Not Finished Yet

Why do businesses spend hours arguing over £100 while making £100,000 decisions with hardly any scrutiny? A manager questions a £50 expense claim but approves a £70,000 recruitment decision. A company negotiates small supplier savings while ignoring thousands in wasted labour. A business owner worries about software subscriptions but doesn't know which customers actually make money. Are we rea...

If you had to start a business from scratch tomorrow, knowing everything you know today, what would you do differently? Would you employ people immediately? Invest in premises? Borrow money? Chase every customer? Or would you approach things completely differently? In this solo episode of Not Finished Yet , Mark Kennedy draws on more than 35 years of experience building, managing and leading busin...

Does being the boss mean you have to be the smartest person in the room? And could your ego be holding back your team, your business and your own success? In this solo episode of Not Finished Yet, Mark Kennedy draws on more than 35 years of experience in business, management and leadership to explore one of the biggest challenges facing managers, business owners, directors and CEOs: the need to al...

What are the biggest mistakes business owners make — and what do you only learn after years of running businesses? In this episode of Not Finished Yet, Mark Kennedy looks back on more than 35 years in business to talk about the mistakes, decisions and lessons that have shaped the way he builds and runs businesses today. This isn't a story about getting everything right. It's about what hap...

Congratulations. You've got the job. Maybe it's your first management role. Maybe you've just been given a bigger team or more responsibility. Maybe you've started your own business and suddenly realised that employing people means becoming a manager as well as an entrepreneur. Or perhaps you've stepped into a senior leadership, director or C-suite role where the decisions are...

Mark Kennedy talks about reinvention, Career Capital and why reaching a crossroads in your career doesn’t mean starting again. In this solo episode of Not Finished Yet, Mark explores what happens when work or life unexpectedly changes — redundancy, technology and AI, changing industries, age, health, loss of confidence, or simply reaching the point where the career you built no longer feels right....

we bring together some of the strongest moments from three very different conversations about reinvention, entrepreneurship, resilience, business growth and finding a new direction later in life.🎙️ Dan Whiting shares his journey from a successful career in recruitment and the corporate world into cricket writing, commentary and media. It’s a conversation about the tension between security and fulf...

As Not Finished Yet takes a short holiday break, we’re looking back at some of the best moments from Episodes 4–6 — three conversations about careers, purpose, direction and what happens when you realise it might be time for something different. In this Best Of episode, Scott Maderer explores the difference between simply working and actually living your calling. After almost 30 years in education...

Catch some of the most powerful, thought-provoking and memorable moments from the first three guest episodes of Not Finished Yet — conversations about reinvention, career change, identity, success and proving that your next chapter can be your most important one yet. Across these episodes, our guests share very different journeys, but they all confront the same question: what happens when the life...

AI Isn't the End of Your Career – It's the End of the Career Strategy You've Been UsingWhat happens when the career strategy that made you successful suddenly stops working? In this episode of Not Finished Yet, Mark Kennedy talks with Amir Muradali, founder of The Transformed Career Experience and author of Elevate, about the growing challenge facing accomplished professionals in their...

Is it ever too late to start over? At 49, Tracy Smith stopped waiting for permission and booked a one-way ticket to Iceland. What began as a solo adventure became something much bigger—a journey through identity, belonging, courage and midlife reinvention. In this episode, Mark Kennedy talks with memoirist, solo traveler and storyteller Tracy Smith, author of The Purpose of Getting Lost, about wha...

In this powerful episode of Not Finished Yet, host Mark Kennedy speaks with Russell Van Brocklen — widely known as The Dyslexia Professor — about helping dyslexic children move from frustration, shame, and self-doubt toward confidence, learning, and long-term success. Russell explains why so many intelligent children struggle in traditional classrooms, why generic learning methods often fail dysle...

Kurt Bush spent years leading in manufacturing, ministry, and coaching before realising something many leaders never admit out loud — they’re surviving, not thriving. In this episode of Not Finished Yet, Kurt shares why high performers often battle exhaustion, pressure, imposter syndrome, and the constant feeling of “faking it till you make it.” We explore the hidden cost of modern leadership, the...

Why does your body suddenly feel different in midlife… even when your habits haven’t changed? In this episode of Not Finished Yet, I sit down with metabolic health and midlife wellness educator Lorie Eber for an honest, evidence-based conversation about why health, energy and weight often change during midlife — especially for women — and what actually helps. This is not another conversation about...

What happens when your career suddenly stops feeling secure? In this episode of Not Finished Yet, I sit down with career coach and former senior HR leader Jane Ferré for a practical and deeply honest conversation about redundancy, career reinvention, confidence and navigating today’s job market. Jane’s story is one many professionals will relate to. After building a successful 20+ year career in s...

What if your most creative chapter hasn’t happened yet? In this episode of Not Finished Yet, I sit down with writer Richard Sparks for a fascinating conversation about creativity, reinvention, gaming, storytelling and discovering entirely new passions later in life. Richard’s career journey is anything but ordinary. He began as a comedy writer for iconic British shows including Not the Nine O’Cloc...

In this episode of Not Finished Yet, we sit down with Paul Comfort to explore what it really means to find your purpose in a world that’s constantly changing. This is a new podcast focused on reinvention, career change, and real-life stories of people navigating major transitions—and while it’s new, it’s not our first time behind the mic. Paul is the author of Find Your X Factor: Follow Your Perso...

What do you do when you see your industry changing before everyone else does? In this episode of Not Finished Yet, I sit down with former Silicon Valley product designer Paul Paulino for a fascinating conversation about career reinvention, adapting before layoffs hit, and building a completely new chapter later in life. After decades working in tech with startups and major companies like Cisco, Pa...

Most people don’t burn out because they fail. They burn out because they succeed at the wrong things. In this episode of Not Finished Yet, I sit down with former Google sales leader, four-time global C-suite executive, coach and author Chris Woods for a powerful conversation about fear, success, burnout and what happens when the life you’ve built no longer feels aligned. From the outside, Chris ha...

Most businesses don’t fail online because they lack effort. They fail because they focus on the wrong things. In this episode of Not Finished Yet, I sit down with Wes Towers, founder of Uplift 360, for a practical, honest conversation about what actually works in marketing today — especially for builders, trades and real-world businesses trying to grow in an AI-driven world. Wes has spent more tha...

What happens when you lose everything… and still choose torebuild? In this episode of Not Finished Yet , I sit down withserial entrepreneur, podcast host, speaker and business coach Roy Coughlan forone of the most honest conversations we’ve had about resilience, reinventionand entrepreneurship. Roy’s story is extraordinary. He started working at just nine years old, went from beingpainfully shy to...

What happens when the thing you’ve always loved starts calling louder than the career you built around yourself? In this episode of Not Finished Yet, I sit down with cricket commentator, writer, broadcaster and former recruitment professional Dan Whiting for a powerful conversation about reinvention, identity, purpose, and changing direction later in life. Yes, cricket runs through Dan’s story — b...

Most people don’t suddenly wake up lost. They drift. In this episode of Not Finished Yet , I sit down with executive coach, strategist, bestselling author and leadership expert Dr. Cynthia Bentzen-Mercer for a powerful conversation about why so many successful people quietly lose direction — even when life looks successful on the outside. Dr. Cynthia has spent more than 30 years working with leade...

Feeling stuck in your career—even when everything looks goodon paper? In this episode of Not Finished Yet , we’re joined bycareer coach and strategist Julia Toothacre, who has spent over a decade helping high-performing professionals take control of their careers and stop waiting for permission. Julia shares her powerful Control Your Career framework—designed to help you gain clarity, build confid...

Why do so many people feel busy… but unfulfilled? In this episode of Not Finished Yet , we sit down withScott Maderer, founder of Inspired Stewardship and an expert in helping peoplemove from simply working… to living their true calling. With over 30 years in education, Scott shares why mostpeople stay stuck—not because they lack time, but because they lack clarity andself-understanding. We explor...