Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors (Jeff Dewing)

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	22 Jun 2022	Jamie Waller – Bringing kindness to a previously unkind industry	00:37:30
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Jamie Waller. Jamie is an East London boy done good who left school at 16 without any qualifications and suffering dyslexia. Jamie got into debt collecting and turned an industry on its head. Jamie reveals how his motivations have shifted considerably throughout the course of his career – from simply making money, to improving his sector and helping those around him. Jamie recalls how his career began as a self-employed bailiff and the poor practices that he witnessed in that industry. Appalled by the morals and ethics of some of those in the industry Jamie started his own debt collection business, with a mission to treat people with more respect. His mission to reshape the industry was met with hostility – even leading to Jamie being stabbed outside his home. You will also hear the story of the business that Jamie started and sold within a year, netting him over a million pounds a month! Jamie's Book 'Unsexy Business’ on Amazon Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	15 Jun 2022	Sam White – Resilience and Adaptability	00:35:28
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Sam White, CEO of Freedom Services Group. Sam cares passionately about diversity, equality, innovation and above all, making business human. Motivated by a desire to change the insurance industry for the better, Sam is a vocal advocate for levelling the playing field for women and championing female leaders within the industry. Sam started her first company in 1999, just a year after her mother who battled with alcohol addiction tragically died of an overdose. Despite starting a number of businesses Sam describes herself as an entrepreneur, not a CEO, and she draws an interesting distinction as to why. You’ll also hear how a change in UK regulation led to Sam’s business losing 60% of their revenue in a four week period. Sam describes the difficulties that that presented, and how they set about overcoming those. She also discusses gender bias in society and how she designed an insurance product targeted at women. Sam explains that one of her drivers is ‘Why not?’ It was that mentality that led her to live in Beverly Hills for a time – in a house that was later rented by One Direction!!! Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	05 Nov 2021	Coming soon! Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors	00:02:08
Have you ever sat in a meeting where you’ve been throwing around ideas, only to be told “That’s not how we do things around here” or “No one has ever dared to try that before, that won’t work”. The question is, did you listen, or did you push on regardless and get disruptive with your business or life strategy? Jeff Dewing is the the CEO of Cloudfm Group - launched in 2011 with the goal of fixing a facilities management £200billion industry that was fundamentally broken. Now Jeff wants to empower you to make similarly bold decisions for the sector you work in. Welcome to Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors. On each episode, Jeff will be having candid conversations with some of the most daring business leaders and entrepreneurs around today, about the key choices they made to be disruptive and change the game. For more details head to https://podcast.cloudfmgroup.com/
	16 May 2022	Season 2 - Coming Soon!	00:02:01
Hi I’m Jeff Dewing and I’m really excited to announce a brand new season of Doing the Opposite: Business disruptors In season one, you heard from some exceptional leaders from the world of banking, marketing, sport, media and more and they shared some of the means in which they disrupted the commonly accepted “way things should be done” and made big differences to their businesses. This time, we’re going to take a closer look at some of the key qualities that any great business disruptor must have, from resilience and self-belief to the ability to silence critics, see beyond existing limitations and overcome roadblocks. You’ll hear people who have built multi million and even multi-billion pounds businesses – often by doing the exact opposite to what everyone else was doing. I’m Jeff Dewing, author of the best-selling book ‘Doing the Opposite’ and CEO of Cloudfm. Cloudfm are changing the rules of our industry and doing the opposite to create best value for our clients. If you would like to know more, visit our website at cloudfmgroup.com or Follow us on LinkedIn. You can also find out more about the podcast and my guests at podcast.cloudfmgroup.com Season 2 of “Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors” is coming this spring, I can’t wait for you to hear it.
	07 Mar 2022	Diana Morato Feliciano – Silencing your Critics	00:22:14
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks Diana Morato Feliciano who is Chief Growth Officer at Sensei, a tech company that operates autonomous shopping stores. Most notably in her extensive career, Diana was responsible for the roll out of Deliveroo to 35 cities across Spain and has been recognised in the Top 100 Female Business Leaders in Spain as well as one of the Most Influential Women in Business. Diana reveals how many people in Spain thought Deliveroo would never succeed, but she believed in her project and partnered with the best restaurants to ultimately prove the critics very wrong. And she was not averse to getting her hands dirty – in the early days Diana even went out making deliveries to support restaurants and ensure it was successful. Diana also recognises the importance of the role her team played, and how their commitment and teamwork led to the success of the roll out. Now, Diana is disrupting the ‘bricks and mortar’ shopping experience with autonomous shopping stores! Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	20 Jul 2022	Mark Webb – Changing the disability conversation	00:35:40
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Mark Webb, a public speaker and campaigner for all things disability and diversity. Mark is Shadow Board Member at Reflect, the UK’s only not-for-profit influencer talent management agency. Until very recently he was also Head of Comms at Shift.ms, the worldwide social network for people impacted by Multiple Sclerosis. He has just taken medical retirement. He’s a self-confessed social media floozy. Mark looks back on how his diagnosis has affected his career as well as his life, and the incredible support he’s been shown by employers such as Dixons Carphone where he became Head of Group Social Media. He reflects on his time with Dixons, working in PR during the 2008 downturn and the merger to become Dixons Carphone. Mark also explains why disability charities like shift.ms are so important and of such benefit to people living with a disability. He’s is also on a mission to raise awareness of disability; with disabled people being the largest minority but often overlooked when it comes to diversity representation. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	24 Jan 2022	Mandy Hickson – Failure fuelling change	00:18:02
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Royal Air Force pilot Mandy Hickson. Mandy was the first female fast jet pilot in a Tornado squadron. She’s amassed over thirty years experience in aviation, completing three tours of duty and 45 missions over Iraq during that time. In this episode Mandy describes how failing at a critical point in her career empowered her to change the system of recruitment in the Royal Air Force. She reflects on how her hand was forced into choosing a career path with no chance of promotion after the birth of her children and discusses the changing attitude to work / life balance in the workplace. Mandy also shares what she’s most grateful for in her life and career, and her key mantra for success. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	08 Jun 2022	Julian Hall – Teaching and Inspiring Entrepreneurship	00:39:44
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Julian Hall who is founder and CEO of ULTRA Education, an organisation which teaches entrepreneurship in schools. Julian created a superhero persona to get kids interested in business and now teaches kids across the country. He set up his first business when he was 18 years old and believes entrepreneurs are made, not born. Julian was always academic, but wasn’t drawn to the natural opportunities for work that followed education. It was a desire to carve his own way in the world that led Julian to entrepreneurship. After starting many businesses Julian decided he wanted to teach entrepreneurship in schools – something he felt was missing from his earlier education. Julian’s passion for education and inspiring young people shines through in everything he does. Hear the challenges he faced along the way, including why the DfE were unconvinced by the idea of introducing entrepreneurship onto the curriculum. Jeff and Julian discuss a challenge that many parents face; how to inspire and support their children in achieving their dreams whilst not being dismissive of over-ambition. We often discourage children from changing course and want them to stick at something, but actually experimenting and discovering what you love is essential to success! They also explore how stress is borne out of work you do not love, and how loving your work can lead to less stress and better overall wellbeing. Julian is now working on an entire teachable curriculum around Entrepreneurship which he intends to offer to schools for free. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	29 Jun 2022	Duncan Goose – Great Human Values	00:30:28
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Duncan Goose, founder of One Water. There are one billion people in the world without access to clean drinking water. Duncan knew he couldn’t change one billion lives at once, so instead he started improving access to water for one person at a time. One Water is one of the biggest water brands in the world and a percentage of their profit goes to charitable initiatives in Africa such as repairing vital water pumps in small villages. One Water’s mission began in 2005, the goal was (and still is) to sell one bottle to help fund water projects across the world. Duncan describes his experiences that inspired him to lead a life-long mission to get clean water to people who need it, from witnessing the devastation caused by Hurricane Mitch in Honduras in 1998, to visiting remote communities in a round-the-world motorbike trip. Hear how his family are huge supporters and advocates for his work, and Duncan’s pride that his mission is a shared experience. From launching his ethical bottled water brand, hear how Duncan took his mission to world leaders, governments, the EU and even beverage giants such as Coca Cola and PepsiCo to challenge them to support his crusade, as well as the political challenges he faced along the way. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	21 Feb 2022	Jeroen Van De Waal – Turning the Tide on Climate	00:31:31
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Jeroen Van De Waal, Founder of OrcaNation. Jeroen is a multi-award winning campaigner for the oceans as well as an author and keynote speaker. Jeroen is building a network to do good. He is focused on bringing like-minded people together to turn the tide on destruction and pollution, and start putting the oceans, planet and nature first. Hear what inspired Jeroen to embark on his conservational journey as an entrepreneur and how he built his business into an ocean literacy multinational. He also shares the vision behind his latest ocean technology company BOTL and how they are planning to build reefs to support marine ecosystems. Jeroen also shares what he’s most grateful for in his life and reveals how his positive mind-set helps to overcome challenges and setbacks. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	29 Jul 2022	Rob Stephenson – Removing the stigma around mental ill health	00:33:17
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Rob Stephenson, founder of the InsideOut Leaderboard and champion for improved understanding of mental health issues. Rob is an international keynote speaker and mental health campaigner who is on a mission to help create happier, healthier and higher performing workplaces. When he was 30 Rob was diagnosed as Bipolar. Rob tells the story of how mental ill health affected him earlier in his life and how a former boss encouraged him to seek help, ultimately leading to a diagnosis. From a very dark time in his life, Rob reveals how the support of his friends and family helped him through it and how he now manages his wellbeing better through strategies such as exercise, ensuring good quality sleep and prioritising connections. Rob and Jeff consider the importance of personal and social connections. With interaction with other people being such an important factor in maintaining good mental health, how can businesses and workplaces maintain those connections whilst embracing a more remote or hybrid way of working. Rob is also the CEO of FormScore, a revolutionary technology start-up helping employees become more intentional about their wellbeing and helping employers with real-time wellbeing analytics. Rob reveals the story behind it, and how scoring your wellbeing out of 10 can be a simple, non-threatening way to share how you’re feeling and allow people around you to offer support when needed. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	17 Jan 2022	Sir Clive Woodward OBE – Running exceptional teams	00:23:22
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Sir Clive Woodward. Clive was a rugby union player and coach, most famous for coaching England during their 2003 World Cup win. He is also a businessman and has been Director of Sport for Team GB during 3 Olympic Games. In this episode Sir Clive shares his secrets to running great teams and how great teams are all about the individual. He discusses how we need to revaluate our reaction to winning and losing (it might not be what you think!) and what business can learn from military leadership. Clive also shares what he’s most grateful for in his life and career and his tips for maintaining great health in leadership. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	14 Feb 2022	Graham Gooch OBE – The skills that achieve success	00:23:21
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to cricketing legend Graham Gooch OBE. In a career spanning nearly 3 decades Graham has captained both Essex and England and was one of the most successful international batsmen of his generation. In 2009 he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame and has worked as a coach at Essex, before becoming England batting coach in 2012. In this episode Graham talks about the decision he made as a young player that revolutionised not just his own career, but the careers of many future international cricket stars. He also explains the four key skills you must hone in order to achieve true success in your field. You can also hear Graham describe one the funniest stories from his life growing up in Essex, and his reflections on the events and people that he has been most grateful for in his career. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	31 May 2022	Karen Holden – Motivated by respect for others	00:28:04
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Karen Holden, founder of A City Law Firm. She established the firm to provide experienced and dynamic solicitors in the City of London, who could think outside the box, whilst delivering at competitive costs. Karen was invited and given freedom of the City in 2019 for her work in Equality as such is part of the Guild of Freeman. She has also attended 10 Downing Street where she was awarded small business of the year. From humble beginnings, Karen describes what motivated her to work multiple jobs alongside her A-Levels to achieve and ultimately provide a better life for her family. Karen was disillusioned by many of the practices she experienced in the legal profession. She found many firms to be too focussed on money and billable hours, rather than the needs of clients and welfare of staff. Karen decided to launch her own firm, operating a very different model, with a view to changing the sector for the better. Karen also reveals how her business adapted quickly to the pandemic, and the lessons they’ve taken from that to inform business decisions and operations moving forward. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	14 Mar 2022	David James Drake – Recognising opportunities	00:23:39
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to David James Drake. David started out in banking for the Bank of Boston and Lloyds Bank, moving into the chemical industry in the early 90s. Since then, he has been at the forefront of his industry and is now President of the Brazilian Cleaning Association. David explains how, as an American-Irishman he ‘did the opposite’ by choosing to base his life and work in Brazil. David used a long-term vision combined with an astute assessment of the Brazilian economy to his advantage. Unlike most businesses, David’s company grew rapidly during the early months of the pandemic with investment in factories and large-scale recruitment. David explains why this was necessary and how he realised this ambition, whilst also increasing efficiencies. David also shares what he is most grateful for in life, and what he hopes to be remembered for. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	07 Feb 2022	Linda Green – Overcoming adversity	00:51:45
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Linda Green, Founder and Director of Green Square Communications. Through a series of personal tragedies, Linda maintained her passion and enthusiasm to succeed. Linda works as a mentor to young people, to support them in finding their own path and appreciating their social value. Linda is a volunteer for a number of youth-focused charities as well as organisations supporting the homeless. In this episode Linda reflects on the traumatic events of her childhood including the death of her father, and a house fire that left her and her family homeless. She reveals how these setbacks changed her as a person and ultimately led her to completely rethink her goals in life. The desire to build a good life and do different, was the North Star that carried her through to creating a successful Print and Communications business. She also talks about many life-changing experiences including her volunteer work in the community, and her incredible trip to the Sinai desert in Egypt. Hear how these experiences have changed Linda’s outlook on life! Linda also shares what she’s most grateful for in her life and career, and what has inspired her over the years. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	11 Jan 2023	Jeff's Favourite Guests - Sir Clive Woodward OBE – Running exceptional teams	00:24:46
Season 3 of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors is coming very soon. Ahead of the launch, Jeff shares with you some of his favourite guests from previous seasons. -- In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Sir Clive Woodward. Clive was a rugby union player and coach, most famous for coaching England during their 2003 World Cup win. He is also a businessman and has been Director of Sport for Team GB during 3 Olympic Games. In this episode Sir Clive shares his secrets to running great teams and how great teams are all about the individual. He discusses how we need to revaluate our reaction to winning and losing (it might not be what you think!) and what business can learn from military leadership. Clive also shares what he’s most grateful for in his life and career and his tips for maintaining great health in leadership. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	13 Jan 2023	Jeff's Favourite Guests - Mandy Hickson – Failure fuelling change	00:19:13
Season 3 of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors is coming very soon. Ahead of the launch, Jeff shares with you some of his favourite guests from previous seasons. -- In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Royal Air Force pilot Mandy Hickson. Mandy was the first female fast jet pilot in a Tornado squadron. She’s amassed over thirty years experience in aviation, completing three tours of duty and 45 missions over Iraq during that time. In this episode Mandy describes how failing at a critical point in her career empowered her to change the system of recruitment in the Royal Air Force. She reflects on how her hand was forced into choosing a career path with no chance of promotion after the birth of her children and discusses the changing attitude to work / life balance in the workplace. Mandy also shares what she’s most grateful for in her life and career, and her key mantra for success. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	18 Jan 2023	Jeff's Favourite Guests - Jeroen Van De Waal – Turning the Tide on Climate	00:33:08
Season 3 of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors is coming very soon. Ahead of the launch, Jeff shares with you some of his favourite guests from previous seasons. -- In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Jeroen Van De Waal, Founder of OrcaNation. Jeroen is a multi-award winning campaigner for the oceans as well as an author and keynote speaker. Jeroen is building a network to do good. He is focused on bringing like-minded people together to turn the tide on destruction and pollution, and start putting the oceans, planet and nature first. Hear what inspired Jeroen to embark on his conservational journey as an entrepreneur and how he built his business into an ocean literacy multinational. He also shares the vision behind his latest ocean technology company BOTL and how they are planning to build reefs to support marine ecosystems. Jeroen also shares what he’s most grateful for in his life and reveals how his positive mind-set helps to overcome challenges and setbacks. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	20 Jan 2023	Jeff's Favourite Guests - Diana Morato Feliciano – Silencing your Critics	00:23:54
Season 3 of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors is coming very soon. Ahead of the launch, Jeff shares with you some of his favourite guests from previous seasons. -- In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks Diana Morato Feliciano who is Chief Growth Officer at Sensei, a tech company that operates autonomous shopping stores. Most notably in her extensive career, Diana was responsible for the roll out of Deliveroo to 35 cities across Spain and has been recognised in the Top 100 Female Business Leaders in Spain as well as one of the Most Influential Women in Business. Diana reveals how many people in Spain thought Deliveroo would never succeed, but she believed in her project and partnered with the best restaurants to ultimately prove the critics very wrong. And she was not averse to getting her hands dirty – in the early days Diana even went out making deliveries to support restaurants and ensure it was successful. Diana also recognises the importance of the role her team played, and how their commitment and teamwork led to the success of the roll out. Now, Diana is disrupting the ‘bricks and mortar’ shopping experience with autonomous shopping stores! Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	25 Jan 2023	Jeff's Favourite Guests - Alan Brazil – Take your Chances	00:28:01
Season 3 of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors is coming very soon. Ahead of the launch, Jeff shares with you some of his favourite guests from previous seasons. -- In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to footballing legend and TalkSPORT host Alan Brazil. Alan reveals how a playground rule at his school that limited ball size, ultimately led to an illustrious footballing career with Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United among others, as well as playing internationally for Scotland. His football career was cut short by health difficulties at 27 when he began to transition into broadcasting. Now the host of the breakfast show on TalkSPORT, Alan recalls the story of how he very nearly missed his debut appearance on the station. Alan also highlights the importance of respect and demonstrating respect to those around you. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	27 Jan 2023	Jeff's Favourite Guests - Rob Stephenson – Removing the stigma around mental ill health	00:28:25
Season 3 of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors is coming very soon. Ahead of the launch, Jeff shares with you some of his favourite guests from previous seasons. -- In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Rob Stephenson, founder of the InsideOut Leaderboard and champion for improved understanding of mental health issues. Rob is an international keynote speaker and mental health campaigner who is on a mission to help create happier, healthier and higher performing workplaces. When he was 30 Rob was diagnosed as Bipolar. Rob tells the story of how mental ill health affected him earlier in his life and how a former boss encouraged him to seek help, ultimately leading to a diagnosis. From a very dark time in his life, Rob reveals how the support of his friends and family helped him through it and how he now manages his wellbeing better through strategies such as exercise, ensuring good quality sleep and prioritising connections. Rob and Jeff consider the importance of personal and social connections. With interaction with other people being such an important factor in maintaining good mental health, how can businesses and workplaces maintain those connections whilst embracing a more remote or hybrid way of working. Rob is also the CEO of FormScore, a revolutionary technology start-up helping employees become more intentional about their wellbeing and helping employers with real-time wellbeing analytics. Rob reveals the story behind it, and how scoring your wellbeing out of 10 can be a simple, non-threatening way to share how you’re feeling and allow people around you to offer support when needed. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	01 Feb 2023	Jeff's Favourite Episodes - Mark Webb – Changing the disability conversation	00:37:15
Season 3 of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors is coming very soon. Ahead of the launch, Jeff shares with you some of his favourite guests from previous seasons. -- In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Mark Webb, a public speaker and campaigner for all things disability and diversity. Mark is Shadow Board Member at Reflect, the UK’s only not-for-profit influencer talent management agency. Until very recently he was also Head of Comms at Shift.ms, the worldwide social network for people impacted by Multiple Sclerosis. He has just taken medical retirement. He’s a self-confessed social media floozy. Mark looks back on how his diagnosis has affected his career as well as his life, and the incredible support he’s been shown by employers such as Dixons Carphone where he became Head of Group Social Media. He reflects on his time with Dixons, working in PR during the 2008 downturn and the merger to become Dixons Carphone. Mark also explains why disability charities like shift.ms are so important and of such benefit to people living with a disability. He’s is also on a mission to raise awareness of disability; with disabled people being the largest minority but often overlooked when it comes to diversity representation. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	03 Feb 2023	Jeff's Favourite Episodes - Julian Hall – Teaching and Inspiring Entrepreneurship	00:41:04
Season 3 of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors is coming very soon. Ahead of the launch, Jeff shares with you some of his favourite guests from previous seasons. -- In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Julian Hall who is founder and CEO of ULTRA Education, an organisation which teaches entrepreneurship in schools. Julian created a superhero persona to get kids interested in business and now teaches kids across the country. He set up his first business when he was 18 years old and believes entrepreneurs are made, not born. Julian was always academic, but wasn’t drawn to the natural opportunities for work that followed education. It was a desire to carve his own way in the world that led Julian to entrepreneurship. After starting many businesses Julian decided he wanted to teach entrepreneurship in schools – something he felt was missing from his earlier education. Julian’s passion for education and inspiring young people shines through in everything he does. Hear the challenges he faced along the way, including why the DfE were unconvinced by the idea of introducing entrepreneurship onto the curriculum. Jeff and Julian discuss a challenge that many parents face; how to inspire and support their children in achieving their dreams whilst not being dismissive of over-ambition. We often discourage children from changing course and want them to stick at something, but actually experimenting and discovering what you love is essential to success! They also explore how stress is borne out of work you do not love, and how loving your work can lead to less stress and better overall wellbeing. Julian is now working on an entire teachable curriculum around Entrepreneurship which he intends to offer to schools for free. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	08 Feb 2023	Jeff’s Favourite Episodes - Emma Stroud – Thrive through Laughter and Authenticity	00:33:42
Season 3 of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors is coming very soon. Ahead of the launch, Jeff shares with you some of his favourite guests from previous seasons. -- In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Emma Stroud. Emma is a podcaster, author, speaker and clown!! Em co-founded a business that offered interactive stress management workshops, leadership programmes and coaching. In 2020, she branched out on her own to deliver workplace talks, events and coaching to address staff happiness and wellbeing. Drawing on her experience with clowning, she employs pioneering techniques that force leaders to ‘take fun seriously’ at a time when, she believes, ‘it’s never been more important to find joy.’ Emma coaches CEOs, business leaders and entrepreneurs on life at the intersection of clowning and business – she shows you how clowning can make you a better business person and leader. Emma and Jeff discuss the masks that many of us wear as professionals; often pretending to be someone different at work to at home. By removing these masks and being more authentic and present we can often reduce anxiety, increase productivity and be happier at work! Em shares how to bring your human side to work through storytelling. She also has some fantastic advice for anyone struggling with any sort of challenge – to free yourself by just sitting and cutting yourself off from the ‘noise’ around you. Allowing yourself time to breath and reflect can be so powerful when it comes to needing to find a way forward. Emma Stroud’s book ‘Lessons of a Clown’ on Amazon Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	10 Feb 2023	Jeff’s Favourite Episodes - Jamie Waller – Bringing kindness to a previously unkind industry	00:39:02
Season 3 of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors is coming very soon. Ahead of the launch, Jeff shares with you some of his favourite guests from previous seasons. -- In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Jamie Waller. Jamie is an East London boy done good who left school at 16 without any qualifications and suffering dyslexia. Jamie got into debt collecting and turned an industry on its head. Jamie reveals how his motivations have shifted considerably throughout the course of his career – from simply making money, to improving his sector and helping those around him. Jamie recalls how his career began as a self-employed bailiff and the poor practices that he witnessed in that industry. Appalled by the morals and ethics of some of those in the industry Jamie started his own debt collection business, with a mission to treat people with more respect. His mission to reshape the industry was met with hostility – even leading to Jamie being stabbed outside his home. You will also hear the story of the business that Jamie started and sold within a year, netting him over a million pounds a month! Jamie's Book 'Unsexy Business’ on Amazon Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	13 Feb 2023	Series 3 launches this week!	00:02:46
Welcome to a brand new season of Doing The Opposite: Business Disruptors, where you’ll hear from another set of global CEOs, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders and who will be sharing their experiences of challenge, failure and success. Also, new for season 3, you can enjoy a number of round-table discussions featuring some of the world’s leading experts as they consider some of the biggest issues facing business today. Finally, you can also now WATCH the episodes on YouTube. Subscribe to the channel so you don’t miss an episode. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	15 Feb 2023	“We need to radically reset” - A panel discussion on sustainability and business	00:25:03
Welcome to a special episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors – our first panel discussion with experts who are leading the way in the fight against climate change. Today, Jeff Dewing is joined by Jeroen van de Waal and Rita Carbó from The Reef Company, as well as Cloudfm’s Head of ESG Katrina Christopoulos. Not only are we, as a planet, putting out too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere but we are also undermining our most effective carbon sinks. The Amazon Rainforest, touted as the lungs of our planet, is now a net-emitter of carbon. How can we reduce our carbon output whilst protecting our natural carbon sinks? Katrina talks about the role that infrastructure plays in allowing people to make the right decision. If towns and cities are designed in effective ways, it becomes easier for people to be less reliant on cars to get around. Jeroen shares some startling statistics, such as how electricity usage is predicted to double by 2050 and the world population will grow by 2 billion people. How can we prepare for that extra demand in a way that is sustainable and environmentally friendly, and what lifestyle choices can we make today to reduce are carbon footprint? Watch the podcast on YouTube Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	22 Feb 2023	John Mullins – the entrepreneurial mindset and breaking the rules	00:24:26
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to John Mullins, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Marketing and Entrepreneurship at London Business School. John shares much of his past experience in business, including the story of a shop he ran that sold fresh pasta. He reflects on the emotional impact of the failure of that business and the factors that led to its demise. Later John pivoted into teaching and uses the lessons he learnt in business to inform his students and shares the knowledge he has acquired. John is now an award-winning teacher and scholar and one of the world’s foremost thought leaders in entrepreneurship, Jeff and John discuss the merits of peer learning groups for entrepreneurs. You can not underestimate the value in a business coach, or sharing ideas with other like-minded individuals. Watch the podcast on YouTube Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	01 Mar 2023	Julio Bruno – reinvention, reassessment and taking time to think	00:31:36
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to CEO, investor and author Julio Bruno. Julio has led many multinational companies including Time Out Group, and is currently Chairman of Mercato Metropolitano, London’s first Sustainable Community Market with 5 locations in the city and expanding internationally. He is also Board Director of Pacha Group, a global entertainment and luxury hospitality platform. Julio describes himself as an international citizen, born in Spain but having lived and worked all over the world. He explains why he has ultimately settled in the UK and considers himself grateful to have won the ‘demographic lottery’ by being born in a western-culture country. What motivates people? What engages workers within an organisation and what might encourage people to leave or look for the next challenge? Julio reflects on how his many interests have motivated him to achieve his aspirations in life, and reveals a mindset he has - that he even once gave himself a promotion! There’s been a lot of talk in the news recently about the ‘Great Resignation’. Julio believes that rather than a resignation, it is in fact the ‘Great Re-Assessment’ as people reconsider their goals, and values and strive to improve their lives and their relationship with work. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Watch the podcast on YouTube Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	08 Mar 2023	Manley Hopkinson – leading teams through compassion, understanding and listening	00:49:58
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Manley Hopkinson; Author, Consultant, Keynote Speaker and leading voice in Compassionate Leadership. Manley explains that ‘the outcome of leadership should be commitment’. Being a good leader is about enabling people, inspiring them and creating an environment where they want to stay and thrive. As a leader you need to be able to influence people, but your team will only be influenced if they allow you to influence them. Team members will engage and support you if they feel you have their best interests at heart, which requires a bond brought about ultimately through trust. Manley and Jeff also discuss how a good leader doesn’t need to have all the answers. In fact, saying ‘I don’t know’ can be incredibly powerful in inspiring others to step forward and share their ideas. As a leader, it’s important to listen and consider other people’s views. “The first thing to do as leader, instead of burst into room and start speaking, it's to burst into room and shut up”. Jeff and Manley also discuss how covid has helped us rediscover the humanity around our work. Despite suddenly working remotely, managers got to know and understand their teams better and video calls allowed us a small window into other people’s lives. Seeing their bookshelves, pets and families helped us to better understand the people we were working with. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Watch the podcast on YouTube Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	15 Mar 2023	Vikas Shah MBE DL – Knowing your values and finding your purpose	00:32:37
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to entrepreneur, investor & philanthropist Vikas Shah. Vikas started his first business aged 14 and is now CEO of Swiscot Group (a textiles & commodities trading business) alongside being a venture-investor in a number of businesses internationally. Vikas was awarded an MBE for Services to Business and the Economy in Her Majesty the Queen’s 2018 New Year’s Honours List and in 2021 became a Deputy Lieutenant of the Greater Manchester Lieutenancy. Vikas and Jeff discuss purpose. What drives us, motivates us and ultimately leads to success? The answer, it seems, is rarely money. So how do you discover your purpose? And how, as a business leader, can you inspire your team to achieve the organisation’s goals whilst also supporting and encouraging their personal development and ambition? A business’s values should align with the values of the team. If your values don’t match with the organisation your working within, it’s unlikely that you’ll believe in the mission and contribute in achieving it. You need to find a place of work for yourself that aligns with your core beliefs and where your skills and traits are valued and appreciated. Vikas also explains how he feels that the culture in business has changed over the decades. He felt he did the opposite by opening up and being honest about his depression at a time when it wasn’t understood that business leaders could feel like that. He also shares how his honesty helped other people who felt a similar way. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Watch the podcast on YouTube Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	22 Mar 2023	“Having courage to change” - A panel discussion on the future of the Workplace	00:35:26
Welcome to a special episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors – a panel discussion with innovative business leaders. Today, Jeff Dewing is joined by Nicola Smith who is Interim CEO at Timewise, an organisation championing flexible working and equality in the workplace. Simone Roche MBE is founder of Northern Power Women, a community spanning all sectors, genders and socio-economic groups that is dedicated to accelerating gender equality and social mobility. And Sheila Callaham is a co-founder, Executive Director, and Board Chair for Age Equity Alliance who are committed to helping businesses, organisations, and communities ensure Age Equity in the workplace through education, training, and process evaluation. There’s no denying that Covid changed the way we all work, forcing many businesses to adopt remote working in a way they may not have done otherwise. But now the pandemic has passed, what legacy is left on the way we operate as businesses and employees. The culture of work has shifted, and employees considering roles are much more focussed on the flexibility around work than they were previously. The panel discuss how businesses need to adapt to be more accommodating, supportive and flexible in order to continue to attract talent and sustain growth. Furthermore, flexible working isn’t only about location. It’s about how you work, when you work and what’s expected of you. Nicola argues that so long as there are clear and reasonable expectations with buy-in from all stakeholders then often the logistics of how or when work is done shouldn’t be a consideration. Not all roles can be fully flexible. The panel discuss how businesses can avoid a two-tier workforce emerging, creating separation between the flexible and non-flexible workers. Some work may be time or location specific. How do you avoid those staff feeling like they’re missing out on a more flexible role? Sheila suggests that companies can compensate for that through the policies and programmes and benefits that they offer. Watch the podcast on YouTube Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	29 Mar 2023	Nazir Afzal OBE – Giving a voice to those who don’t get heard	00:38:03
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Nazir Afzal; Chancellor of the University of Manchester, and former Chief Crown Prosecutor with the Crown Prosecution Service. He was the chief executive of the Association of Police and crime commissioners and is also a member of the Independent Press Standards Organisation Complaints Committee. Nazir explains to Jeff how the driving force throughout his career has been to provide a voice to those who don’t get heard. He reflects on his childhood and the traumatic circumstances that motivated him to advocate for positive change in the world; from the racist abuse he experienced growing up to a member of his family being murdered by the IRA. Jeff quizzes Nazir on the strategies he has employed to take on the establishment. Nazir confesses to having an extremenly high work ethic (he left prosecuting with 100 days of annual leave left to take!) so how did he find the time to reflect and consider the best course of action? Jeff and Nazir also discuss the mindset of leaders in the public sector – particularly politicians. What could the public sector learn from private businesses, and is the behaviour of certain MPs negatively influencing our future generation? Nazir’s book The Prosecutor is being made in to a TV Drama Series so keep an eye out for that very soon! Hosted by Jeff Dewing Watch the podcast on YouTube Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	05 Apr 2023	“Nature has all the answers” - A panel discussion on solutions to the climate crisis	00:37:07
Welcome to a special episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors where Jeff is joined once again by experts who are leading the way in the fight against climate change. Today, Jeff Dewing is joined by Jeroen van de Waal and Rita Carbó from The Reef Company, as well as Cloudfm’s Head of ESG Katrina Christopoulos. The focus of today’s panel session is to explore the potential challenges or blockages to action and consider the benefits of tech or nature based solutions to the climate crisis. The panellists begin todays episode by discussing the concept of Greenwashing where companies sometimes make spurious claims or try to suggest that their products may be more environmentally friendly than they actually are. The panel share some examples they’ve seen from false labels for dolphin-friendly tuna, to the common misconception that electric cars are sustainable when actually electricity from the grid used to charge them is often generated by fossil fuels. Jeff asks the panel to consider the common counter arguments to climate change action, how you encourage the population of the planet to change its behaviour, and how you can bring people on the journey with you. It was reported recently that bosses at Shell are being personally sued for the organisations failed climate strategy. The panel discuss whether this accountability could be helpful or not in ensuring businesses are focussed on climate goals. Watch the podcast on YouTube Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	19 Apr 2023	Celynn Morin – Creating mental margin by listening to our bodies	00:29:56
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Your Wellbeing Whisperer Celynn Morin. Celynn is a registered health practitioner, professional speaker and workplace wellbeing consultant who works with business leaders, entrepreneurs and their teams, sharing practical techniques and strategies on managing energy, health, performance and improving resilience. Our bodies are constantly whispering to us and Celynn says we need to hear those whispers and respond to them so problems don’t build up and the whispers don’t turn to shouts or screams. This is why she calls herself the Wellbeing Whisperer. We should never underestimate our bodies ability to tell us that something isn’t quite right. Celynn explains how she became an expert in workplace wellbeing, starting at a time when not many people were prepared to listen. She persisted in her vision and has seen a complete culture shift where now wellness and wellbeing are conversations being had in every workplace, and rightly so. Celynn marvels at the brilliance of the human body as she discusses our three intelligence centres – the head, the heart and the gut. She also explains how looking after one of those centres can impact the others. Small lifestyle changes to improve your health can have massive effects in improving your overall wellbeing. Jeff and Celynn also discuss the power and importance of downtime and reflection. Celynn explains how giving ourselves time to relax engages our parasympathetic nervous system, which enables us to discover powerful insights and reflections into what you need for your life personally and professionally. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Watch the podcast on YouTube Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	26 Apr 2023	Sue Fennessey – where there’s darkness, let the sunshine in!	00:36:30
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Sue Fennessey, founder and CEO of WeAre8 which hopes to change the future of social media by building a platform that is positive and puts people and the planet first. Sue Fennessy is a serial tech entrepreneur who has spent 30 years creating disruptive businesses. Sue describes what motivates, inspires and excites her – and she describes it as a passion for solving problems together and being the ‘antithesis of everything that has controlled humanity over the last 15 years’. She talks about the ‘darkness ‘she sees in the world, such as the economic crisis, mental health crisis, climate crisis and more, and that she sees ‘sunshine’ as the opportunity for change and resolutions in each of these areas. Sue explains how her social media platform aims to promote collective action on issues – raising awareness and enabling people to celebrate the successes of their friends. ‘We all want to be part of something bigger than ourselves’. WeAre8 also aims to raise money for good causes by encouraging its users to watch ads, fully aware that the proceeds of them doing so would be supporting charities and community projects. Sue and Jeff discuss how to create a movement for positive change in the world. Sue’s platform works with a number of charities and Jeff uses the example of Jeroen van de Waal’s Reef Company (episode 6 of Doing the Opposite). This charity is building engineered reefs to combat climate change, but creating a movement to tackle the scale and funding challenges along the way. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Watch the podcast on YouTube Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	24 Aug 2023	Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors - The Best of Season 3	00:06:11
SEASON FOUR IS COMING VERY SOON In the mean time, here's a little taster of some of the fabulous guests and insightful discussion with business leaders and game changers from throughout Season 3. Featuring: Sue Fennessey - Founder and CEO of WeAre8 Nazir Afzal - Chancellor of the University of Manchester, and former Chief Crown Prosecutor with the Crown Prosecution Service Simone Roche MBE - Founder of Northern Power Women Sheila Callaham - Co-founder, Executive Director, and Board Chair for Age Equity Alliance Dr. Vikas Shah - Entrepreneur, investor & philanthropist John Mullins - Associate Professor of Management Practice in Marketing and Entrepreneurship at London Business School Season 4 will be launching very soon, so follow for free so you never miss an episode. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	18 Oct 2023	Garry Ridge - Creating an Empowering Company Culture	00:35:30
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Garry Ridge. Garry is a founder, board member, advisor, and professor with over 35 years of experience in leading, growing, and transforming global businesses and brands. Garry is best known as Chairman Emeritus of WD-40 Company, one of the world's most trusted and recognised brands. Garry takes us through his career journey at WD-40, from working in distribution to launching the Australian arm using a fax machine under his bed! Garry became Global CEO in 1994 and led the business for 25 years, growing the company six times in revenue and increasing the market cap from about 300 million to 2.5 billion. Garry’s proudest achievement though is that 98% of people at WD-40 companies said they loved working at the company. With clear purpose, values, and strategy, Gary emphasises the importance of looking after your people, especially in times of crisis like the Covid-19 pandemic. Discover how to replace fear with learning moments and create a safe, supportive environment that fosters growth and success. Gary's journey with WD-40 showcases the potential that lies in the power of people and culture. Garry introduces us to a character he created – Al, or Alice the soul-sucking CEO. Garry uses this character in keynotes to highlight the negative character traits in many managers. Everyone knows a boss like Al or Alice, but you have to avoid these behaviours in order to get the most from your team. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Watch the podcast on YouTube Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	01 Nov 2023	Dr Mark Goulston - Transforming Pain into HOPE (healing, optimism, perspective, and excitement)	00:47:33
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Dr Mark Goulston, former UCLA Professor of Psychiatry, a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a former FBI and police hostage negotiation trainer. Mark is the inventor of of ‘Surgical Empathy’, an approach that enabled him during his psychiatric career to reach highly depressed and suicidal people during which time none of them died by suicide. Dr Mark outlines the process involved in ‘Deep Coaching’; a method for people who have high amounts of potential, but something's holding them back. The process involves revisiting an extremely traumatic experience and using that to discover a breakthrough – changing your perspective on life with a dose of ‘healing optimism’. Mark also reflects on a campaign he started during the pandemic: #WMYST – What Made You Smile Today? Next time you have an interaction with someone, ask them what the highlight of their day has been. That interaction alone will make them smile and feel seen. Hear Dr Mark’s incredible stories about his time as a death and dying specialist, doing house calls to dying patients and helping them to make peace with their lives. The strategies he used led to some very powerful outcomes; strategies that can be applied to all of our lives. Jeff and Mark also consider the importance of healthy conflict and perceiving conflict as a powerful force for good. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Watch the podcast on YouTube Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	15 Nov 2023	Dr Joan Fallon - Reshaping our understanding of Autism	00:42:07
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Dr. Joan Fallon, Founder and CEO of Curemark, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel therapies for the treatment of neurological and other disorders. Joan is considered a visionary scientist who has dedicated her life’s work to championing the health and wellbeing of children. Her recent book Goodbye, Status Quo, equips readers with the tools to be agents of change: as entrepreneurs, leaders, and individuals. Dr Joan has been disrupting in her field her entire life. Born out of curiosity, she describes disruption as discovering ‘seams’ or ‘faults’ in our continuum; a desire to understand and question leads to disruption. This curiosity and tenacity to discover an answer has been Joan’s key driver throughout her research into Autism. “When we finally got to a place where I thought, ‘oh this could be a why’, then I had to go and test it and figure out whether that was right or not.” Dr Joan reveals the challenges she faced in trying to research and treat autism; how she managed to stay the course despite obstacles and pushbacks to become a trailblazer in medical innovation. She also reveals how she challenged the status quo in healthcare spending, and how often societal biases can influence healthcare priorities. Dr Joan’s book Goodbye, Status Quo: Reimagining the Landscape of Innovation’ is out now. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Watch the podcast on YouTube Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	29 Nov 2023	A panel discussion - Strengths and Strategies for Neurodiverse Workforces	00:48:50
Imagine working in an environment where your neurodiversity is not only recognised, but celebrated. That's the world we're envisioning in this special panel episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, where Jeff is joined by three experts in the field of neurodiversity: Dr Jasmine Virhia is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Behavioural Science at The Inclusion Initiative, a research centre at The London School of Economics and Political Science. Angela Pretner-Smith is MD of This is Milk and Founder of Neve Learning; a platform helps training providers and large organisations manage and deliver professional learning in a way that includes neurodiversity and is aligned with a future-focused education framework. Angela identifies as autistic and has dyspraxia. Dan Maudsley is Senior Producer at the BBC who was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and writes about his challenges as a neurodiverse employee. Our panellists explore what neurodiversity may look like in the workplace; how it may present itself and how you, as a leader, can embrace the skills and opportunities that come with it. Jasmine highlights the benefits that neurodivergent staff can bring to your team such as the ability to hyper-focus, or the ability to identify creative solutions to business problems that someone else may not necessarily come up with. Dan reveals the struggles he faced as an adult before his diagnosis and how the discovery of his ADHD changed his life at work and at home. “It was a real moment of clarity. I was suddenly able to do things I never, ever, thought I would be able to do. Angela takes us through the variety of ways in which all people (not just neurodivergent people) learn. What accommodations can we make to maximise people’s ability to learn and how can we reduce stress that some may feel in trying to learn? The traditional recruitment process for many workplaces doesn’t necessarily cater to neurodiverse applicants; interviews can cause stress and are often not an effective way of determining how well a neurodivergent person might perform in the job role. Jasmine offers some fantastic advice about how we could tweak the process to be more inclusive.“If you have an understanding of how their autism manifests for them in the workplace, you'll have a better idea of how you can really assess their skills in an equitable way, rather than judging them against other candidates or a skill set that actually isn't really measuring what they need to do”. A common thread that runs through the advice from all our panellists is that adapting workplace culture to support neurodivergent people will benefit everybody. “These people that are underrepresented will perform to a level where they can excel; they're more likely to collaborate, they're more likely to communicate and they're more likely to show up with authenticity”. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Watch the podcast on YouTube Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	13 Dec 2023	Mark A. Mears – The LEAF Model: Leadership, Engagement, Accountability and Fulfilment	00:54:12
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Mark A. Mears, Chief Growth Officer for LEAF Growth Ventures- a consulting firm inspiring individuals, teams, and organisations to find purpose in fulfilling their true growth potential while making a positive, lasting difference in the world. Mark is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, consultant, and visionary business leader. Mark tells the story of how he turned around the fortunes of half-a-billion-dollar casual dining restaurant chain, making it successful and leading it through an acquisition, only to be immediately let go. Shortly after this setback he spotted a leaf on a previously barren fig tree; a symbol of his rebirth. He also noticed that LEAF could be an acronym for his strategy in business: Leadership, Engagement and Accountability. But Mark admits in his previous role he was missing the ‘F’: Fulfilment. From there, Mark has been on a journey to help organisations create a fulfilling culture for their teams. How do we foster a sense of belonging and love within a team? Mark emphasises the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion but he says, these are not enough. Safety, trust and acceptance are crucial for individuals to perform at their best. Mark teaches us how to create a trustful and unified community by being vulnerable and displaying love. Mark also reveals how having a shared sense of purpose can create a strong and productive team. Mark also stresses the importance of language when it comes to building inclusive teams. Imagine how empowered you would feel being a ‘team member’ as opposed to an ‘employee’ or a ‘worker’. Wouldn’t you rather have a ‘leader’ than a ‘boss’? In this episode, Mark mentions the free self-assessment that you can take online to help understand you can enhance your personal and professional growth as an individual and as a part of a team or organisation. You can take the self-assessment here. Mark has just released his new book - The Purposeful Growth Revolution: 4 Ways to Grow from Leader to Legacy Builder. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Watch the podcast on YouTube Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	10 Jan 2024	Doug D Gordon – From Near-death to a New Direction in Empathetic Leadership	00:45:09
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Doug D Gordon, CEO of D&S Performance Optimisation - a training, consulting and coaching company. He speaks internationally on stage and has a radio show on Dublin City FM called Inspirational People. Doug’s story is one of transformation from a life marred by stress-induced health issues to becoming a beacon of hope and resilience. Doug explains how he was a board director at Fidelity, one of the largest investment fund managers in Europe, during the 2008 financial crash. The resulting stress, partly as a result of having to lay off so many workers, impacted heavily on Doug’s health ultimately leading to a near death experience. Doug talks about the relationship between consciousness and success, where consciousness comprises emotional intelligence, self-awareness, situational awareness, people awareness, social skills and effective communication. He also emphasises the need to understand your teams and the relationships therein; “I always break the ‘relationship’ word down into ‘relay’ in terms of conscious communication, your ‘tions’, your expectations, your intentions, your motivations, then make sure that everybody's on the ‘ship’ traveling in the right direction”. Doug and Jeff discuss how to approach difficult conversations with your team, and how to get the most out of them. Doug highlights that to be a good leader, you need to be a good listener. Often the most intelligent person in the room, is the person who listens the most! They also discuss purpose – learn how to discover yours by working to enhance the lives of others, through whatever your organisation offers. Doug’s book ‘Charge yourself up for success: Energizing your life, work and relationships’ is available now. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Watch the podcast on YouTube Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	24 Jan 2024	Ali Khan – How to take ownership of your own health	00:39:38
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Ali Khan, Founder & CEO at SHAPE Global. SHAPE is the System for Health, Attendance, Productivity and Engagement. SHAPE help companies improve their productivity through their people by providing the instruments which assesses the need, and the strategies to optimise every employee’s desire and ability to turn up and perform. Ali’s career began as a wireless technology engineer before pivoting into healthcare, and has now made it his mission to change the way we approach healthcare. What if you could pre-emptively work towards preventing illness, stopping people from becoming ill rather than treating them once they are ill? How can you take ownership of your own health, rather than relying on medical experts? Education is the key, Ali says. ‘Taking control of your health starts from actually understanding it first’. Ali highlights five key areas where you can manage your own health: sleep, food, drink, stress, and exercise. If you can manage all of those – physically and mentally – you will live a healthy lifestyle, and it starts with education. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Watch the podcast on YouTube Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	07 Feb 2024	Morra Aarons-Mele – Achieving maximum performance by prioritising positive mental health	00:45:11
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Morra Aarons-Mele, who is a speaker, entrepreneur, author and podcaster who prides herself on helping people to talk about hard things. Morra knows that taking your mental health seriously is a leadership strength. She hosts ‘The Anxious Achiever Podcast’ and founded the award-winning social impact agency Women Online and created its database of female influencers, the Mission List. Morra is driven by the idea that people can be happier at work. She reflects on her career, from early dotcom businesses to US Politics, and the mental health struggles she faced along the way – even when mental health was not something that was openly discussed. She now works to help people better understand themselves so they can work in a way that better suits their temperament, their personality, and their character. Morra explains than managing expectations is a crucial part of managing your mental health. ‘We're driven by invisible expectations that stress us out and often make us really anxious. We don't understand other people's expectations of us. What is the goal here?!’. Clearly defined, realistic expectations are essential in ensuring positive mental health. Morra highlights the factors that motivate employees most; studies show that autonomy and agency are more important to most workers than a pay raise. Also, ensure you utilise your staff effectively by placing them doing what they love. People will naturally be more productive and thrive in an environment where they can excel. Morra is also inspired by the mantra of Cali Yost that work/life balance is a fiction, instead you need to find your work/life fit! Make work work for you, whatever that may look like. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Watch the podcast on YouTube Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	21 Feb 2024	Brendan McGurgan – Transforming and Scaling Businesses through Visionary Leadership	00:50:04
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Executive Coach Brendan McGurgan. Brendan spent 16 years as Group MD of CDE where he steered the business through the financial crisis of 2008 and scaled the business at the same time. In 2020, co-founded Simple Scaling with the sole purpose of inspiring and enabling millions of ambitious leaders to scale with purpose. Brendan reflects on the successes he enjoyed at CDE and how they inspired the next chapter in his career – helping SMEs to scale. Brendan admits ‘I had no CEO experience. You don't go to CEO scaling school. Scaling actually wasn't even a thing back then. It wasn't in our business lexicon. But we were just innately wired to grow.’ Brendan talks through the importance of understanding cashflow. ‘Sales is vanity, profit is sanity and cash is reality’. Brendan makes the case that without understanding cash, it’s impossible for a business to effectively scale. He also shares an example of a business he was consulting, that were sceptical of him when he tried to extend the overdraft. He quickly dug the company out of its overdraft and the financial progress meant they then took Brendan seriously when he attempted to address other areas, such as purpose and vision. Jeff and Brendan discuss the misconceptions around service cost and remuneration; for example when a business may charge £40/hour for a worker who is paid £15/hour. That worker can become disillusioned but taking them through the cost journey and explaining the overheads can enhance their understanding and reduce anxiety or frustration that may come from that. You can buy Brendan’s book ‘Simple Scaling’ now, and listen to the ScaleX Insider Podcast. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Watch the podcast on YouTube Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	06 Mar 2024	Richard Medcalf – How to combine opportunity, inspiration and empathy into a positive lasting legacy	00:44:15
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Richard Medcalf, Founder and CEO of Xquadrant, which works to help elite leaders scale and create exponentially greater impact, enabling them to make a positive dent in the world without anxiety and frustration. Richard has advised business owners and C-level execs for over 25 years. Richard is all about strategy in business; helping leaders to achieve personally, professionally and for a greater good, ultimately leaving a lasting positive legacy. “If we have the opportunities, the resources, the skills, the ambition, the energy, - let's go and make a difference. You only live life once” Richard says. Richard is a firm believer that we should make the most of any opportunities we are given – not everyone will receive equal opportunity so you should make the most of whatever may arise. He tells the story of how he cared for his disabled sister, and how she became an inspiration and the motivation for him to achieve professionally. Richard discusses the three games of leadership: playing not to lose, playing to win, and playing to play. He highlights the need for leaders to be strategic and magnetic, inspiring their teams and creating a culture of collaboration. Medcalf also emphasises the importance of seeking feedback and continuously improving as a leader. He encourages leaders to do the opposite and challenge the status quo to drive positive change. Jeff and Richard discuss inspiration; how you can inspire your team and how you can become inspired yourself. You need to understand what moves YOU in order to be able to move others. Without being truly inspired yourself, you won’t be able to inspire your team. Richard’s book ‘Making TIME for Strategy’ is out now. You can also listen to Richard’s podcast ‘The Impact Multiplier CEO’. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Watch the podcast on YouTube Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	20 Mar 2024	Matt Alder – Levelling up your recruitment practices to benefit both the organisation and the candidates	00:48:16
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Matt Alder. Matt is a podcaster, author, speaker and consultant focusing on innovation and technology in HR and Talent Acquisition. He is the host of Recruiting Future, one of the world's most popular talent acquisition podcasts, and over the last 20 years has built a reputation as a global thought leader, working with employers to optimise their talent technology strategies. Matt explains how he discovered his passion for recruitment, and how he strives to utilise new technologies to make the recruitment process better for everyone – both businesses and candidates. Matt shares his wisdom and expertise on the subject of recruitment, talent acquisition and retention. How can businesses find and keep the best people in order to grow? Matt and Jeff discuss the bad practice in the recruitment industry, from scattergun approaches to repeatedly replacing a single candidate. Matt explains how have these practices have become prevalent and how is the industry changing. Matt offers a new approach when it comes to approaching recruitment. Matt suggests you shouldn’t hire a candidate purely on the basis of their skills or past experience, but also their ability to learn. “The shelf life of some technical skills is very short. So, if you're employing someone for the long term, it's their ability to fit in the context of that business, but also their ability to learn new skills and then grow within that business.” Furthermore, Matt highlights the importance of hiring people whose values align with that of the company. Matt gives examples of businesses who have taken revolutionary approaches to hiring. Timpsons, for example, hired people straight out of prison to give them an opportunity, whilst also filling positions in frontline retail which are notoriously hard to recruit for. It was a win-win, and studies have shown that people employed through an open-hiring program were at least as good as the people who went through a process filtering by skills or experience. Matt and Jeff also discuss retention – how business can better retain talent. One key area here is giving staff autonomy and flexibility when it comes to completing their tasks. Matt explains that many concepts surrounding our perception of work – such as the five day week – are old concepts that no longer apply. “We need a new operating system for work because we're working off something that may not be relevant for the world we now live in.” Hosted by Jeff Dewing Watch the podcast on YouTube Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	03 Apr 2024	David Allison – Demographics are Nonsense! Values are Key in Properly Understanding People	00:35:28
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Human Values Expert David Allison. David is focused on changing how we understand ourselves, the people around us, and those we hope to engage with in our work. As the founder of the Valuegraphics Project – the first global inventory of core human values – he has transformed human values into measurable data and created an entirely new type of human-centric insights. To what extent does your business or organisation rely on profiling your customer based on demographics? Are demographics an effective way of grouping people, or are factors such as age, race, gender etc broadly irrelevant when it comes to spending choices? David Allison discusses the limitations of demographic targeting and the importance of understanding and leveraging values in business and personal life. David shares his journey from working in an ad agency to founding the Valuegraphics Project, which profiles target audiences based on core human values. David emphasises that values are the driving force behind decision-making and that demographics are an ineffective way to understand people. Data can be incredibly powerful when it comes to deciding upon values. Values drive our every day decision making – if your business is struggling with staff retention, for example, the data could help you understand why. It’s very likely that your organisation’s values are not closely aligned with those of the staff who are choosing to leave. David also makes the case that an organisation can’t have values. “The conversation needs to be shifted away from pretending that this inanimate legal entity called a corporation can somehow have values. It can't”, David says. “It can have a set of behaviours that we all adhere to”. David’s book ‘The Death of Demographics’ is available now. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Watch the podcast on YouTube Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	17 Apr 2024	Simon Alexander Ong – Mastering your Energy to Achieve Personal and Professional Growth	00:34:18
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Simon Alexander Ong. Simon is an international Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author of Energize and Award Winning Life Coach. Through his coaching Simon helps leaders, entrepreneurs, organisations and celebrities to transcend perceived limitations and experience extraordinary transformations through the power of insight, perspective and energy management. Simon shares his career journey, candidly explaining that he began by running someone else’s race. He started a career in finance as that felt like what society expected him to do. Alongside his job he discovered he had a natural passion for helping people in their day-to-day lives; a passion which ultimately led him to becoming a professional coach. His success led to TV work and the publication of his book. Simon reflects that ‘when you pursue the path that lights you up, that brings you joy you begin to open opportunities that weren't there before.’ Simon argues that energy management, not time management, is the key to productivity, and that there are four dimensions of energy: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Mental energy is about your mindset, emotional energy is about how you relate to yourself and others, and spiritual energy is about meaning and purpose. Simon explains that if you are energy rich, even if you are time poor, you are going to get far more done in those hours and days than others might in months or years. Energy gives you the momentum to be truly productive. Simon discusses the impact of surrounding yourself with positive energy and inspiration: ‘the fastest way to make meaningful progress in any area of your life is literally to design an environment around you that makes it impossible not to succeed’. He goes on to describe how you can achieve this and enhance your workflow. Simon shared the story of the Energise cocktail, created at the Connaught Hotel in Mayfair to compliment his book. You can see the cocktail being mixed here. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Watch the podcast on YouTube Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	31 Jan 2022	David Philp – Seizing opportunity	00:27:54
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to musician David Philp. David rose to fame in the UK after forming his punk band The Automatics in 1976, even reaching No 1 with their track ‘When the Tanks Roll Over Poland Again’. As punk popularity faded David moved to LA before getting a call from Japan in 2000 when everything changed again… David reflects on the times when he did the opposite including leaving the UK for 10 days but then never returning! He also reveals how trusting his intuition and grasping an opportunity at exactly the right time, transformed his business. David also shares what he’s most grateful for and a key learning of his life and career. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	06 Jul 2022	Emma Stroud – Thrive through Laughter and Authenticity	00:32:10
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Emma Stroud. Emma is a podcaster, author, speaker and clown!! Em co-founded a business that offered interactive stress management workshops, leadership programmes and coaching. In 2020, she branched out on her own to deliver workplace talks, events and coaching to address staff happiness and wellbeing. Drawing on her experience with clowning, she employs pioneering techniques that force leaders to ‘take fun seriously’ at a time when, she believes, ‘it’s never been more important to find joy.’ Emma coaches CEOs, business leaders and entrepreneurs on life at the intersection of clowning and business – she shows you how clowning can make you a better business person and leader. Emma and Jeff discuss the masks that many of us wear as professionals; often pretending to be someone different at work to at home. By removing these masks and being more authentic and present we can often reduce anxiety, increase productivity and be happier at work! Em shares how to bring your human side to work through storytelling. She also has some fantastic advice for anyone struggling with any sort of challenge – to free yourself by just sitting and cutting yourself off from the ‘noise’ around you. Allowing yourself time to breath and reflect can be so powerful when it comes to needing to find a way forward. Emma Stroud’s book ‘Lessons of a Clown’ on Amazon Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	28 Feb 2022	Pat Murphy – Do what you love	00:23:44
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Pat Murphy, founder of advertising production consultancy MurphyCobb which works with global brands including Cadbury, Pepsico and Ikea. Hear how Pat defied his family expectation by heading to art school, and was only accepted by his father after landing a role at Saatchi and Saatchi. Pat describes his business as ‘Production Investment Experts’ and reveals how he has designed processes to add value for clients without cutting costs, in an age where social media and the internet have revolutionised the marketing landscape. He also discusses how taking a course in NLP changed his life forever. Pat and Jeff also reflect on how the Covid pandemic has forced businesses around the world to ‘Do the Opposite’. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	13 Jul 2022	Levent Yildizgoren – Defining moments that make us re-evaluate our lives	00:33:31
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Levent Yildizgoren, who is a serial entrepreneur, mentor, speaker, visiting lecturer at Essex University and the Managing Director of TTC wetranslate Limited. Levent works closely with his clients to overcome the language barriers and help them grow their business globally In this episode, Levent recalls the time he took the plunge and quit his job to go full-time in the family business – how it felt having the fear of leaving a secure, relatively well-paid full-time position to start and develop a business. Levent reveals how that went, the challenges he and his wife faced and how it ultimately benefitted the family. Levent looks back upon a terrible ski accident that left him injured and hospitalised for a year, and how that experience changed his outlook on life and made him more determined to help others to solve problems. Levent also talks about his own podcast, Thrive in Global Markets, and the unintended benefit of it being the vast, wide spectrum of people it has enabled him to meet. Levent feels he has grown as a person and learnt so much as a result of launching this show. Levent’s book Good Business in Any Language on Amazon. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn
	21 Mar 2022	Alan Brazil – Take your Chances	00:26:34
In this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to footballing legend and TalkSPORT host Alan Brazil. Alan reveals how a playground rule at his school that limited ball size, ultimately led to an illustrious footballing career with Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United among others, as well as playing internationally for Scotland. His football career was cut short by health difficulties at 27 when he began to transition into broadcasting. Now the host of the breakfast show on TalkSPORT, Alan recalls the story of how he very nearly missed his debut appearance on the station. Alan also highlights the importance of respect and demonstrating respect to those around you. Hosted by Jeff Dewing Discover Cloudfm Group Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn

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