Podcasts

The Exec Capital podcast is for chief executives, board members and senior leaders, and for anyone who works closely with them. Each episode takes one topic that comes up in senior hiring or board work and talks it through in practical terms.

What the podcast covers

Episodes cover fintech, financial reporting, ethics, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, financial strategy and planning, and how technology is changing the finance function. Alongside those, we cover the hiring questions we hear from clients most often: when to bring in a fractional executive rather than a permanent hire, how to appoint a chair or non-executive director, and what changes when a role sits in an FCA-regulated firm.

Recent episodes

Recent episodes include:

• What should executives really be paid in 2026? C-suite, director and FCA senior manager salaries
• The strategic power of a Chief Investment Officer: finding the right investment leader for growth
• The executive hiring playbook: how great companies build exceptional leadership teams
• Winning the talent war: how executive recruitment is changing in 2026
• Hiring under SMCR: the executive roles firms keep getting wrong

The salary episode pairs with our executive salary guide and SMF salary guide, and the SMCR episode with our guide to senior manager functions.

Who it is for

The podcast is aimed at founders and owner-managers building a senior team for the first time, boards planning succession, private equity investors working with portfolio companies, and experienced executives thinking about their next role, whether that is a permanent post, an interim assignment or a portfolio of non-executive and fractional work.

Where to listen

Every episode is listed below and is also available on all the main podcast apps. Search for “Exec Capital”, or use one of these links:

Apple Podcasts · Spotify · Amazon Music · YouTube · Audioboom · Buzzsprout · Pocket Casts · Player FM · Castbox · Deezer · Goodpods · TuneIn · Podchaser · Spreaker.

Our podcast is hosted with Buzzsprout, so new episodes reach every platform at the same time. If you would like to suggest a topic or a guest, get in touch. We also run occasional events on similar themes.

From listening to hiring

Many of the questions discussed on the podcast are ones we help clients with every week. If you are planning a senior appointment, start with our executive search service, or see CEO recruitment, CFO recruitment and interim executives. For written guides on each C-suite role, visit the Knowledge Centre.

Every search is run by our specialist team, with Adrian Lawrence FCA overseeing each mandate. To discuss a role, tell us about your hire or call 0203 834 9616. Senior candidates can register here.