The Executive Edge
The Executive Edge is the podcast that gives you an edge in life and business with practical skills that you can apply to achieve and maintain success. Hosted by UK psychologist and business adviser, Sue Firth. The show is a mix of interviews, tips, business insights and inspiration.
Episodes
Episode 239
Released August 5, 2026
Boomer Anderson's story will resonate with anyone who has ever pushed a little too hard for a little too long.
Boomer — CEO at Troscriptions & Health Optimization Medicine and Practice (HOMeHOPe) — started early. He was trading stocks at 12 and reading macroeconomics for fun.
He started on Wall Street on 15 September 2008, the very day Lehman Brothers col...
Episode 238
Released July 23, 2026
This week on Episode 238 of The Executive Edge, I talk to Christy Pretzinger, founder of The Better Leader Project, CEO of healthcare content agency WG Content, and author of Your Cultural Balance Sheet.
Christy has built her business around an idea that rarely appears in a strategy document but shapes everything she does: kindness.
Together, we explore why so many younger employees arrive at work...
Episode 237
Released July 9, 2026
This episode of my podcast sits a little outside my usual territory. Most weeks I'm here talking about the psychology behind performance, leadership and how we show up. However, this week I'm taking you somewhere more practical: my guest is Steve Turner of Solomon Turner PR.
We talk about public relations, and how getting...
Episode 236. Released June 25, 2026
This week I'm joined by Louisa Loran, a global executive advisor, board member and author of Leadership Anatomy in Motion.
Louisa has spent more than two decades at the heart of some of the world's biggest businesses, including Diageo, Maersk and Google.
Change is everywhere right now, and Louisa sees it for what it really is. A genuine opp...
Episode 235
Released June 11, 2026
Everyone wants momentum. Move faster, scale quicker, get ahead. Yet very few businesses actually have it.
This week I talk with Chip Higgins, author of The Bizzics Way. Chip took one equation from physics, mass times velocity, and turned it into a refreshingly practical model for growth. Hi...
Episode 234
Released May 28, 2026
You know the feeling. You've read the books, done the therapy, tried the positive thinking. And yet. Same patterns. Same reactions. Same stuck points — just in slightly different circumstances.
In this episode, Sue talks with Joanna Kleinman — a psychotherapist and leadership coach with 30 years of experience and the creator of the Mind Method. Joanna's work st...
Released May 14, 2026
Episode 233
Fourteen years working with NBA players teaches you something most leadership books miss: the gap between good and great is almost never technical. It's psychological.
This week I sit down with Tom Mitchell — 40+ years coaching elite athletes and business leaders, co-author of an Amazon bestseller with Joe Montana, and author of the new book Embrace Your Inner Coach.
Tom's central argument is...
Episode 232
Released April 29, 2026
This week on The Executive Edge, I'm joined by Srimoyee (Sri) Dey, founder of BrandsLumen and an employer brand strategist based in Melbourne. Sri works with leaders to close the gap between what their organisation says it stands for — and what talent actually experiences.
Episode 231
Released April 16, 2026
About this episode
You know what you want to say. So why doesn't it land? I'm joined by executive communication expert and author Dr. Laura Sicola to unpack the real meaning of executive presence — and why it could be the single biggest factor holding talented leaders back.
We discuss:
The gap between brain and mouth The biggest communication challenge isn't knowledge or expertise &mda...
Episode 230
Released April 2, 2026
In this episode, I sit down with Gemma Borgert — a medical device sp...
Episode 229
Released March 19, 2026
Guest: Rebecca Homkes (Economist, Growth Strategist, Lecturer at London Business School & Duke University)
Episode Overview
Episode 228 / Released March 5, 2026
Are you coping, surviving — or actually thriving?
In this episode, I talked with Russell Harvey, speaker and coach, who has spent over a decade helping leaders build the kind of resilience that lasts. His background spans the NHS, BT, and years of leadership development work — and he brings a refreshingly practical lens to a word that can feel overused: resilience.
What We C...
Episode 227
Released February 19, 2026
With Greg Hawks, Corporate Culture Specialist
What if the problem with employee engagement isn't the disengaged — it's th...
Episode 226
Released February 5, 2026
In this episode, Sue Firth talks with Allister Frost about why cultivating a future-ready mindset is essential for leaders navigating constant change—and how to do it without feeling overwhelmed.
About Allister Frost
Allister spent ten years in traditional manufacturing before joining Microsoft, where Bill Gates' philosophy—"If it works, it's obsolete"—...
Episode 225
Released January 22, 2026
Episode Overview
In this episode, I'm joined by Maria Brinck, leadership consultant, public speaker, and author of The Leadership We Need. Maria shares her remarkable journey from corporate America to the rainforests of Cameroon, and explains why the leadership models we've relied upon for generations are no longer fit for purpose. This is an essential conversation for any leader ready to...
Episode 224
Released January 8, 2026
This week I'm joined by James Gardner, a fellow Vistage member who's been on quite a journey – from building a manufacturing business with his brother over nearly two decades, through its sale, to running a funeral director businesses in Kent. James now mentors business owners through acquisitions, post-acquisition challenges, and the transition out of busin...
Episode 223
Released December 11, 2025
Guest: Alejandra Ramirez, Founder of Ready Cultures
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Episode 222
Released November 27, 2025
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Episode 221
Released November 13, 2025
Guest: Ted Santos, Business Strategist and Founder of Turnaround Investment Partners
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In this episode, I sat down with Ted Santos, a business strategist who has pioneered a disruptive leadership model that challenges how executives think about change, adversity, and organisational transformation. Ted's approach isn't just theoretical – it's forged from personal experience that would...
Episode 220
Released 2025-10-30
Building Your Resilience Plan with Dr. Marie-Hélène Pelletier
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