Inspiring Leadership with Jonathan Bowman-Perks MBE

Chip Massey Mercy is a former FBI hostage negotiator & special agent who led high-profile cases spearheading the New York’s FBI office Crisis negotiation team. He was involved in post 9/11 investigations and won the prestigious FBI Director’s award. He is co-founder, the convincing company, a crisis, communication and training firm where he helps executives and the teams apply FBI negotiation...

Gavin Patterson Gavin has significant international senior leadership experience and has served on boards for companies across FTSE, NASDAQ, AIM and for private equity as well as charities and educational establishments. He has worked across airlines, business services, consumer products, software, technology, telecommunications and third sector. His portfolio currently includes chairing Elixirr p...

Todd Gustafson President, HP Federal LLC Head of U.S. Public Sector HP Inc. Todd Gustafson is President of HP Federal LLC and Head of U.S. Public Sector at HP Inc. In this role, Gustafson is responsible for managing customer and partner relationships, strategic financial plans, product and technology strategies, sales force strategy and structure, and P&L ownership within HP’s U.S. Public Sect...

Daniel Bernard has enjoyed over twenty years’ experience in the Sports Industry, having built operations, companies and platforms across multiple territories and jurisdictions. As an active strategic investor into startups and early-stage companies in the sports and sports technology sector, Daniel is launching new initiatives to help optimise the use of data and technology by Sports Associations...

Leah Tedrow is a seasoned Strategic Communications, Internal and External Marketing expert specializing in mass media and public relations/social engineering campaigns in conflict, post conflict and developing countries, with over 29-years experience in the global media, marketing and business development field. She has helped lead and develop over $750 million in strategic communications and soci...

1. **The Why Behind the Podcast:** Join us on the Inspiring Leadership Podcast as we celebrate our 5th year by revisiting the inception of this transformative journey. 2. **MQ - Moral Quotient:** Explore the moral landscape of leadership with insightful discussions on integrity, values, and life plans from guests like General The Lord Dannatt and Daniel Bernard. 3. **PQ - Purpose Quotient:** Disco...

1.Why the Inspiring Leadership Podcast and What Does it Mean to You? The Inspiring Leadership Podcast originated in 2019, and as we embark on our fifth year, it's an opportune moment to reflect on its inception. Early guests, including Lieutenant General Sir Nick Pope (Episode 1), Commandant RMAS Paul Nanson (Episode 3), Alison Nimmo, CEO of Crown Estate (Episode 2), and Philippa Snare, SVP of The...

We are thrilled to introduce this week's guest, Stephen M.R. Covey, a visionary leader in the fields of trust, leadership, ethics, and collaboration. With a distinguished career and a passion for empowering individuals and organisations, Stephen Covey has left an indelible mark on the world of business and leadership. Stephen is not only a co-founder of CoveyLink but also the driving force behind...

General The Lord Richards of Herstmonceux GCB CBE DSO DL   General David Richards led operations in East Timor, Sierra Leone, and Afghanistan. He is probably best known for his command in Sierra Leone in 2000 when he interpreted his orders creatively to achieve more than was at first thought possible, ensuring the ultimate defeat of the RUF rebels and the avoidance of much bloodshed in the ca...

Marc Allera: CEO - EE and Consumer Division at BT Group As head of three of the UK’s leading communications brands – EE, BT and Plusnet – Marc runs the largest subscription business in the UK, with 25 million subscribers on the UK’s best and biggest mobile and fibre networks generating more than half a billion visits to its apps and websites every year. Under Marc’s leadership, EE is on a journey...

Jessica Smith, OAM, OLY: Inspiring Leader and Champion of Inclusivity Jessica Smith stands as a beacon of resilience, inspiration, and impactful change. An Australian Paralympian swimmer who competed in the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Jessica has transformed her athletic achievements into a powerful platform for advocacy and empowerment. Background and Achievements: Australian Paralympian: Co...

FAISAL AL NUAIMI  Faisal Al Nuaimi is a seasoned professional with 30 years of experience and more than 19 years in senior roles across prominent public and private sector organisations in the UAE. Faisal is currently General Manager at Ferrari World Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, and prior to joining the turbo- powered team at Ferrari World Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, Faisal was General Manager of Qasr A...

Excellence Wins: A No-Nonsense Guide to Becoming the Best in a World of Compromise" by Horst Schulze is a compelling and insightful read that provides valuable lessons on achieving excellence in both business and leadership. Horst, with his extensive experience as a co-founder and former president of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, offers a wealth of practical wisdom and visionary principles. What...

Days before his 21st birthday, Justin's life changed irrevocably. A cough caused a herniated disc with subsequent surgeries all failing, resulting in paralysis and almost 18 months in hospital. Sport has always been a key aspect of Justin's life and it promptly became a lifeline and career. In Wheelchair racing, Justin has won 29 marathon titles across the globe. Justin is also the World and Europ...

An active speaker, actor, entrepreneur, motivator, and author, Herb “Flight Time” Lang is an 18-year former player and coach with the World-Famous Harlem Globetrotters. He is originally from Brinkley, Arkansas, where he was a former All-State standout student-athlete graduating at the top of his class while serving as senior class president. Herb later obtained his degree in Education from Centena...

The WORLD'S first double above-knee AMPUTEE to summit MOUNT EVEREST In 2010, Hari Budha Magar lost both his legs above the knee, to an IED in Afghanistan.   Determined to change perceptions of what is possible for people with a disability, he reached the summit of Mount Everest around 3pm (Nepal time) on 19th May 2023. 43-year-old Hari Budha Magar has stood victorious atop the world’s tallest...

Justin Galliford BSc(Hons) MSc MBA Dip MC   Justin began his career as an environmental scientist. At the age of 22 he started his own environmental consultancy, helping organisations improve their environmental performance and ensuring regulatory compliance. He joined the Norse Group in 2006 to help manage environmental performance regarding waste management and landfill operations. Followin...

Peter Scott joined the Royal Australian Navy as a seventeen-year-old Midshipman, hopeful but uncertain, and over three decades rose to be the professional head of the Navy’s elite: the Submarine Arm. During that journey, he served among the dedicated crews of the most highly specialised capability in any Navy in the most complex and demanding environment on earth: the undersea battlespace. He surv...

Nick Garland is a proud and passionate speaker on trauma, mental health, including physical and mental resilience and overcoming challenges, both within the personal and business sphere.  His unique near death experience, return to work and return to military operations is an inspirational snapshot of personal determination, leadership and a humble understanding of mental health. Nick’s talks...

Andy Milburn is a retired Marine Special Operations and Infantry officer – now keeping occupied as a military consultant, author, and student of modern war.  Milburn was born in Hong Kong and grew up in the United Kingdom where he attended St Paul’s School, University College London.  After university he enlisted in the US Marine Corps as a private. He was subsequently commissioned...

Robin was Born in Farnham, Surrey, UK. Following a divorce from his birth father, his mother Hazel married his step-father, who adopted him and gave him the name Horsfall. A broken family life adversely affected his education, so he left school in 1972 at the age of fifteen and joined the army as a boy soldier. Despite a long period of isolation and bullying by his peers, he became a full mem...

Dr Alice Maynard CBE Alice has had a wide-ranging career. It began in the IT industry working in a range of roles in software development and localisation where she developed her approach to dovetailing outcomes between different stakeholders including customers and staff to get great results. In 1991, she took a year out at Ashridge Management College to do an MBA. On completion she set up a comp...

Dr Andy Wood OBE DL Andy Wood is Chief Executive of Adnams plc. He joined Adnams in 1994, joined the Board in 2000 as Sales and Marketing Director becoming Managing Director in 2006 and Chief Executive in 2010. He has a DBA from Cranfield University and Honorary doctorates; in Business from Anglia Ruskin University, in Science from Cranfield University and Civil Law from the University of East Ang...

Bob Judson served for 34½ years in the military, rising from front-line fast-jet pilot to being a member of the Royal Air Force’s Senior Leadership Team and an Air Vice-Marshal. He flew the Jaguar, Phantom, and Typhoon, and had the privilege of displaying the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfires & Hurricanes for 2 years whilst he was the Station Commander of RAF Coningsby. In a military...

Rob Metcalfe’s guiding principle is that leadership is not just an individual pastime; rather it needs to be embedded at all levels within and across organisations so those closest to the need can meet it in an aligned and autonomous way. This belief stems from his career in the military where alignment between Headquarters, Operations Rooms and the person on the ground is so vital, whether o...