Inspiring Leadership with Jonathan Bowman-Perks MBE

Andrew Mackay is a former Army officer, business leader, speaker and author.   Andrew Mackay started his career as an Inspector in the Royal Hong Kong Police. On leaving the RHKP and vowing to never wear a uniform again he joined the British Army the following year.   His service in the British Army saw him experience operations in Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Bosnia, Kosovo, Lebanon, Iraq and Afghanistan. In the latter he commanded the coalition and British forces in Helmand. During the Helmand campaign he focused on the role of influence and behavioural economics whilst engaged in a counter insurgency. His interest in achieving influence in complex environments led to a series of papers on the subject and culminated in the co-authoring of Behavioural Conflict: Why Understanding People and Their Motivations Will Prove Decisive in Future Conflict.   Andrew’s Helmand tour has featured in a number of books, papers and publications including a BBC long form web article called ‘The Art of Influence’ and a BBC Radio Documentary; Afghanistan: The Lessons of War.   Andrew co-founded Complexas in 2012. The purpose of Complexas is to provide insight and foresight to a range of clients seeking to progress projects in complex environments. In doing so they seek to address and find solutions to uncertainty and enable resilience. The current focus is the utility of First Party data to communicate and promote ESG more effectively and to enable clients and communities impacted by social and environmental change.   For the last six years he has worked with the Blavatnik School of Governance on their mentoring programme for students who are studying the Masters in Public Policy programme.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mr Wight is a lifelong entrepreneur, banker, trader, fund manager and private equity investor. With interests in aerospace, construction, electric vehicles, energy, maritime, technology and entertainment.  He was the Keynote Speaker at the World Biofuels Symposium in Beijing China. His first company, Windsports, Inc. was a franchise of Wind Skate products for sailing, skiing and skating. This was started at age 14.  At age 18 Mr. Wight began attending bank board meetings and at 21 was appointed to the Board of Directors of DucoBancshares, the holding company for Bank of Illinois.  Several years latter he participated in the repositioning of the bank and ultimate sale for nearly 4 times book value. This was a very high sale measure as interstate banking was just opening up. During his tenure with Bank of Illinois he expanded the bank’s position in aircraft leasing. As an active pilot he was able to fly the bank’s Chairman to rural banks during the farm crisis and assist in recapitalizing them. During his formal Economics, Business and U.S. History training at Cornell College, Mr. Wight began a career as a standup comedian and club manager. This established his lifelong passion for entertainment and hospitality.  Upon Graduation Mr. Wight went to work for DLJ, Pershing division at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). Having worked at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) for Geldermann, Inc., in the summers, he was prepared for his successful floor and office trading career at the Chicago Board of trade.As an “upstairs” trader, Mr. Wight also began working with his families real estate, construction, engineering and private investment business. Mr. Wight developed, managed shopping centers, vacant land for development, class A office buildings and hotels & resorts. During this period Mr. Wight became an investor with Odyssey Marine, Inc. One of the World’s most successful wreck salvage and recovery business. The company was featured in 2 seasons of “Treasure Quest” on Discovery Channel.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Manley was schooled on leadership through a mix of practical and academic. He twice served as an Officer in the Royal Navy, re-joining for the first Gulf War and in between Manley was an Inspector in the Royal Hong Kong Marine Police. In 2000, he was selected as a skipper in the BT Global Challenge round the world yacht race, leading a team of volunteers, including novices, for 9 months in a 32,000 mile journey, the “wrong way”! Manley continued his adventures as part of the 3-man team that won the inaugural race to the Magnetic North Pole. The team faced polar bear attacks, and sub-zero temperatures, learning huge lessons about both surviving and competing in very difficult circumstances. The team’s record time of 10 days and 9 hours still stands. With many more adventures ahead, Manley considers himself to always be a “leader, in learning”. As an acclaimed and admired inspirational speaker Manley understands the impact of stories. Tapping into the power of story and metaphor to accelerate reflection, discovery and revelation, creates moments of deep understanding, breaking down barriers and leading to lasting transformational behavioural change. With the core of his talks revolving around his challenging experiences, Manley develops the personal themes of fulfilling your and your team’s potential and achieving far beyond your own perceived abilities, as well as drawing on the numerous leadership and team development lessons; give a team a real sense of purpose and direction, motivate and inspire them (lead them) and it is incredible what can be achieved. Manley subsequently applies his Leadership experience to great effect designing and delivered successful cultural change programs, and as an active board member of a number of organisations globally, delivering true “high performance cultures”. Rather than forcing “ compliance”, the focus is on gaining “commitment” by raising levels of self and team awareness, then aligning personal and organisational values & purpose leading to more effective business and personal relationships. In 2014, Manley published “Compassionate Leadership: How to Create and Maintain Engaged, Committed and High-Performing Teams”. In this highly acclaimed, entertaining and hugely readable book, Manley combines the two worlds of business and adventure to encourage leaders everywhere – at work, at home, in sports and mid-ocean – to take a new approach to creating teams of developed, self-aware and committed individuals. Having received a copy of Manley’s book, the Dalai Lama has commended Manley for his work on compassion. In 2018 Manley launched the Compassionate Leadership Academy (CLA) as a continuation of all his work designed to transform the way people access leadership and personal development and further spread the impact of compassionate leadership worldwide.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rodney Flowers is a best-selling author, speaker, entrepreneur, thought leader and resilience trainer. Flowers leverages his unique life experience and business acumen to help individuals, teams and companies cultivate resilience, crush their goals, and achieve peak performance. The game changer mindset was born in 1993 when Flowers was a star football player determined to reach the NFL. But one night, a bad tackle left him paralyzed from the neck down. Doctors told Flowers he’d never walk again. But Flowers rejected the prognosis. He pursued his goal to walk again relentlessly. Failure was not an option. Today, Flowers is no longer wheelchair bound. Since his traumatic injury, Flowers graduated college, earned his MBA, and enjoyed a productive career with the U.S. Department of Defense. Through his Game Changer Mentality resilience training program, Flowers teaches others how to develop the mindset that conquers any obstacle, to overcome limiting beliefs and achieve personal and professional goals. He combines expertise and charisma to encourage audiences to take courageous action and change the game altogether.   His Leadership tip – Every adversity comes with the seed of opportunity.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A group of CEO Level executives get together to share their wisdom and experience and the best tips. This episode includes:Brian Hayworth: Co-Managing Partner of Lansdowne Partners, Mark Fleiner: President of Malvern Panalytical, David Harney: President and COO - Europe at Canada Life Group,Emma Kane: CEO SEC Newgate, (remotely)Leigh Bowman-Perks: CEO Inspiring Leadership TrustTop Tips :Never have AOB on an agenda - best way to get ambushed in a meeting - circulate agenda in advance and ask for all items to go on or if not covered will be picked up in next meeting.Never ask a question you don't want to hear the answer toNever say I'll give you a call or let's do lunch if you don't intend to do so. Always focus on the red lines on any transaction at the beginning and not the end of a deal - it saves a lot of time and money. If certain things are deal breakers and you will never get over them find out fast. Hire for attitude not for ability to purely pass exams - job or career. you can train people but you can't change their soul. Pick your battles - you don't have to win every point. Never be late for a meeting - it is rude and you are saying I am much more important than you are.Focus on the things where you add value and hire people to do the things you are not good at and invest in the very best people you can affordListen to the podcast for more great tips and practical hard fought lessons learnt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sophie Neary is Group Director for Facebook UK & Ireland. Sophie joined Facebook in August 2020 from Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), where she was the Managing Director of eCommerce and Digital Retail Transformation and member of the executive committee for Boots UK & Ireland.    Sophie has over 25 years leadership experience spanning Marketing, E-Commerce, Strategy and Digital Transformation roles for companies including; Reuters, Netscape/Sun Microsystems, Tesco, Asda, Jack Wills and WBA. Her start up experience includes JCP, sold to Sun Microsystems 2000 and aggregator BeatThatQuote.com, acquired by Google in 2011.    Sophie is a passionate advocator and champion of women’s health in the workplace. As someone who is single and childfree, who divides her time between London and Chamonix, France, Sophie regularly speaks about embracing a life outside of the traditional expectations of society and helping to build a future where everyone has the greatest freedom of all – the choice to lead a life of their own choosing.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gary C. Laney, Founder – CEO Success Masters LLC – Previous Co-Founder of Trustegrity Professional Business CommunityGary is a best-selling author, speaker, sales and process management trainer, global connector, business coach, start-up investor, and serial entrepreneur of 20 businesses. Industries include business networking, online media, e-commerce, training, and high-tech intellectual property.Gary has been recognized as a top presenter, motivating tens of thousands of entrepreneurs, professionals, and salespeople. Prior to his entrepreneurial run, Gary spent 25 years as an executive in corporate high-tech and commercial publishing primarily in sales, business development and marketing (e.g., Folio/Mead Data Central, OpenText Software, Eloquent/OpenText, Upshot/Oracle, Sendia/Salesforce, etc.). He is known for his ability to turn around businesses and create dramatic revenue growth. Gary has a triple major MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management in finance, marketing, and policy, with a minor in Information Technology.In Gary’s new best seller book, The Power of Strategic Influence, he details 6 Spheres of Influence: Perspective, Accountability, Relationships, Leadership, Opportunity, and Strategic Influence. Within those spheres are 10 easy-to-follow steps called success factors of highly influential leaders, which will teach you how to access, utilize, develop, expand, and ultimately use your influence to help make the world a better place. These success factors act as a guide for anyone who wants to achieve success within any organization or industry. Top Leadership Tip: You cannot proclaim yourself to be influential. This is a position that others bestow upon you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ranked among the world’s Top 10 CEOs for 2020 in The World CEO Rankings Awards by Adria Management, LLC, Brian J. Esposito is the founder and CEO of Esposito Intellectual Enterprises, LLC, (EIE). An award-winning serial entrepreneur and business leader, he is recently renowned for being a core part of an innovative team to build Nodle—the world’s largest wireless network and ecosystem of connected devices. In addition, also being a core part of team TurnCoin and the launch of VirtualStax through TheXchange. TheXchange is the company behind VirtualStaX & the VirtualStaX App: A people-driven platform that empowers individuals to achieve their dreams, while giving their fans a vehicle to support them, share in their journey, and participate in their success. TheXchange currently has the public support of Drew Brews, Patrick Mahomes, Randy Jackson, and Jean de Villiers—and for one of his early businesses, which ranked among The Fastest-Growing Private Companies by Inc. 5000 for six consecutive years. In December 2019, he was featured in The Corporate Investment Times, the next-gen investment magazine in the Middle East. With over 20 years of experience in high-profile executive roles involving complex business challenges and high-stakes decisions, Brian founded Esposito Intellectual Enterprises (EIE) in New York in 2013. Wholly owned by Brian, EIE currently has 75+ entities within it and over 150 joint ventures that have been accumulated around the world over the last 20 years. To date, there are over 25 industry focuses and just one degree separating any industry or market that Brian may want to enter into and do business in. With a technique that he spent years perfecting, Brian connects not only the right people but the right people at the right time. “Integrity is at the core of who we are and what we do at EIE. We strive to do good business with good people,” he says. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emilio started his business career selling door-to-door in the Beauty Industry at the age of 19.  At 22 he was the National Sales Trainer for an national beauty brand.  At 24 he became Regional Sales Manager for over 30 distributors in 6 States in the Northeast corridor of the United States responsible for millions in revenues. By the age of 29 he started his first business.Has been an entrepreneur for over 25 years and credits his success to hard work, perseverance, persistence, determination, faith and a positive attitude.  His desire is to help others succeed by embracing and participating in the Free Enterprise system to innovate and create by using the GREATEST gift that he believes we have, the gift of imagination.He currently serves as the Founder & CEO of GLOBALBUSINESSLIVE, a company that produces virtual and live conferences such as the GFES (Global Founders Entrepreneurship Summit) as well as multiple city tours with some of the most successful business leaders in the world.  He also serves as  President & CEO of Capitalists Conversations Inc., an organization devoted to espousing the virtues of capitalism by providing entrepreneurs and business leaders the opportunity to connect, network and have two-way dialogue with other businessmen and businesswomen that have succeeded in business in an intimate format.His Leadership Tip – Don’t Add Loss to Loss#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEO #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #InclusiveLeadership #Boards  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Darren Moorcroft: Chief Executive – Woodland Trust In 2017, Darren joined the Woodland Trust as its Director of Estates & Woodland Outreach before becoming its Chief Executive in September 2019. Prior to this, Darren gained his PhD from Oxford University before joining the RSPB, where he held a variety of roles including responsibility for their UK Conservation Programmes. At the Trust, Darren has been responsible for: the Trust’s acquisition strategy – growing the estate to c29,000 hectares across the UK; expanding our woodland creation with schools, local communities and partners to over 4 million trees/annum; and our restoration of over 2,000 ha/year of ancient woodlands. He now leads the UK’s largest woodland nature conservation charity, with over 500,000 members and supporters.#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEO #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #InclusiveLeadership #Boards  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.