A culture of kindness
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Joe Plumb Talks Kindness
24 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
AFTER suffering bullying throughout his school years, Joe Plumb set up a charity to help others going through similar at the tender age of 13. A decad...
Dr Neil Hawkes Talks Kindness
17 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Neil Hawkes D.Phil (Oxford), MEd, BA, FRSA is well known as an inspirational speaker, educator, broadcaster, author and social commentator. He is ...
Jaz O'Hara Talks Kindness
10 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Motivational speaker and podcaster Jaz O'Hara is the founder of The Worldwide Tribe, an organisation and online community supporting refugees and asyl...
Claude Silver Talks Kindness
03 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Claude Silver is VaynerMedia’s first ever Global Chief Heart Officer, tasked with fusing empathy with agency to unlock employee potential and foster...
Gareth Greppellini Talks Kindness
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Transformation delivered through Cultural Performance Experienced customer facing leader with a track record of delivery. Strong transformational and ...
Claire Yorke Talks Kindness
20 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Claire Yorke is an author, academic researcher, and advisor. Her expertise is in the role of empathy and emotions in international affairs, politics, ...
Sam Smith Talks Kindness
13 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Smith remains the only female Chief Executive of a City broking firm. She established her firm, finnCap, in 2007 having orchestrated the buy...
John and Hesham Talk Kindness
06 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our first ever double-guest episode! John Lodge is an NHS manager and CEO of the multi-award winning timebank and skill exchange Hexitime, which he co...
Ben Bengougam Talks Kindness
27 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Bengougam is Senior Vice President, Human Resources, EMEA, Hilton. Based in the UK, he is responsible for leading the Human Resources function acr...
Ian Feaver Talks Kindness
20 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Feaver is Managing Director of Arteel Ltd and is spreading the power of appreciation around the UK. ARTEEL have over 40 years experience at creati...
Ed Kirwan Talks Kindness
23 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode part 2 of 2. Ed Kirwan is the CEO, founder and filmmaker at Empathy Week - a global educational programme using the power of film to develop t...
Ed Kirwan Talks Kindness Part 1
16 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode part 1 of 2. Ed Kirwan is the CEO, founder and filmmaker at Empathy Week - a global educational programme using the power of film to develop t...
Nilema Bhakta-Jones Talks Kindness
09 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nilema is the most recent member of the Kantar’s Executive Team and Group General Counsel. Before joining Kantar, Nilema was COO of Farillio, a lega...
Damian Welch Talks Kindness
18 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Damian is the head of culture at Mars, Incorporated, where The Mars Five Principles are a real decision making tool and engagement and recognition mat...
Radha Modgil Talks Kindness
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Radha is a practising NHS GP, broadcaster & campaigner for wellbeing. Radha educates in a creative and fun way, encouraging people to stay hea...
Kristin Neff Talks Kindness
04 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kristin Neff is currently an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. She is a pioneer in the field of self...
Gay Haskins Talks Kindness
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gabrielle (Gay) Haskins is co-editor, with Mike Thomas and Lalit Johri of Kindness in Leadership (Routledge, 2018). This is one of the first books to ...
Professor Robin Banerjee Talks Kindness part 2
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of 2 part episode. Professor Robin Banerjee is Head of the School of Psychology and a professor of developmental psychology at the University o...
Professor Robin Banerjee Talks Kindness part 1
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of 2 part episode Professor Robin Banerjee is Head of the School of Psychology and a professor of developmental psychology at the University of...
Jonny Benjamin Talks Kindness
11 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jonny Benjamin MBE is an award-winning mental health campaigner, film producer, public speaker, writer and vlogger. At the age of 20 he was diagnosed ...
Julia Unwin Talks Kindness
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dame Julia Unwin is an experienced non-executive, speaker, consultant and mentor. She was the Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation from 2...
Miranda McKearney Talks Kindness
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Miranda McKearney OBE is a social justice entrepreneur who has spent 35 years turning kitchen table ideas into nationwide campaigns, culminating in fo...
Avinder Laroya Talks Kindness
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Avinder is co-founding Partner of Serenity Law LLP and Minute Mediation, she is a commercial and workplace Mediator, and also a member of the Civil Me...
Chester Elton Talks Kindness
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chester Elton has spent two decades helping some of the world’s most successful businesses engage their employees to execute on strategy, vision, an...
David Jamilly Talks Kindness
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
David Jamilly is the founder and CEO of Kindness UK. David has been involved with social projects since his teenage years. He founded Pod Childrens Ch...
Danny Bent Talks Kindness
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Danny Bent was voted one of the 100 happiest people in the UK, and one of the 50 most inspirational people in London. He is an award winning...
Cheryl Hughey Talks Kindness
25 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Retired after 40 plus years at Southwest Airlines and former Managing Director Culture, Cheryl has always embraced an enthusiasm for recognizing Emplo...
Jaime Thurston Talks Kindness
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jaime is the founder and CEO of the kindness charity 52 Lives, and author of ‘Kindness- the little thing that matters most’ and ’The Kindness Jo...
Stephanie Gnissios Talks Kindness
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie is the Co-Founder and COO of Climate Risk Services, a company who help businesses be climate-smart from the ground up. She is also an advoca...
James Morris Talks Kindness
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
James is National Head of Business & Professional Services at Barclays International, and was recently named among the Kindness and Leadership 50 ...
Karen Anstee Talks Kindness
10 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Karen is a writer, film director and musician known for her award-winning short films ‘Rachel’ and ‘Approval Needed’. Nahla and Karen talk abo...
Janice McGuinness Talks Kindness
03 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Janice is CEO of People United, a small Arts Charity that aims to use art and creativity to encourage kindness and empathy. Nahla and Janice discuss J...
JP Taggart Talks Kindness
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
JP is the Director at Core Impact, a company that coaches leaders and their teams to create fantastic workplace cultures. Nahla and JP talk about the ...
Saba Salman Talks Kindness
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Saba is a social affairs journalist, regular writer for the Guardian and the editor of Made Possible: stories of success by people with learning disab...
Graham Allcott Talks Kindness
13 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Graham is an entrepreneur, author and speaker, known for his books about business and life, such as ‘how to be a productivity ninja’. Graham is al...
Gloria Kimberley Talks Kindness
06 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gloria is a Homeopath who believes in the power of natural health remedies and therapies as opposed to conventional medicine. Nahla and Gloria discuss...
Christine Amour-Levar
27 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Christine is a Social Entrepreneur, Adventurer, Author and Advocate. Christine has devoted much of her work to female empowerment, setting up Women on...
Giles Paley-Philips Talks Kindness
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Giles is an award winning author of children’s books, notably winning The People’s Book Prize 2012 and The Children’s Book Award 2013. Before wr...
Glenn Oakes Talks Kindness
14 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Glenn is a Fundraising Consultant for non-profit organisations, with a long list of experience and an old passion for kindness, and helping others. Na...
Sandy Locke Talks Kindness
07 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sandy Locke is Group Chief Human Resources Officer at Lombard International. Sandy has over a decade of work in banking, consulting and leadership rol...
Geoffrey Meenan Talks Kindness
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Geoffrey Meenan is Editor-in-Chief of the Virtual Global Village, an Open Think Tank exploring sustainability and social innovation. Starting at John ...
Sir John Timpson Talks Kindness Part 2
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sir John Timpson is the former Managing Director of his family business, William Timpson. He is known for his various charitable involvements, his wor...
Sir John Timpson Talks Kindness
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sir John Timpson is the former Managing Director of his family business, William Timpson. He is known for his various charitable involvements, his wor...
Siobhan Benita Talks Kindness: Part 2
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Siobhan is a former civil servant, who has run as a candidate for Mayor of London and spent 6 years in the cabinet office. Siobhan shares with Nahla h...
Siobhan Benita Talks Kindness: Part 1
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Siobhan is a former civil servant, who has run as a candidate for Mayor of London and spent 6 years in the cabinet office. Siobhan shares with Nahla h...
Sonali Shah Talks Kindness: Part 2
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sonali is a freelance broadcaster best known for being one of the faces of BBC Events and BBC Sport and before that, a long-serving presenter of Newsr...
Sonali Shah Talks Kindness: Part 1
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sonali is a freelance broadcaster best known for being one of the faces of BBC Events and BBC Sport and before that, a long-serving presenter of Newsr...
Pinky Lilani Talks Kindness
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pinky is at the heart of bringing kindness into leadership. She is founder and chair of several awards recognising influential women, including the th...
Scott Stevenson Talks Kindness
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Scott takes us back 30 years, to his days trying to live in France, often sleeping in his old car. He talks about one particular act of kindness that ...
Sarah Williams Talks Kindness
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah is an adventurer, but first and foremost the host of the Tough Girl podcast and founder of the Tough Girl Challenge, focused around motivating w...
Claire Jenkins Talks Kindness
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Claire runs her own company sourcing talented and passionate people to work for London’s most innovative startup companies. Claire tells a story of ...
Suchit Jain Talks Kindness
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Suchit is a chartered Physiotherapist at the head of ‘Physics ‘R’ Us’, a Physiotherapy practice made up of four locations in Kent. Suchit take...
Garry Ridge Talks Kindness
16 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Garry Ridge is the CEO of household product giant WD40. Before telling us the role of kindness in big business, he takes us way back to his childhood ...
Judie Russell Talks Kindness
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As Founder of The Vidacademy, Judie teaches businesspeople to create original video from home or on the go, enabling everyone and anyone to tell their...
Robin Ince talks kindness
12 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Robin Ince. It took me nearly a year to pin this man down. Those not in the know, Robin is an Author, Comedian and has worked with the best of t...
Bill Scott talks kindness
05 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Scott, CEO of Wilton Engineering is living and breathing kindness in the workplace. He is the philanthropist business man who recognises that ove...
Josh Jones talks kindness
28 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Jones, Founder of the Just be nice Project is changing the way we support the parts of society that need it. He asks we stop trying to fix a prob...
Pathik Pathak talks kindness
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pathik Pathak - Founder of Social Impact Lab There are people who in the quiet corners of the world shine a light on others with no need to hear a fan...
Matt Callanan talks kindness
14 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Matt, founder of Make Good Happen is one of those people that you could chat to while the sun rises and falls and not notice the time go. He is a chap...
Mark Wood talks Kindness
07 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Wood is a world renowned adventurer who has is by his own admission, a person who enjoys the moments of aloneness that adventuring gives. You wou...
Krishna Dharma talks Kindness.
31 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I became interested in Krishna Dharma and his work because of his long standing religion, Hare Krishna. After he discovered the religion at a yo...
Kazz Morohashi talks Kindness
24 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kazz set up the ‘Museum of Human kindness’ a unique art exhibition in Norwich. It is as cool as it sounds. They used the stories of kindness that ...
Corey Harnish talks Kindness.
17 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The king of kindness. Corey is the sort of person that makes you feel good in one email. There isn't anyone in the ‘kindness world’, (It exists by...
Brian Peterson talks Kindness
10 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tears will flow at some point in this podcast. It is a powerful account of one persons journey of enlightenment, that in turn changes people lives fin...
Dave Durocher talks kindness!
22 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This weeks episode introduces Dave Durocher, Executive Director of The Other Side Academy. What can I say about Dave. You will be drawn to Dave for hi...
Caroline Diehl MBE talks kindness
15 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Caroline Diehl MBE - Founder of the Social Founder Network, and Founder & Chair, Together TV Caroline is a softly spoken power house. She ap...
Fi Munro talks kindness
08 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fi Munro PhD - Motivational speaker/author Fi Munro is an inspiring and wonderful woman who has a brilliant story of how she inspired a kindness...
Tom Levitt talks kindness
01 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Levitt - Writer and Consultant, Sector 4 Focus This episode is an eye opener. Tom gives a really different and insightful perspective to how...
Lord Mark Price talks kindness
23 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lord Mark Price - Founder of Engaging Works, former Deputy Chairman of The John Lewis Partnership and Managing Director of Waitrose One of the n...
Dr Sanjiv Nichani talks kindness
16 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Sanjiv Nichani - Founder of Healing little Hearts Sanjiv starts this episode by sharing so beautifully his story, and what a story it is. It gives ...
Ricky Manetta talks kindness
09 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ricky Manetta - Founder of MMA Krav Maga and a head coordinator with the UFC Ricky is an inspirational character, changing not only his life aro...
Emma Slade talks kindness
02 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Emma Slade - Founder of Opening your heart to Bhutan Emma changed her life exponentially until she found her current path. She use to work...
Byron Vincent talks kindness
26 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Byron Vincent - Writer, Performer, Broadcaster I got in touch with Byron after I saw his TEDx Talk, which was one of the greatest I have seen. I was s...
Pippa Richardson talks kindness
19 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pippa Richardson - Director - The Head Shed and Shed The Conflict What Pippa doesn’t know about HR is quite frankly not worth knowing. A consultant ...
Emma Sergeant talks kindness
12 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Emma Sergeant - President Europe, DAS Group of Companies (a division of Omnicom) Emma is bright, informed and original. Emma has had a career across a...
Sally Waterston talks kindness.
05 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sally Waterston - Non-Executive Chair of Waterstons Ltd I use examples from this podcast in my speeches because quite frankly, in my opinion, Sally an...
Andy Sammons talks kindness
29 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Andy is a teacher first and foremost but that is how he can write the book Compassionate Teacher with such authority. Andy gives us insight into the e...
Guillermo Donadini talks kindness
22 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Guillermo Donadini is the Chief Investment Officer for General Insurance (Ex-Japan) at AIG Guillermo, or Mr G as he has been previously affectionately...
Jackie Scully talks kindness
15 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This weeks guest is Jackie Scully the Deputy Managing Director at Think. Jackie is not only a Deputy Managing Director, she has an incredibly in...
Rachel Sayles talks kindness
14 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Sayles is the Head of Humanities and PSHE at Hayesfield Girls School There is no one better to talk about kindness and empathy than someone who...
Josh Connolly talks kindness
01 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Josh is a huge presence on Linked in talking about mental health and the need for us to be able to share our stories, our worries and our highs. His s...
Ben Mathes talks kindness
24 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Benjamin Mathes is the Founder of Urban confessional Benjamin Mathes has more soul that soul itself. His words will resonate through you and you...
Amber Dee talks kindness
17 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Amber Dee is an Artist and a Songwriter I came across Amber Dee at a TEDx I went to watch, she was singing with a guitarist and keyboardist all ...
PJ Ellis talks kindness
10 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
PJ Ellis, well what can I say. Probably the most unique episode of season 1. Mainly because his story is a unique one but also because he in the...
Phil Smith talks kindness.
03 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I defy anyone who does not fall into this podcast with a great deal of love. Phils story telling will lull you into a place you didn’t think leaders...
Sean Tompkins talks kindness.
27 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sean was one of the first I interviewed. I discovered him after he received a 50 leading lights award for kindness leadership. His positio...
Samantha-Jane talks kindness.
20 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Samantha - Jane is one lovely human being. She is supportive, friendly and has arrived to this place in her life with a great deal of learning. ...
Rebecca Robins talks kindness
13 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca is the Global Chief Learning and Culture Officer, and Head of Global luxury practice for Interbrand. She was voted one of the 50 leading...
Simon Kempton talks kindness.
06 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Currently Operational Lead for the Police Federation for England and Wales, Simon has spent 19 years in the police force so far working his way up fro...
Valeria Locatelli talks kindness
29 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Valeria was voted one of the 50 leading lights, she is clearly valued for her straight talking and caring attitude. She is leading with kindness with ...
Nigel Prideaux talks kindness.
22 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It took myself and Nigel a few tries to get this recorded but like all good things, the best things happen with a bit of effort. One of the 50 leading...
Dani Savekar talks kindness
15 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
She started a kindness movement of her own with a powerful story on why and how kindness changed her life. This podcast is full of insightful wisdom a...
Andy Craven-Griffiths talks kindness
12 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Andy is what I would call an 'intelligent creative', which is a perfect combination. I felt in awe of his knowledge and wisdom of human behaviour alon...
Pinky Lilani talks kindness.
31 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Pinky is at the heart of bringing kindness into leadership. There was no better person to open this podcast or to write the foreword for the boo...
Culture of Kindness taster.
19 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe to be kept updated on which guests will feature weekly from Spetember 1st. Guests include CEOs of major corporations, Authors, Singers...