Gavin Poole is CEO of Here East, the Olympic Park home to some of the country’s most vibrant innovators, from leading universities to the most exciting and disruptive creative and technology start-ups around. Over the past eight years, Here East has grown under Gavin’s leadership...
This week, professional footballer Mathieu Flamini speaks to Michael about his career and co-founding GF Biochemicals, a fast-growing producer of levulinic acid. From growing up on the beaches of Marseille to a football career at the highest level, in this episode, Mathieu demonstrates he is...
Co-founder and CEO of IMAGINE, Valerie Keller joins Michael on this week's Change Makers. Valerie’s journey began in a cult, growing up in the cornfields of Indiana and led her to her to become one of the world’s pre-eminent purpose leaders. With IMAGINE, she works...
Philanthropist, entrepreneur and chair of the new Business Action Council Maurice Ostro OBE joins Michael in this week’s Change Makers. Maurice explains the BAC’s role in working to stabilise the economy as business begins the recovery from lockdown, and what he believes organisations need to...
This week on Change Makers, Michael is joined by Lord Matt Scheckner, founder and CEO of Advertising Week, the premier global gathering for the creative industries renowned for its flagship events in New York, London, Tokyo, Sydney, Mexico City and Johannesburg. Matt’s early career included...
To celebrate our 20th episode, we’re teaming up with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) for an exclusive collaboration. From today, you can listen to the first of six brand new playlists from the RPO, which will be coming to you monthly on the Change Makers podcast....
Joining Michael on Change Makers this week are two guests who know all about change and how it happens. First, one of the UK’s most dynamic educators, the contemporary historian, political commentator and author Sir Anthony Seldon. He gives his candid view on Britain’s political leadership over the past...
Two of the UK’s top technologists, Dayne Turbitt, Senior Vice-President and UK General Manager, and Margarete McGrath, Chief Digital Officer of Dell Technologies UK, join Michael Hayman in this week's Change Makers. As the country moves from lockdown into recovery and organisations return to the...
Cephas Williams is the founder of 56 Black Men and one of the UK’s leading campaigners addressing the negative portrayal of black men in the media. He talks to Michael about his powerful new campaign, Let’s Not Forget, that launched across the UK featuring the...
Senior global leaders have taken different steps to try and control the coronavirus pandemic, but according to Kate and Ella Robertson, it is the world’s young leaders who are stepping up and making the real difference. In this episode of Change Makers, the co-founder and...