Five Star Insights with Arti Halai

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Welcome to Five Star Insights with Arti Halai. The show where we speak to incredible people from a wide range of backgrounds and sectors, all of whom are making a real difference in society. Each show will start with an introduction about the guest and their achievements, before we dive straight into finding out more about the individual with their choice of a location, cuisine, music, literature and art. So sit back and enjoy! Hosted By Arti Halai, Arti worked as a television presenter, producer and reporter for some of the UK’s largest organisations like the BBC, ITV, ITN News Channel, Carlton, LWT and Mirror Group during her fifteen year career in the media. She fronted the regional bulletins for ITV’s Central News across the Midlands for eight years. Arti is an investor and co-founder of the Fleet Street Group which includes a PR agency, Fleet Street Communications, a digital design agency, Grin Consultancy and a consulting and training business, Fleet Street Consulting.

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Bob Tiede - Leaders Who Lead With Questions

Five-star insights enables us to learn more about successful people from a range of backgrounds and sectors. All of whom are making a difference in society through their choice of location, literature, music, art, and cuisine. My guest on Five Star Insights is Bob Tiede, a leadership expert who has been with the CRU organization for 50 years. He served for eight years on crew campus, 24 years directing the Josh McDowell Ministry and 18 years on the leadership development team. He's author of sev...

Mar 21, 2023•22 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Simon Morgan - From Protecting Royals To Entrepreneurship

My guest on Five Star Insights is Founder and Director of Trojan Consultancy, Simon Morgan. Simon has enjoyed an illustrious career where he served as a personal protection officer to Her Majesty The Queen and other members of the British Royal Family, former Prime Ministers like David Cameron and other high profile dignitaries, leaders and individuals. He started in the Metropolitan Police Service working both in SO19 as a specialist Firearms Officer before moving on to the prestigious SO14 in ...

Mar 07, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Roisin Wood OBE - Equality And Inclusivity in Sports, Education And Community.

My guest on Five Star Insights is Roisin Wood OBE. Roisin was the Chief Executive Officer for Kick It Out, which was set up to kick racism out of football following a national campaign that started in 1993. During her ten years at the helm of the organisation she worked with the football, education and community sectors to drive forward the equality agenda and encourage inclusive practices to make football more welcoming for everyone. She also sits as a lay magistrate in County Down in Northern ...

Feb 21, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Piers Adam - Serial entrepreneur and founder of London’s most famous nightclubs

My guest on Five Star Insights is Piers Adam, a serial entrepreneur with more than 30 years experience in the hospitality and beverage industry. He founded London’s best and most famous nightclubs in the 1990’s - SW1, Hannover Grand and Kabaret. The Sunday Times described him as ‘the man who redefined how Londoners eat, drink and dance.’ He went on to create a stable of concepts which became globally recognized, Mahiki, Whisky Mist and The Punchbowl Pub with Guy Ritchie. He owns the Craigellachi...

Mar 19, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Sonia Sabri - Multi-award Winning Independent Dance Artist

My guest on Five Star Insights is multi-award winning independent dance artist, Sonia Sabri. She is a choreographer, teacher and artistic director of Sonia Sabri Company. Sonia started dancing at the age of six specialising in a major form of Indian classical dance called Kathak which originated from northern India. The classical dance performance is famous for telling stories without using words. Over the years Sonia has evolved her skills and art exploring traditional and contemporary approach...

Mar 04, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Surinder Arora - A Self-Made Billionaire

My guest on Five Star Insights this month is self-made billionaire Surinder Arora. Surinder is an entrepreneur with an extraordinary and inspiring story. He is founder and chairman of Arora Group, one of the UK’s largest private hotel owner-operators. Surinder arrived in the UK at the age of 13 in 1972 speaking no English. His parents had arrived a few years earlier and called for him from the Punjab once they had settled in West London. Hard work runs in the blood. His mother held down three jo...

Feb 18, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Louise Oliver - UK President of the British Association of Women Entrepreneurs

My guest on Five Star Insights is Louise Oliver who has worked in the financial services sector for over 30 years and is co-founder and director of Piercefield Oliver. She is also UK President of the British Association of Women Entrepreneurs – affectionately known as BAWE. A membership organisation, BAWE is a network for women who have considerable experience in running their own businesses. In her day to day work Louise is a certified Financial Planner and Chartered Wealth Manager, helping fam...

Feb 10, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Heather Picov - Chief Executive Officer of Apps for Good

Five Star Insights enables us to learn about successful people from a range of backgrounds and sectors who are making a difference in society through their choice of location, literature, music, art and cuisine. I’m delighted that my guest on Five Star Insights is Chief Executive Officer of Apps for Good, Heather Picov. The award-winning education charity specializes in tech and has reached over 175,000 young people aged between 10 and 18 since it launched in 2010. Apps for Good helps young peop...

Jan 28, 2021•19 min

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