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  • The CEO’s Guide to Success (Execution-First Leadership)

    The CEO’s Guide to Success (Execution-First Leadership)
    Sep 15 2025
    The Modern CEO Podcast, Episode 3: The CEO’s Guide to Success (Execution-First Leadership)


    What separates good CEOs from great ones? In this episode of The Modern CEO, Joe is joined by Professor Steven Kaplan of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, one of the world’s leading voices on CEO performance, hiring, and boards.

    About the guest:
    • Steve Kaplan is a top private equity scholar and Chicago Booth professor.
    • Co-created the Kaplan-Schoar PME and co-founded Booth’s New Venture Challenge.
    • His students launched companies like GrubHub, Venmo, and Simple Mills.
    • Named one of the top 12 business school teachers in the U.S.
    • Serves on Morningstar’s board and has taught at Booth since 1988.
    Together they covered:
    👉 Why execution (not likability) is the top trait of high-performing CEOs
    👉 How to avoid “analysis paralysis” at the top
    👉 What boards often get wrong when choosing a CEO
    👉 Practical advice for founders preparing to hand over the reins
    👉 The biggest blind spots leaders face in times of uncertainty

    Whether you're a CEO, board member, or aspiring leader.. this episode will challenge how you think about leadership and decision-making.

    👉 Full episode available now.

    Subscribe for more conversations on modern leadership. ‪@mrjoe-coach‬

    🔗 Learn more about Professor Steven Kaplan: Chicago Booth Faculty Profile
    🔗 Learn more about The Modern CEO Podcast: mrjoe.uk

    Thanks for listening! If you enjoy my content and you want to get in touch to find out how I could work with you, or someone you know, you can reach me on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/joeleech, or via email at: joe@mrjoe.uk
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    33 Min.
  • The CEOs Guide to Being Punched in the Face

    The CEOs Guide to Being Punched in the Face
    Sep 10 2025
    Episode 2 — The CEO’s Guide to Being Punched in the Face (Metaphorically, Mostly)

    What does it really feel like to lead when the stakes are high, the spotlight’s on you, and everything’s breaking at once?

    In this episode of The Modern CEO, Joe sits down with Roan Lavery, CEO and co-founder of FreeAgent — a UK-based accounting software platform for small businesses.

    They talk about the real punches leaders take: the transition from co-founder to CEO, the weight of responsibility, and the difference between having opinions and actually leading the change.

    From building FreeAgent over 18 years to managing through chaos and calm, Roan shares raw, behind-the-scenes lessons every leader needs to hear..

    Listen now and hit subscribe for unfiltered conversations on power, pressure, and presence of the Modern CEO.
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    33 Min.
  • The CEO’s Guide to Telling Your Investor to F** ck Off

    The CEO’s Guide to Telling Your Investor to F** ck Off
    Sep 10 2025
    What really happens when the CEO–investor relationship breaks down?

    In this bold first episode of The Modern CEO, Joe Leech and guest Paul Traynor (veteran VC and author) unpack the unspoken dynamics between CEOs and private equity investors.

    Expect sharp insight, real stories, and the kind of candor that never makes it into investor decks.

    From brutal clarity to boardroom blowups, we talk about:
    • When to say “Back me or sack me”
    • Why soft skills matter more than spreadsheets
    • The hidden fears driving investor behavior
    • And what happens when trust breaks down at the top
    No fluff nor filter but straight talk on what it actually takes to lead.

    mrjoe.uk

    Note: This episode contains strong language.
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    31 Min.
  • Kick off Episode: The Modern CEO Podcast S2

    Kick off Episode: The Modern CEO Podcast S2
    Sep 10 2025
    The Rules Have Changed. Welcome to The Modern CEO.

    This new season of the podcast is for leaders who aren’t following the old rules, they’re rewriting them.

    In this short kickoff, Joe Leech shares what to expect this season: unfiltered conversations, bold insights, and real talk about power, pressure, presence, and the hard calls every CEO has to make.

    No fluff. No safe takes.

    Let’s redefine leadership, starting now.
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    1 Min.
  • Online Eye Tests, Innovation vs Risk with Carole Egerton from Clear Eye Tests

    Online Eye Tests, Innovation vs Risk with Carole Egerton from Clear Eye Tests
    May 26 2022
    Today I’m joined by Carole Egerton. Carole is founder and Chief Product Officer for Clear Eye Test and formerly of Glasses Direct. Clear is bringing the eye test into the home and building an ecosystem for virtual global eyecare.

    We talk culture, unshipping and of course making better decisions.

    Clear Eye Test. https://www.cleareyetest.com
    Carole on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroleegerton/
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    34 Min.
  • Instagram: Culture, process & unshipping with Tin Kadoic S1 E11

    Instagram: Culture, process & unshipping with Tin Kadoic S1 E11
    May 27 2021
    This time I’m joined by Tin Kadoic from Instagram. Tin leads the design management team for Reels at Instagram and was previously at Airbnb.
    We talk culture, unshipping and of course making better decisions.

    * [Tin’s website](https://blackduke.com/)
    * [Tin on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/blackduke/)
    * [Tin on Twitter](https://twitter.com/tinkadoic)
    * [Tin on Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/blackduke/)

    Transcript: https://mrjoe.uk/s1-e11-culture-process-unshipping-with-tin-from-instagram
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    41 Min.
  • Optimising for Decision Making with Selena Hadzibabic S1 E10

    Optimising for Decision Making with Selena Hadzibabic S1 E10
    Mar 31 2021
    I’m joined by Selena Hadzibabic. Selena is VP of product for the global wedding company the Knot Worldwide. You might know them as Hitched in the UK, Wedingwire in North America and India. We talk optimising decision making, decisions now or later and how to asses the competitions' decisions.

    - Selena on Twitter https://twitter.com/dzishn
    - Selena on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/selena/

    For the full transcript and more episodes please visit https://mrjoe.uk/category/podcast/
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    34 Min.
  • Meri Williams CTO of AI healthcare startup Healx, former CTO of Monzo S1 E9

    Meri Williams CTO of AI healthcare startup Healx, former CTO of Monzo S1 E9
    Feb 3 2021
    Joe Leech talks to Meri Williams. CTO of AI healthcare startup Healx, former CTO of Monzo, Print on demand Moo and Marks and Spencer. Chair of the fantastic lead developer conference. We talk collaboration with Product & Tech, overlap of disciplines, inputs to decision making and more.
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    36 Min.