Timpson biography documentary

In Keep It In The Family, Sir John Timpson tells the story of Timpson through the generations, all its highs and lows, and how those strong family values have.
Timpson's culture of kindness was born.
In this conversation you'll hear how James' decision during lockdown, to send all of his staff home on full pay almost lost him everything.

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The Timpson Foundation

At Timpson, we know how lucky we are to have a successful business, however, we believe that with success comes a great deal of responsibility.

The Timpson Foundation specialises in the recruitment of marginalised groups within society as well as supporting numerous other socially minded projects.

In 2002, our former CEO James Timpson visited a local prison, where he met a young man named Matt. James immediately liked Matt and thought he would make an excellent addition to our business. When he was released from prison James offered him a job and we are pleased to say that Matt has gone on to become one of our most successful branch managers. James realised there must be more great people in our prisons, and from that moment on, we decided to pro-actively recruit ex-offenders.

We are very proud to say that Timpson is now one of the largest employers of ex-offenders in the UK. Approximately 10% of our workforce is made up of people who have criminal convictions. We believe in giving people a second chance. We don’t judge people on what they have don

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John Timpson: 'All the great retailers know their customers. Does M&S?'

It’s time to put Marks & Spencer out of its misery, declared John Timpson. “Watching the decline of the once-great M&S is like seeing a well-known football team relegated from the Premier League.”

What’s more, he said Lord Wolfson of Next should take over the group. “Simon is one of the most brilliant retailers of his generation. He knows his customers inside and out, and has never strayed from the path.

“M&S was the gold standard of retail. They had the best graduate training scheme and it’s where everybody on the street poached their top executives. It’s still a good business, but not a great one, and has been going downhill since the 1990s. It’s difficult to get back once you have been on top.”

The 72-year-old Mr Timpson should know. His family business – the Timpson shoe repairing to key-cutting empire, which has around 1,400 shops in the UK – has been up and down in the retail game since 1865 when his great grandfather opened his first shoe shop in Manchester.

Now he has picked his own Premier Leag

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Episodes

Dr. Rangan Chatterjee is a British physician, author, television presenter, and podcaster, known for his alternative approaches to health and wellbeing, aiming to find the root cause of disease rather than simply treating symptoms.
During this episode of Full Disclosure, James O'Brien sits down with Dr. Chatterjee to find out how his childhood shaped his career path, how he deals with criticism from the public for his methods and his brilliant new book 'Make Change That Lasts' which looks at 9 simple ways to break free from the habits that hold you back.
The pair also sit down and discuss how culture has impacted Dr. Rangan Chaterjee's view of himself and the techniques that we can all add to our daily routines to help us relax.
Dr. Rangan Chatterjee is embarking on his first ever UK live tour, The Thrive Tour: Be The Architect Of Your Health And Happiness, in March 2025. Tickets are available at here
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