In this special edition of The Beautiful Business Podcast, we bring you exclusive insights from BenchPress Live 2025, hosted by The Wow Company at London's iconic Banking Hall. This episode merges the highly anticipated release of Wow's annual BenchPress report with an engaging panel discussion focused on building people-centred businesses.

Join your host, Chloe, alongside expert panellists:

• Mo Kanjilal, author of The Inclusion Journey and Co-founder of Watch This Sp_ce, providing actionable insights into embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) to enhance innovation and profitability.
• Kelly Goodship, Managing Director at The Wow Company, sharing first-hand lessons on building clarity of vision, effective communication, and nurturing a culture that prioritises people and performance.
• Nikki Gatenby, renowned author of Superengaged and Better Business on Purpose, offering practical strategies for creating measurable outcomes through vivid visions and lighthouse metrics.

Highlights from this episode:

• The vital link between DE&I and commercial success - why genuine inclusion attracts talent and drives innovation.
• How to define and communicate your business vision clearly to motivate your team and boost profitability.
• Practical steps to turn key business numbers into 'lighthouse metrics' everyone can understand and support.
• Effective strategies to balance work-life commitments, foster accountability, and promote wellbeing across your team.
• Navigating the remote vs hybrid office debate to maintain a strong company culture and attract top talent.
• Enhancing employee engagement by understanding and supporting neurodiversity within your agency.

Key takeaways:

• DE&I isn’t just a compliance exercise - it’s fundamental to innovation and profitability.
• Clear and continuously communicated visions inspire teams and drive measurable success.
• Profitability should be understood as fuel for growth, benefiting everyone, not just business owners.
• Success in modern business requires flexibility, empathy, and creative approaches to traditional work structures.

Dive into this episode for essential insights and inspiration from industry-leading experts to drive meaningful change in your agency.

Resources:

• The Inclusion Journey by Mo Kanjilal
• Superengaged (Nikki Gatenby)

For more practical tips on building your own Beautiful Business, visit our content hub at wowco.uk/hub.