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Business Leader

Business Leader

Business Leader"s team of top journalists - 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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44:05

Beyond the Game: Francesca Brown on leadership, sport...

Business Leader ·

2025/10/23

Francesca Brown is the award-winning founder of Goals4Girls and a champion of female youth development. She has turned her love of football into a transformative programme that empowers girls aged 11-16 in marginalised communities, boosting their confidence, leadership skills and educational outcomes. Josh Dornbrack and Lucy McPhee dive into her journey from aspiring athlete to social impact pioneer, her vision for sustainable development pathways and the unique role sport plays in unlocking

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48:29

British Land: Making big strategic calls

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2025/10/21

How do you make the big strategic decisions that will define the future of your business? How do you gather the information to make that decision? Simon Carter, chief executive of British Land, one of the biggest property companies in the UK, bet on offices when many said that office-working was dead. Graham Ruddick speaks to Simon Carter about making that contrarian decision, running a FTSE company and the future of shopping, with British Land owning retail parks across the country as part of its

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57:15

John Amaechi: It’s not magic, it’s leadership

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2025/10/16

John Amaechi is an organisational psychologist, best-selling author and a professor of leadership at the University of Exeter Business School. He is quick to dismantle the myth that great leaders are “born, not made.” In this candid conversation, he reveals that the skills which make leaders exceptional, from emotional literacy to effective storytelling, aren’t magic tricks. They’re basic, learnable tools that anyone can master with intention and practice.Amaechi shares how leaders often hide behind

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55:13

Saul Klein: The top investor in promising businesses

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2025/10/14

The biggest investor in promising businesses in Europe is Saul Klein's venture capital firm, according to new research from Dealroom. He is the name behind many of Britain's fastest-growing tech businesses. So what does he look for in a business? How can UK businesses take on the US tech giants? And what did he learn from being co-founder of LoveFilm, the UK answer to Netflix? Graham Ruddick went to his offices in London to find out... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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24:06

Plusnet boss Joanna Carman on modern leadership

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2025/10/09

Joanna Carman leads the Plusnet broadband brand, which is owned by BT, and also serves as its chief marketing officer. She joined BT in 2019 and took up the Plusnet role two years later while still in her mid-thirties.Dougal Shaw caught up with Joanna Carman at BT's London HQ to learn about forging a leadership style that appeals to Gen Z... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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30:00

PocDoc: A son's quest to tackle heart disease with tech

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2025/10/07

Steve Roest experienced a traumatic event 25 years ago that changed his life. When he was 14 his father collapsed in a restaurant, crashing through a table, due to an undiagnosed heart condition. He survived but was left with long-term health issues.Steve Roest wants to prevent other families from experiencing a similar episode. He co-founded PocDoc with his wife in 2019. It makes at-home digital diagnostic kits so people can do health tests for chronic conditions like heart disease. The company can

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19:19

Hilton Hotels

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2025/10/02

How do you build one of the biggest hotel brands in the world? Simon Vincent is president of Hilton hotels in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Heis responsible foraround 1,000 hotels.Vincent joined Hilton in 2007 and looks after more than85,000 employees, 18,000 of whom are based in the UK.In this episode, Simon Vincent takes Dougal Shaw on a personal tour of the Park Lane Hilton, speaking to him in the luxury penthouse suite that has welcomed rock star Jon Bon Jovi and many others. Hilton reveals

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45:16

How Thierry Garnier turned around Kingfisher, owner...

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2025/09/30

B&Q and Screwfix are two of the biggest retail brands in the UK, but when Thierry Garnier arrived as chief executive of Kingfisher, the owner of the chains, it was a business under pressure. Thierry Garnier has got Kingfisher firing and is pioneering new ways to shop, including online deliveries within 30 minutes. Much of what he has learned about retail and leadership comes from China, where he spent eight years as the boss of Carrefour's business there. China may offer a glimpse of the future,

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30:22

The 100-day blueprint for business turnarounds

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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

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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

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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...

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

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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

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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...

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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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