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Graham Ruddick
Graham Ruddick is the editor-in-chief of Business Leader.
Stuart Machin’s hands-on leadership has revived M&S, tripling its share price and reshaping its future, by obsessing over the details, from shop floors to staff message boards
Even the biggest and best British businesses can struggle to emulate their success across the Atlantic
Udemy chief executive Hugo Sarrazin talks about its plans and the challenges of scaling-up a new tech giant
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Graham Ruddick speaks to chief executive Roisin Currie to find out the secret behind the success of Greggs
CEO Richard Davies on the story behind Allica, why small and medium-sized businesses need a better bank and the outlook for the UK economy
We talk to former Sainsbury's CEO Justin King about its turnaround, his rivalry with Tesco and chief executive Sir Terry Leahy and more
NEC Group CEO Melanie Smith talks about why she has the best job in Britain, why private equity ownership is better than being listed on the stock market and more
Zenobe co-founder James Basden talks through the story behind one of the UK's fastest-growing companies and much more.
Stuart Machin, the chief executive of Marks & Spencer, he discusses his leadership style and why he has concerns about the UK economy and government in 2025
Stuart Machin's focus on the in-store experience, products and culture of the business have proved key to boosting the retailer's fortunes
The chef’s Umbel Restaurant Group has turned culinary excellence into a scalable art form, with nine Michelin stars across six restaurants in four countries
The Business Leader editorial team look at the year ahead, the trends we expect to see, what leaders should stop doing and much more
Will Shu, the chief executive and co-founder of Deliveroo, weighs in on the founder mode debate and shares what he wishes he had done differently
We talk to some of the UK's top investors on the business world in 2025 and whether they are optimistic or pessimistic about the outlook for the UK
Graham Ruddick, Sarah Vizard and Dougal Shaw get together to discuss what they have learned in 2024 and their top business tips
The Swedish chain was big and brash but found success by respecting the British consumer, says its country CEO
Peter Jelkeby started his career at Ikea as a forklift truck driver. Here he talks about how it became one of the biggest retailers in the UK and his career to the top
Plus, why CEOs should be paid like top footballers, the UK economy unexpectedly shrinks and Manchester mayor Andy Burnham on why devolution is a game-changer for growth
Simon Brownell, CEO of the World Snooker Tour, reveals how innovative strategies and a focus on China have propelled snooker to new heights
Simon Brownell, CEO of the World Snooker Tour, reveals how innovative strategies and a focus on China have propelled snooker to new heights
Plus, Aviva’s Direct Line £3.3bn takeover approach, Black Friday retail hopes and five ways to make your one-on-one meetings more effective
The company behind Andrex, Kleenex and Huggies is challenging the philosophy that 110 per cent effort gets the best results
In the new episode, we hear John Blakey's teachings on how to be a purpose-driven leader who can get the best out of yourself and your team
Executive coach and author John Blakey provides his strategies to empower leaders to navigate challenges, inspire teams and amplify their impact
In this podcast episode, we speak to Versuni chief executive Veronique Pauwels about why it is capable of producing innovations like the air fryer and why playing chess makes you a strategic thinker
Plus, the news you needed to know this week, the benefits of slow productivity, why being wrong is good for you and more
The Italian football league, Serie A, is using marketing to grow its audience rather than simply relying on what happens on the pitch
Plus, the news you needed to know this week, the strategy that brought Adidas back from the brink and more in our Weekend newsletter
The chancellor Rachel Reeves announced £40bn in tax rises in today's Budget. Here's how the government's plans will affect businesses
In our latest podcast, we speak to Huel CEO James McMaster about the importance of culture, its marketing strategy and lessons from expanding to the US
This is the story behind Huel's unique recruitment, marketing and growth strategy with the company's CEO James McMaster
Plus, the news you needed to know this week, stop ignoring your high performers and the art of 21st-century leadership in our Weekend newsletter
In our latest podcast, we speak to not one but four chief executives about why they swapped big business for running housing associations and how to build effective teams
We speak to the chief executives of Notting Hill Genesis, Hyde, Anchor and Places for People in a unique roundtable discussion
The appointment of a German to the role of manager of the England men's team offers a lesson in why it's important to develop and train leaders of the future
In our latest podcast, we hear the story behind CMR Surgical, a robotics business valued at more than £2.3bn
Dr Mark Slack guides us through how CMR built a robot to do keyhole surgery and became a business valued at more than $3bn
In our new podcast episode, we speak to entrepreneur Alex Depledge about what is different when building a second business
We speak to Alex Depledge, the co-founder of Resi, to find out what is it like building a business for the second time and more
In our latest podcast episode, we get a masterclass from James Daunt, the man who turned around Waterstones in the UK and Barnes & Noble in the US
When TS Anil took over as boss of Monzo, the digital bank was criticised for not having a business model. Now it is worth £4bn
In this episode of the Business Leader podcast, we get a marketing masterclass from the man tasked with making the top Italian football league the best in the world
The Business Leader podcast looks at the story behind Sir Rocco Forte's billion-pound businesses
This is the story of how Sir Rocco Forte fought back and his thoughts on how to grow a business
Talking on the Business Leader podcast, Bruntwood CEO Chris Oglesby discusses his journey in scaling the company into a major force in northern England’s regeneration projects
Talking on the Business Leader podcast, Joanna Knight, CEO of Moneypenny, urges the UK to adopt a more American mindset towards failure, viewing it as a stepping stone to success
Some of the world's biggest consumer businesses are struggling for sales growth as customer habits shift and they fail to keep up
Mark Beaumont is a record-breaking cyclist, adventurer, documentary maker and writer. Now he is using his expertise in endurance, team building and resilience to help start-ups grow
Plus, Britain set to miss 2030 clean power targets, chancellor aiming to woo US investors and exited Carpetright founder strikes rescue deal
Plus, Biden steps down, company financial distress on the rise and the IMF issues the chancellor a stern warning
We speak to Mark Dixon about how he scaled IWG in a story that involves rapid growth, Chapter 11 bankruptcy and flashy new rivals...
We speak exclusively to long-time CEO Simon Arora about the strategy behind building B&M and how it nearly all ended after less than a year
There wasn't much new in the budget but measures on national insurance, child benefits and tax rises were broadly welcomed
We look at the story of how Yorkshireman Richard Harpin built Homeserve into a £4.1 billion company despite the business nearly failing twice
Rishi Khosla, the co-founder and chief executive of OakNorth, talks about building OakNorth into the most valuable fintech in the UK
We speak with Tim Steiner, the co-founder and chief executive of Ocado, about the Ocado and Waitrose split and much more