Shifting Views with Willis

13/08/2025

Can marketing and advertising agencies be generalists or do they need to niche their offer?

Agency coach Jonathan Leafe says agencies can be generalists for the structure needs to be focussed.

Full pod on agency life in bio

12/08/2025

Which level of agency owner are you?

Agency coach, Jonathan Leafe breaks down the 4 types of marketing agencies and highlights the “sweet spot”.

Full pod via link in bio.

07/08/2025

Agency Owners! This new podcast is for you.

I was joined by Jonathan Leafe, a marketing agency veteran and now agency coach, to discuss the challenges of being an agency owner and what it takes to run a successful agency today.

I've definitely got some battle scars from being an agency owner. If you run an advertising, marketing or digital agency, or you're a creative freelancer, you'll know the challenges that come with surviving, thriving and growing your creative agency.

Jonathan provides real, tangible insight, advice and guidance on all things agency world and what agency owners need to be aware of if they're to succeed in what is an amazing but very challenging industry.

Watch/listen to full pod:

YouTube: https://youtu.be/dKRJRxMbCJ4?si=feKTiuGRIBdGqWTy

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4dmgiwscWQFemx9HU0vP5O?si=1sGODYNjSq6by015U3tedg

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/surviving-and-thriving-as-an-agency-owner-a/id1489398496?i=1000720869898

01/08/2025

Do you know where your food comes from? Have people lost sight of what feeds us and what we actually need?

Clip from pod with on living in a more sustainable world.

Full pod: Link in Bio.

31/07/2025

Do we all need to become ‘preppers’ and plan for catastrophe?

Maybe preppers have a point. But rather than a bug out bag and storing supplies, perhaps we could work together as humanity to think differently how we develop and share resources for the betterment of all?

Part of my discussion with

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28/07/2025

Is Elon Musk a Grokkist? Do we all need to be a little more Grokkist and perhaps a little Solar Punk? What does a hopeful future look like in the face of the climate crisis?

On this episode of the 'Shifting Views with Willis' Podcast, I chatted with Alan Raw, veteran BBC journalist, creative practitioner, eco-pioneer, and author of the new solarpunk novel 'Salt & Seeds'.

Alan discusses his book and his approach of using climate fiction to challenge thinking and provoke a more collaborative approach to living sustainably.

You'll also discover a few terms that might not be familiar.

🌱 What solarpunk is, and why we need optimistic futures.
📚 How storytelling, fiction and imagination inspire action.
🧠 The power of neurodivergent and alternative thinking in shaping tomorrow.
🤝 Why community knowledge and grassroots innovation matter more than ever.
🛠️ How citizen science and creativity can reconnect us with the natural world.
❓ What is a Grokkist, and do we all need to be a little more curious?
🥾 Should we have a 'go bag' and become preppers for global catastrophes?

This pod isn't just about climate. It’s about systems, stories, and shifting the way we see and live in the world.

📌 Watch/listen here:

YouTube: https://youtu.be/1turShaDhx8

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ZFwT8lAQbrCSRkQN5xWLj?si=kJv5EjGeRCSlfvcEpY6WWQ

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/shifting-views-with-willis/id1489398496?i=1000718981392

What if stories could help us build a better world? In this episode of Shifting Views with Willis, we explore solarpunk, citizen science, and storytelling as...

22/07/2025

There’s a big story in the media this morning about women suffering with chronic pain and wider symptoms but having trouble advocating for themselves and being taken seriously by doctors.

I recorded a podcast with about Endometriosis; the symptoms, the pain, managing the condition and getting a diagnosis. As a man, this was an eye opening discussion that women AND men should be aware of.

Full pod in bio.

01/07/2025

Your questions answered 🤔💭

Thank you to everyone who submitted questions for me to ask Cllr Mike Ross during our podcast. As promised, I posed your questions to the Hull City Council leader.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/r9f7qh0GXqo

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-questions-answered-leader-of-hull-city-council/id1489398496?i=1000714368491

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6lqRfHWpF2D0WT3IUlupHt?si=J5G09FmfTR2-mWEvsouUIA

Let me know your thoughts, or submit any responses in the comments 🙂

Listeners' questions answered by Councillor Mike Ross, Leader of Hull City Council, during the recording of our recent 'Shifting Views with Willis' podcast.T...

27/06/2025

How did you feel about the results of the Hull and East Yorkshire Mayoral Election?

Cllr Mike Ross reflects on the success of reform, the rise in votes for the Lib Dems, and the voting intentions of the public.

Full pod:

YouTube: https://youtu.be/VzC6sRnk9EE

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/devolution-division-and-the-future-of-hull/id1489398496?i=1000714368490

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Eh3gmdqM37rxb4MxYvpVQ?si=WPoIcmZbQueeIjrgdBVXcw

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26/06/2025

⭐️ NEW PODCAST 🎙️

Following the recent Hull and East Yorkshire Mayoral Election, Cllr Mike Ross came on the pod to reflect on coming runner-up to Reform's Luke Campbell.

🗳️Why was the vote turnout so low?
🗳️Why did so many voters not understand the role of the new mayor?
🗳️How do we tackle the rise of populism?
🗳️What qualities are needed to be a regional mayor?
🗳️ Mike's vision for Hull and East Yorkshire as council leader.
🗳️ Media bias in politics
🗳️How will the Lib Dems cut through and build on their growing vote share?

This was a fascinating conversation, and as always, Mike is transparent and open about the challenges facing politics and our region, as well as the great opportunities available to us.

Watch/listen links 👇

What are your thoughts on Mike's views? Let me know in the comments.

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In this episode of Shifting Views with Willis, I sat down with Councillor Mike Ross, Leader of Hull City Council and former candidate for Hull and East Yorks...

08/05/2025

New Podcast 🎙️ My guest, Sarah Agar-Brennan, joins me to discuss her work as Head of Commercialisation at the University of Hull.

Sarah discusses her former life as a business owner and entrepreneur; her successes and failures; the experience of appearing on BBC's Dragons' Den; and why University is the best time to start a business and begin your journey as an entrepreneur with all of the benefits can come from being part of a university eco-system, beyond the academic qualifications.

Watch/listen to full pod:

Youtube: https://youtu.be/S7qD_hWtHUc

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dragons-startups-and-universities-navigating/id1489398496?i=1000706702720

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5OiZThruNmZW66Z4eF22cH?si=X0YctYqRTniQ98LIivh_GA

Hull University Business School

24/01/2025

NEW PODCAST 🌟 🎙️ Do we need to rethink University and Higher Education?

I'm joined by the Dean of LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School, Prof. Carl Gombrich. Carl is the creator of the UK's first Arts and Science Degree at UCL and believes that an interdisciplinary approach to higher education is needed to enable students to be able to tackle the complex challenges we face in the world and be armed with a breadth of skills and knowledge to thrive and succeed in the careers of tomorrow (or today).

This insightful chat challenged the existing higher education system and showed how universities must evolve their offer to adapt to an advancing world.

Do universities need to adapt their offer? Is an interdisciplinary approach to education needed?

This is 'Shifting Views with Willis' Podcast.

Full pod:

Youtube: https://youtu.be/r-gQ0frP2O4

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7eOh4jVB0m5AJ38FPq0GEr?si=RzkBfnEVQ163JuE_LEu9Zg

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rethinking-university-education-for-tomorrows-world/id1489398496?i=1000685197568

In this episode of Shifting Views with Willis, Professor Carl Grombrich challenges traditional perspectives on higher education. As Dean of London Interdisci...