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In this podcast, journalist James Ashton brings together people from the top of very different organisations in the worlds of business, charity, the arts and beyond to discuss their take on leading vital causes, famous brand names and multi-million-pound enterprises.
His two guests swap stories of success and failure, the skills they have picked up, the challenges they face every day and the advice they offer to others.

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JOJO MAMAN BÉBÉ
LAURA TENISON

Nicola Mendelsohn oversees the vast $100bn-a-year advertising business at Meta, the social media giant known until recently as Facebook. She is one of the most senior women in UK tech, now heading to New York to take up her new role.
Laura Tenison is the always-on founder and CEO of JoJo Maman Bébé, the children’s clothing, gifts and maternity wear chain which brightens dozens of UK high streets.
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META
NICOLA MENDELSOHN
SEASON 4
EPISODE 3:
HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND

EPISODE 7:
TECH NATION AND GLOBAL SCALING ACADEMY

Stephen Kelly and Chris Yeh join James Ashton to discuss what UK tech leaders can learn from Silicon Valley – and vice versa. Plus, how to harness the sector’s current growth spurt and the relentless reinvention of successful bosses including Oracle’s Larry Ellison, Airbnb’s Brian Chesky and Marc Benioff of Salesforce.
SEASON 3
EPISODE 13:
MARS PETCARE
EPISODE 14:
MARKS & SPENCER

Poul Weihrauch is global president of Mars Petcare, the largest division of the family-owned food empire still best known for its chocolate bars and chewing gum.
Katie Bickerstaffe is joint chief operating officer at Marks & Spencer.
She is part of the top team tasked with reviving the retailer’s clothing and home business while capitalising on the appeal of its expanding food operation and the shift towards shopping online.
SEASON 3
SEASON 2
SEASON 1
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