A conversation with Neil McLoughlin, Director at Buckswood Overseas Summer School (BOSS) and ADHD Coach.

In our conversation Neil offers valuable insights into:

• Putting people before process.

• Bringing energy and honesty together.

• Understanding difference.

A conversation with Omar Abouseif, a former professional basketball player and now Global Associate Sector Manager at Shell.

In our conversation Omar offers valuable insights into:

• Leading with purpose in business and in life.

• Knowing and being yourself.

• Engaging with and in others to deliver great performance.

• The importance of paying attention to the soft skills.

A conversation with Victoria Rennoldson, a coach, speaker and author specialising in global leadership, communication and cultural intelligence.

In our conversation Victoria offers valuable insights into:

• How we need our human capabilities more than ever in an AI world. 

• How the ability to connect and to have good conversations, and to build trust and relationships is ultimately our human differentiator.

• That so-called ‘soft skills' is a total misnomer and that there is nothing soft about people skills that impact individuals, teams and organisations.

• How in a time of divides in and out of work we need Cultural Intelligence more than ever.

A conversation with Yasmin O’Neal, Senior Director for Global Brand at DECIEM. DECIEM is best known for its leading brand The Ordinary.

In our conversation Yasmin offers valuable insights into:

• How you can love your team, and you can win

• Kindness versus Niceness

• Being Curious

• How we all have an impact

A conversation with Erin Rogers, Founder of ERA Collective, Executive Coach, and Leadership Development Partner.

In our conversation Erin offers valuable insights into:

• How becoming a mother made her a better leader.

• The mentor who saw her before she saw herself.

• Leading through crisis - what her daughter's cancer journey taught her about presence.

• The power of being seen.

A conversation with Susie Partridge, round the world sailor and founder of the strategic marketing agency Blue Feathers.

In our conversation Susie offers valuable insights into:

• What the fast-changing marketing landscape means for capability in the industry

• The responsibility leaders have for developing marketers of the future

• How to drive capability as part of a marketing culture

A conversation with Sally-Anne Airey, leadership coach, founder of Skilful Leaders and author of Mindful Command - the way of the evolving leader, and podcast host of Fearless Forward.

In our conversation Sally-Anne offers valuable insights into:

• What good leadership looks, sounds, and feels like.

• How becoming a better leader is less about what you do, and more about how you are.

• Why she created the concept of Mindful Command and what it is - Balanced Awareness (seeing things as they are), Clear Purpose (being clear what matters) and Fearless Compassion (cultivating the courage to do the right thing).

A conversation with Jenny Latham, Executive Coach and passionate advocate for staying human in a digital world.

In our conversation Jenny offers valuable insights into:

• How our modern world is leaving us hyper connected but under bonded.

• Why the quality of connection matters more than the quantity.

• How the Smartphone Free Childhood Movement is instrumental in protecting our children’s social health

• The importance of identifying your own social needs and being intentional.

A conversation with Patrick Andrews, lawyer and co-founder with Erica Neve of Yoak.  He is author of The Incomplete Circle - Rethinking Business from the Inside Out, published in 2025.

In our conversation Patrick offers valuable insights into:

• Participation - real change only happens when we move from observers to participants.

• Wholeness - what it means to lead, organise and make decisions from a sense of interconnectedness rather than separation.

• Flow - How individuals and organisations flourish when effort, skill and purpose align.

A conversation with Marisa Kismul, Senior Vice President Human Resources, Civil Airframe, GKN Aerospace.

In our conversation Marisa offers valuable insights into:

• Supporting change and transition for success 

• Helping people be their best

• The link between engagement, development and performance

• Equity and fairness in leading change and transition

A conversation Lulu Minns, Fifth Dimension (5D) Teacher and author of The Genius Wheel®.

In our conversation Lulu offers valuable insights into:

• Understanding and aligning with your personal growth cycle

• Leading from authenticity and claiming your unique genius

• Integrating natural seasonal rhythms with personal and professional growth

• Supporting women’s wellbeing and empowerment in leadership

A conversation with Mark Burden, Senior Civil Servant.

In our conversation Mark shares and offers valuable insights into:

• How presenteeism is not about visibility

• The importance of seeking feedback

• Disability and the art of the possible

• And how everyone is integral to achieving the “thing”

A conversation with Asad Dhunna Founder and CEO of the Unmistakables.

In our conversation Asad shares and offers valuable insights into:

• Creativity

• Bravery

• Humour

• Spirituality

A conversation with Nicola Bettesworth, Defra Chief People Officer, Group Corporate Services, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.  

In our conversation Nicola shares and offers valuable insights into:

• Contribution and Community;

• How Everyone Matters, Everyone Counts;

• The importance of knowing who you are, and of choices;

• Making every single moment count.

A conversation with Kate Lowe Founder and Director and Alex Remington, Director of Partnerships at Both Barrels.

In our conversation Kate and Alex offer valuable insights into how their passions and purpose of Family, Relationships, Integrity and Never Giving Up are woven into the fabric of their lives and leadership.

A conversation with Lisa Partridge, communication skills specialist, facilitator, founder of SIXCOMMS and host of the SIXCOMMS podcast. In our conversation Lisa offers valuable insights into:

• The 3Cs of human-centred effective communication: Connection, Curiosity and Compassion;

• The benefits of taking conversations outside in nature;

• How being in nature allows us to listen more deeply and be more present with ourselves and each other;

• How taking our conversations outside in nature can unlock insight and give us the clarity to see the path ahead.

A conversation with Karen Foy executive coach, mentor, supervisor and author of Breaking the Coaching Code - How Great Coaches Transcend the Rules. In our conversation Karen offers valuable insights into:

• What it means to walk home to yourself. 

• The journey to and of self-acceptance. 

• And having a social conscience.

A conversation with Sir Tim Smit, Co‑Founder of the Eden Project.

In our conversation Tim offers valuable insights into:

• Losing your fear of being disliked

• Daring to dream

• Enjoying provocation

• Knowing your weaknesses

A conversation with Rachel Letham, Head of Brand and Communications, The Marketing Society, Vision Board Coach and Positive Mindset Coach.

Rachel offers valuable insights into:

• How to recognise and prevent organisational burnout;

• The business case for a positive mindset at work;

• The strategic power of content as a business driver when it serves brand objectives and real human needs;

• And finally building brand reputation through stakeholder engagement.

A conversation with Anna Deacon, photographer, writer and wild swimmer.

Anna offers valuable insights into:

• How and why the wild swimming project started

• Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable

• How to find your peace in the wild/outdoors

A conversation with Susie Partridge, founder of Blue Feathers agency and round the world sailor.

Susie offers valuable insights into:

• Following your passion to find your purpose

• Living outside your comfort zone as a way to learn and grow

• Finding your balance to enable you to do your best work

A conversation with Jane Nickerson MBE, Lover of Life, Charity Trustee, Samaritan Volunteer, Charity Patron and Traveller. 

In our conversation Jane offers valuable insights into:

• Transitioning in life from one thing to another.

• The ability to let go, to move on without regret and to forge ahead with new adventures.

• Understanding the impact on others of your deeds, words and attitude.

• The importance of being authentic, whilst evolving, developing and changing and rocking up as yourself everyday.

A conversation with Claire Bowden-Hughes, CEO and Founder at En2End, a leading sports fan engagement agency, founded on trust, respect, and reciprocity in relationships and leadership. 

In our conversation Claire shares valuable insights into: 

• The Balancing Act of thriving as a mother and as an entrepreneur.

• Excelling in a male dominated industry.

• The art of making lasting connections and exceeding expectations.

A conversation with Nick Duffell, psychotherapist, trainer, author and campaigner who has pioneered therapeutic work with ex-boarders, and specialist training for psychotherapists

In our conversation Nick offers valuable insights into:

• Why understanding our emotions is so important in our lives and leadership;

• The existential dynamics of power and vulnerability, and their relevance and importance to leadership; 

• How dissociation disconnecting from ourselves and our environment - has become the engine of the modern world;

• The importance of learning about what transference is and group dynamics in leading, coaching, mentoring and facilitation.

A conversation with Cal Shukla Founder of Women’s Golf Community & Events business Skratch Women, and Skratch Clothing.

In our conversation, Cal offers valuable insights into:

• How women can feel empowered if they play golf - on and off the golf course;

• The importance of social connection to Cal personally and within the community that she has created;

• How authenticity is integral to her personal life and to her business 

A conversation with Gail Newsham Women’s Football Historian, biographer of The Dick, Kerr Ladies and author of Made in Whittingham Street.

In our conversation Gail shares her story of leading with courage and gratitude, and offers insights into:

• The importance of not only finding your cause, your purpose, but of always being true to it, and to yourself.

• How staying true to your dreams, your hopes and aspirations really matters and that it is this which gives courage to and inspires others to follow their dreams and to stay true to them.

• Knowing what you believe in and having faith can give you the courage to keep going, and gratitude for what you have, and help reconcile challenges.

A conversation with Jason Webber, Senior Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Sustainability Manager Football Association Wales (FAW).

In our conversation Jason offers valuable insights into:

• Creating a welcoming, safe and inclusive environment

• Diversity/Representation at all levels especially in senior leadership.

• Education & Awareness

• Taking meaningful action and sustainable progress.

A conversation with Febronia Ruocco, Global Strategic Insights & Analytics Director, Mentor and Executive Leadership Coach in the Marketing Sectors.

In our conversation Feb offers valuable insights into:

• Going back to Business School.

• Fantastic support from new peers and the marketing industry.

• The push towards and importance of accreditations from the Coaching Bodies.

• Building a business and launching exciting new services in 2025.

a conversation with Howard Johns, CEO of Onezero, Passionate Solar Energy Entrepreneur, Founder, Author and TedX Speaker.

In our conversation Howard offers valuable insights into: 

• How trusting your purpose and having a vision in vital

• How he lives and leads through success and failure with commitment

• How stepping into the uncomfortable can lead to authentic connection

A conversation with Ed Corbett "The Brand Plan Man", Head of Consulting, AI evangelist, Lover of marketing and Mentor to emerging businesses.

In our conversation Ed offers valuable insights into: 

• How success is built on big relationships

• The importance of seeking out and really listening to feedback to grow

• Why being comfortable not knowing everything is key

• How we can inspire others to be the best they can be