“If you don’t have a sustainability plan, you don’t have a plan.” The world is facing a climate crisis. For any business, sustainability is critical, but embedding it in a company’s operational structure and culture is easier said than done. Fo

Ray Nayler, acclaimed sci-fi author, on the climate crisis, artificial intelligence, the ethics of human thriving and creative storytelling

May 17th, 2023 1h 11m

In Episode 14 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus, the podcast from sustainability and communications consultancy Blurred, Stuart talks to award-winning author, Ray Nayler. Ray is the author of the critically acclaimed novel The Mountain in the Sea, wh

Designer for social impact, Greg Bunbury, on building purposeful work and moving equality forwards

Jul 22nd, 2022 54m 56s

In episode 13 of DNAYF, the podcast from ESGP advisory firm Blurred, founder Nik Govier talks to designer and creative consultant Greg Bunbury. Greg is a British-born, award-winning Graphic Designer, Creative Consultant, Diversity & Inclusion C

Lynne Franks, PR icon, on women's issues, diversity and sustainability

Apr 26th, 2022 44m 55s

After a Covid hiatus, DNAYF is back! In Episode 12 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus, the podcast from strategic and creative advisory firm Blurred, Blurred CEO Nik Govier talks to PR icon and spokeswoman on women's issues Lynne Franks OBE. Lynne fou

Dhruti Shah, award-winning writer, on journalism, the art of listening and the language of animals in business

Dec 16th, 2020 48m 28s

In Episode 10 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus, the podcast from strategic and creative advisory firm Blurred, Stuart talks to BBC journalist Dhruti Shah. Dhruti is one of the tiny number of people to have been awarded both the prestigious Ochberg f

Justin Featherstone (MC) - a decorated officer’s take on leading from the front and decision-making under pressure

Dec 16th, 2020 53m 9s

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL BONUS EPISODELeadership under fire: a decorated officer’s take on leading from the front, decision-making under pressure and the importance of autonomy and resourcefulness Justin Featherstone is a former Major in The Princess

Gina Miller on Europe, ESG, ethics and education - and why we must preserve Britain as a tolerant place

Jul 19th, 2020 45m 24s

HOW DO WE PRESERVE BRITAIN AS A TOLERANT PLACE?In Episode 9 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus, the podcast from strategic and creative advisory firm Blurred, Stuart talks to business woman and campaigner Gina Miller, who twice initiated legal challen

Performing under pressure: what can business leaders learn from professional sportspeople? And where do the comparisons break down?

Jun 15th, 2020 25m 1s

In Episode 8 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus, recorded under lockdown, Stuart talks to Dr Jen Denyer, ex England international squash player, now turned executive leadership coach on the MBA at Cranfield and Oxford business schools.They discuss the

Nick Baird on Britain after Brexit, the politics of the EU and why Turkey promises to become an exciting tech hub

Apr 20th, 2020 37m 20s

WHAT DOES BREXIT MEAN FOR BRITISH BUSINESS?In Episode 7 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus , the podcast from strategic and creative advisory firm Blurred, Stuart talks to Nick Baird, currently Group Corporate Affairs Director at Centrica and previous

Chris Godfrey, creator of the most popular Instagram post of all time

Mar 9th, 2020 33m 57s

In Episode 6 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus, Stuart talks to Chris Godfrey, named by Time last year as one of the 25 Most Influential People on the Internet. Chris is the man behind the most liked Instagram post of all time. His ‘record-breakin

Mike Barry, ex M&S: the story behind Plan A and what companies can learn from it

Jan 30th, 2020 38m 32s

THE STORY BEHIND PLAN A AND WHAT COMPANIES CAN LEARN FROM ITIn Episode 5 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus, the podcast from strategic and creative advisory firm Blurred, Stuart talks to Mike Barry, previously Director of Sustainable Business at Mark

Matt Peacock: Tech optimism, corporate transparency and the state of journalism

Dec 6th, 2019 38m 2s

In Episode 4 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus, the podcast from business reputation consultancy Blurred, Stuart talks to Matt Peacock, previously Group Director of Corporate Affairs at Vodafone, leading the company’s corporate social transformation

Lord Jim Knight, Tes Global: Education, technology and politics

Oct 21st, 2019 48m 14s

Blurred co-founder Stuart meets Lord Jim Knight of Weymouth to talk the blurring lines between education, technology, politics and business.Education NOT for education's sakeStuart talks to Lord Jim Knight of Weymouth. Previously Minister of St

Josh Luber, StockX Co-Founder, on entrepreneurialism and reinventing the retail model

Oct 3rd, 2019 26m 46s

Stuart Lambert, founding partner at Blurred meets Josh Luber, Co-Founder of StockX, the world's first “stock market of things”. StockX is an online marketplace, initially focused on sneakers, which connects buyers and sellers using the same met

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