NHS CEO: “I was told nurses couldn’t make Chief Executives”
Xpert Lounge: a brand NEW podcast series, giving you the best careers advice from leaders in industry as they join us in lively and honest conversations with our very own Deputy Principal, Karl Veltman. Our guests look back on their journeys to share important insights and untold secrets.
We have a superb line-up of guests. Everyone we interview in this exciting new podcast series is an Xpert, each sharing the light-bulb moments that got them to where they are today.
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On the first episode of the Xpert Lounge, Brendan Brown, Chief Executive of the Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, reflects on his career and shares some useful tips and advice for people at different stages in their journey.
From leaving home at 18 to train to be a nurse and a therapist, to being told nurses couldn’t make CEOs, Brendan reveals the obstacles and setbacks he overcame to get where he is today as the leader of an NHS Trust.
“Never let anyone tell you that you can’t do something. Everyone has the potential to be a leader.
