Podcasts about Karren Brady

This week Dave & Ex talk about one of the worst first halves they have ever seen, 1 win in 6 for potter, a debut for Evan Ferguson, how many points we can expect from the games we have left and a shit storm from Karren Brady before getting news from Ex and answering questions from patrons of The West Ham Way....To unlock the full show and a range of other benefits, you need to be a Patron of The West Ham Way. You can become one here: www.patreon.com/thewesthamway This Podcast was created and published by The West Ham Way. Views on this show are not necessarily shared by talkSPORT. @DaveWalkerWHU@ExWHUemployee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host of 'The Boardroom', Mark McAdam, is here to tell you about our latest podcast episode, where Baroness Karren Brady discusses what it's like to run West Ham United. To listen to this show, search for 'The Boardroom from Sky Sports' on your podcast app or click on this link: podfollow.com/the-boardroom-from-sky-sports.

In this moment, Karren Brady tells us about how she finds balance in all parts of her life, juggling leading a premier league club with relationships. There is no more relentless entrepreneur than Karren, and no one who works as hard, but there's also no one who cares about their family more. Karren opens up about how constant communication and compromise allows both her and husband the space and the breathing room to live their lives to their fullest potential. Both of them have been so successful because both of them want the other to be successful, and this generosity of spirit is something we can all bring to our own lives. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/e8DcqM1RErb Karren: https://twitter.com/karren_brady?s=20&t=FeA1tytuSw8D0GiMF6LSHA https://www.instagram.com/karren_brady_official/channel/?hl=en Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos

Karren Brady has paved the way for women in leadership roles in football. But 30 years after she took over at Birmingham City, why are there still only a small percentage of women in roles like hers? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Karren Brady is a businesswoman, Vice Chairman of West Ham, a mainstay on BBC One's The Apprentice for many years, and at the age of 23 became the youngest person to run a publicly traded company when she was put in charge of Birmingham City Football Club. Not only was she the youngest person running a football club, but she was also one of the first women to be leaders in the industry. It is hard to imagine not only being one of the youngest people at the club you're running, but one of the only women too. What has underlined these advances is incredible energy, dedication and drive. For Karren, breaking glass ceilings and being a first to do things is reachable for everyone, it just means working twice as hard as everyone else. Early years How independence led me to success What made you stand out? What was the skill that made you stand out? My first big deal What was different about you? Importance of being candid in business Democracy within your business Running West Ham United F.C Do emotions compromise your decisions Should clubs be more transparent? Work and life balance Sexism in football and the workplace Your relationships Is there a need to maintain desire? Have you experienced anxiety? Feminism & your milestones What's your advice to young women Karren: https://twitter.com/karren_brady https://www.instagram.com/karren_brady_official Sponsors: Huel - https://my.huel.com/Steven Myenergi - https://bit.ly/3oeWGnl Vodafone Business - https://www.vodafone.co.uk/business/sme-business?cid=psoc-ent/vhub/doaceo/aws/3.22/ntst

What is needed to make England a healthier nation? And why are two committees concerned about government use of secondary legislation? Find out in this month's House of Lords Podcast.What is needed to make England a healthier nation? We hear from Karren Brady and Phil Willis – Baroness Brady and Lord Willis of Knaresborough – this month on the report just issued by their committee.The Lords Sport and Recreation Committee has called for a new national plan for sport, health and wellbeing. Matt and Amy find out why this is needed and what more needs to be done.‘We have some of the greatest sporting leagues in the world… We're producing world-class people at the top end, but in reality, that is a very small pool of people. And whilst they are excelling, the vast majority who are going to our schools, who are going into our youth clubs and our sports clubs, and indeed those who are doing nothing at all, are flatlining. And the result of which is that we are seeing a more obese nation, a less active nation, an unhealthy nation. And the cost on the NHS of all that is absolutely enormous… We're not asking for billions of pounds, we're asking basically for you to reorganize the money that is spent and to focus it where it is best needed at grassroots.' Lord Willis Baroness Brady also shares her thoughts on her experience on the Sport and Recreation Committee‘It was also great that everybody on the committee came from a very different perspective and has very different expertise, which is what the Lords is all about. We're invited to come here by using our lifelong experience in our chosen field to look at legislation and hopefully make it better and recommend amendments to the government to change to improve them. So it was great to work with so many talented and incredibly knowledgeable people about their areas and come together with conclusions that cross-party we agreed.' Baroness Brady ‘Government by diktat'This month we also speak to Lord Blencathra and Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbots about the government's use of secondary legislation. The two committees they chair have recently warned about abuses of power by the executive and the need for a rebalancing of power back towards Parliament. Over the course of their discussion, they explain in detail the different concerns the committees have on the changing use of secondary legislation and why we should all be concerned at how it is being used.Go and read Hilary MantelThey also explain what secondary legislation is, other terms you may have heard like skeleton bills and Henry VIII powers and unlikely places to learn about them.‘Well, I'd give you one sentence. Go and read Hilary Mantel on the work of Thomas Cromwell and his relationship with the king.' Lord HodgsonGuidance or law?We also hear about recent examples of confusion that have arisen from secondary legislation and the use of guidance.‘SLSC are really concerned about guidance, which is advice, and regulation which is law. You have to obey the law, but do you have to obey guidance?... ‘Right back in the beginning [of the pandemic], there was a restriction on only one form of exercise per day to every person in the country, quite an important issue, but that was in guidance. The regulation had no restriction at all. So technically you could exercise as many times as you'd like, but the guidance said only once a day.‘Now, how is the man in the street gain understand the difference between those two?' Lord Hodgson See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Anna Jordan meets entrepreneur and The Apprentice 2019 winner, Carina Lepore. We discuss the law of attraction and starting a business in a field that you're not familiar with. This episode was brought to you in partnership with UPS and AAT. You can also visit smallbusiness.co.uk for more on starting your own business.  Remember to like us on Facebook @SmallBusinessExperts and follow us on Twitter @smallbusinessuk, all lower case. Don't forget to check out the video version of this episode and subscribe over on our YouTube channel! Would you prefer to read the podcast interview instead? Hello and welcome to Small Business Snippets, the podcast from SmallBusiness.co.uk. I'm your host, Anna Jordan. Today we have Carina Lepore – entrepreneur and the latest winner of The Apprentice back in 2019. She's considered the most successful candidate of all time, winning nine out of ten challenges and never appearing in the bottom two.   Before she went on the show, Carina joined her dad to start a coffee shop business after his previous bakery burned down. Now Dough Artisan Bakehouse has two branches in London and has plans to take on Greggs. We'll be talking about the law of attraction and starting a business in an unfamiliar field.  Anna: Hi Carina Carina: Hello Anna: How are you doing? Carina: Yeah, good. Anna: Hi, Carina, how you doing? Carina: Hi, I'm good. You? Anna: Yeah, I'm doing well. Enjoying this lovely heatwave after the thunderstorms yesterday. Carina: I got caught in that! Anna: Me too. Oh, I know. I know. And you think, is it just going to be sun, shower, sun, shower. Carina: I know. It was awful. Okay, so the first thing I want to ask you is a bit about before you joined your dad's bakery business. You had your first business when you were 18? Tell us a bit more about that. Carina: Yes. So, I left school, left sixth form and I had been working for our small High Street shop, I suppose, and I was really just interested in the ways he ran the business. I would start to, at a very young age, say 14-15, I'd start to ask the right questions, just try and get involved with merchandising and his little takings book and where he would get stock from. I started to want to know more about the ways the business worked, really. So, I had that keen interest and drive at such a young age. It's obviously A-Level result day [at time of recording] and we've been talking and the main thing I've just keep thinking and saying is that when you get them results, you just think, ‘Oh my God. Is this making or breaking my life?' I remember that as well – and I remember I didn't get great grades, no, but I still had that entrepreneurial drive. So, I was going do something with that. That was more my route.   I then went and opened up a shop and I did a shop, car-boot sales and a market – Wimbledon Market. What I would do is I would buy my stock. A lot what Lord Sugar says, and now I can say to him, ‘Smell what sells.' I would pick top sellers and just bung them in my shops or whatever I had. That was me really. It was bold, it was brave. It was different. It was just something I wanted to do. I was just really excited by it. Yeah, I really enjoyed it. Great stuff. What was your first business then? I believe you had a fashion store. Carina: Yeah, it was a shop called Faze. And it was – well, it was a phase actually, because it didn't last too long. It was more of an ‘I wanted to do it – this is what I was going to do'. It was a sort of, what you would call now, I suppose, clothes that you see on Pretty Little Thing and Boohoo – just fashion clothes for young people. I also started to sell, this was crazy, I mean, spotting trends is key for any businessperson. I started to notice people would like, I don't know if you know, you're going to be like, ‘What a weirdo', people used to wear, like, designer gold teeth. I remember the American fashion sites come in. I was like, ‘I'm going to source grills and sell them'. At the time I was so excited. I had this famous rapper come in, I was like, ‘Oh my God'. But that's what is exciting. Now 16 years on, it's the same sort of thing. You know, you smell sales, you spot a trend, you get a few influencers to put your stuff up. That's how the world is working. So if you think you've got a great idea – and I keep touching on it, and it's my thing today – is I've really learned a lot about different routes coming out of school for A level students really I've learned loads about the qualification that AAT offer. It's an accountancy firm, and they offer this apprenticeship in accountancy. I imagine if I'd had that running alongside me working and wherever it be, whether I was at M&S or Vibe (at the time), but I would have had that in the bag as well. It would have just made me feel even more confident because I would have actually known a bit about real numbers back then. Knowing your numbers in business is just so key, so crucial. I've learned loads from Lord Sugar, he could just whip numbers up like this. Whereas, with someone like me, it takes a lot more. But if I'd had, for example, that qualification with AAT I would have been up on his level. Yeah, absolutely. And I guess you've been learning as you're going along, and your dad will have had his own experience and his own business savvy. When you decided to pair up to start the Bakehouse, how did you weave your vision with his – and potentially his business partner's? What kind of challenges did you have there? Especially as a family member, someone who was quite fragile at the time. Carina: Yeah, it's been like a roller coaster. I'm even talking pre-pandemic, that's a whole different roller coaster. And so I think he just allowed me to run with everything, every element I just would run with and I don't know whether he just found this new confidence in me as a woman, maybe as a grown-up woman when I was 18. He was telling me, ‘Oh, what silly mistake, go and get a job.' Whereas now, I was taking an even bigger risk, I was leaving a secure job at M&S with a good salary to then risk us having barely any takings, just to do something risky, but also as a passion of his and mine. And that's what I really wanted to do. I saw it as an opportunity. He was going through such a dark time, and I've never seen him go through anything like that in my life. I did take it as an opportunity for me to help him for once in our lives and give back to him. It's worked very well, because he's got this creative flair. He can't talk, he can't relay information. If he was here now – oh, bless him. He's got this creative flair and anything to do with products and recipes, his personality just comes out in all his products and he's so fun. That's what customers love. But yeah, the business side definitely needed to take a different route, more of a structured route. That's where I think have helped him. Such a huge part of that route has been appearing on The Apprentice. And I understand that you watched the previous series before you went on. What did it teach you before you went on? Carina: Oh my God that show. It was between that and MasterChef, but I'm not a chef, so I was going to be one of them. I just loved The Apprentice and everything about it. I don't know what it is. I don't know if it's the challenges, the team, Lord Sugar, the scary element, the adrenaline rush – I don't know. I used to always think it was one of them shows where you think, ‘Oh, I could have done that' or ‘I would have made that' and it's making the ideas. I just love everything about the show.   I just did the application one night on my phone and then suddenly got through and then just kept getting through the application process and I thought, ‘Wow, this is for me, this is meant to be.' That's when I suddenly switched into, ‘Now I need to win the show because this is want.' I want Lord Sugar to be my business partner. ‘This is for me' – that's what I kept thinking – ‘This is meant to be.' That's all I kept thinking and then actually getting on there, getting the call that they want you in the house. It was just this surreal feeling, what an experience. I loved everything about it. Just out of interest, how many steps are there in the application process? It's as tough as the show. They set you up from day one. When you turn up [at the audition], there's obviously London, Manchester and one other place somewhere. There's three application spots, I suppose. I went to the London one. So, it was over three days – Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I went on the Sunday. I remember I turned up and there was, like, suits everywhere. It was full of ‘Wolf-of-Wall-Street-type people' as I called them. It was like everyone was boardroom ready with their briefcases and there were a couple of people like me, more down to earth. We were the minority, 100 per cent. I immediately thought, ‘Oh my God – I just rocked up.' Then what they do is – it's very tough, and you learn straight away from that first task – they give you a number, I can't remember what I was, I'm thinking it was seven. Then you stand up in groups of ten or 20, whatever. You'd stand up on the line. You have to talk for 30 seconds, just talk. ‘Number seven – talk.' Anna: About anything? Carina: Yeah, anything. Some people tried to be funny, some people would go with the whole, ‘This is what I do.' Then it was a bit X Factor style. They'd call your number – half of you would go one way, half the other. That's how the process was – you kept moving up levels. The more I started to move up, I was like, ‘Oh, I must be doing something right. I'm not going down the list, I'm going up.' So you keep going up. Then I remember sneaking off. It got to 10pm and it's exactly how the show is, the days are long. They are so vigorous and they want to literally hone out the best people for this show that they keep you there. I'm ringing my sister going, ‘It's a school night you're going to have to put Lucas [Carina's son] to bed because I'm still here.' I didn't know what was happening. They could have kept me the whole night. Then you get to the next set of practice tasks and it's just so hard. I had to write a manifesto. I didn't know what that was. I was like, ‘What is this?' Yeah, it's a very challenging application process. But they obviously just want the best candidates. That's why they make it so hard. They need to set you up for how hard the show actually is. It's so hard. It's not for the weak. It's so tough. Anna: Yeah, it's a tough 12 weeks. I've read that you're a big believer in the law of attraction, and that it did play a part in you applying for The Apprentice in the first place. First of all, could you give us a bit of an explanation as to what the law of attraction is? Carina: Yes. I'm a massive believer. I started, when I suddenly just had something clicking, I can't remember the day. But I remember doing my vision board. The vision board obviously plays a massive part. If you need any books, definitely start with The Secret. It gives you everything you need. If you want to change your mindset – I used to struggle with anxiety and massively I still do. Try to breathe and think that everything is written and everything is for a reason and that it's about manifesting what you want and believing in what you want and achieving and getting your results, really. I remember this one example. I think I told This Morning or something I was on with Ruth and Eamon. And I remember saying, I sat in my shop – August is always quiet. We're going through the same thing now. So, I remember it was an August month, and it must have been 2018, just before I applied for the show. I sat there and I saw the AMS 1 (Lord Sugar's car). It was that car. It was like an entourage of three cars, I was like, ‘It's Lord Sugar.' I knew the car from the show. And I immediately saw it as a sign. This is meant to be my business partner. So that was all good. I then applied for the show in January and got on. It all happened quite quickly. If you believe and if you really think this is [meant to be]. I remember, that was a sign. I'm now going to either meet Lord Sugar, or I had Karren Brady on my vision board. Again, pre-Apprentice, she was up there, just as I didn't know… This is a thing with the law of attraction – you can put it out there, but you just you don't know where it's going to come in. You can't force it. It might just happen. Then it just happens that everything I have on that board was ticked off. It's crazy. I talk to my friends about it who are big believers. One of them is a big artist. He's really known in the world of music. He is just so successful with it. He has this vision board, he shows people what he puts on, he then takes it off a year later. It could take years, months, I don't know. But you'll slowly start to think that I'm actually getting everything I want out of life. That's what's so important. I could talk about it all day, I get so passionate about it. And I'm finding other people that really understand it and believe in that way of life. I appreciate that a lot of it is based on positive psychology – visualisations, gratitude, that kind of thing. What would you say to people who are more sceptical and think it's a bit victim blaming in some ways? Maybe there's a sense that if somebody in a business example, say you're struggling with their business, they're maybe not manifesting in the right way. Perhaps it devalues the work that the individual does and says it's more from the universe rather than the actions that the individual has put towards achieving their goals? What kind of things would you say to them? Carina: Yeah, people think differently to me, which is fine. But ultimately, you get the results that you are willing to put in. I'm not saying you've got to go and say this is the thing. This is what the books teach you. I might want a mansion, I haven't got a mansion yet, but as long as I keep believing that I'm going to have a mansion, then maybe hopefully one day, we'll just put it out there, just give it away and then stop thinking about it. But with regards to running a successful business, if my mindset was like, ‘That's it. What a bad month' or looking at takings for that month or, ‘We hit a pandemic, we can't trade anymore.' If you just say that to yourself all day, you're going to eventually get into a lull where negativity is just eating you up and you won't be able to see a way out. Anytime I'm having a bad week, of course, you have to then really think about your thoughts because they play such a big part. But it's very easy to get wrapped up in those negative thoughts. I even still struggle with it. For example, last month was a tough month, and I remember thinking ‘Ugh', but then I put a plan in place. That's all – you just got to spin it back to, ‘We're going to go again, team. Come on, let's go again, let's strive for more.' So, I have a bad day and then I'm suddenly back with a notepad and loads of notes. We go again and we push harder. But yeah, getting into a lull is hard, you've just got to find something that can find a way that can get you out, whether it's taking yourself away for a bit, self-love or self-care which is so important. Again, something I struggle with. I really have to force myself to switch off, but you have to because otherwise you'll be eaten up with all the bad thoughts. You just have to think, ‘Right, let's go again.' You know? With anxiety and having to keep your mental health and your thoughts and your mindset in check. In the last meeting that you had with Scarlett and Lord Sugar, and she said that you weren't an established business, you're a newbie and you didn't really know a lot about the industry. How did that make you feel at the time? How did you cope in such a high-pressure situation? Carina: Yeah, you do. You do want to just react instantly when there's something said about your business or yourself or your character or anything like that. It heightens the tension in the room – it's already really as high as it can be. I can't remember my answer. You might have it but I'm sure I was just more of the guidance. And I'd show I would just talk to Lord Sugar and say, ‘Well, I do know my business and I can tell you what I know about my business' and I would then just relay everything. I didn't understand her business. I would sit there. I think Claude said to me once, like, ‘You can you can take a nap now.' So maybe she didn't understand what I was trying to relay and that I didn't know my business. But yeah, even if you're a newbie and a start-up, like I've been touching upon, if you can get a great qualification, and if you can understand the importance of spotting trends, and run with it, take risks. Actually, that is exactly what I was just about to ask you. We do sometimes come across entrepreneurs or want-to-be entrepreneurs who are wanting to go into a field that they're not so familiar with. As someone who has been there, what advice might you have for them? Carina: I didn't know. And I still get dinged up on about being the baker who doesn't bake. That was the whole tagline I ended up getting from the show, but I didn't let it deter me or let it put me off. In them interviews that we do with Claude and the scary interviewers, it was so scary. They were just picking me up on the fact that, ‘How can you know your business if you don't know your business?' My argument was that you can be a club owner, you could be a restaurant owner or hotelier, it doesn't mean that I'm going to be the chef of the restaurant or the barman and I'm going know every cocktail, every recipe. It's more about your leadership skills, I think, and your passion for that business and that drive. I love everything about the bakery – I love bread, I love seeing them make it. It doesn't mean I'm suddenly going to muck in and make it, but I love the process. I love everything about it. That's where my passion shines through in customer care, the customer service piece. I tried to relay that in the show that that is actually more important. Knowing your customers and knowing what they want rather than me actually knowing how to knead a loaf. You employ people to do certain skills, you don't have to have everything. So that was my argument for the show. Any young people out there who have a passion for something, obviously learn about it and know your business, because that is very important. But you don't actually have to be the chef or whatever. Looping right back to the start. For people who have got their A levels today and they maybe didn't get the grades that they expected and they maybe want to go down the entrepreneurial route. What would you say to them?  Carina: I've learned a lot myself from the qualification that AAT are offering. I'm just going to throw out the link. Basically, it's an accountancy firm, and it's an accountancy apprenticeship. The link to that is aat.org.uk/123. The 123 spheres on the fact that knowing your numbers is so key. If you didn't get the grades you want and you know in your heart that university isn't for you, then definitely explore other routes, explore this route from AAT. See if it's for you. If you've got ideas about business, just make sure you've got a notepad, keep everything jotted down with what you want to do. Keep learning, keep networking. Get all the knowledge you need, reach out to people – some people will get back to you and give you tips and advice in the field you want to go into. Anna: Great. Well, that seems like a very good place to end. Thank you for coming on the podcast, Carina. Carina: Thank you. Thanks for having me. You can find out more about Dough Artisan Bakehouse at doughbakehouse.co.uk. You can also visit SmallBusiness.co.uk for more on starting your own business. Remember to like us on Facebook @SmallBusinessExperts and on Twitter @smallbusinessuk (all lower case) and subscribe to our YouTube channel, linked in the description. Until next time, thank you for listening.

Sure, we've read plenty of books about on-the-pitch antics. But what goes on BEHIND the scenes? To find out, we're whisked back to Birmingham, 1995 for Karren Brady's memoirs from her time as Managing Director at City. Contains boardroom chaos, Boursin and naked Barry Fry. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

West Ham lost 1-0 at Manchester United on Sunday night and it’s fair to say the reaction to David Moyes’ set up after the game was varied. A particular tweet from The Guardian’s Jacob Steinberg suggesting criticism of Moyes was ‘pathetic’ and that perhaps Said Benrahma is not as good as some fans like to think he is was met with fury. Tom Edwards was particularly angry while Will Pugh happened to agree with some of his points.  And this leads to a fiery start to the show with the pair going head to head early on. West Ham’s accounts for the financial year up to May 2020 were also released last week and conveniently wedged between announcements about Mark Noble’s impending departure and Lukasz Fabianski signing a new contract. Football finance expert David Bick joins Will, Tom and James Jones to discuss the headline figures, the impact of Covid, profits and losses, Karren Brady’s potential salary and of course interest charged on loans by David Gold and David Sullivan. The lads make their Betway charity bet selections before Pat Holland - European Cup Winners Cup and FA Cup winner with West Ham and former Arsenal scout – dials in to look ahead to the Gunners’ visit to London Stadium on Sunday.  Will Pugh is the quizmaster for Name That Game. Daily Mail journalist Kathryn Batte joins to discuss the West Ham Women and their WSL relegation battle. And the boys sign off with some final thoughts and a Fantasy Premier League update. Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE if you like what we do. You can follow We Are West Ham on Twitter HERE.And the boys can be found @WilliamPugh_, @ByJamesJones and @T0m_Edwards.You can also WATCH the show and SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel HERE.And please spread the words to your friends and family.COYI #WHUFC

West Ham failed to sign a striker as the January transfer window slammed shut AND lost 3-1 at home to Liverpool in the space of a week. But the Hammers are still fifth in the Premier League – such is the rollercoaster nature of this football season. As James Jones wrote it in his SunSport article on Tuesday: 'Given how West Ham’s season is going so far, it feels weird to be moaning'. But moan the lads certainly do this week as David Moyes’ squad was left threadbare up front with just Michail Antonio and his fragile hamstrings left to score the goals needed to push the Hammers into Europe. Will Pugh is joined by James and Tom Edwards to chat the complete lack of new strikers, the somewhat underwhelming signing of Jesse Lingard on loan from Man Utd and the Liverpool defeat. Chair of the West Ham United Independent Supporters Association Sue Watson joins the lads for an exclusive interview to discuss the group’s role on the newly formed Independent Supporters Committee, her stance on #GSBOut and WHUISA's feud with Karren Brady. Two of the lads’ all time favourite opposition view guests join to look ahead to West Ham's two games before next week’s episode.  TV presenter and Aston Villa fan Tim Warwood dials in complete with a voice note from Uncle Ron to chat Wednesday night’s game at Villa Park. And sports journalist, Fulham fan and friend of the show Isabelle Barker speaks to Will about her team’s chances at Craven Cottage on Saturday as well as giving the run down on the West Ham Women. The boys make their Betway (https://twitter.com/betway) charity bet selections. Will is quizmaster for Name That Game as James looks to scrape himself off the bottom of the table. And there’s a brief Fantasy Premier League update at the end. Please SUBSCRIBE, SHARE and TELL YOUR FRIENDS if you like what we do. You can follow the podcast on Twitter HERE (https://twitter.com/WeAre_WestHam) . WATCH the shows and much more bonus content on our YOUTUBE channel HERE. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGub_tMpawm0U0YJhNTA8Lw) And follow the lads on Twitter here.. Will Pugh (https://twitter.com/WilliamPugh_) , James Jones (https://twitter.com/ByJamesJones) and Tom Edwards (https://twitter.com/T0m_Edwards) . COYI #WHUFC

West Ham finished 2020 with somewhat of a whimper but the We Are West Ham boys go out with a bang. In order to have a break over the festive period, Will Pugh was joined by James Jones and Tom Edwards for one last time in 2020 to pre-record a full review of the Hammers’ fortunes on and off the pitch over the last 12 months. The episode was recorded before West Ham’s 3-0 defeat at Chelsea so the boys were still in the dark about the wet fashion 2020 ended on the pitch. However, there is plenty covered from David Moyes’ appointment at the end of December 2019, the thousands strong #GSBOut protest against David Sullivan, David Gold and Karren Brady, coronavirus changing football beyond recognition and the recent surge towards to the European places.  Thanks so much to everyone who has listened and contributed to the We Are West ham podcast in 2020.  We really appreciate every single listen, download, rating, review and subscription. And we hope you all continue to support us in 2020. You can follow us on Twitter here. We Are West Ham (https://twitter.com/weare_westham?lang=en) , Will Pugh (https://twitter.com/WilliamPugh_) , James Jones (https://twitter.com/ByJamesJones) and Tom Edwards (https://twitter.com/T0m_Edwards) . And you can WATCH and SUBSCRIBE to us on YouTube (https://t.co/BerkadaUal?amp=1) here. Happy New Year everyone! COYI #WHUFC

Sean catches up with Karren Brady to discover how businesses are coping under Covid. He also follows up on what is an "essential shop" and whether more retailers should be allowed to open.

In perhaps the most predictable turn of events since the dawn of man, West Ham lost the opening game of the Premier League season at home to Newcastle in the limpest fashion imaginable. Callum Wilson scored his 9millionth career goal against the Hammers and even Declan Rice was awful. There was a faint glimmer of light among the darkness as David Moyes' men went on to beat Charlton 3-0 at home on Tuesday night to progress to the third round of the Carabao Cup where they will face Leeds or Hull City. As fan anger towards David Gold, David Sullivan and Karren Brady continues to fester, reports emerged over the last week of takeover bids from an American consortium. A latest bid of £400million was reportedly rejected by Messrs Gold and Sullivan at the end of August. And Will Pugh (https://twitter.com/WilliamPugh_) , James Jones (https://twitter.com/ByJamesJones) and Tom Edwards (https://twitter.com/T0m_Edwards) return as ever to dissect the legitimacy of the prospective bids, the on field woes, Rice's future and a HUGE announcement for the We Are West Ham podcast (https://twitter.com/WeAre_WestHam) as they announce a season-long charity partnership with Hammers' shirt sponsor Betway (https://twitter.com/betway) . Sports news editor at The Sun and big Arsenal fan Daniel Cutts joins the lads to look ahead to West Ham's game at the Emirates on Saturday. 'Name that Game' quiz is back and sports journalist and WSL expert Isabelle Barker also dials in to breakdown West Ham Women's 9-1 thrashing at the hands of Arsenal on Saturday. Packed show, as always please REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE if you like what we do. WATCH the show on YouTube here (https://t.co/BerkadaUal?amp=1) . COYI #WHUFC

West Ham United finished 16th in the Premier League in a typically rollercoaster campaign. Six places lower than last season. Two managers, narrowly escaped relegation, thousands of fans protesting against the board and ‘Mr West Ham’ himself Mark Noble reaching 500 appearances for the club. And for the last time this season, Will Pugh is joined by James Jones and Tom Edwards to discuss all of that in this season review episode.  The lads hand out the We Are West Ham end of season awards – including a hilarious alternative player of the year. And of course, the very last rogue mystery players quiz of the season pits Tom and James against each other in a final race for glory. The Hammers were hoping to build on last season’s tenth place finish, and after an opening day 5-0 drubbing at the hands of Man City, Manuel Pellegrini’s men went six games unbeaten including a win over Man Utd. But then the wheels started to come off. They crashed out the Carabao Cup with a 4-0 thrashing at League One Oxford - and then won just one of their next ten League games. Pellegrini was sacked just before New Year, quickly replaced with David Moyes and unrest among fans continued to grow. After beating Bournemouth 4-0 in his first game, it took Moyes nine more league outings to get another win. And at the end of February thousands of fans marched through the streets protesting against David Gold, David Sullivan and Karren Brady. But lockdown hit at just the right time for the club. And thanks to superstar Declan Rice, red hot Michail Antonio and impressive January signings Jarrod Bowen and Tomas Soucek, they finished the season strongly - securing their Premier League status with a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford before the same repeating that scoreline against Villa at home on the last day of the season. Thanks so much to everyone who has listened to the podcast this season.  It’s been a real pleasure doing it each week and the boys are really grateful for everyone who tunes in. The lads will be having three weeks off before they are back ready and raring to go for pre-season. Please do SUBSCRIBE, rate and review if you like what we do and tell your friends.  Up the Hammers, see you next season. COYI. #WHUFC

West Ham's players agreed to a wage deferral on Friday as the squad - led by captain Mark Noble - try to do their bit to help the club combat the financial impact of coronavirus.  David Moyes and Karren Brady agreed to 30 per cent reductions while David Gold and David Sullivan - alongside other minor shareholders - poured £30million cash into the club via a rights issue scheme.  From lockdown, Will Pugh and James Jones join Charlie Hawkins to chat through the latest news and transfer rumours and even give kudos to Spurs fans for pressuring Tottenham chiefs into their furlough U-turn. Hammers legend and friend of the show Tony Carr joined the lads from home to give his views on the latest situation, Rio Ferdinand's revelation that he was a heavy drinker during his time at Upton Park and Carr's relationship with former West Ham man Jimmy Greaves who is currently in hospital. The rogue players quiz is tied at 12-12 and with just weeks of the season remaining things are getting tense. Please SUBSCRIBE, rate, review and share the podcast if you like what we do and everyone at We Are West Ham hopes everyone is keeping safe and well. COYI. #WHUFC

Q. Which leading sports business personality do we need to hear from most during this current shitfest? There's only one answer to that one. Barry Hearn needs no introduction, but we’ll give him anyway. Today, Matchroom is one of the biggest producers of live sport in the world, from boxing, snooker and darts to tenpin bowling, ping pong and carp fishing, the company hosts 150 events and creates 10,000 hours of available programming a year. When it comes to managing, packaging, marketing and selling sport, there’s nobody with more real world experience than Barry Hearn, and it helps that he’s laugh out loud funny...Boris Johnson, Karren Brady, DAZN, KSI, Frank Maloney, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury…they’re all here. Enjoy this one, it’s great. A big thank you to our mate Gary Linke for helping set this up.

During an unprecedented time in peacetime Britan, and even the world, football has taken a back seat while we all try and survive the Coronavirus pandemic.  But that hasn't stopped there being a number of pressing talking points, not least what the sport should do for the rest of the season. Should they play behind closed doors? Should they follow Karren Brady's lead and just null and void the campaign? Should we just end the season with the league tables as they are?  Either way, West Ham will be affected and that's what the boys discussed on this week's show, albeit from the comfort of their own homes as Charlie was forced to self isolate on his own in the studio. James Jones and Will Pugh spoke in depth about what the pandemic means for football, West Ham, Leyton Orient's FIFA tournament and, as always, they did the Mystery West Ham Rogue Players Quiz, which involved some interesting trivia about Ilie Dumitrescu.  With a VAR check deciding the winner, it's fair to say James has a lot of work to do in the quiz! Please leave us five stars and a review if you like what we do and tell your friends to listen in and SUBSCRIBE. #WHUFC #COYI

Despite what Karren Brady says about the Premier League season being null and void, ahead of a meeting between stakeholders on Thursday, March 19, we're here with something a little different. Ahead of the meeting, Blood Red gets the mood from other clubs in the division, their take on situation and ultimately whether or not they believe the season should be completed, how that could happen and when it may be possible to do so. Joining Guy Clarke are the Manchester Evening News' senior football writer Tyrone Marshall with the Man City take as reigning champions. Yorkshire Live's Nathan Hemmingham shares the opinion from Bramall Lane with Sheffield United in the hunt for European football in their first season back in the top flight since 2007. While Dan Rolinson from the Claret & Blue podcast gives us the view from the relegation battle as Aston Villa sit 19th in the suspended Premier League table. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Though in the early days we were no strangers to recording in our homes none of us realistically thought we’d ever be doing it again. Trying times have made it necessary so this is what we’re doing to keep bringing you Football Ramble Daily.From a set of improvised home studios we look at the ways in which the remaining unplayed football might be resolved, or indeed unresolved, while hearing the thoughts of you, our beloved listeners. Kenny Dalglish and Scott Brown have some thoughts too. For a time without football there’s a surprising amount to talk about and we manage to take in our around-the-house sartorial choices, the bleep test and plagiarism related beef. Stay safe, everyone xSearch ‘Football Ramble Daily’ on social media to find us, and email us here: show@footballrambledaily.com ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Further reading: Karren Brady thinks the season should be declared null and void:https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/mar/14/west-ham-karren-brady-calls-for-premier-league-cancellation-coronavirusThe BBC on various potential outcomes:https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51876162Brazilian commentator brings his A game:https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/51899220 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Football might be suspended, but the Blood Red podcast remains unaffected. Join Joe Rimmer, Paul Gorst, Dan Kay and Matt Addison as they talk through the coming week, with Liverpool set to find out more about their Premier League future in terms of the rest of this season and beyond following the outbreak of coronavirus. UEFA will meet on Tuesday, while the Premier League will reconvene for more talks two days later, but Karren Brady's suggestion of a voiding of the campaign is almost certainly not likely to happen. Away from the news that is dominating the agenda, Liverpool's preferred candidate to replace Dr Andy Massey as head of medical services, Gary O'Driscoll, has chosen to remain at Arsenal rather than make the move to Melwood. Our panel talk that and then look back at some famous nights in Liverpool's history which happened at some point this week. From St Etienne in 1977 to three matches under Jurgen Klopp that all took place on St Patrick's Day, there is plenty to think back to. With no football on our screens, at least for the next few weeks, this is the perfect thing to fill the gap. Enjoy! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Philippe Auclair and Flo Lloyd-Hughes discuss football in the time of Covid-19, Karren Brady’s suggestion, Phil Neville’s time running out, correspondents on lockdown and a prize pig. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

Football leagues across Europe are on hiatus due to the Coronavirus, but Rebecca and Alex are back with a quick catch up podcast while we await the decisions on the future of this season from UEFA and the FA. Rather than speculating too much on what this could mean for the future of the Premier League and football, we wanted to lighten the mood slightly with a quick Quarantine Quiz. We chat about our favourite nostalgic football moments, which football person we'd like to be stuck in coronavirus quarantine with, moments from the season we don't want to be voided, and more. We also find time to dip into some current topics too, including Wayne Rooney's comments, that Karren Brady statement, Ronaldinho's prison football performance, Sergio Aguero's living room, and the art of preparing politely for self isolation. **Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts, as it makes it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!**

West Ham put Southampton to the sword on Saturday after thousands of fans took part in a pre-match #GSBOut protest march against David Gold, David Sullivan and Karren Brady.  Jarrod Bowen opened the scoring on his first Hammers start while Sebastien Haller and Michail Antonio notched the final two to secure David Moyes' second win since he took charge... again. Will Pugh and James Jones are back in the studio after their superstar appearance on Sunday night's Match of the Day 2 (still available on iplayer), and Tom Edwards also makes an appearance. The lads discuss all of that before previewing the Arsenal game ahead of Saturday's trip to the Emirates. The rogue players quiz is a dead heat at 9-9 after a mammoth comeback from Will in recent weeks. Marc Rieper is still the shout of the season but listen in to see if James can stop the rot. Please subscribe if you haven't before and leave us a review if you like what we do. #COYI #WHUFC

You really can't write it at West Ham. At a time when a bit of positive PR would have done David Gold, David Sullivan and Karren Brady the world of good, the Hammers decide to issue the first legal complaint Sky Sports' Sunday Supplement programme has ever had.  The seemingly petty nature of the challenge at a time when there are surely more important things to worry about - like impending relegation from the Premier League for example - sparked a thoroughly unsurprising backlash from the mainstream media. The Guardian's Jonathan Liew called the club a "shambles" and the Telegraph's Matt Law suggested "everyone has their hands in the till" on the show and this clearly rankled. But now the great and the good of British sports journalism has come out in force against West Ham's board who seemed to be defending their egos and little else. Well Will Pugh, James Jones and Tom Edwards put all that to rights as well as reviewing Liverpool and Brighton, previewing Man City and of course doing the rogue players quiz. Like, rate and subscribe if you like what we do. #COYI #WHUFC #GSB

On the same day it emerged West Ham are the 18th richest club in Europe and Karren Brady claimed the board are "trying very hard in the transfer market", the boys discuss the tragic trio's burnt bridges and broken promises. The lads desperately tried to put a new spin on the "How rubbish is VAR" chat after the remote ref intervened at Bramall Lane on Friday to rob the Hammers of a point.  Paul McParlan from TheseFootyTimes gave an opposition view ahead of Saturday's clash with Everton. And after Jonathan Woodgate described Darren Randolph's medical as one of the longest in history, the boys reserved a solitary minute and a half (which was still too much) to discuss the club's embarrassing transfer activity. All in all, a pretty positive show! Oh and of course the mystery rogue players quiz returned along with Will Pugh. Will graced everyone with his presence after a week skiing in the Alps while James Jones welcomed him back to the fold by wearing a matching roll neck. Overall, a lovely way to get the dynamic duo back together for the first time in 2020. Thanks for listening and please like, rate, review and subscribe if you like what we do. COYI.

No Kelly this week so Lynsey Hipgrave stands in and is joined by Carlton Cole, Wayne Bridge and Gary O'Neil for the Liquid Football Christmas special. Find out...whose mum made them a Beetlejuice outfit? Which song gets Karren Brady on the dancefloor? And why is Carlton the Christmas Grinch? Plus the guys reveal what training on Christmas Day is really like, whether players deliberately get booked to miss games and following Ronaldo's incredible leap against Sampdoria, which players have the best spring? Want to hear more great podcasts from JOE (https://www.joe.co.uk)? TKO with Carl Frampton (https://playpodca.st/tko), bringing you unprecedented access and brutal honesty from inside the world of boxing House of Rugby (https://playpodca.st/house-of-rugby), the UK's #1 new rugby show. With James Haskell, Mike Tindall and Alex Payne [Games for the End of the World][7] - Join us in the apocalypse bunker and dissect life through gaming with a different guest every week Boys Don't Cry with Russell Kane (https://playpodca.st/boys-dont-cry), the show that gets men talking about the things men never talk about Swanny's Cricket Show (https://playpodca.st/swanny), the brand new cricket show from Graeme Swann Unfiltered with James O'Brien (https://playpodca.st/unfiltered), our critically-acclaimed and award-nominated interview series [7]: https://playpodca.st/games Special Guests: Carlton Cole, Gary O'Neil, and Wayne Bridge.

LENA BENJAMIN Founder at Empower Business Club Lena joins us and shares her story of listening to the universe to find your path and finding her course.  Through her website lenabenjamin.com, Lena Benjamin empowers business globally by tapping into over 20 years of multifaceted experience to incite action and progress. She offers a variety of online services for small businesses, side-hustlers and startups focused on making more money through new or existing ventures. Her montage of expertise includes residential real estate as landlord and real estate agent now offering select clients worldwide property search and acquisition services in London UK and eCommerce including developing the UK’s multicultural online bookselling business approached by Amazon in 2004 and now online services via her eCommerce site. Lena is a keynote speaker having spoken at entrepreneurial and business growth events, with previous engagements at Entrepreneurs 2012 with special keynotes including Ruby Wax and Karren Brady and globally recognised UK Parliament and Association of MBAs. Lena’s work empowers business for entrepreneurs worldwide by offering services that can be delivered remotely. Her latest empowerment project involved 10 global female founders delivering the “evergreen” Female Founders Virtual Summit where female entrepreneurs worldwide can experience unlimited access to video masterclasses plus bonuses including online membership, community, promotions and coaching. Lena has two London UK university degrees, a BA Hons in Business Studies in 1999 and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 2010. Global traveller across many countries and cities around the world, Lena resides in London UK available globally & remotely in a climate change responsible way!

Today I’m joined by Estelle Keeber, the co-founder of MIBA and its resident Insta queen. Estelle has spoken on stages around the world alongside incredible women such as Michelle Mone and Karren Brady. Her instagram knowledge is legendary, and her interactive and fun tips never disappoint. What You Will Learn In This Episode: How MIBA came to be and what needs it responded to How MIBA strategically grew its success on social media like Facebook and Instagram Kicking off from social media to live events and speaking engagements How to run a successful Instagram account as an introvert How to set boundaries and deal with trolling and bullying online What is so special about Instagram that other social media can’t do for your business 3 tips for using Instagram to grow your business Links and Resources: Get Visible: How To Have More Impact, Influence and Income by Anna Parker-Naples, http://bit.ly/GetVisiblePaperback and http://bit.ly/GetVisibleeBook Laid Bare - The MIBA Autobiography, a book by Estelle Keeber and Leona Burton, https://amzn.to/33PlGUF MIBA website - https://www.mumsinbusinessassociation.com/ MIBA Instagram Profile, https://www.instagram.com/mumsinbusinessassociation/

My guest today is a hugely successful entrepreneur and self-made businesswoman, politician, television personality, newspaper columnist, author and novelist, she is also known as ‘The First Lady of Football’. I am talking today with Karren Brady

It was quite nice to have a week off from it all, especially as it allowed us to watch on with pride as Declan Rice made his England bow and almost certainly put an end to Eric Dier's Three Lions career. James Jones, William Pugh and Johnny Burrow spoke extensively on Declan Rice's two impressive outings for England on this week's show, while they had some harsh words on Spurs' new stadium. Also on this week's show, we looked ahead to this weekend's home clash with Everton and also touched a little bit on DFLA and Karren Brady. As always, this week's show is one not to be missed. Irons.

Karren Brady sits down with Elizabeth Truss Chief Secretary to the Treasury and MP for South West Norfolk to discuss just what it takes to rise to the top in a male dominated field and how being assertive is a necessary skill to learn to get ahead. This interview was recorded at the Treasury in London.

Well, aren’t Chelsea an enigma? No sooner than we thought their flush might be busted they go and beat Man City, allowing a Mo Salah-inspired Liverpool to stay on top. We have a title race!Glancing around the rest of the sport we meet a piece of the puzzle we didn’t know Bournemouth were missing, learn of Karren Brady’s mind games and how eeeeeeeasy things are for Portsmouth right now. Also, Andros Townsend did not score this weekend.Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, and email us here: show@thefootballramble.com***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***Further reading:David Luiz is having a lovely time:https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/chelsea-david-luiz-contract-new-deal-manchester-city-a8675011.htmlJurgen Klopp never doubted Mo Salah:https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/dec/09/jurgen-klopp-mohamed-salah-bournemouthA memorable Copa Libertadores final:https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46500549 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's been a while since the 3 of us had a good ol chat... we cover the World Cup, Upfest, some controversial Room of Doom's and Rants! We also hear from I Scream Tacos regarding the recent coverage on Karren Brady's I Give It A Year on ITV.

News, views and reviews from the world of business. Heather Noble & Tracy Jones present The Business Community on Calon FM, Episode 29. Find out more about this show, the presenters, Calon FM and previous episodes at www.thebusiness.community.

Join this week's show with host Phil Whelans and guests Jim Grant, Benji Lanyardo and Paul Turner as they catch up on the loss to Liverpool last Saturday, Karren Brady's open letter, and the Swansea City game this weekend. Apparently last week's podcast was too positive, had too many long words for some listeners and not enough shouting each other down due to having intelligent, professional broadcasters who know that we all have different views and some of them are still worth hearing. This week's podcast was followed by a fight in the car park, resulting in two small dogs and a well known newsreader being admitted to a local hospital. You'll have to listen to find out why. Stop! Hammer Time is backed for the season by Ladbrokes. For exclusive specials and promotions, follow the link at bet.westhampodcast.com  #COYI! westhampodcast.com  @westhampodcast  Engineered by Fina Charleson  Produced by Paul Myers A Playback Media Production playbackmedia.co.uk  Copyright 2018 Playback Media Ltd - playbackmedia.co.uk/copyright Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join this week’s show with host Phil Whelans and guests Jim Grant, Benji Lanyardo and Paul Turner as they catch up on the loss to Liverpool last Saturday, Karren Brady’s open letter, and the Swansea City game this weekend. Apparently last week's podcast was too positive, had too many long words for some listeners and not enough shouting each other down due to having intelligent, professional broadcasters who know that we all have different views and some of them are still worth hearing. This week's podcast was followed by a fight in the car park, resulting in two small dogs and a well known newsreader being admitted to a local hospital. You'll have to listen to find out why. Stop! Hammer Time is backed for the season by Ladbrokes. For exclusive specials and promotions, follow the link at bet.westhampodcast.com #COYI! westhampodcast.com @westhampodcast Engineered by Fina Charleson Produced by Paul Myers A Playback Media Production playbackmedia.co.uk Copyright 2018 Playback Media Ltd - playbackmedia.co.uk/copyright

Michael & Anthony return to recap the eighth episode of The Apprentice UK and its party planning task. In this episode: There’s an update on the retweets. Anthony starts defending our favourite. The task introduction is a bit tenuous. Why was Dillon not sent to Tussaud’s? What does this task boil down to? What is the name of Karthik’s autobiography? Anthony premieres a pretty good impression. Why did Nebulous lose? Why was the reward so ridiculous? Anthony (sort of) defends Courtney. Why did Nebulous choose a casino? Who was responsible for the hot food debacle? In what respect do our final two have a similar edit? Who will be back for the finale? Why was Karthik’s firing not mentioned in the Previously segment? Who is a useless chugger? When is a sailor costume ever useful? Who was a backdoor PM? One person becomes Adam Ant with a lawnmower collection. Karren Brady channels her inner Confucius. Just how far did Nebulous’ cost-cutting go? Why is Courtney still being allowed to pitch? Why did we see Trishna succeed at being a tour guide? What will the legacy of this series be? What was Titans’ winning strategy? Anthony goes on a Twitter rant. How was anyone happy with Dillon’s singing? Michael cringes already about the virtual reality episode’s prospects. Why was Frances brought back? And who will be fired next?

Michael & Anthony return to recap the third episode of Apprentice UK's twelfth series. In this episode: How should Willy Wonka be described? Someone earns a spot on Hunted. Dad puns. Why was Mukai saved? Maple Bacon Fudge. How do you win this challenge? Why does Anthony watch this show? Exasperated Lady Brady. Purple Samuel. Americans try British sweets. Is £32 worth it? The episodes need an advisory warning. Hanging up on your PM. Anthony is basically a famewhore. Jessica forgets to breathe. Sugar is subtle. Rewards are odd. Bad omens. Why bringing an alliance back may be very stupid. Did Sugar make the wrong decision? Barely disguised contempt. Why did we see Grainne this week? And what constitutes Under the Radar for Karthik?

Michael & Anthony return to recap the most British of all shows - The Apprentice - and the first episode of its twelfth series. In this episode: What effect has Brexit had on the podcast? We talk WIDM. Should game show contestants consider being angel investors? Who might have had a visit to Dr Leah? One part of Sugar's spiel on success was slightly inaccurate. Will one person break Reality TV convention? Why was the cast size increased from 14 to 18? Series that revolve around a Battle of the Sexes suck. Which team has been watching too much of the American Apprentice? Why is one team a fan of a cinema chain? What is the one thing stopping Michael signing up for the Apprentice? #SmellWhatSells becomes the new #ReadYourClue Why wake them at 3am? The Ballad of Maggie Mountford and Old Lemonface is sung. One team accepts a 94% loss. Why did the losing Project Manager watch HaMerotz LaMillion? Anthony defends the sausage supremo from unfair criticism by Karren Brady. Everyone needs to rehearse their "Good Morning Lord Sugar". There's some You're Fired insight. And did the fired candidate really have a chance?

Jo Fidgen explores the life and times of Karren Brady, successful in business, TV star in The Apprentice and now a rising political star in the Conservative party. How did she succeed in the male-dominated business of football, and where might her career now take her? Producer: Chris Bowlby Editor: Innes Bowen.

Keynote speech by Karren Brady, sharing her experience, wisdom and expertise with students, staff, alumni and members of the local community

Karren Brady is well known as the right hand woman to Sir Alan Sugar on TV’s The Apprentice, and also as a formidable force in business – standing out not only as a huge success, but also as a woman in the undeniably male world of football. She started her 20 year career in football when she was appointed Managing Director of Birmingham City Football Club aged only 23, and took the club from administration to sell it for an incredible £82 million. Now she’s Vice Chairman of West Ham.

Sam Delaney hosts S!HT this week in Phil's absence and asks the important questions - are all Turkish people racist and what's your West Ham Small XI (posts to our Facebook please)? Jim Grant remains in the squad looking into the tactical genius of Sam Allardyce with newcomer Dan Foley having his first S!HT run out to get to the bottom of the ticketing scandal that's had Upton Park rocking. If you see Phil Whelans, please report his whereabouts, but do not approach him.

Avram unleashes Scott Parker on an under-performing Hammer team! Sam Delaney and Mark Webster join Phil and Jim to discuss half time at The Hawthornes and the Olympic Stadium decision which has out Facebook Group alive with discourse!

SuGoLeaks replace solid news; Matt Diner and David P. Lewis join Phil Whelans to discuss Piquionne and all the latest West Ham news of course; The Upson Condundrum, the Self Destruct Button, Everton and Fear and Loathing in Hackney, plus an exclusive apology from Andy Gray - Karren Brady will be furious!

Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the businesswoman Karren Brady. She is known as the First Lady of Football - and it's a moniker that is well earned. When she became Managing Director of Birmingham City she was just 23 years old, the club was languishing in the second division and it was in dire financial straits. Fifteen years later, and it is in the Premier League and is one of the few clubs to turn a healthy profit. Along the way Karren has married one of her players, had two children and overcome a life-threatening brain condition. She has always, she says, relied on her enthusiasm, determination and strength of character to see her through.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler Book: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Luxury: My own pillow.

Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the businesswoman Karren Brady. She is known as the First Lady of Football - and it's a moniker that is well earned. When she became Managing Director of Birmingham City she was just 23 years old, the club was languishing in the second division and it was in dire financial straits. Fifteen years later, and it is in the Premier League and is one of the few clubs to turn a healthy profit. Along the way Karren has married one of her players, had two children and overcome a life-threatening brain condition. She has always, she says, relied on her enthusiasm, determination and strength of character to see her through. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler Book: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Luxury: My own pillow.