Curious Leadership with Dominic Monkhouse
Monkhouse & Company
Do you want to dive deep into the minds of those who dare?
With an insatiable appetite for knowledge and a disdain for mediocrity, ‘Curious Leadership with Dominic Monkhouse’, is your fortnightly look into the mindsets of some of the world’s most trailblazing leaders.
From seasoned strategists and investors to pioneering entrepreneurs and experts, I’ll explore their personal journeys, unorthodox decisions, and the lessons they've learned while shaping the future.
About Dominic -
Dominic Monkhouse is the founder of Monkhouse & Company. He scaled two UK tech firms from zero to £30 million in five years, coached 10 founders to successful exits, and published two books to keep others from making the same mistakes.
He works with the 1% of founders committed to scaling—building elite teams, navigating the messy middle, and growing without drowning in chaos or losing control.
His mission is to see 200 founder-led firms scale from 50 to 250+ employees, creating 300,000 jobs and £52 billion in revenue and reshaping the UK’s business landscape.
With an insatiable appetite for knowledge and a disdain for mediocrity, ‘Curious Leadership with Dominic Monkhouse’, is your fortnightly look into the mindsets of some of the world’s most trailblazing leaders.
From seasoned strategists and investors to pioneering entrepreneurs and experts, I’ll explore their personal journeys, unorthodox decisions, and the lessons they've learned while shaping the future.
About Dominic -
Dominic Monkhouse is the founder of Monkhouse & Company. He scaled two UK tech firms from zero to £30 million in five years, coached 10 founders to successful exits, and published two books to keep others from making the same mistakes.
He works with the 1% of founders committed to scaling—building elite teams, navigating the messy middle, and growing without drowning in chaos or losing control.
His mission is to see 200 founder-led firms scale from 50 to 250+ employees, creating 300,000 jobs and £52 billion in revenue and reshaping the UK’s business landscape.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jul 20, 2018 • 35min
E13 | Peter Czapp - Jedi Mind Tricks To Turn A Negative Into A Positive - The Melting Pot Podcast
Peter Czapp loves what he does. He's the co-founder of Wow, an accountancy firm that helps you grow your business not just fill in your tax return. In this episode of Dominic Monkhouse's The Melting Pot, Peter explains why he felt driven to launch his own business, despite not having an accountancy background. And why he's so passionate about delivering that 'Wow' to clients. Peter also talks to Dom about: Why receiving negative feedback is the only way to get better Why he agrees that "culture eats strategy for breakfast" How he uses a special mind trick to turn negatives into positives Why focus is so important And, how you should always enjoy the journey!
Jul 12, 2018 • 55min
E12 | Nick Earle - Hyperloop & Making A Difference -The Melting Pot Podcast
Nick Earle has spent over 35 years in tech. He’s currently the Chairman and CEO of Eseye - a leading company in the Internet of Things Market. He was involved in Virgin’s Hyperloop One and has also worked for Cisco and HP. He’s covered a lot of ground and host, Dominic Monkhouse, talks to him about all of it in this episode of The Melting Pot Podcast. They chat about why he’s decided to move onto projects that are making a difference to the world Why Hyperloop will be the next big mode of transportation and how it’ll impact our lives in a positive way How curiosity has driven his career Why it’s never been a better time to start a business And a LOT more! If you want to see more from Nick then he has a TED Talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZORdiH6pDyg
Jul 4, 2018 • 29min
E11 | Alexandra Eavis - Harnessing Tech To Improve Lives - The Melting Pot Podcast
Alexandra Eavis is the CEO Dovetail Lab. Working to create an integrated system using blockchain that will enable patients to have access and control over their medical data. She is also the CEO of NFC Helps Me a social enterprise to support people with learning disabilities acquire life and employment skills. Alex is the latest guest on The Melting Pot Podcast with host Dominic Monkhouse. She talks about harnessing the power of tech to help people who need it the most, the pain of fundraising, how, in business, you need to make sure you love what you do, and tips on getting that balance right.
Jun 27, 2018 • 38min
E10 | Dr. Jack Kreindler - A.I.- The Future Of Medicine? -The Melting Pot Podcast
Dr. Jack Kreindler is a leading expert in health optimisation. Founder of the Centre For Health and Human Performance, Jack works not only with top athletes but also cancer patients, including the late Dame Tessa Jowell. Jack is also a medical technology entrepreneur in the areas of wireless bio-sensors and artificial intelligence. He does a lot of great work. In this episode of The Melting Pot Dr. Jack talks to host, Dominic Monkhouse, about advances in healthcare, and how tech and AI is pushing that forward. They also talk about health hacks that can help us cope with our busy lifestyles, how working with Douglas Adams was a big inspiration and how working at high-altitude is a lot like being an entrepreneur.
Jun 20, 2018 • 30min
E9 | Alain Falys - Customer Loyalty Goes Digital - The Melting Pot Podcast
Alain Falys is a serial entrepreneur. He's currently the chairman of YoYo Wallet the fastest growing mobile payment and loyalty payment marketing platform in Europe. They allow companies to get to know their customers better, meaning they can offer more specific loyalty prizes. He's raised a massive £35 million in seed to series B capital from Tier 1 VC's in the last 10 years - he knows a lot about business, but admits he hasn't always got it right! So, in this episode of The Meting Pot Podcast, host Dom Monkhouse chats to Alain about his journey, his thoughts on Brexit, blockchain and the FinTech companies of the future.
Jun 8, 2018 • 41min
E8 | Verne Harnish - Scaling Up and its Challenges -The Melting Pot Podcast
Verne Harnish has helped around 40,000 companies scale-up. He knows business and host Dom Monkhouse admits Verne has been a huge influence in his life. Verne is founder of the world-renowned Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), heads up an international coaching organisation and hosts an international summit, plus he’s written books Mastering the Rockefeller Habits and Scaling Up which are must reads for any business owner. \InIn thie spisode of The Melting Pot Verne and Dom discusss: The importance of talent Visions and core values A.I in business The “power of focus” How lonely it can get for entrepreneurs Identifying constraints that can actually help a company grow We hope you enjoy.
May 31, 2018 • 35min
E7 | Alexander Kjerulf - Why Happiness Is Our Responsibility - The Melting Pot Podcast
Alexander Kjerulf has been working to create happier workplaces for over 15 years. He is the founder and Chief Happiness Officer of Woohoo inc and one of the world’s leading experts on happiness at work. He's also written two books - Leading With Happiness and Happy Hour Is 9 To 5. In this episode of The Melting Pot he talks to Dominic Monkhouse about why happiness at work is so important, and what makes us happy. It isn't those perks like pool tables and free coffee, it's results and relationships. Alex talks more about that, plus why company visions, praise and recognition are so important too. As well as this podcast you can also pick up some great tips from Alex's TEDx talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq81wx6aPbA (which is mentioned in the podcast).
May 24, 2018 • 45min
E6 | Shannon Byrne Susko - The Accidental CEO - The Melting Pot Podcast
Shannon Byrne Susko has more than twenty years of experience building and leading high-growth technology companies. She's now passing on her knowledge through coaching and her own books. Shannon wrote The Metronome Effect and her brand new release is 3HAG Way, a framework to running a successful business. In this episode of The Melting Pot Shannon talks to host Dominic Monkhouse about the journey that led her to where she is now, and what she learned along the way. Shannon admits it was 'chaos' at times, but she 'muddled' through, and became a CEO 'by accident'! Listen to her fascinating journey here:
May 17, 2018 • 28min
E5 | Cate Murden - Wellness At Work - The Melting Pot Podcast
**PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A TINY BIT OF SWEARING IN THIS EPISODE!** Cate Murden set up PUSH Mind and Body after realising the life she was living was no longer sustainable. It had got so bad she was signed off with stress. In this episode of The Melting Pot, Cate opens up to Dominic Monkhouse about that time in her life, and how it led to the creation of a company that would help others in a similar situation.
May 11, 2018 • 21min
E4 | Henry Stewart - Be Happy - The Melting Pot Podcast
How do you create a workplace where staff feel fulfilled and happy? Henry Stewart is the man who knows. He's the author of The Happy Manifesto: Make Your Organisation a Great Workplace. In Episode 4 of The Melting Pot Henry speaks to Dom Monkhouse about the steps we can take to make work a happier place to be. Ideas like: No managers (they have coaches) Pre-approving work Celebrating mistakes Playing to strengths. Henry has lots of ideas, and you can hear them all here.
