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Currently the Number 1 Manufacturing Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Mark Bracknall, Founder of Theo James Recruitment is the host of Manufacturing Leaders. The UK is still a powerhouse in Manufacturing & Engineering. We speak to those who are helping to make those firms a success. By motivating, inspiring and managing teams. Are you new to management? Are you keen to hear from those who are dealing with the same day-to-day challenges you are facing? In this podcast we get inside the minds of the Managers in Manufacturing & Engineering, and understand how they get the best our of their teams and make Manufacturing & Engineering great.

Recent Episodes

James Hill: Learning to Lead the Business You Grew Up In

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Manufacturing Leaders’ Podcast, Mark welcomes James Hill, Managing Director of Polar NE, a family-run business specialising in windows and doors for healthcare environments. James reflects on almost 23 years with the business, sharing how working across design, project management and operations shaped his approach to leadership before becoming MD. He discusses the challenges of stepping into the role around the onset of COVID-19, making difficult decisi...

44 MIN

Laura Black: How to Lead When You’re the Youngest in the Room

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Manufacturing Leaders Podcast, Mark welcomes Laura Black, UK Director of Sales at Smithers Oasis, to talk about sales, leadership and the lessons she has learned throughout her career. Laura shares how she went from studying law to door-to-door sales, and then to leading teams at a young age. She reflects on how hearing “no” early in her career helped her build resilience and taught her to listen closely to what customers need. Mark and Laura discuss wh...

51 MIN

Andy Nisevic: From Toxic Leadership to Lasting Change

Send us Fan Mail In this latest episode of the Manufacturing Leaders Podcast, Mark welcomes Andy Nisevic, founder of One Degree Training & Coaching, for an open and honest conversation about toxic leadership, mental health and personal change. After serving in the RAF for 23 years, Andy went on to train and coach leaders and leadership teams. However, his work today is also shaped by his own difficult experiences. Andy reflects on reaching a low point in 2018, when he was diagnosed with d...

46 MIN

Sarah Wright: The Conversations Great Leaders Don’t Avoid

Send us Fan Mail In this latest episode of the Manufacturing Leaders Podcast, Mark welcomes Sarah Wright, leadership coach and founder of Career Space, to discuss modern leadership, employee empowerment and creating more productive workplaces. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience in leadership development, learning and development, and HR, Sarah explores how leadership has evolved from a focus on technical ability towards effective people management. Sarah discusses the importance of t...

42 MIN

Katie O'Brien: Changing Culture in a 100-Year-Old Manufacturing Business

Send us Fan Mail In this latest episode of the Manufacturing Leaders Podcast, Mark welcomes Katie O’Brien, General Manager of HR at Komatsu, to discuss leadership, workplace culture and the complexities of creating change within a well-established manufacturing business. The conversation explores the qualities Katie believes are essential in effective leaders, including curiosity, judgement and commitment. Katie explains how these traits can influence leadership decisions, strengthen relation...

49 MIN