The Evolve to Succeed Podcast

From accountant to creative founder… 👀 What happens when you combine numbers with creativity? Joe Hayes’s journey started in accounting - spreadsheets, structure, security. But somewhere along the way, the pull toward something more creative became impossible to ignore. The twist? Learning the numbers didn’t hold him back… it set him free. If you’ve ever questioned the safe path, wrestled with risk, or wondered whether kindness and commercial success can coexist... this one’s for you. 🎙️ Episode drops next week. Kindful Creative 🙌 #EvolveToSucceed #FounderJourney #Entrepreneurship #CreativeBusiness #Leadership #KindfulCreative #Podcast

You either shape your culture - or you get the culture you deserve. Most organisations say culture matters. Few design it intentionally. In this conversation, Niall Cluley (dragonfish UK) breaks down what culture actually means in practical terms - beyond posters, values statements and engagement surveys. Because culture isn’t a project. It’s the operating system of your business. If you’re scaling, navigating change, or thinking about long-term performance, this one will challenge your thinking. 🎧 Watch or listen now. #EvolveToSucceed #Leadership #OrganisationalCulture #PeopleAndPerformance #ScalingBusiness

Have you made it clear to everyone in your organisation the difference they truly make? For many people in transactional roles, it’s easy to get caught up in completing tasks and hitting deadlines. But sometimes, leaders need to help people lift their heads and see the bigger picture... to understand that their work matters and that it contributes to something meaningful. Creating that connection between daily effort and wider impact is often the key to unlocking greater engagement, growth and performance. https://ytubl.ink/3Jil Niall Cluley dragonfish UK

What does culture really mean in a growing business? 👉It’s not posters on the wall. 👉It’s not a set of values written once and forgotten. 👉Culture isn’t a project. 👉It’s how you evolve your organisation for the future. In this conversation, Niall Cluley shares why high-performing organisations design culture intentionally…. aligning vision, behaviours and performance measures so that growth doesn’t dilute what made the business strong in the first place. 🎧 Watch or listen now. https://ytubl.ink/3Jio

“Values on the wall don’t matter if they’re not lived every day.” Culture isn’t a branding exercise. It’s how decisions get made, how pressure is handled and how performance shows up consistently. In this episode, Niall Cluley FCIPD joins Warren to discuss why values alone don’t drive performance, how vision acts as a true North Star, and why maintaining cultural momentum is harder than launching it. A grounded conversation for leaders navigating growth and change. 🎧 Listen now. https://ytubl.ink/3Jil

You don’t accidentally build a great culture. Warren sits down with Niall Cluley FCIPD, Managing Director and shareholder at dragonfish UK, to explore what culture really means in practice beyond posters on the wall and well-worded values. If you’re growing a team or thinking about long-term performance, this conversation will challenge how you define culture and how intentionally you shape it. 🎧 Watch or listen now on YouTube #EvolveToSucceed #Leadership #OrganisationalCulture #PeopleAndPerformance #ScalingBusiness

🎙️ New Episode: Culture by design: Unlocking alignment, growth & impact with Niall Cluley   What does culture really look like when it’s lived, not just written on the wall?   In the latest Evolve to Succeed Podcast, Warren is joined by Niall Cluley FCIPD, Managing Director at dragonfish UK, who brings a rare perspective - having started as Dragonfish’s very first customer before going on to help grow the business from the inside over the past decade.   A thoughtful discussion for leaders thinking seriously about culture, performance and what meaningful work looks like today.   🎧 Watch or listen now! #EvolveToSucceed #WorkplaceCulture #CultureAndPerformance #PeopleAndPerformance

An exit is never just a moment, it’s the result of everything that came before it. Lincoln's and Warren's conversation is grounded and honest, especially for founders who want to build something sustainable, scalable and ultimately transferable. Reflecting on what it really takes to build a business that can stand on its own. 🎧 Watch or listen now on YouTube https://ytubl.ink/3Je0

From launching with limited capital into a crowded market, to navigating global supply chains, constant pivots, scepticism and ultimately exit, this episode is a powerful reminder that progress comes from action, not perfect plans. An honest conversation about resilience, trust, decision-making under pressure and learning as you go, especially when the stakes are high. Lincoln New, co-founder of Termfootwear, shares the reality of building a business when certainty simply doesn’t exist. 🎧 Watch or listen on YouTube https://ytubl.ink/3JaP