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The Happy WorkLife Podcast

The Happy WorkLife Podcast

Written by: Lord Mark Price
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Welcome to the The Happy WorkLife Podcast where people with inspiring careers reflect on how happy they have been in their working lives. We hear from a range of people working in a variety of industries and find out which roles gave them the most satisfaction and importantly what they have done to get happier at work. Hosted by Lord Mark Price, WorkL.co founder, peer and former Managing Director of Waitrose, and former Deputy Chairman of the John Lewis Partnership. Visit WorkL.co to find a job in the happiest companies, take our happiness test, network, get career support from experts and much more. Work Happier with WorkL.Copyright 2019 Engaging Works Careers Economics Personal Success Self-Help Success
Episodes
  • How Wetherspoons Started: A £40k Loan to a £2bn Empire | Tim Martin

    How Wetherspoons Started: A £40k Loan to a £2bn Empire | Tim Martin
    Oct 15 2026
    Why does a pint cost £6 in a pub and £1.50 in a supermarket? Wetherspoon founder Sir Tim Martin breaks down the tax and wage maths behind Britain's pub closures, and warns pubs will "shut down en masse" unless it changes. He also tells Lord Mark Price how he built JD Wetherspoon from one Muswell Hill pub in 1979.In this episode of The Happy WorkLife Podcast:✅ Why a 10% minimum wage rise adds about 15p to a pub pint, but 1–2p in a supermarket✅ Business rates: around 25p a pint in a pub vs 1.5p in Tesco✅ How Wetherspoon really got its name (a teacher and The Dukes of Hazzard)✅ The "crazy" nine-year chairman rule pushing companies to America✅ If he started again, he'd go into techVisit WorkL to:📋 Take the FREE Happy at Work Test: https://app.workl.com/happiness-surve...Chapters:00:00🤗 Discover the World's Happiest Workplaces: https://workl.com/happiest-workplaces...🔎 Join a professional community: https://app.workl.com/global-hub/comm...🟢 Get career support from experts: https://workl.com/global-hub/?utm_sou...#Wetherspoons #TimMartin #Entrepreneur #UKPubs #BusinessPodcast #Business #BusinessGrowth#Entrepreneurship #BusinessTips #News #UKNews #WorldNews #Politics #Documentary
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    32 mins
  • The Dr.PAWPAW Story with Founders Johnny & Pauline Paterson

    The Dr.PAWPAW Story with Founders Johnny & Pauline Paterson
    Mar 3 2026

    In this episode of The Happy WorkLife Podcast, Lord Mark Price sits down with husband-and-wife duo Johnny and Pauline Paterson, the founders of Dr.PAWPAW, the British beauty brand that grew from a simple idea into a globally recognised name. What began as a solution-focused product inspired by the natural benefits of pawpaw has evolved into a multi-award-winning business stocked around the world.

    Together, they explore the drive behind building a global brand from scratch, balancing entrepreneurship with family life, and working side by side as partners in both business and marriage.

    Visit WorkL to:

    📋 Take the FREE Happy At Work Test: https://app.workl.com/happiness-survey/rank-company/

    🤗 Discover the World’s Happiest Workplaces: https://workl.com/happiest-workplaces

    Follow both Pauline and Johnny at:

    🔲https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauline-paterson/

    🔲linkedin.com/in/johnny-paterson-61a9b710 🔲https://www.instagram.com/johnny_paterson_/ 🔲https://www.instagram.com/mrsdrpawpaw/

    Check out Dr. PAWPAW:

    https://www.drpawpaw.com/

    https://www.linkedin.com/company/dr-pawpaw/

    https://www.instagram.com/dr.pawpaw/
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    36 mins
  • What is a forensic psychotherapist? With Dr Gwen Adshead

    What is a forensic psychotherapist? With Dr Gwen Adshead
    Jan 30 2026

    In this episode of The Happy WorkLife Podcast, Lord Mark Price sits down with Dr Gwen Adshead, one of the UK’s leading forensic psychotherapists and psychiatrists. A Visiting Professor at Yale School of Law and Psychiatry, and consultant forensic psychiatrist at Ravenswood House, Gwen has spent nearly forty years working at the intersection of mental health, crime and justice.

    She has worked extensively with violent offenders in high-security psychiatric hospitals such as Broadmoor, as well as within the prison system. Dr Adshead was also the 2024 BBC Reith Lecturer, where she explored complex questions around violence, responsibility and mental illness. In this episode, she reflects on her career, her public work and her forthcoming book, Unspeakable.

    Visit WorkL to:

    📋 Take the FREE Happy At Work Test: https://app.workl.com/happiness-survey/rank-company

    💼 Find a job in the happiest workplaces: https://workl.com/find-work

    🤗 Discover the World’s Happiest Workplaces: https://workl.com/happiest-workplaces
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    41 mins
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