E159 - Guests: Ian Whittaker, Managing Director & Owner of Liberty Sky Advisors

I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text MessageBefore you do anything else, please hit the subscribe / follow button in your podcast platform to ensure you get immediate notification of future episodes, and to help boost this show within the algorithms.This episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube channel here:https://youtu.be/LfZdYX9ymbQIan Whittaker is a two time winner of the City AM Analyst of the Year award and has a built a career around equity and media analysis.  Consequently, this was a fascinating discussion with lots of great tips and advice from a man who clearly knows his stuff!  Ian shares a lot about his own experiences, good and bad, and I hope you will find this a really interesting interview.  Not many of my previous guests have drawn on Carl Von Clausewitz in their remarks (military viewers and listeners will get the reference here!), and it just served to highlight the breadth and depth of Ian's knowledge.Having had a variety of City focused roles, Ian set up Liberty Sky Advisors in 2020 and immediately faced the challenges that the Covid-19 pandemic presented to all businesses.  He talks about the resilience needed to come through that time, and also about the kind of work that he does today, providing insight and analysis to a wide range of companies as they navigate today's complex world.I really hope you enjoy the episode and, as ever, please let me know what you think if you have a chance.You can find more about Ian here:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianwhittakermedia/Support the showThank you for listening!  If you value the content I produce, please consider supporting the show financially by becoming a member at https://www.patreon.com/leading4life/ or clicking the "Support the Show" link above.You will have the choice of becoming a Supporter, a Champion or a Patron of the show and any contribution you feel able to make will be hugely appreciated.You can find more about me here:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judsonbob/X: https://x.com/JudsonBobWebsite: https://leading4life.co.uk/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Leading4Life