In this episode, host Jed Hassid is joined by sales strategist and growth advisor Nicola Cook to unpack what really drives sustainable sales growth as businesses scale.

Drawing on her work with ambitious founders and CEO's, Nicola challenges some of the most common assumptions about selling - revealing why founder-led sales often becomes a bottleneck, what leaders must stop doing if they want meaningful growth in the next 12 months, and the critical shifts required to build a sales engine that works without them at the centre.

Together, Jed and Nicola explore why some businesses keep growing year after year while others hit a ceiling, how often “sales problems” are actually leadership or mindset issues at the top, and where business owners should be focusing their efforts in increasingly competitive and uncertain markets.

A must-listen for founders, CEOs, and progressive leaders serious about scaling sales the right way.

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• Website: nicolacook.com
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nicolafcook

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What if the greatest leadership lessons in the world didn’t come from boardrooms… but from walking beside Nelson Mandela?

In this episode, host Jed Hassid is joined by Chris Lubbe, former bodyguard to Nelson Mandela. Chris shares powerful, personal stories from growing up in Apartheid, to his time protecting one of the most iconic leaders in history - and how those moments shaped his understanding of courage, humility, and human-centred leadership.

This is more than a conversation about leadership.
It’s a reminder of what leadership is meant to be.

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• Website: chrislubbe.co.uk
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/iamchrislubbe

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Purpose, Pressure, and Public Trust: What does it really take to lead a charity?

In this episode, Chief Executive Officer at North-West Cancer Research, Alastair Richards, sits down with Graham to share his members’ story and to explore the unique leadership challenges of running a purpose-driven organisation. From balancing mission with mounting pressure to earning - and protecting - public trust, we unpack what makes charity leadership fundamentally different from the commercial world. A candid conversation about responsibility, scrutiny, and leading when the stakes are more than just profit.

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• Website: nwcr.org
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alastair-richards-4a518015/

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• Website: progressiveleaders.co.uk
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