Misbehave

This episode features Toby Bridges chair of NBT Group who grew his family business from 3M to 14M in 3 years and attained the North East’s 50 fastest growing company's list 2 years running.

We talk about everything from the pivots in a 115 year old family business, to managing multiple non-exec and board roles, to leading the way in digital supply chain and bringing others with you on a journey of extreme change.

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NBT Group: https://nbtgroup.co.uk/

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In this episode, we talk with Jeanelle Teves, President of Bugaboo, who has led the premiere Dutch design stroller company through successive years of double digit sales growth. Prior to her current role, Jeanelle had a decade long career in leadership at Nike, launching many of their now market leading products. We talk about everything from being unapologetically ambitious with young children to building a collaboration centric culture in a fully remote team to overcoming blind spots as a leader to the ultimate productivity hacks for high flying working parents.

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Bugaboo: https://www.bugaboo.com/gb-en

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On this episode of Misbehave, we are joined by Joanna Feeley, owner, and MD of Global Future Trends Agency, Trend Bible.

We explore Jo's transition from freelancer to CEO, what trend forecasting is, and how key principles can be applied in business. We talk about Jo's 6 week summer hiatus, the secrets to a highly productive team, and the belief that you can become a good manager, even if you're not naturally a people person.

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Trend Bible: trendbible.com/

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This episode features Atte Miettinen a serial entrepreneur and extreme altitude mountain climber. From a career in the Finnish military to raising 500M across his last 5 startups to climbing the highest mountains of every continent, Atte inspires at every level.As one of just 100 people globally who have achieved the same in mountaineering, Atte has over 25 expeditions under his belt, including the Seven Summits and successfully climbing Mount Everest in its 2nd deadliest season on record at the time.

Connect or explore speaking opportunities with Atte: https://www.linkedin.com/in/attemiettinen/

Seven Summits: http://www.sevensummits.ae/

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This episode of Misbehave features Alla Ouvarova, Co-Founder and CEO at Two Chicks. After introducing egg whites to the UK market, Two Chicks are now the brand of choice in every supermarket.

On the podcast, we talk about Alla’s big aspirations and the structure behind building a first to market success story into a multi-million-pound enterprise. Alla shares everything from the product concept to the infrastructure for scale. We also hear about her own vulnerabilities and, along with her Two Chicks co-founder, the passion she has for inspiring the next generation of women in business.

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Connect with Alla: https://linkedin.com/in/alla-ouvarova-14989433/?originalSubdomain=uk

Two Chicks: https://twochicks.co.uk/

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On this episode of Misbehave, we’re joined by Ayesha Nayyar, Founder and Principal Solicitor at Nayyars Solicitors. In her previous firm Ayesha was the youngest ever partner. Now, alongside her business, she has become a media personality as the legal expert on shows including Steph’s Packed Lunch, Rip-Off Britain, and the BBC’s Morning Live. The podcast features conversations on everything from impostor syndrome to gender balances in the workplace. With Ayesha, we uncover what it truly takes to own your seat at the table. .

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Nayyars Solicitors: https://nayyarssolicitors.co.uk/

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This episode of Misbehave features serial entrepreneur Rebecca Hartley. Rebecca is founder and director of Saving Grace Events. Her career includes over 20 years of corporate experience working for well-known brands, including Virgin Media and the Coop Group. Rebecca now candidly shares her journey of navigating through the peaks and troughs of her personal and professional life, which we talk through in this episode. Our discussions include how Rebecca has overcome devastating loss, the value of listening to your gut in high impact business decisions, and the pros and cons of diversification.

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Connect with Rebecca: www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccahartley07/

Saving Grace Events: https://savinggraceevents.co.uk/

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On this episode of Misbehave, we’re joined by Steve Rawlingson, Founder and Group CEO of recruitment company Samuel Knight International. Samuel Knight are renewables specialists, placing candidates all around the world.

In less than 10 years, Steve has grown his business from start up to £35 million annual revenue.

In the episode, we talk about everything from organic growth to institutional investment, how to get recruitment right to build a high performing team, and the impact of being fearless in business. Steve shares his key learnings from scaling a muti-million-pound organisation, and we uncover the leadership behaviours that have enabled him to achieve this level of success.

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Samuel Knight International: www.samuel-knight.com/

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This episode of Misbehave features Lee Chambers, founder of workplace wellbeing company Essentialise. Essentialise has an ambition to positively impact the health and wellbeing of millions of people.

Lee has become known as a male ally for menopause and gender equity, has recently been inducted into the Black Cultural Archives, and has been named alongside Harry Styles and Tom Daley as a Future Shaper in Marie Claire magazine.

In the episode, Lee shares more about his mission and we uncover how he is using his privilege for power while encouraging others to do the same. Lee also gives fascinating insights on interpreting behaviours as a clue, leading a business with purpose and drive but taking time to pause for wellbeing, and creating productive conflict (misbehaving!) to bring about societal change.

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Lee’s business, Essentialise: https://essentialise.co.uk/

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