From engineer to chocolate salesman, David became CEO of Capital Radio, helping build a multimillion-pound company while enjoying his passion for music and meeting a few stars along the way!
He recently completed a Masters’s Degree (MA) in Strategic Decision-Making and is currently a doctoral student at Cranfield University studying for a DBA (PhD).
He’s been a director of many companies including Carphone Warehouse, Game Group, Music Festivals, Ingenious Media and latterly become a serial angel investor and entrepreneur. He is currently chairman of RAJAR and advises companies and individuals ranging from students to high profile business leaders.
He’s a speaker, mentor, business coach and author. He published The Monday Revolution in 2020 and in 2025 a follow up addition - The Monday Revolution Essentials - books that capture everyday lessons applicable to any individual or company based on personal mistakes and successes.
Highlights
I’ve always been interested in business and so I left there and I didn’t ever go back.
If I wanted Levi jeans I had to go and earn the money for them.
Business is about money, isn’t it really.
Most of them go bust because they run out of money.
I was always like that and in fact I, I think, you know, modestly, I was known for it.
You don’t want to be the leader that goes missing in action really.
You can’t say to people, it’s going to be okay because it may not be okay and they know it may not be okay.
Top line, now not later.
Just because it’s a complicated question, doesn’t mean the answer should be complicated, in fact the opposite is true.
Most people are capable of an awful lot more than they believe.