Sir Charlie Mayfield – Be the business: how to be ambitious
Our guest today is chair of Be the Business and former chair of the John Lewis Partnership, Sir Charlie Mayfield. With a mission to maximise the potential of business, Sir Charlie believes in mentorship and collaboration between scale-ups and big business, to share the passion of the entrepreneur with the know how of corporations. From serving in the military to fighting on the frontline for business, this is the story of a leader who believes that business is the source of the solutions, and the driving force behind a solid COVID-19 recovery plan and economic bounce-back.
This episode was released as part of Change Makers X Scaleup Week, a special series of conversations in partnership with Scaleup Week – led by BGF with the ScaleUp Institute – about the crucial issues and opportunities facing growing businesses as they navigate towards a sustainable, diverse and prosperous future.