E50: Jake Humphrey - My Grandma's Suicide Saved Me
In my most recent episode of The Diary of a CEO, I sat down with the incredibly successful TV presenter, journalist and entrepreneur Jake Humphrey. Jake has gone from being an unqualified drop out, who was fired from McDonalds after just two months for a lack of communication skills to one of the UK’s most well known TV presenters, with accolades such as CBBC, BT Sport, Formula One and much more. Jake also co-founded the production company Whisper Films, alongside former BBC Sport producer Sunil Patel and David Coulthard and the business has grown from £1.5m to almost £20m. Our conversation was extremely honest and open. Jake has struggled to come to terms with the common misconceptions of who he is, battling suicidal thoughts and developing an unhealthy relationship with social media. We discuss the best way to move forward with the devastating impact social media can have and why failure is the key to being successful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5 Mars 202053min
E49: Dame Stephanie Shirley - Escaping Nazi Germany and Making £2.3bn
In this week's episode of The Diary of a CEO, I chat to Dame Stephanie Shirley also known as "Steve".At the age of 5, Steve fled from Nazi persecution in her hometown of Dortmund and arrived in the UK on the Kindertransport, luckily escaping the... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27 Feb 20201h
E48: Jamie Laing & Ed Williams - The Sweet Success
In this week's episode of The Diary of a CEO, I chat to Jamie Laing and Ed Williams, the co-founders of Candy Kittens - the fastest growing confectionary brand in the UK. Our conversation delved into battling the misconceptions of family wealth,... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20 Feb 20201h 24min
E47: The Solution To All Of Your Problems
This week's episode of The Diary of a CEO is all about breakdowns and problems and I delve into why only YOU have control over your thoughts. I discuss how we are obsessing over optimising our lives and the worrying increase in loneliness within the... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
13 Feb 202043min
E46: Diane Modahl - Doping, Defeat and Determination
How would you feel if your career, the career you’ve worked at all your life, was suddenly destroyed? This is how my next guest on The Diary of a CEO felt when her whole world came tumbling down due to a fatal error. Diane is truly inspirational. Her... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3 Feb 20201h 6min
E45: I Have NEVER Shared This Before.
In the first episode of 2020 of The Diary of a CEO, I share a very personal extract from my diary 8 years ago which I’ve NEVER shared before, and discuss the time I’ve recently spent alone in the Indonesian Jungle. I also explain why it’s important to... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
16 Jan 202049min
E44: The lessons we MUST learn before 2020.
2019 has been a world-wind of a year for me, and this week’s episode of The Diary of a CEO is all about reflection. Alongside this, I discuss why you shouldn’t waste time on people that don’t deserve it. Furthermore, I explain why it’s critical for us t... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 Dec 201941min
E43: Nir Eyal - How to Become Indistractable
On this week's episode of The Diary of a CEO, I sit down with Nir Eyal, an Israeli-born American author, lecturer and investor. Nir released his first book in 2014 “Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products” and it became a Wall Street Journal Interna... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
28 Nov 20191h 23min
