6 November 2025

32 minutes

Available for over a year

Three business leaders tackle fictional dilemmas that test their instincts, experience and nerves. To make it more realistic, none of the guests have any idea what the scenarios are in advance.

Guests:

Ben Branson, Founder, Seedlip and Sylva

Sophie Mermin, Founder, Trotters Childrenswear

Margaret Heffernan, former CEO, entrepreneur, author and professor of practice at the university of Bath school of management

Production team:

Presenter: Evan Davis

Producer: Sally Abrahams

Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison

Sound: Nathan Chamberlain and Gareth Jones

Editor: Matt Willis