Evolve to Succeed

Joshua Simons, serial entrepreneur and founder of several highly successful nightclubs and restaurants, including Priva and Chicken & Blues, talks about his entrepreneurial roots and how lessons learned from the 2008 financial crash formed his current success.

The number of UK businesses certified as B Corp recently surpassed 500, and this number continues to grow rapidly. Annie Talboys details what a B Corp is, how to go about becoming one, and the advantages of balancing profit with planet.

Steve Bolton - serial entrepreneur, investor, speaker and philanthropist, and current CEO of Bolt Partners - talks about his long and fascinating business journey, and the importance of mentorship and personal development in achieving true success.

Pandemic or not, remote working and Zoom meetings are here to stay. Sisters Felicity (pictured) and Melissa Barnard from LDS Training discuss ways to enhance all things remote.

How do you define personal and professional values? What are principles? And how do we achieve ethical re-alignment in a post-Covid world? Simon Cassin, director at Ouch Training Team, discusses this and more in this week's episode.

In this week's episode, Evolve founder Warren Munson reviews three articles from Evolve's website. Topics of discussion range from getting out of your comfort zone, the benefits of meditation and how to achieve mindful leadership.

Warren Munson speaks to Finn Morgan from the Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership, Ian Girling from the Dorset Chamber, and Mark Bayley-Smyth, managing director of Circle Leadership—all involved in the Dorset LEP's Peer Network Programme.

Ollie Phillips, former England Rugby 7's captain, now corporate director at PWC and founder of Optimist Performance, on his leadership principles and the transition from professional sport to the corporate world.

Matt Skerrett, CEO of web company IMMAT, founder of the The iGroup—a local business directory—and director of Picniq, talks risk-taking and defying the odds.

Kayam Iqbal is a former member of the RAF who, after suffering from PTSD and struggling to find employment upon his return to normal life, went on to set up JobOppO— a community that helps former servicemen and women find jobs and adapt back to normal society—and the OppO Foundation.