Inspiring Leadership with Jonathan Bowman-Perks MBE

Liz Baitson - Director of U.K. based Commercial Finance Company - ‘Preneur Capital’, and high level business connector through her project ‘The High Net Network’.  Liz is also co-founder of ‘Prosperity Group Global’, an elite training academy for High Net Worth Individuals looking to integrate corporate life with entrepreneurship, and take control in building their wealth beyond the everyday opportunities. Liz has a First Class Honours degree in Mathematics & Statistics from the prestigious University College London. Her background is investment banking - working both for Citigroup and HSBC. An analyst at heart - her corporate career had been blended with her passion for wellbeing, and she has co-authored 10 published scientific papers on the efficacy of alternative medical treatments.  Liz has recently founded the Fierce Kindness Collective- a social impact focus group that brings together heart centred creative business owners - who have the power and resources to make a significant difference - particularly in the younger generation so as to effect positive change for everyone’s future.#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEO #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #InclusiveLeadership #Boards  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A fascinating discussion hosted by Jonathan Bowman Perks with guests Danny Payne - CEO of FCDO Services, Lieutenant-General James Bashall - Board advisor, Simon Brewer - Money maze podcast, Martin Wilson - CEO digital identity net (DIN), Darren Moorcroft CEO of the Woodland Trust and David Harney President and COO Europe for Canada Life Group.  The forum debated how have you leveraged the connection between technology and strategy in our new normal digital world? Also, what are the greatest challenges and greatest opportunities? This was a fascinating conversation including AI, robotics cyber warfare, the impact on legacy systems, the digital revolution, hybrid ways of working and recruitment when you have new diversity opportunities to recruit from anywhere in the world.#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEO #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #InclusiveLeadership #Boards  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Barbara Cox is a highly regarded nutritionist, author and businesswoman. She became passionate about the importance of eating healthily during a ten-year stay in Japan, a country renowned for its low levels of obesity, cancer and heart disease.On her return to the UK, Barbara founded Nutrichef, a company that produces high quality healthy meals and delivers them to customers’ homes. Through her consultations with customers globally, Barbara advises people with a range of concerns, including people wishing to lose weight, athletes training for sports events or CEO’s who want to fuel for success and also people who simply want to know what it means to eat healthily.  In 2009 Barbara was awarded the National Title of Entrepreneur of the Year by the British Chambers of Commerce. She is a former Canadian national junior skating champion, a contributor to the book Fit for Motorsport, Kitchen Table Tycoon and the nutrition chapters in Teach yourself Aromatherapy. In March 2015, Barbara sold Nutrichef in a 2 year buy out and then launched Rainbow Recipes cookbook and Eat to be Fit cookbook while continuing to educate and inspire on healthy eating and entrepreneurship.  In Barbara’s spare time, she is an Ambassador for the Pan African Heart Foundation and Patron for Cancer Active Charity, and a keen charity fund-raiser who trekked 100 miles across the Sahara Desert for Help for Heroes.  She is now the author of her first certified Wellness Ambassador Course for Corporate Wellness advocates within companies and in Sept 2021, she is launching her 9 book series ReVamp Your Wellness as a month by month template to create a healthy lifestyle and wellness toolbox for everyone to build a robust body, alleviate ailments and have the mental clarity to perform at their very best. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Séamus is an experienced leader of global payments, banking & fintech businesses, and has been a keen student of leadership development since the early part of his career. His formative experience was gained at the Automobile Association in financial services, marketing and operations. He then joined the retail finance business of GE Capital, serving on the operating board of the UK business in a senior commercial leadership role. He spent seven years at American Express latterly as Vice President & General Manager Europe, Middle East & Africa. He was Managing Director at PayPoint plc from 2011-2015 and then became CEO of Sage Pay, a payment processing business which was successfully sold to a subsidiary of US Bank in 2020. In his current role as CEO of JDX Consulting which he assumed in September 2020, he leads a specialist global consulting business focussed on solutions for investment banks, financial market infrastructure and technology enablement.  In parallel with his professional career, Séamus served for 13 years in the UK Army Reserves as an infantry officer, rising to the rank of Major. He holds a MBA from Henley Management College and in 2018, was named in the Financial Times ‘Top 50 global male champions of women in business’ listing. He was a Trustee and Treasurer at Windsor Leadership, a leadership development organisation between 2012-2018. He has supported a number of charities via a series of challenges including running the ‘Two Oceans’ ultramarathon in South Africa for the City of London Lord Mayors Appeal, climbing Mont Blanc in 2012 for Help for Heroes and mountain biking from Vietnam to Cambodia for Mines Awareness Group in 2015. In his spare time he enjoys running, tennis, most mountain activities and playing the guitar. He is married with two teenage children and lives in Surrey. His leadership tips: ‘Authenticity - know yourself, be yourself, improve yourself’. ‘Empathy - if we can see ourselves as others see us, we will be better leaders for the experience.’ #InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEO #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #InclusiveLeadership #Boards  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julie Baker is an experienced business leader and a senior figure in the hospitality industry. Since joining Hilton as Vice President for Operations in the UK & Ireland in 2018, Julie has been at the helm of more than 50 Hilton hotels across the region. Julie’s career has been wide reaching - starting in marketing with Unilever in 1989, then holding a variety of FMCG senior management and international roles at Sara Lee, and latterly a MD-level position at Capita, a FTSE 250 business services company. Julie has overcome several challenges as a leader, most recently successfully leading 53 hotels through the pandemic. Running a nationwide hotel operation during unprecedented times has required her to act quickly and decisively to not only mitigate against commercial impact, but also keep morale high for the talented teams she works with. Julie has been responsible for thousands of Hilton Team Members, whilst anticipating the evolving landscape her teams operate in, from last-minute changes to restrictions, to closures and re-openings and changing legislation. She has been pivotal in ensuring that Hilton leads the way to recovery, in hygiene and cleanliness, whilst providing a gold-standard service to its guests. Her leadership tip – Be honest and transparent about the situation, but maintain positivity and always give people hope #InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEO #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #InclusiveLeadership #Boards  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A panel discussion on pandemic challenges for CEOs. Their priorities the lessons for the future disruption the impact on people the future of the office and ways of working the impact on the UK and the global economy. A fascinating panel of CEOs hosted by Jonathan Bowman-Perks including Danny Payne CMG, Richard Bourne, Jon Dutton, Simon Brewer and Sir Peter Wanless.#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEO #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #InclusiveLeadership #Boards  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Denman has had long career in private banking and wealth management based throughout this time in the City of London. Paul has a very in depth knowledge of the private client world having had long stints at Coutts, Hambros and Arbuthnot Latham before joining Close Brothers Asset Management in 2019. His roles have always had a people focus and have often involved working with different generations of families and helping them manage their financial universe. He is also well known in the world of historic motor racing having joined his passion for classic cars with his professional life and is often seen in the paddock at many events across the UK and mainland Europe. He is just as absorbed by the people involved in this sector as he is the cars themselves. Paul is a freeman of the City of London and is a member of two City livery companies. In his spare time he is also a director of a charity in Tunbridge Wells, Kent which supports numerous charitable causes in the local vicinity. Having been chairman of this charity in the past and having led teams in his professional life, Paul has plenty of experience in how different people tick and how to get the best from them.  His leadership tip – listen to everyone, not just the loudest person in the room and treat everyone fairly. #InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEO #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #InclusiveLeadership #Boards  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter has been CEO at the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children since 2013. Under his leadership, through challenging financial and operational times for an organisation that relies overwhelmingly on voluntary donations, the NSPCC has played a central role in efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect. Impact is achieved by operating and drawing on innovative services including Childline, through advice and support for families, and through its campaigning work, most recently around designing child protection into the online world where young lives are increasingly spent.   Peter was previously CEO at the Big Lottery Fund, distributing hundreds of millions of pounds to charities and community groups. Prior to that, he had a distinguished Civil Service career at the Departments for Education, Employment and the Treasury, working closely with Ministers from across the political spectrum. Peter is a trustee at the 5Rights Foundation, is on the steering group for the Government’s National Leadership Centre and is a committee member at Somerset County Cricket Club. He attributes his strong sense of moral purpose to his mother and love of cricket to his father. He received a knighthood for services to children and charity in the 2021New Year’s Honours List His leadership tip - you are always on display and can bring energy to any situation. Positive energy tends to achieve more, whatever the context. #InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEO #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #InclusiveLeadership #Boards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steven is a U.S. Military combat veteran who has been hand-picked to consult with some of the most influential people in the world (rock stars, singers, actors, business leaders and politicians) to turn around their business and how to expand their brand, build value and loyalty and develop strategies for increasing beneficial relationships for increased revenue and achieving true Quality of Life (QOL). Steven is a best-selling author and has a new book that was just released with his partner and co-author Lane Belone, (Special Forces Green Beret veteran) with the title Unleash Your Humble Alpha                                                Steven has trained, coached and participated in leadership roles in nearly every capacity: historical leadership of European Royalty, Military Combat Operations leadership, political leadership in Europe and the US, spiritual leadership from the Natives in North and South America, monks in Europe, having turning around hundreds of around the world. Leadership from nearly all walks of life, all synthesized into what he calls Humble Alpha Leadership. Steven Kuhn and Lane Belone helps leaders how to achieve their own version of quality of life with their Humble Alpha Leader Program. FAVOURITE LEADERSHIP QUOTE: Standard boring one: Delegate the task, never the responsibility  Awesome one: Focus on impact outside of yourself.  This is the path to make a real impact in the world and reach fulfilment in life. This includes the mission of you elevating others around and helping them step into their own greatness.#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEO #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #InclusiveLeadership #Boards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul started his career as a nuclear physicist working on the international fusion energy programme in Oxfordshire where he gained his PhD. As CEO, he now leads the UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) which is responsible for underpinning research to support all aspects of the UK’s nuclear industry. On the way to his current role, Paul worked on the plutonium finishing lines at Sellafield and is one of the few Western’s to work deep inside nuclear facilities in Japan. He led the UK’s advanced reactor programme while working at British Nuclear Fuels and co-founded the Dalton Nuclear Institute at the University of Manchester. He spent time working for Battelle in the US one of the world’s largest R&D organisations which runs a number of the US National Laboratories. With the British Government he helped to develop the case for new nuclear build and is now passionate to see NNL becoming a truly purpose led organisation, playing a leading role across key societal needs such as environmental restoration, clean energy and cancer treatment through nuclear medicine. Paul holds a bachelor's degree in Astrophysics, an MBA and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School. Currently, he also chairs the Association of Innovation, Research and Technology Organisations (AIRTO) and BHR Group and was elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2014. Paul’s leadership tip – Lead with Purpose and the rest will follow #InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEO #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #InclusiveLeadership #Boards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.