Working4Compassion

My guest today is Brian message. Brian is a partner in courtyard management and a co-founder of all things considered limited that operates out of London and Los Angeles. He manages around 60 artists, including Nick cave, Radiohead and Laura. Marling, Brian was previously chairman of the music managers forum, the largest representative body of music management in the world.Brian’s loves investing at an early stage in business start-ups and has mentored many entrepreneurs, including me.In the podcast Brian talks about how he went from a geography degree to managing one of the world’s biggest rock bands, why practising compassion makes you feel good and how tough compassion can work in delicate negotiations between artists. Brian gives some tips on responding to triggers, the danger of assumptions, and the new complexity that COVID has brought to managing rock and roll tours. There’s lots of wisdom from Brian in this podcast I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed recording it.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today my guest is Jillian Maclean. Jillian is the founder and CEO of Drake & Morgan, a bar and restaurant group with landmark locations across London, and Manchester. Jillian has received several industry accolades for her work with Drake & Morgan, which she launched in 2008 and in 2013, she was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List, for services to the hospitality industry.In the Podcast We talk about how Jillian saved her business from bankruptcy and how the pandemic has savaged the hospitality industry leading to widespread PTSD amongst its leaders.We discuss, self-compassion, kindness, creating headspace, and the virtues of the Maclean clan.We debate CEO retreats, inspiring leaders and the new skills required for future success.Jillian talks about her triggers, her fears, creativity and innovation and we receive a couple of visits from my dog Doogie who managed to steal items from Jillian’s bag.This was another fascinating interview about workplace compassion and self-compassion, and I was bowled over by Jillian’s enthusiasm and the importance she places on kindness in her business and her life.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Al'ai Alvarez is a clinical assistant professor of Emergency Medicine (EM) and the Director of Well-Being at Stanford Emergency Medicine. He also serves as the Co-Lead of the Human Potential Team and serves as the Director of Emergency Medicine Wellness Fellowship.His work focuses on humanizing physician roles as individuals and teams through the harnessing of our individual human potential in the context of high-performance teams. This includes optimizing the interdependence between Process Improvement, Diverse Recruitment, and Well-being.In the podcast Dr Alvarez explains how he went from causing burn out among his colleagues to teaching them self-compassion and well-being practices. That the key to taking care of others is by taking care of yourself. and why shame and humiliation are no longer the way to manage medical errors.We discuss the emotional toll the pandemic has had on health care workers, and why significant numbers of nurses feel betrayed.    Dr Alvarez describes how to lead with vulnerability, why save of the month is a big hit among his residents and how fried chicken and cheese is used to create community with the emergency medicine department at Stanford. The sound quality of the recording is slightly below par, but please bear with it as this is a great listen.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest today is Brandon StephensBrandon is the founder of Tortilla Mexican Grill, that recently floated on London’s Alternative Investment Market.He is also an Advisory Partner at private equity fund TriSpan. Brandon's a native Californian and began his career in Silicon Valley where he worked for several technology start-ups.In the podcast Brandon explains how he brought the values he learnt in Silicon Valley into the UK hospitality business, and how leading with compassion helped kept staff turnover low at TortillaBrandon talks about the UK burrito wars during which he worked for 500 days straight, and with a defining act of self-compassion he hired himself a managing director to run the business.As you will hear Brandon’s is sharp, smart has a great sense of humour and he’s been really generous in his support of working4compassion. Enjoy the podcast.You can find out more about tortilla at www.tortilla.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maryam Meddin, is the founder and CEO of the SOKE a new style of mental health and wellness clinic located in South Kensington, London. Prior to launching the SOKE, Maryam was the founder and Managing Director of a branding and communications consultancy. In the teeth of the pandemic, last year Maryam made a major pivot, launching the SOKE that has become instantly successful and influential serving individuals, families, and corporate clients  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today my guest is an old colleague and friend Adrian Pettett. Adrian has launched and led marketing agencies in New York and London and is currently the CEO of Done and Dusted X an international entertainment and content company.  In the podcast we discuss what it's like to work under pressure, how that affects your performance and why keeping a sense of perspective is crucial. We discuss the lack of diversity in the agency world and consider the reasons why according to Gallup, workers in the USA are significantly more engaged than their UK counterparts. This was an honest and poignant conversation and underlined to me the great opportunity there is to bring mindfulness, compassion and emotional intelligence into the workplace. Enjoy the podcast.For more information on Done + Dusted go to https://www.doneanddusted.com     Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ashish is the co-founder of Consciously unbiased and CEO of Hire Talent. Ashish founded Consciously Unbiased to disrupt the way corporations looked at diversity and inclusion. It has quickly grown helping businesses move from intent to action to amplify inclusion in the workplace. Partners include Bank of America, Viacom and Estee LauderOn the podcast we talk about how you can’t easily get rid of biases, but you can manage them and how Covid has shown us that we have a lot more in common than we thought.Why vulnerability is a strength not a weakness, and what diversity, inclusion and belonging should really look like. We discuss why Ashish’s mentor has coached him to slow down to speed up, and why curiosity is the best way to create a more compassionate workplace. This is a really inspiring conversation about the work Ashish is doing, a big thankyou to Misty Huckaby from my mentoring group at CCARE, Stanford for making the introduction. enjoy the conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest today is Wendy Spinks, Wendy is the Commercial Director for High Speed 1, who own and operate the UK’s first section of high-speed rail, as well as the stations along the route: including St Pancras International, that connects London to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam In the podcast, we discuss how the volume around compassion in the workplace is being turned up, how the Me-Too campaign was a catalyst for this shift and how Wendy uses gardening to help her work life balance.We talk about how the pandemic has impacted HS1, the difficult conversations held with stakeholders, and Wendy’s views on the future challenges for hybrid working. Wendy believes transparency is increasing in business and we discuss why that’s a good thing and how having more balanced boards in the future will give businesses a different dynamic.As my previous landlord Wendy was a great supporter of Prime Burger an independent business that I owned and operated at St Pancras for many years, it was a pleasure to meet up again and have a conversation about compassion in business. Enjoy the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today my Guest is Phil Farrington, Phil spent 22 years in The Royal Air Force before moving into civilian life to work as the Head of Food Safety for organisations including Harrods and Delaware North.In the podcast we talk about the challenges Phil faced in transitioning from working in the armed forces to commercial businesses. The skills that he could transfer to the workplace but that attitudes he couldn’t. We talk about the compassion Phil has received at work and how working with a clinical psychologist has been pivotal for Phil to better understand and manage his mental health.  Phil gives a candid account of his challenges, how he’s re-evaluated his priorities and why his new Alsatian puppy has been one of his saviours during a difficult period.   Phil shows great courage in this discussion, and I really appreciate him for coming on the podcast to share his story and I hope it helps anyone out there suffering in the workplace.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest today is Marcel Binley, Marcel is the Managing Director of a family business with multiple activities including a fast-growing coffee roasting business. In the podcast we discuss powerful compassion stories that have resulted in increased loyalty and productivity amongst his team. The challenges of managing a family business when other family members have opposite management styles.Marcel talks about his adventures in Brazil with the coffee cartels and how he’s trying to improve the coffee farmers lives by buying organic beans and paying them a higher price. We discuss how being shouted at by a cross-fit trainer, is improving his mental health and why Marcels work life balance is the best it’s ever been. Enjoy this episode finale for series one of the working4compassion podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.