Evolve to Succeed

For any business owner, the idea of selling your business can seem like a daunting one. How do you know it's the right decision? What is the process like? And what happens after the acquisition? Warren Munson joins host Emma Sheppard and fellow guests, Jeremy Fearnley—Azets Group Head of Mergers and Acquisitions, and Jo Barry—Managing Director of Platinum Care Solutions Group—to discuss all things...

In 2009, Toby Gutteridge was paralysed from the neck down after being shot while on duty with the Special Boat Service in Afghanistan. He recently released a book— 'Never Will I Die' —that recounts a difficult childhood in South Africa, his trajectory into the Special Forces and Special Boat Service and, of course, his miraculous survival and the subsequent fallout of such a profoundly life-changi...

Christie Garcia is a California-based leadership coach, speaker, facilitator and founder of the Mindful Choice Leadership Academy. Christie has worked with a number of prominent organisations, including AirBnb and Twitter, and one of her specialities is helping leaders manage their ego. She talks about the role ego plays in our approach to leadership, and what measures we can take to contain it an...

A panel discussion with Mark Cribb (founder of Urban Guild ), Alex Skan (co-founder of Void Acoustics ) and Martin Smith (co-founder of Talent Drive ) on the challenges and opportunities facing their sectors, and business in general, in 2023.

Ismael Dainehine is the founder of GiveMatch , a match-funding platform, driven by energy of social media, on which people can double their donations, thereby making the same impact at half the cost. In 2022 it raised over £10-million of charitable donations and Ismael has great plans for its expansion into other countries. He also reveals how some signficant early experiences defined his path tow...

Julie Noonan is an experienced executive coach and change management strategist, and founder and CEO of Julie Noonan Consulting . As well as change management, Julie gives valuable perspectives on her other areas of expertise, including the approaches to work and values from the different generations, reverse mentoring and the meaning of legacy.

Host Warren Munson counts down the ten most popular podcasts from 2022. This episode features Dave Chedgy, Richard North, Chris Croft, Bernie Shrosbree and Justin Hedges OBE.

Host Warren Munson counts down the ten most popular podcasts from 2022. This episode features Jo Colman, Ben Ashton, Ty Temel, Darren Mooney and Chloe Adams.

Doctor Martina Olbert is the founder and CEO of Meaning. Global , which advises many of the world's most influential brands and organisations on how to create more meaning and align their businesses with humanity for a better shared future. Martina is known as 'The Meaning Expert' and is recognised by Forbes as the "global authority on brand meaning."

Jennifer Geary is the author of 'How to be a Chief Risk Officer' and 'How to be a Chief Operating Officer'. She has poured all the wisdom and experience gained from 25 years of working across several sectors into these books, and talks with great insight and eloquence on the key responsibilities and challenges of the roles.

Simon Bocca is the founder and CEO of PayCaptain , a cloud-based payroll system which Simon hopes will transform the payroll experience for companies and employees. Simon's aim is to improve the financial wellbeing of employees, and he is constantly looking at new technological advances that can improve both the customer and employee payroll experience. Also discussed are Simon's experience of lau...

Gregory Cooke is CEO of Constant Close , a sales agency that removes the need for sales calls and therefore streamlines your sales process. His entrepreneurial journey began when he started selling memory cards from eBay while still at school. Much of Gregory's ambition, drive and resilience was born out of his struggles with dyslexia, PTSD and mental health issues. He also talks about his plans f...

Beverley Densham has been a mindfulness Pilates coach for over 25 years, and was one of the first practitioners in the UK. Her story is an intricate and, at times, harrowing one—two near death experiences, domestic abuse and the collapse of her first, six-figure business—but these challenges have formed who she is today. Now she is driven to embrace the insight and wisdom gained from these episode...

Emma Worrollo is the founder of Playful Den , a company which helps teams, brands, kids and individuals embrace the power of play. She talks about topics from the importance of looking at the world with child-like wonder, the dangers of being too focused on productivity and how the concept of professionalism can suppress your authentic self as well as your creative thinking, to the role of play wi...

Carla Winsey owns and runs Silchester Farm with her husband Al. The couple bought the farm in 2018 and have transformed it into a beautiful events venue and guesthouse. Both Carla and Al come from a background in IT, so it's been an interesting transition. Carla talks about this journey, the farm's sustainability measures, as well what it's like to base your business and family life on the same pi...

Cat Philp is the CEO and founder of Pivot , a personal branding and social media agency. She was recently awarded Midlands Young Entrepreneur of the Year, and her passion for entrepreneurialism has also led her to found Young Accelerators, a c ommunity and e-learning platform designed to give young people the tools and resources to drive their careers forward.

Debbie Cohen is the founder and owner of Streetwise HR . She talks about the experience of starting Streetwise in 2012, and how it changed her. She also gives her expert insight into a number of subjects that are at the heart of any business owner right now, including the future of work, company values, staff retention, escalating costs and salaries, and so much more.

Rachel Pendered is co-founder and managing director of Media Zoo , an award-winning creative communications agency. Amongst other things, she talks about her former career with the BBC, pursuing personal and professional purpose, the future of PR and how she nurtures young talent through her 'Zooniversity'.

Jo Colman is head of sales and marketing at Summerdown , the Hampshire farm that has been growing and harvesting its signature Black Mitcham mint for almost three decades. Jo—who is part of the Colman's Mustard family—discusses topics from sustainability and family values, to his love of poetry and 50 year plan for the farm and the business.

Arabella Lewis-Smith is founder and MD at award-winning digital agency Salad Creative . She recently made the decision to turn the company into an employee owned business or EOT. Arabella talks about why she made this decision, what the process involves and how its affected both Salad Creative as a company, and her own role as MD.

Sarah Turner is co-founder of health tech company CeraThrive , as well as host of the Rebel Scientist podcast. She has a science research background with a particular interest in the application of light in biology, including photo-biomodulation, circadian biology, chronobiology, lifestyle modification and biohacking. She is also curious about in the role of physics in relation to biology and is c...

Justin Hedges OBE is the founding partner and executive chairman of Prevail Partners , an intelligence, strategic advisory and risk management company. Justin was also one of the youngest Royal Marines ever; he retired from the Royal Marines and Specialist Military Units in 2018, and was awarded his OBE for outstanding leadership in operations. His deep insights in the formulation of strategies an...

On this episode, Evolve founder Warren Munson reads through three articles from the Evolve blog—"Why founders often fail as CEOs", "Is your mindset stopping your growth?" and "Here's how to sacrifice better".

Morag Ofili is the founder of Kiltered , a diversity and inclusion company that helps start-ups and SMEs promote better diversity and inclusion policies and increase business performance. Included in the episode are discussions around the effects the great resignation has had on driving diversity and inclusion, the vulnerability of stepping out of your familiar profession into entrepreneurialism,...

Sam de Reya, Deputy Chief Constable for Dorset Police, talks about the pleasures and pressures of leadership in law enforcement. Also addressed are topics around self-development, public responsibilities, how Covid affected crime, and her time at the FBI National Academy. And, we had to ask—how do police dramas on TV compare to the real thing?