Command to Commerce With Peter Apps - From newsrooms to NATO
What happens when a journalist spends decades reporting on conflict, defence and global security? In our latest episode of Command to Commerce, I was joined by acclaimed journalist and author Peter Apps, whose career has taken him from reporting the world's biggest stories to becoming one of the leading voices on modern warfare, NATO and the future of global conflict.
Peter shares his fascinating professional journey; from the fast-paced world of journalism to becoming an internationally recognised defence analyst and the author of Deterring Armageddon: A Biography of NATO and Frontline: The Future of Ukraine and the Next World War.
Command to Commerce With Sophie Wadsworth - From bomb disposal to banking
Sophie Wadsworth began her career as an Officer in the Royal Engineers, where she developed leadership, operational planning, resilience, and decision-making skills in complex, high-pressure environments. Sophie’s "Command to Commerce" story is about leveraging military leadership and operational discipline to become a strategic innovator in global payments - bridging defence, fintech, and banking to drive commercial transformation.
Facing Coming Storms
It was a privilege to appear alongside the brilliant Matthias Strohn, General Andrew Sharpe Director of The Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research , Peter Apps and Dennis Katolin, PhD on this timely Facing Coming Storms: Talking International Defence podcast.
Listen to the podcast here.
Command to Commerce With Polly Copeman of Open Horizon
The amazing Polly Copeman of OpenHorizon shares her inspiring journey from boots to business and from Command to Commerce. Polly's operational experiences include deploying to the South East Asian Tsunami and the 7/7 bombings, and threat intelligence in public and private sector roles. An amazing example of Command to Commerce, from the military, blue light leadership roles and now private sector senior leadership.
The After Action Facilitator - Boots to Breakthroughs
Action Learning Facilitator Accreditation programme for UK Armed Forces service leavers and veterans - supporting their career transition.
Navigating the Noise Seasonal Action Learning Insights
A 2025 roundup of our year supporting Action Learning.