My guest today is Brian message. Brian is a partner in courtyard management and a co-founder of all things considered limited that operates out of London and Los Angeles. He manages around 60 artists, including Nick cave, Radiohead and Laura. Marling, Brian was previously chairman of the music managers forum, the largest representative body of music management in the world.

Brian’s loves investing at an early stage in business start-ups and has mentored many entrepreneurs, including me.

In the podcast Brian talks about how he went from a geography degree to managing one of the world’s biggest rock bands, why practising compassion makes you feel good and how tough compassion can work in delicate negotiations between artists.

Brian gives some tips on responding to triggers, the danger of assumptions, and the new complexity that COVID has brought to managing rock and roll tours.

There’s lots of wisdom from Brian in this podcast I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed recording it.

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Today my guest is Jillian Maclean. Jillian is the founder and CEO of Drake & Morgan, a bar and restaurant group with landmark locations across London, and Manchester.

Jillian has received several industry accolades for her work with Drake & Morgan, which she launched in 2008 and in 2013, she was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List, for services to the hospitality industry.

In the Podcast We talk about how Jillian saved her business from bankruptcy and how the pandemic has savaged the hospitality industry leading to widespread PTSD amongst its leaders.

We discuss, self-compassion, kindness, creating headspace, and the virtues of the Maclean clan.

We debate CEO retreats, inspiring leaders and the new skills required for future success.

Jillian talks about her triggers, her fears, creativity and innovation and we receive a couple of visits from my dog Doogie who managed to steal items from Jillian’s bag.

This was another fascinating interview about workplace compassion and self-compassion, and I was bowled over by Jillian’s enthusiasm and the importance she places on kindness in her business and her life.

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Dr. Al'ai Alvarez is a clinical assistant professor of Emergency Medicine (EM) and the Director of Well-Being at Stanford Emergency Medicine. He also serves as the Co-Lead of the Human Potential Team and serves as the Director of Emergency Medicine Wellness Fellowship.

His work focuses on humanizing physician roles as individuals and teams through the harnessing of our individual human potential in the context of high-performance teams. This includes optimizing the interdependence between Process Improvement, Diverse Recruitment, and Well-being.

In the podcast Dr Alvarez explains how he went from causing burn out among his colleagues to teaching them self-compassion and well-being practices. That the key to taking care of others is by taking care of yourself. and why shame and humiliation are no longer the way to manage medical errors.

We discuss the emotional toll the pandemic has had on health care workers, and why significant numbers of nurses feel betrayed.

Dr Alvarez describes how to lead with vulnerability, why save of the month is a big hit among his residents and how fried chicken and cheese is used to create community with the emergency medicine department at Stanford.

The sound quality of the recording is slightly below par, but please bear with it as this is a great listen.

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