When Dr Sharon Redrobe OBE first sat in the boardroom as CEO of Twycross Zoo, she was told the reason they were losing A MILLION POUNDS a year was 'they were a charity'.

She disagreed, saying they were actually 'a badly run charity'. From there, someone who once protested the very existence of zoos then saw the power in what they stood for in terms of mission and conservationism.

In this month's Lead Out Loud podcast, we've paired Sharon with Associate Professor of Strategy and Sustainability, Frederik Dahlmann - an academic at Warwick Business School who loves focusing on how companies tackle global sustainability issues in the way they do business.

Also in this episode:

• Why Money isn't a DIRTY WORD in charities.
• Was GREENWASHING inevitable?
• How much it costs to FEED A TIGER.

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At the age of 49, Maxine Laceby DARED TO GO BARE. Stripped of make-up and wearing dowdy clothes (her words), she finally realised who she was. From there, she started drinking homemade bone broth – an act of self-care that became Absolute Collagen. A business that has, to this day, turned over £30 million.

In this month's podcast, we got Maxine talking to Dr Ketan Goswami, an academic at Warwick Business School who loves spending time focusing on micro-level entrepreneurial actions and believes that DOING is what matters most.

Also in this episode:

· The reason strategy is ALWAYS STORY.

· Why leaders need to BE REAL - not loud.

· How age might just give you an EDGE IN BUSINESS.

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Nowadays, Jon Hendry-Pickup leads a proper British Institution: Butlin's. Before that, he worked for Aldi, Tesco, Travelodge and Prezzo. He's spent decades in high-volume, high-pressure environments. Yet his leadership philosophy might surprise you...

In this month's podcast, we sat Jon down with Professor Christian Stadler, an academic at Warwick Business School who spends many of his days researching what makes companies ‘survive beyond their 100th birthday'.

They cover:

• Why the All-Knowing, All-Seeing Leader is a COMPLETE MYTH.
• The Power in Trusting the LOWEST-PAID, LEAST-QUALIFIED People in any Business.
• How Bringing CHATGPT into the Boardroom Actually Works.

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