Scottish Business Network

Tucked away in a charming mews building in central Edinburgh is an antidote to the repeated hubris that causes banks to collapse, businesses to fail and empires to crumble. Professor Russell Napier established the Library of Mistakes to help us learn from all the cock-ups we have already made, and really shouldn't be making again. Interviewed by Fraser Allen at the Library of Mistakes in Edinburgh...

Julie Ashworth interrupted a successful career at Tesco to take part in the first ever Round The World Yacht Race – despite the fact that she knew nothing about sailing and couldn't swim. Thoughtful and funny, Julie reveals the lessons she learned from that experience and the platform it created for a diverse and successful career as an entrepreneur. Interviewed by Fraser Allen at Julie's home in...

Tweedie Brown was the senior British commanding officer in Berlin when the wall came tumbling down. It's one of many colourful events in the career of a high-achieving soldier, businessman, impresario and bon vivant. Interviewed by Fraser Allen in Waterloo Place, London. www.allencomms.co.uk