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E203 Hannah Davies: What If You’re Only Scratching the Surface of What You Can Do?

2026-11-1201:05:35

What if you don’t want less from your career, you want more from your life? Hannah Davies built her legal career across Singapore and London, working on complex deals with exceptional people. But alongside the ambition was another part of her: mountains, adventure and running 250 kilometres over five days. Then she found a job she wasn’t looking for. This week on Second Nature, Hannah joins Rich Stockdale to talk about the reality of corporate law, finding work that fits more of who you ar...

E202 Leo Rayman: What If You’re Using Your Best Skills on the Wrong Things?

2026-11-0501:35:25

Why aren’t more people choosing sustainable products? And what would make them change their minds? Leo Rayman, founder of EdenLab and former Grey London CEO, joins Rich Stockdale on Second Nature to explore sustainable business, consumer behaviour, creativity and the commercial realities of the climate transition. From making train travel work for football fans to removing the hassle from heat pumps and home energy, Leo explains why better products, simpler experiences and stronger business m...

E201 Tom George: Why It's Time to Let AI Take Over Your Business!

2026-10-2944:48

What if six months of work could be completed in a single afternoon? And what if that's only the beginning? Artificial intelligence is fundamentally changing the economics of business. The teams we need, the systems we build, the decisions we make and the speed at which we can turn ideas into reality. Tom George, Head of Technology at Oxygen Intelligence, joins Rich Stockdale to explore what business leaders need to understand about the AI revolution. Having worked with global giants includin...

E200 Rich Stockdale: How We Built a Conservation Empire From an Impossible Idea

2026-10-2242:52

Five years ago, Dr Rich Stockdale set out to build something most people thought was impossible. Today, Oxygen Conservation has grown into an extraordinary team of 50, managing more than 50,000 acres of land, transforming landscapes across Britain and building a business with ambitions that extend far beyond conservation as we know it. For the 200th episode of Second Nature, Rich returns to the guest seat, interviewed by Elle Steers, Head of Storytelling, in front of the entire Oxygen Conserv...

E199 George Pawley: Scaling Capital - How We're Making Nature Investable

2026-10-1637:01

How do you turn ambitious ideas for nature into investment opportunities at scale? From helping establish Oxygen Conservation over five years ago to becoming Managing Director of Oxygen Capital, George Pawley has been part of the journey from day one. In this special episode of Second Nature, George joins Dr Rich Stockdale to share the stories behind some of Oxygen's biggest deals, the extraordinary people who have shaped the business, and what it really takes to turn ambitious ideas into r...

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