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Working Class to World Class

Lynn Lester

Breaking through the barriers of adversity, this series celebrates the dreamers, the fighters & the underdogs who despite coming from ordinary backgrounds and facing numerous challenges along the way, have managed to achieve extraordinary success. Each week I find out what drives my remarkable guests, the invaluable lessons they have gained along the way and their advice in helping you, in your own journey to being world class!.

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46 episodes

  1. Series 3, Episode 7: From a Dundee Newsroom to Lord Sugar’s Toughest Interviewer, with Mike Soutar 1:04:33
  2. Series 3, Episode 6: From Working Class Cumbria to the Most Fearless Voice in Marketing, with Mark Ritson 1:05:18
  3. Season 3, Episode 5: From Grassroots Scotland To Global Sensation, With Jenny Colgan 45:44
  4. Season 3, Episode 4: From Kansas City to Creative Leadership, with Jon Cook 58:42
  5. Season 3, Episode 3: From Council Estate To Creative Heights, With Simon Hatter 1:00:33
  6. Season 3, Episode 2: From Portobello, Scotland to proud Samaritan, with Gail Porter 27:18
  7. Season 3, Episode 1: From the hut to the mansion, with Wyclef Jean 51:58
  8. Season 2, Episode 20: From Amsterdam to Global Media Mogul, with Wesley ter Haar 42:36
  9. Season 2, Episode 19: From Gender Bias to Global Boardrooms with Anamika Gupta 1:03:48
  10. Season 2, Episode 18: From Bus Trips and Campsites to Brand Building Creative, with John Cherry 53:46
  11. Season 2, Episode 17: From unstable upbringing to business founder, with Jodene Van Lienden 40:43
  12. Season 2, Episode 16: From Waco, Texas to the Glitz of Hollywood, with Scott Velasquez 1:15:08
  13. Season 2, Episode 15: From Vietnam to an advertising veteran, with Joe Nguyen 43:38
  14. Season 2, Episode 14: From Macquarie Fields to Ultra Marathon Runner, with Jeff Tan 55:45
  15. Season 2, Episode 13: From Ayrshire to an A-Class Football Legend, with Gordon Smith. 43:27
  16. Season 2, Episode 12: From high rise flats to broadcast journalist, with Bernard Ponsonby 50:07
  17. Season 2, Episode 11: From a Golfing Caddy to a Global Creative King, with Sir John Hegarty 47:02
  18. Season 2, Episode 10: From Car Boot Sales to a Creative Award Winner, with James Cross 51:05
  19. Season 2, Episode 9: From cleaner to TV creator and producer, with Rosemary Reed 52:24
  20. Season 2, Episode 8: From Working Class Glasgow to London Strategist, with Allan Blair 42:20
  21. Season 2, Episode 7: From Baltimore to Global CEO boss, with Beth Ann Kaminkow 56:39
  22. Season 2, Episode 6: From Knightswood to Hollywood, with Ross King 52:00
  23. Season 2, Episode 5: From a kid in Kinross to the Olympic Games, with Eilidh Doyle 46:30
  24. Season 2, Episode 4: From a fish town to Forbes, with Russ Lidstone 53:14
  25. Season 2, Episode 2: From a council house in Bradford to a billion dollar business, with Lee Puri 59:00
  26. Season 2, Episode 1: From the local park to Twickenham Stadium, with Meg Jones 41:30
  27. From a spiritual upbringing to CEO of Sakara Life, with Whitney Tingle 43:20
  28. From struggling school kid to Executive Producer and Managing Director, with Sarah Drummond 42:44
  29. From Camden Market to Macy’s Department Store with Wayne Hemingway 42:59
  30. From the football field to worldwide DJ, with Colin Dale 32:59
  31. From business studies to chief marketing officer, with Emma Springham 41:36
  32. From an Arsenal fan to creator of AFTV, with Robbie Lyle 50:15
  33. From a bullied child to a Brit Awards judge, with Bee Adamic 49:50
  34. From a Derbyshire boy to a leader of a global marketing business, with Ian Millner 49:11
  35. From a childhood of crime and neglect to a charity founder and digital expert, with Lisa Goodchild 51:22
  36. From street smart skater to global advertising supremo, with Yusuf Chuku 58:24
  37. From a humble upbringing to a global creative hero, with Nicky Bullard 50:31
  38. From a factory in Kings Langley to a king of punk rock, with Frank Carter 39:57
  39. From the heart of the Amazon to stardom of marketing, with Fernando Machado 43:37
  40. From $4 dollars per day to a billion dollar success story, with Chatri Sityodtong 1:11:07
  41. From schoolgirl dreamer to global digital leader, with Debbie Ellison 48:37
  42. From a North Manchester lad to a digital master and mentor, with Phil Jones 1:05:08
  43. From a council estate to a creative legend, with Dave Trott 1:08:14
  44. From a bedsit in Bristol to a billion dollar business, with Dame Mary Perkins 58:03
  45. From the streets of Glasgow to global stardom with Jim Kerr 1:01:16
  46. From the banks of River Clyde to a super yacht in Cannes with Rankin 1:04:31