Ambitious Minds

By Jay Lawrence

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The Podcast for Fellow Ambitious Minds!


Welcome to Ambitious Minds, where Jay uncovers the inspiring stories of relatable, ambitious individuals who are all looking to leave a mark in their industry - whether they’re climbing the corporate ladder, launching startups, or reinventing their careers.


Each episode covers key topics such as career growth, entrepreneurship, overcoming impostor syndrome, networking, personal branding, business strategy, and the relentless pursuit of success. Expect raw, relatable insights from rising stars and industry disruptors who are turning their passion into progress.


If you're an ambitious mind looking for career advice, business inspiration, or motivation to take the next step, I hope this show brings you some inspiration and relatability, and helps you see yourself in aspects of these stories.


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Episode Date
BUSINESS: Why Most People Will Lose To AI & How to Win — Matt Lamb | Ep. 89
Jun 19, 2026
Fuel Your Ambition: Why Some High Earners Never Build Wealth
Jun 16, 2026
WEALTH: Why Ambitious People Are Choosing Business Over a Salary — Phil Rozier | Ep. 88
Jun 12, 2026
WEALTH: How Big Government is Quietly Destroying Britain’s Economy — Andrew Craig | Ep. 87
Jun 05, 2026
Fuel Your Ambition: Why Public Speaking Terrifies Almost Everyone | Susie Ashfield
May 26, 2026
CAREER: Why Smart People Communicate Badly - Susie Ashfield | Ep. 86
May 22, 2026
WEALTH: How to Build Wealth When Property Is So Expensive — SOLO | Ep. 85
May 15, 2026
Fuel Your Ambition: Renting vs Buying — What’s Actually Better? | Curtis Anderson
May 12, 2026
WEALTH: What Advising Premier League Footballers Taught Me About Wealth — Curtis Anderson | Ep. 84
May 08, 2026
Fuel Your Ambition: Why University Is a Broken Promise to Young People | Mark Coggins
May 01, 2026
Fuel Your Ambition: How Cash ISAs Cost Britain £500 Billion | Andrew Craig
Apr 24, 2026
WEALTH: Building Wealth in the UK Is Easier Than You Think — SOLO | Ep. 83
Apr 17, 2026
WEALTH: Britain’s £1 Trillion Student Debt Crisis — Mark Coggins | Ep. 82
Apr 10, 2026
CAREER: What Separates Successful Leaders — Colin Miles | Ep. 81
Apr 03, 2026
WEALTH: The Biggest Wealth Transfer in History Is Coming — Sean Standerwick | Ep. 80
Mar 27, 2026
CAREER: AI — Adapt or Be Replaced? — Hannah Maude | Ep. 79
Mar 13, 2026
BUSINESS: The Traits That Make Entrepreneurs Successful — Jack Zambakides | Ep. 78
Mar 07, 2026
CAREER: The Price of Inaction — Why I Left a 6-Figure Job at Google to Start From Zero — David Richards | Ep. 77
Feb 19, 2026
BUSINESS: We Built a Padel Business Before the Boom — Toby Bawden | Ep. 76
Feb 12, 2026
CAREER: Why Smart, Hardworking People Still Get Overlooked for Promotions — Nicole Soames | Ep. 75
Feb 05, 2026
BUSINESS: From £50k to a £5.2 Million Brand — Batch LDN | Ep. 74
Jan 29, 2026
CAREER: What the Special Forces Taught Me About Performing Under Pressure — Simon Jeffries | Ep. 73
Jan 22, 2026
BUSINESS: How Entrepreneurship Almost Broke Me — Jordan Schlipf | Ep. 72
Dec 15, 2025
WEALTH: Why Ambitious People Feel Financially Stuck — SOLO | Ep. 71
Dec 05, 2025
BUSINESS: The Reality of Selling Your Business — Christine Nicholson | Ep. 70
Oct 24, 2025
CAREER: The Psychology Behind Great Salespeople — Colin Campbell | Ep. 69
Oct 17, 2025
BUSINESS: Why I Left JP Morgan to Start My Own Business — Tom Griffiths | Ep. 68
Sep 26, 2025
CAREER: Building a Career in the Sports Industry — Tom Giles | Ep. 67
Sep 19, 2025
BUSINESS: The Reality of Building a Business with Your Partner — Joe Fraher | Ep. 66
Aug 06, 2025
CAREER: Why Ambitious People Burn Out — Bradley Green | Ep. 65
Jul 25, 2025
BUSINESS: The Brand Genius Behind Gymshark — Noel Mack | Ep. 64
Jul 16, 2025
CAREER: How Great Mentors Accelerate Your Growth — Mitch Hahn & Mark Norden | Ep. 63
Jul 07, 2025
WEALTH: The UK’s Growing Wealth Crisis — Andrew Craig | Ep. 62
Jun 27, 2025
BUSINESS: How He Built The Silent Disco Company — Toby Burns | Ep. 61
Jun 13, 2025
CAREER: How to Negotiate with Confidence — Nicole Soames | Ep. 60
May 30, 2025
BUSINESS: From Rehab at 15 to Building a Multi-Million Pound Business — Josh White | Ep. 59
May 23, 2025
BUSINESS: How Understanding ADHD Changed My Life and Business — Xenia Muether | Ep. 58
May 12, 2025
BUSINESS: Building a Challenger Brand in Supplements — Daniel Temm | Ep. 57
Apr 28, 2025
BUSINESS: The Pressure of Leading a 9-Figure Business — Mark McDermott | Ep. 56
Apr 18, 2025
BUSINESS: What Nobody Teaches You About Building a Business — Dodge Woodall | Ep. 55
Apr 11, 2025
WEALTH DEBATE: Gary Stevenson vs Daniel Priestley on Wealth Inequality | Ep. 54
Apr 04, 2025
BUSINESS: How Entrepreneurs Are Using AI to Scale Faster — Phil Chell | Ep. 53
Mar 21, 2025
WEALTH: Why High Earners Still Struggle to Build Wealth — Lawrence Bearman | Ep. 52
Mar 14, 2025
CAREER: Why Graduates Feel Lost Today — Peter Wood | Ep. 51
Mar 07, 2025
BUSINESS: How Launching a Podcast Made Me Think Like an Entrepreneur | Ep. 50
Feb 22, 2025
BUSINESS: How to Grow and Exit an E-Commerce Business — Dan McClen | Ep. 49
Feb 14, 2025
BUSINESS: The Hard Truth About Entrepreneurship — Anthony O’Brien | Ep. 48
Feb 07, 2025
CAREER: The Pressure Modern Men Feel — Adam Smith | Ep. 47
Jan 31, 2025
CAREER: Why So Many People Feel Stuck at Work — Martin | Ep. 46
Jan 24, 2025
WEALTH: Why Most People Never Learn How Money Works — Andrew Craig | Ep. 45
Jan 17, 2025
BUSINESS: From Startup to Scale-Up — Rory MacFadyen | Ep. 44
Jan 10, 2025
Fuel Your Ambition: Why High Performers Doubt Themselves
Jan 07, 2025
CAREER: How to Accelerate Your Career — Nicole Soames | Ep. 43
Dec 13, 2024
CAREER: How I Quit My Job — Jonny Mills | Ep. 42
Dec 06, 2024
CAREER: The Habits of High Performers — Colin Campbell | Ep. 41
Nov 29, 2024
BUSINESS: From Startup to Acquisition in 8 Months — Dan Lipman | Ep. 40
Nov 15, 2024
MODERN LIFE: 60 Years of Marriage, Work, and Family — My Grandparents | Ep. 39
Nov 08, 2024
WEALTH: Why Young People Feel Financially Trapped — Scott Foley | Ep. 38
Nov 01, 2024
CAREER: Why Sleep Impacts Your Performance More Than You Think — Anna West | Ep. 37
Oct 25, 2024
BUSINESS: Lessons from a Multi-Million Pound Exit — Phil Fraser | Ep. 36
Oct 18, 2024
CAREER: The Misconceptions We Have About Success — Nico Donna Dalle Rose | Ep. 35
Oct 11, 2024
CAREER: Is Britain Killing Ambition? — David Belle | Ep. 34
Oct 04, 2024
BUSINESS: Building a Personal Brand on LinkedIn — James Farnfield | Ep. 33
Sep 27, 2024
BUSINESS: From Footballer to Owner of an Accountancy Practice — Mitch Hahn | Ep. 32
Sep 20, 2024
CAREER: Alternative Ways to Build Wealth in Your 20s — Kane & Ash | Ep. 31
Sep 13, 2024
BUSINESS: Building Nature’s Joint — The Cacao Alternative to Coffee — Ep. 30
Sep 06, 2024
BUSINESS: From Furlough to £300K Profit — Harry Kimberley-Bowen | Ep. 29
Aug 30, 2024
CAREER: How Athletes Improve Performance and Recovery — David Thomas | Ep. 28
Aug 23, 2024
BUSINESS: How Simon Ellis Built a High-Performance Culture at Jem | Ep. 27
Aug 16, 2024
BUSINESS: How Two Founders Built Sipp’d After Leaving Corporate Careers | Ep. 26
Aug 09, 2024
BUSINESS: What I Learned From Wagamama Founder Alan Yau — Neil Gill | Ep. 25
Aug 02, 2024
BUSINESS: Growing Hyde & Hare Into a Successful E-Commerce Brand — Piers Dickinson | Ep. 24
Jul 26, 2024
BUSINESS: Building a Top London Restaurant — Joe Haynes, Wine Importer & Restaurateur | Ep. 23
Jul 19, 2024
CAREER: How Tom Merrick Built 100 Million YouTube Views | Ep. 22
Jul 12, 2024
CAREER: How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome and Perform at Your Best — Romy van der Merwe | Ep. 21
Jul 05, 2024
CAREER: Building Ambitious Minds — My Philosophy on Work and Career | Ep. 20
Jun 28, 2024
BUSINESS: From International Rugby Player to Co-Founder of Puresport — Adam Ashe | Ep. 19
Jun 21, 2024
CAREER: How to Get Hired and Negotiate a Higher Salary — Charlotte Lafferty | Ep. 18
Jun 14, 2024
GEO-POLITICS: The End of the American Empire — Patrick Watts | Ep. 17
Jun 07, 2024
BUSINESS: How to Build a Gin Brand — Rich Hine, Founder of British Polo Gin | Ep. 16
May 31, 2024
CAREER: From Finance to Award-Winning Barber — Liam Leahy | Ep. 15
May 24, 2024
CAREER: Building a Career as a Celebrity Photographer — Bradley Green | Ep. 14
May 17, 2024
BUSINESS: Inside the Rise of Lab-Grown Diamonds in Europe — Akhil Bakhai | Ep. 13
May 10, 2024
BUSINESS: Rethinking Mental Health Through Data — Sean Ruane, Mind Data | Ep. 12
May 03, 2024
WEALTH: Closing the Financial Gender Gap — Lisa Meller | Ep. 11
Apr 25, 2024
BUSINESS: How Daniel Smith Built and Sold Multiple Businesses by 30 | Ep. 10
Apr 19, 2024
BUSINESS: How Sam Brearey Is Making Fitness More Accessible for Disabled People | Ep. 9
Apr 12, 2024
BUSINESS: How Reflo Got Backed by Harry Kane — Rory MacFadyen | Ep. 8
Apr 05, 2024
CAREER: What It’s Really Like to Be a Space Engineer — Dr Alessandro Ferreri | Ep. 7
Mar 29, 2024
BUSINESS: How a Bodybuilding Champion Built a Successful Online Coaching Business — Sam Slack | Ep. 6
Mar 22, 2024
BUSINESS: Bringing Colombian Artisan Rugs to the World — Giovina Carabba Tettamanti | Ep. 5
Mar 15, 2024
CAREER: Changing Careers in Lockdown — From Fashion Buyer to Artist | Ep. 4
Mar 08, 2024
CAREER: Becoming a Hollywood Personal Trainer — Ashley Bailey | Ep. 3
Mar 01, 2024
CAREER: How to Build a Career in Premier League Football with Giulia Mazzia | Ep. 2
Feb 22, 2024
WEALTH: How Tom Lonergan Became Financially Independent at 30 | Ep. 1
Feb 16, 2024