The Leadership Lounge Podcast

On this week's episode of #Leadership -  What's on your mind? I speak to Mark Silva.    Mark Silva and Graham Richardson have been appointed as British Bobsleigh Performance Director and Head Coach respectively for the new Olympic cycle. The pair will lead British Bobsleigh’s pursuit of success in Milan Cortina in 2026 as bobsleigh returns to UK Sport funding for the first time in f...

On this week's episode of #Leadership -  What's on your mind? I speak to Wayne Kirkham. Wayne Kirkham, Is currently working in a senior leadership role for the NHS. His leadership journey started at a young age when he joined the military, as a naïve young lad he was keen to learn from inspirational leaders, and the skills he learned during these years he carries with him for life, and they h...

On today's episode of #Leadership - What's on your mind? I speak to Jim Wheat.    Wheat was educated in Chester & Wrexham, where he studied Civil Engineering before pursuing a Master’s Degree in California. Moving to Dubai in 2002, Wheat was influenced by the rich culture and heritage of the Emirates combined with the energy of money in the contemporary atmosphere funding the growth...

On this weeks episode of #Leadership - What's on your mind? I speak to Oli Minett.   Oliver Minett, 25 years operations management experience for companies based in the UK, Europe, and Middle East. Majority of that time has been in manufacturing, more recently I made a change out of manufacture into international parcel forwarding.    Find Oli's socials below:  Linkedin - http:...

On this weeks episode of #Leadership - What's on your mind? I speak to Dawn Coker. Shining a light on the great things women in finance can achieve, Dawn is an inspirational and tenacious leader who aims to revolutionise the culture of the financial services sector.  With an impressive 20+ year history of surpassing ambitious business goals and delivering innovative learning and organisationa...

On this weeks episode of #Leadership - What's on your mind? I speak to Sarat Pediredla.   Sarat Pediredla an award-winning entrepreneur and the Co-founder and CEO of northeast-based agency, hedgehog lab. hedgehog lab is a global digital product studio with over a decade’s experience in mobile development, design, and product management. They are experts at delivering digital solutions that de...

On this weeks episode of #Leadership - What's on your mind? I speak to Gill Tiney.    Gill Tiney has always been passionate about bringing great people together to collaborate and so make a positive difference to our world, both local and global.  She does this through her podcast- Being Human Hidden Depths the online publication The Quest her books including #1 Amazon Bestseller To...

On this weeks episode of #Leadership - What's on your mind? I speak to Kim Hafjall.   Kim Hafjall is an author, executive coach, adviser and catalyst for growth. Kim started his own consulting company, Hafjall Consulting in 2021- after more than 20 years in the corporate world. He has held senior positions like treasurer, regional treasurer, group treasurer, finance director and managing dire...

On this weeks episode of #Leadership - What's on your mind? I speak to Steve Mellor.   A native of England, Steve has spent most of the 2000's in the US as a collegiate swimmer and swim coach. He spent 4 years as a student-athlete at North Carolina State, and coached 2 years there also. He then moved into coaching full time and spent almost a decade as the Associate Head Coach with the Louisi...

On this weeks episode of #Leadership - What's on your mind? I speak to Andy Stevens.   Andy Stevens joined the Army at 18, became a Commissioned Officer at 19, he is a Veteran of the 1982 Falklands War, he volunteered to work in Bomb Disposal and at the age of 27 worked in Belfast receiving an award for gallantry. He became a Member of the Institute of Management and has two Masters degrees....

On this weeks episode of #Leadership - What's on your mind? I speak to Ross Jones.   Ross Jones, is a Mortgage Broker and Director of Home Financial. Home Financial is a firm of independent mortgage advisers based in Warrington. The firm support all areas of mortgage advice but fosters a specialism for supporting Self employed and business owner clients. Ross’s background commences with a car...

On this weeks episode of #Leadership - What's on your mind? I speak to Philip Hofstetter.   Philip is a passionate executive coach, consultant, facilitator and trainer. He delivers 1:1 executive and business coaching, leads team-building retreats, runs neuro leadership training sessions, facilitates international conferences and consults for global companies as part of large leadership develo...

On this week's episode of #Leadereship - What's on your mind? I speak to Vix Anderton.   Vix Anderton is a perfectionism and productivity coach for chronic overdoers, overthinkers and stressed out control freaks. She helps them turn their inner critic into an ally and find powerful and sustainable ways to get on with what they care about without overwhelm and burnout.  With her own exper...

On this week's episode of #Leadereship - What's on your mind? I speak to Darren Broad.  During a 9-year career in the Royal Air Force, Darren specialised within the physical training branch managing a variety of coaching situations to improve personal and professional performance.    On leaving the R.A.F he rapidly established himself in the Health and Fitness Industry and beca...

In this week's episode of #Leadership - What's on your mind? I speak to Glenn Bloomer.   Glenn Bloomer served in the British Army for 24 years, working in the Training and Leadership Development sectors for the majority of his Service. After leaving the Service he has sought find a better work/life balance and is a self employed Mountaineering Instructor and Leadership Consultant. His work ha...

In this week's episode of #Leadership - What's on your mind? I speak to Mark Hunter.   Mark Hunter is a triple Olympian who has had three different experiences, the good-winning gold, the ugly winning silver, and the bad - coming last!  He is a warm, honest and articulate speaker who brings a story of success and, more importantly, an awareness of what it takes to achieve. Sacrifice...

In this week's episode of #Leadership - What's on your mind? we bring you the 100TH EPISODE.    We bring to you a special 1-hour episode full of all things leadership, I am joined by Paul Elias, Peter Anstiss, and Debra Cadman.    Watch our guest's previous episodes:    Paul's episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wffu...   Peter's episode - https://www.yout...

This week on #Leadership - What's on your mind? I speak to Jennifer Cormack.   Since joining the company in 2014, Jennifer has participated in multiple overseas sales missions to China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Europe, India, and the US promoting inbound tourism to the UK and Cumbria. She is a director of Cumbria Tourism and is Chair of the Lake District China Forum. Also working on the...

On this weeks episode of #Leadership - What's on your mind? I speak to Robert Stewart.   After over a decade flying fighter jets in the RAF, Rob entered the world of entrepreneurship in 2011 and over the last decade has founded, grown and sold businesses in the construction, marketing and training spaces.   Rob currently invests in high yielding property assets, as well as growing a nati...

On this weeks episode of #leadership - What's on your mind? I speak to David Wafer. David is a vastly experienced multi award winning leader.  He has achieved this through his passion for people and helping them achieve their potential. David has a proven track record of growing and turning around businesses and helping other businesses do the same.  He believes passionately that you sho...

On this weeks episode of #Leadership - What's on your mind? I speak to Andy Incels.   Grew up in Leicestershire,Started career at Marks & Spencer as a Young Manager Trainee (after putting plans to become an Air Traffic Controller on hold!).  Spent first part of career learning the ropes of Retail in stores, before taking on a variety of Store Manager positions • Second part of M&...

Clare Griffiths was one of Britain's top wheelchair basketball players competing for her country from 1998 to 2016, retiring after a career high and team PB finish of 4th place in Rio with GB competing in their first major championship medal match.   In September 1997, Clare sustained damage to her spinal cord after a horse riding accident which left her paralysed from the waist down. Sport h...

On this weeks episode of #Leadership - What's on your mind? I speak to Ian Rose.  Through workshops, presentations and coaching, Ian helps individuals & teams to build and stay resilient. In this changing world building both individual and company resilience is key and helping to develop coping strategies is where Ian shines.   Born in 1972, Ian contracted eye cancer (retinablastoma)...

On this weeks episode of #Leadership - What's on your mind I speak to Kris Mochrie.   Kris started his career working with major blue-chip companies predominantly in sales and people management roles. Senior positions followed with Disney, Danone and Red Bull where Kris climbed to run the entire off trade field sales team. Kris started his own consultancy in 2015 working predominantly with mu...

On this weeks episode of #Leadership - What's on your mind? I spoke to Fran Hogan.   Off grid Channel 4 ‘The Simpler Life’ contributor and Engaging Project Manager   Having worked in a corporate software implementation environment for over a decade, a fast faced environment with 24/7 multiple methods of communication centred around technology, Fran was mindful of the impact on her physic...