Episodes
WorkL founder, Lord Mark Price, speaks to James Perry, co-founder and co-chair of COOK, a certified B Corporation. James speaks about his early career, family influences and ambitions to create social change through enterprise. This podcast is brought to you by WorkL. Visit WorkL.com to find a job in the happiest workplaces, take our Happy at Work test, network, get career support from experts and much more. Work Happier with WorkL.
Published 04/08/24
Published 04/08/24
WorkL founder, Lord Mark Price speaks to Kamal Ahmed, Editor-in-Chief and co-founder, The News Movement. Kamal takes us on a captivating journey through his career in journalism, chronicling his experiences covering landmark global events, his personal story of battling burnout and his co-founding of The News Movement.  This podcast is brought to you by WorkL. Visit WorkL.com to find a job in the happiest workplaces, take our Happy at Work test, network, get career support from experts and...
Published 03/12/24
WorkL founder, Lord Mark Price, speaks with Lord David Puttnam, legendary British film producer, educator, environmentalist and former member of the House of Lords.  David pulls back the curtain on his remarkable career, diving deep into the stories behind iconic films like Chariots of Fire, The Killing Fields, Midnight Express and Bugsy Malone and how he brought these classics to life. All in all David’s films have won 10 Oscars, 10 Golden Globes, 25 BAFTAs, 9 Emmys, and the Palme D’Or at...
Published 02/09/24
Our founder, Lord Mark Price, speaks with Charlotte Mensah, award-winning hair stylist, entrepreneur and author. Charlotte talks about the formative years in her life and career, the role the Princes Trust played in helping her on her entrepreneurial journey and much more. This podcast is brought to you by WorkL. Visit WorkL.com to find a job in the happiest workplaces, take our Happy at Work test, network, get career support from experts and much more. Work Happier with WorkL.
Published 01/17/24
Our founder, Lord Mark Price, speaks with The Right Reverend James Jones KBE to talk about his inspirational life and career. From heading up the Hillsborough Disaster inquiry and spearheading prison reform, James reflects on a life of service. *Please note this podcast contains discussions of sensitive topics that may be upsetting or disturbing to some listeners. This podcast is brought to you by WorkL. Visit WorkL.com to find a job in the happiest companies, take our happiness test,...
Published 11/29/23
Our founder, Lord Mark Price, chats with Paul Lindley OBE, British entrepreneur, children's welfare campaigner and best-selling author. From starting out in the finance sector to founding the organic baby and children's food brand Ella's Kitchen in 2006, Paul shares his wisdom on a variety of topics including the importance of “failing fast”, the value of being people-centric in business and the power of asking “Why”. Paul also talks about his new book “Raising the Nation: How to Build a...
Published 10/30/23
Our founder, Lord Mark Price, chats with Jenny Garrett OBE, an award-winning career coach, leadership trainer, speaker and author. Jenny delves into the world of career coaching and what drives her to help people in the workplace. She shares insights from her early career, her journey in establishing her leadership program, and her founding of the social enterprise 'Rocking ur Teens.' This podcast is brought to you by WorkL. Visit WorkL.com to find a job in the happiest companies, take our...
Published 10/04/23
Our founder, Lord Mark Price joins Justine Roberts CBE, the founder and CEO of online forum Mumsnet to talk about the power of a career full of purpose. From starting out in the finance sector to founding Mumsnet in 2000, Justine shares her story of building the business to have over 1 million daily users looking to connect and share information about parenting through chat rooms and guides. Listen for Justine's insight into the childcare crisis, what she thinks can be done to help and also...
Published 09/19/23
Our founder, Lord Mark Price, chats with top British diplomat Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones about how to navigate a career in Politics, Security and Intelligence and her remarkable career so far. From Governor of the BBC and Minister of State for Security and Counter Terrorism in the Home Office to advisor to former British Prime Minister David Cameron, Pauline reveals what it was like working as a minister in the Home Office, and much more!This podcast is brought to you by WorkL. Visit...
Published 08/08/23
Our founder Lord Mark Price chats to the inspirational Tanni Grey-Thompson, one of Britain's greatest Paralympic athletes and independent peer in the British House of Lords. Tanni discusses her incredible sporting career, top tips for succeeding in the industry as well as her work in the House of Lords. This podcast is brought to you by WorkL. Visit WorkL.co to find a job in the happiest companies, take our happiness test, network, get career support from experts and much much more. Work...
Published 07/12/23
Our founder Lord Mark Price chats to Jaega Wise, author, broadcaster and co-owner of the award-winning Wild Card Brewery. They discuss her remarkable career journey and how she successfully pivoted her career.This podcast is brought to you by WorkL. Visit WorkL.co to find a job in the happiest companies, take our happiness test, network and get career support from experts and much much more. Work Happier with WorkL.
Published 06/07/23
WorkL founder Lord Mark Price is joined by British tech entrepreneur Kathryn Parsons MBE to discuss her incredible working life and how she founded Decoded in 2011 with a mission to teach anyone to code in a day! Kathryn campaigned for coding to become mandatory on the UK National Curriculum with it being successfully introduced in 2014, making the UK one of the first countries in the world to do so. Kathryn was awarded an MBE from The Queen for Services to Education. This podcast is brought...
Published 05/03/23
WorkL Founder Lord Mark Price joins the inspirational Dame Stephanie "Steve" Shirley CH to discuss her remarkable life and career. In 1939 Dame Stephanie arrived at the age of five in the UK as a Kindertransport child refugee from Nazi Germany and went on to found an all-woman software company that redefined the expectations and opportunities for working women at that time. It was ultimately valued at almost $3 billion and made 70 of her staff millionaires. Since ‘retiring’ her work has been...
Published 02/09/23
Peter Cheese delves into how knew he would work with people and how his career has allowed him delve into organisations and seeing how they work, leading to his current role as head of the CIPD.
Published 12/14/22
Christina Patterson reflects on why we all need purpose in our working lives and shares her journey through a career focused on the written word - from books and poetry to journalism.
Published 10/25/22
On this episode of WorkL's Happiness Podcast we spoke with Jonathan Black, Director of Career Services at University of Oxford on his career so far as well as his column #DearJonathan and what graduates are currently looking for in roles.
Published 06/24/22
We spoke with Rob Liddiard, CEO and founder of Yapster, a workplace messaging app for frontline organisations on moving away from corporate law, the inspirations behind founding his company and tips and tricks to a happier working life.
Published 06/17/22
On this week's epsiode of the WorkL's Happiness Podcast we spoke with transformational coach Yvette Ankrah. Using her expertise and C.L.A.R.I.T.Y method, Yvette shares with Mark her tips and tricks to a happier working life and career so far.
Published 05/27/22
On this week's episode of the workplace happiness podcast we spoke with Cressida Pollock. Her experience in a broad range of industries has seen her work in law and financial services aswell as more notable roles in management consultancy and two years as Chief Executive of the English National Opera and now launching a climate change foundation.
Published 05/13/22
Tune in to hear more about Sue's extensive career in the advertisement and media industry and also the research she carries out to improve the working lives of women within the working world. A truly inspiring listen for those wanting to learn more about developing within their field.
Published 04/22/22
On this week's episode of the Meet the Business Author podcast we spoke with Tessa West, Associate Professor of Psychology Research at New York University and Author of 'Jerks at Work', a guide to effectively dealing with difficult people who make your working life difficult.Listen for a further look at the seven types of jerks Tessa identifies and how to plan communication with each. You can also hear more about her research on social perceptions including the influence it has on workplace...
Published 04/01/22
On this week's episode of WorkL's Happiness Podcast we were delighted to speak with Bruno Giussani, Global Curator of TED. Tune in for an insightful look into Bruno's working life that has seen a wide range of roles and experience from setting up tech organisations and a broad range of journalism to joining TED in 2005, transforming the way we hear and learn more about inspirational individuals across the world. *The episode was recorded prior to the war in Ukraine*
Published 03/18/22
On this week's episode of the 'Meet the Business Author' we spoke with Warren Blake, Author of 'The Nine Natural Laws of Leadership', which can be found on our resource centre. Standing as a guide for anyone looking to develop their leadership potential, tune in to hear more about a guide that can be used to create a strong and clear leadership pattern.
Published 03/04/22
On this week's episode we spoke with Dr. Lois Frankel about her audio book "Nice Girls Don't Speak Up or Stand Out", an inspiring listen for anyone looking to take the steps toward empowering women within the workplace. The audio book can also be purchased in our Resource Centre here
Published 02/18/22