Nottingham Business School Business Leaders
How do great leaders inspire others, bring ideas to life and deal with setbacks? Join your host Honorary Visiting Professor Mike Sassi in conversation with business leaders to explore the stories, leadership lessons and actionable advice to help you excel in your career.
Latest Episode
Sarah Gregory – How joining a board helps leadership development (13.01.2026)
Previous Episodes
- Levi Roots – The power of perseverance
- Ellie Long – The importance of being yourself
- Louise Rodrigues – Construction leadership in the United Arab Emirates and beyond
- Sir Andrew Pulford KCB CBE – Leadership in the line of fire
- Dr Jessica Lautz – Leadership lessons from a woman in a man’s world
- Ben Dorks – From local entrepreneur to global tech CEO
- Caroline Wayman - Leadership under pressure
- Dr Marcellus Baz BEM – Building relationships and making a difference
- Dr Anino Emuwa – Why women leaders face unconscious bias
- Anton Roe – How the best companies grow their own future leaders
- Rob Barker – The importance of rational optimism
- Sarah Ellis – Making ‘squiggly careers’ better for everyone
- Salma Tuqan – Cultural leadership at Nottingham Contemporary
- Marvin Cooke OBE – From apprentice engineer to European Vice President in the car industry
- David Edwards – Leadership and luxury in the watchmaking industry
- Dan Maher - Leadership in the construction industry, where public and private sectors meet
- Sue Hayes – modernising a 174-year-old financial institution
- Bal Bansal – Global technology strategist and local community leader
- Wendy Whewell and Polly Harrold - Leadership roundtable: How small businesses can become more sustainable
- Sean Bowles – Keeping calm and building resilience in a frontline construction business
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