Business Success with Graeme & Leanne Carling

Curated conversations with the business elite.

Hosted by entrepreneurs Graeme and Leanne Carling, Business Success travels the world for unguarded, in-depth conversations with the most influential, recognisable and respected business minds on the planet.

What began as a feature-length Sky TV docu-series has grown into a global movement; spanning television, podcast, and the Business Success live events series.

Past guests include Robert and Kim Kiyosaki, Dan Peña, John Caudwell, Duncan Bannatyne, Jacqueline Gold, Charlie Mullins, Brian Rose, and many more.

They say success leaves clues. We bring those clues together; in their homes, on their terms, no fluff, no filler.

New episodes regularly. Subscribe and listen in.

Business Success TV – Season One

The Rose Episode

A decade of near-misses. London ExCeL. Guthrie Castle. Same rooms, same mentors, never the same handshake.

In Dubai, the stars finally aligned. Graeme & Leanne Carling sit down with London Real founder Brian Rose. MIT grad. Ex-Wall Street. A billion views. One overdue conversation.

The Peña Episode

In this episode we travel to Guthrie Castle, Scotland, to the home of famed high performance business coach, founder of QLA, and self-proclaimed Trillion Dollar Man, Dan Peña. Graeme & Leanne first met Mr Peña when they attended one of his infamous QLA Castle Seminars.

The Kiyosaki Episode

Whilst on a business trip to Scottsdale, Arizona, Graeme and Leanne met with former mentors, and long-time friends, Robert and Kim Kiyosaki. Robert and Kim, founders of the globally successful Rich Dad movement, are international best-selling authors, and influential business people.

The Caudwell Episode

In this show, we follow Graeme and Leanne on a trip to London, where they later visit the home of super successful British billionaire businessman, and philanthropist, John Caudwell, and his partner Modesta, and discuss business success and the importance of giving back.

The Gold Episode

This episode discusses the challenges, in terms of business and emotions, of the past few years as the world dealt with the Coronavirus pandemic, and how Jacqueline’s business, Ann Summers, navigated the challenges, and how the business is changing, to meet the challenges and opportunities of the future.

The Mullins Episode

For over 40 years Charlie Mullins grew his plumbing company, Pimlico Plumbers, from a one man and a van operation, into the largest plumbing company in London, eventually exiting the business through a £140million sale to a private equity buyer. In this episode our hosts, Graeme and Leanne Carling, chat with Charlie and his fiancé Raquel at their London home, about the process of selling, the emotional side of letting go, any regrets, and also what comes next for the couple.

The Bannatyne Episode

Top UK businessman, Duncan Bannatyne welcomes Graeme & Leanne into his Portugal home to discuss the challenges face running his business during the Covid pandemic, how he manages his business from a different country, and his retirement plans.

The Radford Episode

High profile owners of Mansfield Town Football Club and one of the UK’s most trusted insurers, One Call Insurance, Carolyn and John Radford sit down with Business Success TV hosts, Graeme and Leanne Carling to discuss running businesses together, the challenges of leading a football club through the pandemic, and what the future holds for them.

The Ellie McKay Episode

Ellie McKay is the host and creator of the On a mission podcast, a podcast ranked in the top 0.5% worldwide! What started as a passion project whilst running her property investment business has turned into a full-time calling, leading Ellie to have conversations with some of the most influential people from the world of business, sport and celebrity.

The Kelly Lundberg Episode

Kelly Lundberg is a business mentor, personal brand coach, style expert and influencer who empowers entrepreneurs to grow their business. Kelly discusses the early days on starting a business in Dubai, and how her business has transformed from personal shopping and style, to now focus on a person’s entire brand.

The Spencer Lodge Episode

Award-winning podcast host, business strategist, and one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Dubai, Spencer Lodge joins our hosts for a chat about life, business, and redefining success. Spencer talks candidly about his early years, from not knowing what path to take, to repeatedly switching paths, and achieving success along the way. Spencer discusses how his views on success have changed over the years, and how he is motivated by something completely different now.

Business Success Hosts: Graeme & Leanne Carling

Plenty of couples work together. Few build international businesses at the pace Graeme and Leanne Carling have.

From humble beginnings, this entrepreneurial couple have earned business acclaim across the UK and beyond. Through their international family investment office, they own and operate multiple companies spanning real estate, building services, and HVAC, and they’ve done it together, every step of the way.

What drives them now is the people. Graeme and Leanne love meeting those who share their ambition and their commitment to success; the operators, the builders, the ones who’ve done the hard thing and have a story worth telling.

It’s that hunger, for the next conversation, the next idea, the next great mind, that makes them not just successful entrepreneurs, but the right people to draw out the stories of the business elite.

Business Success Crew

Michael Hammond

Producer & Director

Fraser Kirk

Executive Producer