Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors

SEASON FOUR IS COMING VERY SOON In the mean time, here's a little taster of some of the fabulous guests and insightful discussion with business leaders and game changers from throughout Season 3. Featuring: Sue Fennessey - Founder and CEO of WeAre8 Nazir Afzal - Chancellor of the University of Manchester, and former Chief Crown Prosecutor with the Crown Prosecution Service Simone Roche MBE -...

In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Sue Fennessey , founder and CEO of WeAre8 which hopes to change the future of social media by building a platform that is positive and puts people and the planet first. Sue Fennessy is a serial tech entrepreneur who has spent 30 years creating disruptive businesses. Sue describes what motivates, inspires and excites...

In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Your Wellbeing Whisperer Celynn Morin . Celynn is a registered health practitioner, professional speaker and workplace wellbeing consultant who works with business leaders, entrepreneurs and their teams, sharing practical techniques and strategies on managing energy, health, performance and improving resilience. Our...

Welcome to a special episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors where Jeff is joined once again by experts who are leading the way in the fight against climate change. Today, Jeff Dewing is joined by Jeroen van de Waal and Rita Carbó from The Reef Company , as well as Cloudfm’s Head of ESG Katrina Christopoulos. The focus of today’s panel session is to explore the potential challenges or b...

In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Nazir Afzal ; Chancellor of the University of Manchester, and former Chief Crown Prosecutor with the Crown Prosecution Service. He was the chief executive of the Association of Police and crime commissioners and is also a member of the Independent Press Standards Organisation Complaints Committee.  Nazir explains to...

Welcome to a special episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors – a panel discussion with innovative business leaders. Today, Jeff Dewing is joined by Nicola Smith who is Interim CEO at Timewise , an organisation championing flexible working and equality in the workplace.  Simone Roche MBE is founder of Northern Power Women , a community spanning all sectors, genders and socio-economic gro...

In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to entrepreneur, investor & philanthropist Vikas Shah . Vikas started his first business aged 14 and is now CEO of Swiscot Group (a textiles & commodities trading business) alongside being a venture-investor in a number of businesses internationally. Vikas was awarded an MBE for Services to Business and the Econ...

In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Manley Hopkinson; Author, Consultant, Keynote Speaker and leading voice in Compassionate Leadership.  Manley explains that ‘the outcome of leadership should be commitment’. Being a good leader is about enabling people, inspiring them and creating an environment where they want to stay and thrive.  As a leader you nee...

In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to CEO, investor and author Julio Bruno .  Julio has led many multinational companies including Time Out Group, and is currently Chairman of Mercato Metropolitano, London’s first Sustainable Community Market with 5 locations in the city and expanding internationally. He is also Board Director of Pacha Group, a global en...

In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to John Mullins , Associate Professor of Management Practice in Marketing and Entrepreneurship at London Business School.   John shares much of his past experience in business, including the story of a shop he ran that sold fresh pasta. He reflects on the emotional impact of the failure of that business and the factors...

Welcome to a special episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors – our first panel discussion with experts who are leading the way in the fight against climate change. Today, Jeff Dewing is joined by Jeroen van de Waal and Rita Carbó from The Reef Company , as well as Cloudfm’s Head of ESG Katrina Christopoulos. Not only are we, as a planet, putting out too much carbon dioxide into the atmo...

Welcome to a brand new season of Doing The Opposite: Business Disruptors, where you’ll hear from another set of global CEOs, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders and who will be sharing their experiences of challenge, failure and success.  Also, new for season 3, you can enjoy a number of round-table discussions featuring some of the world’s leading experts as they consider some of the biggest issue...

Season 3 of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors is coming very soon. Ahead of the launch, Jeff shares with you some of his favourite guests from previous seasons. -- In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Jamie Waller . Jamie is an East London boy done good who left school at 16 without any qualifications and suffering dyslexia. Jamie got into debt co...

Season 3 of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors is coming very soon. Ahead of the launch, Jeff shares with you some of his favourite guests from previous seasons. -- In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Emma Stroud . Emma is a podcaster, author, speaker and clown!!  Em co-founded a business that offered interactive stress management workshops, leade...

Season 3 of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors is coming very soon. Ahead of the launch, Jeff shares with you some of his favourite guests from previous seasons. -- In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Julian Hall who is founder and CEO of ULTRA Education , an organisation which teaches entrepreneurship in schools.  Julian created a superhero perso...

Season 3 of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors is coming very soon. Ahead of the launch, Jeff shares with you some of his favourite guests from previous seasons. -- In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Mark Webb , a public speaker and campaigner for all things disability and diversity.   Mark is Shadow Board Member at Reflect , the UK’s only not-fo...

Season 3 of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors is coming very soon. Ahead of the launch, Jeff shares with you some of his favourite guests from previous seasons. -- In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Rob Stephenson , founder of the InsideOut Leaderboard and champion for improved understanding of mental health issues. Rob is an international keyno...

Season 3 of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors is coming very soon. Ahead of the launch, Jeff shares with you some of his favourite guests from previous seasons. -- In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to footballing legend and TalkSPORT host Alan Brazil.   Alan reveals how a playground rule at his school that limited ball size, ultimately led to an i...

Season 3 of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors is coming very soon. Ahead of the launch, Jeff shares with you some of his favourite guests from previous seasons. -- In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks Diana Morato Feliciano who is Chief Growth Officer at Sensei, a tech company that operates autonomous shopping stores.    Most notably in her extensive...

Season 3 of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors is coming very soon. Ahead of the launch, Jeff shares with you some of his favourite guests from previous seasons. -- In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Jeroen Van De Waal , Founder of OrcaNation. Jeroen is a multi-award winning campaigner for the oceans as well as an author and keynote speaker.   Je...

Season 3 of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors is coming very soon. Ahead of the launch, Jeff shares with you some of his favourite guests from previous seasons. -- In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Royal Air Force pilot Mandy Hickson.   Mandy was the first female fast jet pilot in a Tornado squadron. She’s amassed over thirty years experience i...

Season 3 of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors is coming very soon. Ahead of the launch, Jeff shares with you some of his favourite guests from previous seasons. -- In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Sir Clive Woodward. Clive was a rugby union player and coach, most famous for coaching England during their 2003 World Cup win. He is also a busines...

In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Rob Stephenson , founder of the InsideOut Leaderboard and champion for improved understanding of mental health issues. Rob is an international keynote speaker and mental health campaigner who is on a mission to help create happier, healthier and higher performing workplaces. When he was 30 Rob was diagnosed as Bipola...

In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Mark Webb , a public speaker and campaigner for all things disability and diversity. Mark is Shadow Board Member at Reflect , the UK’s only not-for-profit influencer talent management agency. Until very recently he was also Head of Comms at  Shift.ms , the worldwide social network for people impacted by Multiple Scle...

In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Levent Yildizgoren , who is a serial entrepreneur, mentor, speaker, visiting lecturer at Essex University and the Managing Director of TTC wetranslate Limited . Levent works closely with his clients to overcome the language barriers and help them grow their business globally In this episode, Levent recalls the time h...