The Happy WorkLife Podcast

In this episode of The Happy WorkLife Podcast, Lord Mark Price sits down with husband-and-wife duo Johnny and Pauline Paterson, the founders of Dr. PAWPAW, the British beauty brand that grew from a simple idea into a globally recognised name. What began as a solution-focused product inspired by the natural benefits of pawpaw has evolved into a multi-award-winning business stocked around the world....

In this episode of The Happy WorkLife Podcast , Lord Mark Price sits down with Dr Gwen Adshead , one of the UK’s leading forensic psychotherapists and psychiatrists. A Visiting Professor at Yale School of Law and Psychiatry , and consultant forensic psychiatrist at Ravenswood House , Gwen has spent nearly forty years working at the intersection of mental health, crime and justice. She has worked e...

In this episode, Lord Mark Price is joined by Robert Stone, former professional basketball player turned senior HR and people leader. They explore Rob’s journey from elite sport into marketing and HR, unpacking the transferable skills professional athletes bring to leadership, culture, and people management. The conversation dives into: 🏀 His early years, sporting influences, and path to professi...

In this episode of The Happy WorkLife Podcast , Lord Mark Price sits down with Professor Sir Adrian Hill, one of the world’s leading vaccine researchers and the director of the Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford. Knighted in the New Year Honours for his services to medicine and global health, Adrian has dedicated his career to developing vaccines that save lives, from malaria to COVID-19...

In this episode of The Happy WorkLife Podcast, Lord Mark Price sits down with Hilary Cottam, a pioneering public service innovator, social entrepreneur and author of The Work We Need. Hilary’s remarkable career has taken her from the halls of UNICEF and the World Bank to founding two groundbreaking social enterprises. Hilary’s currently leading a DEFRA review on working life in England’s upland co...

In this episode of The Happy WorkLife Podcast , Lord Mark Price sits down with Dr Katie King , CEO & Founder of BioOrbit , to explore her extraordinary journey from solving maths problems for fun as a teenager, to interning at NASA, researching cancer treatments at Cambridge, and now pioneering life-saving drug crystallisation in space. Katie shares the pivotal moments that shaped her path: th...

Lord Mark Price, Founder of WorkL, speaks to Jon Watts, Chef, Author and Public Speaker, known for his inspirational journey from prison to a successful career in food. Jon reflects on the pivotal moments that shaped him, how the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award first gave him purpose, the surreal leap from prison life to professional kitchens in the likes of Jamie Oliver's restaurants, the hustle of bui...

In this special episode, Lord Mark Price joins us to talk about his new book ' Work Happier': A practical guide to taking control of your working life and finding genuine happiness in your career. As part of the Work Happier book, Mark also introduces The Work Happiness Charter, a groundbreaking manifesto for workplace wellbeing sets out the rights and responsibilities of individuals and organisat...

Lord Mark Price, Founder of WorkL, sits down with Mark Rowland, CEO of the Mental Health Foundation , to explore the realities of mental health today. Mark reflects on his early years growing up in Rwanda, the moment that shifted his worldview and the driving force behind his mission to make mental health a national and global priority. With compassion and clarity, he discusses the stigma still su...

In this episode of The Happy WorkLife Podcast, Lord Mark Price speaks with Philippa Craddock, the visionary florist-turned-entrepreneur whose floral designs have graced royal weddings and luxury brands around the world. Philippa opens up about growing up with undiagnosed dyslexia, being underestimated at school, and why traditional education never worked for her. She shares how those early setback...

In this episode of the The Happy WorkLife Podcast, Lord Mark Price speaks with Jordan Schwarzenberger, the 27-year-old media entrepreneur, Co-Founder of Arcade Media, and manager of the Sidemen, Europe’s biggest creator collective. Jordan shares his unconventional path, from launching side projects as a teen to walking away from university, working at VICE and LADbible, and ultimately co-founding...

Lord Mark Price, Founder of WorkL, speaks with Lauren Scott-Harris - Communications Expert, Entrepreneur, and Founder of the ground-breaking platform Earnt . In this episode, Lauren reflects on her rebellious but formative school days to becoming a successful founder. From her first steps at Freud Communications to building her own thriving agency, Scott Ideas (now Re: Agency), Lauren discusses ho...

Lord Mark Price, Founder of WorkL speaks to Ben Askins – Entrepreneur, Content Creator, and Founder of Gaia. In this episode, Ben shares his journey from an unexpected start in recruitment to building, scaling, and successfully selling the digital agency, VERB. He opens up about the challenges of entrepreneurship, the realities of bootstrapping, and the lessons learned from managing a growing team...

Lord Mark Price, Founder of WorkL speaks to Nicola Horlick – CEO of Money&Co. Nicola is an investment guru and entrepreneur who rose to prominence as one of the most influential women in the City of London. Once dreaming of a career on stage, Nicola's journey took an unexpected turn when she secured a highly sought-after position at Warburgs, one of the top merchant banks of its time. Nicola o...

WorkL Founder, Lord Mark Price speaks to Katherine Ainley – CEO, Ericsson , UK and Ireland. As CEO for the UK and Ireland at Ericsson, Katherine works alongside major mobile network operators and service providers. Katherine has helped lead and develop 5G technology deployment and is also a passionate supporter of diversity & inclusion programmes at Ericsson. In this episode, Katherine discuss...

WorkL Founder, Lord Mark Price speaks to Steven Cooper CBE ─ Group CEO of Aldermore Bank. Before joining Aldermore Bank in 2021, Steven was CEO at C. Hoare & Co, the UK’s oldest privately-owned bank, where he developed and led an extensive programme of change. At the age of 16, Steven worked at Barclays, starting as a branch cashier and worked his way up to lead several of their major business...

WorkL Founder, Lord Mark Price speaks to Liz Jackson MBE, Sales & Marketing Director at Initium Corporate Finance (formerly BCMS). At the age of 2, Liz was diagnosed with a degenerative eye disorder which meant that by the time she was 25 she was blind. Amazingly at this age, Liz set up an award winning company, Great Guns Marketing, which she ran for 17 years and was awarded an MBE in 2017 by...

WorkL Founder, Lord Mark Price speaks to Joe Seddon, Founder of Zero Gravity, a tech company that helps students from low opportunity areas get into university and access world-class careers. Earlier this year Joe was recognised by The Sunday Times in their inaugural Young Power List as one of 25 most inspiring people aged under 30 in the UK & Ireland. Amongst these, Joe has racked up many acc...

WorkL Founder, Lord Mark Price speaks to Guy Singh-Watson, Founder of Riverford, an organic farm and UK-wide organic vegetable box delivery company. Guy is an admired figure in the world of organic farming and has grown Riverford from one man and a wheelbarrow delivering homegrown organic veg to friends, to a national veg box scheme delivering to around 50,000 customers a week. In this episode, Gu...

WorkL Founder, Lord Mark Price speaks to Elliott Rae - speaker, author, social changemaker and founder of parenting platform MusicFootballFatherhood. Elliott has raised considerable awareness of the struggles of fatherhood, his book 'DAD' is an Amazon Top 10 bestseller and his 2022 BBC One documentary ‘Becoming Dad’ was one of the 20 most watched documentaries across the whole BBC network in 2022....

In this short episode WorkL founder, Lord Mark Price talks about his new book 'Happy Economics'. In 'Happy Economics' Mark explains why happiness at work is important and explores the proven links between workplace happiness and financial success. You can preorder the book at koganpage.com/workl and get 20% off your purchase using the code WORKHAPPY.

WorkL founder, Lord Mark Price speaks to Equity & Inclusion Practitioner Sereena Abbassi - former Worldwide Head of Culture & Inclusion at M&C Saatchi Group. Sereena has worked with some of the biggest organisations around the world such as Lego, Monzo, Google, Airbnb, Coca Cola and many others. Hear everything from her early years studying at The BRIT School, her time running her own...

WorkL founder, Lord Mark Price speaks to Swedish entrepreneur Konrad Bergström. Konrad has been extremely successful throughout his career and is the recipient of one of Sweden's highest honours, The King's Medal, in recognition of his entrepreneurial achievements. Hear everything from his childhood learnings, the time he spent in the Swedish army and his experiences which led to the founding of X...

WorkL founder, Lord Mark Price speaks to Nicola Hodson, CEO of IBM UK & Ireland. Nicola is the first woman to hold the CEO position at IBM UK & Ireland. Hear everything from the early career skills she developed, childhood fascinations that sparked her curiosity, to the career experiences that have equipped her to lead IBM today and much more. This podcast is brought to you by WorkL. Visit...

WorkL founder, Lord Mark Price speaks to Nelly Hall, creative director of Alitex. Nelly takes us on an insightful journey recounting how she started her career in hospitality and her work building All Bar One during her time as their brand manager prior to joining Alitex. Nelly also shares a fascinating perspective into what it's like to prepare for the 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, one of the wor...