Monday, July 26, 2021
Jeff Lester on the highs and lows of entrepreneurialism
Serial entrepreneur Jeff Lester talks candidly about his entrepreneurial life, including the 2008 financial crisis, health issues and starting again a...
Monday, July 19, 2021
James Pickles - "But how are you, really?"
James Pickles was flying high as a top sales manager, enjoying all the trappings that come with such success. Then, in March 2019, he had a breakdown ...
Monday, July 12, 2021
Katie Street - "I want to be seen as a leader, not a boss."
Katie Street, founder and managing director of marketing and advertising agency Street Agency, talks about starting a second business, four day weeks ...
Monday, July 5, 2021
Clare Gallie - "Be happy and be around kind people."
Clare Gallie, CEO of Lewis-Manning Hospice Care, talks about the joys and challenges of working in the fundraising sector and reveals the wisdom she's...
Monday, June 28, 2021
Martin Smith - "We should accept we're all flawed."
Martin Smith, managing director of specialist recruitment agency Talent Drive, discusses setting up his first business just before the pandemic hit, t...
Monday, June 21, 2021
Cas Paton - "Create something that's not easy to take away."
Cas Paton, founder and CEO of OnBuy.com, on competing with Amazon and eBay and the experience of seeing his company grow by 600% year-on-year for the ...
Monday, June 14, 2021
Skye Robertson - "Choose courage over comfort."
Skye Robertson is COO of Escape the City, a company whose mission is to help 1 million people do work that matters to them and the world. She talks en...
Monday, June 7, 2021
Sue Campbell - Being disruptive but sustainable
Sue Campbell, founder of Kind2 - an award-winning solid shampoo and conditioner - talks about leaving many years of secure corporate life behind in th...
Monday, May 31, 2021
Andy Aitken - Taking on the telecoms giants
Andy Aitken, co-founder of Honest Mobile, on disrupting the mobile phone sector, bold funding techniques and his plans to create the world's first glo...
Monday, May 24, 2021
Chris Palmer - "Coasting isn't for me."
Chris Palmer, managing director of AnyTech Solutions on mentorship, community, and how his childhood drove him to become an entrepreneur. Show notes: ...
Monday, May 17, 2021
Special episode - Article review
In this episode, we look back at three articles from the Evolve blog, covering themes of leadership and change management to work-life balance and th...
Monday, May 10, 2021
Kate Chastey - "Create a life you don't need a holiday from."
Kate Chastey took over The Passionate PA in 2010, barely two weeks after its founder passed away. By 2015 Kate was turning over more than £60,000 a ye...