This fascinating episode charts the journey of a global executive leader operating at the highest level in the world of law to the life of an independent coach, advisor and educator.

Richard Macklin previously served on the Global Board of the world’s largest law firm as Global Vice Chair and Global Client Partner, responsible for the global client and markets strategy for a $2.5bn business located in 82 countries.

Today he's a partner at The Alexander Partnership, a teaching Associate at the Møller Institute at Cambridge University, a course contributor at Oxford Saïd Business School and a Faculty member of Meyler Campbell, delivering executive coach training and leadership development. He also serves on the advisory board of Imperial College’s MBA programme.

He's also one of the most energised, wise and inspiring people we know.

Becoming an Independent Consultant in the first year of the pandemic might seem like a rash idea but in this episode you'll learn how Kevin turned nearly 25 years of corporate experience into a quickly successful practice.

As a former senior executive with CGI and subsequently Managing Director of Expleo Technology UK, Kevin had no shortage of experience but it was turning that into a business that gives him both freedom and fulfillment that is the heart of this episode.

You'll learn how to position yourself in the market, how to engage with your network, how to stay current and, best of all, how being in charge of your own schedule gives you back the time to do the things that really matter.

An expert in the art of storytelling, Julians own career story started in television news with increasingly senior stints at (deep breath) ITN, Sky, ITV and NBC News before the door to the executive suite opened at Future and Made by Many in London and New York.

Hear about his latest chapter as an independent consultant, social inclusion agency co-founder (La Piazza Group) and ceramicist (no, really!) in this brilliant conversation.

In this episode you'll learn how an experience of burn out led Julian to the path of Independent Consulting and now much better balance in his life, and how he has defined and unleashed the power of CFC's - Curiosity Filled Conversations!

Jeff's career started "up the poles and down the holes" as an apprentice with what is now BT. During the rest of his corporate career he worked his way up the ladder with the likes of Airwave, Global Crossing, Level 3 and more joint ventures and strategic partnerships than he probably cares to mention. Having experienced the executive space he decided to become an independent consultant in 2013 and has thrived ever since. Learn how Jeff adapted to this new identity and the benefits he's gained both personally and professionally.

This episode features someone with THREE decades of experience in very successfully making an independent life work. Mark started out selling t-shirts to student union shops but soon after got into the marketing agency world ultimately reaching the heights of Saatchi & Saatichi leading teams working with global clients like IBM and Canon. Mark then set up his own agency that prospered until he decided that independent consulting on his own account was the direction he wanted to take. Learn in this episode from someone who in the words of many of his clients is a real trusted advisor.

Lindsey spent her corporate career first with Experian and then with Ikano, a financial services division of the ledgendary Ikea group, where she was General Manager of their Insight business. Learn on this episode how an unexpected career crossroads and being done with titles combined with a real passion for making a difference for her clients has enabled Lindsey to build a thriving independent consulting practice that gives her the freedom to choose how, when and who she works with.

Jamie’s career has been spent in the marketing and business development arena at a senior level in both business to business and consumer markets, in the UK and the USA and across a wide range of sectors; these include restaurants, wine, aviation, publishing, professional services, health, internet, retail and leisure. Not only that, he has owned his own businesses, been part of some amazing start up teams at firms like Moonpig and today is a much in-demand advisor and consultant. Learn on this episode how an uncoventional career path is no barrier whatsover - and is maybe even an advantage - to becoming a super successful independent consultant.