Episodes

  • Salima Bhimani

    Salima Bhimani
    Jun 16 2026
    Salima Bhimani tells the story of an immigrant family whose daughter became chief strategist at Google/Alphabet. She is a moonshot builder and the author of a new book, Invent Now.

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    32 mins
  • Martyn Broughton

    Martyn Broughton
    May 13 2026
    Martyn worked as a journalist and producer for the New Zealand broadcasting corporation and the BBC World Service. He tells stories of his interviews with the NZ Prime Minister and Margaret Thatcher. He became Director of Communications for Medecins sans Frontieres.

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    34 mins
  • Shelley Bridgman

    Shelley Bridgman
    Mar 3 2026
    Performance mindset coach, keynote speaker and author, Shelley Bridgman, tells her story. From difficult beginnings she grappled with gender identity and became a trailblazer.

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    27 mins
  • Philippa Charles

    Philippa Charles
    Jan 1 2026
    Philippa Charles was brought up in Dublin. She read law at Oxford before becoming a solicitor. She is now a leading international arbiter.

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    26 mins
  • Fiona Spargo-Mabbs OBE

    Fiona Spargo-Mabbs OBE
    Nov 18 2025

    Fiona Spargo-Mabbs OBE suffered a terrible loss when her teenage son, Dan, died from a drug overdose. The tragedy prompted her to found a drug education charity. Here she tells her story.

    http://www.dsmfoundation.org.uk/

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    34 mins
  • Hilary Briggs

    Hilary Briggs
    Jun 27 2025
    Hilary Briggs read Engineering at Cambridge. She had a varied and successful career as a production manager and managing director. She discovered an appetite for triathlons and became a European and World Champion at her age level. She speaks professionally on resilience.

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    29 mins
  • John Fullwood

    John Fullwood
    May 1 2025
    John Fullwood was born with severe sight deficiency and is now completely blind. He gained two degrees and worked as a Systems Engineer in Mathematical Modelling. He tells us how he plays chess, rows, sings in a choir and rides a tandem with his wife.

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    28 mins
  • Terry Rockell

    Terry Rockell
    Apr 16 2025
    Terry Rockell is Director of Security at the Ritz Hotel in London. He was born in 1961. He served 29 years in the London Metropolitan Police where he was a detective in the Flying Squad and worked in the anti-terrorist unit.. At different times he was stabbed, shot and blown up. He shares some of his experiences, good and bad

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    49 mins