Richard Farleigh
Investor  ·  Economist  ·  Independent Commentator

Richard
Farleigh

I use forty years in global markets and building companies, combined with disciplined thinking, to deliver clear, informed commentary on business and the economy.

BBC Dragons' Den
Investor – Reggae Reggae Sauce
100+ Companies Backed
Founder – Home House
Chairman – Innovative Physics
Two Chess Olympiads
Former Chancellor – LSBU
Honorary PhD
Podcast & Video

The Boardroom

Conversations with founders and operators about what actually happens inside businesses – the ones that succeed and the ones that don't. No scripts and no spin. Just lessons.

Past guests include Levi Roots, Anya Hindmarch, Jimmy Carr and many more.

Watch on YouTube ↗ Prefer to listen? Find it on your podcast app ↗
Richard Farleigh – The Boardroom Podcast
Background & Giving Back

There But For Fortune

I grew up in the care system. The ABC documentary series Australian Story made a film about my life – including the search for my father, who had returned to the bush. It's called There But For Fortune: an expression that reminds us how much of life comes down to circumstance.

That background is why I'm ambassador for three children's charities:

Action for Children Their Future Today Launch It
There But For Fortune
ABC Australian Story
There But For Fortune
A documentary about my life – and the bond between five siblings separated by the care system.
Taming the Lion by Richard Farleigh
Published Work

Taming the Lion

Released 20 years ago to widespread acclaim in the financial media, this book distils decades of experience at the highest levels of financial markets into 100 tested strategies.

“Joins One Up on Wall Street, Adventure Capitalist and The Zurich Axioms as one of a handful of works of blinding originality permanently resident on my investing bookshelf.”

— Interactive Investor

London Stock Exchange Book of the Month  ·  Amazon Business Bestseller  ·  Financial Times  ·  The Independent  ·  Investors Chronicle

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Richard Farleigh speaking at the Royal Academy of Engineering
Speaking

Sharing What I've Learned

“Grounded advice delivered in an amusing, laid‑back manner.”

I speak at business events and leadership forums with interesting war stories from my business adventures and background.

Oxford Union London School of Economics Oxford Alumni at the Houses of Parliament The Royal Academy of Engineering