There's nothing worse than getting at the top of a career ladder only to realise you're on the wrong wall. When this week’s guest Claudia Colucci woke up one day and realised that she was part of the top 5% of women in the advertising industry, and didn’t like what she saw, she did one of the scariest things possible: She quit. Here’s the story of what happened next.

Today's very special guest on the show is Ash Alexander-Cooper OBE, a former Specialist Military Unit Colonel in the British Armed Forces who served the British Army for 22 years and who spent 82 months deployed on operations in complex and hostile environments. As a former elite athlete representing Team GB and a man leading woman and men into battle, this is one of the most inspiring conversations you'll hear on what it takes to build adaptable and high performing teams through compassionate and mission-driven leadership.

Whether you’re a solopreneur, startup founder or business leader, a newbie or a veteran, if you can’t pitch, you can’t survive. The good news is that I sat down with David Beckett, author of the new book "Pitch To Win" to teach you everything you need to know about pitching your ideas to the world.

We wouldn’t be called The Unconventionalists if we didn’t do things a little differently from time to time. And today, we’re excited to share with you a world first for the show, we invited Philip McKernan, the author of the new book “One Last Talk” to become the very Guest Host of the show for this very special episode. Enjoy!

What do Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, the Obamas, Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg and Bradley Cooper (to name a few) have in common? They've all had the pleasure to sit down and taste this week’s guest Saima Khan's unique middle-eastern inspired food that tastes as delicious as it is beautiful.

Let's be honest, the way we work is broken. Frederick Taylor and his concept of scientific management was invented over 100 years ago on a factory floor for a world that no longer exists. The good news is that we can change that reality. Tune in to this week’s episode of The Unconventionalists where Mark Leruste sits down with organisational whisperer Aaron Dignan, founder of The Ready and author of the brand new book "Brave New Work" to talk about why more autonomy, trust, and transparency, not bureaucracy, is the secret to doing our best work.

What if the secret to building and growing a business that people wanted to love and support was to actually just be yourself? Wouldn’t that be a crazy idea? Well, watch my powerful conversation with George Bettany, co-founder of Sanctus who believes that being yourself is good for business. He should know, their startup is on track to make 7-figures in 2019 without even having a sales team!

What if stand-up comedians held some of the most powerful lessons to becoming a more compelling leader? After all, they do put their neck on the line every single time they step on stage. That’s right, it’s time to put the LOL back into leadership.

Here’s a reality check: 80% of New Year's resolutions fail by February. That's why this year, I'd like to invite you to do something a little different. I want to help you make 2019 your best year yet and for that, I'm going to need you to throw away your NYE's resolution list...

As an independent inclusive leadership and gender specialist with expertise in women, peace and security Vix Anderton now works with the UK Government and other organisations on gender mainstreaming.