The most enduring companies aren’t just built on strategy, they’re built on culture.

For over two decades, Ric Lewis, founder of Tristan Capital Partners, has been showing what that really looks like. His firm has grown into one of Europe’s leading real-estate investment platforms, managing over $16bn in assets. Ric was also ranked #1 on the Powerlist 2019, recognising him as the UK’s most influential person of African or Afro-Caribbean heritage .

In this episode, Ric reveals the cultural architecture behind Tristan: the balance between what he calls the “Ministry of Science” and the “Ministry of Magic” - the discipline to execute and the imagination to differentiate .

In this episode, you will learn:

• How to build a culture that becomes a competitive advantage.
• Why authenticity and integrity can unleash high performance.
• Insights into some of Ric’s most important leadership principles.
• Ric's golden rule for managing time efficiently.
• Why radical candour is the most important thing in mentorship.

If you want to understand what it really takes to build high-performance culture, this conversation is essential listening.

Chapters:

01:33 Building Tristan Capital Partners

02:11 Ric's Personal Philosophy and Purpose

10:03 Lessons from Competitive Sports

12:04 The Journey to Building a Real Estate Empire

17:55 Creating a Unique Company Culture

25:42 Challenges and Strategies in Real Estate Investment

27:56 Balancing Time and Saying No

29:19 The Importance of Self-Care

30:09 Finding Time to Think

31:38 The Journey of Philanthropy

40:21 Challenges in Mentorship

42:11 Staying Authentic and Honest

49:57 Next Generation and Succession

52:55 Maintaining Health and Wellness

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What if the only way to save nature was to run it like a business?

In this episode, we sit down with Peter Fearnhead, CEO and co-founder of African Parks, the organisation protecting more of Africa’s wild landscapes than any other. Under his leadership, African Parks now manages 24 national parks across 13 countries, covering over 20 million hectares - a model that proves conservation can be financially sustainable, socially empowering, and ecologically transformative.

Peter shares how he’s built one of the most ambitious conservation networks on Earth - from turning near-bankrupt parks into thriving ecosystems, to uniting governments, investors, and local communities behind a single mission. Along the way, we explore why conservation may hold the key to tackling wider economic, humanitarian, and climate crises, and what true leadership looks like in some of the world’s most hostile environments.

This is the story of how business strategy is saving the wild.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction to High Net Purpose

00:42 Meet Peter Fern: CEO of African Parks

02:17 Peter's Early Life and Passion for Nature

04:51 Founding African Parks and Early Challenges

07:17 The Public-Private Partnership Model

11:35 Conservation Strategies and Law Enforcement

14:25 Community Engagement and Economic Impact

18:10 Restocking Wildlife and Park Success Stories

24:07 Scaling African Parks and Future Goals

26:09 Competition and Collaboration in Conservation

29:12 The Importance of Authenticity in Leadership

30:44 Inspiring Individuals in Conservation

33:16 Challenges in Selecting the Right People

34:43 Managing Media and Mistakes in Conservation

36:57 Complex Trade-offs in Conservation Efforts

47:51 Translocation and Conservation Strategies

56:00 Personal Reflections and Advice

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The next wave of billion-dollar companies aren’t being built in Silicon Valley – but everywhere else.

For nearly three decades, Linda Rottenberg co-founder and CEO of Endeavor, has been at the centre of that shift. Known as “The Entrepreneur Whisperer,” she’s backed over 350 companies (64 of them unicorns), created “mafias” of founders paying it forward, and built a global movement that’s reshaping economies across 45+ countries.

In this episode, recorded at Trinity College, Cambridge, Linda shares:

• How to scale a business while staying true to your mission.
• The secret underestimated multiplier behind entrepreneurship.
• Why the next generation of entrepreneurs will become more women dominant.
• What makes female founders different.
• The inside view on emerging frontiers and regions to watch.

Linda shows how purpose-driven founders everywhere can scale big - without losing sight of their people or their values.

If you want to understand how high-growth entrepreneurship is being redefined beyond Silicon Valley - and why it matters for the future of innovation - this conversation is a must-listen.

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