Boardroom Uncovered
Boardroom Uncovered is an interview series where City AM's UK editor and host Jon Robinson sits down with the biggest bosses in the UK to find out what makes them tick.
Each Boardroom Uncovered episode seeks to reveal the personality of the business leader being interviewed – beyond the carefully crafted quotes contained in press releases of updates to the London Stock Exchange.
Conversations delve into what it's actually like to lead a company that's known in every household across the UK, the pressure that brings and how the leader is able to stay at the top.
Tune in for career advice, business insights, storytelling, laughs and more.
Episodes
28 episodes
Is Motorway changing how the UK views used cars? | Motorway
The chief executive and co-founder of UK technology unicorn Motorway has spoken out about whether his company will choose London for a possible future initial public offering (IPO).Speaking to City AM's UK Editor Jon Robinson on the lat...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 28
•
35:47
How work from home policies have changed business | Pret A Manger
The move to working from home (WFH) and hybrid office policies post-pandemic are having an impact on where Pret A Manger is considering opening new stores, its UK boss has said.Speaking to Jon Robinson on this episode of City AM's Board...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 27
•
30:14
Are Gen Z ditching the pub for the gym? | The Gym Group
Gen Z are ditching the pub and instead choosing to socialise with their friends at the gym more, the boss of one of the UK's largest chains has said.Will Orr, the chief executive of The Gym Group, told Jon Robinson on this episode of Bo...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 26
•
33:09
Can Papa Johns Pizza stay competitive in the UK food industry? | Papa Johns
The UK boss of pizza chain Papa Johns has branded the rising costs his business is facing as a result of a "perfect storm of difficulty".Speaking on this episode of City AM‘s Boardroom Uncovered podcast, managing director Chris Phylacto...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 25
•
28:49
Why the UK isn't celebrating risk takers and wealth creators | Castore
The UK is at risk of "taking too many steps down a road of not wanting to celebrate risk takers and wealth creators", according to the co-CEO of sports apparel brand, Castore.Thomas Beahon, who shares the top job with his brother Phil, a...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 24
•
39:45
23. The secrets of LinkedIn's algorithm and growing on social media | LinkedIn
The UK boss of LinkedIn has revealed her top three tips to help boost your profile on the social media platform.Speaking to City AM's UK Editor, Jon Robinson, on the new episode of the Boardroom Uncovered podcast, Janine Chamberlin admi...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 23
•
29:33
22. Rory Sutherland on 'boring' free market capitalism and house buying in London | Ogilvy
Capitalism is "unbelievably tedious" and needs to be rebranded in order for people to fight for its survival by the end of Donald Trump's second US administration, marketing veteran Rory Sutherland has said.Speaking on the latest episod...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 22
•
34:11
21. Why the UK government needs to encourage more business investments | Auto Trader
The CEO of FTSE 100 Auto Trader UK has revealed that he is "not the most sophisticated of car buyers". However, he admitted that he uses Auto Trader "loads". Nathan Coe, speaking to Jon Robinson on the latest episode of City AM's B...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 21
•
28:13
20. The top three tips for investing in 2025 | Interactice Investor
The boss of Interactive Investor has shared his top three tips for investing in UK and foreign markets.Richard Wilson, speaking to Jon Robinson on the latest episode of City AM's Boardroom Uncovered podcast, has set out what he thinks a...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 20
•
29:59
19. The importance of trust in trading | Checkatrade
Checkatrade can still do more to protect customers from rogue traders despite blocking a record number of applicants last year, its chief executive has said.Jambu Palaniappan, speaking to Jon Robinson on this episode of City AM's interv...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 19
•
25:39
18. Can private healthcare ease the pressure on the NHS? | Vitality
In this episode of Boardroom Uncovered, Neville Koopowitz, the chief executive of health and life insurance giant Vitality, opens up about growing up in South Africa and living through the transition from Apartheid to democracy as well as talki...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 18
•
41:03
17. Why transportation in the UK is not as bad as you think | Trainline
The boss of Trainline has outlined his European expansion plans as the online ticket giant faces government-backed competition at home.Jody Ford, speaking on the latest episode of City AM's Boardroom Uncovered, opened up to UK Editor Jo...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 17
•
41:11
16. How to choose the right bottle of wine | Naked Wines
A career that's taken him from his home in Mexico all the way to Norwich to lead Naked Wines, via Belgium, was probably not something Rodrigo Maza could have predicted when he first started out.But the chief executive, who has only been...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 16
•
49:03
15. Why it's important to not mind failure and be realistic in your career | Haribo
The UK boss of Haribo has revealed how he's gone from being too "optimistic and challenging" at the start of his career working for Heineken to more of a realist now he's leading one of the UK's largest confectionary makers.Jon Hughes h...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 15
•
41:10
14. The dos and don'ts of investing | eToro
The UK boss of trading platform eToro has opened up about the firm's plans to become a public company and what the London Stock Exchange has to do to win its backing.The London-headquartered division of the Israel-headquartered trading ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 14
•
35:54
13. How George Clooney and The Muppets helped transform a business | Warbutons
The boss of Warburtons has said the bakery giant would not be where it is today without the help of Hollywood A-listers Samuel L Jackson, George Clooney, Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone – and The Muppets.Chairman Jonathan Warburton, ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 13
•
52:37
12. Why you should not 'worry too much about what others think' | Arla Foods
How this Arla Foods managing director went from selling cigarettes to selling milkA globe-trotting career that began selling cigarettes at British American Tobacco and has led to heading up the UK arm of dairy giant Arla Foods is maybe ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 12
•
36:28
11. Why businesses should always operate like a family | B&Q
A business should be more like a family in order to attract employees with the right moral and cultural judgements, the boss of B&Q has said.Graham Bell added that the DIY giant's approach to company culture gives it "credibility" a...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 11
•
51:29
10. What the real secret is to a successful pension | PensionBee
In the latest episode of Boardroom Uncovered, PensionBee UK CEO Romina Savova sat down with City AM UK Editor Jon Robinson and opened up about what sparked her to found the now London-listed platform and revealed what she describes as the big s...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 10
•
41:45
9. The ‘completely broken’ rental market and ‘disaster for first-time buyers’ | Purple Bricks
The rental market is “completely broken” and is a “disaster for first-time buyers” unless they can rely on the bank of mum and dad, the chief executive of Purplebricks has said.In the latest episode of Boardroom Uncovered, Sam Mitchell,...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 9
•
36:56
8. Is paying with cash really not going anywhere? | Travelex
Travelex, the world's largest foreign currency exchange, is expecting to have new owners within the next two years, its chief executive has revealed.In this episode of Boardroom Uncovered, Richard Wazacz said the Peterborough-headquarte...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 8
•
39:20
7. When should people start trading and investing? | Robinhood UK
In this episode of Boardroom Uncovered, the boss of Robinhood UK Jordan Sinclair talks about his journey from South Africa to the City of London, how the trading and investing app is taking on the likes of Hargreaves Lansdown and AJ Bell as wel...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 7
•
30:48
6. Is vaping doing more harm than good to the society? | Totally Wicked
Totally Wicked was established with a simple goal: to convert as many smokers as possible into vapers in order to 'improve their health'.This mission has led the Lancashire-headquartered company to become one of the largest names in the...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 6
•
36:33
5. What it's like running Richard Branson's empire | Virgin Group
Leaving New Zealand wasn't always the plan for Josh Bayliss. However, this has arguably turned out alright – given he's now the long-established chief executive running Sir Richard Branson's Virgin empire.The CEO, who is the latest gues...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 5
•
39:54
4. Sir Tim Martin on Brexit, his successor and how he lost £100m | Wetherspoon
Sir Tim Martin, the founder and chairman of pub giant JD Wetherspoon, has opened up about the impact being such a prominent campaigner for Brexit has had on him and whether he thinks he actually made a difference in the debate.The busin...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 4
•
49:05
.jpg)