If you work for a law or accountancy firm, take a look around you. Do timesheets rule everyone around you? Are you reading this article against a ticking clock? Would your firm become more innovative if you got rid of them?

“I took the worst job I could find and then everything fell into place”

Ed Hollands - Founder , DrivenMedia

Aged 21, Ed Hollands deliberately accepted a job from hell to fire his brain into coming up with a great business idea. A year later he’d built DrivenMedia from scratch, then he stepped into the Dragon’s Den…

Leadership lessons from a woman at the top: An interview with Lesley Gregory, chairman of Memery Crystal

Lesley Gregory - Chairman , Memery Crystal

The idea of a woman heading up a UK law firm shouldn’t be a big deal. But even today there is a miniscule number of women compared to men sitting at the top of corporate organisations. One pioneer who provides inspiration for all ambitious professionals is Lesley Gregory, chairman at Memery Crystal…

From IQ to EQ: what this tectonic shift means for professional services

Mike Cullen - Ex-Managing Partner for Talent , EY

The rules that existed for generations have been ripped up. Mike Cullen argues that firms and individual professionals must respond appropriately….

“I said, ‘I want to be managing partner,’ but I didn’t know if people would think, ‘you’ve got to be bloody joking’.”

Simon Holdsworth - Managing Partner , Thrings

How Simon Holdsworth overcame self-doubt – and a life-threatening illness – to take over the reins at Thrings…

Two surprising things all winners have in common

Tony Cohen - Global Private Client Leader , Deloitte

Tony Cohen, Deloitte’s Private Client Leader, on why being a stereotypical professional leads to mediocrity…

Dragons’ Den’s Jenny Campbell: “If people lack self-belief, energy and attitude, you won’t believe in them.”

Jenny Campbell - Entrepreneur & Investor , Dragons' Den

CLIC meets Jenny Campbell to hear all about her incredible journey from banker to entrepreneur to dragon…

Why law firms are shooting themselves in the foot

Paul Smith - Global Chairman , Eversheds Sutherland

BDLN meets the Sheriff of Clientsville…Paul Smith, global chairman of Eversheds Sutherland

Why I think, ‘Small is beautiful, but law firms are ugly’

Clive Rich - Founder , LawBite

CLIC caught up with legal tech entrepreneur, Clive Rich, about why he thinks law firms are unable to effectively deal with SMEs and why he thinks, just as there was a tipping point with mobile phones, there will soon be a tipping point with practising law via the internet…

Five reasons why the phone is still your most powerful tool

Tony Goodwin - Founder & CEO , Antal International

Your most effective sales tool was invented 150 years ago, so talk, don’t email, says Tony Goodwin…

Insights from the sharp end. An interview with FRP Advisory…

Jeremy French & Geoff Rowley - Partners , FRP Advisory

FRP Advisory has achieved success while working with a huge range of organisations, clients and geographies. So how have they achieved it? It may come down to their combination of strong leadership, compassion, and being fleet of foot…

You’re fired! But can I have a 50% stake in your business, please?

Susie Ma - Founder , Tropic

How Susie Ma used her appearance on The Apprentice as a catalyst to become one of the UK’s most successful young female entrepreneurs

“It feels like we cheated the system – entrepreneurship is meant to be risky”

Charlie Green - The Office Group , Co-founder

Charlie Green doesn’t believe he ever took a risk while co-creating his £500m business, The Office Group. “We just did what made sense,” he says. And he has some simple advice for anyone thinking of following in his footsteps…

CLIC talks to Jordan Daykin, the youngest success story from Dragons’ Den

Jordan Daykin - Founder , GripIt

How Jordan Daykin, the youngest success story from Dragons’ Den, overcame bullying as a teenager to build a £20m business…

“Being a mum has made me a better businesswoman”

Alice Hall - Founder , Pink Boutique

Pink Boutique sprang from a mother-daughter relationship. Now a new experience of motherhood is leading to even greater success for this Sunday Times Fast Track 100 business…

“I was working from my dining room table. My competitor had 68,000 employees. But I won the pitch.”

Paul Sachs - Founder , CaseLines

How Paul Sachs’ start-up was awarded a multimillion-pound contract and masterminded a step change in our justice system…

“What I’ve learned from building two multimillion-pound consultancies”

Pip Peel - Founder , P2 Consulting

Pip Peel built a £40m business from his bedroom. Now he’s using his experience to do it all over again – but on a whole new level…

Melissa Hemsley on why eating right can change everything (and it doesn’t mean you have to eat seven avocados a day…)

Melissa Hemsley - Celebrity Chef

While most of us now recognise that healthy eating, work-life balance and exercise make sense, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and intimidated about knowing where to start. So we, at the BDLN caught up with celebrity chef Melissa Hemsley who convinced us that you can improve health, productivity, relationships and outlook just by making a few simple changes…

The Pact Coffee Story: A Team On A Mission

Paul Turton - MD , Pact Coffee

Pact Coffee’s obsession with quality is the driving force behind every inch of its business. It’s a great example of how a powerful sense of mission gives organisations an immediate competitive advantage…

Six business lessons you need to succeed…

Keith Bradshaw - Founder , Listers

Former accountant Keith Bradshaw, 74, is one of Britain’s most prolific and successful entrepreneurs. Here are Keith’s top six business insights…

“Son, why don’t you just get a job?”

Ingvar Gudmundsson - Founder , SimplyBook.Me.

How Ingvar Gudmundsson ignored his Mum – and kept fighting during the wilderness years – to build a dotcom powerhouse…

Jacqueline Gold’s four tips for women in business

Jacqueline Gold CBE - CEO , Ann Summers

Jacqueline Gold CBE, CEO of Ann Summers, gives her 4 top tips for women in business exclusively to the BDLN…

What we can learn from the UK’s fastest-growing pub business

Chris Hill - Founder , New World Trading Company

New World Trading Company is the UK’s fastest-growing pub business. It has graced the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 list for three years, and appears in the top 10 of the Best 100 Companies to Work For. Chris has not only found a winning commercial formula but he has done so with a happy, motivated set of workers. We met with Chris to see what we could learn about how he’s achieved such success…

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