The Bottom Line Podcast
Evan Davis hosts the business conversation show with people at the top giving insight into what matters
Episodes to download
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Networking: Will It Actually Help Me Get a Job?
Thu 9 Jan 2025
Evan gets tips on finding a new job and hears how the process of getting one has changed.
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Decisions That Made Me: Dana Denis-Smith (Obelisk Support, CEO)
Mon 6 Jan 2025
The law firm founder on finding career clarity at the top of a mountain.
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Decisions That Made Me: Tom Pellereau (Stylideas, Inventor)
Fri 6 Dec 2024
The beauty inventor on being dyslexic and working with Alan Sugar.
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Decisions That Made Me: Elmarie Marais (GoCrisis, Founder)
Thu 5 Dec 2024
Elmarie Marais on leaving her job for her mental health and starting her own company.
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Decisions That Made Me: Julian Douglas (VCCP, Global CEO)
Wed 4 Dec 2024
Julian Douglas on when to start side hustling, and learning when to step away.
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Decisions That Made Me: Jordan Brompton (Myenergi, Co-founder)
Tue 3 Dec 2024
The smart energy tech entrepreneur on overcoming your background.
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Decisions That Made Me: Rob Law (Trunki Suitcases, Inventor)
Mon 2 Dec 2024
The entrepreneur and inventor on how he avoided a manufacturing meltdown.
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Ideas: How To Turn Your Dreams Into Business Reality
Thu 7 Nov 2024
The inspiration, the pitch, the timing - what makes a business idea live or die?
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Marketing: How Effective Is Fear In Advertising?
Thu 31 Oct 2024
Why do advertising agencies use fear to get us to part with our money?
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Google: The Couple That Took On The Tech Giant
Thu 24 Oct 2024
How a British small business cost the tech giant more than 拢2bn.
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Evacuation: How to Rescue a Business From a War Zone
Thu 17 Oct 2024
Can you get staff out of danger and still keep the show on the road?
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Debt: Do Collectors Deserve Their Bad Reputation?
Thu 10 Oct 2024
The reality of a profession we never want to encounter, but couldn't do without.
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Side Hustles: What's It Like Balancing Two Jobs At Once?
Thu 3 Oct 2024
Everyone seems to have one... We find out the truth about side hustles.
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New Tech: How Smart Is the Smart Energy System?
Thu 26 Sep 2024
The new home tech that could be key to keeping the lights on as we switch to renewables.
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The Bottom Line (unofficial) Business Awards
Thu 25 Jul 2024
Debating the highs and lows of the business landscape in the last year.
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The business of private schools
Thu 18 Jul 2024
The business of private education: how it works, how much money is made and where it goes.
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Is work getting more intense?
Thu 20 Jun 2024
Has a rise in flexible working lead to an increase in overwork, stress and burnout?
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Electric Cars: Made in China?
Thu 6 Jun 2024
Could the UK soon be awash with cheap EVs from the industry's global superpower?
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The Decisions That Made Me A Leader: I Started My Business From Mum's Spare Bedroom
Tue 4 Jun 2024
Evan Davis sits down with Krisi Smith, co-founder of the tea company Bird and Blend.
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The Decisions That Made Me A Leader: The Depop Story
Tue 28 May 2024
Evan Davis sits down with Simon Beckerman, the founder of Depop.
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The Decisions That Made Me A Leader: Lastminute.com's Martha Lane Fox
Tue 21 May 2024
Evan Davis sits down with the British businesswoman, philanthropist and public servant
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The Decisions That Made Me A Leader: How Ice Saved My Life
Tue 14 May 2024
Evan Davis sits down with Richard Walker, the boss of supermarket chain Iceland Foods
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The Decisions That Made Me A Leader: How To Retire Before 30
Tue 7 May 2024
Evan Davis meets Timo Armoo, the 29 year old multi-millionaire entrepreneur.
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In the eye of a crisis
Thu 7 Mar 2024
Evan makes up crisis management scenarios to see how CEOs handle a business emergency.
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Rethinking retirement
Thu 29 Feb 2024
Should we think about stepping down the career ladder as we approach pension age?
