At the age of 49, Maxine Laceby DARED TO GO BARE. Stripped of make-up and wearing dowdy clothes (her words), she finally realised who she was. From there, she started drinking homemade bone broth – an act of self-care that became Absolute Collagen. A business that has, to this day, turned over £30 million.

In this month's podcast, we got Maxine talking to Dr Ketan Goswami, an academic at Warwick Business School who loves spending time focusing on micro-level entrepreneurial actions and believes that DOING is what matters most.

Also in this episode:

· The reason strategy is ALWAYS STORY.

· Why leaders need to BE REAL - not loud.

· How age might just give you an EDGE IN BUSINESS.

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Nowadays, Jon Hendry-Pickup leads a proper British Institution: Butlin's. Before that, he worked for Aldi, Tesco, Travelodge and Prezzo. He's spent decades in high-volume, high-pressure environments. Yet his leadership philosophy might surprise you...

In this month's podcast, we sat Jon down with Professor Christian Stadler, an academic at Warwick Business School who spends many of his days researching what makes companies ‘survive beyond their 100th birthday'.

They cover:

• Why the All-Knowing, All-Seeing Leader is a COMPLETE MYTH.
• The Power in Trusting the LOWEST-PAID, LEAST-QUALIFIED People in any Business.
• How Bringing CHATGPT into the Boardroom Actually Works.

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“Debt is slavery,” says Gtech founder Nick Grey—who built a multi-million pound business without taking a loan. In this episode, he joins Warwick Business School’s Professor Simon Barnes to explore the hard truths about venture capital, risk, and starting smart.

They discuss why so many start-ups fail, how to survive the “valley of death,” and why great leadership starts with listening—not ego—but about building teams, listening well, and delivering value to customers.

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