Strategy Unscripted

Mark Stone, award-winning Brand Consultant, University Lecturer, and founder of Strategy Stone shares insights from over 20 years of building and advising brands across sectors from pharmaceuticals and finance to technology and consumer goods. Mark discusses how senior leaders can integrate brand thinking into strategic planning, ensuring it drives measurable business value rather than sitting on the sideline

Rikki Douglas, Managing Director at Quorum Technologies and Industrial Advisory Board Member at Lancaster University School of Engineering, shares insights from more than 20 years of leadership across defence, nuclear, maritime, and now advanced manufacturing. Rikki explores practical lessons on leading strategy in both large corporates and SMEs, and how to sustain growth in volatile markets.

Sarah Carroll, Head of Programs at William Jackson Food Group talks about the importance of leading strategy, transformation, and change across a portfolio of heritage British food brands. Sarah reveals how a clear, aligned mission —“good food proudly made”— drives collaboration and growth across diverse businesses.

Andy Wilkins, Programme Director at Imperial College Business School, Visiting Lecturer at UCL, and Founder of Future of Health, maps a practical path from product-centric thinking to systemic innovation. Andy shares insights on how senior leaders can move from value extraction to value exchange and align strategy, operations and partners around what customers are truly trying to achieve.

Saasha Celestial-One, Co-Founder and COO of Olio, unpacks her journey from Stanford MBA and McKinsey consultant to leading a scale-up tackling food waste in 62 countries. Saasha shares her insights on how to prioritise pace through strategy frameworks, align distributted teams through objectives and values, how to turn structures into milestones as wqell as how to reallocare resources in shifting markets.

Mark Servodidio, CEO of PGP Solutions, shares in an for an in-depth conversation his dynamic career and the importance of aligning human capital with strategy execution. With a rich background spanning human resources and general management at industry giants like PepsiCo, Nabisco, and Avis Budget Group, Mark discusses how leadership, culture, and operational excellence drive sustainable success.