Pathways to Triumph

Salima Bhimani tells the story of an immigrant family whose daughter became chief strategist at Google/Alphabet. She is a moonshot builder and the author of a new book, Invent Now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Martyn worked as a journalist and producer for the New Zealand broadcasting corporation and the BBC World Service. He tells stories of his interviews with the NZ Prime Minister and Margaret Thatcher. He became Director of Communications for Medecins sans Frontieres. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Performance mindset coach, keynote speaker and author, Shelley Bridgman, tells her story. From difficult beginnings she grappled with gender identity and became a trailblazer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Philippa Charles was brought up in Dublin. She read law at Oxford before becoming a solicitor. She is now a leading international arbiter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fiona Spargo-Mabbs OBE suffered a terrible loss when her teenage son, Dan, died from a drug overdose. The tragedy prompted her to found a drug education charity. Here she tells her story.http://www.dsmfoundation.org.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hilary Briggs read Engineering at Cambridge. She had a varied and successful career as a production manager and managing director. She discovered an appetite for triathlons and became a European and World Champion at her age level. She speaks professionally on resilience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Fullwood was born with severe sight deficiency and is now completely blind. He gained two degrees and worked as a Systems Engineer in Mathematical Modelling. He tells us how he plays chess, rows, sings in a choir and rides a tandem with his wife. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Terry Rockell is Director of Security at the Ritz Hotel in London. He was born in 1961. He served 29 years in the London Metropolitan Police where he was a detective in the Flying Squad and worked in the anti-terrorist unit.. At different times he was stabbed, shot and blown up. He shares some of his experiences, good and bad Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Arundale is a Yorkshireman who supports Manchester United. He has had a long and successful business career and a distinguished service in the Catenian association where he has held many positions including GB National President. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jane Casey is a bestselling crime writer who was born and brought up in Dublin. She has written twelve crime novels for adults (including ten in the Maeve Kerrigan series) and three for teenagers (the Jess Tennant series). The Maeve Kerrigan series has been nominated for many awards. Her novel The Killing Kind was recently filmed for television. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.