Management Meets podcast

Listen to the Management Meets podcast series, where School alumni tell tales of success, and failure, in the ever-changing world of business practice.

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Management Meets: Marieke Hammes and Tim La Touche - Sustainability

In the first episode of the second series we’re joined by 2019 BSc International Management graduate and Sustainability Manager of Canned Wine Co., Marieke Hammes and Class of 1988 MBA graduate, Sustainability Consultant and retired Global Environment Manager for Buro Happold, Tim La Touche.

Our guests discuss the trials and tribulations of working in the sustainability sector, exploring the challenges and milestones this brings to a growing start-up and an international organisation. Dr. Annie Snelson Powell brings her academic perspective, talking about corporate sustainability and the importance of committing to sustainable development.

Listen and learn more about bringing sustainability into the world of work.

Management Meets: E-J Roodt and Rob Huysinga - Entrepreneurship

In the final episode of the series, Katie and Steve are joined by BSc Business graduates E-J Roodt, co-founder of safety app Epowar, and Rob Huysinga, founder of Bubba Hospitality Group.

E-J and Rob discuss the highs and lows of their entrepreneurial journeys. From navigating growth to handling imposter syndrome, listen and uncover the reality of life as an entrepreneur.

Dr. Daniela Defazio provides her academic insight highlighting the complex, non-linear nature of an entrepreneurial career and the need for a balance of ambition and clarity.

Management Meets: Joy Harcup and Wilf Blackburn - Unlocking the Boardroom

In episode five, Steve and Katie explore the intricacies of boardroom relationships with EMBA graduates, Joy Harcup and Wilf Blackburn. From the difference between non-executive and executive roles in the boardroom to using trust as a power tool, this episode provides practical advice for new and aspiring board members.

Dr. Margaret Heffernan, School of Management academic and member of the Thinkers50 Hall of Fame, provides her academic insight into the evolving purpose of boards and the importance of diverse perspectives.

Management Meets: Ash Atalla - Business in Culture and the Arts

Steve and Katie chat with BSc Business graduate Ash Atalla. Ash is CEO of Rough Cut TV and award-winning television producer who had success with shows like The Office and The IT Crowd. Ash shares his unconventional career journey from finance to television and how his business degree still helps him today. Listen and explore the balance between creativity and business, managing failure in an industry full of it, and the future of creative industries with the rise of AI.

Dr. Poornika Ananth provides her academic insight, delving into the crossover of roles creative leaders have and how to handle them.

The Management Meets podcast

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Hosted by Prof Steve Brammer, Dean of the School of Management, and Katie Calvert-Jones, Head of Alumni Relations and External Engagement, Management Meets shares insight from leaders within our community on a variety of topics across a range of industries.

The School of Management has over 27,000 alumni in over 130 countries, including business founders, CEOs and Olympians. In this series, we meet some of these, as we dive into the ever-changing world of business practice and learn the latest academic thinking along the way.

From sport to the secrets of the boardroom, get inspired with tales of success, and some failures, in the Management Meets podcast.

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You can find Management Meets on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and more.