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Conducting Capacity: Atiba de Souza on How AI Agents Let Leaders Reclaim Their Human Agency
TL;DR: How does the traditional org chart set us up for failure? What prevents leaders from giving their teams the time they need? Why is community the answer to toda...
The long-run: lessons in persistence with Garnet Morris
TL;DR: Why would anyone tape their goals to the fridge, embrace ambitions that make them sick to their stomach or give their employees’ children $5k to travel before ...
The Delegation Trap: Atiba de Souza talks about the Hero, Villain, Guide Framework for Scaling
TL;DR: Atiba de Souza — author of The Delegation Trap and founder of an AI-powered video marketing agency serving cash-based medical practices — joins Phil Rose on Spa...
Are You Holding Your Own Business Back?
TL;DR: Corporate construction executive-turned-SME growth expert Nicola Anderson explains why when you're scaling, ambition isn't enough. If you're serious about it, ...
2026 Sparks Half-Year Roundup, Ep 2: Internal Combustion — How to Build Business Momentum From Within
TL;DR: In this deeply personal follow-up to his first-half 2026 review, Phil draws on six months of conversations with guests from around the world (plus his own fam...
Introducing Sparks for Growth: What We'd Tell Our Younger Selves
TL;DR: In the first of our 2026-so-far roundups, Phil Rose recaps our guests’ responses to the question ‘What would you tell your younger self?’ Discover the four the...
The CRIT Framework: Geoff Woods on Using AI for Strategic Decisions — Not Just Productivity
The CRIT framework — Context, Role, Interview, Task — is the method Geoff Woods uses to help executive teams make decisions in minutes that used to take months. In thi...
The Secret to Getting Further, Faster (and Having More Fun While You're Doing It) with Dana Theus
TL;DR: The premier episode of the newly rebranded Sparks for Growth podcast features executive coach Dana Theus, who reveals that the ultimate investment for scaling...
When purpose is a superpower: a journey from writing club to global ecosystem with Shraddha Varma
TL;DR: Shraddha Varma, co-founder of Fuzia, shares her journey of scaling a girls’ writing club to a global economic commercial ecosystem. Today, it’s a powerful tool...
Scaling a Business Like Clockwork: Leadership, Systems and Clarity with Sam Goodner
TL;DR: Sam Goodner is a Swiss-American serial entrepreneur who co-founded Catapult Systems in 1993 with just $17,000 and scaled it into Microsoft's number one global p...
Stop Doing What You Love (and Fix What You Hate): Lessons in Relevance with Richard Mulholland
TL;DR: In this episode, serial entrepreneur Richard Mulholland challenges ambitious leaders to scrap traditional business rulebooks in favour of relentless relevance....
Confidence in Transformation: Mastering Change Management Techniques with Karen Ball and the ADKAR Advantage
In this episode, Phil Rose is joined by Karen Ball — Senior Fellow at Prosci, global authority on change management, and author of The ADKAR Advantage. With over 40 ye...
Don't Grow Broke; Grow Focused – How to Scale a Business Sustainably
In this episode, Phil Rose speaks with Pete Martin, author of Scale Up Faster. Drawing on three years of rigorous research — studying over 32,000 companies and intervi...
Enough is enough: Breaking Free from the Emptiness of Success with Dr Sharon Spano
The saying goes, we always seem to have either time or money – but never both at the same time. But is this really the case? Are all people abundant in one, really lac...
Who’s really in charge? The unconscious mind and better leadership with Manny Fiteni
When it comes to what you say and do as a leader, who’s really in charge? Your conscious, or subconscious mind? If it’s the latter, you may be surprised to hear that y...
From vision to value: the no-bullshit guide to scaling with success
TLDR: In this straight-talking episode, Phil Rose sits down with Alex MH Smith to ask one crucial question: Do you really know what your business is for? Most busines...
What advice would you give your younger self?
It’s time to wrap our business podcast for entrepreneurs for 2025. In the year we’ve turned 100 (episodes that is) we’ve had some inspiring guests with fresh, timely a...
The Happiness Equation: Building Successful Teams with Nic Marks
Don’t have the time, energy or cash to invest in happiness? The truth is, it’s already affecting your bottom line. Nic Marks, speaker, author and statistician with sou...
Grounds for Growth: How Coffee, Culture, and Coaching Fuelled Alan D’Nacio’s Entrepreneurial Journey
Alan D’Nacio’s journey from corporate leader to purpose-driven coach and coffee entrepreneur is a rich blend of cultural insight, strategic thinking, and human connec...
Rowing through the storm: leadership lessons from the mid-Atlantic with Sally Kettle
TLDR: Leadership, resilience, and letting go of control—lessons from the middle of the Atlantic. In this powerful episode of Sparks by Ignium, Phil Rose is joined ...
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