Inspiring Leadership with Jonathan Bowman-Perks MBE

Zsuzsanna Recsey is a dynamic executive leader with a proven track record of driving transformation and growth across global corporations and purpose-led businesses. As CEO of Standing on Giants, she has tripled the company’s revenue, expanded its services, and grown the team from 25 to over 70 — all while fostering an inclusive culture of innovation and collaboration 🚀.

With senior roles at Barclays and&nbs...

🎙️ In this powerful episode of the Inspiring Leadership Podcast, we welcome Sam Smith — trailblazing entrepreneur, board advisor, and the founding CEO of finnCap, the City’s first female-led stockbroking firm.

Over 24 years, Sam built what is now Cavendish Financial into a £50m+ investment bank, backing hundreds of high-growth companies. Her leadership journey is defined by empathy, inclusion,...

🎖️ Major Scotty Mills is a former Royal Marines Commando Officer and Head of Performance for all 6,500 of Britain’s elite Green Berets.

From the backstreets of South London to leading battlefield missions alongside US Navy SEALs, Scotty’s life is a powerful story of resilience, leadership, and human potential.

As Commanding Officer, he led recovery teams transforming the lives of injured and traumatised service person...

✈️ Emma Henderson MBE is a transformative speaker, award-winning CEO, and one of fewer than 500 female airline captains worldwide.

With over 30 years of aviation experience, she brings powerful, real-world lessons on resilient leadership, high-stakes decision-making, and leading teams through turbulence—both literal and figurative.

From flying aircraft at 37,000 feet to founding the celebrated Project Wingman&n...

🎙️ Chris Duncan is a seasoned media leader with over 25 years of experience driving transformation and growth across the agency, national newspaper, and magazine sectors. He’s led strategic change in complex global environments for UK, US, and European businesses.

From doubling revenue at a cloud CRM startup to launching the first iPad edition of The Times, Chris has consistently delivered innovation and impact. ...

373. Tornado Down! Leading through Uncertainty - John Peters

🎙️ This week on the Inspiring Leadership Podcast, we welcome John Peters — a former RAF pilot who was shot down and captured during his first mission in the Gulf War of 1991. Held as a Prisoner of War for seven weeks, he endured brutal interrogation and torture—experiences that would ultimately shape a remarkable second chapter in his life.

Since leaving the RAF, J...

🎙️ Inspiring Leadership Podcast

In this episode of the Inspiring Leadership Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Ferri Abolhassan, Member of the Board of Management at Deutsche Telekom AG and CEO of T-Systems International GmbH, to explore what it takes to lead at the forefront of digital transformation.

With a PhD in Computer Science and a career spanning leadership roles at Siemens, IBM, SAP, and now Deu...

Mission-Driven Leadership: Turning Strategy into Action with Will Casselton

This week on the Inspiring Leadership Podcast, we welcome Will Casselton — CEO of McKinney Rogers and VP at GP Strategies — a visionary in strategy execution and leadership development. 🚀 With a background in Mission Leadership and a track record of transforming organizations, Will shares how he helps CEOs turn bold visions into real-world results....

🎙️ Inspiring Leadership – Mark Urban

Join us for a powerful episode with Mark Urban – journalist, historian, Podcaster and former BBC Newsnight Diplomatic Editor – as he shares insights from a career spent on the frontlines of global conflict.

Now a writer for The Sunday Times, and Podcast Cohost with former MP Amber Rudd (The Crisis Room) Mark has reported from the Gulf War to Afghanistan, served a...

Leading Wellbeing with Professor Sir Cary Cooper, CBE

Join us on the Inspiring Leadership Podcast as we welcome Professor Sir Cary Cooper, CBE, a global authority in organisational psychology and workplace wellbeing. As the 50th Anniversary Professor at Alliance Manchester Business School, Sir Cary has authored over 170 influential books and championed healthier, high-performing work cultures. With honours includi...

Turning Adversity into Action – Matt Gallagher’s Fight Against MND

In this powerful episode of the Inspiring Leadership Podcast, we sit down with Matt Gallagher, former Coventry rugby player and founder of the Matt Gallagher Foundation, created following his diagnosis with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) in October 2023.

Rather than stepping back, Matt has taken bold steps forward—raising over £600,000 throug...

Navigating Markets, Building Trust: Leadership Insights from Steven Fine, CEO of Peel Hunt.

Get ready for an inspiring conversation on the Inspiring Leadership Podcast! This week, we welcome Steven Fine, Chief Executive Officer of Peel Hunt, a leading UK investment bank. Steven joined Peel Hunt in 2006 and was instrumental in leading the management and staff buy-out from KBC Bank in 2010. With roots as a founder member of D. E. ...

🎙️ InspiringLeadership Podcast: Major General Himalaya Thapa – A Life of Service, Strategy & Global Impact 🌍

In this compelling episode of InspiringLeadership, we sit down with Major General Himalaya Thapa (Retd.), a highly decorated officer whose military and diplomatic career has spanned nearly four decades and five continents.

From his beginnings in the Royal Nepalese Army in 1978 to his elite training...

🎙️ Jonny Huntington's World's 1st Disabled Skier to the South Pole❄️

In this episode, we look back on an extraordinary feat of human endurance and resilience. In November 2024, Jonny Huntington made history by becoming the first disabled person to reach the South Pole solo and unsupported. Skiing over 900 kilometers through brutal temperatures dipping to –40°C, Jonny joined an elite group of only 51 people in history ...

🎙️Inspiring Leadership Podcast: From Battlefield to Parliament – Al Carns DSO OBE MC MP

From a modest upbringing in Scotland to the frontlines of major global conflicts, Colonel Al Carns has dedicated his life to service. In this powerful episode, we sit down with the decorated military leader turned rising political figure to explore his journey through the ranks of the Royal Marines, his leadership in Afghanistan, a...

🎙️ Inspiring Leadership Podcast: Chris Barton – The Visionary Behind Shazam

How do you turn an "impossible" idea into a global phenomenon? Chris Barton, the founder of Shazam, did just that—creating a groundbreaking music recognition app long before iTunes, the iPhone, or the App Store even existed. Despite skepticism and major technical hurdles, his relentless innovation and creative persistence turned Shaz...

Liz McConaghy’s story is one of resilience, courage, and transformation. Originally from Northern Ireland, she joined the RAF on her 19th birthday, becoming the longest-serving female crewman on the Chinook Fleet. She was the youngest aircrew deployed to Iraq at just 21 and the only woman in her role for four years. Over a 17-year career, she completed multiple combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, witnessing war from the ski...

Zara Lachlan set three World Records rowing solo, unsupported and non-stop from mainland Europe to mainland South America from October 2024 to February 2025. 

Lachlan at only 21 years old, was the first female ever and youngest person to complete this route, and the youngest female to row from any mainland to mainland. On this 97-day expedition Zara faced stormy weather leading to a capsize, a large...

In this episode, we sit down with Nandu Govindankutty, the visionary behind CSuite Retro, an immersive leadership program helping C-suite executives identify and overcome blind spots as a team. With a career spanning fintech, cybersecurity, and digital innovation, Nandu has worked with global giants like Amazon, Microsoft, Barclays, and Qatar Airways, driving strategic transformation and innovation.

He’s also the found...