The Featured Scholar

Manchester Gin
https://manchestergin.co.uk

Three Little Words
https://threelittlewordsmcr.co.uk

Storey Racing
http://storeyracing.cc

British Cycling
https://www.britishcycling.org.uk

Boot Out Breast Cancer
https://www.bootoutbreastcancer.org.uk

KEY LESSON

Push the conversation

HIGHLIGHTS

01:42 Young Alfred Waterhouse
07:28 Cassette tapes from the college library
08:30 Building boats at eighty
14:08 Brutalist buildings
16:36 Moving out from London
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KEY LESSON

Lead from the front 

HIGHLIGHTS

01:42 Introduction
03:15 Ben Cooley
05:05 William Wilberforce
06:54 Definitions of modern slavery 
09:22 Communicating a vision
12:36 Supporting the mission 
19:34 …

KEY LESSON

Leave a better legacy

HIGHLIGHTS

01:35 Tom's favourite part of Manchester
05:26 It will never work
10:40 Reimagining Europe's largest listed building
14:00 Building for the future
17:18 Being a v…

KEY LESSON

Engage with your audience

HIGHLIGHTS

01:30 Earliest memory
03:21 The role of theatre director
05:30 The plot of The Girl on the Train
08:31 Putting the audience first
14:28 Different audiences
19:…

KEY LESSON

See the world differently

HIGHLIGHTS

01:35 Federation House
07:28 Social enterprise skills
12:36 Invisible Cities
15:55 Tour guides with a difference!
20:04 Outreach programme
23:22 Advice to youn…

KEY LESSON

Lead from the front 

HIGHLIGHTS

01:42 Introduction
06:46 Life after Sandhurst
09:34 Communication Communication
13:44 Leading in a digital world
18:47 Thinking under pressure (thinking slow, acti…

KEY LESSON

Play to your strengths.

HIGHLIGHTS

01:33 Introduction
05:00 Changing your communication style
07:58 Bob's football analogy 
11:55 HIT classes (internal training essential)
18:38 Helping other wit…

KEY LESSON

Learn how to focus your energy. 

HIGHLIGHTS

01:30 Introduction
05:45 British Athletics
07:55 Professional, Passionate and Purposeful
10:00 Better communication is key
14:12 Being a great coach
21…

SPECIAL GUEST

In this week's show we meet Dave Walker. Dave is a Senior Product Engineer at MSM Aerospace, an advanced manufacturer, based in North Manchester. Dave started his working career at Ferra…

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Today, we welcome Gary Lovatt to Twelve Scholars. Gary is Chief Executive of Social Sense and a Serial Entrepreneur. Gary has a passion for social change. He has worked with the National…

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Since joining AO, Ben has completed a number of physical and mental challenges that have pushed him to the absolute limit. Today, he draws on that experience to help others become more p…

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Lizzie Kelly-Dyson is a UX Designer and co-founder of Ladies That UX. Lizzie grew up in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, before moving to Manchester to study web development. She's worked as…

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Geoff's story is one from rags to riches... from growing up in a council house in North Manchester, he's travelled the world and now lives in the leafy suburbs near Altrincham. He start…

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Natalie is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Salford, and a founder member of the Salford Institute for Dementia. Natalie is also receiving treatment for cancer — her fifth cancer …