Nicholas Boys Smith is the Founder & Chairman of Create Streets, a social enterprise and multidisciplinary consultancy specialising in urban design, planning and regeneration. He was also Chair of the Advisory Board for the Government’s Office for Place & is an Academician of the Academy of Urbanism.
Mar 2025
#182 King Randall, I - Rescuing a Lost Generation from Gangs, Crime and Chaos
King Randall, I is the founder of The X for Boys, and a mentor to hundreds of young men in his community. Randall's organization is a charter school in Albany Georgia that aims to teach boys the true meaning of masculinity, manhood, and how to be protectors and providers in their ... Show More
2h 18m
Apr 2025
Decisions That Made Me: Chris May (Mayden, Founding Director)
When a family member gets sick, it can mean major changes to our lives. For Chris May, it meant he needed a role that could be done entirely from home. He quit his job, and created his own enterprise doing management consulting. One of the contracts he had after that was to creat ... Show More
14m 10s
Jan 2025
"35% of your life will be spent here!" -Maha Taibah 133 | Life Hacks, Wellbeing & Building Self-Confidence
Maha Taibah is the Founder of RUMMAN, a human-centric design firm focused on workplace wellbeing, and an independent board member of PwC MENA. With 20+ years in human capital development across government, private, and academic sectors, she is a strategic advisor, investor, speak ... Show More
2h 6m
Dec 2024
231. Best of 2024 - Why strategists should embrace imperfection
<p>We're joined by Charles Conn and Rob McLean, AM, the co-authors of <a href="The%20Imperfectionists:%20Strategic%20Mindsets%20for%20Uncertain%20Times">The Imperfectionists: Strategic Mindsets for Uncertain Times</a>. <br><br>Charles is an investor, environmentalist, and entrepr ... Show More
37m 8s
Dec 2024
James T. White and John Punter, "Condoland: The Planning, Design, and Development of Toronto's CityPlace" (UBC Press, 2023)
Casting an eye toward the frantic vertical urbanization of Toronto, Condoland: The Planning, Design, and Development of Toronto’s CityPlace (UBC, 2023) traces the forty-year history of the city’s largest residential megaproject. James T. White and John Punter summarize the tools ... Show More
1h 20m