Reflecting on Achievements : Conversations with fascinating individuals

James Luke is Chief Architect for Watson Tools at IBM a Distinguished Engineer and Master Inventor. In this episode James talks about his career in AI, his love of cognitive computing and how he makes the very best of his naturally extreme introvert personality to enable career and leadership growth.

Turning your dreams into goals is hard, it can be easy to lose motivation and hard to maintain momentum when things get tough, but today’s guest enables her clients to do just that and she’s here to talk about her own journey and give us some tips which listeners can implement immediately.

In our fourth episode of our 'Reflecting on Achievements' series, our host Shona Blackhall discusses what success is with Henry Stewart who in 2011 was added to the 'Thinkers 50 Guru Radar' having been identified as an influential thinker who will shape the future of business.

Vocal, opinionated, highly intelligent, Ruth Lea is an economic force to be reckoned with. With an abundance of personality, she isn’t your typical Economist. I have to admit I was a little nervous before interviewing Ruth. Her Politics couldn’t be further from my own, but her enthusiasm and passion are contagious. Hearing her Reflect on her Achievements, as a women in a man’s world, was a privilege I hope you enjoy listening to, as much as I enjoyed recording. 

Justin King CBE is a UK grocery industry heavyweight. CEO of Sainsbury's for 10 years, turning around the struggling Supermarket and establishing the values which ultimately lead to the re-invigoration of the brand. His achievements were recognised both by the Industry; in the Daily Telegraph Award for a Decade of Excellence in Business and by The Crown with Honours. What does it take to be CEO of one of the UK’s largest supermarkets, turning its fortunes around and reinstating it as one of the most loved UK brands? To be voted both Britain’s most admired and most impressive businessman? In this episode of “Reflecting on Achievements”, Justin King CBE talks to Shona Blackhall about his journey from early career to and becoming one of the UK’s most successful businessmen.

In our first episode of "Reflecting on Achievements" Baroness Grey Thompson talks to our host, Shona Blackhall about the drive to win gold, overcoming obstacles and the importance of family in achieving her dreams. Tanni is an Olympic Gold medallist, winning at 16 Paralympic Games, a "life peer", a television presenter and personality, a patron of numerous charities and a published author.