
Focus, Purpose & Leadership Podcast
1) Kevin Reeves - Ex SAS Soldier - 'Who Dares Wins'
In this episode I talk to Kevin Reeves, an ex special forces soldier who’s served all over the world. Abandoned by his parents and hiding for a life of drugs and crime, he found the military and in p...Show More
2) Mark Chadwick - CEO of EcoAct
In this episode I talk to Mark Chadwick, CEO and founder of EcoAct, a major European Climate Change consultancy. As you will hear, he’s optimistic about how businesses have embraced the need to addres...Show More
3) Robin Rowland OBE - YO! Sushi
In this episode I talk to Robin Rowland OBE, the previous CEO of YO! Sushi for 19 years and non-exec director of Marston’s PLC, Cafe Nero & Eathos in the Middle East. He’s also operations partner at T...Show More
4) Clare Blampied OBE - Sacla UK
In this episode I talk to Clare Blampied OBE, managing director of the family owned pasta sauces business Scala UK. She started aged 26 and has grown it into a 40 million pound business whilst proudly...Show More
5) Eric Partaker - Chilango
In this episode I talk to Eric Partaker, Eric Partaker, Co-Founder and CEO of the Chilango Mexican restaurants chain. We met at their original site in Islington’s noisy and bustling Upper Street. In t...Show More
6) Phil Wild - James Cropper
"Being able to keep employees motivated, provide skills progression, career progression and to be able to retain the skill set in order to continue to innovate… it’s fundamental. " In this episode I ...Show More
7) William Kendall - New Covent Garden Soup Company, Green & Black's & Cawston Press
“Being real people who sounded more like a customer than a producer was quite important... and it helps when it was genuine. We were just that… people who loved food.” In this episode I talk to Willi...Show More
8) Shamil Thakrar - Dishoom - 'From Bombay With Love'
“The food and service in conjunction with the artwork on the walls... the crockery and the music… having that all come together to create the sense of something”
9) Adrian Hosford - BT - 'It's Good To Talk'
"We had to change the attitude from ‘telephony is a cost to be minimised’ to ‘communication is an investment in quality of life’."
10) Focus, Purpose & Leadership Trailer
An introduction to the Focus, Purpose & Leadership Podcast