The Whole Leader Podcast

Welcome to The Whole Leader podcast —a podcast about modern leadership that goes beyond the playbook.

The Whole Leader Podcast is a education podcast hosted by Richard Britton, with 10 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Richard Britton hosts The Whole Leader Podcast, a education show with 10 episodes published.

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  Episode #9

  Deirdre Parsons: Transcendental Meditation and the Human Side of Performance

  May 26, 202648 minS1

  <p>Deirdre Parsons, Executive Director of the David Lynch Foundation, talks about stress, creativity and helping people think more clearly through Transcendental Meditation. We discuss how she has spent over 40 years practising and teaching TM, bringing it into businesses, healthcare, education, prisons and trauma environments, as the David Lynch Foundation helps people access deeper rest, greater clarity and more resilient ways of working and living.</p>

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  Episode #8

  Stuart Middleton: From Battlefield to Boardroom

  Apr 10, 20261h 3mS0

  <p>Stuart Middleton, founder and CEO at Interv_l Group talks about building small elite teams that can be the best. We discuss how he has brought the band of brothers mentality from his background in the world-class fighting force of the Royal Marines, into his business, as Intervl_ help create a better future though Climate Tech.</p>

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  Episode #7

  John Purkiss: The Power of Letting Go

  Jan 7, 20261h 12mS0

  <p>What happens when a headhunter stops chasing career success and questions everything only to find even bigger success?</p><p>In this episode, I sit down with <b>John Purkiss</b>, author of The Power of Letting Go and Brand You, whose career has moved from investment banking and executive search into self exploration then international success as an author.</p><p>In this episode, John shares his experiences, challenges, and a kind of wisdom that he now lives by. This episode is for anyone who’s realised that performing, fixing, and striving will only take you so far.</p>...

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  Episode #6

  Camilla Dolan: Capital with a Conscience

  Nov 30, 202538 minS0

  <p>Camilla Dolan, co-founder of Eka Ventures, is rethinking venture capital as a force for systems change. Here’s how I’d frame it: we explore her idea of shared value — how business can serve people and planet without compromising performance. From sustainable consumption to women’s health, her work points to a simple but important shift: doing good and doing well aren’t opposites anymore. They’re starting to look like the same game.</p>

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  Episode #5

  John Thompson: Presence as a Leadership Skill

  Nov 4, 202556 minS0

  <p>What if leadership isn’t mainly about strategy or influence, but the quality of connection we bring to each moment — and to each other?</p><p>John Thompson spends his time helping leaders reconnect with themselves, with the people around them, and with what’s actually happening in the present. Through his work at Transformational Connection, he’s supporting a different kind of leadership: one that’s rooted in presence, emotional depth, and what he calls “relational intelligence” — the capacity to stay open, responsive, and human in the space between people.</p><p>In this episode, we explore John’s path from high-p...

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