Gousto CEO: Becoming a coach made me a better leader

The CEO of recipe box company Gousto says that becoming a certified coach made him a much better business leader

20 January, 2025

Dougal Shaw

Docusign CEO on the AI revolution

How does a tech leader navigate a post-pandemic slump and harness AI to redefine an industry? Allan Thygesen shares how he’s steering the company

16 January, 2025

Dougal Shaw

Our predictions for business in 2025

The Business Leader editorial team look at the year ahead, the trends we expect to see, what leaders should stop doing and much more

14 January, 2025

Dougal Shaw, Graham Ruddick, Josh Dornbrack, Sarah Vizard

Ordnance Survey CEO: Ask three questions before proposing a new business idea

The CEO of the mapping service says too many would-be entrepreneurs jump in blind without having done enough research

13 January, 2025

Dougal Shaw

Docusign CEO: Networking isn’t about cocktail parties

Allan Thygesen believes networking is misunderstood as something shallow, when really it's about being relevant and meaningful to people

6 January, 2025

Dougal Shaw

How bamboo helped put this business on a roll

Julie Chen was visiting a farm in China when she had the idea for building a business based on importing eco-friendly toilet paper

31 December, 2024

Dougal Shaw

Pip & Nut CEO: How to build luck into your business

The founder and CEO of the Pip & Nut food brand explains how you can make your own luck in business

30 December, 2024

Dougal Shaw

A year in business: Reviewing 2024

Graham Ruddick, Sarah Vizard and Dougal Shaw get together to discuss what they have learned in 2024 and their top business tips

23 December, 2024

Dougal Shaw, Graham Ruddick, Sarah Vizard

Creatio CEO: Bootstrap first, then raise capital

Tech entrepreneur Katherine Kostereva explains why you should bootstrap your business idea first, before you seek capital investment

23 December, 2024

Dougal Shaw

Emirates bets on a high-flying high-street experience 

Retail stores are becoming places to cement a relationship with customers, not just to sell products

18 December, 2024

Dougal Shaw

Ikea’s boss: We’ve never made so many mistakes

Ingka Group's CEO Jesper Brodin has had to return Ikea to its entrepreneurial roots to transform the retailer for the digital age

17 December, 2024

Dougal Shaw

Ikea’s retail boss on its reinvention

Jesper Brodin, the CEO of Ingka Group, the business behind Ikea's global retail operations, on how Ikea became one of the biggest retailers in the world

17 December, 2024

Dougal Shaw

Ikea CEO: Manage challenges, lead from opportunities

Ikea's CEO explains a simple concept to help business leaders in times of change and uncertainty

16 December, 2024

Dougal Shaw

How to reinvent your business when sales go stale

Fancy dress business MorphCostumes saved itself with a makeover focused on shifting its sales strategy and making better use of data

10 December, 2024

Dougal Shaw

MorphCostumes CEO on how a strategy overhaul saved the business

Fraser Smeaton turned MorphCostumes into a multi-million-pound business but had to reinvent when it became a victim of its own success

10 December, 2024

Dougal Shaw

By Rotation CEO: Don’t seek early perfection

Fashion entrepreneur Eshita Kabra-Davies explains why getting feedback from early users is important in building a successful business

9 December, 2024

Dougal Shaw

DataStax CEO: Business success is all to do with people

Tech CEO Chet Kapoor explains an important lesson he has learned about recruitment and team building

2 December, 2024

Dougal Shaw

The Folio Society’s CEO: Consider the power of lateral thinking

Publisher Joanna Reynolds explains how a diagnosis of dyslexia in her 20s helped her to forge her own leadership style.

25 November, 2024

Dougal Shaw

Station F: What the UK can learn from France’s start-up hub

In an abandoned train depot, some of France's hottest new businesses are coming together under one roof

19 November, 2024

Dougal Shaw

Barbie mania: Meet the architect behind the branding blitz

Josh Silverman explains how he orchestrated the marketing drive behind the Barbie film

18 November, 2024

Dougal Shaw

Five practical ways businesses are using AI

Many business leaders understand that AI is an important technology for the future but are less clear how they can adopt it now. Here are five companies showing how

13 November, 2024

Dougal Shaw

IBM’s UK CEO: Keep your pit crew close

Nicola Hodson discusses the importance of building a team of mentors in developing leadership skills

11 November, 2024

Dougal Shaw

Monday.com: How to build a global software giant

In our latest podcast, we speak to Monday.com co-founder Eran Zinman about how the company has scaled so rapidly

5 November, 2024

Dougal Shaw

Grind CEO: Reinvent and replace yourself

David Abrahamovitch, CEO of Grind, discusses the impact of a growing business on the founder

4 November, 2024

Dougal Shaw