Jonathan Bowman-Perks

Inspiring Leadership with Jonathan Bowman-Perks MBE

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Show summary . This is the quiet room. The conversation a CEO usually has only with their trusted advisor, now open for you to hear. Each week, former British Army officer Jonathan Bowman-Perks MBE sits down with the people who run the place.  Global CEOs and Chairs. Founders who built something that lasts. Generals and SAS officers who led where the cost was real.  Jonathan advises chief executives for a living, so he asks the questions peers ask each other behind closed doors. What kept you on course when the storm hit. What you got wrong, and what it cost. What you want to be remembered for...

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Jonathan Bowman-Perks

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Business

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jonathanperks.com

Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

#206: Leendert Den Hollander - VP & GM Northern Europe for Coca-Cola Europacific Partners 19.04.2022

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#205: Martin Wilson - CEO Digital Identity Net 12.04.2022

Martin Wilson is CEO of Digital Identity Net, a growing Fintech business regulated by the FCA and founded with a social purpose to deliver the first privately funded public service. It aims to make the internet a safer place by enabling people to verify who they are by calling on their bank to vouch for them. DIN’s OneID platform is secure and simple and shares only the information required to ena...

#204: Nando Cesarone - President U.S. Operations UPS 04.04.2022

Prior to his current role, Nando served as President of UPS International. He led the company's business operations in more than 220 countries and territories outside of the U.S. Prior, Nando served as president of UPS’s European operations. While there, he led UPS Europe to record business performance during the company’s five-year investment program into the region’s technology, network and infr...

#203: Melanie Richards CBE - Former Deputy Chair KPMG 28.03.2022

Melanie Richards holds a range of board roles. She is a Non-executive Director of Morgan Stanley International, a member of the boards of the Royal National Theatre and The Invictus Games Foundation and Chair of The Eve Appeal (which funds research and raises awareness of the five gynae cancers). She sits on the advisory boards for both the Centre on AI Technology for Humankind at the National Uni...

#202: Daniel Bernard - Sports Industry Investor & Entrepreneur 21.03.2022

With over twenty years’ experience in the Sports Industry, having built operations, companies and platforms across multiple territories and jurisdictions, Daniel Bernard is currently focused on strategic investments into startups and early stage companies in the sports and sports technology sector. Born in London in the UK, Daniel has lived in France, Spain and Italy before settling in Israel in 1...

#201: Yilmaz Erceyes - CMO Premier Foods 14.03.2022

Yilmaz Erceyes is Premier Foods' Chief Marketing Officer and has been a core part of the Executive Leadership Team that turned around the company behind a clear business strategy focusing on brand building and innovation. Premier Foods is one of UK’s biggest branded food businesses with a growing international presence. Yilmaz has responsibility for all Marketing, Consumer Insights & Analytics...

#200: General The Lord Dannatt - Inspiring Soldier Chairman & Politician 07.03.2022

General The Lord Dannatt GCB CBE MC DL Richard Dannatt was a soldier for forty years concluding his military career as Chief of the General Staff – the professional head of the British Army. Since retiring from active duty in 2009, he was Constable of the Tower of London until July 2016. In 2011 he became an independent member of the House of Lords and is a member of the Joint Committee on the Nat...

#199: Prashant Gami - CEO at XENABLER 28.02.2022

Prashant is leading innovation using technology at x·enabler - a successful IT innovation company, where he has digitally transformed a number of Australian businesses using innovative technologies. Over the last 15 years, Prashant has founded a number of successful businesses from the ground up. He is a trusted advisor, business partner and mentor for a range of business-minded people in his grou...

#198: Richard Browning: Founder & Chief Test Pilot at Gravity Industries 21.02.2022

Richard Browning is Founder and Chief Test Pilot of Gravity Industries which designs, builds and flies Jet Suits, pioneering a new era of human flight. The company was founded in March 2017 to challenge the perceived boundaries in human aviation and to inspire others to dare to ask “What if?”. It now scales towards an International Race Series. Prior to founding Gravity, Richard was a Royal Marine...

#196: Michael Dean - Director & Co-Founder Avamore Capital 07.02.2022

Michael Dean is a Director and Co-Founder of Avamore Capital, an institutionally funded development and bridging lender, which was started in 2015. Avamore Capital is dedicated to providing outstanding service by understanding the constantly evolving needs of developers. As such, Avamore were the first ever lender to introduce the award-winning Finish & Exit product to the market which was des...

#195: Barry Habib - CEO MBS Highway & Author Money in the Streets with Jonathan Bowman-Perks MBE 31.01.2022

Barry Habib is an American entrepreneur and frequent media resource for his mortgage and housing expertise.   ·      Amazon #1 bestselling author for his book “Money in the Streets” ·      Frequent appearances on CNBC and FOX ·      CEO of MBS Highway – the industry’s most highly regarded and recogn...

#194: Mark Leppard MBE - Headmaster at the British School Abu Dhabi 24.01.2022

Mark Leppard MBE. Headmaster of The British School Al Khubairat, Abu Dhabi. Mark is a successful and ambitious school leader of an outstanding British international school. In 2015 Mark was awarded an MBE for his services to education and has an M.Ed in Educational Leadership. His focus is on team building, in terms of motivation, personnel and structure, ensuring that the students benefit from th...

#193: Brian Williamson Chairman CEO & NED inspiring Leadership 17.01.2022

Brian Williamson is an engineer, a professional businessman and an award-winning entrepreneur. He studied Mechanical Engineering at Glasgow Caledonian University sponsored by Weir Pumps and climbed the ladder of management quickly, looking after his first department by the age of 21. By 26 Brian had left Weirs and secured his first Managing Director position. He draws on the knowledge and experien...

#192 - James Felts: COO-Joint Task Force-214, LLC & Lounge with Legends 10.01.2022

James A. Felts is an accomplished coach, facilitator and guide with over 15 years of experience helping leaders optimise performance to achieve positive results through mentorship. His purpose is to assist veterans with marketing theirselves and their businesses. James prides himself on helping others which makes him the perfect match for mentorship and coaching. As a guide he has worked with team...

#191 - Prof Sharon Peacock CBE, Professor at University of Cambridge 03.01.2022

Sharon Peacock has had a diverse career that has spanned training and experience as a dental nurse, general adult nurse, end-of-life care practitioner, physician, clinical microbiologist, researcher, educator, mentor and non-executive director. This diversity has a common theme, with a lifetime of connection with the National health Service, which Sharon considers to be a jewel in the crown of the...

#190 - John Hewitt -Founder of Jackson Hewitt, Liberty Tax & ATAX 27.12.2021

John Hewitt is the "Hewitt" in "Jackson Hewitt Tax Service," after which he founded "Liberty Tax Service" with over 6000 offices. John sold his interest in Liberty for nearly 500 million dollars. Now John and his partners and friends are helping Christian Entrepreneurs discover how to become CEOs - "Building Their Empires" for the King of Kings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

#189 Kwame Kwei-Armah OBE: Artistic Director Young Vic Theatre 20.12.2021

Kwame Kwei-Armah  is British actor, playwright, director and broadcaster. In 2018 he was made Artistic Director of the Young Vic, where he has directed  Twelfth Night  and  Tree.  From 2011 to 2018 he was previously the Artistic Director of Baltimore Center Stage where he directed:  Jazz, Marley, One Night in Miami, Amadeus, Dance of the Holy Ghosts, The Mou...

#188 - Stephynie Malik - Founder of SMALIK Enterprises 13.12.2021

Ex Silicon Valley Executive & Investor Stephynie Malik is a Global Business Strategist and Crisis Expert. She is also a 3x Founder, Consultant, Podcast Host and Speaker. Stephynie's career was built in sales, marketing, business development, and strategic alliance roles, holding leadership positions at Actuate, Silicon Graphics, Icarian. She then made the move into independent consulting befor...

#187 Guy Hands - Financier & Investor 06.12.2021

Guy Hands, who was born in 1959, graduated with an MA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Mansfield College, Oxford, and then went to work for Goldman Sachs International where he became Head of Eurobond Trading, and then Head of Goldman Sachs' Global Asset Structuring Group. He left Goldman Sachs in 1994 for Nomura International plc where he established PFG before spinning out Terra Firma...

#186 David Harney 29.11.2021

David Harney was appointed Chief Operating Officer, Europe for Great-West Lifeco in February 2020, overseeing the Irish Life and Canada Life organisations in the UK, Ireland and Germany serving over 5m customers and employing 5,000 people.   Prior to that, David spent 4 years as Chief Executive Officer of Irish Life Group, in which he led the Group’s Financial Services, Financi...

#185 - CEOs Inspiring Leadership 22.11.2021

Listen to an impressive collection of CEOs and CEO's Advisors - James Bashall CB CBE, Emma Kane, Sam Mercer, Sharon Peacock CBE, Gary C Laney, Brian J Esposito, chat on the following topics: 1. How is the future of work going to develop in your sector – Hybrid, Full Office or Mainly Remote First? 2. What is your lessons from creating successful meetings and minimizing video fatigue? 3. How much mo...

#184 - Marty Martinez - Podcaster 15.11.2021

Marty Martinez is a Brand and Marketing Strategist who partners with CEOs, executives and solopreneurs to grow their personal and professional brands, human-to-human through the power of story. Spending nearly a decade working on marketing for the US Army, in the Pentagon with the Army G8, a multimillion dollar defense contractor and startups, Marty knows what truly drives conversions, s...

#183 - Belinda Agnew - Managing Partner at Enamus 08.11.2021

Trailblazing in the B2B world, Belinda Agnew is Managing Partner at Enamus. She is a highly motivated entrepreneur who has experienced incredible success, is breaking the internet with her followers, and has made a real mark in the B2B world.     Belinda’s approach to staffing combines digital know-how, leadership, management, pizzazz, and a no B.S. approach to dealing with bus...

#182 Chris Pyle - Head of Lancaster Grammar School 31.10.2021

Chris Pyle is Head of one of England’s oldest and most successful state schools. Lancaster Royal Grammar School has 1250 pupils including 170 boarders from the UK and across the world. The school traces its origins to the middle ages. Today it is heavily oversubscribed with outstanding academic results and extracurricular breadth. It counts two Olympic gold medallists...

#181 Major General Andrew McKay CBE 24.10.2021

Andrew Mackay is a former Army officer, business leader, speaker and author.     Andrew Mackay started his career as an Inspector in the Royal Hong Kong Police. On leaving the RHKP and vowing to never wear a uniform again he joined the British Army the following year.     His service in the British Army saw him experience operations in Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Bosnia...

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