Inside The Maverick Mind
Inside the Maverick Mind is an invite-only vodcast hosted by Emyr Afan — long-form conversations with people who don’t quite fit the mould.
Each episode features a Maverick from business, fintech, innovation, tech and the creative world, revealing how they think, what drives them, and how they turn “you can’t” into “watch me.”
Episodes drop weekly on YouTube, with audio available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.
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Episodes
15 episodes
Ep 15 | HENRY ENGELHARDT CBE| The Man Who Proved Happy People Build Better Companies
Henry Engelhardt didn't just build a successful company. He built one of the most loved workplaces in British corporate history - and did it by betting everything on a single, radical idea: that happy people build better businesses.Start...
Ep 14 | Craig Maxwell OBE | The Man Who Was Given 12 Months - And Changed Welsh Cancer Care Forever
YOUTUBE DESCRIPTION:In 2022, Craig Maxwell OBE was told he had a rare form of cancer and 12 months to live.Most people would stop. Craig accelerated.In this extraordinary episode of Inside the Maverick Mind, Craig — ...
Ep 13 | Chris Macnamara | From Homeless Teenager to National Retailer
What does it take to build a premium national brand when you couldn't write your name at age 10?Chris McNamara, founder of The Brogue Trader, is living proof that instinct and resilience can outrun any traditional path. In this raw and r...
Ep 12 | Prof. Laura McAllister | Inside the Maverick Mind | Captaining a Nation, On & Off the pitch
What does it take to captain your country on the pitch, then go on to shape how that country governs itself? This week, we sit down with Professor Laura McAllister CBE - former Wales women's football captain, Vice Preside...
Ep 11 | Spencer John | Inside the Maverick Mind - The Boy who Chose Option 4
**Inside the Maverick Mind | Episode: Spencer JohnWhat happens when a boy from Port Talbot - no father, raised by his nan, told at 12 he had three choices: the cemetery, prison, or the forces - refuses all three and builds option four?<...
Ep 10 | Blanche Sainsbury - From Boardroom to Purpose
**Inside the Maverick Mind | Blanche Sainsbury - From Boardroom to Purpose: Power, Sacrifice & the National Children's AwardsWhat does it really take to reach the top of British media - and then walk away from it all?In this e...
Ep 9 | James Sills | Inside the Maverick Mind
Inside the Maverick Mind | James Sills — The Choirestarter: On Fear, Belonging & Why Everyone Can SingWhat if the most powerful tool for connection, wellbeing, and culture in your workplace isn't a strategy, a workshop, or a wellbein...
Ep 8 | Giovanni Malacrino | Inside The Maverick Mind
What does it take to build a standout hospitality business — and make it feel personal at every level?In this episode of Inside the Maverick Mind, Emyr Afan sits down with Giovanni Malacrino — restaurateur, entreprene...
Ep 7 | Sunil Patel | Inside The Maverick Mind
What does it take to build one of the UK's most celebrated sports production companies from scratch - with a new baby, a gut feeling, and no safety net?Emyr Afan sits down with Sunil Patel, CEO and co-founder of Whisper, the award-wi...
Ep 6 | Mykel Dixon | Inside The Maverick Mind
What if you stopped chasing success — and started feeling alive instead?In this episode of Inside the Maverick Mind, Emyr Afan OBE sits down with the extraordinaryMykel Dixon — author, creative catalyst, and one of the most refreshi...
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Ep 5 | Mark Sweeny | Inside The Maverick Mind
What does it take to build a high-growth tech business from Wales and compete on a global stage?In this episode of Inside the Maverick Mind, I sit down with Mark Sweeny, Founder and CEO of de Novo Solutions — one of the UK’s fastest-gro...
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Ep 4 | Dr Julia Jones | Inside The Maverick Mind
In this episode of Inside the Maverick Mind, Emyr Afan sits down with Dr Julia “Rock” Jones - a neuroscience-led performance and habit specialist who’s spent years helping leaders rethink how they think.Dr Julia’s work sits at the inter...
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Ep 3 | Simon Powell | Inside The Maverick Mind
In this episode of Inside the Maverick Mind, Emyr Afan sits down with Simon Powell, one of Wales’ most influential and quietly disruptive tech entrepreneurs.With more than four decades at the forefront of travel technology,...
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Ep 2 | Lucy Cohen, CEO Mazuma | Inside The Maverick Mind
Picture it: 2006. A twenty‑something at a kitchen table with a battered laptop, a pile of receipts, and an idea most accountants would’ve called ridiculous…Instead of charging by the hour, she turned accountancy into a subscrip...
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Ep 1 | Aled Miles | Inside The Maverick Mind
Inside the Maverick Mind: Aled Miles - From Bridgend to BoardroomsJoin us for an extraordinary conversation with Aled Miles, Welsh-born tech leader who's led Symantec's Norton Division, TeleSign, Source Labs, and now heads Intelli...
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