The Motivated Marketer - In this episode of ‘Run The Business,’ Ant talks to Dillon Allie, CEO of HDMZ, a marketing agency that serves life science brands. Dillon joined HDMZ in 2005 as an Account Executive, later becoming Senior Vice President and is now its CEO. As President and CEO, his focus is on helping the company reach its vision of becoming the most admired marketing communications agency for the life sciences - something he strives to do through promoting a healthy work culture. Dillon...
Oct 18, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 10
The Running Radio Presenter - In this episode of ‘Run The Business,’ Ant speaks to TV and radio presenter Jenni Falconer. Jenni started running when she was on the road travelling for work, shooting various TV shows in the UK. Her love of running led her, in 2019, to launch her own podcast, RunPod, where she speaks to inspirational guests each week, mostly about their love of running. These days, you can hear Jenni presenting the Smooth Radio breakfast show on UK radio. In 2020, Jenni co-founded...
Oct 11, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Olympian Turned Businessman - In this episode of ‘Run The Business,’ Ant speaks to Andy Baddeley; Team GB Olympic 1500m runner and parkrun World Record holder. After injury forced him to retire, Andy was faced with the world of work, something that was alien to him, having spent his life dedicated to his running training. Andy speaks to Ant about how his experience of having a high performance team around him as a professional runner has translated to his role as CEO of The Running Channel, a hi...
Oct 04, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 8
The Motivational Marathon Runner - In this episode of ‘Run The Business,’ Ant speaks to one of the Top 10 leadership experts, speakers, and trainers in the world, Gordon Tredgold. Gordon is a leadership and development expert who spent many years building successful teams himself around the world. He’s worked with Barclaycard, London Electric, TUI, and DHL to name just a few. He’s also written a book of which the title, ‘Leadership - It’s A Marathon Not A Sprint’ is very relevant to this podcast...
Sep 27, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Finding Strength In Running - In this episode of ‘Run The Business,’ Ant talks to the founder of Strength Running, Jason Fitzgerald. In addition to being a USA Track & Field certified coach, former Men’s Running Magazine Influencer of the Year, a writer for Podium Runner, Runner’s World, Active, MapMyRun - and many others - he is the host of The Strength Running podcast. Jason talks about how his goal setting in running translates to his business. He’s a firm believer in learning from mistak...
Sep 20, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Meet The Host - In this bonus episode of ‘Run The Business,’ we’re flipping the script and letting you behind the curtain, as our host, Anthony Gay, is taking his place in the hot seat to speak with one of the show’s producers, Anna Harding, to answer the questions he’s been posing to our other guests. Find out more about the voice behind the interviewer, as Anthony talks to Anna about his background in radio which led to him starting his business Reel2Media, an award winning creative audio comp...
Sep 15, 2022•38 min
The Money Magician - In this episode of ‘Run The Business,’ Ant is joined by Annette Ferguson, founder and CEO of Annette & Co. Annette is a chartered accountant based in Scotland, who is an expert in finance and numbers, known as the money magician. Annette talks to Ant about financial and lifestyle freedom and how she helps her clients to manage a work / life balance and still run successful businesses. When she’s not crunching numbers or mentoring clients, she’s either out in the Scottish...
Sep 13, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Running Mayors - In this episode of ‘Run The Business,’ Ant is joined by Mike Seaman, founder and CEO of Raccoon Events, the company behind The Run Show USA and The National Running Show UK. Mike talks to Ant about how he turned his hobby into a job, his love of discovering new cities when running on business trips and the positive impact a morning run has on his ability to make better business decisions throughout the day. A regular marathon and ultra-marathon runner, Mike has built an entire b...
Sep 06, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 4
The Runner’s Gambit - In the third episode of ‘Run The Business’ Ant meets with Geert van der Velde, CEO of Chessable who talks to Ant about why he thinks running a business is like running a marathon. As well as the ‘Queen’s Gambit’ effect they also chat about the parallels between chess and business. They also touch on his former life as a rock musician. In addition to being CEO of Chessable, the company that aims to make chess as fun and as efficient as possible, Geert is also VP of ‘Play Mag...
Aug 30, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 3
The Business of the New York City Marathon - In this episode of ‘Run The Business’ Ant meets with Kerin Hempel, CEO of ‘New York Road Runners’ the organization responsible for delivering the New York City Marathon. She talks about her first memories of running, chasing around the schoolyard, running when traveling, as well as the parallels between being a runner and an executive when it comes to goal setting and resilience. With an MBA from Harvard Business School it’s not surprising that in add...
Aug 30, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Making Sleep Cool - In this first episode of ‘Run The Business’ Ant meets with Julie Flygare, CEO of ‘Project Sleep’ a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about sleep health, sleep equity, and sleep disorders. Julie talks to Ant about the ways in which running improves her life and how the idea for Project Sleep came to her while out on a run. As President & CEO of ‘Project Sleep’ Julie is passionate about raising awareness of Narcolepsy – a neurological disorder that affe...
Aug 30, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Do runners make better leaders? Host Anthony Gay is on a quest to find out. Run The Business is a new podcast that explores the place where running and leadership come together, and how the relationship between the two could be be mutually beneficial to your success in both. Each week, Ant chats with CEO’s, entrepreneurs and leaders from around the world who share their story and personal relationship with running. Every guest offers a unique perspective on how running has helped them raise thei...
Aug 02, 2022•3 min
