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Meet the Leader appoints Faith Hill as Business & Strategy Director as boutique agency expands its global footprint
Meet the Leader appoints Faith Hill as Business & Strategy Director as boutique agency expands its global footprint

Faith Hill joins Meet the Leader (MTL) as Business & Strategy Director ahead of the multi-award-winning agency’s 8th anniversary on 1st July

Introducing Amba Yaalu Kandalama: Sri Lanka's first hotel entirely managed by women
Introducing Amba Yaalu Kandalama: Sri Lanka's first hotel entirely managed by women

Amba Yaalu Kandalama suggests the best kind of hospitality is sustainable, soulful – and female-led.

Julia Hoggett and Insiya Jafferjee win the 2025 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Awards
Julia Hoggett and Insiya Jafferjee win the 2025 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Awards

Dame Julia Hoggett and Insiya Jafferjee have won top honours at the Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Awards by being “bold, brave, ambitious and inclusive”.

Intrepid Travel opens new office in Copenhagen
Intrepid Travel opens new office in Copenhagen

Intrepid Travel is expanding into Northern Europe with a new base in Copenhagen

The Welbeck Hotel is officially open
The Welbeck Hotel is officially open

A new hotel in Marylebone blends luxury with wellness – and some perfect event spaces

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Julie Church
MY STORY
Julie Church
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To celebrate World Ocean Day, Meet the Leader speaks with Kenyan marine-biologist-turned-entrepreneur Julie Church, founder of Seas4Life

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James Thornton
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James Thornton
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Intrepid Travel CEO James Thornton swapped finance for a career in ethical travel. Here, he tells us about the company’s evolution and record growth, and explains the importance of responsible tourism and purpose-driven expansion.

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Jaz O’Hara
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Jaz O’Hara
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Jaz O’Hara founded Asylum Speakers to give voice to asylum seekers, bringing their powerful stories of survival and resilience to a wider audience. Here, she tells us about the experience of setting up the charity and the responses it has brought.

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Constantin Bjerke
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Constantin Bjerke
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From revolutionising creative media to championing ancient wellness practices, Constantin Bjerke’s journey is a testament to profound personal transformation

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Phoebe Vela-Hitchcox
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Phoebe Vela-Hitchcox
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The Cotswolds’ hotelier talks why nature helps spark business creativity, being mentored by Andrew Neil and why it’s all about “bringing people together”.

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Palatial elegance at the Fairmont Tangier
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Palatial elegance at the Fairmont Tangier
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For a cultural getaway to Morocco, Tangier’s Fairmont Tazi Palace offers the perfect base. Wendy Rigg basks in five-star luxury and explores everything this legendary port city has to offer... 

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In the lap of gods: The Amara in Cyprus
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In the lap of gods: The Amara in Cyprus
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Christian koch finds out why the Amara hotel in Cyprus is the closest mere mortals can get to living like a god for the weekend

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Discovering Dublin with the five-star Anantara The Marker luxury hotel
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Discovering Dublin with the five-star Anantara The Marker luxury hotel
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Dublin is increasingly a destination for discerning travellers, but can you get a real taste of the Irish capital during a weekend break? Behiye Hassan went to find out…

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Divine decadence at Ibiza Gran Hotel 5* Grand Luxe
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Divine decadence at Ibiza Gran Hotel 5* Grand Luxe
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Is the White Island really the right place for a calm reset and recharge? Co-founder of AudreyOnline Marina Gask went to find out . . . 

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Room2 Belfast: Low on carbon, big on style
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Room2 Belfast: Low on carbon, big on style
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This eco-friendly hotel in Northern Ireland uses 100% green energy and aims to be net-zero by 2030. It also offers a comfortable and stylish stay, as Lysanne Currie finds out

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Oli Corlhill, CEO, Leo Trippi

Playlist: Songs to focus and reminisce

For a new breed of business leaders, music plays a big part in their lives, whether it's the soundtrack to making deals or brushing off the cobwebs during a morning's jog to the office.

Just ask Oli Corkhill, CEO of Leo Trippi - a multi-award-winning luxury travel company, which specialises in tailor-made ski holidays and unique experiences on and around the slopes.

Listen to his playlist here

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We are very sad to hear of the death of refugee, entrepreneur and philanthropist Dame Stephanie ‘Steve’ Shirley @damestephanie_ ⁠ ⁠ We were very lucky to work with Dame Stephanie several times - interviewing her and working with her for s
Whoop! Lovely way to start the week - receiving our first award of the year – the Boutique Content Agency 2025 gong in Corporate Livewire’s Innovation and Excellence Awards. Thank you!⁠ If you or your business could do with any help with
We have news! Delighted to announce that Faith Hill is joining Meet the Leader as Business & Strategy Director. Based between London and Leeds, Faith will focus on growing MTL’s home and international presence, including our renowned thou
@ambayaalubythema is the first boutique hotel in Sri Lanka to be entirely managed and operated by women. Launched in early 2025 by family-owned @themacollectionsrilanka, they are making serious waves in a country in which senior roles in hospitality
Delighted to welcome another international client to our happy family (obv can’t say who as we are their ghost writers! ) which means we now have clients in 15 countries outside of the UK: from Ghana to Greece, South Korea to Switzerland, Thail