PODCAST · education
#EdInfluence
by Browne Jacobson
Hosted by our leading education lawyer and accredited executive coach Nick MacKenzie, #EdInfluence features interviews with influential leaders from across the sector and beyond to explore the human side of leadership. In his inimitable style, Nick unearths the secrets of good leadership from his guests. Trusted by thousands of education providers across the country, Browne Jacobson is an award winning national law firm helping clients and partner organisations shape and influence education policy.
Episodes
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S05E09 - Series 5 Retrospective with Iain Blatherwick
Nobody is coming to make leadership easier, and that can be the most useful thing we admit out loud. We sit down for our Series Five finale to trace the thread that keeps surfacing from wildly different guests and settings: stop waiting for perfect conditions, lead from where you are, and build...
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S05 - E08 Janet Smith
In this episode Janet Smith, CEO and Principal of Nottingham College, joins Nick MacKenzie to discuss what it takes to rebuild a college after years of mergers, low morale, financial pressure and the fallout of Covid-19. Janet talks openly about the personal experience that shaped her approach to...
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S05 - E07 Steve West
What does leadership look like when pressure is high and certainty is low? Professor Sir Steve West opens with a disarmingly personal story - a vice-chancellor in tears while mowing the lawn, unable to fix what's happening. It's the starting point for an honest conversation about the real demands...
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S05 - E06 Lucy Easthope
What happens when the crisis passes but the impact doesn't? And why does telling people to "move on" often cause more harm than the original event? This episode covers these themes and more in conversation with Professor Lucy Easthope, a leading authority on disaster recovery. Lucy breaks down…
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S05 - E05 Andy Long
Trust isn’t a soft skill; it’s the system that makes ambitious work possible. Nick sits down with Northumbria University’s Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, Andy Long, to unpack how an engineer’s mindset, a people-first approach, and a calm decision style can scale both research excellence and...
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S05 - E04 Edward Vitalis
Edward Vitalis, CEO of Invictus Education Trust, shares how auditing governance in war-torn Liberia taught him resilience and shaped his leadership approach. He explains why his finance background is a superpower for education CEOs, breaking down the modern leadership "pie chart" where…
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S05 - E03 Charlotte Blant
Charlotte Blant, founder and CEO of Tiro, shares how childhood adversity shaped her leadership approach. "The obstacle is the way," she explains, describing how early experiences taught her "respect over rescue" and gave her "empathy for people whose lives don't fit in neat boxes". Charlotte...
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S05 - E02 Paul Estes
Paul Estes joins us to trace a line from a high school election loss to leading teams at Dell, Amazon and Microsoft. His lesson: “innovation isn't about the idea - it's about the how”. We explore what makes organisations perform: a clear mission, an operating rhythm that works, and success…
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S05 - E01 Andrew Warren
How much impact can a simple note have on a child's life? In this conversation, Andrew Warren shares the story of a young boy who kept a tattered "Make me proud" note from his headteacher for years, revealing the extraordinary power of authentic connection in education. Andrew shared experience...
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S04 - E09 Series 4 retrospective with Emma Hughes and Iain Blatherwick
What makes truly exceptional educational leaders? In this final episode of Series 4 of #EdInfluence, host Nick MacKenzie is joined by colleagues and fellow executive coaches Emma Hughes and Ian Blatherwick. Together they reflect on the leadership insights, learnings and their favourite highlights...
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S04 - E08 with Jonny Searle MBE, OLY
Olympic and world champion rower Jonny Searle opens our conversation with a powerful story from his coaching experience that fundamentally shifted his understanding of leadership responsibility. Throughout the discussion, Jonny shares a philosophy centred around seeing people as genuinely unique...
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S04 - E07 with David Beaty
David Beaty never planned on becoming a banker. What began as "practice" for a job interview - while still planning to attend university and become an accountant - transformed into a remarkable 39-year career at Midland Bank and HSBC. David has since established Bali Consulting, using his...
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S04 - E06 with Sara Burks
In this episode, we hear from Sara Burks, the Founder and Managing Director of Adaptis Limited. Sara excels in getting the best from people during transformational change through great leadership. Leadership often begins long before we have any formal understanding of what it means. Sara,...
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S04 - E05 with Dr. Caroline Whalley CBE and Hugh Greenway
In this episode, Caroline Whalley and Hugh Greenway, founder and CEO of the Elliot Foundation Academy Trust respectively, share their most transformative experiences and leadership insights. Caroline recalls a lesson learned from a shopkeeper that forever changed her perspective on self-awareness...
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S04 - E04 CST Conference special with Leora Cruddas CBE
This episode is comprised of two parts. In the first, we hear from Leora Cruddas CBE, CEO of the Confederation of School Trusts (CST), who seeks to unravel the complexities of educational leadership and community engagement. In the second part, we hear from a range of trust leaders from the floor...
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S04 - E03 with Sir Chris Husbands
Uncover the fascinating intersection of leadership and storytelling as we welcome Sir Chris Husbands, an esteemed former Vice-Chancellor and a key player with Higher Futures. In conversation with Nick, Chris shares how his journey from a curious history teacher to a university leader was shaped…
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S04 – E02 with Lauren Thorpe
Lauren is the Chief Transformation Officer at United Learning, the largest trust in England. She leads the trust’s work on digital strategy, data and insights, curriculum and assessment, as well as the programme of transformation projects across the organisation. Prior to this, Lauren was the...
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S04 – E01 with Cathie Paine
Cathie Paine is the Chief Executive Officer of REAch2 Academy Trust. As CEO of REAch2, Cathie’s vision is the belief that school leadership at its heart is about transforming lives. Cathie joined REAch2 at the end of 2012 when there were only four schools in the Trust, but her headship career...
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S03 – E12 Series 3 retrospective with Emma Hughes and Iain Blatherwick.
In this special retrospective episode, Nick is joined by fellow executive coaches Emma Hughes and Iain Blatherwick to reflect on the highlights, themes and ideas shared by guests throughout Series 3 of #EdInfluence. Emma is a partner at Browne Jacobson and Head of HR Services, as well as being a...
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S03 – E11 John Camp OBE & ASCL Conference 2024.
Hear from John Camp OBE, President of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) and CEO of the Compass Partnership of Schools, a charitable trust of twelve schools in Greenwich and Essex. In this episode, we also hear from other sector leaders from the floor of this year’s ASCL...
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S03 – E10 with Janice Kay CBE.
In this episode we hear from Janice Kay CBE, Director of Higher Futures, former Provost and now Special Advisor to the Vice Chancellor at the University of Exeter. Janice is also Special Advisor to Kortext and Chairs the Board of Trustees for University Maths Schools (U-Maths), the University…
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S03 – E09 with Dan Kayne.
Dan Kayne is the founder of O Shaped, committed to making the legal profession better by putting people first. His approach to leadership development creates a much more human and personable way of engaging with business colleagues. Dan trained at Dechert LLP before moving in-house to Network…
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S03 – E08 with Professor Edward Peck CBE.
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S03 – E07 with Dawn Haywood.
Dawn Haywood is Chief Executive Officer of Windsor Academy Trust and sits on the DfE Priority Education Investment Area Local Partnership Boards for both Sandwell and Walsall. She is also a member of the Confederation of School Trusts (CST) Inquiry focused on how School Trusts drive school...
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S03 – E06 with Rebecca Boomer-Clark.
In this episode of EdInfluence we hear from Rebecca Boomer-Clark is the Chief Executive Officer of Academies Enterprise Trust, one of the country’s largest multi-academy trusts. An experienced school leader, she was Director of Secondary at Ark Schools from 2017 to 2021. Prior to that, she worked...
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S03 – E05 with John Murphy.
John Murphy has recently resigned from his position as Chief Executive of Oasis Community Learning, one of the UK’s largest multi-academy trusts with 52 primary and secondary Academies clustered in five regions across the country. With over three decades of experience in school leadership, he has...
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S03 – E04 with Catherine Baker.
Catherine Baker is the Chair of O Shaped and an ex-Linklaters lawyer who has for the second half of her career focused on leadership and mindset. Catherine specialises in blending business and sports insight to drive performance, coaching CEOs and other senior leaders to improve and develop their...
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S03 – E03 with Sir Julian Hartley.
Sir Julian Hartley joined NHS Providers as chief executive in February 2023, having been chief executive of Leeds Teaching Hospitals since 2013. He previously worked as managing director of NHS Improving Quality - a national organisation set up to drive change and improvement across the NHS....
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S03 – E02 with Dr Dame Ann Limb.
In this second episode of EdInfluence Season 3, we hear from Dame Ann Limb DBE DL FRSA FCGI, who describes herself as ‘a philanthropist, mover and Quaker, trying to navigate her way through life by doing least harm to people and planet’. Ann is currently Pro Chancellor of the University of…
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EdInfluence Conference Special.
This special edition of #EdInfluence was recorded at the ASCL annual conference 2023, where Nick was able to hear from a range of sector leaders, who shared their varying approaches and perspectives on leadership. Interviewees include: Pepe Di'lasio - ASCL Past President & Head of Wales High…
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S03 – E01 with Prof Fiona Forbes.
In the first episode of EdInfluence Season 3, we hear about the importance of communication and gain a global perspective from Fiona Forbes, Professor of Practice in the School of Education at La Trobe University Victoria, Australia. In conversation with our sector leading education lawyer Nick...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Hosted by our leading education lawyer and accredited executive coach Nick MacKenzie, #EdInfluence features interviews with influential leaders from across the sector and beyond to explore the human side of leadership.
In his inimitable style, Nick unearths the secrets of good leadership from his guests.
Trusted by thousands of education providers across the country, Browne Jacobson is an award winning national law firm helping clients and partner organisations shape and influence education policy.
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