Name: Brett Wigdortz Job: Founder and CEO, Teach First Quote: “Just because something’s true today, doesn’t mean it’s true tomorrow.” Biography: Brett Wigdortz is the Founder and CEO of Teach First, a charity working to address educational disadvantage in England & Wales. Prior to this has had an eclectic professional history working as a consultant, … Continue reading "Brett Wigdortz – Founder and CEO, Teach First"

Name: Mark Thompson Job: Costume & Set Designer Quote: “You should never chase awards. It’s irrelevant.” Biog: Mark Thompson is a five-time Olivier award winning set & costume designer whose career has spanned three decades. He is best known for his work on Nicholas Hytner’s Wind and the Willows (1991), Phyllida Lloyd’s Hysteria (1993) and … Continue reading "Mark Thompson – Costume & Set Designer"

Name: Matthew Hodson Job: Executive Director, NAM Quote: “It wasn’t just a job. It wasn’t something I just did for money. It was something I did because I cared about it.” Biography: Matthew Hodson is the current Executive Director at Nam. Prior to this he spent seventeen years at GMFA (Gay Men Fighting AIDS), the … Continue reading "Matthew Hodson – Executive Director, NAM"

Name: Phyllida Lloyd, CBE Job: Theatre & Film Director Quote: “If you don’t direct a film by the time you’re forty, you’ll never do one. Well that was bulls**t!” Biog: Phyllida Lloyd, a graduate of Birmingham University, is a theatre and film director best known for her stage and screen versions of Mamma Mia!, the … Continue reading "Phyllida Lloyd, CBE – Theatre & Film Director"

Name: Sir Philip Hampton Job: Non-Executive Chairman, GlaxoSmithKline Quote: “It’s better to make a decision that’s wrong, than not to make a decision.” Biog: Sir Philip Hampton is one of Britain’s most highly regarded Bosses. He is the current Non-Executive Chairman at GSK. His passed Chairing roles have included J Sainsbury plc. and RBS, the … Continue reading "Sir Philip Hampton – Non-Executive Chairman, GlaxoSmithKline"

Name: Steve Marmion Job: Artistic Director, Soho Theatre Quote: “I can tell you what I’d like to be doing in five years, ten years, twenty years time. But to me that’s Plan B. Plan A is the better idea anybody else has along the way to Plan B.” Biog: Steven Marmion is the current Artistic … Continue reading "Steve Marmion – Artistic Director, Soho Theatre"

Name: Jessica Fries Job: Executive Chairman, The Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) Quote: “I’d really recommend going for it when you’re 60%, because you’ll probably find you’re already 90% and actually that 10% is all about the learning.” Recommended Watching: Virunga (2014), Orlando Von Einsiedel Biog: Jessica has led A4S since 2008, working with … Continue reading "Jessica Fries – Executive Chairman, The Prince’s Accounting for Sustainabilty Project"