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Business Leader

Business Leader

Business Leader"s team of top journalists - Graham Ruddick, Sarah Vizard, Josh Dornbrack, Dougal Shaw and Lucy McPhee - look at stories of success and failure, provide masterclasses from world-leading experts and guide you through what matters in the business world Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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30:22

The 100-day blueprint for business turnarounds

Business Leader ·

2025/09/25

What would you do if your company had just 90 days to survive? That’s the reality turnaround expert Bill Canady has faced more than once. In this episode of the Business Leader Podcast, we speak with him to unpack the three drivers of business transformation: growth, fear and exit. Canady shows how focusing on profitability first, leveraging the Pareto 80/20 principle and taking tough but necessary decisions can set a business back on course.From restructuring teams to repricing products, his

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28:46

OakNorth and Rishi Khosla

Business Leader ·

2025/09/23

Rishi Khosla, the co-founder and chief executive of OakNorth, joins Graham Ruddick to tell the story of how OakNorth was built. Founded in 2015, OakNorth was valued at $2.8bn (£2.1bn) in its last funding round and is generating annual profits of more than £200m. Khosla and co-founder Joel Perlmanset-out to revolutionise banking for small and medium-sized businesses. Despite some ups and downs, they are doing just that... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:32

The secret to building a truly innovative culture

Business Leader ·

2025/09/18

Innovation isn’t reserved for tech giants. It’s the beating heart of any business that wants to grow and stay relevant. In this episode, we dive into what it takes to build a culture where innovation thrives. From uncovering hidden skills in your workforce to reshaping how teams collaborate, you’ll discover practical steps to spark new thinking.We speak with David Keene, the co-founder and CEO of tech firm Aurrigo, Nathan Thomas, Ricoh Europe’s director of innovation, Richard North, president at

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34:06

Coffee Nation, Costa Express and the UK's coffee...

Business Leader ·

2025/09/16

It was not until 1998 that Starbucks opened its first UK coffee shop. Around the same time, Martyn Dawes, who suspected that people wanted easier access to quality coffee, started putting Coffee Nation coffee machines into shops.Today, coffee shops are everywhere and Coffee Nation has become Costa Express, which is owned by Coca-Cola after a blockbuster £3.9bn takeover. In this episode of the Business Leader Podcast, Martyn Dawes, the founder of Coffee Nation, explains how a trip to the US inspired

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21:26

What AI can really do for your business today

Business Leader ·

2025/09/11

AI has been called the biggest business shift since the internet but what does that actually mean for your business? In this episode, Matt Weaver of OpenAI explains how businesses can move beyond experiments and embed AI into daily operations. He reveals why literacy, executive sponsorship and experimentation are the three critical levers leaders must pull.You’ll also hear how Virgin Atlantic is using AI to extend its trademark personal service and why the real win isn’t about replacing jobs but

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30:20

The British CEO behind WD-40

Business Leader ·

2025/09/09

WD-40 is one of the world's best-known brands. You probably keep a can somewhere in your house for unjamming locks and stopping squeaks. The company was founded in San Diego, California in the 1950s and the secret formula used in WD-40 was devised by a team working on missile maintenance in the aerospace industry. Today the company is worth around $3 billion and listed on the stock market in the US. But it is run by a Brit, Steve Brass, who speaks to Dougal Shaw about the story behind the company,

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25:44

The real power of emotional intelligence in business

Business Leader ·

2025/09/04

In today’s competitive business landscape, technical skills and strategy are no longer enough to lead effectively. Emotional intelligence, the ability to understand yourself, manage your emotions, and connect with others, is increasingly becoming the defining trait of successful leaders. In this episode, we speak to Amy Jacobson, who has written a book titled The Emotional Intelligence Advantage: Mastering Change and Difficult Conversations. We explore her five-pillar framework for building

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29:07

Vue cinemas and Tim Richards

Business Leader ·

2025/09/02

Tim Richards tells the story of how he founded Vue International and built it into one of the biggest cinema chains in the world...Hosted by Graham RuddickProduced by Anouszka Tate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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39:03

CLASSIC EPISODE: Wizz Air

Business Leader ·

2025/08/26

This is one of the busiest weeks of the year for travelling as people enjoy their summer holidays. Many of you will have travelled on Wizz Air, one of the biggest airlines in Europe and a business that has emerged as a new low-cost rival to Ryanair and EasyJet in recent years. In this classic episode of the Business Leader Podcast, Graham Ruddick speaks to Jozsef Varadi, the founder and chief executive of Wizz Air, about what it takes to build an airline. This episode was originally released in

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38:29

The Turnaround episode 5 - Success, succession and...

Business Leader ·

2025/08/20

In the finale of series 1, we look at Chiefs' attempt to achieve their goal by winning the double, when to take tough personnel decisions and break down the full anatomy of the turnaround. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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58:49

CLASSIC EPISODE: Castore

Business Leader ·

2025/08/19

The start of the new football season is here, which means lots of new football kits, including many made by Castore, the UK's answer to Nike and Adidas. In this classic episode of the Business Leader Podcast from early 2024, Graham Ruddick sits down with Castore co-founder and chief executive Tom Beahon to hear the story of how he and his brother Phil have built a new sportswear giant...Business Leader is sharing classic episodes throughout August in response to demand from our fantastic audience

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37:34

The Turnaround episode 4 - How culture can beat...

Business Leader ·

2025/08/13

What happens after you reach the top?In the fourth instalment of our five-part series, Exeter Chiefs claim their first Premiership title but then face a new challenge: staying there.We explore how a solid culture can negate complacency, how focusing on what they could control got Chiefs through a major scandal and the Covid lockdown and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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34:00

CLASSIC EPISODE: Gordon Sanghera and Oxford Nanopore

Business Leader ·

2025/08/12

Gordon Sanghera, the co-founder and chief executive of Oxford Nanopore Technologies, has announced he will step down as boss after more than 20 years of building the business into a £2bn unicorn at the forefront of science and technology.In this classic episode of the Business Leader Podcast from early 2023 (back when it was called Business Studies!) Graham Ruddick speaks to Gordon Sanghera about the story behind Oxford Nanopore...Business Leader is sharing classic episodes throughout August in

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35:19

The Turnaround episode 3 - The final they had to lose

Business Leader ·

2025/08/06

What do you do when you've come so close, only to fall short again and again?In this third episode of our five-part series, we dive into Exeter Chiefs’ toughest year, which included four major heartbreaks in 14 months, a painful Premiership final loss and a crisis of confidence.We find out about the behind-the-scenes team meeting that changed everything. It’s a raw and inspiring look at resilience, accountability and the power of emotional reset. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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33:45

CLASSIC EPISODE: Monzo

Business Leader ·

2025/08/05

You asked, we delivered. Our fantastic Business Leader audience is growing fast and you have been asking us to share our favourite episodes from the back catalogue. So throughout August we will be doing just that and re-publishing some of our best founder and scale-up stories.This episode on Monzo is a classic scale-up story. How do you turn a popular consumer brand into a business that actually makes money? Graham Ruddick met TS Anil, the chief executive of Monzo to find out. Under his watch, Monzo

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56:54

How to Make a Billion episode 4: Simon Sinek

Business Leader ·

2025/07/31

Simon Sinek, the best-selling author of Start With Why and Leaders Eat Last, joins Richard Harpin and Graham Ruddick to discuss how to build a successful business.To listen to previous episodes of How to Make a Billion and get updates when new episodes go live, subscribe to the series via the links below:Apple:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-to-make-a-billion-in-9-steps-with-richard-harpin/id1825363917Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/5aPBAfRKnqW8A2kN44X37w In this show, Richard

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36:41

The Turnaround episode 2 - The night everything changed

Business Leader ·

2025/07/30

This is the second episode of our five-part series, where we revisit the night Exeter Chiefs rewrote their destiny. From underdog mentality to promotion glory, hear how grit, resilience and leadership took this Devon side into the Premiership for the first time. Discover how strategy, culture and character won out over money and reputation, and what business leaders can learn from one of sport’s most unlikely success stories.In this episode, we look at the galvanising effect of being counted out,

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36:27

Nike

Business Leader ·

2025/07/29

Nike historian Scott Reames joins Graham Ruddick to discuss the story of how the world's biggest sports brand was built. They discuss:-The origins of the Nike name and swoosh logo-What Phil Knight was like as a founder and chief executive-How challenges in the 1980s lay the foundations for Nike to go from good to great-The other key people who helped build Nike, such as Rob Strasser-What the film Air gets right and wrong about the story of how Nike signed Michael Jordan in 1984-Why Nike has faced

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31:19

Introducing... The Turnaround

Business Leader ·

2025/07/23

What does it take to turn around an organisation? Take it from struggling to thriving? Rock bottom to the top? The Turnaround will tell the stories of the organisations and people who have done just this.In series one, we look to the world of sport and the remarkable story of how a small rugby team in Devon went from amateurs to English and European champions. That team is Exeter Chiefs.You will hear from the management, coaches, players and those who were watching it as it happened. You will hear

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22:43

The CEO burn-out clinic

Business Leader ·

2025/07/22

What causes CEO burn-out? What can be done to avoid it? And how do you help CEOs who have burned out? Welcome to the Paracelsus Recovery clinic, which has been treating CEOs in Zurich since 2013. Patients are assigned therapists who live with them during their stay and are on-call 24/7. A team of 15 people, including psychiatrists, nurses, nutritionists and personal chefs, are responsible for each client. Clients may stay for up to two months at a time and get VIP treatment that costs around £85,000

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