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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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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

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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

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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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57:22

How to Make a Billion episode 2: Steve Hewitt on...

Business Leader ·

2025/07/17

In this new podcast series, Richard Harpin, who built Homeserve into a £4.1bn business, explores his nine steps to building a billion-pound business. In episode two, Richard speaks with Steve Hewitt, the former chief executive of Gymshark, about three of his steps. These steps are:-Bricks, clicks and paper-Hire your replacement-Go global with localsTo find out more about Richard’s nine steps and how to build a successful business you can buy the book How to Make a Billion in 9 Steps at Amazon

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26:31

The investor who wants to scale-up your business

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2025/07/15

The financial crisis nearly destroyed Britain's banks, but from the remnants of this chaos the Business Growth Fund was created. BGF, backed by the biggest UK banks, is now the most active investor in small and medium-sized businesses in the country. If the UK is to turn more promising businesses into large companies then BGF will be key. It has already invested £4.5bn into more than 600 businesses since it launched. So now what? Graham Ruddick meets Andy Gregory, the chief executive of BGF, to find

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46:42

How to Make a Billion in 9 Steps with Richard Harpin:...

Business Leader ·

2025/07/10

In this new podcast series, Richard Harpin, who built Homeserve into a £4.1bn business, explores his nine steps to building a billion-pound business. In episode one, Richard speaks with Touker Suleyman, the Dragons' Den star, about the first three of his steps. These steps are:-Copy and pivot-Get an investor-Get some coachmentTo find out more about Richard’s nine steps and how to build a successful business you can buy the book How to Make a Billion in 9 Steps at Amazon

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32:05

Sir John Hegarty: Why brands still matter in the...

Business Leader ·

2025/07/08

Sir John Hegarty is one of the most revered figures in the UK advertising industry.Starting out in ‘swinging Sixties’ London, he went on to be a founding partner of Saatchi & Saatchi in the 1970s and co-founder ofBartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) in the early 1980s. With BBH he masterminded adverts that became part of the national conversation,including the Levi's 501 jeans adverts with model Nick Kamen stripping in a launderette. He also helped to create the famous "Vorsprung durch Technik" campaigns

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26:39

How GoFundMe raises money and makes money

Business Leader ·

2025/07/03

GoFundMe is one of the world’s biggest crowdfunding platforms. It focuses on charitable donations and has generated over $30bn in funds since it launched in 2010. It is based in San Diego, California and has more than 800 employees. But it has been led by a Brit, Tim Cadogan, since 2020.Dougal Shaw speaks to Tim Cadogan in the latest episode of the Business Leader Podcast. Cadogan grew up and studied in the UK, before moving to California in order to pursue his dream career in tech. After two stints

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40:13

How Kenny Wilson grew Dr Martens

Business Leader ·

2025/07/01

Kenny Wilson speaks to Graham Ruddick about the story behind how Dr Martens, the famous footwear brand, trebled its annual revenues to £1 billion while he was chief executive. It is a story that begins with Kenny Wilson as a promising footballer at Aberdeen while Sir Alex Ferguson was manager, involves learning about brand and leadership at Levi's, and has some challenges along the way... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:11

Bookshelf: The best business books

Business Leader ·

2025/06/26

What are the business books you should be reading right now? What are the leading CEOs and founders reading? Josh Dornbrack, Graham Ruddick and Sarah Vizard get together to discuss what the business world is reading and what they would recommend to you. Plus, they do a blind-ranking of some all-time classics... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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31:22

Growth 500: The surprising stories behind Britain's...

Business Leader ·

2025/06/24

Who are the fastest-growing businesses in the UK and what are the stories behind them? Graham Ruddick, Sarah Vizard, Dougal Shaw and Robert Watts get together to discuss what Business Leader has founded by building the Growth 500, the most comprehensive guide ever to Britain's fastest-growing businesses Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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42:30

Victoria Price meets Imran Hakim

Business Leader ·

2025/06/19

Imran Hakim is a serial entrepreneur and has built Hakim Group into a collection of independent opticians across the UK. But he also found extraordinary success through Dragons Den and invented a toy that became one of the UK's most popular Christmas presents. In this episode of the Business Leader Podcast, Victoria Price speaks to Imran Hakim about building his business, Dragons Den and the challenge of being a parent and chief executive... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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37:48

Gtech: The window-fitter who became an inventor

Business Leader ·

2025/06/17

Nick Grey is the founder and owner of Gtech, which he has built into a multi-million-pound technology business. Gtech started out with vacuum cleaners, but has since expanded into power tools, hair dryers and much more. Grey is the inventor behind many of its original designs, initially working from his home in Worcestershire. He founded Gtech in 2001 having previously worked as a window-fitter on building sites and a lab technician at Vax.Dougal Shaw went to meet Nick Grey at Gtech Community

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43:51

Great British Billion-Pound Businesses

Business Leader ·

2025/06/12

Graham Ruddick and Sarah Vizard are joined by Rob Watts and James Whittaker, the head of UK wealth management and chief executive of Deutsche Bank UK, to discuss what it takes to build a billion-pound business in the UK. Who are the people who have done this? What are their stories? And what are the 56 businesses on Business Leader's list of Great British Billion-Pound Businesses? All this and more is covered in the latest episode of the Business Leader Podcast.This episode is sponsored by Deutsche

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26:57

Yotel: How to scale-up with small hotel rooms

Business Leader ·

2025/06/10

Dougal Shaw checks-in to a Yotel for a guided tour of the business with CEO Hubert Viriot. The brand is known for its compact, functional but stylish designs. It was started by British entrepreneur Simon Woodroffe, who also founded the Yo! Sushi food chain. Inspired by high-end, long-haul travel and the minimalism of Japanese hotels, he opened the first Yotel at Gatwick Airport in 2007. The idea was successful and expanded to other international airports. Hubert Viriot joined the business as CEO in

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