Sally Wynter went from graduating with a Film and English Literature degree, to a 7-figure-exit from her CBD infused gin business. In this episode, Sally shares how she developed the idea of combining CBD with Gin, the struggles she faced as a young entrepreneur, being on a shoe-string budget and how she's dealt with becoming a millionaire in her mid-20s.  I really enjoyed recording this episode with Sally, so I hope you enjoy listening to it. You can find Sally here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sally-wynter/.  Find Vincere here: https://vincere.io/chrisoconnell/ Find My People h ..read more

Lisa Haggar is a highly influential HR leader, named Linkedin’s Queen of HR and top HR Voice. And in this episode, she takes no prisoners when talking about the current state of HR in 2023. Not to mention the impact a lack of HR (or good HR!) has on your bottom line.  Find Lisa here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-haggar-540a68117/ Find Vincere: https://vincere.io/chrisoconnell ..read more

Chris Lomas is an advocate for the weak, a defender of the poor, and a guardian of the oppressed. His work is equally as hopeful as it is heartbreaking. Because he really is out there making a different to those who need it.  Chris is doing all of this through Hope4.  Hope4 is one of the fastest growing not-for-profit organisations in the world, with offices both in the UK and Moldova. When you support Hope4, you are immediately impacting lives tragically effected by hunger, trafficking and war, with every penny raised making a radical difference to men, women and children across ..read more

I exited by £25 million recruitment business in 2014 and since then I have been helping other recruitment agency owners scale and sell their businesses. In this episode, I go through some of the strategies I use to help my clients increase their new business by an average of 137%, and increase their fees by an average of 14% and increase their repeat business by repeat business by 73%.   What else would you like to hear from me? Let me know by sending me a DM on LinkedIn! DM me here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itschrisoconnell/ Find Vincere here: https://www.vincere.io/chrisoconnell ..read more

Celestia Barby is an entrepreneur, confidence coach, inspirational speaker, host, and author of best-selling books How to find your real soul and become a boss, 365 role model quotes and the life coaching gateway - but her life wasn't always a "success".  From drugs and alcohol, drunk driving bans and stealing from friends and family - Celestia sat down with me to talk me through her tough journey to finding her purpose and shared some incredible lessons that we can all take something from. Find Celestia here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/celestia-barby-4a0930127/  Find Vincere here ..read more

Natalie Costa has worked with over 10,000 children worldwide and has helped families develop a deeper understanding of their children, discovering the habits to feel happier, calmer and more confident in themselves. But this conversation wasn't just about how we can help our children - it was about how we can find confidence and purpose in ourselves too.  This was an incredibly enlightening conversation, and I hope you enjoyed listening to it as much as I enjoyed having it.  Find Natalie here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/powerthoughts Find Vincere here: https://www.vincere.io/chris ..read more

Elliott Rae is an author, speaker and founder of MusicFootballFatherhood.com (MFF) - the UK's most exciting parenting & lifestyle platform for men.  Elliot founded MFF in 2016 after suffering from PTSD after the traumatic birth of his daughter and the platform, called the 'Dad's version of Mumsnet' by the BBC, is the online community for fathers.  This conversation is honest, and vulnerable and really takes a look at what the challenges of being a modern father - and man really are.  Find Elliot here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliott-rae-a3a469144/  Find Vincere he ..read more

In this episode of The Purpose-Led Leadership Podcast we look back at the very 1st podcast I recorded with Andrew Sillitoe.  Listen to Andrew and I talk about discovering our real purpose once we'd lost it all - and rebuilding a life we love without worrying too much about the money.  Find Andrew here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-sillitoe/  Find Vincere here:  https://vincere.io/chrisoconnell/  ..read more

It’s the greatest time to be an entrepreneur. There’s more funding, resources, and opportunities than ever before. Most importantly, there are lots of big problems that can be solved with entrepreneurial thinking and innovation. But there are a LOT of people thinking the same thing... so how do you stand out?   Today's guest is Daniel Priestly, founder of Dent -  a company that develops entrepreneurs who stand out, scale up and make a positive impact, using their personal brand. Being influential in your industry has never been more important and today Daniel talks me through why tha ..read more

A lot of companies see HR as just another department or facility within the company's wider scheme. Gulneet Chadha and her company are changing that narrative. They are helping companies see that HR should be at the forefront of the organisation's goals and objectives. Specifically, they help companies see that HR should be at the "Driver's Seat" in any organisation, while still helping companies meet their bottom line and increase productivity.  In this podcast, Gulneet talks at length about putting the human being back into HR and gives us wisdom and lessons that EVERY purpose-led lead ..read more