The Human Edge
Episodes
As I CEO, I Don't Want To Let Anyone Down - Pete Maiden
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Maiden is the founder and CEO of CHEXS, a Hertfordshire-based charity that’s been making a quiet but powerful impact since 2011. His career be...
When Something Goes Wrong, Own Up To It - Nicolas Trindade
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nicolas Trindade is a Senior Portfolio Manager at AXA Investment Managers, responsible for managing global and sterling credit portfolios running into...
Look Inside Yourself To Find Your Unique Gifts - David Brown
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Brown is a life coach, a former Antarctic research scientist, and a martial arts instructor. David is also founder of the Institute of Sovereign...
A Really Good Novel Helps To Heal People - Amanda Craig
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda Craig is a British novelist, short-story writer and critic. Born in South Africa in 1959, she grew up in Italy, where her parents worked for th...
Breaking Barriers - Euphemia Annor Rwigema
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes you meet someone in life who has such an extraordinary journey that you want to have them share it with you. Euphemia began life in a small...
It's Become Increasingly Difficult To Separate The Political From The Personal - Conor Gearty KC
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Conor Gearty KC is a founder member of Matrix Chambers. His practice as a barrister is primarily in human rights law and in public law, together with ...
Is University Really The Key To A Good Life? - Madeleine Holt
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Madeleine Holt is a filmmaker, entrepreneur and campaigner in education. Formerly culture correspondent on BBC Newsnight, she makes films about innova...
The Satisfaction Is In The Challenge - Professor Mark Peters
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Mark Peters is Consultant Paediatric Intensivist at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), Professor of Paediatric Intensive Care at UCL Great...
The Granddaddy of Gaming - Andy Payne OBE
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Payne is without doubt one of the pre-eminent figures in the UK's video games industry.A 40 year (and counting career) has seen him, among m...
The Trauma Still Sits With Me Today - Stevie Griffiths
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stevie Griffiths started his working life in the boxing ring, turning professional at an early age. After retirement, he found a new passion in youth ...
Not Spending Enough Time With My Kids Gave Me Toxic Levels Of Guilt - Paula Keve
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paula Keve is a PR powerhouse! She now owns and runs her own consultancy (Intra PR) and across her 20+ year career in PR has worked with well known br...
Who Are You Outside Of What You Do? - Sydney Sam
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sydney Sam is an African entrepreneur on a mission to transform the continent, one creative solution at a time. He's a four times founder, a glob...
A Life Full of Wildness - Mark Dowds
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Dowds is a serial entrepreneur, currently scaling the Belfast based RESPONSIBLE, a pioneering tech company in the resale industry. Mark was forme...
For Me Failure Means Staying Still - Kitch
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kitch is a 25 year old rapper from Walthamstow, East London. He was born with a speech impediment and it wasn’t until he found fluency in rap that h...
Some Surgeons Really Do Have A God Complex - Jeremy Crane
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Crane is a consultant transplant and vascular surgeon based in London. His practice encompasses kidney and pancreas transplantation, dialysis a...
How I Cured Myself Of Anxiety - Sam Kukathas
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Kukathas has pioneered a new approach in personal development and transformative guidance called Neuro Resonance Optimisation™️ - a revolution...
A Customer Service Masterclass - Muktaru Kargbo
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mucktaru Kargbo, or MK, as most people know him, is a multi-award winning, high-end barber, who is as skilled cutting European hair as he is cutting A...
Beyond The Brink Is The Beginning - Richard Wain
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For over 14 years, Richard Wain has been supporting local businesses and organisations to impact the world positively through their digital marketing ...
I Had To Protect My Mental Health For The Sake Of My Business - Frank Reeves
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Frank Reeves is an entrepreneur and tech investor. He co-founded and was the CEO of avvio.com and allora.ai, until his exit in 2022. He is now the Fou...
After Silicon Valley I Wanted To Put Something Back - Richard Morris
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Morris was a pioneer in Silicon Valley, building the internet infrastructure and services we use as utilities today. After a successful exit ...
Fame Filled Me With Dread So I Said "I'm Out" - Leo Elstob
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Leo Elstob, aka Leo Zero, is a true creative - a graphic designer, a radio presenter, a DJ and a remixer for the likes of Dua Lipa, Florence and the M...
How I Trained My Mind For Success - Mark Ridderhof
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Ridderhof is a former professional basketball player and is now Head of Sales of a UK-based scale-up.Mark is passionate about people and companie...
I Believe I Was Supposed To Go To Prison - Patrick Onyido
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Onyido is a super-talented, self-taught baker. He's the owner of a bakery and cafe business in North London, Paddy Cakes, which has becom...
There Is Nothing More Beautiful Than Self-Confidence - Mia Maugé
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mia is a model, with collaborations including Vichy, L’Oreal Paris, Armani, Max Factor, and M&S. She is also a panel speaker, a content creator,...
How I Went From Doctor to CEO - Rich Scott
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rich Scott is CEO of Genomics England, a UK government owned organisation that partners with the NHS to provide whole genome sequencing diagnostics, h...
Taking Action In The Face of Fear - Gabriel Van Rel
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Van Rel began studying the various martial arts of Aikido, Judo and Tae Kwondo from the age of seven. At sixteen, he was invited to represent ...
How We Can Find Joy and Light In The Darkness - Lea Esterhuizen
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lea Esterhuizen is co-founder and CEO of &Wider, a business headquartered in Amsterdam which works with businesses to evaluate human rights risks ...
Turning to Spirituality Made Me a Better CEO - Manny Patel
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Manny Patel is co-founder and CEO of Jiva.ai, a cutting-edge AI start-up which is democratising the development of AI. In this episode, Manny and I t...