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Crisis What Crisis with Andy Coulson

Crisis What Crisis with Andy Coulson

By: Andy Coulson
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Hard-earned lessons from people who've faced the worst and come back stronger. Hosted by Andy Coulson. Follow for weekly insights into the art of the rebuild. Crisis What Crisis? is powered by Kingsley Napley — the lawyers you want in your corner when the pressure is on. Visit kingsleynapley.co.ukCopyright Andy Coulson Hygiene & Healthy Living Personal Development Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Social Sciences
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  • JEREMY KING'S CRISIS COMPASS

    JEREMY KING'S CRISIS COMPASS
    Jul 7 2026

    Jeremy King is the legendary restaurateur behind Le Caprice, The Ivy, The Wolseley and Simpson's on the Strand. His is a story of extraordinary gambles, of rooms that became London institutions, and of losing the company that carried his own name — and choosing to build all over again in his 70s.

    In this bonus episode of Crisis What Crisis, I sit down with Jeremy to discuss his Crisis Compass. The four points of navigation that he turns to in order to help survive a crisis – a person, a habit, a comfort and a piece of advice.

    If you haven't heard the full conversation yet, go back and find it in the feed. It's well worth your time.

    POWERED BY KINGSLEY NAPLEY:

    I know what it is to have the right legal support around you when facing crisis. Kingsley Napley are the kind of lawyers I wish more people knew about – there to help you make the right decisions, protect what matters and build real resilience when the pressure is on.

    This episode is powered by Kingsley Napley, visit www.kingsleynapley.co.uk for more details.

    CHAPTERS:

    00:59 A Person – Himself. The only person he can absolutely trust in a crisis.

    02:43 A Habit – Up at 5am, every day, it's the ritual that stabilises him before the world wakes up

    03:44 A Comfort – His children, and the different perspective they bring

    04:26 A Piece of Advice – Why get inordinately upset about something you'll forget about in future?

    BUY JEREMY'S BOOK

    Without Reservation: Lessons from a Life in Restaurants – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Without-Reservation-Lessons-Life-Restaurants/dp/0008599025

    FOLLOW JEREMY KING

    Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeremyrbking/?hl=en

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    Instagram – www.instagram.com/crisiswhatcrisispodcast

    TikTok – www.tiktok.com/@crisispod

    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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    6 mins
  • JEREMY KING: “Let them take your money but never your soul”

    JEREMY KING: “Let them take your money but never your soul”
    Jun 30 2026
    In April 2022, after a bruising auction battle with his own investors, Jeremy King lost the company that carried his name. He walked back into the Wolseley – the restaurant he had built into the highest grossing restaurant in Britain – to find his staff in tears and the new owners already arriving. His phone and laptop were taken from him, he felt, as he puts it, like a criminal – stripped of all his possessions and then cast out onto the street.But that was just the latest chapter in a career defined again and again by gambles, diligence, loss, and extraordinary success. Jeremy once handed the biggest decisions of his life to the roll of a dice. He built and sold an empire, built another, and now, at 72, is rebuilding for a third time – with Simpson's in the Strand, London’s most talked about restaurant of the moment and a venue he first tried to buy 26 years ago.Across the last forty-five years Jeremy has revived or built from scratch some of London’s most loved restaurants: Le Caprice, The Ivy, J Sheekey, The Wolseley and The Delaunay. His patrons have ranged from royalty to the greatest artists of the age, yet his gift has always been to make anyone who walks through his doors feel like they are the most important person in the room.POWERED BY KINGSLEY NAPLEYI know what it is to have the right legal support around you when facing a crisis. Kingsley Napley are the kind of lawyers I wish more people knew about – there to help you make the right decisions, protect what matters, and build real resilience when the pressure is on.This episode is powered by Kingsley Napley. Visit www.kingsleynapley.co.uk for more details.FOUR LESSONS FROM JEREMYLook for the good before the crisis has even hit. Whatever's going wrong, there's almost always something to salvage.Let them take your money. Never let them take your soul. You'll always find another way to make money.Don't act fast just to feel in control. People panic and make the wrong moves because they think a crisis demands speed. Often the bravest, smartest thing you can do is wait and see.Do the job better than it's ever been done – even sweeping a floor. Pride is yours to keep. That standard, once set, never leaves you.CHAPTERS04:54 – Why the best operators watch before they speak08:04 – How an early knock to your confidence can shape a whole career25:00 – Where a true standard of excellence actually comes from30:08 – What it really feels like to lose the company with your name on it39:26 – Why selling too early can be the smartest deal you ever do45:00 – Holding your nerve on the worst day of your business life49:16 – Protecting your reputation when the story's out of your hands51:44 – What five years with Lucian Freud taught him about risk and danger57:18 – Why integrity is simply never trying to get away with anything58:32 – The art of defusing a crisis before it becomes one01:03:20 – Keeping perspective: why every crisis is relative01:07:09 – Starting over at 72BUY JEREMY'S BOOKWithout Reservation: Lessons from a Life in Restaurants https://www.amazon.co.uk/Without-Reservation-Lessons-Life-Restaurants/dp/0008599025FOLLOW JEREMY KINGInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeremyrbking/?hl=enFOLLOW CRISIS WHAT CRISIS?Instagram – www.instagram.com/crisiswhatcrisispodcastTikTok – www.tiktok.com/@crisispodThis 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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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • JEREMY HUNT'S CRISIS COMPASS

    JEREMY HUNT'S CRISIS COMPASS
    Jun 23 2026

    Over 20 years in frontline politics, Sir Jeremy Hunt held three of the great offices of state – Health Secretary, Foreign Secretary, and Chancellor of the Exchequer. He survived some of the most bruising political battles of his generation, and grieved, throughout, the loss of his father, his mother, and his brother.

    In this bonus episode of Crisis What Crisis, I sit down with Jeremy to discuss his Crisis Compass. The four points of navigation he turns to on his darker days – a person, a habit, a comfort and a piece of advice.

    POWERED BY KINGSLEY NAPLEY:

    I know what it is to have the right legal support around you when facing crisis. Kingsley Napley are the kind of lawyers I wish more people knew about – there to help you make the right decisions, protect what matters and build real resilience when the pressure is on.

    This episode is powered by Kingsley Napley, visit www.kingsleynapley.co.uk for more details.

    CHAPTERS:

    01:02 A Person — the one who'll still be there when the job, the title, and the headlines are long gone

    01:21 A Habit — the cross-country team he was forced into at school, and why he still hasn't stopped

    01:55 A Comfort — six and a half weeks of Lent torture, and why Easter makes it worth it

    02:15 A Piece of Advice — why criticism only hurts when it comes from someone you know

    BUY JEREMY'S BOOK:

    Can We Be Rich Again? The Surprising Potential of Britain's Economy – https://shorturl.at/4Kv0D

    FOLLOW JEREMY:

    Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/jeremyhuntmp/

    TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/@jeremyrshuntmp

    X — https://x.com/Jeremy_Hunt

    LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyhuntuk/

    FOLLOW CRISIS WHAT CRISIS?

    Instagram — www.instagram.com/crisiswhatcrisispodcast

    TikTok — www.tiktok.com/@crisispod

    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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    3 mins
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