The Leaders Council Podcast

Richard Keyes is the CEO of TC Group, a professional services group made up of accountants, IFAs and lawyers that advise owner managed businesses. As of August 2020, the business is the fastest growing group in the UK.

Steve Daniel is the Director of Daniel Surf, a family run business with over 40 Years of Surf Industry Experience.

Beth Heath is the Owner and Chief Executive of Shropshire Festivals, an events company that specialises in staging extraordinary events across Shopshire and beyond.

Andrew Nugee is the Owner and Chief Executive of Imagineear, a company that develops content and technologies for culture, leisure, and healthcare venues.

Gary Fisher is the Owner and Director of Strawberry Field Catering, who are at the forefront of catering in the South West region, and often travel to engagements across the entire UK.

Trevor Dancer is the owner of Kingwood Childcare, a childcare and pre-school in Devon.

Lynn Hammersley MBE is a qualified PE teacher, coach and manager at the Forest of Dean Gymnastics Club, based at Five Acres, Coleford, Gloucestershire.

Andreas Lazarou is the managing director of hairdressing business Lazarou Hair Salons.

Alex Mills is an artist, barber and owner of Handsome Jacks, a barber shop in Glasgow.

Peter Chan is the Area Manager of Shuttleworth UK, a collection of independent hostels.

Andrew Colpus is the Headmaster of St. Joseph’s College, an Independent Co-educational School for students aged three to eighteen.

Philip Wells is the Director and Founder of PetShed, a family run pet shop located in Swindon.

Mark Sarfo-Kantanka is a director at Cellar Door Promotions Ltd, an events management business that challenges people’s perceptions by implementing ground-breaking creative experiences unconstrained by venue capacity or location. In this podcast episode he is also joined by the creative director Farouk Deen to speak about the direction Cellar Door is taking going forwards.

Bill Carr is the CEO of Carpe Diem, an independent website design and digital marketing agency based in Warrington, Cheshire.

Caroline Cook is the chief executive of Luton All Women Centre, a women's centre in Luton, Bedfordshire, which works with women who have experienced abuse or trauma or are struggling with mental health or wellbeing issues.

David Hummel-Newell is the Owner and Director of Verto, a dynamic and forward- thinking creative web design agency based in Northamptonshire.

Colin Rayner is the Managing Director of J. Rayner & Sons, who farm over 1600 hectares in the south of England.

Gary Hetherington is an English rugby league executive and former rugby league footballer, and coach. He is currently chief executive officer of the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League.

Nalin de Silva is the managing director at Flexal Springs Alliance Ltd, a UK based manufacturer of precision springs and wire forms, primarily for the aerospace sector.

Andrew Hayward is the managing director at Russell Roof Tiles, a Burton-on-Trent-based business which manufactures a range of concrete roof tiles and UPVC fittings and accessories designed for pitched roofing projects across the UK.

Michael Ellerby is the Owner and Director of LRB Consulting, a group of professional, yet friendly, Health and Safety Consultants, based in the East Midlands.

Rosemary Hay is the Owner of Peppers Hair & Beauty Salon, a beauty service provide based in Wiltshire.

Sophie Lewis is the Managing Director of The National Children’s Orchestras of Great Britain, the only orchestral learning programme for younger children across the UK.

Helen Pearce is the Director of Studies at Bartholomews Tutorial College, an independent private school in Brighton, Sussex, offering private tuition for first-time and re-take courses at GCSE, AS and A Level.

Jonny Kinross is the Chief Executive of Grassmarket Community Project, an organisation supporting people through transitions in their lives and about re-connecting disengaged people.