Coffee First

In this episode, we talk to Kevin Kimber - Managing Director and Head of Global AR at BlackLine, the global accounting and finance Fintech business. We talk about leadership, and the value of clear communication and a shared goal. We'll discuss the importance of putting yourself outside your comfort-zone and explore how making yourself 'uncomfortable' can lead to unique learning experiences. ...

In this episode we talk to Colin Wood MBE, the newly appointed CEO of UK & Ireland for Aecom – a leading infrastructure consulting firm listed on the NYSE.   Today we focus on the importance of teamwork and whether the current environment challenges or empowers it and how, as leaders, we might take the best from this situation to drive optimal productivity and results. Follow Coffee First on...

Worried about going back to the office or looking forward to getting back together as a team? Concerned about how it’s all going to work or glad you’re not going to have to work from home anymore?    The return-to-work carries with it a lot of big questions and today we are going to try and answer a few of them in this bonus episode of our podcast. Host, Adam Saunders, talks again to Dr Haze...

In this episode we talk to Jerry del Missier, CEO and founder of Copper Street Capital the public and private fund investing in the financial services sector. Today we ask Jerry whether he believes leaders have to weather financial crises in order to truly lead and grow. Specifically we will pose the question that if the toughest market conditions create the greatest opportunities how do leade...

In this episode we talk to Dan Williams and Gus Vaz Tostes – CEO & Founder and Head Coach respectively of WIT – the online retailer and fitness brand. Today we ask Dan and Gus about their journey through leadership and specifically how COVID forced them to react and adapt to the impact on their industry. We ask them how they see the global retail market evolving and whether training in the gym...

In this episode we talk to Mark Beeston, founder and managing partner of Illuminate Financial Management. Today we ask Mark about his career journey and how leadership has played such a key part in it. We look at his venture fund ‘Illuminate’ and ask how he creates cultures in the cutting edge of Fin Tech – an exciting and fast growing segment of financial services. Go to the Illuminate Finan...

In this episode we talk to Mark Lowdell, a professor of cell and tissue therapy at UCL. Mark is also co-founder and owner of INmuneBio and Autolomous, two business at the forefront of the burgeoning field of immuno-oncology, an exciting and hugely important area of medicine.   Today we ask Mark about his leadership journey. We discuss how he fell into leadership, and how he is helping to esta...

In this episode we talk to Christine Baldwin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-baldwin-a1195221/) , newly appointed UK Director of Infinitus, the property investment arm of the LKK Health Products Group. As UK Director, she is responsible for the iconic Walkie Talkie in the city of London, and the surrounding Eastcheap Estate. Today we discuss her fascinating career, the unique leadership...

In this episode we talk to clinical psychologist and founder/owner of Think Avellana - Dr. Hazel Harrison – about the importance of wellbeing in the workplace.