Travel sector leaders are being lined up to appear on a new podcast series hosted by former Focus Travel Partnership chief executive Abby Penston.
The first guest on the ‘Behind the Big Desk’ podcast is Hays Travel chair Dame Irene Hays, to be aired on March 7.
Future episodes will feature a diverse line-up of high-profile executives, entrepreneurs, and industry change makers, each bringing their unique perspectives on resilience, decision-making and leading with impact.
Penston aims to highlight the challenges, experiences and lessons learnt by some of the industry’s most famous, influential and visionary leaders.
The interviews are designed to be both candid and inspiring, taking the listener under the skin of what leadership means for some of the industry’s most successful leaders.
The conversations will also give insight into the struggles and challenges that leaders have faced and overcome on their journey. Each programme provides tips and techniques that successful leaders have harnessed and deployed to achieve and manage success.
Penston, founder of executive coaching practice myexec, said: “Leadership can be a lonely place, and I want this podcast to be a space where business leaders feel seen, inspired, and supported.
“We’re cutting through the polished corporate narratives to have real, meaningful conversations about what leadership really entails – the highs, the lows, and everything in between.”