Madison

A fantastic finale to our 2025 Fireside Talks. Historian Tim Bouverie captivated our students with sharp, vivid insights from Allies at War, revealing how Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin managed to fight a common enemy while disagreeing on almost everything else. He unpacked the Grand Alliance as a partnership built on rivalry as much as cooperation – fractious and suspicious, yet united by one urgent goal: defeat Hitler. He captured the tension between military necessity and political ambition, bringing [...]

We’re incredibly grateful to former Springbok captain Bob Skinstad for delivering an inspiring Fireside Talk on one of the most powerful questions in leadership: How can a leader transform a team’s culture to achieve greatness? How do they inspire courage, unity, and belief under immense pressure? This special collaboration between Fireside Talks and the Aspirational Athlete Programme featured Bob’s session: Crazy/Brave Leadership: How the South African Rugby Team Took Back Their Future. Bob shared compelling lessons [...]