The Leaders Council Podcast

Colin Thompson is the owner and co-director of Dornoch Castle Hotel on the northeast coast of Scotland.

Karim Sekkat is the Chairman of Oxford Engineering, specialises in lean manufacturing, supply chain management and precision engineering to provide total manufacturing solutions.

Zhara Armstrong is the owner of Treasures of Wetherby, a West Yorkshire based retail provider of toys.

Kate Wright is the Managing Director of Henryson Foods International, a leading importer and distributor of specialist ambient, chilled, and frozen food items from Europe in the the UK and Ireland.

Richard La Velle owns and runs Orchard House Clinic, a leading multidisciplinary health clinic providing treatment for musculoskeletal injury.

Ruth Marriott is the Chief Executive of Families for Children, a not-for-profit adoption agency supporting families in the south west.

Simon Connington is the Chief Executive of BPS World, a global recruitment partner who provide HR leaders with a competitive advantage in the ability to attract, recruit and retain the right people.

Andrew Clowes is the Headteacher of The Hey with Zion Primary School, a primary school with a joint Church of England and Methodist Foundation.

Dickon Fletcher is the Owner of Big Fish Rentals, which has over 15 years experience in hiring backline equipment and providing technical services to touring musicians, rehearsal and recording studios, and for Radio and TV.

Timothy Warren is the founding director of GSC Events, a company based in Weston-super-Mare which helps corporates, government departments and associations confirm suitable meeting space and accommodation for their events worldwide.

Rakesh Joshi is the headteacher and owner of The Learning Hub, a provider of group tuition services, one-to-one tuition and holiday booster classes, based in North Wembley, London.

Deborah Witkiss is the chief operating officer at Insight Legal Software Ltd, a firm which provides award winning software including Legal Accounts, Practice Management and Case Management systems designed specifically for solicitors.

Justin Powlesland is a director at JHP Recruitment, a multi-award-winning specialist recruitment company working within the veterinary industry in the UK and US.

Katie Shelmerdine is co-director at Lighthouse Lane, a gift shop in Skipton, North Yorkshire.

Neil Satoor is the headteacher of Wombridge Primary School in Telford, Shropshire.

Richard Hawkes is the Director of Artworks Conservation Limited, a company that specialise in the conservation and restoration of fine art and archives on paper.

Anthony Villis is the Managing Director of First Wealth, a chartered financial planning firm located in London.

Mark Stucke is the Managing Director of Journeyman Pictures, a film distribution company based in Surrey.

Andrew Webb is the Manager of City of Manchester Gymnastics, an artistic gymnastics centre based in Manchester

Emily Aklan is the Founder and Chief Executive of Serenity Welfare, an organisation that offers comprehensive welfare services for children and young people.

Sofia Charalambous is the Co-founder and Creative Director of Bathroom Origins, a company helping their customers’ bathroom into a space that reflects their individual style & bathing rituals with our aspirational bathroomwares.

Alex Bingley is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Haywoods Group, a Family-owned residential property development business based in London.

Matthew Shoults is the Headmaster of Notting Hill and Ealing High School, an independent day school for girls aged 4 – 18 located in Ealing.

Rory Spick is the Director of Seven Graphics, a company that specialises in signs and printing with over 18 years of experience.

Edward Bruce-White is the CEO of Combat Medical, a UK company and innovator within the Meditech sector.