Evolve to Succeed

Jo Barry - Empathetic leadership

May 08, 2023 05:30 - 38 minutes - 32.5 MB

Jo Barry is managing director at Platinum Care Solutions Group, which has been providing care solutions in Hampshire for over 20 years. Alongside its sister companies—Acre Care and Safe Harbour—Platinum Care is the largest, independent, care group on the south coast, as well as being award-winning.

Nida Leard – Upgrade yourself from version 5.0 to 6.0

May 01, 2023 05:30 - 39 minutes - 36 MB

Nida Leard is the founder of Nida Leard Consulting, where she advises world-class experts to become what she terms ‘legendary market outliers’. She is also the author ‘One to Millions Entrepreneur’, host of the Nida Leard Podcast, and a former Fortune 500 executive with more than two decades experience in business, psychology and personal development.

Gerard McSharry – Boyhood ambitions, skydiving and making flooring interesting

April 24, 2023 05:30 - 50 minutes - 43.6 MB

Gerard McSharry is the owner and director of Higherground, a flooring company that’s been in business since 1990. Remarkably, Gerard has wanted to be a business owner since the age of eight and is therefore an entrepreneur through and through. Being at the helm of your own business certainly comes with its ups and downs, and over time Gerard has seen quite a few. Recessions, wars, a banking crisis and the pandemic—Gerard has successfully navigated through them all and has some amazing wisdom...

Helen Stacey – Losing, winning, being kind and having fun

April 17, 2023 05:30 - 51 minutes - 45 MB

Helen Stacey is the managing director and owner of Aspire—a boutique recruitment agency based in Dorset. She has over thirty years of experience in the sector and set up Aspire to stand out from the crowd and align with her values. Her career includes building what was, at the time, the largest independently owned recruitment agency in the South, growing it from nothing in 1999 to a turnover of £13-million, with five offices and 70 staff at its peak.

Adam Walker – Early entrepreneurship, regeneration and creating co-working spaces with community

April 10, 2023 05:30 - 54 minutes - 50.9 MB

Adam Walker has been the owner of Adam Walker Property Company since 2001, Director of the real estate consultancy Re:curate and most recently the co-founder of Foundry – co-working spaces aimed at empowering local businesses. Adam is a natural entrepreneur, having co-founded a highly-successful coin operated and gaming machine supply company with his uncle aged just 19. Following that, Adam turned his eye to property development and has remained in the game ever since.

Carly Jermyn – Conflict resolution, progressive leadership and female empowerment

April 03, 2023 05:30 - 43 minutes - 39.3 MB

Carly Jermyn is the CEO and Property Litigation Solicitor at Woodstock Legal Services. One of her specialities is dispute resolution, and this episode includes her opinions and advice on the topic, not just as it applies to property disputes but in a broader context as well. Amongst other things, there are also discussions around female empowerment, progressive leadership and the role that AI and the metaverse will play in the future of the legal sector.

Sammi Adhami – The power of accountability, workplace wellbeing and competing with Apple

March 27, 2023 05:30 - 47 minutes - 39.7 MB

Sammi Adhami is co-founder and COO at Fiit, the UK’s number one fitness app. From the inception, Sammi and Fitt’s mission was to make exercise a habit for everybody. Backed by the insight of fitness experts, data scientists, engineers and DJs, the app gives its members a highly-motivating, efficient and addictive workout experience, and access to a community that helps you level up and keep those good habits going.

Oscar Brooks – Entrepreneurial lineage, no-code and the importance of fun

March 20, 2023 05:30 - 48 minutes - 46.8 MB

Oscar Brooks is the co-founder of V88 Apps, a premium no-code agency which currently has over 60 clients in nine countries. This is a particularly impressive stat, considering that V88 is barely three years old and was started at the height of the pandemic. Topics on the agenda include finding out how Oscar went from biochemistry graduate to entrepreneur, what no-code is and how it’s going to evolve over the next few years, and what the rapid advancement of AI means for all of us in both bus...

Matt Hammond – Software, company culture and the future of AI

March 13, 2023 05:30 - 46 minutes - 38.5 MB

Matt Hammond is the founder and CEO of Talk Think Do, a software development company that strives to solve complex business problems with cloud applications. As well as his informed insights into the future of tech, including AI and the metaverse, Matt reveals how he fell into the world of computing almost by accident, looks back on a career that includes time spent in Formula 1, discusses how he’s addressed the challenge of maintaining company culture amid rapid growth, and explains why his...

James Appleby – Love and butterflies

March 06, 2023 05:30 - 44 minutes - 42 MB

James Appleby is Group Sales Director at the logistics companies DG International and Pro Carrier. His understanding of human motivation, behavioural styles and peak performance states has seen him work at the highest levels in a number of sectors, including professional services, politics and football. He discusses topics from leadership, emotional intelligence and aligning your vision and values with those of your team, to changing organisational culture, dealing with rapid growth, quiet q...

Damien Roux & Christopher Bradley - The future of gamification

February 27, 2023 05:30 - 45 minutes - 45.4 MB

Damien Roux, CEO of Drimify, and Christopher Bradley, Drimify's content creator, discuss the present and future of gamification, and how a business can use it to enhance both its marketing and human resources.

Tom Crosshill - Successful passive investing

February 20, 2023 05:30 - 45 minutes - 43.4 MB

Tom Crosshill is an investment trainer and entrepreneur who spent many years on Wall Street. As well as demystifying a lot of investment jargon, Tom talks about passive investing and how to select the right stocks, explains the difference between ETFs and Index Funds, lists a few things to avoid, including trying to predict the markets, and discusses how to prepare yourself emotionally for investing. Sign up for Tom's free 'ETFs Made Easy' webinar here.

Buying and selling a business - A personal perspective

February 13, 2023 05:30 - 48 minutes - 47.1 MB

For any business owner, the idea of selling your business can seem like a daunting one. How do you know it’s the right decision? What is the process like? And what happens after the acquisition? Warren Munson joins host Emma Sheppard and fellow guests, Jeremy Fearnley—Azets Group Head of Mergers and Acquisitions, and Jo Barry—Managing Director of Platinum Care Solutions Group—to discuss all things mergers and acquisitions.

Toby Gutteridge – Embracing life beyond paralysis

February 06, 2023 05:30 - 1 hour - 62.6 MB

In 2009, Toby Gutteridge was paralysed from the neck down after being shot while on duty with the Special Boat Service in Afghanistan. He recently released a book—‘Never Will I Die’—that recounts a difficult childhood in South Africa, his trajectory into the Special Forces and Special Boat Service and, of course, his miraculous survival and the subsequent fallout of such a profoundly life-changing incident. His remarkable story is a reminder of the determination of the human spirit, and your...

Christie Garcia – The three egos, honesty and the path to self-discovery

January 30, 2023 05:30 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MB

Christie Garcia is a California-based leadership coach, speaker, facilitator and founder of the Mindful Choice Leadership Academy. Christie has worked with a number of prominent organisations, including AirBnb and Twitter, and one of her specialities is helping leaders manage their ego. She talks about the role ego plays in our approach to leadership, and what measures we can take to contain it and make sure we’re utilising it in a way that makes us better and more empathetic leaders.

Good, Bad, Mad - 2023

January 23, 2023 05:30 - 58 minutes - 52.5 MB

A panel discussion with Mark Cribb (founder of Urban Guild), Alex Skan (co-founder of Void Acoustics) and Martin Smith (co-founder of Talent Drive) on the challenges and opportunities facing their sectors, and business in general, in 2023.

Ismael Dainehine - Forging an authentic entrepreneurial path

January 16, 2023 05:30 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MB

Ismael Dainehine is the founder of GiveMatch, a match-funding platform, driven by energy of social media, on which people can double their donations, thereby making the same impact at half the cost. In 2022 it raised over £10-million of charitable donations and Ismael has great plans for its expansion into other countries. He also reveals how some signficant early experiences defined his path towards entrepreneurialism, and talks with great depth about finding his true values, his introversi...

Julie Noonan - Change, generational values, reverse mentoring and legacy

January 09, 2023 05:30 - 33 minutes - 32.4 MB

Julie Noonan is an experienced executive coach and change management strategist, and founder and CEO of Julie Noonan Consulting. As well as change management, Julie gives valuable perspectives on her other areas of expertise, including the approaches to work and values from the different generations, reverse mentoring and the meaning of legacy.

2022 Top 10 - Part 2

January 02, 2023 05:30 - 52 minutes - 49.3 MB

Host Warren Munson counts down the ten most popular podcasts from 2022. This episode features Dave Chedgy, Richard North, Chris Croft, Bernie Shrosbree and Justin Hedges OBE.

2022 Top 10 - Part 1

December 26, 2022 05:30 - 49 minutes - 47.2 MB

Host Warren Munson counts down the ten most popular podcasts from 2022. This episode features Jo Colman, Ben Ashton, Ty Temel, Darren Mooney and Chloe Adams.

Martina Olbert – “Not consumers but humans.”

December 19, 2022 05:30 - 37 minutes - 31.8 MB

Doctor Martina Olbert is the founder and CEO of Meaning.Global, which advises many of the world’s most influential brands and organisations on how to create more meaning and align their businesses with humanity for a better shared future. Martina is known as ‘The Meaning Expert’ and is recognised by Forbes as the “global authority on brand meaning."

Jennifer Geary – How to be a COO & CRO

December 12, 2022 05:30 - 40 minutes - 39.1 MB

Jennifer Geary is the author of 'How to be a Chief Risk Officer’ and ‘How to be a Chief Operating Officer’. She has poured all the wisdom and experience gained from 25 years of working across several sectors into these books, and talks with great insight and eloquence on the key responsibilities and challenges of the roles.

Simon Bocca – “The power of business is enormous.”

December 05, 2022 05:30 - 35 minutes - 34.1 MB

Simon Bocca is the founder and CEO of PayCaptain, a cloud-based payroll system which Simon hopes will transform the payroll experience for companies and employees. Simon’s aim is to improve the financial wellbeing of employees, and he is constantly looking at new technological advances that can improve both the customer and employee payroll experience. Also discussed are Simon’s experience of launching PayCaptain in the middle of the pandemic, maintaining the entrepreneurial approach amid ra...

Gregory Cooke – “I believe in impact over money.”

November 28, 2022 05:30 - 47 minutes - 46.8 MB

Gregory Cooke is CEO of Constant Close, a sales agency that removes the need for sales calls and therefore streamlines your sales process. His entrepreneurial journey began when he started selling memory cards from eBay while still at school. Much of Gregory’s ambition, drive and resilience was born out of his struggles with dyslexia, PTSD and mental health issues. He also talks about his plans for Friday Founders Foundation—a network of mental health support for entrepreneurs.

Beverley Densham – “My job is to empower and motivate people.”

November 21, 2022 05:30 - 47 minutes - 42.4 MB

Beverley Densham has been a mindfulness Pilates coach for over 25 years, and was one of the first practitioners in the UK. Her story is an intricate and, at times, harrowing one—two near death experiences, domestic abuse and the collapse of her first, six-figure business—but these challenges have formed who she is today. Now she is driven to embrace the insight and wisdom gained from these episodes to inspire others to work towards better and more peaceful selves.

Emma Worrollo – “Play is at the heart of everything I do.”

November 14, 2022 05:30 - 39 minutes - 36 MB

Emma Worrollo is the founder of Playful Den, a company which helps teams, brands, kids and individuals embrace the power of play. She talks about topics from the importance of looking at the world with child-like wonder, the dangers of being too focused on productivity and how the concept of professionalism can suppress your authentic self as well as your creative thinking, to the role of play within leadership, our different play styles and what her work as Lego Serious Play facilitator ent...

Carla Winsey – “We never want to stand still.”

November 07, 2022 10:05 - 46 minutes - 37.3 MB

Carla Winsey owns and runs Silchester Farm with her husband Al. The couple bought the farm in 2018 and have transformed it into a beautiful events venue and guesthouse. Both Carla and Al come from a background in IT, so it's been an interesting transition. Carla talks about this journey, the farm's sustainability measures, as well what it's like to base your business and family life on the same piece of land.

Cat Philp - "Go with your intuition."

October 31, 2022 05:30 - 47 minutes - 41.8 MB

Cat Philp is the CEO and founder of Pivot, a personal branding and social media agency. She was recently awarded Midlands Young Entrepreneur of the Year, and her passion for entrepreneurialism has also led her to found Young Accelerators, a community and e-learning platform designed to give young people the tools and resources to drive their careers forward.

Debbie Cohen – The future of work

October 24, 2022 05:30 - 47 minutes - 41 MB

Debbie Cohen is the founder and owner of Streetwise HR. She talks about the experience of starting Streetwise in 2012, and how it changed her. She also gives her expert insight into a number of subjects that are at the heart of any business owner right now, including the future of work, company values, staff retention, escalating costs and salaries, and so much more.

Rachel Pendered – “Entrepreneurship needs a re-brand.”

October 17, 2022 05:30 - 48 minutes - 45.5 MB

Rachel Pendered is co-founder and managing director of Media Zoo, an award-winning creative communications agency. Amongst other things, she talks about her former career with the BBC, pursuing personal and professional purpose, the future of PR and how she nurtures young talent through her 'Zooniversity'.

Jo Colman – “Our family values are rooted in love.”

October 10, 2022 05:30 - 43 minutes - 41.1 MB

Jo Colman is head of sales and marketing at Summerdown, the Hampshire farm that has been growing and harvesting its signature Black Mitcham mint for almost three decades. Jo—who is part of the Colman's Mustard family—discusses topics from sustainability and family values, to his love of poetry and 50 year plan for the farm and the business.

Arabella Lewis-Smith – “An EOT means collective power.”

September 26, 2022 05:30 - 40 minutes - 36.1 MB

Arabella Lewis-Smith is founder and MD at award-winning digital agency Salad Creative. She recently made the decision to turn the company into an employee owned business or EOT. Arabella talks about why she made this decision, what the process involves and how its affected both Salad Creative as a company, and her own role as MD.

Sarah Turner - Optimising your biology

September 19, 2022 05:30 - 43 minutes - 38.3 MB

Sarah Turner is co-founder of health tech company CeraThrive, as well as host of the Rebel Scientist podcast. She has a science research background with a particular interest in the application of light in biology, including photo-biomodulation, circadian biology, chronobiology, lifestyle modification and biohacking. She is also curious about in the role of physics in relation to biology and is currently exploring the fields of quantum biology, photomedicine and consciousness studies.

Justin Hedges – “Be good to people, for they will be good to you.”

September 12, 2022 05:30 - 40 minutes - 36.1 MB

Justin Hedges OBE is the founding partner and executive chairman of Prevail Partners, an intelligence, strategic advisory and risk management company. Justin was also one of the youngest Royal Marines ever; he retired from the Royal Marines and Specialist Military Units in 2018, and was awarded his OBE for outstanding leadership in operations. His deep insights in the formulation of strategies and operational plans, drawn from top roles in the UK’s National Security Architecture, give him ...

Morag Ofili – “We’re talking about a real mindset shift.”

August 22, 2022 05:30 - 40 minutes - 33.9 MB

Morag Ofili is the founder of Kiltered, a diversity and inclusion company that helps start-ups and SMEs promote better diversity and inclusion policies and increase business performance. Included in the episode are discussions around the effects the great resignation has had on driving diversity and inclusion, the vulnerability of stepping out of your familiar profession into entrepreneurialism, and the significant influence Gen Z has had on igniting real and sustained change.

Sam de Reya – “It’s about doing what’s right.”

August 15, 2022 05:30 - 46 minutes - 40.5 MB

Sam de Reya, Deputy Chief Constable for Dorset Police, talks about the pleasures and pressures of leadership in law enforcement. Also addressed are topics around self-development, public responsibilities, how Covid affected crime, and her time at the FBI National Academy. And, we had to ask—how do police dramas on TV compare to the real thing?

Rosie Radwell – “Accept the cards you’ve been dealt and get on with it.”

August 08, 2022 05:30 - 42 minutes - 36.9 MB

Rosie Radwell recently marked her 20th year as MD at the Marsham Court Hotel in Bournemouth. During that time, both the hotel and Rosie herself have won multiple awards, and Marsham Court continues to be a flagship venue on the south coast. Rosie's family have been hoteliers in Bournemouth for 70 years, and she talks about the impact this has had on her, and about the pleasures and pressures of continuing that proud family legacy. Also covered are the importance of building loyalty with ...

Ben Morton – “I had to ask two soldiers to risk their lives for me.”

August 01, 2022 05:30 - 44 minutes - 43.6 MB

Ben Morton is a former British Army captain who served two tours in Iraq and now works as a leadership mentor and performance coach. Following his time in the army, Ben entered the corporate world and soon realised that a lot of the leadership training he witnessed was heavily focused on using tools and models in what he terms a ‘leadership by numbers’ approach. Perturbed by this lack of authenticity and individuality, Ben left the corporate world to transfer the leadership principles he l...

Richard North - “I heard the paramedic say I only had a few seconds left.”

July 25, 2022 05:30 - 50 minutes - 47.1 MB

Richard North is the co-founder and CEO of Wow! Stuff, whose innovative tech-toys are sold in major retailers around the world, from Hamleys in London to Walmart in the US. In 2001, Richard had a car accident that saw him counting from ten to zero and back again just to stay alive. It was a moment that naturally changed Richard’s life profoundly. Part of this episode focuses on how he overcame his injuries and the lessons he learned from the experience, while we also hear about the joys a...

Matt Desmier - "My enthusiasm is on steroids."

July 18, 2022 05:30 - 48 minutes - 43.3 MB

Matt Desmier—currently business engagement and knowledge exchange manager for the faculty of media and communication at Bournemouth University—is renowned for his special blend of creativity and business acumen. He was instrumental in establishing one of the UK’s leading creative and digital economies in Bournemouth, and his time at the incubator Enterprise Pavilion saw an astonishing 75 businesses launched within five years, with those businesses experiencing a 95% survival rate.

Dave Chedgy – “The ballsiest thing I’ve ever done is walk away.”

July 11, 2022 13:40 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MB

Dave Chedgy went from Premiership rugby player, to 24 years as a high-paced City trader and then co-founder of Dynamic Health—a boutique personal training studio in Lilliput, which he runs with his wife Natasha. Dave and Natasha have also founded The Escape Plan—a platform for better financial and physical freedom.

Sandra Palmer-Snellin – “Responsibility is a huge word in my vocabulary.”

July 04, 2022 05:30 - 48 minutes - 44 MB

Sandra Palmer-Snellin is director at Farmer Palmers—a fun park based in Poole—and Staglers, an eco-friendly dog chew. Both of these businesses are family owned and run. Sandra talks about managing the dynamics in a family business, what some of the joys, challenges and unique pressures are, and the inheritance of work ethic.

Dean Skivington - "Don't be afraid to step into fear."

June 27, 2022 05:30 - 46 minutes - 43 MB

Following complications after a back injury in 2007, Dean Skivington fell into a cycle of addiction and mental health problems that nearly cost him his life. Then he discovered cold therapy and cold showers, and believes this saved him.

Lysette Offley - "There is genius in all of us."

June 20, 2022 05:30 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MB

Lysette Offley, speaker, author and founder of The Genius Principles and Genius Material, discusses the use of neurolinguistic programming, cognitive behavioural therapy, and both positive and evolutionary psychology, to guide you towards realising your full potential.

Chris O’Connell – “I went from a multi-millionaire to nothing.”

June 13, 2022 05:30 - 33 minutes - 32 MB

Leadership coach and NDE Chris O'Connell charts his compelling journey of building a £25-million recruitment business to losing it all and trying to commit suicide several times. He now uses what he learned from that turbulent period to teach others how to be better leaders, professionals and human beings.

Darren Mooney - "I would do it all again."

June 06, 2022 05:30 - 47 minutes - 42.9 MB

Darren Mooney, Creative Director and Founder at design agency Studio Global, speaks with honesty, humour and candour about his entrepreneurial journey, which started aged 22. From having to make the decision to NOT become a professional footballer, to the influence of his father and uncle, to adapting to disruption, and dealing with professional and personal fallout, this is an episode not to be missed.

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