The Impact Room - Conversations That Shape Exceptional Leadership

Are you a business leader, founder, investor, or aspiring executive aiming to make a significant impact?

Welcome to The Impact Room where the most curious and courageous leaders share how they’re reshaping the world of work, leadership and customer experience

Each episode explores the stories behind transformation, from redefining what leadership means, to building resilient, diverse teams, creating cultures where people and performance thrive.
You’ll hear from CEOs, COOs, Chief Customer Officers, and other forward-thinking senior leaders who are changing the way we think about growth, purpose, and progress.

This isn’t theory. It’s real leadership in action, honest, practical, and human.

The Impact Room is hosted by the team at Douglas Jackson, an independent boutique executive search firm passionate about elevating talent and helping organisations hire more impactful, diverse leaders who drive transformation and success.

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Discover how exceptional leadership shapes exceptional outcomes.

Learn and help elevate your team, peers and mentors by sharing some of the great advice and episodes that resonate

Subscribe now and become part of a community dedicated to impactful leadership, continuous improvement and the elevation and development of those who follow. 

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Episodes

Jan 23, 2023

16 min

Louise Smith , General Manager MI and Planning from Jet2 joins Perry Fletcher, Practice Lead and high end retained search consultant across Data, Planning, Insight and Analytics, in the Impact Room.
Louise is a multi award winning, dedicated and enthusiastic professional and senior manager with experience across both the finance and travel industry.
Louise talks about travel...a can do attitude, and with enough dedication anything is possible.
The importance of self motivation in a fast growth planning envirnonment. Passionate about doing the right thing and not just taking the easy option...
Changes to the travel industry over the pandemic, planning and wellbeing. It isn't just about the numbers...pushing yourself forwards in your career, standing out, take the lead.
Making the move from Operations to Planning.
Striving to the right thing to the best of my ability.
If you would like to watch the video podcast that can be found here. 
The Impact Room – Where exceptional, diverse and impactful leadership and wisdom is shared from Douglas Jackson, Executive Search, diverse, impactful leadership.

Jan 20, 2023

17 min

Holly Beeston from Douglas Jackson Recruitment welcomes Jeff Sheehan, Customer Experience Management Consultant and Author to The Impact Room.
Jeff talks about the challenges and opportunities facing customer experience at this time.
Jeff Sheehan is a Customer Experience Consultant with experience across both the US and UK markets, with experience gained with organisations including Apple and Motorola.
Jeff shares his thoughts on how best to align CX strategy and teams to deliver brand promises.
Jeff talks about a misuse of NPS, improving customer experience, aligning with your brand promises, the ease of doing business or net easy.
Brands who have not read the tone of the customer.
Watch the video here. 
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Jan 19, 2023

15 min

The Impact Room from Douglas Jackson welcomes Jo Causon, Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Customer Service, to share some insight and thoughts about customer service, customer demands, ease of customer service, challenges, transparency, communications, opportunities.
What do the organisations that do well with customer service do differently, ethics, value. What needs to change in the UK to help our customers feel happier and improve customer experience.
The role the boardroom has to play in delivering great customer service, setting the purpose and legacy.
The Impact Room – Where exceptional, diverse and impactful leadership and wisdom is shared. 
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Jan 17, 2023

9 min

Perry Fletcher meets Abdul Qadir Pemberton, an Operations Business Analyst in The Impact Room, for a get to know you and your career session.
Abdul shares his insight in homeworking, skills, diversity, creative shift patterns and channel shifts amongst other things and shares some hints and tips to help you develop your career and opportunities.
The Impact Room Where exceptional, diverse and impactful leadership and wisdom is shared... From Douglas Jackson
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Jan 16, 2023

18 min

Hear from Luke Twelves, CEO of Omnes Healthcare and General Practitioner, who joins us in the Impact Room.
Luke discusses his favourite destinations, culture, history, careers in the healthcare sector, governance, NHS management blending strategy and vision and building both a management and clinical career, the opportunities and challenges.
The Impact Room – Where exceptional, diverse and impactful leadership and wisdom is shared. From Douglas Jackson 
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Jan 13, 2023

17 min

James Revell, Award winning Director of International Contact Centre Air France - KLM, a General Manager, seasoned and highly successful business leader, recognised for his proven track record when delivering a first-rate customer service whilst leading a demanding contact centre for Air France KLM, where he is responsible for directing a team of c.200, focusing on providing successful management in the areas of sales, quality, costing and employee engagement James joins
The Impact Room from Douglas Jackson, where diverse, impactful leadership and wisdom is shared
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Jan 13, 2023

8 min

We are delighted to meet Karen Walker in The Impact Room.
Karen is a Director of Strategy & Change at The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, and Non Executive Director at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Hear from Karen about Non Executive Leadership and the differences to being an executive or board leader, together with the benefits that both parties gain from this sort of a role.
What inspires Karen and what are the values that have driven her through her highly successful career?
The links between her career history and path and her current NED role.
A humble whilst significant people leader, with a strong following of people who have worked for her, with her, and been mentored by her.
The Impact Room – Where exceptional, diverse and impactful leadership and wisdom is shared... View the video recording here. 
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Jan 13, 2023

15 min

The Impact Room welcomes Nick Creagh, Chief Data & Analytics Officer at QS Quacquarelli Symonds and previously Head of Analytics at World of Books.
Nick is a leader with 20 years of experience and proven track record in building analytics functions / products that add value across the board.
Nick knows how to turn data into revenue. How to create a data strategy and how to make a difference with data.
Data is a strategic asset, your best. So what are you doing with it?
Are you getting the most value from your data, or is it just sitting there, gathering (virtual) dust?
The stories you tell with your data can add real value - to your customers, to your shareholders and to your bottom line.
Nick uses data science and analytics to find those stories.
The Impact Room – Where exceptional, diverse and impactful leadership and wisdom is shared. From Douglas Jackson 
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The Impact Room 

The Impact Room from Douglas Jackson is where exceptional, diverse, and impactful leaders share the stories behind real, growth, transformation and business.

We explore what makes leadership work,  from the boardroom to the front line,  through conversations on Growth, Transformation, AI, Data, Operations, CX, Customer Experience, Operations, Strategic Resource Planning, Insight, Analytics, and more.

Each episode features candid discussions with leaders shaping the future of business  CEOs, COOs, Chief Customer Officers, and transformation specialists across Housing, Utilities, Insurance, Fintech, Travel, Retail, SaaS and beyond.

At Douglas Jackson, we believe exceptional leadership matters. Through The Impact Room, our invite-only cohorts and our leadership community, we’re dedicated to helping current and future leaders learn, grow, and challenge what’s possible.

🎧 Join us to explore how great leadership drives lasting impact for people, businesses, and communities.

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