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Lost control of your inbox? Getting pathetic responses to your marketing emails? The City A.M. Academy for People Who Can't Email Good is here to help. We're joined this week by Martin Perry, the man behind Taming Your Inbox, and Jon Buchan, the founder of Charm Offensive, to talk everything email, from getting on top of your inbox to writing lovable marketing emails. Visit Jon Buchan's Charm Offensive group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/charmoffensivegroup/ Check out Taming Your Inbox http://www.tamingyourinbox.co.uk/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Barez-Brown has helped some of the world's biggest brands including Coca-Cola, Spotify and Unilever unlock their inner artists - and now he wants to help you become a more creative, happier person. He joins us to explain why escaping "autopilot" is the first step, and how climbing trees, making paper planes and picking up puppies can be the first step to coming up with your best ideas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This special minisode of the Unregulated podcast by City A.M. speaks to Sean Ellis who coined the Growth Hacking phrase that companies like Facebook, Uber and Air BnB use to continually adapt in order to grow their users. Sean gives his advice on how to do the same for a podcast audience. Listen to the full episode here: https://audioboom.com/posts/5860802-56-how-to-grow-as-fast-and-successfully-as-facebook-air-bnb-and-uber See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How did Airbnb, Uber, Dropbox and the rest of Silicon Valley's finest go from zero to hero in a matter of months? Easy: they hacked their growth. Sean Ellis coined the term growth hacking after taking Dropbox to international success. With his partner at GrowthHackers.com, Morgan Brown, they spill the beans on how any company, product or brand can assess their ability to grow - and then achieve it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Virgin Money chief executive Jayne-Anne Gadhia on her new book, her life in finance - and what she has learned from Richard Branson. In a candid conversation, Gadhia opens up about her experiences of depression, and talks about what it was like working with Fred Goodwin, the controversial former chief executive of RBS. Gadhia is donating the profits from her book to Headstogether See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Having trouble laying off the Easter eggs? Trying to get into that new exercise routine? Leadership psychologist Ros Taylor joins us to talk willpower - how to measure it, and how to improve it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Baroness Sayeeda Warsi was halfway through the serialisation of her book, The Enemy Within: A Tale of Muslim Britain, when the Westminster attacks happened. In this special interview visit the former leader of the Conservative party at the House of Lords to reflect on her book and its difficult timing, and to ask what leaders in both the Muslim community and at a national level can do to challenge prejudice and terrorism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode, Ella's Kitchen founder Paul Lindley talks about his new book Little Wins, and how anyone can learn from the mindset of a toddler. From introducing play into the workplace, smiling more or even just taking a leap of faith - it's time to grow down. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Few business leaders write a chairman's report for 15 years' time - but John Timpson is one of a kind. He joins us reveal why he hires ex-offenders, share his secret to great customer service - and explain why a family feud nearly killed his business. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a special 50th edition of the Unregulated podcast, we visit the Dominique Ansel bakery to tap the brains of the man behind the Cronut. The viral sensation took New York by storm and is now over in the UK and the brand is spreading worldwide with new stores in Los Angeles and Tokyo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Harvard Business School professor and legendary leadership author John Kotter, author of 20 books including Our Iceberg is Melting, to talk about his new tale, That's Not How We Do It Here. Kotter explains what we can learn about leadership, management and how to win at meetings through the tale of a clan of meerkats in the Kalahari desert... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On International Women's Day Edwina Dunn, the force behind Dunnhumby, which created the Tesco Clubcard and loyalty schemes worldwide, tells us about her new project: The Female Lead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Having trouble getting through? We're joined by Emma Serlin, founder of the London Speech Workshop and author of The Communication Equation (and her 10-week old, Leo), to explain how to be a brilliant communicator - even if you're in a horrible mood. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we're joined by LGBT voices from the Square Mile to discuss the power of diversity, breaking Lord Browne's glass closet - and to ask if it is necessary to be open about your identity at work. Guests today include EY's Tim Jarman, RBS's Yvonne Miller and Clifford Chance's London managing partner, David Bickerton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're Joined by Gelong Thubten, a Buddhist monk whose clients have included Google and even Benedict Cumberbatch, and Dr Jack Kreindler, founder of the Centre for Happiness and Performance, to talk about how to be happy at work using techniques like mindfulness - and why a bit of stress can be a good thing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Unregulated team welcomes Karen Blackett, chairman of MediaCom UK and the most powerful woman in the UK's ad industry, to discuss growing up in the sector, how its attitudes to women and ethnic minorities has changed - and why she is a secret lemonade drinker... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week the Unregulated podcast straps a black box to its face and delves into the VR industry. From being fully immersed in the Apollo 11 mission to assembling the parts of a human heart, we discover how VR will change the classroom, and office, of the future, how entrepreneurs can tap into opportunities in the field - and why, like many technologies before it, some of the biggest developments in the field are being propelled by the porn industry. Oooh-err. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you don't love Mondays, it's time to get a new job, says James Reed, the chairman of Reed.co.uk, Europe's largest recruiter. How can you give your career the best chance in 2017? When is it time to move on? What are the biggest CV no-nos? Reed gives his tips. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's now just over 24 hours until The Donald becomes the 45th President of the United States. What can entrepreneurs learn from his unexpected rise? We're joined by entrepreneur, leadership author and (most importantly) Texas native EJ Carrion, who talks about why Donald Trump should provide inspiration, rather than concern, to leaders. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PR guru Paul Blanchard explains what to do if you're faced by a public relations storm - from business nightmares to Twitter scandals - and tells us why the best course of action is often to do nothing at all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.