Pull up a Chair with Bina Mehta

Take a masterclass from John Boumphrey on how one of the world’s most innovative brands – Amazon – famously grew from a garage to the globe’s largest online retailer and the lessons they learned on the way; on failure, culture, and leadership.
This special episode is part of Pull up a Chair’s ‘Insights’ series, featuring bite-sized perspectives and advice from the podcast’s second round of guests.

Do you know how many women sit on the Boards of the FTSE350? The FTSE Women Leaders Review is holding some of the UK’s biggest businesses to account, playing an important role in driving representation of women in leadership. Learn from the Review’s Co-Chair, Penny James, about how they’re doing it and why.
This special episode is part of Pull up a Chair’s ‘Insights’ series, featuring bite-sized perspectives and advice from the podcast’s second round of guests.

The OBR has dropped estimates for the number of electric vehicles represented in new car sales in 2027 from 67% to 37% - hear from Ford UK’s Chair, Lisa Brankin, about changing attitudes to EVs and how one of the world’s oldest car manufacturers is embracing the change.
This special episode is part of Pull up a Chair’s ‘Insights’ series, featuring bite-sized perspectives and advice from the podcast’s second round of guests.

How can we ensure Britain’s future is successful? Learn from Paul Johnson, one of the UK’s most respected economists and Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, about what advice he’d give our government at this pivotal time.
This special episode is part of Pull up a Chair’s ‘Insights’ series, featuring bite-sized perspectives and advice from the podcast’s second round of guests.

Learn from Bill Thomas, Chairman and CEO of KPMG International, about how the last ten years have shaped the experience of the CEO, and what leaders of organisations around the world see as their greatest challenges and opportunities.
This special episode is part of Pull up a Chair’s ‘Insights’ series, featuring bite-sized perspectives and advice from the podcast’s second round of guests.

MI5 is one of the world’s most famous institutions; Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller, Former Director General, shares what she’s learned during a distinguished career in counterterrorism, leading teams through some of the darkest moments in modern history.
This special episode is part of Pull up a Chair’s ‘Insights’ series, featuring bite-sized perspectives and advice from the podcast’s second round of guests.

Learn from Vindi Banga, advisor to some of the world’s most well-known brands, about the real meaning of leadership and why striving for 100% all the time doesn’t work.  
This special episode is part of Pull up a Chair’s ‘Insights’ series, featuring bite-sized perspectives and advice from the podcast’s second round of guests. 

How can we face into the challenges of rapidly changing world? For organisations it’s about creating a culture of excellence, but for individuals Dr José Viñals, Group Chairman of Standard Chartered, says it’s all about seizing opportunities and being courageous.  
This special episode is part of Pull up a Chair’s ‘Insights’ series, featuring bite-sized perspectives and advice from the podcast’s second round of guests. 

Quantexa is one of the UK’s fastest-growing tech companies and 2023’s only tech unicorn. Hear from CEO and Founder, Vishal Marria, on the role that data plays not just in solving complex challenges, like financial crime and regulatory compliance, but also in creating a culture where people can thrive and collaborate. 
This special episode is part of Pull up a Chair’s ‘Insights’ series, featuring bite-sized perspectives and advice from the podcast’s second round of guests. 

Learn how John Lewis’ ethos has stood the test of time, and why 160 years later, the company’s partnership model is one of the things John Lewis’ Chair, Sharon White, thinks will keep it going for hundreds more. 
This special episode is part of Pull up a Chair’s ‘Insights’ series, featuring bite-sized perspectives and advice from the podcast’s second round of guests.