Cliff Notes Podcast: Ask A Leader

Discover the secrets behind successful companies and the minds that shaped them in a look at 100 years of history. Join us as we delve into the stories of visionary entrepreneurs, inventors and small businesses, uncovering the strategies that propelled their inventions and Great Britain to new heights. Philip Hamlyn Williams, a renowned historian and author. Williams, latest book "How Britain Shaped the Manufacturing World," delves into the fascinating history of Britain's manufacturing prowess and its impact on the world.   Show Sponsor - for your manufacturing website needs: Holdingbay  https://holdingbay.co.uk Learn from the Cliff Notes on the manufacturing history - 03:01 Grand father made surgical instruments at the great exp - 03:59 From 1851 steam trains without internal combustion - 08:30 What was the challenge with cotton that helped? - 08:50 How did steam pumps help oil? - 12:28 Who produced the first motor car? - 18:25 Which companies are you fond of? - 23:53 Take power to people not people nee