The Honest Reality of Building a Business in Capital Markets with Chris Watts (CEO of Tonic)
Meet Chris Watts - Co- Founder & CEO of @Tonic Consultancy. In 2018, Chris and his co-founder Craig Pearson sat down and decided to bet on themselves. No brand. No client book. No safety net. Just ...
3 Aug 51min
The Hidden Cost of High Performance with ex-City Lawyer Chris Ballantyne
In this episode of The Escalation Podcast, I sit down with Chris Ballantyne (@chrisballantyne), ex-City lawyer, former Vice President at Deutsche Bank, and now a high-performance coach working with ...
13 Juli 53min
The Man Behind Cityboy (with Geraint Anderson)
What if some of the traits we claim to dislike are actually the ones we reward most? What if narcissism, ruthlessness, manipulation and a lack of empathy aren't flaws in the system but features of it...
18 Juni 49min
The Human Side of Leadership in Global Finance with Sol Kuckelman
On this episode of The Escalation Podcast, I’m joined by Sol Kuckelman, who most recently served as General Counsel for the Americas and APAC at Man Group plc, the world’s largest publicly listed asse...
28 Maj 52min
Climbing Through the Ranks with Pascale Lebaillif
On this episode of The Escalation Podcast, I’m joined by Pascale Lebaillif - a woman who’s lived at the very heart of global finance and now reshapes how leaders rise within it. Over two decades, Pas...
22 Maj 46min
The Language of Corporate Emails
Corporate emails: the rules everyone knows, but nobody writes down … and the ones that can make or break your career. From CAPS LOCK panic to CC chaos, “Quick Question” subject lines that are never q...
20 Maj 9min
What it Takes to Lead 300 Lawyers Across 3 Continents with Simon Welch
Few leaders leave a mark on your career forever — Simon Welch is one of them. His CV is remarkable: senior roles spanning private banking, asset management, and investment banking. Most recently, he ...
19 Maj 40min
Hustle Culture in Banking & Finance
Is Gen Z breaking the hustle culture? For decades, we were taught to measure ambition by hours worked, emails sent, and meetings survived. But a new generation is flipping the script: freedom, flexib...
5 Maj 11min
