Podcast Episodes

Beccy Speight – why ancient woodland matters for the future

Episode 18

In this episode, I talk to Beccy Speight, the chief executive of the Woodland Trust.

Beccy is an energetic champion for practical environmental change. She is an articulate campaigner and an inspirin…

Published on 6 years, 11 months ago

Claire Fox – Robust debate and Generation Snowflake

Episode 17

In this episode, I talk to Claire Fox, Director of the Academy of Ideas and author of the book ‘I find that offensive’.

Claire is a panellist on Radio 4’s The Moral Maze, and is regularly on a variet…

Published on 6 years, 11 months ago

Michael Kelly - Turning risk into opportunity

Episode 16

In this, the first episode of 2019, I talk to Mike Kelly, chairman of the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust and former head of CSR for KPMG.

Mike is a seasoned campaigner from the pioneering years of corporate…

Published on 6 years, 11 months ago

Be a more effective change maker in 2019

Episode 15

This is a different kind of episode, as we finish off 2018 with a quick look back to some things that changed my thinking over the last year, and then we’re going to talk about how you can approach p…

Published on 7 years ago

Dame Julia Cleverdon – connecting the unconnected

Episode 14

In this episode, I talk to Dame Julia Cleverdon, a passionate and practical campaigner, listed by the Times as one of the 50 most influential women in Britain.

Dame Julia is co-founder of Step Up To …

Published on 7 years ago

Vicky Pryce - Economics as a vehicle for change

Episode 13

In this episode, I talk to Vicky Pryce, economist and commentator and previously Director General for Economics at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Vicky is a prolific author, whos…

Published on 7 years ago

Andy Wales - Making change that sticks

Episode 12

In this episode, I talk to Andy Wales, the Chief Digital Impact & Sustainability Officer for BT, and formerly the Corporate Affairs Director for SABMiller Europe.

Andy is a smart and skilful change-m…

Published on 7 years, 1 month ago

Ravinol Chambers – Storytelling with purpose

Episode 11

In this episode, I talk to Ravinol Chambers, the founder of Be Inspired Films - a multi award-winning video production company that helps individuals and organisations working as a force for good acr…

Published on 7 years, 1 month ago

Your personal purpose – why and how to create one

Episode 10

In this episode, I talk about the value of having a personal purpose – what it is, and how you can go about creating one.

Lots of the most successful sports people, business executives and other lead…

Published on 7 years, 1 month ago

Rob Cameron – Tackling the big emerging issues

Episode 9

In this episode, I talk to Rob Cameron, the chief executive of the consultancy and think tank Sustainability.

Rob has been the CEO of a sustainability-focused communications company, Flag – he has be…

Published on 7 years, 1 month ago