In this episode, Lord Mark Price is joined by Robert Stone, former professional basketball player turned senior HR and people leader.

They explore Rob’s journey from elite sport into marketing and HR, unpacking the transferable skills professional athletes bring to leadership, culture, and people management. The conversation dives into:

🏀 His early years, sporting influences, and path to professional basketball

🔄 The transition from elite sport into business and HR

🧠 How athletic discipline, resilience, and teamwork shape leadership

🌍 The evolving role of HR, including skills, AI, and diversity and inclusion

Recognised in the HRD Global Top 100 in 2022 and 2023, Rob brings deep insight into the challenges and opportunities facing HR today.

An honest and energising conversation about people, performance, and the future of work.

In this episode of The Happy WorkLife Podcast, Lord Mark Price sits down with Professor Sir Adrian Hill, one of the world’s leading vaccine researchers and the director of the Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford.

Knighted in the New Year Honours for his services to medicine and global health, Adrian has dedicated his career to developing vaccines that save lives, from malaria to COVID-19 and beyond.

Together, they explore his extraordinary journey from his early years studying medicine to becoming a pioneer in vaccine science and global health innovation. This is an inspiring conversation about science, dedication, and the relentless pursuit of progress, and how one man’s vision is shaping the future of global health.

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In this episode of The Happy WorkLife Podcast, Lord Mark Price sits down with Hilary Cottam, a pioneering public service innovator, social entrepreneur and author of The Work We Need. Hilary’s remarkable career has taken her from the halls of UNICEF and the World Bank to founding two groundbreaking social enterprises.

Hilary’s currently leading a DEFRA review on working life in England’s upland communities. Together, they explore her journey, the future of work and the inspirations behind her new book and what it reveals about how we can create work that truly works for everyone.

This is an episode about purpose, possibility and building a better future - one where work truly works for everyone!

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