The third seat with Rebecca Morley

In this season one finale, Rebecca is once again joined by her business partner Trina for a “Director’s Take” on the series so far.  Together they dig into the leadership journeys of some brilliant guests including Dave Allen and Will Bosanko from Brandpie, Lucas London from Lick and Nicola Piercy from Stripe & Stare. Whilst their businesses couldn’t be more different, the leadership themes co...

This week on The Third Seat podcast, Rebecca sits down with Nicola Piercy, Co-Founder of Stripe & Stare to explore a leadership journey defined by radical pragmatism. From selling their first pair of sustainable knickers in 2017 to reaching over 50 employees and a million pairs sold, Nicola and her business partner Katie have navigated exponential growth with an “unflappable” mindset. Nicola s...

In this episode, Rebecca sits down with Lucas London, Co-Founder & CEO of Lick, to get under the skin of a leadership style that’s as refreshing as a new coat of paint.  Launched on the very first day of the covid lockdown, Lick didn’t just survive the chaos - it thrived, growing from a scrappy DTC startup into a mature, multi-channel brand.  Lucas reflects on his transition from “doing” to “b...

“I don’t think anybody can ever really prepare you for your first venture into a Chief Executive position.” - Will Bosanko Today’s Third Seat episode explores the high-stakes world of succession planning through a rare joint interview with Dave Allen, the Founder and Global CEO of Brandpie and Will Bosanko, the newly appointed EMEA CEO.  After a year of navigating this transition they sit down wit...

In this special reflection episode of The Third Seat, host Rebecca Morley is joined by her business partner, Trina Curry.  After three deep-dive conversations with founders at various stages of their journeys, Rebecca and Trina sit down to connect the dots and identify the universal pain points of every successful founder. Whether you are scaling a team of 50 or 150, this conversation explores the...

“If you fall into that path of, ‘I’ll just do it myself’, it’s not scalable, and you’re not doing the business any good.” - Zoe Shepherd Today’s Third Seat episode is your survival guide to the “messy middle” of fast growth. Rebecca welcomes Zoe Shepherd, CEO and Co-Founder of The Social Shepherd, a multi-award winning social media agency that has scaled from a two-person startup to a team of 70 w...

If your business feels like a “firestorm” that has gotten out of hand, you’re exactly where you need to be.  In this episode of The Third Seat, Rebecca Morley sits down with Keiran Hewkin, founder of Swyft, a high-growth furniture brand that has scaled from a group of friends to a team of 60.  Keiran has navigated the intense journey from “inception point” through mad, chaotic growth, surviving ma...

“You have to ask “Who do I need to be today? How do I show up to lead us through the next stage of growth?””- Louise Hill If you’ve ever felt like you’re drowning in the very business you worked so hard to build, you aren’t alone. In this episode of The Third Seat, we’re getting under the skin of what it really feels like when your start-up “inner circle” grows into a team of hundreds.  Our first...

Welcome to the third seat, a podcast for leaders navigating the chaos of growth. This is for the accidental leaders, the rebellious founders, and the CEOs of high growth businesses who’ve built a juggernaut and are now trying to keep up with it.  It’s for anyone who’s ever felt lonely at the top, wondering if anyone else has the same chaos going on that they do.  I’m Rebecca Morley and for over a...