Yerushalayim - the original city of stars. In this highly enjoyable of Thought and Leaders recorded in Jerusalem,  Jonathan Gabay chats with Vietnam Vet and former Hollywood movie maker David Roth about a life less ordinary and lessons that can be applied today. A gentle episode with a gentleman.

Nestled in the heart of the British countryside, The Big Cat Sanctuary is home to a variety of wild cat species, from the smallest in the world to the most endangered - and everything in between.  The Big Cat Sanctuary’s conservation work is helping protect a dwindling number of big cats.   Its welfare team strives to provide the most fulfilled life in captivity for all its cat residents, stimulating them mentally and physically.   In 2020, The Big Cat Sanctuary’s royal patron HRH Princess...

Rabbi Michael Perice is the Senior Rabbi at Temple Sinai of Cinnaminson located in New Jersey.  In 2015, Rabbi Perice was named one of the top 20 emerging leaders in the Southern New Jersey region for his rabbinic work. He is also a noted orator and public speaker. Prior to Temple Sinai, Rabbi Perice completed a unit of clinical pastoral education at Einstein Medical Center, where he served as Hospital chaplain during the Covid-19 pandemic. Rabbi Perice is known nationally for his advocacy...

In late 2002, Florian heard that psychologist Daniel Kahneman had been awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.  That set him off on a journey that saw him writing The Social Swan, a Ph.D. paper turned into a book, fusing theory from behavioural biology, economics, and cognitive psychology. Florian has a particular interest in the economic analysis of law.  He has a Master of Business Studies, a Master of Arts in Communication Psychology, a PhD in Legal Philosophy, and a Ph.D....

Beverley Brooks launched the first recruitment agency in Newcastle for people with convictions. The Recruitment Junction is a not-for-profit enterprise with a social heart, on a commercial mission.  It helps people with convictions re-discover purpose through work and by becoming role models who drive positive generational impact.  The Recruitment Junction tackles skills shortages for employers across the northeast of England.  In doing so, it combats persistent regional unemployment and...

 TORY grandee Sir Richard Needham who served in Government under Margaret Thatcher and John Major,  speaks candidly to Thought and Leaders about his career and highly controversial views on Dominic Cummings, Matt Hancock, Boris Johnson, the NHS and of course the 'Iron Lady'. Sir Richard was a Conservative MP for 18 years between 1979 and 1997, serving as Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Minister of State for Trade.  Referring to Boris Johnson, Sir Richard tells Jonathan...

Doug Stephens is one of the world’s foremost retail industry futurists. His thinking has influenced many of the world’s best-known retailers, agencies and brands, including Walmart, Google, Home Depot, Disney, BMW, Coca Cola and Intel. Doug is also listed as one of the industry’s top 5 global influencers by Vend.com. Before founding Retail Prophet, Doug spent over 20 years in the retail industry, holding senior international roles, including the leadership of one of New York City’s most...

Rudolph Walker CBE is a British national treasure. He was one of the first black actors seen regularly on British television. His earliest television role was in 1965 as a policeman in The Wednesday Play.  Walker appeared in the first episode of On the Buses. He is known for his comedic roles in Love Thy Neighbour, The Thin Blue Line, which starred Rowan Atkinson, and Ali G Indahouse.   Walker also appeared in Doctor Who, the 1969 serial The War Games, and the first episode of Mr Bean. Other...

Jonny Benjamin is an award-winning mental health campaigner, film producer, public speaker, writer and vlogger . In the Queen’s 2017 New Year Honours List, Jonny was warded an MBE for his services to mental health and suicide prevention. Aged 20 he was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, a combination of schizophrenia and bipolar, and later began making films on YouTube about the condition that have since been watched by hundreds of thousands of people. Jonny now speaks publicly about...

We live in a world of corrupt politicians, fraudsters and cons. How much more of the double-talk are we willing to put up with? What can YOU do to recognize fraud in business and life? In this fascinating episode of Thought and Leaders, Jonathan Gabay talks to the internationally renowned financial risks specialist, Gerald Ashley about the history of fraudsters and why the world simply cannot help but fall for scams. Thought and Leaders is a Gabay production.  If you would like to sponsor...

Matthew Cooper is the co-founder of Silicon Valley fintech start-up EarnUp. In August of 2020, EarnUp was managing more than $10 billion in loans.  After being CEO for six years, Cooper made news when he stepped down to focus on his mental health. “For a long time, I covered up mental health issues with other mental health issues. For example, I would manage my anxiety disorders with compulsive eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia,”  “When I focused on those, I was able to continue to...

Beneath perceptions, who you? A husband?  A wife?  Lover? Son?  Daughter?  Parent?  Boss? Employee? At different stages of life, we assume different identities and responsibilities. Circumstance changes - along with how we address them. Jamie Hull has been a police officer, a SAS trooper trainee pilot and more… Each experience added to his life journey. …Until in a flash, his life went up in flames. By all accounts, he should have died. Even if he survived, with over 63% third and...

Brad Yates was in the renowned American series Days of Our Lives. He became involved with movie projects, including Chaplin.   After his second child, Brad developed personal improvement work, including hypnotherapy.  He met Gary Craig, the founder of EFT and concluded that the then little-known process could genuinely help people cope with stress and trauma. Brad has become one of the pioneers in making EFT tapping therapy available online.  He has over one thousand videos freely available...

(34 minutes listening time) The Netflix documentary, ‘Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel’ features an interview with musician and film-maker Pablo Camilo Vergara, aka Morbid. Morbid, a death metal musician, was falsely accused by amateur internet sleuths as being responsible for the death of 21-year-old Elisa Lam at the notorious Cecil Hotel, Los Angeles - despite evidence that he was in a completely different country (Mexico) at the time.  Accusations were based on his gothic appearance and...

Grief is an inevitable part of life.  It affects leaders from heads of organisations, COOs, CFOs, CMO… as well as individual families and friends.Grief over mourning, purpose, meaning, divorce, identity, family, love, business and home is crippling.  It...

Linda Cruse is a remarkable frontline humanitarian, leadership expert, author and inspirational speaker. After a period of extreme stress, Linda suffered temporary blindness.  The experience prompted her to reassess her life, sell up, and fulfil her...

Mark Borkowski is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the industry’s recent history. He has consistently delivered successful publicity, communications and crisis management campaigns for over 30 years.According to Richard Bailey,...

Julie Morrison is a loving mum.Her story of loss, hope and courage is so staggering that it reached the attention of the world’s press.From that experience emerged the charity Baby Loss Retreat.It aims to alleviate emotional and psychological suffering...

Rishi Sunak has delivered his budget to lift business back onto its feet post-COVID.  The spin doctors at the UK’s Treasury Office have trumpeted Rishi Sunak’s 'ode to redemption' as a “£6bn tax cut for businesses".A six-month extension period has been...

The UK’s roadmap to returning to normal has started its journey.  Yet, globally there is an odoriferous vaccine apartheid that allegedly involves bullying and demands.  In this revealing Thought and Leaders expose, the award-winning investigative...

From humble beginnings on the streets of Nepal to winning the nation’s hearts on Masterchef: The Professionals, chef Santosh Shah has put Nepalese cuisine firmly on the map.Starting work aged 14, Santosh worked tremendously hard, rising through the...

Today, behind a door of a locked down-home, just miles of where you are now, someone will commit suicide.  As we emerge from lockdown-3 to face a world of 'haves' and' have nots', he or she won't be alone.Charities across the UK are calling the mental...

Ben Page is CEO of Ipsos MORI. He has directed thousands of crucial surveys examining consumer trends and citizen behaviour.His background includes working with Shell, BAE Systems, Sky TV and IBM.  Ben has worked with both Conservative and Labour...

Jonathon Jones OBE developed the UK’s first home-grown tea company - ‘the most British tea in history’.He believes there are immense trading opportunities for a new ‘roaring twenties’, pandemic notwithstanding.  In addition to being MD of Tregothnan, he...