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The Resilient Edge

Charlie Peschardt

Booking Overview

An interview-led show focused on resilience, leadership, adversity, and navigating high-pressure personal and organizational change, typically featuring founders, humanitarian professionals, social-impact leaders, and other experienced practitioners with firsthand transformation stories. Credible pitches include entrepreneurs, crisis-management specialists, humanitarian leaders, authors, and executives who can offer practical lessons from difficult decisions or major transitions; booking difficulty is likely low because guests are respected subject-matter experts rather than major celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 10

Frequency: Every two weeks

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: < 100

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: United Kingdom

YouTube: 8 subscribers

Instagram: 3 followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

charlie@theresilientedge.com

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Host

Charlie Peschardt - Consultant and coach with more than 20 years of experience leading and advising teams in high-pressure environments. He is a former Royal Navy commando helicopter pilot, disaster and crisis-managem...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Founders, humanitarian and crisis-response professionals, social-impact entrepreneurs, authors, and senior leaders with substantial firsthand experience navigating adversity, transformation, complex decisions, or organizational change.
Required Achievements:  
Founded or led a business, consultancy, or social enterprise, Led humanitarian, disaster-response, or crisis-management initiatives, Authored a relevant book or developed a recognized professional framework, Built teams, products, or systems through significant operational or personal challenges

Recent Guest Discussions

Dave Luke - Decision-making Under Pressure, Commercial Acumen, Organizational Resilience, International Aid Reform, Leadership, And Critical Thinking In An Ai-accelerated World.

Dave Luke - Leadership After Military Service, Ego And Vulnerability, Humanitarian Response, Entrepreneurship, Resilience, And Building A Business Around Service.

Zehra Rizvi - Humanitarian Work, Disaster Response, Resilience, Empathy, Accountability, Psychological Safety, Organizational Change, And Learning From Failure.

Andrea Gamson - Social Enterprise, Regenerative Economics, Purpose, Entrepreneurship, Alignment, Burnout, Leadership, And Resilience After Failure.

Recent Topics

Resilience, Leadership, Humanitarian Aid, Social Impact, Entrepreneurship

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Resilient Edge
:

The False Audience in Your Head: Mark Soden on Success and Resilience

October 06, 2026

He lived the pro rugby dream, built a 10-person consultancy, then burned out and shrank it on purpose. What Mark Soden learned about success, resilience and the stories we tell ourselves.In this episode of The Resilient Edge, Charlie Peschardt speaks with Mark Soden - former Northampton rugby player, founder of leadership and human factors consultancy ClearTrack, co-founder of new simulation venture Fourth Wall, and a proud patron of the Social Mobility Business Partnership.Mark's journey too...

From Bomb Disposal to the Boardroom: Jerry Smith OBE on Resilience, Risk, and Reading People

September 22, 2026

He defused bombs in the Balkans, verified Syria's chemical weapons, and now advises boardrooms on the risks that could take them down.In this episode of The Resilient Edge, Charlie Peschardt speaks with Jerry Smith, OBE - a malicious risk and resilience specialist with over 35 years across the British Army, UK civil service, the UN, and the private sector, working in more than 40 countries on four continents. Jerry traces his path from a reserve SAS selection at 19, through bomb disposal tour...

Eating Glass and Avoiding Burnout: Amanda Spicer on Resilience, 9/11, Leadership & Renewables

September 08, 2026

She was a Red Cross caseworker in Manhattan after 9/11 while her own apartment burned down. Two decades later she's scaling a UK solar company on grit, Kaizen, and "eating glass."In this episode of The Resilient Edge, Charlie Peschardt speaks with Amanda Spicer - co-founder and director of YourECO, a UK commercial solar business. Amanda's career began in disaster relief with the American Red Cross after 9/11, before moving through pharmaceuticals and biotech (GSK and beyond) and eventually in...

Frequently asked questions

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The Resilient Edge
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How do I get in touch with The Resilient Edge?

The Resilient Edge is hosted by Charlie Peschardt. Its publicly listed email is charlie@theresilientedge.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for The Resilient Edge?

The publicly listed email for The Resilient Edge: charlie@theresilientedge.com.

How many listeners does The Resilient Edge have?

Podseeker estimates The Resilient Edge reaches fewer than 100 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for The Resilient Edge?

The Resilient Edge typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Founders, humanitarian and crisis-response professionals, social-impact entrepreneurs, authors, and senior leaders with substantial firsthand experience navigating adversity, transformation, complex decisions, or organizational change. Common among recent guests: Founded or led a business, consultancy, or social enterprise; Led humanitarian, disaster-response, or crisis-management initiatives; Authored a relevant book or developed a recognized professional framework. Recent guests include Dave Luke, Dave Luke, and Zehra Rizvi.

How hard is it to get booked on The Resilient Edge?

Low. A guest with relevant expertise and a clear angle for its audience has a realistic chance.

What topics does The Resilient Edge cover?

Recent episodes cover Resilience, Leadership, Humanitarian Aid, Social Impact, and Entrepreneurship. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

charlie@theresilientedge.com

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