The Success and Ideas Podcast

Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon began on her path to success young. She passed her A level computing at 11 years old, and became one of the youngest people to receive a masters degree in computing from Oxford University. By 2013 at the age of 23 she was named young IT professional of the year and just four years later was the youngest scientist ever to be get an MBE. She's used her success

How do you go from writing about business to embarking on a successful career as an entrepreneur? That is a question that Tim Jackson has answered through his experience, initially as a journalist, and then as the founder of a highly successful online auction site. Tim ultimately sold that business and went on to manage a major private equity investment fund. He now runs his own se

In this episode, Richard speaks to Liz Johnson, a paralympic swimming champion who has participated in - and won - competitions around the world. Liz was born was born with cerebral palsy which affects movement and muscle development, and was taken swimming as a young child as a means of strengthening her body. Her determination in the pool, along with countless hours of practice,

Paul Blair is someone who has moved from the battlefield to the boardroom. He is a former major in the British Army who served around the world, including in combat in Afghanistan. After 20 years Paul left the military but reinvented himself professionally in an entirely different role - as an entrepreneur. His first business venture was inventing and developing an innovative toy f

In this episode, Richard talks to a woman who is shaking up the often staid legal world in the City of London. Karen Holden is the founder of 'A City Law Firm' – an award-winning practice that offers legal excellence to its clients, alongside a rare environment for staff that includes forty days a year holiday, and a compassionate working culture. The firm stands in contrast to t

In the second episode of the series, Richard talks to Levi Roots - who made his name and began his route to business success on the TV show 'Dragon's Den' with his 'Reggae Reggae Sauce'. That TV appearance happened when Levi was 48 years old, and followed a life often filled with considerable challenges, from a unhappy home life as a child, to getting into trouble with the law as a

To kick off season 2, Richard talks to a woman who has been at the forefront of British retail for over 30 years, Nayna McIntosh. After making her way through brands like Marks & Spencer and Next, she was notably formative in launching the George at Asda brand, which introduced affordable fashion to supermarkets. But in 2013, she took a leap of faith - or hope - and created her

The Success and Ideas podcast, presenter Richard Miron meets some inspiring people who’ve taken risks, overcome obstacles and defined their own paths to personal and professional success. Guests include Levi Roots, who won investment and national fame with his ‘Reggae Reggae’ sauce, a multi-gold medal winning paralympic athlete, and a woman who passed an A-Level at eleven yea

Yvonne Bajela is a strategic investor, who has worked at giants like Goldman Sachs and Mitsui & Co. where she led over $200 million in investments in companies including TransferWise. At only 29 years old, she then became a founding member of Impact X Capital Partners LLP, a venture capital firm focused on investing in underrepresented entrepreneurs across Europe. Yvonne talks

Wayne Preece is an incredibly driven person. He is the CEO of Hydro Industries, a company that develops technologies to purify and treat water. Their tools have been used around the world, from the US to Sudan. He tells Richard about his drive to deliver clean water to some of the most challenging environments in the world, the toll it can take, and his large ambitious for his busi