City A.M. Unregulated podcast: Ritz boss Andrew Love on running London’s most luxurious hotel October 26, 2016 Andrew Love is the man tasked with keeping up appearances at London's best-known hotel: the Ritz. He joins the Unregulated team in the Wimborne Room to discuss working with the Barclay brothers, his guests (including their outrageous requests), as well as talking about the changing face of London – and why supercars will never be welcome [...]
City A.M. Unregulated podcast: Smoothie operator – meet the man behind the Nutribullet October 19, 2016 Gordon Black is the man behind best-selling clean eating craze the Nutribullet – and the richest retail tycoon you've never heard of. He joins the team from Yorkshire to tell the story of his family's business, Peter Black, and explain how it became one of Marks & Spencer's largest suppliers – as well as when to keep a business in the family, and [...]
City A.M. Unregulated podcast: Got fomo? Juggling a job and running a business October 12, 2016 Running a business is hard enough, without juggling a full-time job as well. This week the team is joined by Patrick McGinnis, the man who invented "fomo" (that's fear of missing out), and Terri Sjodin, author of "Scrappy: A Little Book About Choosing to Play Big". They discuss how be an entrepreneur at the same [...]
City A.M. Unregulated podcast: Aston Martin’s chief executive talks Brexit and Bond, James Bond October 5, 2016 Aston Martin may be a byword for luxury, but it has a troubled past, after seven administrations (which, incidentally, is the number of James Bonds there have been). With a Midlands twang and a background on the factory floor, chief executive Andy Palmer isn't what you'd expect from a luxury boss – but he may be just the tonic [...]
City A.M. Unregulated podcast: How to make it big in craft beer September 29, 2016 Drinking caps on: it's time to talk about craft beer. This week we're joined by the people in charge of getting craft beer brands in front of consumers: David Voxlin from Craved London and Fraser 'Jam Boy' Doherty, who co-founded Beer 52, talk about the rise and rise of craft beer and what they look for in [...]
City A.M. Unregulated podcast: Manners maketh man? Debrett’s expert solves your business etiquette dilemmas September 21, 2016 Handshake or double kiss? Brown shoes or black? We've all been faced with an etiquette dilemma in our careers. Renée Kuo, co-managing director of Debrett's, joins us to answer those burning questions – and explains why it's still vital to observe manners when you're trying to make an impression. You can subscribe to City A.M. Unregulated on [...]
City A.M. Unregulated podcast: Small tweaks, big gains – How Nudge theory is changing the world September 14, 2016 Nudge theory, or the theory of marginal gains, is cited as a game-changer by everyone from FTSE 100 chief executives to gold medal-wining Olympians. This week the team is joined by Kate Glazebrook, from the Behavioural Insights Team (the company formerly known as the government's "Nudge Unit"), and Keith Hatter from K2, who explain how incremental tweaks to [...]
City A.M. Unregulated podcast: Leadership in a warzone – What one man learned from building an orchestra in Iraq September 7, 2016 Conductor Paul MacAlindin was in a cafe in rain-soaked Scotland when he read an Iraqi girl was looking for someone to put together a national youth orchestra. Eight years later MacAlindin explains the lessons he learned about leadership from the experience – from the challenge of finding instruments that stayed in tune to the difficulties [...]
City A.M. Unregulated: The City’s most secretive sector – the business of kidnap protection August 31, 2016 Governments might insist they don't negotiate with terrorists – but when you're doing business in the world's most dangerous territories, you'll want one of the City's most tight-lipped sectors on your side. This week we talk to two specialists in kidnap insurance: Mark Harris, director of crisis response at Olive Group, and Jon Gregory, global [...]
City A.M. Unregulated podcast: Millennials to millionaires – how to get started with investing August 24, 2016 This week's podcast takes a look at how even millennials, with their meagre savings, can become millionaires – or at least try. Michelle McGrade, chief investment officer at TD Direct Investing, and Pete Matthew, host of the Meaningful Money podcast, discuss the first steps into investing, and outline the best ways for millennials to make [...]