this show is all about great conversations with the next generation leaders of family businesses – and that’s going to continue. I’ve got some AMAZING guests lined up ready to share their own story, insigh...

Welcome to the NXTGEN show where it’s my mission to share the stories of next-generation, business owners, CEOs and leaders from family run businesses of all shapes and sizes around the world.In this episode of the NXTGEN show I get to pick the brains of Chris Black.Chris is the managing Director of Sound Leisure who hand-make the most incredible 60’s and 70’s style jukeboxes that you’ve ever seen and they’re on of only two businesses on the planet that make them.Chris’ father, Alan, first la...

Welcome to the NXTGEN show where it’s my mission to share the stories of next-generation, business owners, CEOs and leaders from family run businesses of all shapes and sizes around the world.In today’s episode, I was joined by Chloe Wright.Chloe started out by almost reluctantly helping out in a number of the family businesses after she finished up at university whilst she figured out her own direction.She ended up sticking around and since then has gone on to launch a number of her own busi...