The ActionCOACH Podcast

The Calculated Risk That Separates the Rich From Everyone Else | Danny McFarlane Wealth Adviser Interview Most people think wealthy clients obsess over money. Danny McFarlane has spent 30 years advising the ultra-wealthy, and his observation is the opposite: the richest people he knows never chased money at all. In this episode of the Business Growth Podcast, powered by ActionCOACH UK, he explains...

Why Rory Sutherland Thinks You're Wrong (The Average Trap) Rory Sutherland Ogilvy Interview Most businesses design for the "average" customer. Rory Sutherland, vice chairman of Ogilvy, explains why this leaves everyone dissatisfied. In this ActionCOACH podcast episode recorded at BizX 2026, host Neil Martin explores how to escape the average trap and think like your customers actually think. When...

Sara Davies MBE on Why Authenticity Wins in Business and Leadership | Dragons' Den Star Interview When the BBC asked Sara Davies to be "more dragon-like" before her Dragons' Den audition, she made a choice. She walked into that meeting as herself, legs crossed, warm demeanour, Northern accent intact, and told commissioners exactly what they'd get. That decision transformed her career. Sara Davies...

Sales: You're Already Selling (Here's Why That Matters) | Jeb Blount Fanatical Prospecting Author Interview Most entrepreneurs think they're not in sales. Jeb Blount knows better. In this backstage episode of the Business Growth Podcast at BizX 2026, we reveal why every business owner must become their company's chief sales officer and how keeping your pipeline full changes everything about how yo...

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Richard McCann - Peter Sutcliffe Killed His Mother. He Chose to Help Others Richard McCann grew up in Scotthall, a deprived area of Leeds, with his mother's alcohol struggles, a violent boyfriend involved in drugs, and constant chaos. Just before his sixth birthday, his mother went out and never came home. At 5:30 the next morning, Richard and his sister Sonia searched for her at a bus stop. Polic...

Significance in a Disconnected World | Penny Power OBE Interview We're more digitally connected than ever. Yet we're emotionally disconnected, anxious, and treating relationships like transactions. Penny Power OBE calls it what it is: a massive Silicon Valley psychological experiment that's changed how humans interact. Penny founded a social network in 1998 with her husband, Thomas Power. She buil...

The Community That Made The Rolling Stones Take Notice | Nick Keynes Tileyard Studios Founder Interview Nick Keynes built Tileyard Studios into a 150,000 square foot creative ecosystem housing 165 studios and 1,000 to 1,500 people daily by curating with authenticity, saying no when necessary, and leading through genuine relationships—attracting The Rolling Stones' Matt Clifford as the first tenant...

Brain Rot Killing Your Productivity? | TJ Power The Dose Effect Interview The average person checks their phone 217 times per day, each check delivering a dopamine hit that wears out your reward system. TJ Power, author of The Dose Effect, explains why this stimulation addiction is killing your productivity and relationships, and what you can do about it. TJ has taken over 100,000 people through h...

Body Language - How to Control the Room Without Saying a Word | Mark Bowden Most business owners dread meetings. They run too long, people zone out, and nothing gets done. Mark Bowden knows the problem isn't the meeting itself - it's that nobody is actually listening. In this episode of the ActionCOACH podcast, host James Vincent sits down with Mark to reveal the precise techniques that transform...

Discipline Into Millions? Jamie Waller refused to let circumstances define him. A dyslexic kid from Bethnal Green who couldn't read or write, he sold three companies worth tens of millions of pounds. Told by a teacher he'd only drive a van, he responded: "I'll employ people who drive vans for me." Growing up poor with dyslexia, colour blindness, and ADHD, he left school at 16 without GCSEs. His fo...

Want a Brilliant Life? Start Here | Michael Heppell Interview What You'll Learn: Why Your "Least Successful" Work Might Be Your Most Important: Michael's favourite book, *Brilliant Life*, sold the fewest copies but delivered the deepest personal transformation through the Wheel of Life framework. The Vision That Changed Everything: Twenty-eight years ago, Michael set an "impossible" goal to positi...

Building Wealth? Why £3 Billion Doesn't Matter Without This | Martin Lockyer Westminster Wealth Interview Most business owners are brilliant at building wealth. Martin Lockyer knows they're terrible at planning what to do with it. In this episode of the ActionCOACH Podcast, Martin reveals why 36 years in financial services and managing over £3 billion taught him that relationships, values, and per...

Storytelling: Your Audience Is Leaving Because of This Mistake | Sam Ramston Interview Most founders treat video content like an afterthought. Sam Ramston knows the cost of that mistake. In this episode of the ActionCOACH podcast, we reveal why 98% of founders fail at video and the proven framework that turns founder storytelling into a growth engine. Sam Ramston leads Show Up, a founder-focused v...

4 Peaks Every Leader Must Climb to Build Teams That Actually Work | Jim Brown Interview Jim Brown, author of *The Imperfect Board Member* and *The Imperfect CEO*, reveals why embracing imperfection builds high-performing teams that actually enjoy work. What You'll Learn: Why Less Than 17% of People Actually Like Their Jobs: The reality of workplace dissatisfaction and how to create cultures where...

Confidence Is Everywhere, But Most People Look for It in the Wrong Place Most people chase confidence as if it were something they need to earn or discover. James Vincent knows better. In this episode, Neil Martin explores James's book *The Infinite Edge* and reveals why confidence isn't something you find; it's something you take. This discussion dives deep into how to be more confident, emphasis...

Rory Sutherland | Why Businesses Overinvest in Trivial Improvements Most businesses are optimising themselves into irrelevance. In this ActionCOACH Podcast episode, Ogilvy Vice Chairman Rory Sutherland reveals why your obsession with efficiency and benchmarking is destroying customer value and making you identical to your competitors. What You'll Learn: The Self-Checkout Fallacy: "Performative eff...

Former HSBC USA CEO, Irene Dorner "Expected to Go to Prison". Listen to her views on Courage, Culture & Fixing a Crisis. Most leaders talk about courage. Irene Dorner lived it, running a bank losing $3 billion annually whilst facing potential imprisonment for regulatory failures she inherited. In this ActionCOACH podcast episode, the former CEO and President of HSBC USA, named one of the 25 mo...

High-Quality Video on Any Budget: The Framework That Works | Tom Voller Dodge Your Films Interview Most businesses waste money creating beautiful videos nobody watches. Tom Voller's production company has created content for Red Bull, Ironman, SumUp, and NATS, but his most valuable insight isn't about expensive equipment. It's that your biggest competition isn't your industry rival; it's TikTok an...

Body Language - Make These Instant Changes to Master Every Interview & Close Every Deal | Mark Bowden Body Language Expert Interview Most people walk into high-stakes meetings hoping their content will carry them. Mark Bowden knows better: audiences form unconscious judgments about you in seconds via body language, and you can control exactly what they feel. What You'll Learn: The Theory of Mi...

The Burnout Decision You Don't Realise You're Making | Human ROI, Feedback & Dreaming Big (ActionCOACH Podcast) Most entrepreneurs measure business ROI obsessively whilst ignoring the metric that matters most: their own well-being. Alex Forsyth experienced burnout three times in six years before discovering the framework that changed everything. In this episode, Alex reveals "human return on i...

Loneliness - The Hidden Epidemic Destroying Remote Workers | Thomas Power on Loneliness, Community, and the Work From Home Crisis The work-from-home revolution promised freedom but delivered an epidemic of isolation. In this ActionCOACH podcast episode, host James Vincent sits down with Thomas Power, who confronts the uncomfortable truth about loneliness in 2026 and reveals why your digital connec...

The Arum Global Blueprint for Scaling with Purpose - From £2M to £14M Arum Global transformed from a struggling £2 million consultancy losing £400,000 annually into a £14 million powerhouse with £5 million EBITDA and a perfect NPS score of 100. This episode reveals the strategies behind their 7x growth whilst serving the world's most demanding clients. Jamie Waller purchased Arum Global in 2017, r...

Beyond Business: Understanding High Functioning Depression with Pandora Morris Most successful business owners appear to have it all together. But what if that relentless drive is actually masking something deeper? In this revealing episode, Pandora Morris exposes a hidden pandemic affecting high achievers: high-functioning depression. Pandora Morris, creator of the Hurt to Healing podcast, has sp...

Business Exit? Most Owners Never Build a Sellable Business. Here's Why. In this episode of the ActionCOACH podcast, Saul Cohen reveals why most business owners fundamentally misunderstand their business's value and what it takes to build a truly sellable company. Saul, a corporate finance expert who started at PWC and now specialises in mergers and acquisitions, shares the hard truths about scalin...