Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/half-a-lettuce Half a Lettuce is a story of entrepreneurship and social mobility in a Yorkshire city. From scholastic failure at 11 years of age, crippling setbacks and career failure at 18, and then an unlikely path to becoming Dr Paul Sewell OBE with a host of awards and accolades to his name, this is a story of the pursuit of organisational excellence and of business as a force for good by putting people first. Paul loves listening to and telling stories, with their soundbites and straplines making them easy to digest. Here he recounts many of those from his remarkable life, a compelling read as both a delightful memoir and an inspiring business book. © 2025 Dr Paul Sewell OBE 33ab9e0d-8519-5652-a2dc-a3522f6e81bb no en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 07:34:02 -0700 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:38:39 -0800 https://img.transistor.fm/0Ir0iVNHzz2qSWK9w3NXWBJ8egQOzdezTmbMwIdxmhE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEzODIxLzE1OTg5/NjAzNzMtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg episodic Dr Paul Sewell OBE Half a Lettuce is a story of entrepreneurship and social mobility in a Yorkshire city. From scholastic failure at 11 years of age, crippling setbacks and career failure at 18, and then an unlikely path to becoming Dr Paul Sewell OBE with a host of awards and accolades to his name, this is a story of the pursuit of organisational excellence and of business as a force for good by putting people first. Paul loves listening to and telling stories, with their soundbites and straplines making them easy to digest. Here he recounts many of those from his remarkable life, a compelling read as both a delightful memoir and an inspiring business book. Half a Lettuce is a story of entrepreneurship and social mobility in a Yorkshire city. Dr Paul Sewell OBE No No 1 1 Chapter 0 - Prologue full cb0f78fa-533b-4f0f-9360-172d4005dc48 https://share.transistor.fm/s/60dc1a53 Tue, 18 Aug 2020 04:16:00 -0700 Dr Paul Sewell OBE Dr Paul Sewell OBE 501 Castel Monastero, Tuscany, Italy, 1 July 2019 Castel Monastero, Tuscany, Italy, 1 July 2019 No 2 2 Chapter 1 full 724c99de-10ea-4e4c-9a50-14d5cff00226 https://share.transistor.fm/s/49c1e6a3 Mon, 17 Aug 2020 04:19:00 -0700 Dr Paul Sewell OBE Dr Paul Sewell OBE 933 I looked at Tully, and Tully looked back at me. I looked at Tully, and Tully looked back at me. No 3 3 Chapter 2 full 24f8dcfe-491c-4c4e-9520-dad54a160de1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/aa9fc5c3 Sun, 16 Aug 2020 04:26:00 -0700 Dr Paul Sewell OBE Dr Paul Sewell OBE 3621 The Fruit Game. The walk away from the oranges and towards the game of Football. The Fruit Game. The walk away from the oranges and towards the game of Football. No 4 4 Chapter 3 full 9b83f46b-1a9c-473b-9c4b-65b267c9159e https://share.transistor.fm/s/b9aef332 Sat, 15 Aug 2020 04:27:00 -0700 Dr Paul Sewell OBE Dr Paul Sewell OBE 3549 They fuck you up, your mam and dad. They fuck you up, your mam and dad. No 5 5 Chapter 4 full 13c80301-363b-4544-bc35-5f620d1789a6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f623b293 Fri, 14 Aug 2020 04:28:00 -0700 Dr Paul Sewell OBE Dr Paul Sewell OBE 2617 Leeds student. Leeds student. No 6 6 Chapter 5 full da982455-7983-4654-99dd-e3deadc4c85e https://share.transistor.fm/s/1751fd6c Thu, 13 Aug 2020 04:28:00 -0700 Dr Paul Sewell OBE Dr Paul Sewell OBE 1881 Oh, baby, it's a wide world. Oh, baby, it's a wide world. No 7 7 Chapter 6 full 42618bd5-a7f1-4d00-9d01-d3838ab0e333 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d8e81a63 Wed, 12 Aug 2020 04:31:00 -0700 Dr Paul Sewell OBE Dr Paul Sewell OBE 4289 Then they expect you to get a career. Then they expect you to get a career. No 8 8 Chapter 7 full 5cef0778-5f26-4cee-b929-09ec433aa99e https://share.transistor.fm/s/3ef44988 Wed, 12 Aug 2020 04:30:00 -0700 Dr Paul Sewell OBE Dr Paul Sewell OBE 3937 Take me bak 'ome. F. Sewell & Son (Hull) LTD. Take me bak 'ome. F. Sewell & Son (Hull) LTD. No 9 9 Chapter 8 full f68e5c8e-c642-49b7-8564-a07ab486ccbe https://share.transistor.fm/s/80f2316a Tue, 11 Aug 2020 04:31:00 -0700 Dr Paul Sewell OBE Dr Paul Sewell OBE 1697 Life happens one day at a time. Life happens one day at a time. No 10 10 Chapter 9 full 34aa53d2-9cdc-43d4-84cc-a1eb6f022d03 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1947c49f Mon, 10 Aug 2020 04:31:00 -0700 Dr Paul Sewell OBE Dr Paul Sewell OBE 4092 Sewell Retail. Sewell Retail. No 11 11 Chapter 10 full 0e1ff3bd-3b95-408f-bc8a-c664c6939db2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ecf6e1b7 Sun, 09 Aug 2020 04:32:00 -0700 Dr Paul Sewell OBE Dr Paul Sewell OBE 3627 Sewell on the Go. Sewell on the Go. No 12 12 Chapter 11 full 143253e5-adbd-44eb-83c4-d2d33785e2f8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/44f29c0a Sat, 08 Aug 2020 04:33:00 -0700 Dr Paul Sewell OBE Dr Paul Sewell OBE 2806 Sewell Construction. Sewell Construction. No 13 13 Chapter 12 full 4635995a-eb53-415e-b999-526636b4c9b5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1ae8a23f Fri, 07 Aug 2020 04:33:00 -0700 Dr Paul Sewell OBE Dr Paul Sewell OBE 2830 Sewell Group. Sewell Group. No 14 14 Chapter 13 full de6e03db-a379-4068-a3bc-67882c03debb https://share.transistor.fm/s/ad7e4a61 Thu, 06 Aug 2020 04:34:00 -0700 Dr Paul Sewell OBE Dr Paul Sewell OBE 2535 Reshaping a city - forgetting the F in PFI. Reshaping a city - forgetting the F in PFI. No 15 15 Chapter 14 full fec929ad-824f-4b4c-bf56-d1c4a6c97c6d https://share.transistor.fm/s/524e7125 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 04:35:00 -0700 Dr Paul Sewell OBE Dr Paul Sewell OBE 1283 A Sunday Times Top 100 Best Company to Work For. A Sunday Times Top 100 Best Company to Work For. No 16 16 Chapter 15 full 027ec0bf-e40a-4393-b78f-e356822fbfa1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d8ee89eb Tue, 04 Aug 2020 04:35:00 -0700 Dr Paul Sewell OBE Dr Paul Sewell OBE 3358 Honours are bollocks - until one offers you one. Honours are bollocks - until one offers you one. No 17 17 Chapter 16 full aff1d837-8f7e-4ae3-b5a4-7afa7803a8bb https://share.transistor.fm/s/2bf3048c Mon, 03 Aug 2020 04:36:00 -0700 Dr Paul Sewell OBE Dr Paul Sewell OBE 210 Audio Epilogue. Audio Epilogue. No 18 18 Chapter 17 - Appendix 1 full 17734ec5-42df-4809-8fa5-fc9da3b9b393 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9e02cae3 Sun, 02 Aug 2020 04:36:00 -0700 Dr Paul Sewell OBE Dr Paul Sewell OBE 531 A letter to my young self. A letter to my young self. No 19 19 Chapter 18 - Appendix 2 full 2173f672-b462-4abd-8e5c-6ef67ce145d1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/40d7fe38 Sat, 01 Aug 2020 04:37:00 -0700 Dr Paul Sewell OBE Dr Paul Sewell OBE 953 100 things of hundreds of things that make a Sunday Times Top 100 Company. 100 things of hundreds of things that make a Sunday Times Top 100 Company. No