People Tell Richard Stuff

People Tell Richard Stuff


Latest Episodes

Antony Jenkins, Executive Chairman, 10x Future Technologies
February 21, 2017

Over the course of the podcast I’ve spoken to people from two of the upstart ‘neo-banks’ – now it’s time for a different perspective on the banking industry. Today’s guest Antony Jenkins is the guy to get it from.

Deborah Keay, Chief Marketing Officer, Starling Bank
February 07, 2017

We’ve been covering this new guard of startup ‘challenger banks’ for a while now – so I had to talk to Deborah Keay, chief marketing officer at Starling Bank. Starling is one of four or five smartphone-only banks which offer a more intuitive,

David Walmsley, Chief Customer Officer, House of Fraser
January 24, 2017

There’s not many people with a more impressive retail CV than today’s podcast guest, David Walmsley. David was appointed House of Fraser’s chief customer officer in mid-2016 after more than 20 years at retailers such as John Lewis,

Claude Grunitzky, journalist, editor and entrepreneur
January 10, 2017

2016 was a tough year for globalisation. And this year will be even tougher. People like my guest on the podcast, Claude Grunitzky, have their work cut out for them. Claude is what people call a ‘global storyteller’. A citizen of the world,

The best of the podcast
December 20, 2016

It was just over a year ago when Mitch and I decided to set out on a podcasting adventure – and People Tell Richard Stuff was born. I often get asked why we started this. For me it’s all about thought leadership, creating engaging content,

Karen Cooper, MD, Living Brands
December 06, 2016

When brands want to know what their customers really think and feel, they call Karen Cooper. Karen is MD of Living Brands, a research-based brand consultancy. Karen’s consultancy brings brands right back to basics,

John Vary, Innovation Manager, John Lewis
November 22, 2016

This week the podcast goes to new depths as I make my way into John Lewis’ bunker called ‘Room Y’ to talk to innovation manager John Vary. Watch the video below, or skip to the bottom for the audio-only version. Through the reception,

Andrew Buckman, MD EMEA, OpenX
November 08, 2016

Call me old-fashioned, but I’ve always been a programmatic advertising skeptic. However, if anyone’s going to win me over, it’s Andrew Buckman. Andrew is the EMEA MD of the programmatic ad exchange OpenX. Through technological advances and a bit of old...

Lopo Champalimaud, co-Founder & CEO, Treatwell
October 25, 2016

It all started with a massage – today I’m speaking to Lopo Champalimaud, co-founder and CEO of online beauty booking service Treatwell. Treatwell has experienced explosive growth over the past few years. It’s launched in 11 countries across Europe and ...

Mark Wilson, co-Founder & MD, Wilson Fletcher
October 11, 2016

Today I headed to Shoreditch to talk to Mark Wilson, co-founder and managing director of digital service design consultancy Wilson Fletcher. If you don’t know them you definitely know their work – Wilson Fletcher has worked on the consumer end of BT Sp...