Evolve to Succeed

Pip Hare , who is taking on in this year's Vendee Globe - a solo, non-stop round the world yacht race - talks about the incredible challenges and resilience involved in competing in this prestigious race.

Chris Croft is one of the UK's leading business trainers. To date he has trained more than 87,000 people face-to-face and six million online. He talks time management, delegation and the foundations of happiness.

Damian Zabielski is the chief product officer at MindMapper UK - an award-winning mental health hub for young people. He discusses all things mental health, especially pertaining to young people in what is a fast-changing and increasingly uncertain landscape.

Paul Kinkaid, a former Army Commando and Lieutenant Colonel and now managing director of coaching company Selfless Leadership, talks about what the army taught him about leadership.

Rob Illidge, CEO of Social Republic , discusses the evolution of social media from its early beginnings to the marketing powerhouse it is today.

Simon Jeffries, former Special Forces soldier and co-founder of The Natural Edge , talks sleep and journaling and compares the stress of the military to running his own business.

Lloyd Banks, owner and MD of Rubicon Recruitment Group, reflects on his interesting and incident-filled life - from his time in the Metropolitan Police and working security for VIPs, to his stint in the Royal Engineers and the accident, and subsequent back injury, that changed the way he viewed himself and the role in his company.

Andy Edwards , motivational speaker, business coach and author of 'Why Can't People Be More Like Me?' takes a fascinating look at personality types and how they affect our lives and working environment. Take your free personality test here .

Martin Edwards, CEO of Julia's House children's hospice, talks about his original ambitions, the role of Covid-19 in speeding up important decision-making and how to lead with kindness.

Paul Tansey, managing director of digital marketing company Intergage, on his life-changing health crisis and how to instill - and maintain - a company's sense of purpose.

Mark Northey, owner of Norco Composites, discusses his interesting entrepreneurial journey - leaving home at 16 and taking over the family business aged 21 under challenging circumstances, before going on to develop a highly-regarded composites company. 

Jurriaan Kamer, co-author of Formula X - which details how Formula 1 teams are run - talks team management, accelerated decision-making and optimising the rhythm of your organisation. 

Erin Thomas Wong, founder of the Mumpreneur Collective - an online community that supports and empowers mothers running their own businesses - discusses the joys and challenges of being a female entrepreneur.

Mike Bandar, founding partner of startup studio Turn Partners and the Enterprise Academy, as well as holder of a British Empire Medal for services to young entrepreneurs, discusses all things entrepreneurial, including lean methodology and what he's learned from mentoring business owners in the developing world.

In this episode, five guests from different industries discuss the future of the workplace, post Covid-19. Will offices become a thing of the past? How will you motivate your team remotely? How will you have to adapt your leadership style?

Life coach and stress expert Becki Houlston talks self-awareness, intuition and how to come out of the current crisis as a better, more resilient individual.

Mark Brooks, CEO and founder of Actipath Programme Management, talks non-executives, the emotional toll of selling your business, and adaptability. 

Neil Crespin on the economics of creative thinking, letting go of your ego and where he gets his creative energy from.  

Louis Barnett started his own chocolate business aged just 12. Two years later, in 2005, he became the youngest supplier to Sainsbury's and Waitrose and today his chocolate is exported all over the world. In 2015, Louis left his chocolate business in the care of his parents and now works as a business developer.

Tom Mercer started selling his home-made oat smoothies to commuters at Waterloo Station in 2005 and has since grown Moma into a highly successful brand whose products include a very popular instant porridge, oat milk and the best-selling bircher muesli in the country.

To celebrate the 20th episode of the Evolve to Succeed podcast, we look back at some of the best moments so far...

Co-founder and CEO of AQai, Ross Thornley, talks entrepreneurial mindset, pushing tech innovation and the importance of creating new perceptions.

On his second appearance on the show, Matthew Barker explains how a 2005 fire that razed his factory to the ground has put him in good stead to deal with the current crisis. He also gives a refreshing view on the crisis, citing it as an opportunity for those with an entrepreneurial mindset to seek new opportunities and collaboration. 

The first guest of the Evolve to Succeed podcast returns to give insight into how the Covid-19 crisis is affecting the hospitality industry, and discusses his personal and professional approach to the current situation.

In this podcast - recorded live at Evolve's event space in Poole - guests Andy James and Kelly Butler of Podcast Labs, and podcasters Mark Cribb (Human of Hospitality) and Sarah Choudhury (Curry Queen) discuss the marketing potential of the medium, amongst other things.