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Leadership that sells - the podcast

Leadership that Sells is a conversation series with founders, CEOs, sales leaders, and operators.

We talk about:

  • where leadership models quietly break down

  • how commercial decisions change under constraint

  • what experienced leaders eventually stop doing

The focus is judgement, not slogans. Each episode is typically about 30-35 minutes of value.

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21 September 2026

More revenue doesn’t automatically mean you’ve built a more valuable business. I want to know what you’re keeping, whether it runs without you and whether you’ve done anything more than make yourself a job. Steve...

3 August 2026

One of the biggest mistakes founders make is believing their business will be valued for what it means to them. It won’t. Buyers pay for predictable cash flow and reduced risk, not emotional attachment. That’s...

20 July 2026

Everyone talks about scaling. Far fewer people actually do it. In this conversation with Doug Levy, we unpack what real operational scale looks like. Not adding people because revenue is growing, but building a business...

29 June 2026

Most strategies don’t fail because the idea was wrong. They fail because nobody properly translated the idea into execution. In this conversation with Crispin Thompson, we got into the uncomfortable gap between strategy and results....

22 June 2026

The more senior you become, the more dangerous certainty gets. That’s the idea at the heart of this conversation with Dr Debra Clary. Most leaders are rewarded for having answers. The problem is that eventually...

15 June 2026

Most of the AI conversation is happening at the wrong level. We’re debating tools, prompts and productivity hacks when the real question is much older and much harder: what does it mean to be human?...

17 June 2024

In today's episode, "How to Shift Your Organisation from Fear to Love," we're joined by Malti Bhojwani, a seasoned executive coach and author, who shares her expert insights on transforming workplace environments.Malti introduces us to...

12 January 2023

Join me in this remarkable 1 hour special episode with Jo Owen on a wide ranging conversation covering: The mindset of highly effective leaders: Elon Musk, ruthlessness and obsession - is it a bug or...

2 January 2023

"Have you tried turning him off and on again?" What would appear in your personal operating manual? How you want to be informed and kept up to date. What's your hierarchy of communication? How do...

22 December 2022

"Measure twice, cut once" said Tom Lavery's old design & tech teacher, Dr Knapp. He's CEO over at Jiminny (Tom, not Dr. Knapp...). Talking about first aid for new managers - we spoke about How...

19 December 2022

Becoming global CEO of a face-to-face training company on the leading edge of a global shutdown is a problem on a planetary scale. Thankfully, Camiel Gielkens, CEO of Schouten Global, one of the world's biggest...

16 November 2022

Leading a vital part of the UK's national infrastructure - serving over 2 million citizens - Neil Odin has climbed the Fire Service career ladder (his words...) and leads a £90M organisation with 60 fire...

6 November 2022

Rachel Kay is the Chief Learning Officer for Babington. With 25 years of leadership experience ranging from Greek holiday destinations to high-tech aerospace, school boards and the British Computer Society, she has some strong ideas...
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