One Question
One Question offers a behind-the-scenes look at conversations between members and guests, each episode built around a single question. The show spans fields such as fashion, scriptwriting, photography, economics, journalism, and politics, creating thoughtful, quick-moving conversations. Series four, launching in 2023, asks whether we can rewrite the rules of leadership. It aims at curious listeners who want to challenge the status quo.
Episodes
Can we learn to disagree well? Professor Jennifer Hudson, vice-provost at University College London answers One Question
Professor Jennifer Hudson joins Sarah to explore the role of leadership in higher education, and the balance between academic achievement and shaping future leaders in a time of cultural shifts, innovation, and uncertainty.Post-pandemic, higher education is undergoing rapid change, juggling economic pressures with a growing demand to rethink what learning should look like in 2025.How do we balance
What makes a leader worth following? Sam McAlister, former Newsnight Producer and Author of Scoops, answers One Question.
Can we live in a world of compromise instead of cancel culture? Sam McAlister is a former news night producer and the orchestrator behind one of the most famous royal interviews of our time. Since leaving the BBC, Sam has written Scoop, which later became a Netflix hit and featured Billie Piper and Gillian Anderson. Sam has since switched media for academic and is a fellow at the London School of
"Leading or Following? Financial Times Columnist, Gillian Tett on the media's influence today.
In this week's episode, Gillian Tett, a Financial Times Columnist, joins Sarah to explore whether traditional media can still lead and influence. With the rise of AI-generated content, the challenge of misinformation, and the breakdown of trust in institutions, can traditional media still shape public discourse, influence decision-making, and hold power accountable?Gillian Tett writes a weekl
Where do you look for hope? Joe Mulhall, director of research at Hope not hate explores the leadership we need to leverage hope today.
Hope not hate is an antifascist organisation leveraging the power of hope in the face of hate. Dr Joe Mulhall joins Sarah to explore the kind of leadership we need to address deep ideological and political polarisation, the rise of far-right political party, Reform, the power of MAGA as a force for change, the expectations of a new government, the overwhelming importance of community and where we
How do we fight the climate crisis today? Emma Howard-Boyd, CBE, Chair, Client Earth, answers One Question.
What type of leadership do we need to address the climate crisis? In this episode, Sarah welcomes Emma Howard-Boyd, Chair of Client Earth, Climate Resilience for All and the London Climate Resilience Review and a Global Ambassador for Race to Zero and Race to Resilience, to answer One Question. With devastating serendipity, this episode was recorded just as the wildfires took hold of LA, causing s
Joining the dots between people and profit, CEO of Octopus Money, Ruth Handcock answers One Question.
CEO of Octopus Money, Ruth Handcock, joins Sarah to explore how we lead today through the lens of financial services. Part of the Octopus Group, which includes Octopus Energy and investments, Octopus Money is democratising financial understanding to create an economically stronger society, one day at a time. A B-corp with a long-term mission, Ruth explores how the values of the business impact her
Jack Doyle, former associate Daily Mail editor, director of communication at 10 Downing Street for Boris Johnson and Luke Sullivan, former director of comms for Keir Starmer, answer One Question, "How do we lead today?" In British politics.
How do we lead today? In British Politics. This week's episode is timely, as Sarah is joined by Jack Doyle, former associate editor at the Daily Mail and Director of Communications to Boris Johnson at 10 Downing Street. Jack left journalism after ten years in the newspapers to become Boris Johnson's political spokesman and press secretary before being promoted to communications director
How do we lead today? From the perspective of an Italian, female President leading an international organisation, founded in Germany and owned by Corporate America...
Nadia Innanuzzi is the President of the international organisation OTT Hydromet, which was founded in Germany and became a subsidiary of American corporate Veralto in 2023; as an Italian female leader, Nadia has a unique perspective on what it means to lead today across different markets and cultures. Nadia is joined by corporate communication leader Marshall Manson. Manson started his career in A
Adekunle Rufai, Founder of S.M.I.L.E-ing Boys Project, joins Sarah to answer One Question: How do we lead today? Through the lens of equity and Black Men.
Kay Rufai is an artist, photographer and founder of S.M.I.L.E-ing Boys Project, a project to address the rise in youth affected by violence, which sparked a series of reactionary approaches from the government regarding tougher criminalisation of youth, more stop and searches and greater police presence in global majority communities. These approaches inspired Kay to investigate the mental health
How do we lead to address the rising mental health crisis in the UK? Simon Gunning, CEO, Campaign Against Living Miserably, Sonya Trivedy, Executive Director, The Samaritans and Chris Martin, CEO, The Mix, join Sarah to answer One Question
In 2024, the rate of suicide is the highest it has been in twenty-five years. In the last decade, 6929 young people, those under the age of 39, have taken their own lives; suicide is the most common cause of death for those under 24.Perhaps the country's most critical challenges are supporting positive mental health and addressing the overwhelming rise of those in crisis. Sarah is joined by l
How do we tell the story of leadership, (and a leader) when leadership is uncertain? Sarada Peri, Peri Communications and Lindsay Holst, Group Project, join Sarah to answer this one question through the lens of speechwriting, story telling and communicati
Using artistic license to tweak this week's questions, Sarah is joined by Sarada Peri and Lindsay Holst, part of the recent Democratic Conventions Writing Room, to explore how we tell the story of leadership when leadership is uncertain.Before founding her own communications practice, Sarada was a former senior speechwriter for President Obama, working closely with Lindsay Holst, who, before
How do we lead today, in service to society? Richard Meddings CBE, Chair of NHS England and George Gordon, Communication and Corporate Affairs Director, TSB join Sarah to answer, One Question.
Sarah is joined by Richard Meddings CBE, Chairman of NHS England, and George Gordon, Communications and Corporate Affairs Director of TSB, to answer this One Question through the lens of society. Are we increasingly being asked to lead in service of something greater than ourselves, or has that always been the case? It is just that the context of leadership has changed. Before joining the NHS, Ric
Dan Smith, Headland Consultancy & Dr Ben Shenoy, Pyschologist and Professor : How do we lead today in business?
Dan Smith, managing director of communication and reputation consultancy, Headland, and Dr Ben Shenoy, psychologist, author, and professor at the London School of Economics, join Sarah in answering this series question, "How do we lead today?" Ben and Dan are authors of the Collaborative Report, research unveiling how a business that partners with peers and third parties can unlock finan
Amanda Litman, Run for Something: How do we lead today when leadership is uncertain?
"Hope is a renewable source. Fear is not. At a certain point, you run out of fear because it stops being real. Hope is a renewable resource. It is intended to be self-sustaining."In episode one of series five, in partnership with Headland Communications Consultancy, Amanda Litman, co-founder of Run for Something, joins Sarah to explore this series' One Question: How do we lead today
Nick Hounsfield, Founder of The Wave answer One Question, can we rewrite the rules of leadership?
Nick Hounsfield is an inspiration. Founder of The Wave, the first inland surfing destination in Bristol, and devout surfer, Nick is building a blueprint for business that prioritises people and the planet. In episode 14, Nick joins Sarah to chat about his vision for The Wave and the impact of the surfing community as activists for the future, the undeniable link between purpose and profit, passion
Naseem Khuri, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Tufts University and Rob Wilkinson, Senior Lecturer at Harvard University, answer One Question, can we rewrite the rules of leadership?
*Please be aware this conversation was recorded before the terrorist attack on Israel on the 7th of October.*Over the last twenty years, Naseem Khuri has worked as a trainer, consultant, mediator and facilitator specialising in negotiation, influence, and conflict management. He is a Senior Facilitator with Vantage Partners, a Principal with CMPartners, and a Senior Advisor with Dragonfly Partners
Nick Stoop, founder of Pangea, answers One Question, can we rewrite the rules of leadership?
Sometimes, when something doesn't exist, you have to create it. Nick Stoop spent ten years at the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock before setting up Pangea in 2022. Having spent most of his career in Asia, when he returned to the UK and sought to reallocate his UK personal pension into positively impactful funds, there were few options, so he built one.Founder of Pangea, a positive im
Dr Sarah Hughes, CEO of mental health charity, Mind, answers One Question, can we rewrite the rules of leadership?
In this episode, Sarah is joined by Dr. Sarah Hughes, CEO of Mind, to answer this series question from the perspective of leadership in the non-profit and charitable sector. Spanning a 34-year career in mental health and criminal justice, Dr Hughes is a powerful voice on the importance of rewriting the rules of leadership and the economic model of charities and foundations in the UK. At a time of
Lucy Parker and Jon Miller, authors of The Activist Leader answer One Question, can we rewrite the rules of leadership?
As the title states, the Activist Leader is a new mindset for doing business. Co-author Lucy Parker has worked with companies all over the world and in all sectors to help them shape and deliver their social value strategies. Before setting up Brunswicks Business & Society practice, Lucy chaired the UK Prime Minister’s Taskforce for Talent and Enterprise for Gordon Brown, focused on high-value
Larissa Vince, CEO of TBWA advertising agency answers One Question, can we rewrite the rules of leadership?
Before joining TBWA, Larissa Vince was CEO of the independent agency NOW, a former Managing Director at Saatchi & Saatchi and a passionate advocate of the commercial value that difference can bring to teams and creativity. Larissa joins Sarah to explore what leadership means in the advertising industry, from a lack of diversity to old economic models, do the rules of leadership need to be rewr
Tina Ziegler, Director of Moniker Art fair and the Moniker Foundation answers, One Question, can we rewrite the rules of leadership?
Tina Ziegler is a torchbearer for the new contemporary art market, having successfully executed and produced over 300 exhibitions. Tina is currently the director of Moniker Art, Moniker Foundation and The Ziegler Academy, pushing the boundaries of art, fashion, and media.Tina joins Sarah to explore leadership through the lens of the art industry. Arguably the art industry, encompassing the creativ
Natasha Whiting, CEO and co founder of Kollo Health answers One Question, can we rewrite the rules of leadership?
Natasha Whiting is the CEO and co-founder of Kollo Health. Her deep passion for improving lives led her to co-found Kollo Health in 2020, introducing their first product, the highly acclaimed and multi-award-winning Kollo Premium Liquid marine collagen. Natasha's leadership and dedication earned her recognition, including being honoured for her contributions as a team leader in tsunami relief
Dr Menaal Munshey, Research Lead for the United Nations, IOM, Pakistan, answers One Question, can we rewrite the rules of leadership?
Dr Menaal Munshey joined the United Nations, Internation Immigration Organisation, Pakistan, in January 2023 following roles at the UN in Tokyo, Barcelona, Vienna and Beirut. A lawyer and criminologist, Menaal has worked on legal aid, criminal justice and prison reform in Pakistan and is leading Indus Relief 2022, a fundraising initiative for immediate flood relief in Sindh. More recently, Menaal
Cody Keenan, author of Grace and chief speechwriter to President Obama, answers One Question, can we rewrite the rules of leadership?
Cody Keenan rose from a campaign intern in Chicago to become chief speechwriter at the White House and Barack Obama’s post-presidential collaborator. Today, Keenan is a partner at leading speechwriting firm Fenway Strategies and teaches a popular course on political speechwriting at his alma mater, Northwestern University. His first book, Grace, was published in October 2022 and became an instant
Aliyah York, Founder of Pupil Power and Student at the University of Cambridge, answers One Question, can we rewrite the rules of leadership?
Aliyah is the founder of student-led movement, Pupil Power and a student of Education, Policy and International Development at the University of Cambridge.Aliyah joined our annual conversation in September, to explore the role of education in the education system. How can businesses and society better understand the education system to equip the next generation as they navigate their careers? And
James Scroggs, Chairman of One Question, founder of New Working Class answers One Question, can we rewrite the rules of leadership?
It is perhaps somewhat unusual to invite the company Chairman, to the podcast to answer our question but, in true One Question style in this episode, Sarah chats to friend, chairman and founder of New Working Class, James Scroggs, to answer our single question, can we rewrite the rules of leadership? How do we define leadership in 2023? What are the tenants of true leadership? What role do busines
Joe Twyman, founder of Delta Poll answers this series One Question, can we rewrite the rules of leadership?
Episode two of the brand new series invites Joe Twyman, the co-founder of independent public opinion consultancy, Delta Poll, to explore our one question, can we rewrite the rules of leadership? One of Britain’s best-known political pollsters, Joe previously worked as Head of Political and Social Research at YouGov and was a director at the founding of the company back in 2000. Before leading the
Ndu Uchea, co-founder of Word on the Curb answers this series One Question, can we rewrite the rules of leadership?
Series 4 of the One Question podcast returns, asking, can we rewrite the rules of leadership? Episode one invites the Co-Founder of Word On The Curb, Ndu Uchea, to answer this series one question in conversation with Sarah.Word on the Curb is a youth insight and communications consultancy that specialises in working with ambitious brands to engage with underrepresented Gen-Z and Millennials. Ndu c
Lucy Stephens, The New School, Sebastian Gray, Headteacher at Laurance Haines School and Karrelle Dixon, former Wieden+Kennedy, answer, can business make society better?
In the final episode of this series asking, can business make society better? Sarah is joined by Lucy Stephens, Headteacher of The New School, a new type of school on a mission to positively change the way we educate children in the UK, Sebastian Gray, Headteacher at Laurance Haines School in Watford and Karrelle Dixon, formerly heading up advertising agency, Wieden+Kennedy in Portland, Karrelle i
Anne Kawalerski, CMO, Bloomberg Media & Henrik Wenders, VP Audi Brand, answer, can business make society better?
In partnership with Bloomberg Media, Sarah is joined by CMO, Anne Kawalerski and Vice President of brand at Audi, Henrik Wenders, to answer our 2020 question, can business make society better? Through the lens of the marketing industry. An illuminating conversation on the responsibility of marketers in balancing a strategy based on core values and commercial success. The call for new metrics of su
Adeline Diab, Bloomberg Intelligence and Claire Bergkamp, Textile Exchange answer, can business make society better?
In Partnership with Bloomberg Media, Sarah is joined by Adeline Diab and Claire Bergkamp to discuss the responsibility the fashion industry has in making society better. The fashion industry touches all of us, from high-end to the high street, but how great is the responsibility and is it fair? An honest conversation of the realities of fast fashion and a call to reframe consumerism. Please subsc
Maia Godemer, BloombergNEF and Jane Ambachtsheer, BNP Paribas Asset Management answer, can business make society better?
In Partnership with Bloomberg Media, Sarah is joined by Maia Godemer Research Associate at BloombergNEF and Jane Ambachtsheer, Global Director of Sustainability at BNP Paribas Asset Management in the regulation perspective. Jane and Maia discuss the impact of regulation on making society better, from the responsibility of business, the rise of ESG frameworks and the urgency of a climate in crisis
Deborah Al Sayed, NHS, Gregor Henderson, Public Health England and Simon Gunning, CALM answer, can business make society better?
This week, Sarah Parsonage interviews Deborah Al Sayed, One Question Member and Director of Transformation, NHS Bristol, Gregor Henderson, National Lead, Mental Health and Wellbeing and Simon Gunning, CEO of CALM (Campaigning against Living Miserably) Charity to ask our 2020 question through the perspective of healthcare, specifically mental health and the impact of living through a global health
Dominic Bianchi, Bianchi Restaurant Group & Mark Buckle, Level Crossing Records answer, can business make society better?
This week, Sarah chats to Dominic Bianchi, co-founder of Bianchi restaurant group in Bristol, including, Pasta Loca, Pasta Ripiena, Bianchi, La Sorella and Mark Buckle, co-founder of Level Crossing record store in West London in the community perspective. An inspiring interview from the perspective of small businesses founded on the principles of quality product and community. Please subscribe, ra
Lauren Kiel, Bloomberg Green and Silvia Marcon, Women4Climate, answer, can business make society better?
In partnership with Bloomberg Media, Sarah is joined by Lauren Kiel, General Manager of Bloomberg Green and Silvia Marcon, Head of Women4Climate to answer, can business make society better? In the environmental perspective. Launched in 2020 Bloomberg Green is a global, multiplatform news brand focused on climate change. You can find out more by subscribing to their newsletter Women4Climate empower
Alexandra Wilson, Barrister, answers, can business make society better?
Barrister, Author, founder of Black Women In Law, Alexandra Wilson joins Sarah Parsonage to answer our 2020 question, can business make society better? An honest interview the role the legal system has in making society better, starting with equality. To purchase a copy of Alexandra's book, In Black and White visit https://www.waterstones.com/book/in-black-and-white/alexandra-wilson/97819130
Joel Bakan, author, answers, can business make society better?
Joel Bakan is an author, filmmaker and a professor of law at the University of British Columbia. Joel joins Sarah Parsonage in interview answering this year's one question, can business make society? Author of The New Corporation: How good Corporation is bad for Democracy, the follow up to the original, The Corporation: The Pathological pursuit for Profit and Power published in 2004. A fascin
Jess Phillips, Labour MP, answers, can business make society better?
Jess Phillips has served as MP for Birmingham Yardley since the 2015 general election and more recently served in Keir Starmer’s Opposition frontbench as Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding since 2020. Jess is author of Everywoman, One Woman's Truth About Speaking the Truth and more recently, Truth to Power: 7 Ways to Call Time on B.S. published last Autumn. Please subscrib
Peter Ettedgui, film writer and director answers, can business make society better?
Writer and producer, Peter Ettedgui, joins Sarah Parsonage to answer this year's one question from the perspective of the Arts. Peter is best known for his fashion documentary, McQueen and more recently, Netflix documentary celebrating the Paralympics, Rising Phoenix. This interview explores the role the Arts has both as a business and on society. A fascinating conversation not to be missed.
Gail Gallie, Project Everyone, Kate Sandle, B-Corp Uk answer, can business make society better?
In the first episode of our two-part podcast series asking our 2020 question, can business make society better? Gail Gallie, Project Everyone and Kate Sandle, B-Corp UK join One Question Chairman, James Scroggs in the Business Perspective. Please subscribe, rate and review to answer One Question. To find out more about One Question, visit onequestion.live Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to our fo
Ella Goldner answers, is short-termism killing industry?
Ella Goldner, Co-Founder of Zinc VC answers this series one question, is short-termism killing industry? Please subscribe, rate and review to answer One Question. To find out more about One Question, visit onequestion.live Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to our fortnightly letter
Rand Fishkin answers, is short-termism killing industry?
Founder of SEO Moz and more recently Spark Toro, author of Lost and Founder, investor and entrepreneur, Rand Fishkin joins Sarah Parsonage to answer this series one question, is short-termism killing industry? Please subscribe, rate and review to answer One Question. To find out more about One Question, visit onequestion.live Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to our fortnightly letter
James Ball answers, is short-termism killing industry?
Investigative journalist and author James Ball, answers this series one question in an interview with One Question chairman, James Scroggs. James is Global Editor at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, a former journalist at The Guardian and author of The System, out this month. Please subscribe, rate and review to answer One Question. To find out more about One Question, visit onequestion.liv
David Fuller answers, are journalists finally breaking the mould of journalism?
David Fuller, Producer, Director and founder of Rebel Wisdom joins Sarah Parsonage to answer, one question, are journalists finally breaking the mould of journalism? Formerly of the BBC and Channel Four David offers a unique perspective to this series one question. Please subscribe, rate and review to answer One Question. To find out more about One Question, visit onequestion.live Follow us on Ins
Janine Gibson answers, are journalists finally breaking the mould of journalism?
Assistant Editor of the Financial Times, former Editor the Guardian US and Editor of Buzzfeed UK, Janine Gibson joins Sarah Parsonage to answer this series, One Question, are journalists finally breaking the mould of journalism? Real insight into the journalist perspective. Please subscribe, rate and review to answer One Question. To find out more about One Question, visit onequestion.live Follow
Meredith Clark answers, are journalists finally breaking the mould of journalism?
Series One asks, are journalists finally breaking the mould of journalism? Sarah Parsonage is joined by Dr Meredith Clark is a journalist and assistant professor in the department of media studies at Virginia University. Meredith's research focuses on the intersections of race, media, and power – covering everything from media processes like newsroom hiring and reporting practices to the digi
Jeff Jarvis answers, are journalists finally breaking the mould of journalism?
One Question asks, are journalists finally breaking the mould of journalism? Sarah Parsonage is joined by American Journalist and Professor Jeff Jarvis to answer this series One Question. Jeff Jarvis is the Leonard Tow Professor of Journalism Innovation and director of the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at the City University of New York’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journal
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