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Welcome to The Boardroom Path, the essential podcast for aspiring and newly appointed Non-Executive Directors navigating the journey from executive leadership to the boardroom. Hosted by Ralph Grayson, partner at Sainty Hird & Partners, each episode offers insightful conversations with industry leaders, seasoned board directors, and governance experts. Our guests share practical strategies, valuable perspectives, and actionable advice on how to effectively transition into board roles, maximise your impact, and build a rewarding NED career.
Unknown Host hosts The Boardroom Path, a business show with 31 episodes published.
What separates a board that merely complies from one that is genuinely fit for purpose? In this episode of The Boardroom Path, host Ralph Grayson speaks with Sam Allen, founder of Sam Allen Associates and an accredited b
Why do boards full of brilliant, experienced people still make catastrophic decisions? In this episode of The Boardroom Path, host Ralph Grayson sits down at London Business School with Professor Randall Peterson, Profes
What does the market see about your board that you cannot see from the inside? In this episode of The Boardroom Path, host Ralph Grayson speaks with Steven Fine, Chief Executive of Peel Hunt and co-founder of the Non-Exe
How should boards lead when judgement, not information, has become the scarcest resource in the room? In this episode of The Boardroom Path, host Ralph Grayson speaks with Helle Bank Jorgensen, Global Managing Director f
What does good governance actually look like when the rules keep changing and the pressure keeps rising? In this episode of The Boardroom Path, host Ralph Grayson speaks with Maureen Beresford, Director of Corporate Gove
How should boards be thinking about risk, capital and growth when the UK economy is structurally constrained and the geopolitical landscape is shifting beneath their feet? In this episode of The Boardroom Path, host Ralp
How should boards lead when the world refuses to stand still? In this episode of The Boardroom Path, host Ralph Grayson speaks with Will Geddes, Managing Director of ICP Group and one of the UK's leading authorities on s
What happens when the world your board was built to govern no longer exists? In this episode of The Boardroom Path, host Ralph Grayson speaks with Nik Gowing, founder of Think Unthink, former BBC World News presenter and
What do investors actually look for when they sit down with a board? And has stewardship lost its way in a sea of tick boxes and league tables? In this episode of The Boardroom Path, host Ralph Grayson speaks with Kimber
How do you tell whether a board is genuinely effective, rather than simply compliant and well-presented? In this episode of The Boardroom Path, host Ralph Grayson speaks with James Beasley, Head of Board Advisory (EMEA)
How do you close the gap between the leader you intend to be and the impact you actually have in the boardroom? In this episode of The Boardroom Path, host Ralph Grayson speaks with business psychologist and executive co
Why has founder CEO succession become one of the most stressful and consequential decisions a board can make? In this episode of The Boardroom Path, host Ralph Grayson speaks with Evgeny Shadchnev, founder of Makers, aut
What does a high‑value board really look like in a world of scandals, regulation fatigue, and infinite agendas? In this episode of The Boardroom Path, host Ralph Grayson speaks with Board Intelligence’s Megan Pantelides
How should boards really think about cyber and AI when every organisation feels under siege? In this episode of The Boardroom Path, host Ralph Grayson speaks with Danny Lopez, CEO of Glasswall and experienced NED, about
What does it really take to thrive in the boardroom rather than simply occupy a seat at the table? In this episode of The Boardroom Path, host Ralph Grayson speaks with Rob Senior, former worldwide CEO of Saatchi & Saatc
Is your board truly equipped for effective governance, or are you just checking a box? In this insightful episode, host Ralph Grayson speaks with Erika Eliasson-Norris, Founder & CEO of Beyond Governance and author of Th
Is the UK public market truly a dinosaur, or is it on the cusp of a major renewal? In this essential episode for aspiring and newly appointed Non-Executive Directors, host Ralph Grayson is joined by Charles Hall, Head of
Is the UK truly "rubbish" at scaling up its most promising companies? Host Ralph Grayson welcomes financial markets trailblazer Alasdair Haynes, founder and now President of Aquis Exchange, for an honest discussion on bu
Do you struggle to articulate your value in the boardroom, or feel trapped in the 'executive doer' mindset? Host Ralph Grayson is joined by Fiona Hathorn, CEO of WB Directors (now part of Nurole) and an expert in Governa
Is the UK market finally ready for an IPO resurgence, and what must growth company boards do to prepare? Host Ralph Grayson welcomes James Ashton, Chief Executive of the Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA), a leading advocac
Steven Fine
professor of Jewish History · Yeshiva University
1 appearance on this show
Evgeny Shadchnev
author of Startup CEO Succession · Makers Academy
1 appearance on this show
Danny Lopez
Mystery Author · Glasswall
1 appearance on this show
Charles Hall
Head of Research · Peel Hunt
1 appearance on this show
Fiona Hathorn
CEO and Co-Founder · Women on Boards UK
1 appearance on this show
James Ashton
Re-Recording Mixer/Sound Designer · Quoted Companies Alliance
1 appearance on this show
Susanne Chishti
Founder and Chair · FINTECH Circle
1 appearance on this show
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