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Guest interviews
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10 episodes
since May 15, 2026
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"The closer you get to exit, the less predictable it becomes." In this episode Alex Franklin sits down with Rob Harvey, former CFO of EMED Group, one of the UK's largest PE-backed specialist healthcare transport businesses to explore what it really takes to scale, run, and successful…

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Most cyber security problems are not really cyber security problems. So what are they? In this episode, Alex Franklin sits down with Simon Brownhill, Director of DWL Partners and a cyber security leader with over thirty years of experience, to explore what genuinely effective security looks like in…
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What separates leaders who build enduring greatness from those who deliver only short-term results? In this episode, Alex Franklin explores Jim Collins' Level 5 Leadership framework, the paradoxical combination of personal humility and professional will that Collins identified as the primary d…
What if the secret to achieving more wasn't pushing harder, but setting better limits?In this episode of Profit Insights, Alex Franklin draws on the letters of Seneca the Stoic to explore a principle that is almost 2,000 years old. Natural desires have boundaries. Unnatural ones, driven by com…
Time is our most precious and finite resource, yet most of us squander it without realising. In this episode, Alex Franklin applies two powerful principles in tandem, Pareto's Law and Parkinson's Law, to show how focusing on the right 20% of your effort, with the right deadlines, can unlo…
In this episode, Alex Franklin applies Moore's Law to the modern threat landscape and makes the case that cyber security is not an IT issue, it's a valuation issue. If you're preparing for investment or exit, this episode is essential listening. Read all Profit Insights: https://www.…
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