The Leaders Council Podcast

Kerry Hill is the headteacher at Eyres Monsell Primary School, a local authority maintained primary school based in the city of Leicester. Under Kerry’s stewardship, Eyres Monsell has gone on a journey of significant improvement, with Key Stage 2 progress rates in the top one per cent nationally, despite drawing from an area of significant deprivation.

Russell Haworth is the former CEO of Nominet, one of the world’s largest Top Level Domain registries, and part of the UK’s critical national infrastructure. Russell is a business executive proficient in B2B enterprise services and is passionate about growing companies internationally that leverage technology to accelerate growth in existing or new markets.

Patricia Seabright is a public speaker, author, sales expert and owner of Archimedes Consulting, a successful consulting and training business working with clients ranging from global corporations to local startups. In her role with Archimedes, Patricia works with clients to help them optimise their sales operation and processes and to hone their skills to present, persuade and influence.

Tim Hyde is a prevalent social media marketer and CEO of TWH Media. Tim is a 26-year-old award-winning marketer and CMO who specialises in Social Media Marketing, Acquisition Strategy and Brand Strategy. He is also a proficient public speaker.

Timothy Ringo is an award-winning author, keynote speaker and board advisor for various businesses on topics related to HR and Human Capital. Ringo is currently a board advisor and non-executive director at smart-talent matching platform, Optunli.

Andrea Childs is the Owner and Managing Director of Klick Business Solutions, which specialises in providing help and support in the writing and compilation of selection questionnaires, bid and tender documents and sales presentations for public sector tender process.

Gordon Guthrie is the director of sales and marketing at the Business Advisory Centre [BAC Utilities], which offers fully managed business, water, electricity & gas, telecoms & fibre and commercial insurance procurement services as well as a full range of web & print solutions.

Martin Gonzalez-Sayans is a construction consultant, contractor, development broker and property investment specialist. He is currently a director at Hurst Development Solutions [HDS], a family run business in Reading with over 40 years of experience in the building industry, all backed by professional accreditations.

Simon Lebus is the interim Chief Regulator of Ofqual. He is well established in the fields of education technology and curriculum delivery, having previously held the role of Chief Executive of Cambridge Assessment between 2002 and 2018. As well as spending a long spell at the helm of Cambridge Assessment, Simon has also worked with exam board OCR, having been appointed chairman in 2004.

Simon James is the Owner and Managing Director of Atlantic Resource Recruitment Solutions, a Cardiff based independent recruitment agency. Specialising in permanent recruitment solutions, construction & plant, office administration, catering, healthcare and security, Atlantic Resource provides comprehensive recruitment services to employers and job seekers across the whole of the UK.

Neil Odin is the chief fire officer at Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Neil has worked in the fire service for over 20 years, starting out as a fire safety officer and area commander. His first senior role came in 2009, when he began a two-and-a-half-year stint at the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service as head of risk, planning and performance.

Kaye Sandison is the owner, manager and founder of Hame Fae Hame, a childcare service for children aged one to 12, based in Scalloway, Shetland. Sandison is experienced, not only as a parent and childminder, but is well-versed in foster care, and founded Hame Fae Hame with a clear vision of the service she wanted to provide: a “home away from home” which enabled children to grow up to become engag...

Darren Davies is the managing director at The Clever Baggers Ltd, a specialist textile printing company based in Four Crosses, near Shrewsbury. In his current role, Darren leads a business that specialises in the supply and print of compostable bags and textiles.

Amanda MacKenzie OBE is the chief executive of Business in the Community [BITC] - The Prince’s Responsible Business Network, a business-led membership organisation made up of progressive businesses of all sizes, who understand that the prosperity of business and society are mutually dependent.

Salman Moghimi is the Founder and Chef Executive Officer of Peyk, an instant 24/7 courier service platform offering the fastest and most cost efficient way for sending anything from A to B. Salman Moghimi founded Peyk in 2017, having previously served on the Board of Peyrovi Industrial Group.

Dr Irene Akpofure is the executive managing director of Yvonne Lewis Group, a leading UK recruitment agency specialising in the Supported Housing Sector. Dr Irene has been at the helm of Yvonne Lewis in the UK and abroad since 2009, and it has both national and international reach to date.

Sara Gowen is the managing director at Sheffield Young Carers, an independent charity dedicated to supporting young carers and young people affected by drug and alcohol issues in their family. Sara has held her post at Sheffield Young Carers since 2014. She has a demonstrated history of working in the voluntary sector, having previously held deputy manager and manager roles

Victoria Vaughan is Marketing Coach of The Brand Surgery, an ethical marketing and design agency based in West Sussex. In addition to her role at The Brand Surgery, Vaughan spent a year as Mayoress of Worthing.

Richard Smith is the joint owner and managing director of Opus Land Ltd, a leading UK property development and investment company with offices in the West Midlands and London. Part owned and funded by Palmer Capital, Opus Land enjoys access to substantial in-house capital and has developed an established track record in delivering added-value solutions for real estate.

Steve Bennett is the co-founder of Woof & Brew, the pet drinks company, based in Cambridgeshire. The business produces healthy drinks and treats aimed at keeping dogs happy and healthy. Bennett helped launch Woof & Brew in 2013, and its products are now stocked in over 2500 stores in the UK and available in 15 other European countries.

Anwar Ali OBE co-founded Upturn Enterprise Ltd in 2002. Anwar is highly capable, possessing both strong strategic and operational skills (specialist in social enterprise, business strategy & growth). Anwar carries extensive academic and professional qualifications (MBA, PG Dip (DMS), CMgr FCMI, MCIM, MIoEE). Operationally, he has extensive stakeholder, senior management and project management skil...

Chris Hughes is the CEO at Greenray Turbine Solutions Ltd, a firm which provides a range of products and services relating to industrial gas and steam turbines. Its services include Control Systems & Auxiliaries, Turbine Products, Servicing and Repair, and Training and Consultancy.

Susan White is managing director at Phoenix Interior Design, an interior design company which provides UK developers with quality, inspirational show homes. Susan is one of the UK’s leading designers and over the years has built Phoenix into one of the UK’s leading interior design practices since its establishment in 2004.

Iain Brunt founded antiques.co.uk in 1996, now more than thirty years later it is still going strong. In addition to his role with antiques.co.uk, Iain Brunt also is the Owner and Director of gonemodern.com.

Christian Fleming is the managing director of Northstar IT Technology, a business IT support provider based in West Sussex. Christian has been involved in helping businesses with IT support since November 1996, when he cut his teeth in the IT industry as an installation engineer with Delvestream Systems Ltd.