Last week, we discussed how an entrepreneur had implemented weekly ‘AI Days’ to drive the use of the technology across his 400-strong workforce. This week, I want to introduce you to an entrepreneur ...

Jonathan Spry is co-founder and CEO of Envelop Risk. He started the company in 2016. It has its HQ in Bristol, but also operates in London and Bermuda. It specialises in cyber and emerging risk ...

Rishi Khosla is a British-Indian entrepreneur and the co-founder and chief executive officer of OakNorth Bank. He studied economics at University College London and earned a master’s in accounting and ...

This week at Business Leader, we caught up with a remarkable woman. Allison Kirkby is BT Group’s first female CEO and one of only a few women leading FTSE 100 companies. She’s made it to the top from ...

On a domestic flight in Australia last month, I saw an extreme example of a routine problem. In the middle of take-off, a teenager sitting on the other side of the aisle gave his siblings and mother ...

The BT Group can trace its origins back to the Electric Telegraph Company in 1846, meaning this year British Telecom celebrates its 180th anniversary. It does so with Allison Kirkby at the helm, its ...

Nike’s rise to a $100bn brand is often told as a story of bold bets and iconic moments. But as historian Scott Reames makes clear, its success is less about single decisions and more about a pattern ...

Young job hunters might have been alarmed by a stark warning from the Mayor of London at the start of the year that artificial intelligence threatens to wipe out large numbers of jobs and bring in “a ...

Ed Smith’s tenure as England cricket’s chief selector coincided with one of the most dramatic turnarounds in modern sport. But his reflections are less about cricket and more about how decisions are ...

Tom Hayes’ story sits at the intersection of performance, pressure and accountability. While his case remains contested, his reflections on life inside high-stakes financial markets offer a revealing ...

Dorian Payne is a high-energy operator. He pushes. He prods. He challenges. He is the engine. But he is also learning that relentless momentum can become a threat if it pulls the business out of its ...

When the UK went into lockdown in March 2020, PureGym’s business model collapsed overnight. Hundreds of sites closed, revenues dropped to zero and the company began burning more than £1.5m a day. For ...