Reading list
Every fortnight, Nick Seale interviews a series of UK leaders in business and finance in the podcast ‘A Different Perspective’. His guests provide their book recommendations, which form a fantastic reading list, highly recommended for anyone embarking on a career in financial services, or as a business leader.
A Different Perspective is a Zeus podcast, hosted by Nick Searle, Equity Sales. Zeus is an independent financial services group working across public and private capital markets in the UK. We work alongside many of the most exciting businesses in the UK and we are passionate about supporting our clients. This podcast is a series of interviews with interesting characters from the world of business and finance, uncovering a different perspective.
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| Book Title | Author | Link to Book | Guest | Episode Link |
| The Thursday Murder Club | Richard Osman | Link to book | Jeff Chatfield, CEO of Avation PLC | Episode Link |
| The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People | Stephen Covey | Link to book | Julian Roberts, Executive Coach | Episode Link |
| Outliers | Malcolm Gladwell | Link to book | Oktay Kavrak, Head of Communications and Strategy at Leverage Shares | Episode Link |
| Rebel Ideas | Matthew Syed | Link to book | Oktay Kavrak, Head of Communications and Strategy at Leverage Shares | Episode Link |
| The Warren Buffett Way | Robert G. Hagstrom | Link to book | David Keene MBE, Founder & CEO of Aurrigo | Episode Link |
| Rich Dad, Poor Dad | Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter | Link to book | David Keene MBE, Founder & CEO of Aurrigo | Episode Link |
| The Three Musketeers Hardcover | Alexandre Dumas | Link to book | Peter York, Culture Wars, Disinformation and the Future of Human Connection | Episode Link |
| Start With Why | Simon Sinek | Link to book | Mike England, CEO of Flowtech | Episode Link |
| Present at the creation | Dean Acheson | Link to book | Lionel Barber, Journalist and Author | Episode Link |
| All That Matters | Sir Chris Hoy | Link to book | Marty Connaghan, Senior Investment Director at abrdn and Co Portfolio Manager of Murray International Trust PLC | Episode Link |
| Open | Andre Agassi | Link to book | Marty Connaghan, Senior Investment Director at abrdn and Co Portfolio Manager of Murray International Trust PLC | Episode Link |
| Danny Champion of The World | Roald Dahl | Link to book | Marty Connaghan, Senior Investment Director at abrdn and Co Portfolio Manager of Murray International Trust PLC | Episode Link |
| Life of Pi | Yann Martel | Link to book | Alison Kosik, American journalist and author | Episode Link |
| Five Minutes in the Morning | Aster | Link to book | Nadine Buckland, CEO of Zenzic Capital | Episode Link |
| The Art of the Deal | Donald Trump | Link to book | Frank J Buchholz, Author of The Investor's Golden Playbook: 12 Rules for Achieving Real Wealth | Episode Link |
| Liar's Poker | Michael Lewis | Link to book | Iain Baillie, Founder and Director of Asset Match | Episode Link |
| Prisoners of Geography | Tim Marshall | Link to book | Iain Baillie, Founder and Director of Asset Match | Episode Link |
| Why Nations Fail | Daron Acemoglu | Link to book | Iain Baillie, Founder and Director of Asset Match | Episode Link |
| Lord of the Rings | J R R Tolkien | Link to book | Chris Gillespie, CEO of H&T Group plc | Episode Link |
| Vassal State: How America Runs Britain | Angus Hanton | Link to book | Judith MacKenzie: Partner and Head of Downing Fund Managers | Episode Link |
| Born to Run | Christopher Mcdougall | Link to book | Parmy Olson, author of Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World | Episode Link |
| I, Robot | Isaac Asimov | Link to book | Duncan Garrood, CEO of Empiric Student Property | Episode Link |
| Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts | Annie Duke | Link to book | George Ensor, Partner & Portfolio Manager at River Global | Episode Link |
| Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away | Annie Duke | Link to book | George Ensor, Partner & Portfolio Manager at River Global | Episode Link |
| The Proof of My Innocence | Jonathan Coe | Link to book | Jeff Chatfield, Executive Chairman of Avation PLC | Episode Link |
| Barbarians at the Gate | Bryan Burrough | Link to book | Andrew Jones, Chief Executive of LondonMetric Property | Episode Link |
| The Predators' Ball | Connie Bruck | Link to book | Andrew Jones, Chief Executive of LondonMetric Property | Episode Link |
| The Big Short | Michael Lewis | Link to book | Andrew Jones, Chief Executive of LondonMetric Property | Episode Link |
| Adventures in Time: Nelson, Hero of the Seas | Dominic Sandbrook | Link to book | Andrew Jones, Chief Executive of LondonMetric Property | Episode Link |
A Different Perspective is a Zeus podcast, hosted by Nick Searle, Co-Head of Equity Sales. Here, Nick interviews interesting characters from the world of business and finance, to uncover a different perspective.
Zeus is an independent financial services group working across public and private capital markets in the UK. We work alongside many of the most exciting businesses in the UK and we are passionate about supporting our clients. This podcast is a series of interviews with interesting characters from the world of business and finance, uncovering a different perspective.
View all episodes on the Zeus website or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: Apple – Spotify – Amazon
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