Crisis What Crisis with Andy Coulson
Crisis What Crisis with Andy Coulson · Sep 22, 2026 · 6:05
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Mike Soutar is an entrepreneur, publishing titan and the forensic interviewer familiar to millions from BBC’s The Apprentice.
In this bonus episode of Crisis What Crisis, Mike shares the four points of personal navigation he relies on when life gets hard: a person, a habit, a comfort and a single piece of advice.
If you haven’t heard our full conversation yet, go back and find it in the feed. It’s packed with hard-earned lessons about risk, resilience and leadership.
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CHAPTERS
00:42 A Person – His wife Bev, the rock and centre of his world
01:27 A Piece of Advice – “A great day in the office is when you lose more arguments than you win”
02:48 A Comfort – The jangly optimism of 1980s Scottish pop
04:28 A Habit – The daily wet-shaving ritual that centres him
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This was a Crisis What Crisis Production – Rex Fisher (producer), Ioana Barbu (studio manager), Fred Sharp (research), Johnny Seifert (audio), Jasper Cullen (video).
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