Behind the Bottom Line
The interesting part of business is the people. These tales are about the quirky people I've met and the strange events I've witnessed in different parts of the world over many years. Listen and find out.
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Feb. 15, 2022
RomCom
Ed and Jane are scriptwriters for a big Hollywood studio, who've been told they've got to work together. She likes to write dramas and he likes to write thrillers. What neither of them can write are romantic comedies. Or can they? Music by JuliusH, Pixabay. Photo by Monstera from Pexels This story first appeared in Business Spotlight in 2020.
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April 25, 2022
The Moustache
Thanks to his magnificent moustache, Wilhelm Adler has always managed to get his way in both the boardroom and the bedroom. But Candy Harding is disgusted by it and remains completely immune to his charms, which of course makes her doubly attractive. How can he persuade her to think again? Music by JuliusH Pixabay Image by rawpixel.com
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Oct. 18, 2022
The Impressions - Episode 1
Felicity Appleby has a job she hates in the London investment bank Ruff, Tumble and Bounderby. The only plus side is the bank's beautiful 19th century building and its location in the City of London, near St Paul's Cathedral. However, after bumping her head on a cupboard door, Felicity finds that the building is home to a whole other group of people, the Impressions, who badly need her help. Can she help them survive the 21st century? 🎧 To get the best experience of this story, listen with hea
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Sept. 13, 2023
Seven Continents - episode 1
Seven Continents is a diamond mining company with a reputation for ethical and sustainable exploitation of natural resources. So why is the charismatic chairman, Sir Gilbert Villiers, receiving threatening messages? And what is the connection to Kazbakistan, homeland of his ballerina wife Tatyana Kerkomenova? Macey Church and Kirill Solokov, investigators from Capstan Consultants, are given the job of finding out what is going on, a job where personal and professional interests might be about
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Dec. 13, 2023
Seven Continents - episode 14
Find out the origin story of 'Seven Continents': Who were the real life characters the fictional ones are based on? Where is Kazbakistan and the other locations? How much of the background detail about the diamond industry is accurate? Learn something about the creation of this podcast, the creative process and what happens when characters start to develop their own ideas of what they want to do, whether the writer wants it or not. 🎧 To get the best experience of this episode, listen with h
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Dec. 6, 2023
Seven Continents - episode 13
💎It's show-down time! Kirill, Irina and Macey have organised a meeting with Sir Gilbert Villiers and Roy Marsden, who has no idea what the three of them have found out about him and his connection with Piet Hoodjink, the London director of Durban Diamonds. But what on earth possessed Marsden to work with Hoodjink? And how is Villiers going to react when he finds his best friend has betrayed him? And let’s not forget, Villiers has a date with the United Nations General Assembly to try to persuad
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Nov. 29, 2023
Seven Continents - episode 12
💎 Kirill and Irina are now back in England. After comparing notes about what they have uncovered with Macey’s research in London, they are all now convinced that Roy Marsden, Head of ECO Warriors and Piet Hoodjink, Director of the London branch of Durban Diamonds, are behind the murder of Sergei Vasilyev in Dhosk. But why would Marsden and Hoodjink be working together? And can they prove it? This might be the moment for Macey to step forward … 🎧 To get the best experience of this story, listen
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Nov. 22, 2023
Seven Continents - episode 11
💎 Sergei Vasilyev, the source of the threatening messages and packages being sent to Gilbert Villiers, the CEO of Seven Continents, has been murdered, thrown off his 12th floor balcony by persons unknown. But before his killers struck, he sent Kirill Solokov an email. Could that contain a clue about who is behind his death? And could that person perhaps be Gilbert Villiers? Macey is also dealing with a tricky situation. How much can she rely on what Eammon Fitzroy, the CFO for Seven Continents
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Nov. 15, 2023
Seven Continents - episode 10
Kirill and Irina have told Sergei Vasilyev what they found at the diamond mine at the Tuv oasis. His story of what happened to him and his family is going to shock the two of them - and provide an explanation for the sinister events that have been troubling Gilbert Villiers. In London, Roy Marsden is not pleased to find out that Macey has been visiting Piet Hoodjink, London director of Durban Diamonds, or that she has been lying to him about Kirill being ill. In return, he has a little surprise
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Nov. 8, 2023
Seven Continents - episode 9
Kirill and Irina head back to Dhosk and civilization after their adventures underground. Their next visit is to Sergei Vasilyev, a colleague of Irina's at the University of Dhosk who used to work at the mine. What has he got to tell them? Macey has decided to drop in and see Piet Hoodjink, the director of Durban Diamonds in London and a fierce business rival of Sir Gilbert Villiers. Could he be at the root of the problem? 🎧 To get the best experience of this story, listen with headphones. Ima