There are few jobs cooler than Chief Executive of the Royal Albert Hall, but with that comes a responsibility to uphold its culture, legacy, and long-term vision.

That tall order has been a responsibility and a pleasure for James Ainscough, being a part of the Royal Albert Hall for over a decade. The fascinating pivotal moments he shares with us in this week’s podcast come from both his journey, and that of the hall itself...

Join us as we break down James’ golden balance of creativity and business savvy, his total devotion to collaboration, and why passion is the first step to great leadership.

Key takeaways from this episode:

• James’ perfect balance of business and creativity serving him throughout his career
• The Royal Albert Hall’s ability to make its team feel at home
• Why you should derive genius from the best of those around you
• The Royal Albert Hall’s long-term view, and its aim of making the world a better place
• Passion being an irreplaceable, core quality in leadership

James Ainscough
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesainscough/
Royal Albert Hall
https://www.royalalberthall.com/
https://www.instagram.com/royalalberthall/

Connect with Dave Allen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveallenbrandpie/
Learn more about Brandpie: https://www.brandpie.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/brandpie/

Hello and welcome to Pivot Points.

The podcast that delves deep into the expertise of visionary leaders who’ve successfully taken their business, through a complex pivotal moment to unlock growth.

We’ll share with you how CEOs handle these critical inflection points, from leadership changes, mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures to jumping an ‘S’ Curve or making a category pivot to drive future success.

Pivot Points is for C-Suite executives and anyone aspiring to leadership who want to learn how the emotional levers of change – purpose, brand and culture – are critical to successfully navigating a pivotal moment.

I’m Dave Allen, Founder and CEO at Brandpie.

With over 30 years experience in business I’ve had the privilege of working with some world class leaders. From AstraZeneca, BP, Capgemini, EY, SLB, Vodafone and The Royal Albert Hall, to name a few.

Successfully working through a pivotal moment for your business requires great leadership, coupled with clarity of purpose, ambition and strategy. Pivot points will aim to go deep on these topics to help you understand how great leaders excite people to drive change to create and build long term value – for their company, their people, their shareholders and for society.

Pivot Points will be releasing new podcast episodes every month(?) so make sure you follow on your favourite platform for the latest update.

Join us to discover how CEOs build their business and their brand at pivotal business moments.

Connect with Dave Allen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveallenbrandpie/
Learn more about Brandpie: https://www.brandpie.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/brandpie/