The Whole Leader Podcast

What if our fear of death is stopping us from living more fully? In this episode, I sit down with Emily Cummin, founder and CEO of Untangle, a grief support platform helping people feel less alone after loss. Through her work, Emily has supported people in 138 countries and is helping change one of society's most difficult conversations. In this episode, Emily shares why grief is not somethin...

Deirdre Parsons, Executive Director of the David Lynch Foundation, talks about stress, creativity and helping people think more clearly through Transcendental Meditation. We discuss how she has spent over 40 years practising and teaching TM, bringing it into businesses, healthcare, education, prisons and trauma environments, as the David Lynch Foundation helps people access deeper rest, greater cl...

Stuart Middleton, founder and CEO at Interv_l Group talks about building small elite teams that can be the best. We discuss how he has brought the band of brothers mentality from his background in the world-class fighting force of the Royal Marines, into his business, as Intervl_ help create a better future though Climate Tech.

What happens when a headhunter stops chasing career success and questions everything only to find even bigger success? In this episode, I sit down with John Purkiss , author of The Power of Letting Go and Brand You , whose career has moved from investment banking and executive search into self exploration then international success as an author. In this episode, John shares his experiences, challe...

Camilla Dolan, co-founder of Eka Ventures, is rethinking venture capital as a force for systems change. Here’s how I’d frame it: we explore her idea of shared value — how business can serve people and planet without compromising performance. From sustainable consumption to women’s health, her work points to a simple but important shift: doing good and doing well aren’t opposites anymore. They’re s...

What if leadership isn’t mainly about strategy or influence, but the quality of connection we bring to each moment — and to each other? John Thompson spends his time helping leaders reconnect with themselves, with the people around them, and with what’s actually happening in the present. Through his work at Transformational Connection, he’s supporting a different kind of leadership: one that’s roo...

Scarlett Allen-Horton’s story cuts against the usual odds — and shows what can happen when someone refuses the script that life hands them. She left home at 16, became a mum at 19, and grew up around other people’s expectations of what she could or couldn’t become. She didn’t buy it. She made the final of The Apprentice , built a successful executive search firm, and has become a voice for leaders...

What if surrender isn’t giving up, but waking up to what’s actually happening? In this episode, I speak with Sahasrajit Ramesh, co-creator of Satya Speaks, about what it means to live with more totality. His path runs from engineering at Oxford and MIT into deep spiritual work in Rishikesh, and he talks openly about stepping away from expectation and finding his way back to a more natural, creativ...

What happens when power goes unchecked — and the people in charge choose not to look too closely? In this episode of The Whole Leader Podcast, I sit down with Claire Glasgow, a solicitor and director at Fieldfisher who represents individuals harmed by powerful systems — from catastrophic injury cases to survivors of sexual assault taking on some of the UK’s most established institutions. Claire br...

In this episode, I sit down with Richard Hoyle — a former British Army officer whose path has taken him from military command to global enterprise sales, and then into the deeper territory of psychological insight and reflective practice. Over the years he’s woven together influences from Jungian psychology, Buddhist thought, and decades of lived leadership. What we explore is how leadership chang...