Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy should you employ ex-offenders? James Timpson on the family dynasty, recruiting from prisons, and regenerating the high street
Episode 36
Why is it important for employees to know about their boss’s personal life? How do good managers generate 50% more revenue? How important are persona…
2 years ago
Could small businesses be the key to the country's prosperity?
Episode 35
What are the challenges facing SMBs in the UK, and is enough being done to support them expand abroad? What do small businesses have to do to unlock …
2 years, 1 month ago
Why do companies buy back their own shares? Can high inflation actually be good for an economy? Why do so few women invest?
Episode 34
Where do the shares we buy come from? Why is there still a gender divide in the world of investment? Which jobs are most at risk from AI? Join Steph …
2 years, 1 month ago
The real story behind the Post Office's fight with Kemi Badenoch
Episode 33
What happened in the row between the Post Office's Henry Staunton and Kemi Badenoch? Why are British companies listing on the American market? Have T…
2 years, 1 month ago
Dame Irene Hays: Saving Thomas Cook, owning Sunderland AFC, and using AI in business
Episode 32
How can companies use AI to safeguard their employees? Why was Hays hailed as “the hero of the high street”? Do private companies have a social respo…
2 years, 1 month ago
Artificial Intelligence: Britain's battle with the future
Episode 31
Is Britain being left behind in the AI revolution? Will AI improve our lives and make us richer? How should policymakers act to curb the impact on in…
2 years, 1 month ago
How to solve the housing crisis
Episode 30
How did owning a home become unaffordable? Could downsizing be the key to opening up more properties? Does the UK have too much of an obsession with …
2 years, 1 month ago
Musk vs Zuckerberg: A Tale of Two Tech Titans
Episode 29
How have Meta changed the way we consume the news? Why has a court blocked Elon Musk’s $56 billion dollar pay deal? What is the problem with wealth p…
2 years, 1 month ago
Are the Tories bad for business? Richard Walker on leaving the Tory party, running Iceland, and emerging from his dad’s shadow
Episode 28
Is the Conservative party no longer the party of business? How are UK supermarkets coping with the Red Sea crisis? Is it possible to make green busin…
2 years, 1 month ago
Jeremy Hunt vs the IMF, the end of working from home, and Peston’s deepfake scam
Episode 27
Is the IMF ever wrong? Does working from home reduce productivity? How concerned should we be about the wave of deepfake scams? Listen as Steph and R…
2 years, 1 month ago